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Entries from May 2006

quick remarks on x-men

May 25th, 2006 · No Comments

Well, I think it was kind of disappointing, that [tag]x-men[/tag] movie. It seemed sort of… like there was a lot of random situations that magically had fixes. Too many, rather, and in addition there were all these… extraneous seeming characters and, like… I don’t know, it was fun, but, for example, I think I enjoyed [...]

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Tags: movies

United Airlines loathing

May 25th, 2006 · No Comments

The below I wrote earlier while sitting in the terminal waiting to leave. Though I am sure I will rethink this upon later rereading, right now there are few places more infuriating, if any, that I can imagine, than terminal 1 at [tag]O’Hare[/tag] International [tag]Airport[/tag]. Clever readers might know that Terminal 1 here at ORD [...]

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Tags: personal crap

Why?

May 25th, 2006 · No Comments

Somebody recalled the book [tag]Why?[/tag] by Charles Tilly a day or two ago and I didn’t think I’d get back from Philadelphia in time to return it without incurring some fees, so I decided to read it that day. It’s a pretty interesting book about interactions between people and the reasons they give for the [...]

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Tags: books · quotes

Bravia Ad

May 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

While this is old news to many, I suspect, at this point, I am finding myself quite amused both by the original ad itself, as well as the parodies it has spawned. Apparently Sony made an ad for their [tag]Bravia[/tag] televisions and it got lots of attention for being a pretty neat looking [tag]ad[/tag]. I’ll [...]

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Tags: links out

quotes

May 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment

It’s weird. What is it, I wonder, about these random fragments in movies and music that stick out so powerfully in my memory such that I end up carrying them around with me at what seems like all times? They’re silly quotes, but I can just sort of recall them effortlessly and I feel like [...]

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Tags: quotes