Greased Melon

“Interesting. But who wants to see a movie about a drooling guy in a wheelchair?” –My first thought when I heard about this movie.
Then I overheard someone else talking about it. “It was interesting how you didn’t see anything from other than the main character’s perspective until halfway through the movie.” […]

cool temperatures. it hit 38 here last night. quite nice, really.
homemade apple sauce, the last of the family “products” i had yet to learn (last year was chili and peanut brittle). ended up being one of those “mom throws flour all over her face before leaving the kitchen with…rice krispie treats” moments. […]

I went and saw Pan’s Labyrinth on Sunday (screw the Super Bowlâ„¢).
It was awesome–the world needs more adult fairy tales. The music was REALLY good, the special affects were good (the faun was freaky), and the human characters were all really human (meaning flawed). Go check it out.

Vista went on sale yesterday. Here’s Bill Gates on CNN at an awkward moment.

Chip out the frozen earwax and listen to our friend Lewis Black.
The Coldest Winter EVER
In other news, my brother in Portland, Oregon said they got some snow. Portland doesn’t usually get snow. So everyone is freaking out. Rightly so–they have hills there. Observe what happens to cars on said hills with […]

I went to see the new James Bond flick on Sunday night: Casino Royale. It’s probably one of the best movies I’ve seen this year.
The movie is about the first mission of Bond’s as a double-oh. Like any Bond movie, the plot isn’t really that complex. It’s all about fast cars, beautiful […]