December 2009
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A mostly chronological list of the movies I saw in...
bold for movies watched for Bad Movie Sunday and its derivatives; italics for movies watched for class; CAPS for movies that came out in 2009
Se7en
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Frozen River
Castle in the Sky
Slumdog Millionaire
Rangeela
Shree 420
I’ve Loved You So Long
The Dark Knight - best superhero movie ever?
Chocolat
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Chaudvin Ka Chand
Doubt
Tropic...
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I leave tomorrow for the Marshall Islands
I’ll be there for all of winter term (2 1/2 months) and during that time I will have very limited internet access. I won’t be posting on tumblr very much, if at all.
Have a great winter, everyone!
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My issue with science fiction
tripsblairattack:
Why is it that in most science fiction extraterrestrial creatures usually seem to resemble generic humanoids, with bipedal forms, hands, fingers and heads?
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Because it’s easier for human actors to portray humanoid creatures. And because it’s easier for human audiences to sympathize with human-looking creatures than with slug-like creatures. From a...
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“The necessary” = best euphemism for toilet. Agree or disagree?
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People care what I think. I have a prestigious blog, sir!
– Roman (Martin Starr), Party Down
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Casey: I think maybe I am going to quit.
Henry: You should do it. I’m a...
– Party Down, “California College Conservative Union Caucus” S01E02
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Henry: I thought I’d go for the helpful, gay pirate kind of thing.
Casey:...
– Party Down, “Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party” S01E01
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REBLOG! 1 brag, 1 desire, 1 gratitude
carolineyi:
1. I managed an 18-credit semester with a 24hr/wk internship and [sometimes once a week] a job.
2. I want to be in a peaceful home in Texas.
3. I’m grateful that I actually live in an apt in NY-effing-C.
1. I am spending my winter on an island in the middle of the Pacific.
2. I want to be finished with my Christmas shopping already.
3. I’m grateful for my 2-week free...
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I bought a bikini today. It’s the first I’ve ever owned. It’s silly, because I got over my old body image issues a long time ago, but I still had this lingering unwillingness to show my stomach, this idea that I wasn’t good enough to wear a bikini. I decided today that was enough of that kind of thinking. Even if no one ever sees me in it, it feels oddly empowering to...
Journeys all over the globe. How romantic it ought to be. But there was...
– Agatha Christie, Passenger to Frankfurt
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another cool BSG shirt →
frakyeahbsg:
This was submitted, forgot to credit it and now I can’t see who sent it :( so sorry
I submitted this!
Fun story about this shirt: I own this shirt, and I used to joke with my friends that if anyone were to ever recognize it as a Battlestar shirt, I would make out with them on the spot. It was never a serious claim, just a way of illustrating the point that I am very attracted...
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downtheapples:
thedailywhat:
CollegeHumor Original of the Day: Meanwhile, at an unassuming inner-city school of witchcraft and wizardry…
Money: “I look like pro-Quidditch material to you?”
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Oh my golly gee wow.
Umm. I really want this to be a real movie.
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Pretty space explosions.
I miss this show.
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Text from my brother: "A long time ago, we used to...
My reply: “But I haven’t thought of you lately at all.”
It makes me happy that I have a sibling who appreciates good TV.
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I really want to buy a new sweater.
This is illogical, as I will be spending my entire winter on an island 7 degrees north of the equator and thus will have no need of sweaters for a while. But I still want one. Shopping can be very satisfying, and buying a sweater is particularly comforting.
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Fall term, by the numbers
41 movies (23 of them bad) Many games of pong 10 weeks 10 am start to classes every day of the week 7 hours spent on an awkward but enlightening car ride with a classmate from high school I never knew well even back then 5 1/2 Uwe Boll movies 5 dance performances 3 classes (1 interesting math class and 2 boring other classes) 3 zombie movies - BRAAAAAAAINS!!! 2 calculus students tutored 1...
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