Juno is the Movie to Beat in the upcoming Academy Awards. It is the critics’ darling, garnering nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress for 20-year-old Ellen Page.
Well, duh.
I knew from the second I saw it that it was something special. The fact that I’ve already seen it three times [...]
Archive for January, 2008
26 Jan
your baby has fingernails
26 Jan
for you, a thousand times over
I just finished reading The Kite Runner, by Khaled Housseini.
I think by now, if you’re familiar with my blog at all, you know that, while I love to read, I usually choose a lighter fare. (Not that you can call Patricia Cornwell “light,” but her work is hardly profound.)
I bought it yesterday afternoon on a [...]
21 Jan
it’s the breathing that’s taking all this work
“Work” (Jars of Clay)
Just in case, I will leave my things packed
So I can run away, I cannot trust these voices
I don’t have a line of prospects that can give some kind of peace
There is nothing left to cling to that can bring me sweet release
I have no fear of drowning
It’s the breathing that’s taking [...]
15 Jan
conversations with pre-schoolers
My mom had gum surgery today and my sister didn’t work, so I volunteered to pick up the girls and take them home so Jill didn’t have to drive all the way into town in the rain. I can always count on being entertained whenever they’re around.
Here are snippets of conversations we shared on the [...]
14 Jan
18 million people can’t be wrong
ETA: In case anyone wanted to know, the title of tonight’s episode, “Gnothi Seauton,” means “Know thyself” in Greek. It was kind of the underlying theme of the episode, and what Sarah was talking about in her voiceovers.
I think I’ve posted three times in the last 24 hours. That may be a record, even [...]
12 Jan
definitely angel-lite
I wish everyone would stop comparing Moonlight to the incomparable Angel. Just because both have lead characters who are vampires searching for redemption and, oh yeah, happen to be private investigators doesn’t mean that CBS’ new drama is the second coming of the critically acclaimed — and cult favorite — Joss Whedon series.
For one (obvious) [...]
9 Jan
what would reagan do?
Besides Presidents Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson, President Ronald Reagan is one of my very favorite presidents — and one of the greatest leaders our country has had.
I’m bringing over a great column by Rebecca Hagelin.
“President Ronald Reagan.” We’re hearing a lot about him on the campaign trail these days. It seems everyone [...]
6 Jan
thundercats are go!
So.
I saw Juno again today.
I am so in love with this movie, it’s not even funny. Unlike Garden State, which I really do love very much, except for the first 20 minutes (or until Natalie Portman and her Ginormous Headphones appear on the scene), I love every minute of this movie, from the Sunny D [...]
2 Jan
i look like manila whore barbie
Seriously, this is the best thing EVER.
I would be astounded if someone were to watch this and not fall in love with Veronica instantly. It would be literally beyond my comprehension.
I’m serious. Literally. Beyond. Comprehension.
(And she could’ve left off that last scene, ’cause I had just gotten to the point where I could hear that [...]
1 Jan
kicking criminal ass
This scene is made of awesome.
Seriously. I giggle every time I see it, and now some lovely soul has gone and put it on YouTube.
One of but an infinite number of reasons I adore this show.
Also? I have this ginormous, nearly KB-equivalent girl crush on AJ Cook. I’m just dying to find a situation where [...]
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