I’m starting my own religion and this is my church.
I’m going to submit my list of high holy days to my boss. I expect to get these days off without having to use up my paid leave. Here’s the list:
Feb 14th – Pitchers and catchers report (not that retarded holiday made up by the greeting card conglomerate). Feb 26th – Mandatory reporting day for Spring Training. March 30th – Opening Day, the holiest of holies. July 15th – All-Star Game. July 27th – Hall of Fame induction day. July 31st – Trading deadline. October TBD – Playoffs and World Series. I will require the entire month off. I may also require a few days in November if the Series goes seven games. December 8th – 11th – The winter meetings. The hot stove heats up. This is a period of hope and promise. It’s an important part of my religion.
so today i’ve been thinking about gravity and black holes, wormholes, alternate universes, spacetime, infinity, event horizons and other things i can’t really wrap my head around. i found this ball outside and thought, "what if this was a black hole? everything would be pulled into this area from all sides." just like i was pulled to it sitting in the grass.
Phase 2 of my assault on higher education hit a snag. Because I put Phase 2 in effect so late, I was not granted admission this semester. Actually, they didn’t even process the application yet. Stupid former colleges not getting my transcripts sent off in time. You will also feel the wrath of Josh! Phase 2 has now been scheduled to launch Summer 2008. Stay tuned for updates. Death from above!
I watched No Country for Old Men last night. Watching it, ahem, in a somewhat dubious manner (read: at home in bed) I didn’t get to experience the whole thing the way I wanted but I will be seeing it in a theater.
The movie is gorgeous. The cinematography is breathtaking. Even on my little screen I felt dwarfed by the expanses of West Texas. I’ve been through that part of Texas a few times and it is one big stretch of nothing. Roger Deakins (the Coen’s cinematographer) makes that nothingness look beautiful.
As far as the acting, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem both deserve Oscars. When I heard Josh Brolin was in the movie I thought, "the brother from The Goonies?" That kid has grown up. He plays a quiet everyman hunter who stumbles on a crime scene and finds a couple of million bucks in a dead guys hands. What follows is a topsy-turvy examination of greed and the lengths people will go to for money. Javier Bardem scared the shit out of me. This movie cemented him a place in the "Weird Psychopath Hall of Fame". He’s relentless. The goofy haircut makes it even worse.
It was definitely a violent movie. There were moments that even made me cringe. I’m sure some people would call it gratuitous, but I think every bit of it serves a purpose. If you have a weak stomach, see the movie anyway because it truly is a great one. You may want to get some tips on how to watch the movie from my friend Alison. It involves knees and elbows and half screens. Somehow she still knows what goes on.
Well, the search for absinthe did not go well. They were sold out at two liquor stores. One way across town had six bottles but there was no way I could’ve made it there and back before 4pm (we had movie tickets). So that didn’t happen. That’s alright though. I’m thinking about picking up a bottle and having an absinthe party. Maybe we’ll all get lit and cut off our ears and send them to prostitutes. Who doesn’t want to do that?
The movie that Kristin and I had tickets for was Juno. I really liked the movie. It took me a minute to get used to the dialogue. Once I did, I was into it. Michael Cera. What can be said about that kid? When Juno tells him she is pregnant you can see every emotion go through his face in three seconds. Then he says "What are we going to do." When we left the theatre, I told Kristin that he could end up being the next Jimmy Stewart, the awkward but cool leading man. He’s got it in him.
There were a few times in the movie that I was uncomfortable or saw things might be going in a strange direction. I won’t give those times away. I’m glad that I was wrong because it would’ve ruined the movie for me. One thing I didn’t get (it’s not a spoiler, they sort of talk about it in the trailer) was when Juno tells her parents about the pregnancy, they don’t go nuts. I mean, I know it’s a movie, but still. A 16 year old girl tells her parents she’s pregnant and they just sort of accept it. Kristin pointed out the same thing. It wasn’t that big of a problem though.
Overall I thought it was a good movie. I give it 4 stars.
