January 2010
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Random Musings
The Rangers won! Again! 8-2! HUH?! OK, that’s enough exclamation points.
A long day. Need to vent a little bit. Here goes.
I got cold called today in Property. I was ready, but not for the barrage of twenty questions that had little to do with what I thought were the important points of the case. My colleagues were largely supportive.
Spent two hours in the library poring over a...
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Movie Review: Avatar (2009)
Above: Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) have a leisurely Sunday hunting lesson.
Let me preface this review by offering a disclaimer. When I first learned of James Cameron’s latest magnum opus, I was immediately skeptical. First of all, 3-D sounds so early 90’s. Hokey, if you will. A post-apocalyptic, highly selfish human race pitted against a blue, vaguely...
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“Look, switch my name,
Now I’m celebrating Hanukkah,
Lewinsky bitches, Young...”
– An excerpt from Nicki Minaj’s verse on Young Money’s track, Streets Is Watching. Brilliant.
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Contracts Meets Youth In Revolt
Nick Twisp: Hi, Mr. Saunders, I'm Nick. I'm here to see Sheeni.
Mr. Saunders: I understand you've invited her to the beach.
Nick Twisp: That's right.
Mr. Saunders: Uh huh. Well I trust sir, you are aware that in doing so you have entered into an oral contract to perform in loco parentis; i.e., to provide for the safety and welfare of the aforementioned minor female.
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WatchGranted, it’s a little late. But here are your best fails of 2009, courtesy of Collegehumor. Further evidence that sometimes good ol’ schadenfreude is all you need to brighten your day.
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Jet Lag: BigPharm's Newest Target
I just came across this link on the New York Times website. Let me begin by saying that jet lag is horrible. I hate the feeling of being wide awake in the middle of the night in another place, solely because my body can’t immediately fix its Circadian rhythm.
Of course, once a “medical” problem gets enough publicity, the pharmaceutical companies decide that the market is...
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Movie Review: The Lovely Bones (2009)
Peter Jackson’s latest project, adapted from Alice Sebold’s bestseller about a murdered girl looking down on her family from the “in-between,” is a stylistic departure for the Kiwi director. Yes, he is moving a manuscript from paper to film like in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but this time there aren’t hobbits and elves running around Middle Earth - the setting...
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WatchRus showed this to me a few days ago and I can’t stop watching it. What’s wrong with our culture? Jersey Shore is permeating our consciousness. Snooki? JWOWW (or ShamWOWW, as she’s starting to be dubbed)? THE SITUATION? Eh. I wish my abs were a situation, to be honest.
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A Little Late, But...
Boy, does that suck. Unless Julian Edelman is a carbon copy of WEEEES WELKAAAH, I think Tom & Bill are going to have to do more than evolve. Will we see a new species of Pats on Sunday? Brady and Belichick have always weirded me out, but this is too much.
Picture courtesy of 30fps.
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Movie Review: Half Nelson (2006)
From the time it came out, I’d always wanted to see this film. The idea that a middle school teacher could be a crack addict was simultaneously terrifying and fascinating to me. Half Nelson goes much further than that - it is an examination of our inner cities, and the inherent struggle that defines life in their unforgiving neighborhoods.
Yet somehow, Dan Dunn (portrayed by the...
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Happy New Year
Welcome to 2010, everyone. I’m still recovering from a great night. Despite losing my suit jacket to a ridiculously irresponsible coat check operation, we all had a fun time. Highlights after the jump.
Arriving at Ruslan’s apartment, only to find Ruslan not there, along with Ry and Jordan asleep. It was 4:30 in the afternoon.
Playing ship on Rus and Ry’s warped, narrow...