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• Sam’s Myth: TOP FIVE: 2006 Movie Posters. The Brick poster is sick.

  Tuesday December 12, 2006

1. Do not forget your wallet, or else you will never hear the end of it for the remainder of the trip.
2. Kicking your friends’ asses at Tetris DS is extremely satisfying.
3. It’s even more satisfying if done while drunk and taking a dump in the bathroom.
4. You will only win at roulette if you use an extremely dumb method to choose the winning color.
5. I have aged a lot in a span of three months. I went from being carded at every casino to being carded only once.
6. I do not like Jägermeister

• Watch these movies, then we can talk (kottke.org). Just froma a quick glance, I think I’ve barely seen 20 of ‘em.

  Wednesday April 26, 2006

Holy crap is this late. In light of tonight’s Academy Awards though, I figured now was as good a time as any.

My List

My favorite films from 2005 in, in no particular order:

• Munich
• Batman Begins
• Serenity
• Crash
• Sin City

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A trio of movie reviews before I get into my favorites of 2005.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

I read the book back in Junior High and remembered liking it. Simple, easy-to-read, straightforward. It wasn’t until later that one of my friends mentioned the parallels with the story of Christ, and I just sort of went, “Hmm. That’s interesting.

Continue reading “Narnia, King Kong, Munich”

Time to do some year-end lists. I’m gonna start off with music this time, and by using the magic of iTunes it pretty much makes these lists for me. These lists are for music I found in the year 2005, not music that was released in 2005.

Update: Favorite song chosen below. Right, these are all just stats gathered by a computer program, so scroll down to see my pick for favorite song of the year.

Most Played Songs

Pretty self-explanatory. Unfortunately it tends to favor songs I found earlier in the year.

1. Death Cab for Cutie - Brothers on a Hotel Bed (88 plays)
   My favorite track on my first listen through their album Plans, although I think What Sarah Said is just as good, if not a better track.

2. Howie Day - Collide (63 plays)
   Very radio-friendly and Top 40, but can’t deny it’s a great song.

3. Elefant - Tonight Let’s Dance (61 plays)
   Love the beat on this track.

4. Stereophonics - Dakota (55 plays)
   Probably a lot higher than it should be, but it did come out early in the year, helping it get more plays.

5. Jem - Finally Woken (54 plays)
   I always bob my head when I hear this song.

Honorable Mention: Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone; New Order - Age of Consent; Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining; Ben Folds - In Between Days; French Kicks - The Trial of the Century; DeVotchKa - How It Ends; Rilo Kiley - Patiently; The Human League - Human.

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I Heart:

1. The Onion
2. Pasadena 110 Freeway
3. Kurt Vonnegut
4. Ice Cream

1. Don’t Stop Believing
2. Any Way You Want It
3. Faithfully
4. Open Arms (tie)
5. Separate Ways