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There hasn’t been much rain here in Austin for awhile, and driving to work this morning I saw, appearing on one of the highway signs, that we are currently operating under an Arson/Burn Ban. It does look like we might … Continue reading →

5. Dirty Pretty Things I was expecting a dark comedy/thriller, but it was mainly just dark. I didn’t see the plot twists coming from a mile away, but they were plainly visible from about 10 yards. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey … Continue reading →

4. Broken Flowers Every review of this movie said it, and it’s true, Bill Murray is one expressive guy. He is great at silently conveying feeling. This movie made me laugh, made me uncomfortable, was enjoyable to watch and had … Continue reading →

… of 2005. There’s something for everyone, as long as you don’t like country, or metal, or jazz, or… oh, you get the idea. It’s all indierock. Like you listen to any of that other stuff. (via goldenfiddle, a much … Continue reading →

Upload a front facing photo of your face into the My Heritage Face Recognition Tool, choose the “Celebrity Database”, and see which celebrities you most resemble. I have to take slight issue with their claim that the DB contains “faces … Continue reading →

3. Hellboy I was hoping this might be a good popcorn action flick, and the first 10 minutes or so looked promising. The rest of the movie, however, sucked ass. The dialouge seemed to be desperately looking for a catchphrase, … Continue reading →

2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou This got mixed reviews when it first came out, which is probably why it took me so long to see it. I shouldn’t have waited. Funny stuff with good music and a great … Continue reading →

1. Serenity Bought this on DVD in Chicago and watched it on The Lovely Wife’s iBook on the train ride home. I’ve seen it 3 times now, and I’ll probably watch it 3 more times this year. Sci-fi action comedy … Continue reading →

I’ve started posting pics of our Chicago trip. Head over to the gallery and click on travel. I’ll continue adding more until we’re done, around the 4th.

We are in Chicago. The train here was fun. I recommend it as a mode of travel. Yesterday we went to The Field Museum. I forgot my camera. That was dumb. I will take it today and post some pics … Continue reading →