A couple weekends ago me and K headed to Baltimore to check out a double feature at Bengie’s Drive-In. The line-up was ‘Up’ and ‘Terminator Salvation’. The day before ’17 Again’ was thrown in for good measure and I think that’s a pretty genius triple feature. You have one movie that’s good in just about every way, one that’s at least got some passing interest because of the movies that came before, and one that you can pretty much tune out and instead make time with your date. Well, being Sunday night, it was only a double feature, so K totally lost out. read more »

Somewhat inexplicably, the manhole covers on I Street have turned a shiny silver.

• Has there been a ‘YouTube star’ who didn’t become so by being completely annoying? #
• There won’t be any more tests on this kid until the first grade. I mean, how much do you need to know? #
• Show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click – http://helpiranelection.com/ #
• Stressed out, saying bad but true things to good people. And I probably shouldn’t care. But that’s just how I wimp. #
• I watched ‘Nightmare Castle’ and I wrote a review about it. You can laugh at my 8th grade level writing here – http://bit.ly/4gTlL #
• And now this is it… I’m tired of myself. ♫ http://blip.fm/~8buna #
• This is a true story. ♫ http://blip.fm/~8bswn #
• Let’s slow self-promotion day down a bit… ♫ http://blip.fm/~8bs21 #
• Me, me, me… wait, I just lost a listener? But… ♫ http://blip.fm/~8blbo #
• Self promotion day continues… ♫ http://blip.fm/~8bflx #
• Hey, everybody – it’s self-promotion day! ♫ http://blip.fm/~8be4z #
• Thanks so much for that email this morning reminding us our bill was due yesterday, #verizon. Glad we don’t rely on you for that. #
• Spent last night at Bengie’s Drive-In. Up and Terminator: Salvation. The former was great, the latter felt like fill-in-the-blanks. #
• Please let Shutter Island be good please let Shutter Island be good please let Shutter Island be good please let Shutter Island be good plea #

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So there’s a review for a movie called ‘Nightmare Castle’ up over at The DVD Lounge and if you look closely, you’ll see that it was written by me. If you have a second, click on over and check it out, maybe leave a comment or two and help support my pack-a-day DVD habit.

There are many interesting things about ‘Nightmare Castle’ – the director, Mario Caiano, directs as Allen Grunewald, for instance – but one thing I don’t really get into in the review, but probably should have – this was Ennio Morricone’s second movie. The music bounces back and forth between two sources – a shock organ sort of thing and a lilting piano piece that plays a fairly integral part in the movie. read more »

• This baby is nothing but butts and feets. #
• This is the first time I’ve ever said this: I’m pretty excited about the Iranian election. #
• Idea: Never mention the name of the shooter at the Holocaust Museum after this tweet. Lock him in a hole and forget about him. #
• Anybody looking for a place in NYC? I’ve got a $1600 studio in Chelsea – I stayed there last Sept. – that’s gonna be up for grabs in July. #
• The Palins are crazy uptight. Why’d you apologize, Dave??? #
• Hmm, better mix it up and double my audience… um… those Republicretins! So greedy! So uptight! So scared of other races! #
• That’s right – pollution isn’t real. Think about it: how many gases are on the table of elements? Radon, xenon – all natural. Harmless! #
• I’ll start with… let’s see… who are these idio-crats who think spending is going to do anything but turn us into communists? #
• Gonna start up a political radio/tv show where I say stuff that makes people mad. Easiest job in the world. #
• Back at home, foot feeling better, jobs under control, baby ready to lay waste to peaceful feeling any second. #
• After 8am and you wonder why someone doesn’t shut it all down and start over. #
• If you can get into downtown DC before 8am, it’s really quite nice. #
• Harper’s heart is okay! Nothing is wrong with it! We spent all that time worrying for nothing! No more stupid tests! Yay! #
• If you get a message from me through Facebook, it ain’t from me. I’ve gotten two today from people that are totes fake. Beware. #
• “My friend is a Harry Potter fanatic, but it’s not my thing. I stopped after the fourth book.” #
• May Harper’s heart beat strong for the doctors today, people. I don’t need any more baby stress that’s not brought on by an actual baby. #
• Dear ‘Drag Me To Hell’ – I think you’re very pretty and I’d really like to see you again. #
• Incredible stabbing pain in the bottom of my foot two mornings in a row. I’m no doctor, but I suspect this involves a voodoo doll. #
• Reason No. 297 #imnotcool: I really love at least one Wallflowers song. #
• Reasons you should take Lipozene, according to ad: poor diet, lack of exercise. Don’t make an effort, people. Stay sick, stay medicated. #
• Reason No. 298 #imnotcool: can’t get up on own roof without massive vertigo. #

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• Doctors: “These tests all look great – WAIT! What is this!? Oh, looks like nothing. These tests all look great… WAIT! What is that!?” #
• Hey D.C. people – go check out ‘Lincolnesque’ at the Keegan, opening tonight. http://www.keegantheatre.com. #
• Reason No. 299 #imnotcool: sneaking into a ‘The Doors’ showing, I actually told the box office lady my real age – 16 – and was turned away. #
• Reason #300 I’m not cool: a new toaster really does brighten my day. #
• Up late, trying to focus enough to proof this DVD. Hate proofing. Nothing makes my mind wander faster than… hey, new toaster! #
• What if we get the sonogram and he’s not in there? K says that’s not going to happen. #
• You’ve obviously got the $ – why not buy something other than an Escalade for when you drive thru Georgetown, buttmunch? #
• K: “Why’d you pull out so much floss?” Me: “It’s ‘sposed to be the length of your arm.” K: “Where’d you learn that?” Me: “Kindergar… oh.” #
• The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien – this and a president in the White House I don’t cringe at. It’s been a good year. #
• Every homophobe should have at least one naked gay angel dropped in their lap on national television. This would fix a lot of things. #
• I thought for sure Happy-Go-Lucky would bore me to tears, but when Poppy starts driving lessons, the whole thing just took off. #
• He just stole my title. Does that mean I’m on to something? Or that I’m destined to come up with ideas that I don’t much like in the end? #
• Spent the day schvitzing with @casperbangs. And I think we got a lot to show for it. #
• Oh no – I actually have time to write… what do I do? What do I do? I know! Nap. #
• What is this thing on my porch – a phone… book? What a funny contraption. I wonder what it does? I’ll look it up on the internet. #

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