January 2012
50 posts
“I will not wait to love as best as I can. We thought we were young and that...”
– Dave Eggers
3 awesome/awkward things Tuesdays.
awkward. - running into people who don’t make eye contact, who then try to make small talk. i like you, but i should’ve ran. - not having enough money for the dryer, laundry’s done in 45 minutes. - studying for a psych midterm. just kidding, i’m on Tumblr. awesome. - walking on carpet with thick socks on. - having an excuse to buy coffee. - getting a chance to fill three...
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apologies for having nothing to say lately, school’s been kicking my butt a whole lot. we now return to our regularly scheduled programming.
“I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Sir, i’m about to start your book.
“What we seek is some kind of compensation for what we put up with.”
– Haruki Murakami
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365 films challenge: 6/365
Margin Call (2011)
unexpectedly impressive cast; Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci… oh and that guy who played Dan on Gossip Girl (i know his name, i’m just pretending to be above watching teen dramas, which i am unfortunately not. Penn Badgley). i guess i like movies to do with corporate greed, and because i have managed to exist in this world, particularly...
365 films challenge: 5/365
Saw (2004) disturbingly original premise, not the most intelligent or intricate plot development, pretty awful acting, felt a lot like those low-budget b-movies from the 1950s (which i happen to almost adore so, not a big deal). i also hear the plot gets less important as the series goes on anyway so maybe it doesn’t really matter.
“most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not...
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365 films challenge: 4/365
Sunshine (2007) a combination of things i love: dystopian, post-apocalyptic anything, astronauts, directed by Danny Boyle, beautiful cinematography, an amazing soundtrack.. also Cillian Murphy. he’s a physicist. the level of intensity in this movie, on a scale of 1 to 10, was pretty much at a constant 12 for about two hours. i really can’t imagine anyone not liking this film....
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365 films challenge: 3/365
The Ides of March (2011) worth watching if political dramas are at all your thing. great premise, great acting, a little disorganized and almost anticlimactic at times but that might just be the nature of this kind of storyline. George Clooney. ♥ ”i’ll do or say anything if i believe in it, but i have to believe in the cause.”
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365 films challenge: 2/365
Breakfast on Pluto (2005) one of those films that really stick with you. a little hard to watch. you encounter these moments of badly wanting to scream and cry but feeling most of it get stuck in your chest before you actually can. i’m not sure i can think of a fictional character more fundamentally likeable than Patrick “Kitten” Braden. also the best soundtrack for a drama...
Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
found this the other...
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365 films challenge: 1/365
Watching the Detectives (2007)
really wasn’t very good. decent for an indie, straight-to-DVD romantic comedy, but that’s not saying much. a little kitschy, a little endearing, a few funny scenes, terrible acting on the part of everyone besides Cillian Murphy, i dislike Lucy Liu a lot, still generally entertaining. Neil dresses up in movie-themed outfits and plays softball, how cute...
ladies and gentlemen, i give you, the 2012...
Michelle Bachmann: "Don’t misunderstand. I am not here bashing people who are homosexuals, who are lesbians, who are bisexual, who are transgender. We need to have profound compassion for people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life and sexual identity disorders.” (2004)
Ron Paul: "The rate of AIDS infection is on the increase again. From the gay point of view, the reasons seem quite sensible. First, these men don't really see a reason to live past their fifties. They are not married, they have no children, and their lives are centered on new sexual partners... because sex is the center of their lives, they want it to be as pleasurable as possible, which means unprotected sex. Third, they enjoy the attention & pity that comes with being sick." (1995 in a newsletter)
Rick Perry: "I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school. " (2011 in a campaign ad)
Mitt Romney: "I should tell my story. I'm also unemployed." (2011 while speaking to unemployed people in Florida. Romney's net worth is over $200 million.)
Newt Gingrich: "She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer." (1994, about his first wife)
Rick Santorum: "Is anyone saying same-sex couples can’t love each other? I love my children. I love my friends, my brother. Heck, I even love my mother-in-law. Should we call these relationships marriage, too?" (2008)
Michelle Bachmann: "Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas." (2009 during a debate)
Mitt Romney: "PETA is not happy that my dog likes fresh air." (2006, when questioned about driving 12 hours with his dog in a cage strapped to the top of his car)
“I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and...”
– Stephen Chbosky
“Oh, I do. I know all right. I knew you were only joking about the roses.. and...”
– Breakfast on Pluto
just saw this; great movie, may have broken my heart a tiny bit, but really great.