You know you are reading a good book that you will enjoy when the author uses the following sentence in his introduction to widely known cultural thheorists.

The essay alternates between sharp, lucid points about media power, and rather more rambling prose about the nature of mass culture - as if Adorno and Horkheimer were fighting for control of ( Read more... )

No more weddings! I have reached the threshhold in a 12 month period!

I really need to start learning to wear sunscreen regularly. Not only am I already more tan on June 1 than I am in Sept., but I also have one arm that is slightly darker (at this moment only I can tell, but it has really only been sunny for 2 weeks now ( Read more... )

The trailer for Oliver Stone's World Trade Center 9/11 movie was just put up on (a herf="http://www.apple.com/trailers/">Apple trailers.

What books, short stories, etc that have not been made into a movie that you would be interested in perhaps seeing made into a movie?

I feel that it is my duty to report that at the immigration marches today in LA they were selling "bacon-wrapped hotdogs."

So, there are supposed to be large immigration (pro) protests in LA tomorrow. In fact, some of the marching is suppose to be right by my apartment, which means traffic hell, as well as an easy opportunity to join in. I would have to go alone though, which is ok, but not the ideal situation. Maybe I will just head down to Wilshire and lend my ( Read more... )

WOOHOO Birthday ( Read more... )

I passed my drivers test (written)! I got one question wrong, but I am not sure what it was because as far as I saw they told me I got them all right. I think I might have accidently not answered a question because the touch screen sucked. I will get my nice new CA license in the mail in three weeks and will no longer have to tell people where to ( Read more... )

I just finished watching What About Brian (you can probably catch it tomorrow night on ABC if you missed it tonight). The characters are 30 and it is set in LA. So of course I automatically love it whether it is crap or not. But it does make me a little sad. I want the friends camaraderie and I continue to wonder if it is a Hollywood fantasy. I ( Read more... )