December 2008
41 posts
Something has gotten stepped on here…
The Hustler (1961): I liked the way scenes developed without words, but the movie does drag on a bit. 3/5
“Hint: Practice doing this for no reason.”
– Lynda Barry, What It Is
David Gorsline, a new personal/professional profile page for me.
#21 scores 2 goals! Caps win, 4-1!
Cold front rushing east. Middle school loading dock. Gunmetal green dumpster, its plastic lid waving, flexing in the gusts.
Blood Diamond (2006): Contrived, earnest. 3/5
About ready to open my gift of Christmas cognac.
Happy Christmas, everyone!
Kids in the cluster riding power scooters up and down the block. Pretty dang noisy.
Time to make the pie!
Clementines are nice—not as nice as local apples, but they are in season.
It is extra cold and drafty in the back bedroom this morning.
Starbucks, why is it so hard to keep spoons stocked?
Mutual Appreciation (2006): improv B&W art geeks, some chuckles. 3/5
Oh, what a nice thing for Sarah →
thx: kottke.org
The Reston Whole Foods has rehung its banners over the checkstands. No more happy flappy ads.
Golden-crowned Kinglet in the azaleas at the front of my house.
Small is still hiding out in the bathroom.
Honeydripper (2007): Honey-drenched images, fine work by Danny Glover, and Keb’ Mo’ is adorable. Peculiar sound design. 3/5
Della the Accord is getting an oil change while Today blats away from the waiting area TV. Some coot reading a Neil Gaiman paperback pops off with a random comment about every 20 minutes.
Should I hold out for a percentage of the gross?
Completed my last judging assignment for WATCH for the year, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
First time out for a walk since last week’s head cold. Feels good.
Le cercle rouge (1970): A chase that is short and to the effing point. 3/5
Trying to diagnose a selective e-mail black hole with the folks at the park.
Listening to a podcast of a Messiaen quartet in honor of his 100th.
Still swinging. 4 went out today.
Alberta the Explorer is going into the shop to clear commonwealth safety inspection.
I’m cleaning out my liquor cabinet and my spice rack. I dumped the peppermint schnapps and the fenugreek.
The Christmas Cottage (2008): Why is everybody mumbling? 2/5
Mmnmmn, it’s boot season.
Spotted a Hermit Thrush in my mess of holly out back.
Rupali, use a different address to send e-mail from.
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007): Despite its protestations, this flick is a bit Lifetimey. 3/5
The last magazine has been popped off the stack, for now.
Passed up a bird walk to stay home and nurse this dang cold.
Vincent & Theo (1990): Interesting music. Even more interesting mixture of accents. 3/5
My Amazon.com wish list for the holidays.
The disc shufflers at Netflix must be very busy with the shipments from a 4-day weekend. My “We’ve received” was followed 13 hours later by my “For Tue” e-mail.
Chasing books gone out of print.