Winter '04

State and Main - was pretty funny, also incredibly fast moving, as it was focused on the fast-talking Producer. Thumbs up.
Lord of the Rings - Return of the King - holy CRAP! If you didn't like this movie, I don't even want to talk to you. While lacking the things that typically win big awards, it was still cinematic perfection. Except, of course, for the 12 endings. Big thumbs up.
Adaptation - Pretty damn good. It starts slowly, and moves slowly for most of them movie, and then all of a sudden at the end gets really incredibly fast. Watch it some time when you're feeling mellow, and attentive, because it'll suck if you just vegetate, or don't pay attention. Thumbs up.
A Mighty Wind - I'm glad I got to watch it for free, but I walked out OF MY LIVING ROOM in the first half-hour. I came up here expressly for the purpose of writing about how badly it sucked. It sucks! Thumbs down.
Seabiscuit - was almost as good as everyone has been telling me; however, it couldn't shake be non-fiction. Overall great, though. Big thumbs up.
Clerks - not bad, but certainly not as good as it's been built up to be. I thought the first of the Jersey Trilogy would be just amazing. Thumbs up, though.
Super Troopers - I didn't see the whole thing, because I tuned out to look for porn, but the first part was pretty damn good. Thumbs up, again.
Tomb Raider - it was koay at best. Even the parts that are supposed to be good (the action scenes) didn't do anything for me. Just go see one of the thumbs up movies above; thumbs down.
Runaway Train - I don't even know why I'm reviewing this, because it's a dated movie from 1985 that no one will ever see again, because it's just not good enough to remember for very long. It was made during the time when it was popular for films to have just a few isolated characters and positively ZERO extras, and for that reason is almost creepy. It was good, but don't bother watching it.
Tomb Raider 2 - The Cradle of Life - better than the first. And I will say that I think both TR movies had a better sense of humor than most crappy action films. Neutral rating.
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Conan was right to make fun of this movie. The premise of the comic book was shitty, so why did they make an even shittier movie?! Thumbs way down.
Chicago - very good. Know this before you watch it, though: the whole movie is one long continuous song. If I had known that before hand, I think I would have liked it even more. Thumbs up.

I'll post some more in this article as break goes along. I'm going to try to watch a movie a day with Ellie while she's down here (Chicago and Memento are on the list right now).

Auld Lang Syne

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2004.01.03, 01:25:55 am

Marsha's New Year's party was awesome, and hopefully pictures will be forthcoming. I got really drunk on gin and passed out aroudn 3am on a chair in the living room. Brandon stayed up kicking ass at Halo until no one else wanted to play (well, beyond then, for several hours). I can understand them quitting, because every time he scored a frag, he would yelp, "little biotch!"

I thought I would post my New Years resolutions here. This way, in case I can't accomplish them, you guys can heckle the hell out of me

I want to see 170 pounds again. I've been up and down between 180 and 195 for a while now, but 170 would make rock climbing a shitload easier.
Before July, I will climb a V3 boulding problem at Iron Works.
Some time this year, I will run a marathon. It doesn't have to be an official or competetive event (like the San Francisco Marathon), but it does have to be 26.2 miles measured by something or someone better than Microsoft Streets.

The New Years Drought

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2003.12.31, 06:49:35 pm

On New Years 1997, I was kicked out of Josh's older brother's party for taking a single beer. At midnight, I kissed my girlfriend: Vriginia Adelmann.

The next year, New Years 1998, I stayed at home. Further, I was single at the time, so no kiss.

The year after that, New Years 1999, I went to a couple of parties with Shannon Britt and Josh. The only one I really remember was Tim Brennan's party, which was tense to say the least. Single again. No kiss again.

After that, New Years 2000, I went to a few parties with Roseann and Josh. Including the party of a man named Jim (?), who had a lot of really young (and goth) friends, even though he must have been 30. Most of the women at that party were heavier than me. Single again (was shortly before I met Lisa), no kiss again.

For New Years 2001, I went to Josh's place and watched Dick Clark on TV. Thankfully there was no kissing there, because there weren't even any girls.

The following year, New Years 2002, I stayed at home again. I don't know many people in Huntington Beach, any more, let alone people who like to party. Therefore, no kiss. (FYI: I wouldn't meet Dasha until about a month later.)

After that, I was in Paris for New Years 2003. We were late in getting to the party, and then at the last minute, Michelle was feeling really sick, so we started to take her home. The new year was signalled by the midnight train arriving in the train station. Once again, now kiss (Vicky was in a different country).

Today: New Years 2004! My New-Years-kissless drought has been going for SIX YEARS. However, Ellie is in Oakland at the moment, 400 miles away. This means, of course, that'll I'll be going kissless for at least one more year. Seven years is a lot of years.

Redictamy