midgebop
Drunk on a world served straight: through the lens of a travel junkie, movie slut, foodie, music lover (no country twang please), queer liberal, English prof.

February 2008



Charlie Bartlett

Tuesday, 26 February 2008 9:42 P GMT-07
From the opening shot of Charlie Bartlett, it's clear that this is stadium rock, an act larger than itself, a movie that perhaps wished it could sellout the arena. Unfortunately, Charlie Bartlett doesn't deliver, and the only thundering appla

A month of pictures

Sunday, 24 February 2008 8:16 P GMT-07
Lately, I have had trouble remembering to take pictures for my Project365 Blog.  It's come close to bedtime, but I have somehow managed (at times with N's reminders) to take a picture a day with my cellphone since the beginning of the ye

Shutting things Up

Tuesday, 19 February 2008 9:57 P GMT-07
Perhaps it is some cosmic disturbance that tonight, when silence and misinterpretations are on my mind, I run across this article in The New York Times about a judge shutting down a web site, Wikileaks.org that focuses on releasing confidential info

My Brain Chooses a President

Sunday, 17 February 2008 9:28 A GMT-07
Thanks to BitchPhD, I was able to test how my brain felt about the Presidential candidates. After taking the test, my brain prefers Clinton, followed by Obama. Both Huckabee and McCain sit way at the bottom in the land of loathing.

Mary Gauthier does the Lion's Lair

Sunday, 10 February 2008 9:25 P GMT-07
"If you turn the TV off, I'll play" she says, hanging on the stage with her edgy presence. Mary Gauthier, part hipster with her red/pink toned glasses and part country Nashville gal with the big ol belt buckle, commanded the stage at th

Happy happy caucus me

Friday, 8 February 2008 12:34 P GMT-07
Seriously, I couldn't wait to caucus. I had prepared ahead of time, attending a maucus (mock caucus) in order to have a sense of what to expect. When caucus day arrived on Tuesday, I looked forward to the political mayhem, my virginal experience

What Time I Am

Wednesday, 6 February 2008 8:05 A GMT-07
Ah, too weird, but this quiz (inspired by Liz's blog), accurately depicts me.