Okay…I live in a building that has a laundry room with coin op washers and dryers and there are only two of each and at least…gosh probably 12 apartment units that share this. So we’ve run into problems doing laundry on Sun so now I try to do it before I go out on [...]
Okay…while my favorite film of all time will probably always be Magnolia, I have to say the Princess Bride is definitely up there. I just finished watching it again (it had been at least a couple of months) and gleefully remembered some of my favorite lines as if I had just watched it yesterday.
The [...]
It’s so difficult for people to believe I am married for some reason. Throw in the fact that I have been married for over six years now and people look at me like I’ve just set myself on fire. I had mentioned Cinchel before to one of the special ed teachers I work [...]
I went to my recertification for CPR last night and it was way out in the suburbs. It was actually only 20 miles from my place but that meant $1.60 in tolls each way and also 20 miles around rush hour in these parts means stuck in traffic for about an hour and a [...]
Tom Tomorrow is a Genius
Who has all of these great political comics/commentaries
This recently restored 1958 French film was shown at the Music Box (my favorite theater in Chicago). I hadn’t seen the non-restored version but from the reviews I read, it sounds like the restoration really improved the quality of the actual film medium. The other major treat besides the cinematography was the score [...]
INARA GEORGE:
I hope someday PT Anderson will do a sequel to Magnolia (with locusts!) and when (if) he does, I think if Aimee Mann isn’t available, Inara George should step right in. I’d never heard of Inara before last night and I didn’t really have an idea of what to expect. The [...]
I wish I could have taken pictures inside the theater because it is truly beautiful. The only way I can think of describing it is one word: velvety. I haven’t been there since seeing Nick Cave (who btw is the best person to listen to on a rainy day) a couple of years [...]
I’m the queen of lame jokes sometimes. I apologize. I get this lovely little personality trait from my dad. (He wouldn’t even try to deny it.)
Anyhow, against my better judgement, I decided to go out on Sunday night to the Empty Bottle to see four bands from Finland that I knew I may [...]
A MOVING SOUND:
This Taiwanese band was definitely a band I would recommend for people interested in listening to Eastern music done by classically trained musicians. Three of the four members are from Taiwan and the fourth is from NYC and is married to the lead singer. A variety of different instruments were played [...]