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The first time that I saw Lost in Translation was in the movie theater when it first came out. I loved the movie not only for its combination of sad simplicity and quirky humor but also for the beautiful homage to Tokyo itself. Two years later I visited Japan and fell in love […]

I wasn’t able to watch the Battlestar Galactica season finale until last night - and I am in complete shock. The first shocking thing is that Colonel Tigh, Chief Tyrol, Anders, and Tory are four of the final five Cylons. I have suspected that maybe one or two of the final five would be “regulars”, […]

Do I even want to know why I woke up to find a dented frying pan in the backyard?

Note to self: it is sooooo time to wash the windows.

I am reading The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson and loving it immensly.  I don’t want to put it down and I don’t want it to end.  I’ve read other books by Stephenson and this is definitely my favorite so far.  The book is full of cyberpunk imagery so I have to imagine skull guns, […]

To say that working with the public is not easy is an understatement. Sometimes the people you’re helping are crazy, drunk, or just cranky and need someone to vent their frustrations at. As my coworker likes to say, “We are the last public servants not behind bulletproof glass.” Hearing […]

While watching Deal Or No Deal:
Me: What is the chance of picking the million dollar suitcase? It must be astronomical.
D: One in 26.
Me:…Oh, duh.

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go see 300 at the movie theater. I had seen the previews and thought it looked really interesting, and I am also a fan of Sin City, but I was worried that 300 would be all special-effects and no substance. EvilD says that I’m a movie […]

I just finished reading a book called The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City’s Cold Case Squad by Stacy Horn. It was a very interesting inside look at the NYPD Cold Case Squad which solves crimes that have been forgotten, some even dating back to the fifties. I had never heard of the […]

There are only a few TV shows that I watch regularly, one of which is Battlestar Gallactica. D had gotten hooked on it and made it his mission in life to get me to watch. I resisted as best as I could at first, being utterly convinced that I would hate it. […]

Somehow, refried beans just don’t look as appetizing when they end up on the floor.