Today I've had a lot of peace and quiet with all of the roommates at work.  I've been submitting job applications all day... everything from an after-school chess instructor ($600/week for PT, kind of cool), pre-school portrait photographer to a milleau of administration and barista/retail type jobs.  I wonder what life would be like if I was a ( Read more... )

 Can't believe I've been in California for a week already.  Time is flying by.  I need a job fast before I run out of my reserves.  Definitely keeping life interesting as a hobo.  I currently have four crazy bachelor roommates that like to remove my socks while I am sleeping.  I'm sitting next to a paper mache dildo mask and a painting of a ( Read more... )

I decided to write down all of the goals I hope to achieve in my lifetime and then put a timeline on everything.  I chose the top three goals I want to achieve within a year-- why they are important-- and the very first baby steps to get things rolling so I'm not just talking out of my ass.  I will embark on the first step for each of these three ( Read more... )

Everything All The Time
by Band Of Horses
9/10 Stars

Prepare thyselves lovers of great Amerockana, your newfound saviors have arrived. Every so often a CD comes along that makes me long for solitude - not only where no one else is making noise, but also where no one else is listening. I was listening to Band of Horses’ debut album, Everything All ( Read more... )

 Twelve and Holding
“Seen on Youtube!”
9/10 Stars

After looking up Captain Ron on IMDB (I think an extra in Captain Ron played a neighbor in this), I somehow stumbled upon an interesting trailer for a middle-american Larry Clarkesque (but better) film. I subsequently found the entire film in chunks on Youtube. I decided to view this movie "Twelve ( Read more... )

Mona Lisa
“True Grit and Grime”
10/10 Stars

The more I see of the post-modern fodder dished up by Guy Ritchie and the other trendies jumping on the Brit-crime band wagon, the more "Mona Lisa" seems to me a masterpiece. Here, director Neil Jordan skillfully manages to structure his film around a series of complex character studies, metaphorical ( Read more... )

The Namesake
"A Solid Indie Flick"
9/10 Stars

“The Namesake” explores how impermanent experiences in culturally different regions of the world- in Calcutta, Long Island, even Ohio - function as symbolic markers that can create meaning in a postmodern era, in which geographic mobility and the ever-present threat of anonymity have become norms for the ( Read more... )

Today I did a "Shadow Truth" tarot spread. This spread provides insight into your attitudes and hidden feelings. Today's reading is shockingly accurate in explaining my current feelings/situation. Now I need to to figure out the labyrinthine path from point A to point B. I've been carrying a lot of emotional weight on my shoulders lately as the ( Read more... )

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