December 2009
37 posts
Los Angeles, I love you.
LA is at its best between the hours of 7 and 9 on weekday mornings. If you’re not awake, you are missing out. This is not debatable.
WatchI’m no fan of Jay Leno’s TV work, but his recreation of Claude Lelouch’s 1976 short C’était un Rendez-vous with Los Angeles locations is pretty rad. You’ll notice there are no shots of the speedometer for Leno’s protection.
via Curbed LA
Moms!
(Called my mom to make sure we didn't buy my brother the same gifts.)
Me: I got him Star Trek and the Monterey Pop Festival on Blu-ray.
Mom: OK. I got him the Star Wars Blu-ray.
Me: Do you mean Star Trek?
Mom: No.
Me: He asked for Star Trek.
Mom: I thought he wanted Star Wars.
Me: No, he wants Star Trek which is what I bought.
Mom: I got him Star Wars 3 on Blu-ray.
Me: Well, he asked for the Star Trek Blu-ray which has THREE discs but he didn't ask for Star Wars 3.
Mom: Well, that's what I got him.
Me: Mom, that doesn't exist.
Mom: Yes it does. I bought it.
Me: No it doesn't. None of the Star Wars films are on Blu-ray.
Mom: Really? Then what did I buy?
Me: I don't know.
“Unitarians listen to the Inner Voice and so they have no creed that they all...”
– Garrison Keillor (Prick-MA)
via Nathan Rabin
WatchI was wondering which Nic Cage we’d be getting in KICK ASS: awesome or hacky. I’m leaning towards the former.
The next time you curse AT&T, curse Apple too →
“Roger Entner, senior vice president for telecommunications research at Nielsen, said the iPhone’s “air interface,” the electronics in the phone that connect it to the cell towers, had shortcomings that “affect both voice and data.” He said that in the eyes of the consumer, “the iPhone has the nimbus of infallibility, ergo, it’s AT&T’s fault.” AT&T does not publicly defend itself...
“There’s no way to really explain in an hour and a half why someone would...”
– Michael Shannon in today’s “Random Roles” over at AV Club
All 5 seasons of Lost on Blu-ray for $100 →
Pulled the trigger. Can I watch them all by February 2, 2010? There’s only one way to find out…
P.S.
I recognize the humor in decrying being called a “hipster” on Tumblr.
Just to prove I don’t take myself too seriously, here’s an embarrassing old picture of me from college:
Gawd. Everything about that is wrong.
You fucking hipster
I was recently accused of being a hipster. Repeatedly. The reason for this? I made the mistake of wearing prescription glasses and a necktie to Thanksgiving dinner. At least I assume these were the reasons, as the accuser was a total stranger and had known me for all of five minutes before she dropped the first “H-bomb.” This went on for two hours. I got very angry, demanded it...
AV Club's "Best films of the '00s" →
AVC is easily my favorite/most visited site, and yet I am still surprised at just how much I agree with their list. I would add Battle Royale to it and swap out Kill Bill Vol. 1 for Vol. 2. I don’t know that Eternal Sunshine is THE best movie of the decade. But then I’m not sure what I’d put at #1 either.
Never admit defeat
See that up there? It is mine now. Well, two of them are. My friend and unofficial/unpaid personal stylist Annie pointed me to a sale on the Saks site. I spotted these and added them to my cart but went to lunch before checking out. I returned to find someone else had purchased my size. They were gone.
It bummed me out but I was willing to go on with my life. They’re only shoes. Except...
