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Signs that my generation has grown up to the point that we can spend a lot of money:

1) TRON images being used in Honda(?) commercials
2) Remake of TMNT
3) Remake of Transformers
4) PS3 costs $600
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I had a *really* long post in my head last night, a total catch-up on the year and grad school life, but instead of writing that I'm thinking about the following, and can anyone help me with an answer ( Read more... )

I just saw a movie that I really enjoyed, The Fountain, and I wanted to recommend it. It's getting mediocre reviews, mostly for being pretentious. If you'd be into a movie that you can just sit and think about, and don't expect to be given any answers (ie leaving the theatre saying "wtf?" is okay with you) then go see it. And afterwards, tell me ( Read more... )

Sometimes you just have to confess something.

I kind of like the band Muse.

This makes sense - apparently a lot of people are comparing them to Radiohead. Vocally, yes, but artistic-genius-wise, maybe not so much.

Continue swimming naked.

Ever hear about these men (or women) who get married, and then withing a few years they figure out that they're gay?

I feel like that, except three years after starting graduate school, I've figure out that I'm lazy.

I heard a report on NPR this morning about this Haggard guy, an evangelical leader who's accused of hiring a male prostitute, which is significant because he's adamantly campaigned for a constitutional ban on gay marriage (reaction formation, maybe ( Read more... )

Alison visited this weekend. We grilled burgers on Friday night. On Saturday we went for a long, wet hike with a couple med school friends, and then the four of us went out to dinner in Norwich. Sunday we cooked a huge tasty breakfast and saw the movie Fearless. It had some wicked fight scenes but the plot and script sucked, so overall it was ( Read more... )

Coming home after an extended vacation is always a bit of a drag, especially when you have to leave someone you really care about behind. For what it's worth, Alison and I had an amazing few weeks, and I owe a huge thank you to people who hosted us, and those who traveled far out of their ways to see us. Some folks I haven't seen in a year, or ( Read more... )

Science has gone from being a loving god to an angry god this week, potentially thwarting my plans to have closure on my projects before ending my rotation on Friday ( Read more... )

I propose the following to our president, that champion of moral rightness and preserver of the sanctity of human life ( Read more... )