I'm not a huge fan of Bond films, but I'm totally in love with Daniel Craig and thought that Quantum of Solace was awesome. If you like the Bourne films, you'll like this one (now on DVD):
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Ghost Twitterers
Sadly that Christopher Walken Twitter page is written by a poser.
There's also a market in "ghost twittering" for celebrities. Lame!
There's also a market in "ghost twittering" for celebrities. Lame!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
"... that homophobe Antonin Scalia"
Rep. Barney Frank made this statement in a recent interview about gay marriage. I'm sure he's coming under fire for saying this, but when you read Scalia's U.S. Supreme Court opinions regarding gay rights the vitriol Scalia spews is tangible - so one has to wonder if he is indeed homophobic.
For example, from Lawrence v. Texas (a favorite argument by opponents to gay rights/marriage is this "slippery slope" argument - e.g., if you allow gay marriage that means you have to allow people to marry relatives, numerous wives and/or the family dog):
Countless judicial decisions and legislative enactments have relied on the ancient proposition that a governing majority's belief that certain sexual behavior is “immoral and unacceptable” constitutes a rational basis for regulation.
He then reiterates - twice! - the "slippery slope" argument:
State laws against bigamy, same-sex marriage, adult incest, prostitution, masturbation, adultery, fornication, bestiality, and obscenity are likewise sustainable only in light of Bowers' validation of laws based on moral choices. Every single one of these laws is called into question by today's decision.
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The Texas statute undeniably seeks to further the belief of its citizens that certain forms of sexual behavior are “immoral and unacceptable,” Bowers, supra, - the same interest furthered by criminal laws against fornication, bigamy, adultery, adult incest, bestiality, and obscenity. Bowers held that this was a legitimate state interest.
By the way: state laws against masturbation, adultery, fornication?? Where are these states? I think he's bullshitting. These used to be criminalized but every state I know of (save Utah) must have gotten these laws off the books.
For example, from Lawrence v. Texas (a favorite argument by opponents to gay rights/marriage is this "slippery slope" argument - e.g., if you allow gay marriage that means you have to allow people to marry relatives, numerous wives and/or the family dog):
Countless judicial decisions and legislative enactments have relied on the ancient proposition that a governing majority's belief that certain sexual behavior is “immoral and unacceptable” constitutes a rational basis for regulation.
He then reiterates - twice! - the "slippery slope" argument:
State laws against bigamy, same-sex marriage, adult incest, prostitution, masturbation, adultery, fornication, bestiality, and obscenity are likewise sustainable only in light of Bowers' validation of laws based on moral choices. Every single one of these laws is called into question by today's decision.
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The Texas statute undeniably seeks to further the belief of its citizens that certain forms of sexual behavior are “immoral and unacceptable,” Bowers, supra, - the same interest furthered by criminal laws against fornication, bigamy, adultery, adult incest, bestiality, and obscenity. Bowers held that this was a legitimate state interest.
By the way: state laws against masturbation, adultery, fornication?? Where are these states? I think he's bullshitting. These used to be criminalized but every state I know of (save Utah) must have gotten these laws off the books.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Apparently, money does grow on trees
I came home tonight and there was a letter stuck to my front door from my landlord... my lease is about to expire and they are telling me that if I renew, I have two options:
I can avoid paying next month's rent, or
My rent will reduce by $100/month.
Now, my base rent before taxes and fees is $684/month. This means that I can pocket the $684 now or save about $1200 over the course of the next year.
I'm going with the latter. Holla!
I can avoid paying next month's rent, or
My rent will reduce by $100/month.
Now, my base rent before taxes and fees is $684/month. This means that I can pocket the $684 now or save about $1200 over the course of the next year.
I'm going with the latter. Holla!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
I twatted
I stole that from Stephen Colbert...
I recently returned to Twitter after first hearing about it two years ago and not understanding what the hell it was.
It seems the site is blowing up now, and even people like Christopher Walken are in on the game.
Are any of you Twatting? Twexting? Twitting? I get the feeling it's like Facebook if FB only had status updates.
You can "follow" tweets without being "friends" on the service. For instance, I just got a tweet from Rob Corddry (a quick search of his previous updates reveals this gem: "My two year old calls glue "gool". What a fucking ASShole!").
Does this mean you have no control who follows you and who might be reading your messages?
If anyone has any tips about how the Eff this Twitter business is supposed to work, or whether I should just stick to FB, I would be forever appreciative. xo
I recently returned to Twitter after first hearing about it two years ago and not understanding what the hell it was.
It seems the site is blowing up now, and even people like Christopher Walken are in on the game.
Are any of you Twatting? Twexting? Twitting? I get the feeling it's like Facebook if FB only had status updates.
You can "follow" tweets without being "friends" on the service. For instance, I just got a tweet from Rob Corddry (a quick search of his previous updates reveals this gem: "My two year old calls glue "gool". What a fucking ASShole!").
Does this mean you have no control who follows you and who might be reading your messages?
If anyone has any tips about how the Eff this Twitter business is supposed to work, or whether I should just stick to FB, I would be forever appreciative. xo
Saturday, March 21, 2009
My favorite movie of all time: True Romance
Fresh off completing yet another Facebook meme, I was reminded how True Romance is my absolute unequivocal favorite movie of all time. This is saying a lot, because it beats out some of my other faves like The Godfather (I & II), Apocalypse Now, Casablanca, Chinatown, Run Lola Run, The Big Lebowski, Good Will Hunting and Erin Brockovich.
Here's a trailer:
Here's a trailer:
Pirkle Jones, 1914 - 2009
Pirkle Jones was not as famous as Ansel Adams or Dorothea Lange, but he was just as good. From the San Francisco Chronicle:
Pirkle Jones, a San Francisco photographer whose wide-ranging work focused on everything from pastoral California landscapes to the Black Panthers, grape pickers and foggy cityscapes, died Sunday of heart failure in San Rafael. He was 95.Here and here you can find more info and some of his photographs.
A genial and spirited man who taught for 28 years at the San Francisco Art Institute, Mr. Jones developed his mastery of black and white photography in the late 1940s, studying with Ansel Adams and Minor White at the California School of Fine Arts, which became the Art Institute. He was part of the modernist milieu that included Adams, White, Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange.
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