February 2012
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January 2012
1 post
November 2011
2 posts
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to...”
– John Lennon
October 2011
1 post
Rightward Facing Cow →
This article hits home.
September 2011
2 posts
August 2011
7 posts
Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
“Pooh?” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?”
“Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to be sure of you.”
“If Tetris has taught me anything, it’s that errors pile up while...”
July 2011
4 posts
2 tags
“The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of...”
– Jean-Jacques Rousseau
June 2011
5 posts
3 tags
Super 8 →
Super 8 is an expert mix of Goonies, Gremlins, Stand By Me, filtered through the more recent Cloverfield. It strives to be peers with the 80’s Amblin films it’s drawing inspiration from, and it comes remarkably close.
The 80’s Amblin pictures were all about finding adventure in your own backyard, and how that adventure impacted the lives and relationships of some efficiently...
3 tags
X-Men First Class →
For some reason I’ve always had a hard time connecting with the X-Men movies. I enjoy them in concept, but in execution they always leave me cold.
This one did a far better job engaging me in the action, and is easily the best of the series. It doesn’t stand up to something like Iron Man or The Dark Knight, but it’s still a good time at the movies, and has one of the best one...
May 2011
1 post
April 2011
2 posts
March 2011
2 posts
“When playing a game, the goal is to win; But it is the goal that is important,...”
– Reiner Knizia, Game Designer
February 2011
1 post
December 2010
1 post
November 2010
2 posts
October 2010
3 posts
Keyboard Shortcut for "Save as PDF..." in OS X →
September 2010
2 posts
“If you’re not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you are the...”
– Unknown (via Petteri Hiisilä)
August 2010
5 posts
3 tags
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World →
This is the most fun I’ve had at the movies this year. Heartwarming in a uniquely vicious way, and a style that feels genuinely new and upbeat. It’s just one great idea after another, all wrapped around a great message.
July 2010
2 posts
4 tags
Inception →
Inception is a 5-star, expertly crafted, and fantastically beautiful masterpiece of a heist movie containing layers and layers of intrigue and meaning. Sadly, it is wrapped in the kind of pop-philosophy common in smoke filled college dorms.
It felt as though the meta-story was added only to raise unanswered questions. But, as the movie takes pains to point out, Inception isn’t just about...
June 2010
2 posts
May 2010
3 posts
“In red America, families form adults; in blue America, adults form families.”
– Jonathan Rauch in National Journal (via k)
“Those three things—autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and...”
– Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers
April 2010
5 posts
“Comedians do social commentary through comedy. That’s how it’s...”
– Jon Stewart (context)