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Life stories, stray thoughts, and personal observations through the eyes of a graduate student slash semi-social recluse.

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  • 2012 on Nov 19, 2009 in Reviews

    I’ve never seen a disaster movie I didn’t enjoy. …Wait, that’s actually not true. I thought Twister was stupid. It really annoyed me that they experienced about five tornadoes - or however many - in the span of two days. Even...

  • Blindsided on Nov 16, 2009 in Quotes

    “Sandra Bullock is a surefire Oscar contender.” - Teen.com...

  • Reconstructing the Night on Nov 15, 2009 in Game Logs Personal

    Comedian Dave Attell has this colorful bit where he compares getting wasted and blacking out to time-travel. While I haven’t experienced it to quite that extreme, I can now see where he comes from. Last night, thanks to the combination of an em...

  • Are You Ready? on Nov 10, 2009 in Observations

    I can’t wait until the NFL comes back to Los Angeles. I’ve been ready for the last five years (at least), but now that the state has finally approved funding for the stadium, I’m really pumped for it now. I can see it now - the Los...

  • Second to One on Nov 5, 2009 in Baseball

    The Angels have been eliminated by the eventual champions in 2004, 2005, 2007, and now, 2009. That’s right - the road to the World Series still goes through Anaheim. …It just happens to be a road oft-traveled. A road that is shoddily def...

  • Too Soon on Nov 4, 2009 in Movie Notes

    Did you realize that A Christmas Carol comes out this weekend? Yes. November 6th. A full seven weeks before Christmas, a full three weeks before fucking Thanksgiving. And you know who’s to blame for all this, right? Yep - Tim Allen.

  • ‘09 Playoff Photoblog (Part 2) on Oct 28, 2009 in Baseball Game Logs

    October 19. America! The Angels came home to lick their wounds on this Monday, down 0-2 in the series against the Yankees. It was not a particularly good weekend for me. The plan: get an early morning oil change, leave LA early enough to avoid traffi...