“Dave, parenting is something you can learn as you experience it; like riding a bike, or like filing a restraining order against a crazy aunt.”

broderic on September 11, 2012

Link of the Day [9.11.12]

On this, the 11th anniversary of a terrible, terrible day, remember as you go to vote that it was a Republican president who ignored the warnings. It could've been stopped. It wasn't stopped because Bush was president. How much longer must you vote Republican before you realize that that party needs to be dissolved? They're evil and they lie; they have no business receiving your vote. None. Nada. Zip. They bungled the 00s.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/opinion/the-bush-white-house-was-deaf-to-9-11-warnings.html?smid=pl-share

“What kind of cruel charity charges orphans $500 to eat dinner?”

broderic on September 10, 2012

The Words

The Words reminded me of Atonement. It’s a story told by a writer writing at a keyboard. Yet, it’s about three writers. The first one we see is the main character, followed by the actual author of the main character’s novel, followed by the author of the book from which the main character is from. It’s 3 stories, but it could be one.

The Words is about a writer who finds a manuscript and gets it published under his own name. Then the writer of the manuscript shows up. It is all told through the point of view of the author writing the story of the writer and the actual writer.

It is like Inception, a story within a story within a story. Who’s story it is is left up to you the audience.

I thought it was the main writer who was writing about himself. But then the movie ended and I had to write this lame review up. Anyhow, it’s not so good of a movie as it tries to make it’s appeal through the interplay of stories, but falls short. Especially, in the end.

2 of 5 stars.

Straight Away

broderic on August 31, 2012

I want take my mini cooper for a spin

Baltimore Grand Prix is in town again. This is the view from the finishing straight. I walked this after yesterday’s Orioles-ChiSox game. I drove this earlier this month after an Orioles-Royals game. I drove it in my Cooper S. I shot the gap along the left fence between cars as I raced to Presidents Street and I-83. I think it would be really fun to take the Cooper S around the entire course. Let’s do that next year!

– Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

69-57

broderic on August 26, 2012

Ballgirl 2012

Last year the Orioles finished the season with 69 wins. Here we are with a month left in the season, and the Orioles have tied last season’s win total. It’s starting to feel good to be an Orioles fan. We’re still in this thing. No more #podpeople just good ball players grinding out the wins. There’s still plenty of time left in the season, but for once a game in late August means something in terms of the playoffs.

Playoffs! And the team had sent out the playoff ticket request package. With my season ticket plan, I get 3 games one in the Division Series, one in the Championship Series, and one in the World Series. They cost as much as my 13 game plan. Ridiculous prices and due soon. Decisions. Decisions. Welp, if you’re driving the bandwagon, you’re gonna have to fill up the tank.

Who’s with me? Come on Baltimore! Come out and support your team.

Link of the Day [8.25.12]

broderic on August 25, 2012

I’m currently on a Yasujiro Ozu kick, because, in reality, I’m on a Setsuko Hara kick. I’ve finished up his and her collaboration in the Noriko “trilogy,” Late Spring, Early Summer, and Tokyo Story. I find that Late Spring is the best of the three, and that Early Summer is a comedy.

I’m slowly tracking down Ozu’s films from Criterion looking for that Eclipse box set with late Ozu and a mature Hara. She’s also in a couple of Kurosawa films also in an Eclipse box set.

Hara is especially fascinating. She’s still alive and was the model for the Satoshi Kon’s Millenium Actress. I need to catch more of her films.

http://www.criterion.com/people/2737-setsuko-hara