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Even More of Me
In a move that is sure to do wonders for my productivity here at Semantic Drift, I have decided to join the team over at Legal Geekery. You’ll never see a more wretched hive of scum and villainy, if by “scum and villainy” you mean “law students and writing” and by “wretched hive” you mean [...]
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movies, rants
My Masturbatory Self-Indulgence Has a First Name, It’s O-S-C-A-R
02.18.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsHere’s my absolutely 100% guaranteed lock of the night for the upcoming Academy Awards: It will be boring, meaningless, and a waste of time for everyone involved. I love movies more than most people do. At this stage of my life I could use my accumulated Movie Watcher points to make a down payment on [...]
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links
Net Scavenging for the New Year, January 4th 2009
How did I spend New Year’s Eve? I drank beer. I watched Justice League cartoons. I read Vonnegut. I fired a shotgun into the air. Not a bad way to send out 2008, symbolically speaking. Here’s some digital detritus: Town Asks Kung Fu Monks for Tourism Blessings” “Mr. Dou found a savior 1,200 miles away, [...]
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movies, travel
The Vagabond Cinephile’s Lament
I am a movie guy, which should come as no shock to anyone that’s known me for more than five minutes. I like almost every genre, and I like previews, I like popcorn, and I like that delightfully squicky feeling you get when the rubber sole of your sneakers gets more traction than it should [...]
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bars, movies
Beer Brand Beer
I want to go out drinking at the Generic Movie Bar. I’m not sure where it is, but it must be out there somewhere because it seems like every time characters in a movie go to a bar its the same place. Sure, the decor and ambiance may differ from romantic comedies to weepy drams, [...]
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books, movies
Bear Fight! And Atheism… The Golden Compass Review
12.02.07 | Permalink | 3 CommentsThis past Saturday, I got a sneak preview showing of The Golden Compass. Based on the first book of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, this film is a pretty clear attempt to launch a young adult fantasy franchise of Potter-ian proportions. Unlike the Potter films, which I kind of like without ever having read [...]
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Lightning strikes the Bay Bridge (8 times).
The Anchorman sequel news has Adam McKay also just spouting out random phrases.
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