Friday, August 13, 2010, 4:21 a.m.: Lying in bed, trying to bore myself to sleep, I finally realize where the term "spaghetti western" comes from. The directors were often Italian! Brilliant.

I'm starting to wonder if my recent Clint Eastwood binge is a subconscious guilty reaction to my Scotophilia. (Haha! Even Wikipedia's like, I'm pretty sure ( Read more... )

I got contact lenses today! It took me what seemed a cliche before I was able to get them in, but as soon I did, and I could breathe a sigh of relief, wipe the excess contact solution from my cheeks, and, finally, see--I was asked to take them out again ( Read more... )

On Wednesday I went with my mom to work, where I helped take down the bulletin boards and chaperoned a fourth grade field trip to the theater to see Shrek Forever After. It isn't very good, as if you needed me to say so ( Read more... )

I finished reading Water for Elephants. As much as it pains me to say this, I think Christoph might be too old for the role of August. I just can't imagine Hans Landa bounding from train car to train car. Then again, I don't see Robert Pattinson or Reese Witherspoon as Jacob and Marlena, either ( Read more... )

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