i can't drink like i used to...

Or can I? This whole year I have really, really cut back on drinking. As in I drink like once or twice a month. So, when I got back with some of the old scc crew this week I really thought I would embarrass myself by really going for it and puking all over the place. Although this would not have been far from the norm of a few years ago, I managed to out drink one or maybe two of the boys (Nate I will never catch you) without throwing up or blacking out. I did have a major hangover the next day though. That never used to happen...

More details of my trip in the next few days. I'm just trying to adjust back to city life after time traveling to 1992 in Indiana, so give it a bit. All two of you who read this.

mama im coming home

So finished my movie marathon last night with 'What Have I Done To Deserve This?' It's a foreign film directed by Pedro Almodovar who directed Volver. He has a funny sort of technique. Kinda quirky. I wouldn't call his films my favorite, but I like them because they are different. The old lady was the best part.

I also watched the end of Apocalypse Now! and I really really liked it. I'll have to watch the beginning now. It is such a beautifully shot film. One of the best I've seen in awhile. I'm getting Heart Of Darkness next week, which is the documentary on the film. I'm now even more excited than before.

Tonight I fly to Indiana. I'm not happy about the idea of sitting for four hours with my back still very sore, but you gotta do what you gotta do. The week will mainly be spent with family, but I will be seeing a few of my best friends on Tuesday and I can't wait. It's been way to long and I'm expecting a really really fun night.

ouch

We have an ant problem at our house. It's something we have learned to deal with, so when I saw a trail of ants to the trash yesterday it didn't bum me out too much. I just took out the trusty old Raid and sprayed the whole trail and then grabbed the trash and hurried out the door. Unfortunately the Raid had not dried and I fell slapstick style. Sooo I now have a bruised tailbone. This has given me yet another excuse to not go out. I watched movies instead.

Lars And The Real Girl-About a kinda crazy guy who gets a fake girl who he thinks is his girlfriend. So that he won't go even more crazy the whole community pretends it's real and she begins to fit in quite well. When he realizes people care about him more than he thought, he finds trued love and realizes he doesn't need a fake girl anymore. Ryan Reynolds plays the main guy.

Overall the movie was alright. The message was a little too sappy for me, but the actors made it a bit more real. I really liked that it was hard to tell what era it was. I guessed late 70s or early 80s, but when they visit graves you see it is something past 2003. I suppose some of the cars and the computers gave it away too.

Coffee And Cigarettes-This film was directed by Jim Jarmusch. My recent viewing of Down By Law inspired me to become familiar with his work. I'm still not so sure that I like it. His stuff is a bit too slow and uninteresting for me. This movie was no different. It is composed of many short films that I guess he has shot from the 80s to now. Cate Blanchett's part in it is really good (I'm just recently realizing this) and Bill Murray with Gza and Rza is alright. Jack and Meg White's not so much. Overall, not so good. Down By Law was alright though, so I've decided I still need to do some research on him before I can be sure how I feel about his style.

More reviews to come, cause I'm out of school and don't want to do anything else...

it's been awhile...

School's out for the summer!! I've been super busy this semester and haven't posted in months, but that will all change now that school is out and I have no plans for summer school. So expect posts about movies I've viewed, books and articles I've read, shows I've seen, and projects I've worked on.