December 2011
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My favorite things from 2011
Man, this year went by quickly.
My favorite movies from 2011 The Tree of Life Le Havre Take Shelter Into the Abyss Cave of Forgotten Dreams Tabloid My favorite movies I saw for the first time this year Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company (Allan King - One of the best films I’ve ever seen) There’s Always Tomorrow (Douglas Sirk) Drifting Clouds (Aki Kaurismaki) Employees’...
October 2011
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I’m so restless lately. Things are good, but most days all I can think of is how badly I want to be on the road and filming. There’s been a lot of changes recently.
I am working on a film that I’ll be traveling a lot for. So far, it’ll take me to Florida, Alabama, New Mexico, Texas, Oregon and New York but there’s a lot more to do. It’s a movie about acting,...
September 2011
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July 2011
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Today’s google homepage is about Calder!
Bob Dylan cheese songs
So, I was talking to Jeff and Greg last night and we were trying to make cheese related Bob Dylan song titles. We didn’t think of any that were good besides the first one. Here’s what we came up with.
Tangled Up in Blue Cheese It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue Cheese A Hvarti Rain’s Gonna Fall Brie-ing It All Back Home
This may be the worst post I’ve ever made. Can you...
June 2011
4 posts
Becky and I move in a month and it’s strange preparing for it. I’ve never really felt settled enough either in a place or in a relationship to make a home my own, but its comforting in a lot of ways. In a month when I’m able to sit outside in the morning and write on the table that I ate on every night growing up it will feel worth the effort I’m sure, but I’m still a...
I just started a new tumblr for things that I like... →
Hopefully I’ll keep up with it!
May 2011
3 posts
Things I've enjoyed most in the past few months
So these are things I’ve really loved this year, that I can think of off the top of my head.
Movies
Taste of Cherry - A new favorite, one of the best films I’ve ever seen. A perfect film. Drifting Clouds - I’d say it’s the best Kaurismaki film and it is one of the most entertaining and optimistic things I’ve seen in a while. The Only Son - Possibly my favorite...
A lot has happened since I’ve last written here. I’m not sure where to start.
I live with my girlfriend. She and I live in town now and we’re moving to a nice little place in the country near Athens in a few months. The place we have now is great and has a beautiful yard, a nice roommate and three fun little dogs. The place we’re moving to is very large (the closet to our...
100 Years of the New York Public Library →
April 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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WatchI can’t stop watching this.
This is Jazzy J. He almost punched me one day because I didn’t have a purple dollar. Also I hope the gentleman talking about coffee is joking… otherwise he’s funnier than Jazzy J.
December 2010
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November 2010
3 posts
NPR: Profile Of The Republican Voter →
npr:
90% white (10% nonwhite) 60% are age 50 and older 67% conservative (30% moderate) 57% attend church weekly 89% disapprove of Obama, 71% strongly 90% disapprove of Congress 82% want government to do less 67% are Tea Party supporters 40% say their vote was to send a message in favor of…
October 2010
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September 2010
3 posts
WatchHere’s a video of recent stuff. Much of this is from the film about Neil.
Do you ever have dreams where you imagine you’re a parent? I just had a dream where I was being shaken awake by my own son, who was a terrified boy probably about four years old who had been woken up by nightmares. He was frantic and his eyes welled with tears. He jumped into bed beside me and I lazily put my hand in his hair to comfort him back to sleep. In the dream it all felt mundane but...
I really have wanted to write something for a while but I don’t know what to say. I hate the thought of bitching about life on the internet but I’m compelled to share what I’m thinking about somewhere. There’s something in me that associates writing to this thing as anonymity, which is ridiculous, but makes me feel comforted enough to have the poor taste to express whatever...
August 2010
7 posts
My favorite discoveries of 2010
Aki Kaurismaki Hiroshi Shimizu Paris, Texas (Don’t know HOW I was so late getting to it, I’ve heard about the film since I was 19) Harvest - Okay now, I’ve been a fan of Neil Young for so long and have listened to every album from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere up to Zuma/Tonights the Night except for Harvest! It’s great!! Besides Man Needs a Maid, which is obnoxious....
July 2010
6 posts
Life is strange right now but at least I feel more alive than I have in a while. Things are happening with my career that are exciting. I will be a filmmaker. I’ve become a very hardworking writer. I’ve begun sharing my screenplays with friends. I’m comfortable and happy with the things I’m writing. I’m dating. Caring about someone brings out the best in me, even if...
Daniel Johnston - Joy Without Pleasure
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June 2010
2 posts
So, I’m 26 and a half years old. That keeps with me almost all day. I feel like the reminder of my age is probably my best motivation to keeping me productive and moving. I accept my age and see that I would have done more in my time up until now had it not been for the eating disorder and then feeling crippled by life events (my twin and my girlfriend getting together and then my obsession...
I’ve been writing a lot on a movie that’s about me when I was younger. I look at when I was a child and even up until a few years ago and feel like something is missing. The romance and optimism I used to have has pretty much faded and the version of it that exists now feels like an imitation of what it once was. I also feel like in my day to day life I’m mostly an imitation of...
May 2010
9 posts
This morning I woke up thinking about what it would have been like if Maggie were my childhood dog. I thought about how without Amy I wouldn’t have Maggie. I thought about Amy and how remarkably glad I am that she’s in my life and that when I look back at the past few years she’s the only constant I had and has been my most reliable friend. I have no idea what my life would be...
The Plan
My old friend, the owner of a new boat, stops by to ask me to fish with him, and I say I will - both of us knowing that we may never get around to it, it may be years before we’re both idle again on the same day. But we make a plan, anyhow,
in honor of friendship and the fine spring weather and the new boat and our sudden thought of the water shining under the morning fog.
- Wendell Berry
Going to travel with my buddy Neil!
Neil is here next week! I’m so excited!
The other night Sarah had been helping me move and we were having a beer on her porch. It wasn’t too late, about 1:00. A drunk old man rode his bike up the street singing a song I think he had written. “Jesus, I’m coming to you, I’m tired and want to take your hand. Jesus I’m tired, I’m weary but I know that you understand.” He sang this line over and...
I see when some people update their tumblrs it links to them on facebook. I have nothing against it but I post such personal stuff on here I’d be horrified to think that my family and others would be linked to it. Mine doesn’t do that does it?