Last night, I went to the movies and saw Apocalypto. I don’t particularly like Mel Gibson, but I enjoyed the movie. Even more, I enjoyed the comments about the movie. A snippet of dialogue: Silversurfer1: [The jaguar scene is] The most beautiful scene I have ever seen. The attack looked and sounded real. Mel Gibson [...]
Every time I promise myself that I will work on controlling my temper, I always end up making a scene. This time, it wasn’t my fault. All I wanted was a bagel. A bagel, a cup of coffee, and perhaps a spot near a window where I could idly watch the traffic go by as [...]
The pro-ana movement has always been a fascinating one to me, but not for the reasons one might initially suspect. I am not intrigued by the desperation that drives teenage girls down a path of self destruction, nor do I sit in awe at the life risking lengths they take to in order to achieve [...]
I hate Christmas. There. I said it. Christmas is nothing more than consumer gluttony masked as religious sentimentality. Why you people dig yourselves into a mountain of debt to buy crap that no one wants for people you don’t even like is beyond me. But that’s beside the point. Even more than the actual holiday, [...]
At around 11pm last evening, I announced, “I’m going to Walmart!” Husband: “Why would you go to Walmart?” V: “Because I want to buy a book and all the bookstores are closed.” Husband: “They don’t have books at Walmart.” V: “Yes they do. I’m sure they do.” Husband: “Have you seen the roads?” No, I [...]