Ok, I’ve been slack, I admit. I’m renaming this category, since “Weekly Netflix” was quickly becoming a misnomer. I’m just not the type to keep up to a strict posting schedule. Now I’ll just write my capsule reviews whenever I get around to it, but still regularly I hope. Twin Warriors The plot: Two best… Continue reading Twin Warriors, The Girl Next Door, Velvet Goldmine
Month: September 2004
Ubergeekery, Continued
When I fired up my laptop at the baseball game tonight, everyone laughed. Yet they were pretty keen to check it out, and seemed rather impressed that I was online and able to make a blog post. Most of the group gathered around to gawk and ooh and ahh at the sheer dorky coolness of… Continue reading Ubergeekery, Continued
Ubergeekery
Yep, I’m blogging from SBC Park via free WiFi and a laptop. My co-workers are making fun of me, and rightly so. I just get a kick out of mobile connectivity, sue me. I honestly couldn’t care less about baseball. It’s one of the most tediously boring professional sports imaginable. Even car racing is slightly… Continue reading Ubergeekery
Bound, Y Tu Mamá También, American Wedding
Bound The plot: Girl meets girl, girls scam Mafia. Ask anyone about this movie and the first thing they’ll mention is steamy lesbian sex. Well, yes, there’s that, but it’s also a pretty decent mob caper thriller to boot. Gina Gershon is a recently-released ex-convict who finds work remodeling an apartment. The next door neighbors… Continue reading Bound, Y Tu Mamá También, American Wedding
Oh, See
I spent a long weekend (Fri–Tue) hanging with Jolene in her new digs in Orange County. It’s about a 6 hour drive on Interstate 5 from the East Bay to Los Angeles, then another hour or so on to Orange County. That is of course assuming light traffic, which I learned the hard way is… Continue reading Oh, See