No Country for Old Men

William was kind enough to accompany me to see this movie. He is a good gory/scary movie companion, because he tells me when I can watch and he holds my hand.

So this movie was good when it finally started to move. I still don't quite understand the set-up, but it kinda doesn't matter. The whole story is about this crazy guy:
Listen, when I say crazy, I mean like real crazy. I don't mean loud, speaking from the devil crazy, and I don't mean stoic dumb monster crazy. This guy is just living in absolutes and likes to shoot things. Now, let's talk about how this guy (left) is actually this guy (right) in real life:












He really looks almost deformed in the movie, like a huge ogre. In real life he is very good looking and is playing Guido in Nine... perhaps the sexiest male character ever written for the stage.

Okay back to the movie. I liked how there isn't too much suspension of disbelief or at least it doesn't seem like it at the time. When someone can be shot at, they are shot at. When someone couldn't possibly have gotten out without being injured, they are injured and that stays with them into the next scene! Who would of thought of that! Anyway, I won't be seeing this movie again, but I'm glad I did.

A to the S grade: A-
Teacher Comments: Coen brothers, nice teamwork as always. What a creative adaptation! This is a great addition to your already fantastic body of work. I can't wait to see what you do next. Hopefully there will be less bone breaking.

Dear Whoever You May Be *ahem-George*

Please stop voting from different computers and ruining my poll's accuracy.

Thanks you,
A to the S

Love These Guys

GH3 Bulls On Parade

A majority of people are not losers and/or are scared to play Guitar Hero 3. Of the people who did vote for a song, Rage is the big winner. However, one person did vote for "Barracuda" which is my favorite song.

ChiTown Fun

I had a fun audition on Saturday at Actor's Equity. It was about 4 degrees outside, but I found parking right in front of the building. The audition went well, and everyone was very nice. So, nothing too much to complain about.

After the audition, I met up with this dude for dinner and a movie. We ate at this kitschy noodles place in Wrigelyville that had pretty decent food, and a bathroom wallpapered in peez dispensers. After buying him a CD for his birthday at Best Buy, and looking through books at Borders, we saw this French flick (review below) at the Landmark Theatre. Everything ended up being sold out that night, but we were early enough to get tickets and good seats.
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Persepolis
This movie was based on a woman's life which she made into some epic comics. She was born in Iran and moved in her teenage years to Germany and France and back and forth from Iran. The style of the movie is beautiful, and the stories are really interesting. I wish it had been fleshed out or edited even more to make the flow of the movie more cohesive.

A to the S grade: B
Teacher Comments: Beautiful animation, and heart-warming stories. It was an excellent rough draft, so let's do some good editing before turning it in as your final.
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After the movie, I droppped Wes off at home to go do an improv show and headed to the South Loop. I met up with a friend and we went grocery shopping, and then to his friend's place. Their place was awesome. We baked some brie, made a cake, and played some guitar hero. I stayed out til 9AM and then went straight to work. Partying like a rock star... or a nerd... dunno which.

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i haven't been sleeping this week. i maybe got an hour last night...i just got home... and now i have to work. remember when we were in college and you could do that every weekend? yeah. good times. those times are over.

note to self - write movie review for that french flick

Let's Call it "Randy Newman Singing" or "WTF"

Yep... we thought he was off his rocker... and now we know.

JDate

Okay so my friend went on JDate and she liked it, so I thought I'd see what it was about with a free trial run. It was everything I expected it to be. Conservative older Jewish guys who were ugly. I was on about two days until I had to delete my account. On the plus side, I did meet a husband from a former life who told me I would have a good year according to his charts.

Moral of the story, don't do online dating... even if you are curious.

Basketball Antics

Harlem Globetrotters.

I don't know how many of you have seen them, but this was my second time. I went with my dad and we sat pretty close. It was actually a very fun show, with stupid clowning and some basketball. Also, the Washington Generals (the opposing team) was made up of hot, tall, muscular white boys. So basically it ended up being a better experience than I had anticipated.

I think everyone should see them once in their lives. It's a a nice American experience.

MMM n mmmmm

Peanut butter and peanut tied for first, with milk chocolate coming in at a close second. But with chocolate, can there really be any losers?

Yes. Clearly, there can be, and they are Dark Chocolate and Crispy. Now that's some lame-ass-candy.

Basketball Facts

• I played basketball
• I wore my jeans, an Apple shirt, and a dance headband
• I played with all guys
• I made a basket
• I got knocked to the ground

Overall, a successful game.

Waitress

I have been wanting to see this movie since it came out, but it had one thing I don't do in movies: pregnancy. I hate watching movies were someone is pregnant since it's one of my biggest fears. However, I forged ahead and order it On Demand.

This movie should be every cliché, but it somehow misses all of them. It moves fast, and the style is bold and fun, and Keri Russell is great. I cried in it, and after it. I may or may not have been on my period, and I may or may have not have had a difficult day, but I think the movie was just that good. I will have to re-watch to tell.

A to the S grade: A
Teacher Comments: Great job bringing a cliché story to life again in this fresh new movie. You made me cry... I think.

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