Saturday, March 29, 2008
Sacha Baron Cohen's new film
In case you haven't heard... the full title of "Bruno" is:
Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt
Can't wait!
Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt
Can't wait!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Random... top 50 TV show list
Empire Magazine (of the UK) just came out with their top 50 TV shows of all time. Here is an excerpt!
48. Veronica Mars
46. Sex and the City
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
35. Alias
27. Six Feet Under
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office
18. Arrested Development
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica [this is cute]
10. Spaced
9. The X-Files
8. The Wire
7. Friends
6. 24 [go to this link... it's hilarious]
5. Lost
4. The West Wing
3. The Sopranos
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1. The Simpsons
48. Veronica Mars
46. Sex and the City
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
35. Alias
27. Six Feet Under
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office
18. Arrested Development
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica [this is cute]
10. Spaced
9. The X-Files
8. The Wire
7. Friends
6. 24 [go to this link... it's hilarious]
5. Lost
4. The West Wing
3. The Sopranos
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1. The Simpsons
Thursday, March 27, 2008
X-Files update
From Yahoo:
"While this is not a mythology movie, it's true to everything that's come before," Spotnitz said at the William S. Paley Television Festival. "It's true to Mulder and Scully, who they are and where they would be this point in their lives and all of the experiences that they've had."
Carter, who also directs the new movie, said it takes place in the present and uses a story envisioned when the series ended. While the show's sprawling alien mythology isn't part of the plot, Carter said there is a reference to Scully's seemingly supernatural son, William, who was born in season eight and later given up for adoption.
I, for one, am happy they are going to address the William issue. So freakin excited!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Saved from allergy hell
I discovered this weekend that as a newish resident of Arizona, I have allergies!
Yes, it's spring time in the desert, and the blooms were making me want to die this weekend. I thought it was a cold (since I haven't had allergies since I was a kid) but no.... I'm allergic to the pollen, dust, what have you. SUCKAGE.
I thought I was going to die yesterday. I had class all day then I had to give an oral presentation of my latest research paper. I'm not sure where I found the strength, really.
A friend told me to take antihistimine - not Claritin because Claritin will not do anything. So, I went to Target and all of the allergy stuff has antihistimine in it. I opted for the behind-the-counter stuff (the stuff with pseudophedrine which the meth heads love so much - and which happened to be called "Claritin-D") and I'm thrilled to report that it worked!
Thank sweet baby jesus. I'm not 100% but I'm probably at 98%... thank god for modern medicine.
Yes, it's spring time in the desert, and the blooms were making me want to die this weekend. I thought it was a cold (since I haven't had allergies since I was a kid) but no.... I'm allergic to the pollen, dust, what have you. SUCKAGE.
I thought I was going to die yesterday. I had class all day then I had to give an oral presentation of my latest research paper. I'm not sure where I found the strength, really.
A friend told me to take antihistimine - not Claritin because Claritin will not do anything. So, I went to Target and all of the allergy stuff has antihistimine in it. I opted for the behind-the-counter stuff (the stuff with pseudophedrine which the meth heads love so much - and which happened to be called "Claritin-D") and I'm thrilled to report that it worked!
Thank sweet baby jesus. I'm not 100% but I'm probably at 98%... thank god for modern medicine.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Semi-Pro
I saw Semi-Pro tonight... it was pretty funny - funnier than Anchorman and Talledega Nights! It wasn't as good as Old School, but what could be, really?
The 70s funk soundtrack was excellent, though!
The 70s funk soundtrack was excellent, though!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Battlestar Galactica Trailer!
Thanks to Amby for posting this!
WARNING: If you haven't seen season 3, this trailer for season 4 has lots of spoilers!
WARNING: If you haven't seen season 3, this trailer for season 4 has lots of spoilers!
Monday, March 17, 2008
St. Paddy's Day
Sadly I'm not drinking... but remembering one St. Paddy's where we went to The Irish Bank in San Fran. It was packed that night but goddamn do I love that place.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Spring Break in the VTA
I've been in Ventura ("VTA") this week... mostly been studying (read: catching up on my reading) but I was able to have some fun while I've been here.
On Wednesday night I went to a lovely dinner at The Gardens on Glendon in Westwood before heading to see Angelique Kidjo perform at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus. She was great and had everybody out of their seats... she is amazing! BTW, Royce Hall was beautiful. I really have not spent much time at all on the UCLA campus and really found it to be gorgeous!
I also loved the opening band, Dengue Fever. They are an L.A. band and the singer is originally from Cambodia and occasionally sings in her native language (Khmer? Cambodian?). I really liked them... they are like a 60s pop band with hints of Jane's Addiction and Death in Vegas... very odd but oddly familiar at the same time.
I really liked this song (more impressive live methinks):
On Wednesday night I went to a lovely dinner at The Gardens on Glendon in Westwood before heading to see Angelique Kidjo perform at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus. She was great and had everybody out of their seats... she is amazing! BTW, Royce Hall was beautiful. I really have not spent much time at all on the UCLA campus and really found it to be gorgeous!
I also loved the opening band, Dengue Fever. They are an L.A. band and the singer is originally from Cambodia and occasionally sings in her native language (Khmer? Cambodian?). I really liked them... they are like a 60s pop band with hints of Jane's Addiction and Death in Vegas... very odd but oddly familiar at the same time.
I really liked this song (more impressive live methinks):
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
A visit from Mullin!
This weekend my sweet friend Mullin came down from Seattle to bask in the sun. We had a great time chillaxing and catching up!
Friday night we met up with some of my law school friends at an odd little place called Olive Branch. It's a Lebanese restaurant, but on Friday nights it turns into a salsa club. It was packed and quite a scene. The drinks were unfortunate but the live band was good and I'm glad Mullin could meet my crazy friends who are getting me through the hell that can be law school.
Saturday we slept in, then went to breakfast at this lovely place in Phoenix called La Grande Orange Grocery. This is a little market and eatery that reminded me of Market Hall in Oakland.
La Grande Orange serves yummy breakfast and lunch fare. I had a turkey cobb salad and Mullin had "The Commuter," an egg and smoked salmon sandwich on an english muffin. We both ordered the Grapefruit Sunrise from the juice bar - which was fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice with a touch of pomegranate. Delish!
We then drove north to Sedona - it was lovely there and we stopped and took some pictures of the gorgeous red rocks:
We couldn't stay that long in Sedona, since we needed to be back to meet up with a friend of Mullin's for dinner at Cibo that night.
Cibo is a great, happening little restaurant contained in an Arts & Crafts-style bungalow. Without a reservation, the wait was about an hour, which was OK since we could order a bottle of wine and chill in the lovely yard under the trees and moonlight.
It was crazy busy and our server left us alone for quite a while... but the food was awesome. They have several individual pizzas that are really meant for two (leftovers!) and a nice selection of yummy salads to go with.
Today we went to a lovely place called Palatte for brunch (which happens to be next door to Cibo). Imagine eating inside an Anthropologie catalog and you can start to imagine what this little eatery is like. They have incredibly yummy food and a lovely outside area to sit and eat. They have an outside bar to get fresh coffee, juice and alcoholic drinks (if you are so inclined). They serve water in old bottles and brought our food very quickly despite how busy it was.
I had "The Egg" - a delicious dish of two poached eggs, bacon and grilled grape tomatoes on top of puff pastry (hells yes). Mullin had "The Dolores" - their take on huevos rancheros. It looked scrumptious but I was so focused on devouring my dish I didn't pay much mind to Mullin's!
On Sundays, a local musician (Matthew Thornton) plays guitar and sings a bunch of lovely songs to set the mood.
It was such a fabulous place - we both said we could spend the day there listening to music, relaxing and taking in the lovely AZ weather.
It was so nice to discover new places with a sweet friend! Thanks for visiting Mullin!! xo!
Friday night we met up with some of my law school friends at an odd little place called Olive Branch. It's a Lebanese restaurant, but on Friday nights it turns into a salsa club. It was packed and quite a scene. The drinks were unfortunate but the live band was good and I'm glad Mullin could meet my crazy friends who are getting me through the hell that can be law school.
Saturday we slept in, then went to breakfast at this lovely place in Phoenix called La Grande Orange Grocery. This is a little market and eatery that reminded me of Market Hall in Oakland.
La Grande Orange serves yummy breakfast and lunch fare. I had a turkey cobb salad and Mullin had "The Commuter," an egg and smoked salmon sandwich on an english muffin. We both ordered the Grapefruit Sunrise from the juice bar - which was fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice with a touch of pomegranate. Delish!
We then drove north to Sedona - it was lovely there and we stopped and took some pictures of the gorgeous red rocks:
We couldn't stay that long in Sedona, since we needed to be back to meet up with a friend of Mullin's for dinner at Cibo that night.
Cibo is a great, happening little restaurant contained in an Arts & Crafts-style bungalow. Without a reservation, the wait was about an hour, which was OK since we could order a bottle of wine and chill in the lovely yard under the trees and moonlight.
It was crazy busy and our server left us alone for quite a while... but the food was awesome. They have several individual pizzas that are really meant for two (leftovers!) and a nice selection of yummy salads to go with.
Today we went to a lovely place called Palatte for brunch (which happens to be next door to Cibo). Imagine eating inside an Anthropologie catalog and you can start to imagine what this little eatery is like. They have incredibly yummy food and a lovely outside area to sit and eat. They have an outside bar to get fresh coffee, juice and alcoholic drinks (if you are so inclined). They serve water in old bottles and brought our food very quickly despite how busy it was.
I had "The Egg" - a delicious dish of two poached eggs, bacon and grilled grape tomatoes on top of puff pastry (hells yes). Mullin had "The Dolores" - their take on huevos rancheros. It looked scrumptious but I was so focused on devouring my dish I didn't pay much mind to Mullin's!
On Sundays, a local musician (Matthew Thornton) plays guitar and sings a bunch of lovely songs to set the mood.
It was such a fabulous place - we both said we could spend the day there listening to music, relaxing and taking in the lovely AZ weather.
It was so nice to discover new places with a sweet friend! Thanks for visiting Mullin!! xo!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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