So many people have already voiced their opinions on The Dark Knight with varied eloquence, so I'll be brief:

The Dark Knight is a great film, but that isn't surprising.  What's surprising is what makes it great.  This is a comic book movie built on the characters and performances.  The traditional action formula of characters as stewards of the ( Read more... )

If WALL-E doesn't end up being the best film I see this summer, I'll be surprised.  And yes, I remember that The Dark Knight comes out in three weeks.

The first half of this summer went fairly well.  I've been in Blueberry Junction (which is the name of my house, if you didn't know) for nearly a month and yesterday I finally set up my last piece of furniture for my bedroom, which is a nice computer desk.  I really like it, and it's nice to not have to sit or lay on the floor to use my computer.  ( Read more... )

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With the signing of a lease this afternoon, I am officially living at 404 S. Mendenhall street starting in June. As such, the time has come to face what is perhaps one of the most important decisions a young man can make: what kind of pet should I get ( Read more... )

A political genres class taught by Geoff Baym? Yes. Yes, I will take it ( Read more... )

Day 1: How not to videotape yourself doing something everyone thinks is terrible

Day 2: Shooting guns

Day 3: Blogging

Last night before bed, I thought of how awesome it would be to wake up to a less crazy fucked-up reality. No dice.

Oh well. Everything will be sorted out.

I like Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.

[01] On your current playlist, hit shuffle and pick the first twenty songs on the list ( Read more... )