Movie 8 (plus additional content)

Across the Universe, which was good.  Very pretty, which is to be expected with Julie Taymor.  I get points for saying, “Something’s up with Max’s accent”.

Also hella fun to watch with a Beatles fan (especially one who likes it.)

We had a snow day last Wednesday a week and a half ago, which is when the DAR has a table in the geneology section at the library, so I got the ball rolling on that one.

It turns out that I know people who play 1000 Blank White Cards, from the show.  Which is some kind of synchronicity.

I have a better grasp of what beers I am likely to like, so that’s going into started, but not finished

One of my redacted entries has been completed.   With bonus points, dammit.

Spelling, at least, gets ital.  Almost bold.

Am hoping to make a dr’s appt for next Friday, assuming I can find a doctor to make it with.

Movies, movies, movies

Didn’t work out this week, but, while hitting “refresh”, trying to get my W2, I’ll have watched 3 movies.

In Good Company, Repo Man, and In the Heat of the Night (just started that one.  It’s very nicely juxtaposed with all the Homicide I’ve been watching [even if it is Season 7])

(these are movies 5-7)

Ripley

As in “The Talented Mr.”  Not “Believe It or Not” or “Alien”

At some point, probably during college, but even more so since then, I think,  I started getting pretty good at putting together what works of fiction are about.  Not, like, to an English Major level, probably (although I have my theories as to how much of that is ass-pulling), but the movie ended, and I immediately formulated a statement of what I thought it was about.

And to make this not entirely a post about how cool I am, I thought it was interesting that Tom was a really effective POV character.  I felt really bad for him at times, and was saying, “Dammit, Tom.”(Which, with the proper names, is what I say when Our Heroes are doing stupid things).   Which, given his actions throughout, is quite an accomplishment (And not just for Matt “good God is he amazing” Damon)
Also very, very much a book movie (as opposed to a play movie, or a “random idea from someone’s head” movie)

(this is movie 4)

De-Lovely

Movie 3.  Make me want to do a musical.

I’m one of that sub-set of people who really grok musicals (it’s damn near a native language for me).   I think being one of that group would be necessary to like the film, which is not good for a Major Hollywood Film.

But I liked it.

(And, yes, it made it more rapidly to the top of my queue because of John Barrowman.)

Movie 2

Did I post about movie 1?  It was the old Wicker Man.  Movie 2 was Pirates: At World’s End, which was fine, if not as well-put-together as I’d have liked.

Alpine account is officially closed

There are still live worms in the worm bucket.

I did not work out much at all last week, due to lack of iPod.  I should go tonight.  I won’t (no use denying it).