Went to Click yesterday (I was THAT bored, all right?). Was actually bad enough to return me to grumpy Geoffie for a while, which is really no small feat at this moment (AND JAMES DURANTE'S LOOKS GIVE ME A THRILL). Had heard it was split, half standard Sandler comedy, half half-wit homage to Frank Capra (or "sorta depressing, yet meaningful ending ( Read more... )

I believe the technical term is "shit-eating grin."

So, so, we were reallllllly busy last night. But, but, funny story. Some older lady, prolly 70-75ish, came in, to see, dunno, The Devil Wears Prada or something. She was nice and called me "sweetie" a lot during the transaction, but then, after I handed her her tickets, said "Aww, yer a cute one, aren't ya?" And I did the requisite "aw, shucks" ( Read more... )

Oh, the prisoner's dilemma. I mean, it's not the prisoner's dilemma, as there's no analogous extreme punishment for [cooperate, defect] (it would be a positive payoff, at that, albeit an unlikely one), but there are certainly varying payoffs. Cooperate, a.k.a. clam, near guarantees a similar response, with a minor payoff, while the stakes only ( Read more... )

Suppp. Been a while. Working rather a lot. Today was my eighth day of eight in a row, no less. Springfield 8, indeed. HAR ( Read more... )

Mmmph. I've sorta decided on my absolute dream career. Not that it's anything new, but it being my uttermost dream career is. THEATER-RUNNER-GUY. Which, uh, not in the sense of the path of the job I'm currently working, wherein one facilitates the serving of maximum-profit pablum (by higher decree, at that), but a position with creative control. ( Read more... )

Poseidon is just making me angrier the more I think about it. It was passable entertainment during the procedure of watching it, and its 100 minutes passed without anguish, but that's about it. Wolfgang Petersen made the bold move of answering criticism of Hollywood blockbusters as focusing on spectacle rather than characters by having absolutely ( Read more... )

SUPPPP. Can't sleep at all, 's'awesome. First final in six hours, granted it's no major worry or nuthin'. Still, being conscious at that point would prolly help. And I need to study for my Japanese final in the time between the two, so it'd help further to remain conscious for several hours. Funny, I will be writing more in Japanese than in English ( Read more... )

So, so, I'm reading my health book now, 'cause I have a worksheet for which I need to copy stuff, and, and, the chapter on stress has a FAQ at the end, one question in which kinda promotes reflexology. I mean, there's one on religion, too, which I'm sorta fine with, 'cause it quite specifically mentions that studies concerning positive health ( Read more... )

I don't know how I've missed this, but I've just realized that significant amounts of culture/art, quite possibly a majority (least of the narrative form), is propaganda for human reproduction (ok, romantic relationships, whatevs). I am doing my final public speaking speeeech (persuasive style) on consumerism (+ advertisement oversaturation) forty ( Read more... )