It’s become a tradition for D and me to do an all-day movie marathon on December 25th each year. So yesterday, we stayed at the AMC Mercado 20 for thirteen hours and watched five movies: Sweeney ToddJunoNational Treasure: Book of…
Year: 2007
Watch Your Language
It probably says a lot about me that one of my favorite podcasts is Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. That, plus the fact that I took the time to double-check whether “for” should be capitalized in…
Ich bin ein bassist?
It may just be a faulty translation, but I’m amused that the Vanksen|Culture-buzz blog calls me a “bassist” for The Richter Scales. The post is, of course, about our wildly popular “Here Comes Another Bubble” music video–over 600,000 views on…
The Richter Scales sing “Here Comes Another Bubble”
(EDIT 2007-12-20: replaced old video with new and improved version 1.1!) It seems like everyone and his dog have already blogged about our music video, but just in case you missed it: And, if you enjoyed that: Tell all your…
Speechless
Actors support the writers’ strike: In other news: Yup, I’ve finished my 50,000+ word NaNoWriMo novel for this year! I feel somewhat less successful and triumphant than the last two years, since I wasn’t able to finish the complete story…
I Thought That Was Obvious
So I’ve been seeing ads everywhere for the movie remake of I Am Legend, for which the tagline is “The last man on Earth is not alone.” On its own, a catchy phrase. Makes you think a little bit. But…
Reality Bites
(EDIT: added screenshot below) The latest Nielsen ReelResearch Survey (which I signed up for the last time I was in Las Vegas, and which has been a source of intermittent entertainment) contains a portion asking me which of these reality…
It’s real simple: WGA==Right, AMPTP==Wrong.
It really is that simple, folks. The good news is, the AMPTP has agreed to re-open negotiations with the WGA on November 26th, the Monday after Thanksgiving. And I’m encouraged by all the pro-WGA, positive press that’s been hitting the…