An Ode To Maybe
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08:47 pm
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This post is about Lost
Like 13.5 million other people, I watched the Lost finale on Sunday. If you have not seen the finale or are not caught up on the rest of the series, read no further. This is your only spoiler warning.
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( Fine, here's another SPOILER WARNING )
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03:34 pm
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Boobquake!!!
Purdue was the epicenter of Boobquake 2010. You're welcome.
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11:44 pm
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"Gee whiz!"
This week it was announced that Chris Evans of the Fantastic Four movies will play Captain America in a new movie to be released next summer. Like the Fantastic Four, Captain America was brought to life in a direct-to-video movie in 1990 that was seen by few and remembered fondly by even fewer. I vaguely remember watching the movie after I came across the video at my local library. I remember cheesy effects and an accurate costume but little else. Since then I've only heard the 1990 Cap movie referenced as a punchline. When I saw it available for streaming on Hulu, I decided to watch it again. Although I tend to be generous in my appraisals of movies based on comic books, perhaps I would be able to understand why Captain America is held in such low esteem as Batman and Robin. At the very least, I wanted to understand why a movie starring one of Marvel's top-tier superheroes, one whose costume was patterned after the American flag, was released theatrically in the U.K. two years before it was dumped straight to VHS in the United States.
( spoilers follow )
It won't be hard for the new Cap film to top this one, but there are a couple of areas where it could stumble. For instance, many of the recent superhero movies have been successful by adopting a darker tone and by making the heroes grittier. However, Cap is the ultimate squeaky-clean Boy Scout. He always makes the decisions that are morally right, and the heroes of the Marvel universe look to him for leadership in the same way the heroes of the DC universe look to Superman. A darker tone would not suit the character very well, particularly since the version of Cap in the new film will appear in multiple other films, including and Avenger movie. Chris Evans was a good choice for the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four movies, but I hope he tones down or eliminates the smartass attitude when he plays Cap. I think the focus of the new film should be on Cap's search for relevance in the modern world. On a personal level, he should struggle to connect with people. All of his friends and family members from his era are either dead or very old, and society has changed a lot since the 40s. On a larger level, Cap might struggle with the changes in the world at large. He served as a living symbol of freedom and justice in the war against fascism, but what purpose does he serve in the very different war we are waging against terrorism? I believe that as long as the film anchors itself to Captain America and focuses on his personal search for identity, it won't get bogged down in ideology. And with that, I shall not write any more words about an old movie that probably didn't deserve this much attention. If you want to watch see the 1990 film version for yourself, it's on Hulu and it's free.
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11:32 pm
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Ace Ventura is alive and well
"Several witnesses observed Wolfe's failed resurrection of the flattened marsupial..." I wonder who called the cops on this one. Were the witnesses afraid of the crazy man attempting to restore a third dimension to the possum or did the would-be hero request an animal ambulance for an injured forest creature? The URL led me to believe the possum was the one being disruptive.
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12:08 am
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Up in the Air
I strongly recommend watching Up in the Air. Not only is it a good movie, but you might recognize a familiar WashU-area landmark. The hotel in "Milwaukee" is actually the Cheshire Inn!
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08:32 pm
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And so the new decade begins...
Happy New Year! The decade may be over but it seems like just yesterday Will Smith proclaimed it the new "Willennium." If he can hold onto the remaining 99% of the millennium I will be impressed. My winter vacation is over but it was a lot of fun, with 100% fewer weather strandings!
( A few words about Sky Mall )
( New Year's, WA-style )
Ha ha, three Will Smith songs in a row, including Will-2K, just came up on my playlist. Those songs represent approximately 1/1000 of my total playlist, so he might have a shot at the next 990 years after all.
Current Music: Will Smith - Will-2K (f. K-Ci)
Tags: beer, vacation
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10:02 pm
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Dumbass sues her alma mater
Apparently college graduates with 2.7 GPAs who end sentences with prepositions do not get the same employment opportunities as graduates with 4.0 GPAs: article at CNN.com. The last quote from the student kills me. No matter how bad it gets, we can always blame someone else for our failures.
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10:49 pm
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46 Days Without Soda: Day 46 +1, Now I'm Done
I was all ready to get a big-ass soda yesterday, but the store was closed for Easter. The final tally is 47 soda-free days! The toughest times were in the first three days and I feel like I could have continued for at least another week if I had chosen to do so. Right now I have 44 ounces of Mountain Dew in me and I definitely feel the caffeine. Hopefully I will sleep relatively normally tonight.
I plan to cut my soda intake by at least half. It will be better for me, my wallet, and the environment (fewer Styrofoam cups in the trash). Don't worry, I won't write about it!
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07:57 pm
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46 Days Without Soda: Day 35
I just realized today that Easter is not until Sunday the 11th, making this Lent 46 days instead of the 40 that I was expecting! I'm sure I can wait one more week for sweet, sweet Dew, but I was all ready to be done with this self-denial business.
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11:12 pm
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40 Days Without Soda: Day 17
Still going strong. I haven't had any special cravings for soda. At lunch I have lemonade or something sweet, and then water or milk for dinner. I've also been drinking tea occasionally. To me it tastes like very lightly flavored water, and I don't really understand the appeal. Maybe I'm making it incorrectly. I followed the directions on the box.
I am frustrated that it has been easy for me to break, or at least postpone, a bad habit for an arbitrary reason, but it is so difficult when the reasons are important. I don't know how I am supposed to learn from this experiment. If I try to drop other bad habits as random experiments, am I just skirting the underlying cause? Who knew soda could lead to such dilemmas?
Current Music: Metallica - Of Wolf And Man (Live)
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