I am not totally sure, but I believe that I haven't gotten any 2011 albums this year besides the Drive soundtrack and my friend's band Eldergaad's CD. What the hell is out that is good? Do you have a suggestion that I might like ( Read more... )

MOVIES
This month I mostly watched movies that I've already seen.

Oh yeah, I forgot last month that I watched Wolf Creek. I guess it was a decent movie but I'm realizing more and more that I don't really love gorey slashers that much. Too stressful. I like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as it it so fucking scary that it's like a whole difference ( Read more... )

MOVIES
Season of the Witch - No, not Halloween 3, the Nic Cage movie. I wish it was the other one, though. Can a person say that they've seen a movie if they fell asleep 20 minutes in and just had it described to them? If not, I'm fine with not having really seen it. Ron Perlman needs to learn to say no to things sometimes. Him and Nicolas ( Read more... )

MOVIES
Femme Fatale - I've been picking away at De Palma's flicks, and unfortunately have been finding that the lesser-known ones are lesser-known for a reason. I had high hopes after the first 20 minutes or so, but then it ends up getting pretty stupid. But the jewel heist/lesbian bathroom tryst opener was good.

Shark Night 3D - I thought this ( Read more... )

MOVIES
Wild Beast (aka Belve feroci) - I'm just gonna trust the plot summary from imdb here: The water supply for a large city zoo becomes contaminated with PCP, and the animals go crazy and get loose. If you think you'd like that sort of thing, watch it. I loved it. Best parts? A woman frantically driving her tiny European convertible away ( Read more... )

FILMS
13 Assassins - I had fun watching this movie, but I am wondering why it needed to be made. There's not really anything new. It's basically Seven Samurai but with awesome booby traps and less character development.

Trauma - I saw this Dario Argento movie on the lowest level of the local modern art museum's parking ramp. That was a pretty ( Read more... )

Well, the state is no longer in shut-down, and I've been called back to work. Today is my last day of freedom. As happy as I am that I don't need to worry about it anymore, I'm also sad to give up my vacation. It was a good one ( Read more... )

Oh, duh, I'm an idiot. Last week was my waiting week for unemployment, but I stupidly forgot to factor in that the payment I requested today covered THAT week, so no $ yet. Next Monday when I apply, I'll get some cash for this week. In the meantime, I'll still get a paycheck from my job at the end of the week for work I did in June. I realize ( Read more... )

Damn, this shut-down is probably going to last awhile. The two sides are not even meeting right now, and are still saying crappy things about each other in public, when they address it at all ( Read more... )

I don't know how much my national friends have followed this story, but as of July 1st, the Minnesota State Government has shut down. A quick summary: this is because we have a House and Senate controlled by Repubs with a large number of frankly very ignorant and stubborn Tea Party types, and a Democratic Governor. Republicans ran on absolutely ( Read more... )