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Sep. 7th, 2005 11:46 amI got blisters on my feet from walking around Philadelphia in uncomfortable dress shoes a few weeks ago, and they still haven't gone away. The one on my left foot is especially bad. It's annoying.
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bethje and I watched Lost in Translation and the third disc of Monsters, Madness, and Mayhem. The former was a good movie, I thought. I don't have much to say about it, but I enjoyed it. I can't say the same about the latter. As with the last disc, it had some interesting information, but was poorly edited and ridiculously sensationalized. It was about Halloween, and the narrator went on about how evil and dark its origins were. When they had the inevitable section on people tampering with candy and such, it was introduced as if it were some big deal, even though, when someone actually talked about it, they made it clear that it was incredibly rare, and more of an urban legend than anything else at this point. (They didn't mention the other important fact about the razor blade apples, which was that they were all given to kids by people they knew.) They also kept featuring this so-called historian guy who insisted Halloween was in violation of the Bible. He was simply credited as "Dr. Jacob K," and they never showed his face. Was he afraid the demons would come after him if he revealed his true identity? If you want to watch a documentary on Halloween, try the History Channel's The Haunted History of Halloween instead. Not only is it more interesting and more neatly put together, but it doesn't have a host who has saws hanging on the wall behind him for no apparent reason.
bethje bought the Ditty Bops' album, and I'm listening to it now. I think my favorite songs on it so far are "Wishful Thinking," "Sister Kate" (which is actually a cover, and which I already knew from revme's mix of cover songs), "Gentle Sheep," and "Four Left Feet." Overall, it's a cool album, and has an old-timey sound that you don't hear much in new music these days. I tend to think it's something anyone would like, but then, I think much the same thing about the Young Fresh Fellows, so what do I know?
Gmail isn't working for me right now. Is anyone else having this problem, or am I the only lucky one?
Last night,
bethje and I watched Lost in Translation and the third disc of Monsters, Madness, and Mayhem. The former was a good movie, I thought. I don't have much to say about it, but I enjoyed it. I can't say the same about the latter. As with the last disc, it had some interesting information, but was poorly edited and ridiculously sensationalized. It was about Halloween, and the narrator went on about how evil and dark its origins were. When they had the inevitable section on people tampering with candy and such, it was introduced as if it were some big deal, even though, when someone actually talked about it, they made it clear that it was incredibly rare, and more of an urban legend than anything else at this point. (They didn't mention the other important fact about the razor blade apples, which was that they were all given to kids by people they knew.) They also kept featuring this so-called historian guy who insisted Halloween was in violation of the Bible. He was simply credited as "Dr. Jacob K," and they never showed his face. Was he afraid the demons would come after him if he revealed his true identity? If you want to watch a documentary on Halloween, try the History Channel's The Haunted History of Halloween instead. Not only is it more interesting and more neatly put together, but it doesn't have a host who has saws hanging on the wall behind him for no apparent reason.bethje bought the Ditty Bops' album, and I'm listening to it now. I think my favorite songs on it so far are "Wishful Thinking," "Sister Kate" (which is actually a cover, and which I already knew from revme's mix of cover songs), "Gentle Sheep," and "Four Left Feet." Overall, it's a cool album, and has an old-timey sound that you don't hear much in new music these days. I tend to think it's something anyone would like, but then, I think much the same thing about the Young Fresh Fellows, so what do I know?Gmail isn't working for me right now. Is anyone else having this problem, or am I the only lucky one?
