Take the quiz: "Which American City Are You?"

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I thought this article:

http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/contributors/cinema_of_revenge.htm

was interesting...it discusses the prevalence of 'revenge' films in the post-9/11 era.

A day without email means I have been far too productive today. Stupid server.

In reaction to my forthcoming green mini ipod...*

anticipation

n 1: pleasurable expectation [syn: expectancy] 2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: expectancy] 3: reasoning about the future [syn: prediction, foresight] 4: some early entity ( Read more... )

In the spirit of being sans-Kenji this weekend (*sniff*) I am brainstorming idea for things to do that I know he would not be interested in. So far I have:

- Go to the Women's Museum
- Paint my toenails
- Go to Eastern Market EARLY
- Clean my apartment

I can't come up with anything else!

My trip to Portland with Kenji is finally official, and it's such a relief. Time is taken off, flights are bought, hotel is reserved (duh, cause it's through his work). I'm excited to see the Northwest -- even if it will be brief. At least I convinced him to go a day earlier so we can actually hang out for the weekend. Then I will be on my own ( Read more... )

Work is going well so far. My boss finally got back from vacation (briefly) today. Out of the 10 days I have worked so far, she has been here 3. Not the normal way to start out, but it has given me time to be autonomous and figure out how things work around here ( Read more... )

There was in an article in The New York Times last Sunday about Extreme Elimination Challenge. As the writer stated so eloquently, "It's nice to know there are still new shows driven by the mayhem-sensibility of the 14-year old boy." Not surprisingly, the dubbers are 4 guys from an LA improv group that have known each other for years. It doesn't ( Read more... )

I love the varied texture of cities. Different smells - some tantalizing, some revolting - sights, sounds assail you on every corner. Different neighborhoods are so distinct in their people and their cultures that you sometimes feel like you have stepped into a different country entirely. Above everything else, there is LIFE in so many different ( Read more... )

My life - it stood
A loaded gun

Those lines from a Dickinson poem are running through my head.

Also, Jess gave me nice gloves that were left in her office for days.
They smell like donuts.

Yay for it being Friday!