Archive for May, 2008

From the Couch:* Juno what movie I didn’t think was all that great? »

My wife and I watched Juno a couple of weekends ago. I was underwhelmed. It’s Diablo Cody’s fault.

Jason Bateman looking very much the corporate ditty writer in Juno, also starring Jennifer Gardner and Ellen Page.
For me, good dialogue is one of the most important elements of a film, more important than plot, way more important [...]

Yeah I got on sneaks, but I need a new pair »

’cause basketball courts in the summer got girls there.
 
Any thoughts?

WQNA in the Heartland »

I penned the feature story in the Heartland this week. It’s on some of the wonderful volunteers at WQNA who share their love and knowledge of music with the community.
I regret that I had but one (appx. 1,600 word) story to give for that station, and as such, was only able to give proper [...]

Fill ‘Er Up or Mega Millions »

My kids are mad for Wild Cherry Life Savers so on break I walked across the street to the gas station to get them each a roll* as a second-to-last day of school treat. I waited in line behind a couple of twentyish types who were loading up on various lottery games. Not to stereotype, [...]

SBC DSL is sllllooowww »

Before I seek support, I want to find out if any other local SBC DSL customers have been suffering under dial-up-like conditions in recent days. Since this past weekend, we’ve been subjected to super slow downloads and timed-out pages, both on our flagship PC, and on my laptop which shares a wireless connection. Please share [...]