Earlier I said that I was going to keep track of the number of books I read this year with no goal in mind. This morning I decided to amend that. In my apartment I have two bookcases that are overflowing, and enough stacks on the floor to fill a third. I've decided to donate the ones I don't want to Planned Parenthood, and to really try to read the ones I've been meaning to get to. Hopefully I can ween it down to two appropriately filled bookcases.
The Mailman is still being a jerk. I didn't get any mail for about a week, then I got two pieces of mail addressed to "current resident". I have also received more mail for the person who doesn't live at my address, but none for me.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Taken
I watched Taken yesterday, and it was great. Liam Neeson was awesome, there was tons of action, and a few things happened that were genuinely surprising. This was not a run of the mill action flick. Go see it.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The Mailman
I am currently in a stand off with The Mailman. I recently started getting mail addressed to someone else, but with my address on it. On the first letter there was a post-it that said:
"If someone else is a this address their name needs to be added to the mailbox! - The Mailman"
I took the letter out and wrote "not at this address" on the post-it, then put it back in the mailbox. That was over a week ago and he hasn't taken it out yet. And he keeps continuing to deliver this guys mail to me. On every letter I write, "return to sender not at this address" but he WILL NOT take the letters.
So now I am checking my mail everyday, taking out whats for me and leaving the rest. My mailman is an asshole.
Update: I haven't received any mail since Friday, which is unusual. Could The Mailman be holding my mail hostage? Game on.
"If someone else is a this address their name needs to be added to the mailbox! - The Mailman"
I took the letter out and wrote "not at this address" on the post-it, then put it back in the mailbox. That was over a week ago and he hasn't taken it out yet. And he keeps continuing to deliver this guys mail to me. On every letter I write, "return to sender not at this address" but he WILL NOT take the letters.
So now I am checking my mail everyday, taking out whats for me and leaving the rest. My mailman is an asshole.
Update: I haven't received any mail since Friday, which is unusual. Could The Mailman be holding my mail hostage? Game on.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thanks Renee
I was listening to Morning Edition on my way to work this morning when I heard this:
Dear Mr. Obama,
My name is Christopher Tinajero. I live in a brick house. All my family needs is food. Whenever I get home and I'm hungry I cannot find anything. We can't go anywhere because we always have no gas to drive. My mama voted for you, Obama, because we are a big fan. When you won we went crazy. I would want you to take away guns so our people don't have to die.
Sincerely,
Christopher Garcia Tinajero
Could it be any sadder?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99088962
Dear Mr. Obama,
My name is Christopher Tinajero. I live in a brick house. All my family needs is food. Whenever I get home and I'm hungry I cannot find anything. We can't go anywhere because we always have no gas to drive. My mama voted for you, Obama, because we are a big fan. When you won we went crazy. I would want you to take away guns so our people don't have to die.
Sincerely,
Christopher Garcia Tinajero
Could it be any sadder?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99088962
Friday, January 2, 2009
The Great Escape
Over the holiday week I saw three movies, so I thought I would review them all in one post.
The first one I'll talk about is Doubt. I really liked this movie and would recommend that everyone see it. The acting was great of course, and even if you don't like the story it's worth seeing for Philip Seymour Hoffman's sermons alone. The plot revolves around whether or not his character has an inappropriate relationship with a twelve year old boy. I thought the ending was quite clear, but my cousin (who I saw it with), came to the opposite conclusion regarding his characters guilt. If you do see it be sure to let me know what you think.
I also saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This was my least favorite of the three. The acting was good, but the movie was very long. I also find it frustrating that the characters are in love but do everything in their power to mess it up. People ruin their love lives enough in real life, I don't need to watch a three hour movie about it as well. If you see it could you explain the juxtaposition between the story and Hurricane Katrina? I don't get it.
Slumdog Millionaire was the best movie I have seem in a long time. It was well acted, beautifully shot, and had great music that really enhanced the story. The story itself was wonderful, and it was told in an interesting way. Unlike Benjamin Button, Jamal fought for his love and would have died for it, instead of giving up on everything he ever wanted.
The first one I'll talk about is Doubt. I really liked this movie and would recommend that everyone see it. The acting was great of course, and even if you don't like the story it's worth seeing for Philip Seymour Hoffman's sermons alone. The plot revolves around whether or not his character has an inappropriate relationship with a twelve year old boy. I thought the ending was quite clear, but my cousin (who I saw it with), came to the opposite conclusion regarding his characters guilt. If you do see it be sure to let me know what you think.
I also saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This was my least favorite of the three. The acting was good, but the movie was very long. I also find it frustrating that the characters are in love but do everything in their power to mess it up. People ruin their love lives enough in real life, I don't need to watch a three hour movie about it as well. If you see it could you explain the juxtaposition between the story and Hurricane Katrina? I don't get it.
Slumdog Millionaire was the best movie I have seem in a long time. It was well acted, beautifully shot, and had great music that really enhanced the story. The story itself was wonderful, and it was told in an interesting way. Unlike Benjamin Button, Jamal fought for his love and would have died for it, instead of giving up on everything he ever wanted.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Bar Story
I was trying to sleep oh Thursday night, when I randomly remembered something that happened when I was a bartender five years ago. It's an unusual story so I thought I would share.
It must have been a Sunday night, because we were pretty slow and I was closing the bar by myself. I noticed an older man stumbling around by the doors, and I thought there might be trouble if he came and asked for a drink because I would have to tell him no. As I was thinking about this a women came to the bar and ordered two drinks. I got them for her and she called the man over. This pissed me off because I knew she knew I wouldn't serve him. I told my manager and she said just to keep an eye on them and let her know if anything happened.
The man was probably between 55 and 65. He was tall and fat with white scraggly hair and a Santa-ish beard. He had on overalls and a trucker hat. The women was in her 30's, pretty and well dressed. I never would have guessed that they were together. Well, I got distracted by some customers and the next time I looked over the man had blood pouring out of his mouth. He had broken the glass on his teeth, swallowed some, and kept drinking from the broken part totally unaware that anything was going on. The women was laughing. I called my manager to tell her what was going on, then pointed to the women and told her to get him out of the bar (I should probably point out that one of the least intimidating things ever is a 5'2 girl behind a 3 ft. bar- just not scary). She said something to me, and realizing that I didn't really feel like getting into it I made that universal bartender shrug of, "I don't get paid enough for this shit." My manager came out and her and the girl were going at it, with the guy just standing there still bleeding, still drinking. All three head toward the door as my manager escorts them out, and that is when the craziness happened. The guy stops walking, sways for a second, grabs my manager around the waist, and kisses her on the lips. Yeah, glass blood and all (she had to get tested for AIDS like every three months after that). The couple leaves and my manager locks herself in the office to cry for the next two hours.
It must have been a Sunday night, because we were pretty slow and I was closing the bar by myself. I noticed an older man stumbling around by the doors, and I thought there might be trouble if he came and asked for a drink because I would have to tell him no. As I was thinking about this a women came to the bar and ordered two drinks. I got them for her and she called the man over. This pissed me off because I knew she knew I wouldn't serve him. I told my manager and she said just to keep an eye on them and let her know if anything happened.
The man was probably between 55 and 65. He was tall and fat with white scraggly hair and a Santa-ish beard. He had on overalls and a trucker hat. The women was in her 30's, pretty and well dressed. I never would have guessed that they were together. Well, I got distracted by some customers and the next time I looked over the man had blood pouring out of his mouth. He had broken the glass on his teeth, swallowed some, and kept drinking from the broken part totally unaware that anything was going on. The women was laughing. I called my manager to tell her what was going on, then pointed to the women and told her to get him out of the bar (I should probably point out that one of the least intimidating things ever is a 5'2 girl behind a 3 ft. bar- just not scary). She said something to me, and realizing that I didn't really feel like getting into it I made that universal bartender shrug of, "I don't get paid enough for this shit." My manager came out and her and the girl were going at it, with the guy just standing there still bleeding, still drinking. All three head toward the door as my manager escorts them out, and that is when the craziness happened. The guy stops walking, sways for a second, grabs my manager around the waist, and kisses her on the lips. Yeah, glass blood and all (she had to get tested for AIDS like every three months after that). The couple leaves and my manager locks herself in the office to cry for the next two hours.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Do you have your tickets?
Calendar Of Events
Gun Show
Category: Gun
Admission: $6 Adults, $1 for Children ages 1-11
Event Days:
December 19, 2008
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
December 20, 2008
09:00 AM - 5:00 PM
December 21, 2008
09:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location:
4-H Exhibits Building
Contact Info:
Daryl Klein 1/888.552.1486
I am so there!
Gun Show
Category: Gun
Admission: $6 Adults, $1 for Children ages 1-11
Event Days:
December 19, 2008
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
December 20, 2008
09:00 AM - 5:00 PM
December 21, 2008
09:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location:
4-H Exhibits Building
Contact Info:
Daryl Klein 1/888.552.1486
I am so there!
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