Finally, a Woody Allen movie that lives up to the billing. Quirky and funny and strangely profound. My two favourite quotes from the movie (which is quotable all over): The other important joke, for me, is one that’s usually attributed to Groucho Marx; but, I think it appears originally in Freud’s “Wit and Its Relation to [...]
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Quick hits…
16Jul06…that have been festering all week. I told everyone at work I’m leaving end-August. Well, beginning-September is probably more like it, given that I expect September 1 to be my last day at work. Interestingly enough, I didn’t even have to initiate the OK-so-you-don’t-drink-so-what-shall-we-do-in-lieu-of-leaving-drinks conversation, EC brought it up himself (he’s probably the person I was [...]
The Ally Watch
16Mar06Right, I’m done with Season 1 and have begun Season 2. Some observations: Watching Season 5 before the other seasons was probably not a good idea. It’s depressing knowing that Ally’s going to end up alone and that Billy’s going to turn into a moron and die. Everybody looks older in Season 1 than they do in [...]
BLOCKBUSTER Acquisition!
25Feb06You’re thinking I’ve bought something big. Newp. I got a Blockbuster subscription! This means I can finally watch the first 4 seasons of ‘Ally McBeal’! And all of ‘North & South’! And every movie from the past 20 years that I’ve thought about renting at some point…oh boy, maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. Oh, [...]
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