October 2008
3 posts
to the 2008 Nader supporters
I adore Ralph Nader. I really love him: as a person, as a consumer advocate, as a politician, as a candidate, as a man (and he wasn’t half bad looking in his prime). I supported him all the way in 2004 and put everything I had into that campaign. My car: “The Nadermobile”, the street campaigns from Little Five all the way across suburbia, drafting and printing pamphlets, constant...
30 ways even The Joker beats "The Mavericks"
1. The Joker doesn’t have to repeatedly insist people call him “The Joker”. McCain and Palin are practically begging us to refer to them as the team of “Mavericks”. 2. The Joker selects his partners based on merit rather than image. In preparation for one operation, the Joker not only gained access to some of the most qualified men available, but proceeded to hold “try outs” to ensure his new...
March 2008
5 posts
Leatherheads opens next weekend, which is very exciting because it means we’ll all get to see Will on the big screen. Also next weekend, I’m filming my first scenes with Will since he joined the Common Men cast. This episode’s script has Taylor and Bill setting each other up on dates. I’m supposed to scream 5 inches from his face at one point. I can’t really picture...
In the course of working on my Comp Lit paper—“Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ as a Pop Culture Response to Undead McCarthyism”—I was researching MJ’s impressive accomplishments in Music Video and Short Film. Some of his videos are certainly impressive. My favorite is “You Rock My World“—featuring Marlon Brando and Chris...
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I realized last week how much I wished I had a central place to post all the arbitrary nuggets I want to share. I figure “arbitrary nuggets” sounds more artistic than “youtube videos that were hysterical at 1am”. Of course, if you know me at all, you know I also frequently get the urge to write unnecessarily detailed and longwinded accounts of just about anything. ...