2005

Cinequest, Day 6

March 9, 2005

In which your writer, though still enamored of the celluloid media, must confess to a certain exhaustion at the thought of another dark theater and the ever-present smell of old popcorn. Nevertheless, she soldiers on, and it’s a good thing too, otherwise she would have missed: Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley Wow. Like many people, I [...]

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Cinequest, Day 5

March 8, 2005

Woo hoo! Double-feature after work, and more shorts! It really doesn’t get better, except that in addition, tonight’s films were all documentaries. Grin.

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Cinequest, Day 4

March 7, 2005

Back to work, only one movie today. Blah. Dulhan, Made in USA After seeing so many Bollywood movies about marriages (arranged and otherwise), it was an interesting change of pace to see something that hit a little closer to home, literally. The bulk of this movie is set in the busy non-resident Indian subculture of [...]

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Cinequest, Day 3

March 6, 2005

A day at the movies with Deb—delightful. We split up for one feature, but otherwise enjoyed a lovely day in the dark together. Today’s recap:

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Cinequest, Day 2

March 5, 2005

Took a few days off—work is always so intrusive that way, but luckily most of the films I ended up wanting to see were on the weekends. I’ve had really good luck with that every year I’ve gone. Today was a triple feature (I’m getting to know the inside of Camera 12 pretty well already), [...]

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Cinequest, Day 1

March 2, 2005

Cinequest is on again! One of San Jose’s cultural institutions turned 15 this year, and having managed to score a Gold pass, I spent tonight at the opening night gala. The movie: Como Azer Um Filme de Amor (Manual for Love Stories) A light Brazilian satire of romantic comedies, but a fun way to start [...]

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Random K-Tel Compilation Generator

February 2, 2005

A fun exercise: put your computer’s music player on shuffle and list the first 10 songs you get. Here’s the first one mine generated: Two Of A Kind, Workin’ On A Full House – Garth Brooks I Wish I Didn’t Love You So – k.d. lang You Say You Will – Trisha Yearwood Love Letters [...]

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Still moving around

January 26, 2005

There’s still a lot of stuff in the works around here, just not a lot of time…for now, the photolog is actually getting updated more regularly, so stop by for pictorial reminiscing. I promise no vacation shots unless they’re intrinsically interesting.

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Be Prepared…

January 13, 2005

that’s the Boy Scout’s solemn creed, according to Tom Lehrer. A shining example: Waiter and Customer Get Lucky. Not a bad tip for quick thinking.

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Rebuilding again

January 12, 2005

New year, new look…kinda boring right now, but better things to come, including the new photolog, eventually. And the brain will be back, not to worry.

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