Mar
Everyone should see this movie
It’s called Killer At Large: Why Obesity is America’s Greatest Threat. If you have Netflix, you can watch it on streaming video. I really am starting to realize that being healthy and being environmental really go hand in hand. Also loved learning about Sommerville, Massachusetts.
Feb
Best Picture 2010 Ranked
I finally saw all 10 movies up for 2010 Best Picture for the Academy Awards. Here are my favorites, ranked. Notice that there is a three-way tie for second place.
1. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire***
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. The Hurt Locker
4. The Blind Side****
5. Up***
6. Up in the Air
7. District 9*
8. An Education
9. Avatar
10. A Serious Man
Movies marked with asterisks note movies that made me cry. The more stars, the more there were tears falling. I also edited from a previous post to break the ties.
Feb
Movies and where you watch them
I think where you see a movie affects your perception and reaction to the movie. I find that when I go to see a movie in a theatre, I am 100% paying attention to the movie. This makes me notice more things that I may miss if watching at home. When at home, I am easily distracted by objects in my apartment or unfinished chores. Even as I type this, I have District 9 paused on my dvd player. I remember seeing Brokeback Mountain on the big screen in the theatre and loved it. I watched it again at home and thinking it was not as good as I remember. Certain scenes just didn’t translate to a smaller screen. Maybe I need a bigger, better tv? Shaaa!
Feb
Express Music
Each month, I visit Express.com and click on Express Radio. I find some cool songs on there and was introduced to some artists like David Guetta, Deadmau5, Leighton Meester (only knew she was an actress), and LaRoux. This month I was surprised to find a Girls Aloud song (Satisfaction, taken from the St. Trinian’s soundtrack).
Tags: Girls Aloud
Feb
Mr. Bungle
My boyfriend and I were lucky enough to get to see The Pee-Wee Herman Show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles last Friday. The show was amazing and one of the funniest parts was when Pee-Wee showed us all a short film about manners. I found the film in it’s entirety on youtube.
Feb
Girls Aloud YouTube Vids: Kimba
I have been having some fun and making some Girls Aloud videos and then uploading to YouTube. My first is for Kimberley.
Feb
An Open Letter to Adam Lambert
Dear Adam,
Thank you for being true to yourself and not apologizing for being yourself. I really am enjoying your album. Keep it up.
Your new fan,
Emily Strange
Feb
Going Greener 2010
In 2007, I began using reusable bags and CFLs.
In 2008, I started using rechargeable batteries.
This year, I am banning plastic sandwich bags, cling wrap, sponges, and panti-liners. Just ordered a few cute things from reusablebags.com. Got a snack taxi and some stainless steel containers to put leftovers in. Going to get some dish brushes from IKEA and ditch the sponges. If you are interested in how I am getting rid of panti-liners, you can just email on that one 