Whenever I've tried to free my life from a set of the circumstances that continuously oppress it, I've been instantly surrounded by other circumstances of the same order, as if the inscrutable web of creation were irrevocably at odds with me. I yank from my neck a hand that was choking me, and I see that my own hand is tied to a noose that fell ( Read more... )

America's energy crises... its difficult for me to talk now since I've sold my fuel-efficient car and have been driving around a gas guzzling suv from place to place for the past several months now, but gas is fucking out of control. I mean, in the short run, I'm paying about $10-$15 more for a fill-up but I suppose over the course of many fill- ( Read more... )

I am so completely moved by the interview with Jeanne Moreau, I was about two seconds from breaking into tears when she was talking about her relationship with Louis Malle. You can tell by the way that she speaks about the film in the interview... underlined by the simple fact that she has never given interviews about the roles she has done 50 ( Read more... )

So yesterday was fucking MADNESS ( Read more... )

It looks as though one of my favorite movie websites is indeed going to be staying open despite the financial burdens they were having... if you're into world/indie/avant film, you may already know of/frquent dvdbeaver.com. If you don't, you're missing out on a wealth of resources. Anyway, I'm stoked on that ( Read more... )

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I woke myself up at 6am this morning for no reason. I work, but I go in a little later today.

I made myself a french press of Arabian Mocha Timor and crept back to my room and started reading Who Will Run the Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore. The tone of the beginning of the book is heartfelt and very nostalgic which is quite appropriate for the ( Read more... )

So after a follow-up meeting with my boss today wherein she was too tired from her previous meeting and I was too far ahead with my work for her to even care, I'm a bit displaced on where I stand on moving ( Read more... )

There was a glorious downpour today in San Diego. I'm sad it'll be gone before daylight. I'm trying to graciously lap it all up before the chaos of sweltering So. Cal summer dry heat creeps in and takes over before Spring has a chance to throw some light breezes our way ( Read more... )

Some things ( Read more... )