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Movie review: Atonement
This is several weeks late, so you won't be hearing my gut reactions to this movie. But even now I can't help but remain in awe. As lightcastle said after he saw it right after Christmas, "Atonement is...
View ArticleOne line movie review: Cloverfield
This is the most incredibly awesome monster movie I have ever seen. That is all I have to say. Go see it.***Ok, here are some additional thoughts...What I really liked about this movie is that I ended...
View ArticleMovie at a theater near me
Dimond Center TheaterThere Will Be Blood R 2 hrs 38 mins (ETA: Saturday 1/26 @ 4:00pm)I am really excited about this movie.
View ArticleBeauty of Paper
Somebody at work forwarded me something about "Entries for an art contest at the Hirshorn Modern Art Gallery in DC" that contained some of the most impressive images of pieces of art that I have ever...
View ArticleA bit of a rant
Why Harry Potter won't be a BestsellerEither during or shortly after the summer of 2000, the New York Times created their Children's Book Bestseller List. I remember the timing of this, because at the...
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An evening out
Last night I joined ghost_light and a friend of hers for a "pay-what-you-can" dress rehearsal for Cyrano's Theater Company's production of Othello. In this version, Othello is an Aleut who is also a...
View ArticleBecause we all need music
My favorite piece of music... "The Moonlight Sonata," by Ludwig van Beethoven. As performed in three parts by Wilhelm Kempff:
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Gangsta vs. Mobster
As today is the celebration of the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre, I have entered into a debate with a friend...Which would win in a shootout:Gangstas.... or Mobsters?In my opinion, the mobsters...
View ArticleSuperdelegates
As I have stated before, this year's election means something to me. And for the first time, I am willing to do whatever I can for a particular candidate to win the Democratic nomination for President....
View ArticleGangstas vs. Mobsters poll
To finish up the discussion from Yesterday's Post, I will now call for a vote.View Poll: Gangstas or Mobsters
View ArticleGangstas vs. Mobsters Part III
Video evidence of a single mobster hitman vs. a couple of Gangstas:As my dad points out, Vincent has a gun pointed right AT him and he draws his gun and shoots both gangstas before they can even react....
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Beauty of Space
Here's another site with some rather awesome images my friends might enjoy checking out. And this time, I know the artist personally. He is an astronomy/physics professor at the University of Alaska,...
View ArticleContest time - Peeps
Apparently there is a Marshmallow Peeps Diorama Contest going on.We want you to make a diorama of a famous occurrence or scene. It can be a historical, current or future event, or it can be a nod to...
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Ahahaha - The Count
_mattt can be credited for bringing this particular video to my attention.We all remember The Count from Sesame Street, right? This video shows what happens if you bleep out the word "count" from his...
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Donate for a good cause
My roommate, taura_g, will be participating in the Breast Cancer 3-day, a 60 mile walk to help raise money to fight breast cancer, in Washington, DC this October.But in order to do so, she needs to...
View ArticleGreetings
So here I am on Dreamwidth - same username. I believe I've got it set up so that things will crosspost. We'll see. I don't have any invite codes yet. Will let people know once I get some.
View ArticleCleaning up
I'm starting to realize that my lj friendslist is just getting to be too large for me to focus on on a regular basis. So I have decided to make it a bit smaller. If I remove you, please do not think...
View ArticleAsk me anything
For the last week I have been feeling listless and need a boost in my pants to get writing again. So here's a post where you can ask me anything. I have a lot of readers (new and old) who may not know...
View ArticleWaiting waiting waiting
I have looked at four apartments thus far.The first two were solid duds. The last one would be a "last resort" kind of situation.But the third... oh gods I love it so much!It's a studio apartment in...
View ArticleConfessional
Yet again, the anonymous confessionals post has had me turned on for the past two days.*I've posted several things openly.I've posted several things anonymously.There are people I have crushes on who...
View ArticleIn need of contacts
My new iPhone isn't letting me sync all my old contacts from my SIM card to the new phone. So I am having to re-enter everything. This means I'm losing a lot of info. But on the plus side... I've now...
View ArticleFree Teen Depression Webinar
For Parents, School Staff, and Youth WorkersWednesday, October 6th at 6pm Eastern/5pm Central; Carol Glod, Ph.D., Dean of Salem State University's School of Graduate Studies and Lecturer in Psychiatry...
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Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Originally posted by gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOkay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the...
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