http://www.portlandmercury.com/2003-04-03/feature2.html

For all the reasons I generally oppose walkmen and stuff (it allows you to exist entirely in your own world and not connect with other humans, at all, ever), I'm getting one today. I'm under huge amounts of stress, and the only time I have to myself lately is while commuting, so I need to construct my own world when I can.

Among other things, this is very good ( Read more... )

"I just called Iraq"

"Either his parents have been called in by the government for questioning, or else they've all fled"

( Don't appreciate your anti-American attitude! )

It's a gorgeous night, I'm upstairs on the computer with the window wide open listening to the salsa music the guys who hang out in front of the liquor store across the street are blasting, and watching them and random chickies dance a bit on the sidewalks from time to time and sing and cheer along with the songs ( Read more... )

As uneven and bizarre as the first one, but they really did a beautiful job with the nature of Leto's choices (even if I can't imagine it would have made sense to someone who hadn't read the book), and his relationship with his sister. Just breathtaking, even if the score behind all of that section of the plotline screamed "we really really want ( Read more... )

Does anyone know what the deal is with the elephant parade?
I just realized it's tonight.
And I _have_ to go.
But I don't know where and when.

Children of Dune is so weird. Because it completely sucks in some ways (uneven performances, incredibly spotty effects, dialogue that's appalling), but there are other moments that just had me bawling. Strange thing. Strange thing. That montage of all the terrible events about 20 minutes before the end was stellar, as was that last conversation ( Read more... )

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/16/nyregion/16FEAT.html

A couple of months ago I changed my cellphone plan to save me some money and sprint assured me I would not incur a $150 cancellation fee to do it ( Read more... )