2012
on Nov 19, 2009 in Reviews I’ve never seen a disaster movie I didn’t enjoy. …Wait, that’s actually not true. I thought Twister was stupid. It really annoyed me that they experienced about five tornadoes - or however many - in the span of two days. Even...

Blindsided
on Nov 15, 2009 in Quotes “Sandra Bullock is a surefire Oscar contender.” - Teen.com...

Reconstructing the Night
on Nov 14, 2009 in Game Logs Personal Comedian Dave Attell has this colorful bit where he compares getting wasted and blacking out to time-travel. While I haven’t experienced it to quite that extreme, I can now see where he comes from. Last night, thanks to the combination of an em...

Are You Ready?
on Nov 9, 2009 in Observations I can’t wait until the NFL comes back to Los Angeles. I’ve been ready for the last five years (at least), but now that the state has finally approved funding for the stadium, I’m really pumped for it now. I can see it now - the Los...

Second to One
on Nov 5, 2009 in Baseball The Angels have been eliminated by the eventual champions in 2004, 2005, 2007, and now, 2009. That’s right - the road to the World Series still goes through Anaheim. …It just happens to be a road oft-traveled. A road that is shoddily def...

Too Soon
on Nov 4, 2009 in Movie Notes Did you realize that A Christmas Carol comes out this weekend? Yes. November 6th. A full seven weeks before Christmas, a full three weeks before fucking Thanksgiving. And you know who’s to blame for all this, right? Yep - Tim Allen.

‘09 Playoff Photoblog (Part 2)
on Oct 28, 2009 in Baseball Game Logs October 19. America! The Angels came home to lick their wounds on this Monday, down 0-2 in the series against the Yankees. It was not a particularly good weekend for me. The plan: get an early morning oil change, leave LA early enough to avoid traffi...

‘09 Playoff Photoblog (Part 1)
on Oct 27, 2009 in Baseball Game Logs October 8. I arrived at the stadium about three hours early for Game 1 of the ALDS. I had nothing else to do, and nowhere else I wanted to be. So I brought a book, found some free street parking, and waited under the giant helmets for the gates to op...

‘09 ALCS Game 5
on Oct 24, 2009 in Baseball I thought we were done. I slumped deep into my seat, stunned by the turn of events. I had come into the playoffs knowing that this particular bullpen would cost us at least a game, but I did not expect it to be elimination Game 5 of the AL fucking CS...

Genre Invention
on Oct 18, 2009 in Movie Notes I’ve seen the trailer for Old Dogs a couple of times in the theater, and I feel like I’m missing something. The ultimate frisbee scene, the penguins, the whole depth perception bit - I just don’t get it. Sure, there are a few cheap...