**/**** Dir: Steven Soderbergh 2004 Color English 125 Min Rated PG-13 for language This movie is actually a lot like Be Cool: a sequel that I wanted to see, that never lives up to the original, which I really enjoyed. Everyone seems to have lost their coolness in this movie – except George Clooney and Brad Pitt (and even Pitt doesn’t have much to do).…
May 8, 2005After a year of preparation and lots of paint, the Disneyland 50th anniversary celebration is underway. It certainly is a step up from the 45th anniversary, though I still think they should have ahead a dream machine giving out prizes like they did for the 30th anniversary. However there is still so much to see and do, and if you haven’t been to the park…
May 5, 2005The Gorn photos from my recent trip to New England can be found here. My last day in Boston I had visions of going to Harvard or down to Boston Common again to see the outside of the Cheers Bar, but alas, I decided instead to sleep in and be a bump on a log. It actually turned out to be a good thing since…
April 20, 2005Today was a very adventurous day! We started out with the Nathan special breakfast – eggs and sausages and then headed out on our way to Salem, MA. Salem is one of those towns that you hear about in school and you always go, gee, I wish I could go there. So off we went. I won’t get into the details of what happened along…
April 17, 2005So after waking up to the mess in the sink and realizing that there was no water to be had, Nathan and I basically sat around until the water came back up. I then spent some quality time at the sink in the bathroom making things right again. After some showers, we were off to Plymouth, MA. Along the way, we passed some nice areas…
April 16, 2005Decided to sleep in a bit since this whole Eastern Time thing really bites. By the time I got out of Nathan’s apartment, it was already 10:30am. I headed down to Boston Common to walk the Freedom Trail – a really cool touristy thing where the city fathers have placed a red line (sometimes painted and sometimes brick) from Boston Common to Bunker Hill past…
April 15, 2005After months of waiting, I am finally off on another adventure! I was a little nervous approaching this weekend, since I have been fighting off the Nicole-induced sickness for the past two weeks. Nothing like long hours and sickness to just wear a person down. Thankfully, the last two days I have felt much, much better – so I was eager when I woke up…
April 14, 2005Not being a catholic, it is an interesting experience to live through a death of a Pope. I think my main interest is twofold: First, seeing how all of the catholics react to the death of the church, and second, seeing all of the ceremony and processes to select a new pope – something that has changed little since the founding of the church. Another…
April 5, 2005**/**** Dir: F. Gary Gray 2005 Color English 118 Min Rated PG-13 for violence, sensuality, and language including sexual references I really wanted to see this movie when I heard it was coming out. I loved Get Shorty, and was hoping for more of the same. The problem with this movie is that it never comes close to the hipness and sharpness of the original.…
March 24, 2005In my planning for my trip to Boston, I really wanted to fly on JetBlue. I had heard about how nice their planes are as well as the wonderful entertainment selections with DirectTV. I also wanted to experience the convenience of flying in and out of Long Beach vs. LAX. Turns out tho, the cheap $$99 each way fares are hard to come by. American…
March 20, 2005