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Daniel Carlson
Houston, Texas

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2012.05.10: Review: Safety Not Guaranteed
2012.05.10: May 2012
2012.05.08: Sights And Sounds
2012.04.23: Game's The Same, Just Got More Fierce
2012.04.23: Tweet Less, Watch More
2012.04.20: Review: Get the Gringo
2012.04.20: April 2012
2012.03.26: Review: John Dies at the End
2012.03.20: Review: Somebody Up There Likes Me
2012.03.16: The Psychology of Letting Go
2012.03.15: Review: Fat Kid Rules the World
2012.03.08: Review: John Carter
2012.03.08: March 2012
2012.02.13: Review: Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D
2012.02.13: February 2012
2012.02.08: Sleep, Sleep Tonight
2012.01.30: The Joys Of Penny Can
2012.01.27: Review: The Grey
2012.01.20: January 2012
2012.01.19: Review: Haywire
2012.01.11: The All-Time List
2012.01.05: My Gaming Year in Review, 2011
2012.01.04: My Cinematic Year in Review, 2011
2012.01.01: My Literary Year In Review, 2011
2011.12.26: Soundtracking: "Bad Reputation," Freedy Johnston
2011.12.21: Review: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (U.S.)
2011.12.16: Review: Young Adult
2011.12.09: Boopy Doopy Boop Boop Sex
2011.12.09: December 2011
2011.12.08: Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011.12.06: Annie's Boobs Makes (Make?) The List
2011.12.02: That's Like A $25 Bit!
2011.11.18: I Loved You In IMDb
2011.11.17: Review: The Descendants
2011.11.11: I Liked Horsebot 3000
2011.11.10: Review: J. Edgar
2011.11.04: I'm Gonna Eat Spaceman Paninis With Black Hitler
2011.11.03: Review: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
2011.11.03: November 2011
2011.10.30: October 2011
2011.10.28: This A Home Invasion, Jive Mother
2011.10.28: Review: Anonymous
2011.10.14: Chop Busted, Fellow Adult
2011.10.10: I'm Offering You An Opportunity For Revenge
2011.10.07: Your Love Is Weird And Toxic
2011.10.06: Review: The Ides of March
2011.10.03: Review: Dream House
2011.10.03: No More Prolonging The Inevitable
2011.09.30: Not Asians; Women.
2011.09.29: Review: Machine Gun Preacher
2011.09.29: September 2011
2011.09.26: When Did "Wrong" Suddenly Become A Problem For You?
2011.09.23: Monkey Knockout Gas
2011.09.20: Not Exactly Winning
2011.09.19: Business Is Business
2011.09.15: Review: Drive
2011.09.12: A Guy This Clean's Gotta Be Dirty
2011.09.08: Review: Contagion
2011.09.06: Sangre Por Sangre
2011.08.29: Could Be Things Are Gonna Get Hairy
2011.08.25: Review: Our Idiot Brother
2011.08.22: I Am The One Who Knocks
2011.08.19: Review: Fright Night
2011.08.17: Soundtracking: "Leave the Biker," Fountains of Wayne
2011.08.17: August 2011
2011.08.15: Since When Do Vegans Eat Fried Chicken?
2011.08.13: The Dog Days Of TV
2011.08.11: Soundtracking: "Buddy Holly," Weezer
2011.08.08: How Did Everything Get So Screwed Up?
2011.08.04: Review: The Change-Up
2011.08.01: That's Not Who We Are, Right?
2011.07.29: Review: Cowboys & Aliens
2011.07.27: Reading And Watching
2011.07.25: They Don't Cut The Pizza, And They Pass The Savings On To You
2011.07.20: City Girls
2011.07.18: Right As Rain
2011.07.15: Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011.07.15: July 2011
2011.07.12: Five British Shows You Should Be Watching on Netflix
2011.07.08: Review: Horrible Bosses
2011.06.27: Emmys Schmemmys
2011.06.20: Review: Beginners
2011.06.20: June 2011
2011.06.15: Giving My Own Full Measure
2011.05.31: Review: The Tree of Life
2011.05.26: Review: Everything Must Go
2011.05.26: May 2011
2011.05.24: Combing The Upfronts
2011.05.13: I've Been In A Few Real Wars. This One Is Actually The Most Terrifying.
2011.05.06: More Juice, Miguel
2011.05.02: I Didn't Even Know There Was A Difference Between North And South Korean Barbecue
2011.04.29: Review: Fast Five
2011.04.28: April 2011
2011.04.22: It's Called Chemistry, And I Have It With Everybody
2011.04.21: Nobody's Perfect
2011.04.15: Drunk Ladies, Fancy Bathrooms, And A Room Full Of Free Coats
2011.04.08: Review: Your Highness
2011.04.01: April 1st Is March 32nd
2011.03.25: I Prefer The Term "Homage"
2011.03.23: Review: The Other F Word
2011.03.22: March 2011
2011.03.18: Girls Are So Un-Desensitized
2011.03.18: SXSW: The Recovery
2011.03.10: Review: Red Riding Hood
2011.03.07: Interview: John Oliver
2011.03.04: Review: The Adjustment Bureau
2011.02.25: Review: Cedar Rapids
2011.02.25: Do You Just Constantly Have Your Own Little Side Adventures?
2011.02.25: February 2011
2011.02.18: Review: Unknown
2011.02.18: More Fish For Kunta
2011.02.15: Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself
2011.02.14: The Old Girl
2011.02.11: I've Been Forcing Myself To Be Into Soccer Since 2004
2011.02.04: This Is Why I Wanted To Play Chutes And Ladders
2011.01.28: Off To The Airport Ramada!
2011.01.27: All Flash, No Substance
2011.01.14: Review: The Green Hornet
2011.01.14: January 2011
2011.01.03: All I Have To Do Is Stream
2010.12.30: Cautious Optimism
2010.12.27: My Literary Year In Review, 2010
2010.12.23: Review: Rabbit Hole
2010.12.23: I Suffer From A Disorder Called "Sleep Fighting"
2010.12.22: He Thinks I May Have An Eating Disorder And A Fear Of Rectangles
2010.12.21: Review: True Grit
2010.12.21: December 2010
2010.12.10: Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010.12.10: It Got Real Up In That Memory Cave
2010.12.06: Guilt, Duty; You're A Grown Man Now, What Difference Does It Make?
2010.12.03: I Broke My Legs, Not My Gender
2010.12.02: Review: Black Swan
2010.11.29: A Good Person Wouldn't Be Here Right Now
2010.11.24: Review: Tangled
2010.11.22: I Make My Own Luck
2010.11.19: Enjoy Eating Fiber And Watching "The Mentalist"
2010.11.18: Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010.11.17: November 2010
2010.11.15: Everyone In Paris Is Doing It
2010.11.12: Side Effects: Verbal Dysphasia And Octopus Laws
2010.11.08: Who Do You Think Lit That Fire?
2010.11.05: Review: Fair Game
2010.11.05: My White Guilt Is Doing Somersaults
2010.11.02: America Is Advanced Citizenship
2010.11.01: The Past Is Always With Us
2010.10.29: You Punched A Lady Bee
2010.10.25: Accomplices
2010.10.15: Those Aren't Thumbs
2010.10.11: I Ain't Buildin' No Bookcase
2010.10.04: Day At A Time, I Suppose
2010.10.01: Review: Let Me In
2010.10.01: I Stopped Doing Blow, Not Being Rad
2010.10.01: October 2010
2010.09.29: The Lone Star Sets
2010.09.24: Got Any Room In That Pocket For A Little Spare Chang?
2010.09.21: Now You're On The Trolley
2010.09.17: Review: The Town
2010.09.14: Plus ça Change
2010.09.03: Review: Machete
2010.09.02: Review: The American
2010.09.02: September 2010
2010.08.20: Review: The Switch
2010.08.13: Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010.08.13: August 2010
2010.08.11: For Your Consideration
2010.07.30: Review: The Disappearance of Alice Creed
2010.07.29: We Ah Dooly Appointed Federuhl Mahshuls
2010.07.25: Passages: Feed
2010.07.16: Review: Inception
2010.07.16: July 2010
2010.07.14: It Seemed Like A Good Idea, Etc.
2010.07.09: Review: The Kids Are All Right
2010.07.02: Racism As Capitalist Enterprise: An Online Transcript
2010.06.18: Review: Toy Story 3
2010.06.18: June 2010
2010.06.11: Review: The A-Team
2010.06.09: Make A Joyless Noise
2010.06.04: Review: Get Him to the Greek
2010.05.27: We've Come To The End Of The Road
2010.05.24: It's Never Been Easy
2010.05.21: You've Got Pickle Hair, Baby, And You Got It From Me
2010.05.20: "Idol" Entering Thunderdome
2010.05.19: Band Names Based On Things In My Office
2010.05.19: The Final Countdown
2010.05.15: Can I Watch You Do It While Eating Pork Cracklins?
2010.05.13: "Idol" Outfoxxed
2010.05.12: Mama, Life Has Just Begun
2010.05.10: Chaos Is A Given
2010.05.07: You Seem Pretty Practiced At Putting On Panties With One Hand While Holding A Gun
2010.05.06: Four To Go
2010.05.05: Killing In The Name Of
2010.05.03: Lagniappe Isn't What It Used To Be
2010.05.01: Can You Come Back On June 50th?
2010.04.29: Time Is On My Side
2010.04.29: "Idol" Fatigue Setting In, Big Time
2010.04.26: I Want My City Back
2010.04.23: As Far Back As I Can Remember, I Always Wanted To Be In A Gangster Movie
2010.04.22: "Idol" Gives Back: The Drain Of Public Charity
2010.04.21: Well, Here We Go
2010.04.19: People Do A Lot Of Dumb Sh*t Because It's Easier
2010.04.19: Needles And Grooves
2010.04.16: Review: The Joneses
2010.04.15: "Idol": Seven Up
2010.04.14: You've Got Some More Arzt On You
2010.04.12: Some Of Them Houses Still Got Bodies Up In Them
2010.04.08: "Idol": Holding Pattern
2010.04.07: If Anything Goes Wrong, Desmond Hume Will Be My Constant
2010.04.06: Review: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
2010.04.02: Review: Kick-Ass
2010.04.02: April 2010
2010.04.01: Nine, Nine, Nine
2010.03.31: I've Never Liked Sun Anyway
2010.03.30: Remember: Short, Controlled Bursts
2010.03.26: This Is Not What I Want My Relationship To Look Like
2010.03.25: And Then There Were Ten
2010.03.24: I've Been Out To Sea For A Long Time
2010.03.23: Review: Lebanon, Pa.
2010.03.21: Review: Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010.03.21: I Was Sick And You Looked After Me
2010.03.19: Review: MacGruber
2010.03.19: Smart, Thuggish, Movie-Mad, Trivia-Crazed: Or, How I Spent My Week At The South By Southwest Film Festival
2010.03.19: March 2010
2010.03.19: You Can't Handle My Undivided Attention
2010.03.19: Review: Saturday Night
2010.03.19: Review: One Night in Vegas
2010.03.18: And Then There Were Eleven
2010.03.17: "Lost" Not Immune To The Charms Of The Filler Episode
2010.03.10: "Lost" Not Even Pretending To Hide Metaphors Anymore
2010.03.05: She's Contrapting!
2010.03.04: "Idol" Lurches On
2010.03.03: In Every Possible World, Sayid Is A Killer
2010.02.25: "Idol" Looking More Like "Idol"
2010.02.24: "Lost" Now Bringing Back Dead People As Murderous Zombies
2010.02.17: "Lost": To Bury John Locke, And To Praise Him
2010.02.17: "Idol" Now A Master At Delaying The Inevitable
2010.02.15: It Won't Be Long
2010.02.13: The Five Ws, And Some More Questions
2010.02.12: Blessedly Low On The Douchebag Count
2010.02.12: A Colorful, Lawless Swamp
2010.02.10: "Lost": The M.A.C. System
2010.02.10: "Idol" Goes To Hollywood
2010.02.05: Did You Ever Consider That You Might Not Be As Charming As You Think You Are?
2010.02.03: The Beginning Of The End
2010.02.03: "Idol" Now Just Filling For Time
2010.01.29: I Still Don't Know How To Play Darts
2010.01.28: "Idol" Auditions Somehow Still Going
2010.01.25: Viva Conando
2010.01.22: Computron Wanted To Live
2010.01.20: "Idol" Hands
2010.01.19: The Cone Zone
2010.01.18: January 2010
2010.01.18: Review: The Lovely Bones
2010.01.15: It's No Hot Dog, But Then Again, What Is?
2010.01.14: Set The Timer For Fifteen Minutes
2010.01.11: Review: Youth in Revolt
2010.01.10: Communities Of Informed Judgment
2010.01.08: I Got Soul, But I'm Not A Soldier
2010.01.04: This One's For Duke Silver
2010.01.01: My Literary Year In Review, 2009
2009.12.31: I'm Completely Out Of Drinking References, So Just Make Up Your Own
2009.12.30: The Searchers
2009.12.28: Review: It's Complicated
2009.12.27: December 2009
2009.12.21: "Life Day" Was Your Dad's "Midichlorians"
2009.12.18: Now's As Good As Any To Start Drinking
2009.12.16: Funny How? I Mean, Funny Like A Clown? I Amuse You?
2009.12.11: You Can't Yell Out "I Need This, I Need This" As You Pin Down An Employee On Your Lap
2009.12.11: Nobody Liked My "Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" Joke
2009.12.10: You Get What You Need
2009.12.09: Review: Brothers
2009.12.07: Buy Me A Drink, Sing Me A Song, Take Me As I Come 'Cause I Can't Stay Long
2009.12.04: Things Can Get Real Adult Real Fast
2009.12.03: Even Though It's Breaking
2009.12.03: Watching Grammar: "The West Wing: In the Shadow of Two Gunmen"
2009.11.30: Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009.11.30: November 2009
2009.11.27: She Asks Me Why, I'm Just A Hairy Guy
2009.11.25: We've Come To The End Of The Road
2009.11.20: One Drink To Remember, Another To Forget
2009.11.20: God Bless You, Recyclops, And Your Cold Robot Heart
2009.11.19: Better Run, Girl
2009.11.18: Models, Inc.
2009.11.13: Just A Gangster, I Suppose
2009.11.13: Drink Up, Baby, Look At The Stars
2009.11.13: Tube City
2009.11.12: If I Had The Chance, I'd Ask The World To Dance
2009.11.11: I Want It That Way
2009.11.09: Review: The Box
2009.11.08: I've Been Fine With My Whiskey, Wine, And Gin
2009.11.06: Do Not Test My Politeness
2009.11.04: Should've Been A Cowboy
2009.10.30: I Date Models. Face Models.
2009.10.29: Pop A Top, Again
2009.10.28: Clarissa Goes Without Explanation
2009.10.23: I Feel Like A Real Puerto Rican
2009.10.23: Review: Amelia
2009.10.22: Reliant Energy: Anything But
2009.10.22: October 2009
2009.10.22: We Fill It Up With Only Two
2009.10.22: A Few Quick Points, And The Lesson Is Yours
2009.10.21: Popping The King
2009.10.19: Well Is It True It's Always Happy Hour Here? If It Is, I'd Like To Stay Awhile.
2009.10.15: Hate On Me
2009.10.14: I Want Charles In Charge Of Me
2009.10.09: I Bought Those Boat Tickets The Day I Saw That YouTube Video
2009.10.08: Review: The Boys Are Back
2009.10.08: I Used To Think Maybe You Loved Me, Now Baby I'm Sure
2009.10.07: Stop, Hammer Time
2009.10.02: Review: The Invention of Lying
2009.10.02: What Does A Bean Mean?!
2009.10.01: I Ain't Gonna Face No Defeat
2009.10.01: It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
2009.09.27: Passages: City of Thieves
2009.09.25: Review: Pandorum
2009.09.25: A Cheese Platter?
2009.09.25: September 2009
2009.09.24: If You Liked It, Then You Should Have Put A Ring On It
2009.09.22: Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
2009.09.18: Review: The Informant!
2009.09.09: Review: 9
2009.09.01: On The Road Again; or, I Gotta Go See About A Girl; or, Homeward Bound
2009.08.31: Review: Taking Woodstock
2009.08.31: Letter To A Young Man Moving To Los Angeles
2009.08.26: The Good
2009.08.21: Review: Inglourious Basterds
2009.08.19: The Medium Is The Message
2009.08.12: Smart People
2009.08.10: Review: Cold Souls
2009.08.10: August 2009
2009.08.10: They All Adore Him. They Think He's A Righteous Dude.
2009.08.06: Shades Of Gray
2009.08.04: Certain Of What We Do Not See
2009.07.31: Review: Funny People
2009.07.31: July 2009
2009.07.19: Passages: High Fidelity
2009.07.18: Rigor, Ardor, And Looking For The Perfect Stories
2009.07.17: Seeking My Fame And Fortune, Looking For A Pot Of Gold
2009.07.15: Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009.07.14: Life Insurance Pays Off Triple If You Die On A Business Trip
2009.07.12: New Networks Inspired By SyFy
2009.07.10: Review: Bruno
2009.07.07: We'll Never See Things That Clear Again
2009.07.04: Passages: A People's History of the United States
2009.07.01: Review: Public Enemies
2009.06.29: Review: The Hurt Locker
2009.06.28: June 2009
2009.06.26: The Things I Will Never Understand
2009.06.25: "PC Load Letter"? What The F*ck Does That Mean?
2009.06.22: I Was Born A Poor Black Child
2009.06.19: Review: Year One
2009.06.08: Review: Away We Go
2009.06.05: Review: "Tosh.0"
2009.06.05: Review: "The Listener"
2009.06.02: Review: "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien"
2009.06.01: Review: "Royal Pains"
2009.05.29: Review: Up
2009.05.28: Review: Into the Storm
2009.05.28: May 2009
2009.05.27: Fate, It Seems, Is Not Without A Sense Of Irony
2009.05.26: Review: "The Goode Family"
2009.05.26: Review: "Jesse James Is a Dead Man"
2009.05.22: Review: "Hitched or Ditched"
2009.05.22: Review: Terminator Salvation
2009.05.19: What Am I Going To Do For Eight Months?
2009.05.18: Review: "Glee"
2009.05.18: Those Folks On The Black Rock Are In For A Treat
2009.05.14: Marooned For All Eternity On A Dead Planet: An Online Transcript
2009.05.14: The First Playboy I Ever Owned
2009.05.13: Dwight Thinks It's Friday, So That's What I'm Going To Be Doing This Afternoon
2009.05.12: Go West, Young Man: Songs About California
2009.05.12: Spoiler-Filled Thoughts About Star Trek
2009.05.11: "If We Survive This — If We Survive Tonight — We're Gonna Have A Locke Problem"
2009.05.08: Review: Star Trek
2009.05.07: Speed Racer, Girl Chaser
2009.05.06: The Worst Nightmare I Have Ever Had
2009.05.05: Just Let Your Soul Glow
2009.05.04: Things I Realized Watching VH1 And VH1 Classic
2009.05.04: At Least Hurley Didn't Talk As Much This Time
2009.04.28: At Least No One Mentioned ABBA: An Online Transcript
2009.04.22: Hurley Is A Big Dumb Grinning Idiot At This Point
2009.04.22: I Can Feel It In My Midichlorians: An Online Transcript
2009.04.18: Review: "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler"
2009.04.17: Review: State of Play
2009.04.16: Review: "Sit Down, Shut Up"
2009.04.15: Subject Lines To Spam Emails I Have Recently Received
2009.04.15: April 2009
2009.04.14: The Lost Lane-End Into Heaven
2009.04.13: I Loves Me Some Terry O'Quinn
2009.04.10: Review: Observe and Report
2009.04.08: Review: "Harper's Island"
2009.04.07: Now I Just Need To Find My Own Version Of Tuba Girl
2009.04.07: Review: "Parks and Recreation"
2009.04.07: Today's Playlist (4/6/09)
2009.04.06: Review: "Rescue Me"
2009.04.06: Well Now I Really Want To Know What Happens In That Temple
2009.04.03: Review: Adventureland
2009.03.31: Today's Playlist (3/31/09)
2009.03.30: Sayid Kills Like A Man Who Has Not Forgotten The Face Of His Father
2009.03.27: Review: 12 Rounds
2009.03.27: March 2009
2009.03.24: No Reason To Get Excited: Looking At The Series Finale Of "Battlestar Galactica"
2009.03.23: Oh Look, A Schism In My Consciousness
2009.03.22: The Key City To A Door You Don't Want To Open
2009.03.20: Filling Out Your NCAA Bracket In Ten Easy Steps
2009.03.20: Review: I Love You, Man
2009.03.11: The Mexican Food Sucks North Of Here Anyway
2009.03.09: I Can Still Pop The Windmill: Sense Memory And Weird Competitions In West Texas
2009.03.09: Stay Strong, Sawyer
2009.03.06: Review: Watchmen
2009.03.04: Rollover DJ
2009.03.03: And In The End, Should Someone Die?
2009.03.02: Fill In Your Own Joke About Lotion And Baskets: An Online Transcript
2009.03.02: Never Turn Your Back On Ben Linus
2009.02.28: The Life Of Kings Isn't What It Used To Be
2009.02.26: Things That I Am Giving Up For Lent
2009.02.23: Kate Is A Ballbreaker
2009.02.19: I Smell Spinoff: An Online Transcript
2009.02.17: His Head On My Mantle Is How I Will Let This World Know ... How Much I Love You
2009.02.16: Smoke Monster Always Makes For A Good Episode
2009.02.13: Review: Friday the 13th
2009.02.13: February 2009
2009.02.12: Passages: Look Homeward, Angel
2009.02.10: Songs For The Passing: An Open Poll
2009.02.09: Review: Fanboys
2009.02.09: Everyone Is Meeting Everyone Before They Actually Met Everyone
2009.02.08: I Couldn't Resist: An Online Transcript
2009.02.07: Your Twitter Fictional Character Round-Up
2009.02.04: Or At Least Two Shirts On The Same Hanger: An Online Transcript
2009.02.04: Adventures In Demographics
2009.02.04: Music Video Of The Week — 22
2009.02.03: "Why Is This Happening To Me? Is This Forever?"
2009.02.03: Review: The Class
2009.02.02: I Totally Want Charles Widmore's Painting
2009.01.29: That's All It Took
2009.01.29: January 2009
2009.01.27: Even In Death, Ana Lucia Is Still Kind Of A Dick
2009.01.26: And Here I Thought You Needed A Flux Capacitor
2009.01.23: Passages: "Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley"
2009.01.20: We Come To Proclaim An End To The Petty Grievances And False Promises, The Recriminations And Worn-Out Dogmas
2009.01.20: Review: Waltz With Bashir
2009.01.19: Passages: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
2009.01.17: My Musical Year In Review, 2008 — Coda
2009.01.14: My Musical Year In Review, 2008 — 7 (Christmas Bonus Edition)
2009.01.13: On Standards: A Live Transcript
2009.01.12: My Musical Year In Review, 2008 — 6
2009.01.12: Review: Last Chance Harvey
2009.01.07: Passages: How Beautiful It Is and How Easily It Can Be Broken
2009.01.05: Subtitling: Punchline Guidelines
2009.01.05: My Musical Year In Review, 2008 — 5
2009.01.04: Texas Is As Texas Does: A Pair Of ~~Online~~ Live Transcripts
2009.01.04: The Thin Line Between Terror And Boredom: An Online Transcript
2008.12.31: Greatest Hits: 2008, Part 2
2008.12.29: In Which I Display A Surprising Strength Of Conviction About The Plotting And Structure Of A Film Starring Muppets
2008.12.26: Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008.12.24: December 2008
2008.12.17: Ye Who Are Weary, Come Home
2008.12.16: My Musical Year In Review, 2008 — 4
2008.12.15: Review: Doubt
2008.12.14: What I've Learned, 2008
2008.12.10: She Asks Me Why, I'm Just A Hairy Guy
2008.12.09: My Musical Year In Review, 2008 — 3
2008.12.08: Review: Cadillac Records
2008.12.07: There Is Absolutely No Way This Story Will End Well, Part 2
2008.12.02: Review: Frost/Nixon
2008.11.30: My Musical Year In Review, 2008 — 2
2008.11.28: Review: Australia
2008.11.27: November 2008
2008.11.25: In Living Color
2008.11.24: Finish The Sentence: An Open Poll
2008.11.20: It Was All I Could Do Not To Make A "Vampire Layer" Pun: An Online Transcript
2008.11.19: Music Video Of The Week — 21
2008.11.19: By The Way, This Is The Second Time Today I've Been Kicked Out Of A Room, And I Go Pleasantly And Without Incident.
2008.11.17: Why The Latest Star Trek Trailer Works
2008.11.17: Review: Slumdog Millionaire
2008.11.16: There Is Absolutely No Way This Story Will End Well
2008.11.12: My Musical Year In Review, 2008 — 1
2008.11.11: A Workplace Transcript
2008.11.10: Sad Songs And Waltzes: An Open Poll
2008.11.09: Music Video Of The Week — 20
2008.11.07: Review: Role Models
2008.11.05: Am I Supposed To Remain Celibate While I Bask In The Warm Glow Of Your Annihilating Contempt?
2008.11.04: Finally
2008.11.03: Seven Strange Ones
2008.11.01: Mix It Up — 7
2008.10.29: Storm At Sea
2008.10.27: Try Not To Let The Irony Hit You All At Once
2008.10.27: The Empty Bottle Was Half-Empty
2008.10.24: October 2008
2008.10.24: Review: Changeling
2008.10.21: They Went With Someone Who Had More Theme Park Experience
2008.10.18: Greatest Hits: 2008, Part 1
2008.10.17: Review: W.
2008.10.13: Sailing The Sword Of Orion: "Sports Night," Ten Years Later
2008.10.10: Review: Body of Lies
2008.10.09: You Had Me At "Hookers And Meatloaf"
2008.10.06: Jolly Men Are We
2008.10.05: Craigslist Comes Through Once Again
2008.10.03: Review: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
2008.09.30: Fill My Queue: An Open Poll
2008.09.29: I Could Have Told You Medellin Was A Bad Idea, Too
2008.09.28: Plus He Probably Smells Good: An Online Transcript
2008.09.26: Review: Miracle at St. Anna
2008.09.26: September 2008
2008.09.25: All In The Game: Thoughts On Getting My Ass Kicked By "The Wire"
2008.09.24: Music Video Of The Week — 19
2008.09.22: In Which My Sister And I Invoke Aaron Sorkin While Unconscious (Or Anyway She Does, And Brings Me Along)
2008.09.19: Review: Ghost Town
2008.09.15: Poor Yorick
2008.09.12: Review: Burn After Reading
2008.09.11: I Still Fly Even Though I'm Gonna Fall, But I'm Too Far Gone To Let It Get To Me
2008.09.09: Thanks, Night Ranger!
2008.09.08: Uniformity
2008.09.04: Plus There Were Typewriters: An Online Transcript
2008.09.03: Things That Would Make Me Vote For John McCain
2008.09.02: — 30 —
2008.08.29: Review: Traitor
2008.08.27: August 2008
2008.08.27: This Isn't Going To Have A Happy Ending
2008.08.25: Just Because We're Trying To Nominally Change Politics For The Better Doesn't Mean We Can't, You Know, Cruise For Trim
2008.08.20: Oh Brother Of Mine, Please Don't Forget Me If I Go
2008.08.20: An Olympic Double-Header
2008.08.18: Review: Henry Poole Is Here
2008.08.14: Music Video Of The Week — 18: Duets Edition
2008.08.11: Now All I Need Are ~~Groupies~~ Band-Aids
2008.08.08: A Scattershot Series Of Thoughts, Observations, And Happenings From A Weekend In Ohio
2008.08.05: I Still Miss Billy
2008.08.04: Habits I've Adopted Since Plunging Into The World Of "The Wire," And Which Are Not Sitting Well With My Colleagues
2008.07.30: My Generation
2008.07.28: Recent iTunes Purchases
2008.07.28: Review: American Teen
2008.07.25: July 2008
2008.07.24: Can You Use It In A Sentence?
2008.07.21: I Will Cut You Open Like A Tauntaun: An Online Transcript
2008.07.21: Destiny, John, Is A Fickle Bitch
2008.07.18: Review: The Dark Knight
2008.07.09: Kage ... Musha?
2008.07.07: The Truth About John McCain
2008.07.06: I Hope He Had One Of Those Wrist-Wrests In Front Of His Keyboard
2008.07.05: Summertime Verse — 2
2008.07.03: Rhett Miller Knows My Name
2008.07.02: Music Video Of The Week — 17
2008.06.30: Plus He's Got All Those Groupies
2008.06.27: Review: WALL-E
2008.06.26: I Don't Remember Yesterday. Today It Rained.
2008.06.25: June 2008
2008.06.25: I Still Hate Dat Phan
2008.06.24: Music Video Of The Week — 16
2008.06.23: I Ain't Here For Business, I'm Only Here For Fun
2008.06.17: I Hear The Bells, They Are Like Emeralds
2008.06.13: Review: The Happening
2008.06.10: Underneath The Foreign Stars
2008.06.08: I Want Someone To Punch Me In The Chest And Say "Kalashnikov"
2008.06.02: And "Lost" Drops Yet Another Perfect Episode On Us All
2008.06.01: Ways In Which I Am Like A Bear
2008.05.27: Calling All New Yorkers
2008.05.26: Country Favorites
2008.05.25: A Spoiler-Filled Rant About Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008.05.23: Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008.05.23: May 2008
2008.05.21: Music Video Of The Week — 15
2008.05.20: The Damning Effects Of The Masculinity Movement
2008.05.20: Probably The Most Spiritually Graphic (And Disturbing, And Probably Offensive) Image I Have Ever Created
2008.05.20: "In This Kind Of Love, As Emerson Said, Do You Love Me? Means Do You See The Same Truth?"
2008.05.19: At This Point, Where Won't Michelle Forbes Show Up?
2008.05.16: Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008.05.14: The Times They Are A-Changin'
2008.05.13: Calling All Angelenos (But Really Just The Ones Who Read)
2008.05.12: I Promise To Use My Power For Niceness
2008.05.12: The Sis Returns To Blogging, And All Is Right With The World
2008.05.12: I Still Say Miles Is A Bigger Douchebag Than Keamy, Though It's Admittedly A Close Race
2008.05.12: Review: Son of Rambow
2008.05.11: Eye-Opening Revelations About Adam Duritz's Chronic Loneliness
2008.05.06: Band Names I'm Kicking Around
2008.05.06: Here's To The Halcyon
2008.05.06: Seriously, Everybody Stop Looking For The Ghost Cabin. You Know It Won't End Well.
2008.04.28: Ben Again Proves That He Is Not To Be Trifled With
2008.04.25: April 2008
2008.04.25: Review: Baby Mama
2008.04.24: My Latest Reality Show Pitch
2008.04.24: I Know What You're Thinking: Finally, A Way To Express Frustration Over The Ad-Edit Ratio Debate Via Clothing
2008.04.21: My Feet Actually Were Ten Feet Off Of Beale
2008.04.21: Courses My University Should Have Offered
2008.04.18: Review: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008.04.14: Review: The Visitor
2008.04.10: Music Video Of The Week — 14
2008.04.10: Cue The Berlin For The Last Time: An Online Transcript
2008.04.08: In Which I Try To Help A Friend See The Error Of Her Ways: An Online Transcript
2008.04.07: Review: Priceless
2008.04.05: A Brief And Unconnected Note On The "Buffy" Comics
2008.04.03: Damn It
2008.04.02: Mix It Up — 6
2008.04.02: A Selection Of Haiku Composed During Recent Meetings
2008.04.02: A More Perfect Televised Union
2008.04.01: I'm Holding Out For Stephen Colbert's Examination Of Wittgenstein
2008.03.31: This Is What We Talk About: Excerpts From Online Transcripts
2008.03.30: He Never Said Anything About Covering Old Celine Dion Songs, Though
2008.03.28: Review: 21
2008.03.28: March 2008
2008.03.27: I've Been Known To Do Fifty-Five In A Fifty-Fo', As Well
2008.03.25: I've Seen A Man With No Legs Stay Standing, And A Guy With No Voice Keep Shouting
2008.03.24: "Lost": More Stuff Happened
2008.03.22: There Was Even A Girl There Who Looked Like Diora Baird
2008.03.21: Review: Drillbit Taylor
2008.03.20: I Think "What Would Riggins Do?" Is An Acceptable Social Philosophy, Or At Any Rate, It's Going To Guarantee You Have An Adventure Or Two
2008.03.18: Like The Man Said: It's Judd Apatow's World, And We're A Better Place For It
2008.03.17: This Is Another Completely Neutral Headline About "Lost"
2008.03.17: Review: Funny Games
2008.03.16: Your Dad, My Boyfriend, Whatever
2008.03.13: Shame of Baghdad
2008.03.12: All My Romantic Stories Are A Scrambled Version Of That First One
2008.03.11: "A Newspaper Can't Love You Back"
2008.03.10: This Is A Completely Neutral Headline About "Lost"
2008.03.07: Everyone Learn This Right Now
2008.03.07: Review: 10,000 BC
2008.03.05: What The Blog Are You Blogging About, Sonic The Hedgeblog?
2008.03.04: You Get The Girl, I Get The Coroner
2008.03.03: Here I Am, Turn The Page
2008.03.03: Maybe Desmond's Constant Could Be An Observer From His Own Time Who Appears In The Form Of A Hologram
2008.02.28: Barack Of Ages, Cleft For Me
2008.02.28: The Only Thing I Took Away From The Meeting This Morning With The New Corporate Guy
2008.02.25: The Ducks Are Back
2008.02.25: Sawyer Is Easily The Most Patient And Controlled Guy On That Island
2008.02.23: Forthcoming Entries In The Girls Gone Wild Series
2008.02.22: 10 Truths
2008.02.19: Prophecies And Fantasies: A Keyword Analysis
2008.02.19: Shawshankin': An Online Transcript (And More)
2008.02.18: Sayid And Blondes Do Not Mix
2008.02.15: February 2008
2008.02.15: Review: Jumper
2008.02.12: The Turtle Definitely Can't Help You Now
2008.02.11: A Quote I Keep Hoping Will Catch On
2008.02.11: I Would Probably Take Orders From Taller Ghost Walt, Too
2008.02.09: An Unsettling Coincidence
2008.02.08: Review: In Bruges
2008.02.04: Who's In The Coffin?
2008.02.01: Review: Strange Wilderness
2008.01.30: Physical Challenges Haven't Been This Much Fun Since Marc Summers' Heyday
2008.01.29: I Have Never Lied About My Willingness To Fight Dirty
2008.01.28: January 2008
2008.01.28: Review: Teeth
2008.01.24: You Just Keep Thinking, Butch. That's What You're Good At.
2008.01.22: My Musical Year In Review: Coda
2008.01.21: This Just In
2008.01.18: Review: Cloverfield
2008.01.17: The (Sh)It Hits The Fans
2008.01.16: A Little Berlin, A Little Def Leppard: An Online Transcript
2008.01.16: I Miss The Good Old Days Of The Gutly Lincolnish Warrior-Poet, Not To Mention His Jewish Friend
2008.01.15: Ghost World: An Online Transcript
2008.01.15: Reigning In The Pituitary: An Online Transcript
2008.01.13: My Musical Year In Review — 5
2008.01.10: Ladies And Gentlemen, If I Say I'm An Oil Man, You Will Agree.
2008.01.09: Calling All Guitar Pop
2008.01.08: I Always Liked To Hear About The Old Timers. I Never Missed A Chance To Do So.
2008.01.07: Boys Becoming Men, Men Becoming Wolves
2008.01.05: Saturday Wisdom
2008.01.04: Review: There Will Be Blood
2008.01.03: On Stardust, Sex Dolls, And Everything Else
2007.12.30: Special Topics in Calamity Physics: A Chronological Book Review
2007.12.20: Mama's Still Cooking Too Much For Supper, And Me, I've Been A Long Time Gone
2007.12.17: Whatever Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stranger
2007.12.17: Review: Youth Without Youth
2007.12.16: December 2007
2007.12.13: My Musical Year In Review — 4
2007.12.12: Too Many Thoughts, Etc.
2007.12.12: James Van Der Beek, Frank L. Baum, And A Complete Lack Of Shame
2007.12.10: Clear Eyes, Collateral Damage: An Online Transcript
2007.12.10: Review: Atonement
2007.12.07: Review: Juno
2007.12.05: The Quality Of Mercy At 1,729 Ft.
2007.12.05: All This Has Happened Before, And It Will Happen Again
2007.12.04: My Musical Year In Review — 3
2007.12.03: Influential Figures: An Online Transcript
2007.12.02: Baby Please Come Home: Another Great Night At The El Rey
2007.11.29: Things BoingBoing Is Trying To Teach Me, The Premises Of Which I Often Find Suspect
2007.11.28: Gonna Climb A Mountain, Gonna Sew A Flag, Gonna Fly On An Eagle
2007.11.27: My Musical Year In Review — 2
2007.11.26: Review: Margot at the Wedding
2007.11.25: November 2007
2007.11.20: My Musical Year In Review — 1
2007.11.12: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts: Looking At The First Season Of "Friday Night Lights"
2007.11.12: Review: No Country for Old Men
2007.11.07: Now's As Good A Time As Any For The Return Of "Ride The Fire Eagle Danger Day"
2007.11.05: Things I Wish I Didn't Remember From My Dreams Last Night, And Their Real-World Antecedents
2007.11.04: Gonna Rise Up And Find My Direction Solipsistically
2007.11.02: Review: American Gangster
2007.11.01: Grow, O Ye Mighty Hairs
2007.10.31: Ain't No Party Like A Scranton Party, 'Cause A Scranton Party Gets Really Self-Aware A Few Years In
2007.10.30: Music Video Of The Week — 13
2007.10.29: October 2007
2007.10.29: Review: Rails & Ties
2007.10.28: Headline Punctuation, And Another Glimpse Into My Deeply Rule-Oriented Psyche
2007.10.25: Also, The Villain's Name Is "Batty," Which Is Pretty Obvious, If You Think About It
2007.10.23: Things That Occurred To Me While Watching "The Hills" Last Night, Which Admittedly Was A Pretty Stupid Thing To Do
2007.10.22: Makeup, Tech Support, And Coming Of Age: An Online Transcript
2007.10.21: In Which Drew Hits Another One Out Of The Park
2007.10.19: Review: Rendition
2007.10.17: With Everything I Touch And Hear And See
2007.10.16: Hair, Etc.: An Update
2007.10.16: My Geeky, Inebriated Weekend
2007.10.15: Review: Lars and the Real Girl
2007.10.12: Review: Michael Clayton
2007.10.09: Seriously, Stop
2007.10.08: Don't My Baby Look The Sweetest
2007.10.05: Review: The Darjeeling Limited
2007.10.04: Let's Refrain From Jokes About A Phoenix Rising: An (Even Geekier Than Usual, Which Is Saying Something) Online Transcript
2007.10.03: At Night We Swim The Laughing Sea; When Summer's Gone, Where Will We Be?
2007.10.02: I Still Think Mystic River Got Screwed Over
2007.09.28: Review: The Kingdom
2007.09.28: September 2007
2007.09.26: The Dangers Of Wealth: An Online Transcript
2007.09.24: Pain Relief And Feeling Pretty: An Online Transcript
2007.09.24: Interview: Derek Haas And Michael Brandt
2007.09.23: Trust Me On This One: An Online Transcript
2007.09.22: Just Getting It Out There: An Online Transcript
2007.09.21: Review: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007.09.18: You (Maybe) Heard It Here First
2007.09.18: Lies, Damn Lies, And Dane Cook
2007.09.17: Mix It Up — 5
2007.09.16: Conversations I Have Had With My Roommate While Channel-Surfing
2007.09.14: Review: Across the Universe
2007.09.13: You Can Come By Any Time You Want
2007.09.12: Come On, You Guys Have Made Out With People Weirder Than Me
2007.09.11: Fingers Touching Each Shiny String
2007.09.10: Manolos, Kegels, And Bullshit: A Workplace Transcript
2007.09.07: Review: 3:10 to Yuma
2007.09.06: It Must Be Summer, 'Cause The Days Are Long, And I Try Your Number, But You're Gone, Gone, Gone
2007.09.05: An Actual Conversation Between Me And My Boss
2007.09.05: Women That Affected My Sexual Growth, Pre-Puberty — 1
2007.09.04: I Still Have Too Many Thoughts
2007.08.30: In Which My Sister Reveals To Me Universal Truths About Mormons: An Online Transcript
2007.08.29: Do You Wanna Mess Around? Do You Wanna Spend The Night?
2007.08.28: They'll Love It In Pomona
2007.08.27: August 2007
2007.08.26: An Open Question
2007.08.26: Further Signs That The Line Between My Reality And Fantasy Is Beginning To Blur
2007.08.24: Review: The Nanny Diaries
2007.08.23: I Love The Smell Of World Domination In The Morning
2007.08.21: Plus It's Really Hot, And There Are Bugs: An Online Transcript
2007.08.21: Music Video Of The Week — 12
2007.08.20: Rejected Dwarves From Snow White
2007.08.18: "Arguing On The Internet Is Like Running In The Special Olympics: Even If You Win, You're Still Retarded."
2007.08.17: Review: Superbad
2007.08.16: We Should Work In PR: An Online Transcript
2007.08.15: Don't You Flatter Yourself, You Know I Don't Think That Much Of Your "Girlfriend"
2007.08.13: 20 Things I Hate About Old Man T——, My Coworker
2007.08.12: The Memory Of Love's Refrain: A Few More Thoughts On Genre And Stardust
2007.08.10: Review: Stardust
2007.08.09: Assistant District Attorneys On "Law & Order" In Ascending Order Of Hotness
2007.08.08: Maybe The Weirdest News Feed Item I Have Seen On Facebook
2007.08.08: Another Random Moment In Which My Nerdy Childhood Attempts To Takeover My (Semi-)Adult Brain
2007.08.07: Y: Because It's Awesome
2007.08.06: In Which My Sister Dangerously Encourages Me To Act Out My Weirdest Fantasies: An Online Transcript
2007.08.05: Possible Titles For Scott Stapp's Autobiography That Would Make Me Read The Book
2007.08.03: Review: Hot Rod
2007.08.01: Bright And Early For Their Daily Races
2007.07.31: A Stunning Confluence
2007.07.31: Comic-Con, Not So Briefly
2007.07.27: Comic-Con, Briefly
2007.07.26: If Aaron Sorkin Wrote Porn
2007.07.24: C. of C.'s, CCM, And A Whole Lotta NCMO: The Youth Group Flashback — 4
2007.07.23: Summertime Verse
2007.07.23: Let's All Learn Some Basic Typography
2007.07.22: Dirty Pickup Lines And Assorted Frat-ish Sexual Innuendos That Only Make Sense If You Went To My College
2007.07.20: July 2007
2007.07.20: Review: Talk to Me
2007.07.18: Dammit, Willamette, I Love You
2007.07.13: Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007.07.11: More Quizzes; It Beats Working
2007.07.11: Things I Have Said At The Office Today
2007.07.10: I Turn My Camera On
2007.07.10: The Math On This Is Absolutely Terrifying
2007.07.09: I Have Too Many Thoughts
2007.07.08: Probably My New All-Time Favorite Church Quote
2007.07.08: Phrases I Have Googled Recently
2007.07.06: Review: Rescue Dawn
2007.07.03: Mix It Up — 4
2007.06.29: June 2007
2007.06.29: Review: Live Free or Die Hard
2007.06.28: BTVS: OMWF @ LAFF
2007.06.28: I Guess I Have To Keep Being Polite
2007.06.26: Proposed Idea For A Reality Show
2007.06.26: Mix It Up — 3
2007.06.25: In-World Inconsistencies That Render Disneyland's "Star Tours" Attraction At Best Inaccurate And At Worst Downright Apocryphal
2007.06.24: Easily The Most Entertaining 5-Second Video You Will See Today
2007.06.22: Review: Evan Almighty
2007.06.19: Mix It Up — 2
2007.06.18: I'm Trying To Think Of A Commandment Joke, But It's Just Not Coming
2007.06.17: "Studio 60": The Occasionally Smug Piety Of The Righteous And The Faith Of Nonbelievers
2007.06.15: Amazingly Insightful Thoughts On Superheroes From A Friend Of Mine
2007.06.15: Review: Fido
2007.06.13: To This, Our Noble Tie: Or, Houston Means I'm One Day Closer To Screwed
2007.06.13: In Memoriam
2007.06.12: Ooh Las Vegas
2007.06.11: Mix It Up — 1
2007.06.10: Signs Your Day Has Taken A Turn For The Bizarre
2007.06.08: Review: Day Watch
2007.06.07: TheLOLgians: Thank God (Literally) That Someone Thought Of This
2007.06.06: We Are Somewhere, And It's Now: Looking At Losers And Getting Knocked Up
2007.06.01: Reo Reo Reo
Jam Nitty Gritty
I've Gone To Houston
Where The Weather Is ... Warm
2007.05.31: I'm Like Lightning On That Buzzer
2007.05.29: Calling All Songs
2007.05.28: The Man Show: Or, My First Trip To A Gay Club
2007.05.25: Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007.05.23: With A Devilish Look In Her Eye
2007.05.22: Mah Bukket, I Lovez It
2007.05.21: Just A Piece Of Pecan Pie, And All I Want Is You
2007.05.20: Word Has It I Could Be A Bear
2007.05.19: Your Questions Answered
2007.05.17: Nothing's Going Right Today
2007.05.16: Conspicuous Consumption Meets Literacy
2007.05.16: We Could Be Heroes. Or, Anyway, I Could — An Online Transcript
2007.05.16: Music Video Of The Week — 11: Heartbroken '90s Pop-Rock Edition
2007.05.15: Go Forth And Read
2007.05.12: Review: Georgia Rule
2007.05.11: "Veronica Mars": Breaking Your Heart With Beams Of Light
2007.05.11: May 2007
2007.05.10: It's Like Homer Simpson Moved To The Hill Country
2007.05.10: A Letter From HR
2007.05.09: Music Video Of The Week — 10: Rock on the Radio Edition
2007.05.08: An Ignoble Spirit Embiggens The Smallest Chest
2007.05.08: Blog Love — 2
2007.05.06: Phrases That Cannot Be Made Cuter By Using Lolcat Pidgin
2007.05.05: I Found This Mighty Entertaining
2007.05.04: Review: Spider-Man 3
2007.05.03: Music Video Of The Week — 9: Country Explosion In Indio Edition
2007.05.02: "Veronica Mars": When Mysteries Aren't That Mysterious
2007.05.01: Action Is As Action Does
2007.04.30: Someone Make This Happen For Me, Please — An Online Transcript
2007.04.30: Pour Me A Double Skotchka: The Unbridled Joys Of The Room
2007.04.29: Airing My Musical Opinions At The Office
2007.04.27: April 2007
2007.04.27: Review: Next
2007.04.26: Thursday Comedy Lift
2007.04.25: Spoof Vs. Satire: Or, Romance Among The Zombies
2007.04.25: Music Video Of The Week — 8
2007.04.24: An Open Poll: John McClane Edition
2007.04.24: Top 5 Ways "Lost" Should End
2007.04.23: Review: The TV Set
2007.04.21: "Lost": Who's Ready For Some Girl-On-Girl?
2007.04.20: Review: Hot Fuzz
2007.04.18: Music Video Of The Week — 7
2007.04.17: Blog Love
2007.04.16: Pure, Dumb, Grinning Adrenaline
2007.04.13: Review: Perfect Stranger
2007.04.12: Phrases That Apparently Aren't Dirty But Still Sound Somehow Horribly Wrong
2007.04.12: Mmm, Sacrilicious
2007.04.11: Music Video Of The Week — 6
2007.04.10: Slobodan Milosevic Is Back From The Dead And Trolling The IMDb Boards
2007.04.10: The Lines
2007.04.09: They Call Me Beardy Maleardy
2007.04.09: Shows VH1 Should Bring Back
2007.04.08: Housekeeping
2007.04.06: Review: Grindhouse
2007.04.06: Welcome. Take Your Shoes Off And Get Comfortable.
2007.04.01: To Beard Or Not To Beard: The Poll
2007.03.31: Review: The Lookout
2007.03.29: Let Us Not Talk Falsely Now: Ethical Dilemmas And Epic Story In "Battlestar Galactica"
2007.03.28: Music Video Of The Week — 5
2007.03.27: Chimminy-Choo-Doooooooo: An Office Transcript
2007.03.25: "Lost": Moral Ambiguities In The Jungle — Or, Why Blowing Up A Submarine Is Sometimes A Good Idea
2007.03.23: Review: Reign Over Me
2007.03.21: Music Video Of The Week — 4
2007.03.19: Freshman Psych Rears Its Ugly Head: My Night Out With Alicia Silverstone
2007.03.18: An Open Question For All Women
2007.03.17: Good: Today Is "Ride The Fire Eagle Danger Day"
Bad: It's The Last One
Worse: I Spent It Watching I Think I Love My Wife
2007.03.17: March 2007
2007.03.15: It's Do Or Die, Hey I've Died Twice; Or, My Life As A Comfortador
2007.03.14: Music Video Of The Week — 3
2007.03.12: Students, Scientologists, And Trips To Hooters: The Youth Group Flashback — 3
2007.03.10: Review: 300
2007.03.08: News Time
2007.03.07: Music Video Of The Week — 2
2007.03.05: Life, Love, And Lube: The Youth Group Flashback — 2
2007.03.05: Like The News, If The News Were Smart And Funny And Also Silly And Not Above Poop Jokes, Which, Let's Face It, Would Make Things Much More Interesting
2007.03.04: An Exchange I Feel I Should Share
2007.03.03: Review: Starter for 10
2007.03.02: I Didn't Know She Had The G.I. Joe Kung-Fu Grip: A Slowly Going Bald Correction
2007.03.01: An Open Letter To The Unnamed Blonde Who Walks By My Desk Around 5:30 Or 6:00 Every Evening On Her Way Home And Whose Appearance Is Becoming Something Of A Minor Bright Spot In My Day,
2007.02.28: Music Video Of The Week — 1
2007.02.28: Slightly Horrible Things I Have Said Recently That I Don't Regret
2007.02.28: February 2007
2007.02.28: Guide To Being A Geek, Pt. 2
2007.02.27: The Top 10 Striking Similarities Between Supercuts And Strip Clubs
2007.02.26: Things I Will Program My LoveBot To Say
2007.02.26: The Utter Pointlessness Of Awards: The Predictions, The Results, And The Joys Of Being Dignam
2007.02.24: Review: Reno 911!: Miami
2007.02.20: I'm Talkin' About Friendship. I'm Talkin' About Character. I'm Talkin' About — Hell, Leo, I Ain't Embarrassed To Use The Word — I'm Talkin' About Ethics.
2007.02.19: An Open Poll
2007.02.19: "Studio 60": Who Needs God When You've Got A God Complex?
2007.02.18: Things That End In "-Asm" (Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutter)
2007.02.17: POP THE WINDMILL ... I Mean ... Here's That Ghost Rider Review I'm Sure You've All Been Dying To Read
2007.02.15: News Time
2007.02.15: Blue Velvet Comes To The Big Country: An Online Transcript
2007.02.14: Jack-a-lackin' With The Facebook
2007.02.14: Hot Pocket Flavors That Would Never Work
2007.02.13: "Lost": Movements Toward Atonement
2007.02.12: So Good It'll Make You Crap Your Pants With Joy
2007.02.12: Guide To Being A Geek, Pt. 1
2007.02.10: Review: Hannibal Rising
2007.02.08: News Time: Or, Sorry, That Was A Military Press
2007.02.06: RIP, Simon Donovan And Dolores Landingham
2007.02.05: California Towns With Unpleasant Names That Really Should Be Changed
2007.02.05: The Unalloyed Puerile Pleasures of Weird Science
2007.02.03: Star Wars Chicken? Ah, Star Wars on "Chicken." I See.
2007.01.31: I Can See By The Way That She Danced For Me That If I Give Her Ten Dollars I Could Get Anything That I Want: Heartbreak And Destiny In "Veronica Mars"
2007.01.30: Tuesday Tough Guys
2007.01.29: Deleted Scenes That Would Have Made Me Really Like Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace
2007.01.29: SoCal Is Where My Mind States, But It's Not (Quite) My State Of Mind
2007.01.28: Sunday Recap
2007.01.27: Review: Smokin' Aces
2007.01.27: January 2007
2007.01.25: "Veronica Mars": The Upside Of Doing A Big Thing Badly
2007.01.25: Thursday Newsday
2007.01.23: Doing The Numbers: The Wedding
2007.01.23: The Lengths We Would Go To: An Online Transcript
2007.01.22: Degree Deodorant Slogans Carved Into The Stick Other Than "Take The Risk," "Go All In," Etc., That Would Be More Relevant/Applicable To My Life
2007.01.19: Review: The Dead Girl
2007.01.18: In Related News, I Used To Have A REOpalooza Shirt, Too
2007.01.17: I Must Be Dumber Than A Spit Curl, 'Cause I Got Hung Up On A Showgirl: The Top 5 Scenes In Which A Man Who's Fallen For A Working Girl Gets His Soul Shredded And Handed Back To Him
2007.01.16: Why Spoilers Are, You Know, Spoilers
2007.01.15: Google Search Terms That, No Kidding, Led People To This Site
2007.01.13: Because, Well, Watching Videos Is More Fun Than Doing Something Productive
2007.01.11: News Time
2007.01.10: Another Friendly Reminder
2007.01.09: R.I.P. Tony Palos
2007.01.08: Take A Good Look At The Men And Women Standing Next To You
2007.01.08: The Best Films Of The Year
2007.01.05: Conversation Stoppers
2007.01.04: Upcoming Reality Shows
2007.01.03: Behold, I Bring You Tidings Of Televised Joy
2006.12.26: The Best Of Slowly Going Bald, 2006: About What You'd Expect
2006.12.26: Review: Children of Men
2006.12.26: December 2006
2006.12.23: Review: The Good Shepherd
2006.12.22: Eat, Eat, Ya F**king Jackals
2006.12.20: Even In Laughter The Heart May Ache, And Joy May End In Grief
2006.12.19: Get Busy Livin' Or Get Busy Dyin'
2006.12.19: Real (Albeit Crappy) Fantasy Novel Title Or Deliberate Mockery Of The Turgid Genre?
2006.12.18: It Eats You Starting With Your Bottom: Or, The Curiously Popular Brand Of Emotional Blue Balls Being Peddled In Southern Nevada
2006.12.16: Justifiable Manslaughter
2006.12.16: Review: The Good German
2006.12.14: Go Learn Something
2006.12.13: "Heroes": More Join My Cause
2006.12.13: TV Land Presents 100 More Reasons Boomers Are Not To Be Trusted
2006.12.12: Words That Always Sound Dirty, Regardless Of Context
2006.12.11: I Was Nuts For The Woman, Man
2006.12.11: What Internet Adverstising Teaches Us
2006.12.11: Review: Unaccompanied Minors
2006.12.10: Sunday Recap
2006.12.08: The Guy Behind The Guy Behind The Guy
2006.12.07: News Time
2006.12.07: It's Amazing What I Come Up With To Kill Time At The Office
2006.12.06: What's This? You're Wearing The Shirt Of The Band You're Going To See? Don't Be That Guy.
2006.12.05: Mmm, Books
2006.12.05: I'm Chief Bromden, Yes, At This Particular Moment: An Online Transcript
2006.12.05: Involving Frighteningly Graphic Subject Matter: An Online Transcript
2006.12.04: Things I Would Do If I Were On "The Real World"
2006.12.03: Sunday Recap
2006.12.02: Review: The Nativity Story
2006.11.30: Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition: Further Thoughts On The Dixie Chicks
2006.11.29: Wednesday Listmania
2006.11.28: A Good Year For Bad Days: The Pain And Pleasure Of The Refreshments
2006.11.27: Don't Burn The Day Away, Or: Dear God, This Jukebox Is Actually A Time Machine
2006.11.24: His Penis Got Diseases From A Chumash Tribe
2006.11.23: Review: The Fountain
2006.11.23: November 2006
2006.11.21: McDreamy, McSteamy ... I Think There's Also McImprobablyhandsome, But I Could Be Wrong
2006.11.20: Review: Shut Up & Sing
2006.11.19: Sunday Recap
2006.11.18: Twee
2006.11.18: Review: Casino Royale
2006.11.16: It's Almost Like His Cancer Is ... Tied
2006.11.16: Death Comes To Stars Hollow: A Very Special "Gilmore Girls" Event
2006.11.16: So Take Me Down To Your Dance Floor, And I Won't Mind The People When They Stare
2006.11.15: You People Are Just Bastard People
2006.11.15: What A Glorious Timesuck
2006.11.14: "Heroes": I'm Not Quite Buying It
2006.11.13: Good News, Indeed
2006.11.13: Little-Used Character Items Included In "World Of Warcraft"
2006.11.13: Oh Sweet Holy Crap
2006.11.12: Sunday Recap
2006.11.11: Cleaning House
2006.11.11: Review: Harsh Times
2006.11.09: An Online Exchange Involving Food And Other Matters
2006.11.09: 6,000 Credits?! What Do I Look Like, A Tilithium Miner?!
2006.11.09: The Democrats' (Not So) Secret Plans To Undermine America: The Horror ... The Horror
2006.11.08: Wednesday Listmania
2006.11.07: Challenge Extended; Challenge Accepted.
2006.11.06: Another Thoroughly Awkward Conversation I Had With My Boss
2006.11.05: Sunday Recap
2006.11.05: What Can I Say, I Kinda Like The Photo
2006.11.04: Really Weird Movies, Part 4
2006.11.04: Review: Borat
2006.11.02: News You Can Use. Or Not. Your Call.
2006.11.01: An Open Letter To The American Public
2006.11.01: Review: Babel
2006.10.31: This Is Always Amazing
2006.10.31: An Online Exchange Involving The Disposal Of Human Remains
2006.10.30: It's Impossible To Kill Jason. Completely Impossible. It's A Fact.
2006.10.30: "Studio 60": Conflict Shmonflict
2006.10.29: Sunday Recap
2006.10.28: So This Is Why Those Clips Disappeared
2006.10.26: I Vaguely Remember The Talking Trash Heap
2006.10.25: The Rare Open Question; Or, Someone Please Feed Ellen Pompeo
2006.10.25: Believe It Or Not, George Isn't At Home
2006.10.24: Going Away To College: Or, Why We Should All Cut Riley Finn Some Slack
2006.10.23: "Studio 60": Man Love
2006.10.23: Sunday Recap
2006.10.22: I've Made My Stand, I'm A Top Gun Man
2006.10.21: Review: The Prestige
2006.10.21: October 2006
2006.10.19: I've Got All Five Senses And I Slept Last Night, That Puts Me Six Up On The Lot Of You
2006.10.18: A Thoroughly Awkward Conversation I Had With My Boss
2006.10.17: "Studio 60": Who Said Comedy Needs To Be Funny?
2006.10.16: Hey Baby, ¿Qué Pasó?
2006.10.16: We'll Show You Why McKenzie Blane Falls Mainly On Tulane, And We'll Do Other Things That Rhyme As Well
2006.10.15: Sunday Recap
2006.10.15: Review: Little Children
2006.10.12: Baby, We're Gonna Be Up Five Hundy By Midnight
2006.10.11: In Verse: Or, Somebody Put On Some Archie Bell And The Drells So We Can All Tighten Up
2006.10.10: Frakkin' Toasters: The Enjoyable Hell Of "Battlestar Galactica"
2006.10.09: Seriously, Don't Hold Back. Seriously.
2006.10.08: Sunday Recap
2006.10.07: Review: The Departed
2006.10.05: We Need Information
2006.10.04: Be Cool, Soda Pop
2006.10.03: Well I Used To Know A Girl And I Would Have Sworn That Her Name Was
2006.10.02: The Buffers
2006.10.01: Sunday Recap: Religiosity Edition
2006.10.01: Review: Jesus Camp
2006.10.01: September 2006
2006.09.30: For Your Edification
2006.09.30: Review: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006.09.28: Trades
2006.09.27: Wednesday Scattershot
2006.09.26: True Story
2006.09.25: Review: Feast
2006.09.25: Sunday Recap
2006.09.23: Review: All the King's Men
2006.09.21: Rants
2006.09.21: News Time
2006.09.21: Wednesdays: Astonishing, Yes, But Still Boring
2006.09.20: You Have Three Sevens, And I Have A Straight: The Reassuring Certainty Of Aaron Sorkin
2006.09.18: Ntozake Nelson Gets Indicted For Tax Fraud
2006.09.18: Review: This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006.09.17: You Take The Princess And Secure The Kitchen. Catwoman, You're With Me.
2006.09.15: Friday Scattershot
2006.09.14: It's True, Headlines Don't Sell Papes
2006.09.13: In Which I Assert My Manhood And Offer You Some Navigational Tips
2006.09.13: Thank God You Don't Have Retard Strength, TiVo
2006.09.13: It's Never Been Easy
2006.09.11: A Girl I Know Once Referred To A Toilet As A "Pee Hole"
2006.09.10: Sunday Recap
2006.09.09: Decisions
2006.09.09: Review: Hollywoodland
2006.09.07: More Interweb Goodness
2006.09.07: News News News
2006.09.06: The Day Of Humping
2006.09.05: Recommendations For Better Living
2006.09.05: Burka Burka
2006.09.03: Sunday Recap
2006.09.02: If It's A Severed Head, I'm Gonna Be Very Upset
2006.09.02: Review: Idiocracy
2006.08.31: Keeping You Informed
2006.08.31: Insert Dramatic Title And/Or Film Reference Here
2006.08.29: August 2006
2006.08.29: Review: The Quiet
2006.08.28: Bestow Thy Flickering Light Forever
2006.08.27: Sunday Recap
2006.08.27: Oh Holy Crap
2006.08.26: Review: Beerfest
2006.08.24: Taking Over The Interwebs
2006.08.23: Mid-Week Break
2006.08.22: Ahoy Mateys
2006.08.21: Gulager
2006.08.21: Sunday Recap
2006.08.19: Yes
2006.08.19: Review: The Illusionist
2006.08.17: So Many Things You Need To Know
2006.08.16: Pacific Air Flight 121: The Increasingly Bizarre Problem Of Snakes On Planes
2006.08.16: True Story
2006.08.14: Why I'm Running Out Of Patience With Morgan Spurlock
2006.08.14: Sunday Recap
2006.08.13: This Is My Over-The-Moon Face
2006.08.12: Review: Zoom
2006.08.10: News Time
2006.08.10: I'm Donald. Meet Charlie.
2006.08.09: Like Popcorn Through A Goose
2006.08.08: The American Way
2006.08.07: Arizona Mix Tape
2006.08.06: But I Don't Want To Learn A Lesson In 22 Minutes: An Online Transcript
2006.08.05: Review: Little Miss Sunshine
2006.08.03: Normal. That's The Watchword.
2006.08.02: Apocalypto Indeed
2006.08.01: Panties?
2006.07.31: It's A Melody I Stole From A Bathroom Wall, And It's The Words I Hear The Birds Sing
2006.07.26: July 2006
2006.07.26: Semper Fi, Esposito
2006.07.25: Happenings On The Interwebs
2006.07.24: Piranhas? Really?
2006.07.24: America: Like That Retarded Trust-Fund Kid
2006.07.22: Saturday Time Killers
2006.07.22: Review: Lady in the Water
2006.07.20: Big Deposit, No Return
2006.07.20: Buncha Savages In This Town
2006.07.19: Not Mother?
2006.07.19: Man, I'm All Over It Today
2006.07.18: I'm Now Only Two Degrees Removed From Gary Louris
2006.07.17: Monday = Thomson
2006.07.17: Sunday Interwebs Round-Up
2006.07.16: This Is Just Annoying
2006.07.15: Review: The Oh in Ohio
2006.07.13: Many Important Things For You To See And Do
2006.07.13: Leviticus: Not Just For Lepers Anymore
2006.07.12: Movie Quotes That Quickly Become Wildly Inappropriate When Incorporated Into The Workplace, Pt. 2
2006.07.12: North Of Ventura Boulevard Is Hell's Waiting Room: The Ongoing Pleasures Of "Entourage"
2006.07.11: Insert Desired "Booty"/"Plunder" Pun Here
2006.07.10: Sunday News Updates
2006.07.08: Movie Quotes That Quickly Become Wildly Inappropriate When Incorporated Into The Workplace
2006.07.07: Additional Issues With/Reflections On/Questions About Superman Returns
2006.07.06: You Want News? We Have News.
2006.07.05: The Interview
2006.07.04: Lightning Bolt LIGHTNING BOLT
2006.07.04: You Got To Roll With The Punches And Get To What's Real
2006.07.03: There's A Seat For You At The Rodeo And I've Got Every Slow Dance Saved: Great Films About Texas
2006.07.02: Has Anyone In This Family Ever Even Seen A Chicken?
2006.06.30: If I Dated Lorelai Gilmore
2006.06.29: I Walk Through The Desert, Past A Lizard And A Rattlesnake / I Tip The Bottle And Bite The Lime
2006.06.28: June 2006
2006.06.28: Review: Superman Returns
2006.06.27: Possible Plot Lines For Superman Returns And Their Actual Chances Of Being In The Film
2006.06.27: Must Stare At Picture
2006.06.25: Sunday Video Blowout
2006.06.24: Pictures On The Interwebs
2006.06.24: Review: Wordplay
2006.06.22: The News
2006.06.22: Wednesdays Are Astonishing: The Clip Show
2006.06.20: Disparate Measures
2006.06.20: So Say We All: 2.0
2006.06.18: Sunday List Blowout
2006.06.17: I Want Her To Have No History Of Retardation
2006.06.17: Review: Nacho Libre
2006.06.15: Ice Cream Flavors I Would Never Try
2006.06.15: There's Vomit On His Sweater Already, Mom's Spaghetti
2006.06.14: The Elderly: Still Pretty Worthless
2006.06.14: I Know A Lot Of People Like This. Too Many, Maybe.
2006.06.14: Stupid Red Shirts
2006.06.12: In Defense
2006.06.11: I Will Spend Way Too Much Time With This
2006.06.10: An Open Letter To The Painters At My Apartment Complex Who Painted The Metal Poles In The Covered Parking Area A Dark Shade Of Brown, Making Them Difficult To See In The Daytime And Downright Invisible At Night:
2006.06.10: Review: Cars
2006.06.08: I Say We Just Grow Up, Be Adults, And Die
2006.06.07: Oddly Vindicating. Thanks, You Magical Interwebs.
2006.06.06: True Story
2006.06.05: On The Job
2006.06.04: Put Your Socks On Mama, Now
2006.06.03: Like I Really Need Another Serialized Drama To Spend Way Too Much Time And Energy On; And Yet, Here I Go
2006.06.03: Review: District B13
2006.06.01: It's Hunting Season
2006.05.31: I Saw Prince Mongo: A Bizarre True Story That, Believe It Or Not, Relates To The X-Men
2006.05.30: Review: An Inconvenient Truth
2006.05.30: May 2006
2006.05.29: Brett Ratner Is A Bad Director. And A Bad Person On The Grand Scale Of Human Existence. But Mainly A Bad Director.
2006.05.28: Sexually Frank Slogans I Saw Scattered On Bumper Stickers And T-Shirts During My Recent Weekend In Texas
2006.05.26: I'll See You In Another Life, Brother
2006.05.25: Captain Jinglepants
2006.05.24: Reading Is Fundamental
2006.05.24: Office Conversation Held While Watching The End Of Game 7 (Spurs-Mavs)
2006.05.24: No, Honestly, I Am Dumb. Most Of The Time I'm Playing Smart.
2006.05.22: A List Of Classic Cowboy Sayings From Western Films And TV Shows That Have Taken On New Meaning In The Aftermath Of Brokeback Mountain
2006.05.22: See, It's A Homonym. They Sound The Same.
2006.05.20: How Could It Be Raining At Indian Wells?
2006.05.20: Review: The Proposition
2006.05.18: Trouble That Can't Be Named, Tigers Waiting To Be Tamed
2006.05.17: This Should Be Routine By Now
2006.05.16: The Chemical Abbreviation For Table Salt Is NaCl
2006.05.16: A Rambling And Probably Incoherent Series Of Reflections And Extrapolations Resulting From A Weekend In Texas
2006.05.12: Michael Chertoff, We Hardly Knew Ye
2006.05.10: Hong Li? Susan?
2006.05.09: Review: The Notorious Bettie Page
2006.05.08: Well, It's Really Hot Here, And Everyone Keeps Calling Me "Chongo"
2006.05.07: Game On
2006.05.07: L.A. Fun Facts
2006.05.06: Really Weird Movies, Part 3
2006.05.05: You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned
2006.05.04: Really Weird Movies, Part 2
2006.05.03: It's The Size Of Texas, Sir
2006.05.02: I Can't Believe This Is How I Spend My Time
2006.05.01: Jump Down, Turn Around, Pick A Bale Of Truth
2006.05.01: Transcript Of A Conversation Between Coworkers Checking The Accuracy Of A Story About "Desperate Housewives"
2006.04.30: Dubtastic
2006.04.29: Two Quick Points, And The Lesson Is Yours
2006.04.29: Review: Stick It
2006.04.29: April 2006
2006.04.27: Really Weird Movies, Part 1
2006.04.26: Astonishing News Time
2006.04.26: Review: Standing Still
2006.04.25: I Have Unusual Hobbies
2006.04.24: Let's Drive Left For Four Hours
2006.04.23: I'm So Scared
2006.04.22: That Guy
2006.04.22: Review: The Sentinel
2006.04.21: Those Boots Really Are Big
2006.04.21: Holiday Fun
2006.04.19: Wednesday Clip Show: Nevermind The Buttocks
2006.04.19: Wednesdays Are Educational
2006.04.18: Insert Overused Las Vegas Joke Here
2006.04.18: The Positions
2006.04.18: Review: Kinky Boots
2006.04.18: Too Many People With Nothing Better To Do
2006.04.17: Keeping The Office Lively
2006.04.16: Just A Reminder
2006.04.16: Rack
2006.04.15: Review: Hard Candy
2006.04.13: April Is the Cruelest Month
2006.04.12: And The Hits Just Keep On Coming
2006.04.12: Review: Friends With Money
2006.04.11: The Traffic Jam
2006.04.11: A Whole New Field Of Medicine
2006.04.10: Annoyances
2006.04.10: Scientastic
2006.04.09: Thanks For Contributing To The Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
2006.04.09: Bestow Thy Flickering Light
2006.04.08: Review: Lucky Number Slevin
2006.04.07: Let's Get The Names Of Our Crappy Movies Straight
2006.04.06: I Am Jack's Complete Lack Of Surprise
2006.04.05: In The News
2006.04.04: Review: Brick
2006.04.03: Oh My Sweet Gladiola
2006.04.03: Lee Of The Baha'i
2006.04.02: I Have Spent More Than Half A Lifetime Trying To Express The Tragic Moment
2006.04.01: Oh, The Fools Of April
2006.03.31: Review: Slither
2006.03.31: This Will Do No One Any Good
2006.03.29: The Trades
2006.03.29: Clear, Six-Inch Cleats
2006.03.28: On A Completely Unrelated Note, Salon Should Be Ad-Free And Open To All
2006.03.28: Do It Now
2006.03.28: I Know How He Feels
2006.03.27: Sunday Clip Show
2006.03.25: Wouldn't It Be Nice
2006.03.25: Review: Inside Man
2006.03.23: A SHARK ATE ME
2006.03.23: Everything I Tell You Very Well Could Be A Lie
2006.03.22: The Trades
2006.03.22: Drunk Barb
2006.03.21: Wait, What? What?
2006.03.19: A Christmas Miracle
2006.03.18: This Is No Great Illusion
2006.03.18: Review: Thank You for Smoking
2006.03.17: This Just In: Brett Ratner Still A Pathetic Tool
2006.03.16: Mmm, Sacrilicious
2006.03.16: Wow
2006.03.16: Possible Adult Film Spinoffs Of Well-Known Television Properties
2006.03.15: Review: Ask the Dust
2006.03.15: The Guy That Walks Really Fast
2006.03.14: "You Know What You Are? You're A Popcorn Salesman."
2006.03.13: Hypothetical Nicknames For One Of My Bosses That Would Probably Get Me Fired, Or At Least A Trip To HR
2006.03.13: Bradford, You're So Stupid. … You're Fired.
2006.03.13: Tony Takes A Leak
2006.03.11: Saturday Clip Show
2006.03.11: Review: The Libertine
2006.03.10: These Tortillas Taste Like Racism: A Journal
2006.03.09: Got A Box Full Of Letters, I Think You Might Like To Read
2006.03.08: Can't Stop The Signal
2006.03.08: Wait A Minute
2006.03.07: Pretty Obvious, But Still Worth Reading
2006.03.07: A Dumb Girl I'll Never See Again
2006.03.07: Time To Get Going
2006.03.07: March 2006
2006.03.06: Says It All
2006.03.06: This Just In: Oscar Still A Pretty Stupid Little Guy
2006.03.05: Kumar, What Were You Doing In The Freezer?
2006.03.04: Review: Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2006.03.03: I Wrote A Hit Play And Directed It, So I'm Not Sweating It, Either.
2006.03.02: Blame It On The Moonlight, Blame It On Plate Tectonics
2006.03.02: I Know What "Exacerbate" Means
2006.03.02: I Saved Latin. What Did You Ever Do?
2006.03.01: If It's Barely A Sport, It's On The Ocho
2006.03.01: A Few Concerns
2006.02.28: Review: Unknown White Male
2006.02.28: An Open Letter
2006.02.26: Suggestions Given To Me By My Boss At My Recent Annual Review
2006.02.25: Someone Please Stop This Guy
2006.02.25: Review: Dirty
2006.02.24: Okay
2006.02.24: Stupid. Just Stupid.
2006.02.24: Thursday Clip Show
2006.02.22: Wednesdays Are Astonishing
2006.02.22: The Papes
2006.02.22: February 2006
2006.02.21: Review: Winter Passing
2006.02.21: Bright Future In Sales
2006.02.20: Tip Right Over The Edge
2006.02.20: Recent iTunes Purchases, Etc.
2006.02.18: Jam Nitty Gritty
2006.02.18: Review: Night Watch
2006.02.17: Oddly Familiar
2006.02.17: What's That You Say? You'd Like Your Thursday Schadenfreude Fix?
2006.02.16: Pretty Much The Best Thing On ESPN
2006.02.16: Many Thirst For My Knowledge. Drink Deep.
2006.02.15: The Chimp And The Woman
2006.02.14: If My Heart Were A Xerox Machine, You'd Be The Toner
2006.02.14: I'm Already Afraid Of This
2006.02.14: Review: London
2006.02.14: The New Digs
2006.02.14: An Open Letter
2006.02.13: While on a hunting trip
2006.02.12: Yes. Of Course. Yes.
2006.02.12: R.I.P., Arrested Development. It was
2006.02.11: Review: Firewall
2006.02.10: Lucas is on HBO right
2006.02.10: I Was Playing It So Loud The Whole Neighborhood Could Hear
2006.02.10: I got home from work
2006.02.08: Because, well, sometimes the Internet
2006.02.08: Review: A Good Woman
2006.02.08: Transcript Of A Conversation With Two Coworkers, Sparked By A Reference To James Frey
2006.02.08: Thanks, NFL, For Thinking Of The Kids
2006.02.07: I ripped off this photo
2006.02.06: Today's winner for Headline That
2006.02.06: A video that's worth sharing.[If
2006.02.06: EXT. NEWSPAPER OFFICE — HOLLYWOOD
2006.02.05: Recent iTunes Purchases
2006.02.04: I already wrote about this
2006.02.04: Review: Something New
2006.02.03: I've already written in other
2006.02.02: Dear Mr. President,So.I know it's
2006.02.02: Transcript Of A Conversation About The Oscar Nominations, Specifically Re: The Omission of Walk the Line And The Inclusion of Crash
2006.02.02: Please Don't Talk To Me Right Now. Not Here.
2006.01.31: Crap. You know? Just ...
2006.01.31: I've Got A Theory: It Doesn't Matter
2006.01.30: Over at USA Today, the
2006.01.30: The Fametracker is an enjoyable
2006.01.28: An Open Letter To Jeff Zucker, CEO, NBC Universal Television Group
2006.01.28: "I feel the need,the need
2006.01.26: The photo ran with a
2006.01.25: The best documentary I've seen
2006.01.25: I don't know if it
2006.01.24: An Open Letter To My Office's Online Guy, Who's Desk Is Only 15 Feet From Mine
2006.01.24: Much More Personally Achievable Nicknames Than Kanye's "Louis Vuitton Don"
2006.01.24: Floating dog? Yep. Floating dog.
2006.01.23: 3:25 p.m. on a Monday.Time
2006.01.23: (Insert Impeachment Pun Here)
2006.01.22: Coming soon to a screening
2006.01.21: Believe it or not, Colin
2006.01.20: Slogan Redux
2006.01.19: Pretty. --------
2006.01.19: I found this site, which
2006.01.18: I walked through the lobby
2006.01.18: Bluth Be Told
2006.01.18: Sometimes, my friends don't understand
2006.01.17: The AP: 0 for 2
2006.01.17: I've got to say, David
2006.01.13: Anyone who's tired of conventional
2006.01.13: These are the states I've
2006.01.12: DVD Review, I Guess
2006.01.12: It's the time of year
2006.01.11: n 1. A standard on which a judgment or decision may be based.
2006.01.10: Here's the great thing about
2006.01.09: It's been announced that the
2006.01.08: This morning, on the 101,
2006.01.08: It's not that bad, but
2006.01.07: Learn it. Know it. Live
2006.01.07: January 2006
2006.01.06: He's Dead, But He's Got Good Taste
2006.01.05: Rose Bowl Fallout
2006.01.05: Merry Rex-Mas, One And All
2006.01.04: Awards Season. Vote For Us.
2006.01.03: This is my parents' dog.
2006.01.03: I Need A Motto
2006.01.02: I'm Not A Smart Man, But I Know What An STD Is
2005.12.31: No pun this time. Not
2005.12.27: "I miss Ferris Matthew. Broadway
2005.12.21: Review: Brokeback Mountain
2005.12.20: Part 7
2005.12.20: Ten Movies You Should See, Pt. 7: Directors Edition
2005.12.19: An Open Letter To Every Man In My Office Who Won't Stop Talking About Fantasy Sports
2005.12.19: "This is the most important
2005.12.15: There are dozens of monkey-related
2005.12.12: Okay. So, this is another
2005.12.11: Boring. Uninvolving. Costumes over character.Clickety-click.
2005.12.08: Irony, Thy Name Is Hollywood
2005.12.07: Rejected Adult Film Titles
2005.12.03: December 2005
2005.12.02: Black gold. Texas tea.Clickety-click. --------
2005.11.30: The Good Guys And The Bad Guys, They Never Work Past Noon Around Here
2005.11.28: The Engine Turns On A Dime, But I Ain't Goin' Nowhere Tonight
2005.11.28: The Ivy On The Wall Is Fake
2005.11.28: Soy Un Cacahuete
2005.11.27: This Just In (Kind Of)
2005.11.25: Is verbal abuse losing its
2005.11.23: Rollin' Out Past El Paso, Texas, Where I Might Have Had A Home
2005.11.21: I don't know why, but
2005.11.19: Clickety-click, folks:That boy rides a
2005.11.17: i've got a landmine in
2005.11.14: Review: Jarhead
2005.11.08: Ten Movies You Should See, Pt. 6
2005.11.08: Part 6
2005.11.05: Clickety-click:[Insert appropriate bird pun here.]
2005.11.05: November 2005
2005.11.01: Dear Mr. President,Okay. This was
2005.10.31: My Favorite Friends Episodes
2005.10.31: The Sunday Six
2005.10.30: It's a bad movie. Anyone
2005.10.27: Interesting Excerpts From The Company-Wide Sexual Harassment E-Mail
2005.10.27: The Thursday Three: "Texas Is Having A Rough Week" Edition
2005.10.27: Pickup Lines That Didn't Work
2005.10.27: Notes From My Company's Health Benefits Meeting, 10.27.05
2005.10.24: Further news has developed on
2005.10.23: "Drugs are bad.""Jenny eat something."You
2005.10.20: Annual Check-Up
2005.10.14: Run, Superman, run. That's a
2005.10.14: I barely know where to
2005.10.13: The Thursday Three(s)
2005.10.12: "If, in 20 years, I
2005.10.09: I normally don't make that
2005.10.09: "And I firmly believe that
2005.10.09: October 2005
2005.10.08: A double-shot weekend:Clicketyandclick. --------
2005.10.06: The Thursday Three: "Things About Texas That Don't Suck" Edition
2005.10.05: Dear Mr. President,It's come to
2005.10.03: A tribute to the power
2005.09.30: Burn The Land And Boil The Sea
2005.09.29: The Thursday Three
2005.09.25: Like the man said: Clickety-click,
2005.09.21: You want to take me
2005.09.17: The ramblings of a lone
2005.09.15: Conservative Christians: Still Kind of Stupid
2005.09.14: Just minutes after Satan issued
2005.09.12: "Contemplate what the floods of
2005.09.12: WHAT IS DOWN THAT HATCH?find
2005.09.11: September 2005
2005.09.08: Possible But Unlikely Series Additions
2005.09.07: Buy a t-shirt. Only $22.
2005.09.06: Pat Robertson: Prayer Assassin*
2005.09.05: Here you go: the latest.
2005.09.02: Women I Have Known In One Way Or Another, As Represented By Albums I Currently Own Or Have Owned At One Point
2005.09.02: I know, it is a
2005.09.01: Dixon Steele, for one, couldn't
2005.08.30: Open Call
2005.08.28: Clickety-click, folks.You know the drill.
2005.08.26: Nicknames I Have Had:RayBastard RayGirth
2005.08.23: The White Collar Comedy Tour
2005.08.23: Notes From My Department Meeting, 8.23.05
2005.08.22: How dare this guy have
2005.08.19: It's one thing to ask
2005.08.18: Justice Sunday II: Condemning Those Accidentally Passed Over Last Time
2005.08.16: Possible Names For The All-Gay Soup Kitchen
2005.08.16: Sometimes It's Fun To Watch Him Tear Someone Apart
2005.08.16: Ways To Pass The Time During Your Last Two Weeks On The Job
2005.08.15: This Morning's Junk Mail And My Natural Response
2005.08.15: You can tell this guy
2005.08.11: Hours of fun. Or at
2005.08.11: Seldom-Read Children's Books
2005.08.08: "The larger point that the
2005.08.08: You all know the drill.Clickety-click,
2005.08.01: Validate away.Click here. --------
2005.07.26: Notes From My Department Meeting, 7.26.05
2005.07.26: Puncturing The Slump Theory And Examining The Death-Spiral
2005.07.26: Holy frightening office mayhem.Read all
2005.07.26: This guy sounds like he's
2005.07.25: The Fifth And Final Step
2005.07.25: In another stunning display of
2005.07.22: Because you should always listen
2005.07.21: Rejected Alternate Titles For Bravo's New Reality Show, Being Bobby Brown
2005.07.21: How To Convince Your Male Friends That You're One Of Them In Four Easy Steps
2005.07.19: We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident
2005.07.19: This guy sounds like a
2005.07.14: Because you can never waste
2005.07.14: Your Name Is Cooter, You Moron
2005.07.13: "Do we need the first
2005.07.11: no whammyno whammyno whammystop --------
2005.07.11: Review: War of the Worlds
2005.07.07: Rejected Scents For All-Natural Glade Plug-In Air Fresheners
2005.07.05: Fan-freakin-tastic. Go here now. Spend
2005.07.05: You know the drill. --------
2005.07.01: A List Of Life Changes, Or Resolutions, To Be Carried Out This Summer In Order To Ensure Happiness, Or At Least A Lack Of Boredom, In My 24th Year
2005.06.30: --------
2005.06.28: Notes From My Department Meeting, 6.28.05
2005.06.27: Clickety-click, folks.Right here.[Link goes to
2005.06.23: Let's go shopping at the
2005.06.23: Notes From The Fun Committee Meeting, 6.23.05
2005.06.23: Kosher Nouns
2005.06.22: Review: Batman Begins
2005.06.16: "...consider the bright side of
2005.06.14: Part 5
2005.06.14: Ten Movies You Should See, Pt. 5
2005.06.14: Notes From My Department Meeting, 6.14.05
2005.06.13: I've decided to keep an
2005.06.10: Notes From My Department's Mid-Year, Day-Long, Suckfest Of A Meeting
2005.06.07: Navel Gazing
2005.06.03: Chuck Colson And Pat Buchanan: Towering Monuments To Douchebaggery
2005.06.02: Because It's Thursday
2005.06.01: Other Pornographic Nicknames For Deep Throat That Are Significantly More Cumbersome Than "Deep Throat" And Would Have Been Downright Inconvenient
2005.05.31: Ways To Incorporate Summer Vacation, 1991, Into Summer Non-Vacation, 2005
2005.05.27: What Fourth Wall
2005.05.26: This came out in February
2005.05.25: Magazines I Would Subscribe To If They Existed
2005.05.24: Bad Pickup Lines I'm Probably Misremembering
2005.05.23: Review: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005.05.23: I've been charged with the
2005.05.20: The Right-Wing Agenda
2005.05.20: I seem to be changing
2005.05.17: Stupid Things I Said To
2005.05.12: "Give away a dime for
2005.05.11: A Volume Of Summertime Haiku
2005.05.09: North Carolina, Come On And Raise Up
2005.05.06: New CD review up. Follow
2005.05.05: Thanks for picking something insignificant
2005.05.04: --------
2005.05.03: Notes From My Department Meeting, 5.3.05
2005.04.29: Dear Mr. President,I turned on
2005.04.28: Dr. Thomas Bowdler, born in
2005.04.27: Classics Of Modern Literature As Updated And Abridged By Eugene Peterson
2005.04.25: Unused Alternate Titles For XXX: State of the Union
2005.04.25: Notes on Locusts, Last Night's CBS Movie Of The Week
2005.04.25: I have to give all
2005.04.21: Christian Apparel: For When You're Tired Of Being Nice To People And Want To Give Them The Impression That The Church Is Full Of Arrogant Jackasses
2005.04.20: This was the first result:
2005.04.19: Notes I Took At My Department Meeting, 4.19.05
2005.04.18: Nothing Wrong With Reruns
2005.04.15: I broke a cascarone over
2005.04.14: This is so depressing. So,
2005.04.14: Notes I Took At My Sub-Department Meeting, 4.14.05
2005.04.13: The Conversation Between The Five Women At My Lunch Table As I Sat Idly By, 4.12.05
2005.04.10: Notes From My Company Meeting, 4.7.05
2005.04.10: Words/Phrases I Heard In Texas Over The Weekend I Rarely Hear In California
2005.04.07: Just Something I Thought I Should Share
2005.04.06: Things That Are Overrated; Mainly, Although Not Always, In Regards To Movies
2005.04.05: Review: Sin City
2005.03.31: They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Fanaticism, Closed-Mindedness, And General Douchebaggery
2005.03.31: A List Of Items I Find Myself In The Market For That I Never Knew I Would Want, Let Alone Need
2005.03.31: Genuinely Bad News
2005.03.30: Alternate Versions of Ryan Adams's La Cienega Just Smiled That Probably Are Less Emotionally Powerful
2005.03.30: The Few, The Proud, The Unpublished
2005.03.29: Dear Mr. President,I was scanning
2005.03.25: Office Space
2005.03.24: How I looked at this
2005.03.23: Carlson Family Reunion, 1976
2005.03.22: Notes I Took At My Department Meeting, 3.22.05
2005.03.17: This Just In
2005.03.11: Review: The Jacket
2005.03.11: I've Been Told That I Live Here, Although I Find This Hard To Believe
2005.03.09: This Is The Absolute Last Time I Do This, Regardless Of How Boring Work Gets
2005.03.08: I'll Be Killing Myself Shortly
2005.03.08: Notes I Took At My Department Meeting, 3.8.05
2005.03.07: How Did They Know I Use Plants For Clothing
2005.03.07: Welcome To My World, Won't You Come On In
2005.03.04: Casual Friday Means Pretending To Work While Actually Doing More Things Like This
2005.03.03: This Is Better Than Being A Colombian
2005.03.03: Recommendations For Better Living
2005.03.03: I'm The Boss, Need The Info
2005.03.03: This Was Entirely Uncalled For, And Quite Surprising, And Also Kind Of Disturbing
2005.03.02: Colored Bracelets Are For Suckers; While We're At It, Let's Get Rid Of Those Magnetic Yellow Ribbons, Too
2005.02.23: Country Music Sucks, Except For Actual Country Music: Or, Why We Should All Buy Subscriptions To No Depression
2005.02.22: A List Of Alternative Slogans For Abilene, Texas (Current Motto: "The Friendly Frontier"), That More Accurately Describe That (Un)Fair City
2005.02.14: Dear Grammy Voters and Any
2005.02.10: Oh, Korea. I Thought You Said "Iraq." No? My Mistake.
2005.02.07: Review: Million Dollar Baby
2005.02.03: Dear Mr. President, I watched
2005.02.01: Part 4
2005.01.31: Ten Movies Worth Remembering, Part 4
2005.01.27: A Volume Of Automotive Haiku
2005.01.25: Oscar, You Foolish Little Man
2005.01.24: Poems For Mid-January
2005.01.19: The Globes, The Oscars, And Why None Of It Matters
2005.01.12: Read It
2005.01.06: Review: In Good Company
2005.01.03: A Continuing List Of Suggestions For Better Living, Or Resolutions, To Be Carried Out In The New Year
2004.12.30: Part 3
2004.12.29: Some Ideas, Or Resolutions, To Be Carried Out In The New Year
2004.12.29: Behold, Yet Ten More Films You Should See, Etc.
2004.12.29: Part 2
2004.12.28: Ten More Movies You Need To See In Order To Become A Valuable Member of Society
2004.12.27: Words of Comfort and Consolation In These Times of Trial and Tribulation, Inspired By The Moral Leadership of the Current Administration
2004.12.21: Review: "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou"
2004.12.20: The Best Show You'll Never Watch
2004.12.13: Review: "Ocean's Twelve"
2004.12.10: Inside Jokes From My Office, 12.10.04
2004.12.06: Review: "Closer"
2004.12.06: Life Lessons From "Friday the 13th, Part 3"
2004.12.02: Part 1
2004.12.01: The Best Movies You've Never Seen
2004.11.29: Life Lessons From "Friday the 13th, Part 2"
2004.11.24: Review: "Sideways"
2004.11.24: A List Of Modified Expletives, Inspired By The Country's Moral Leaders, I Find Myself Having To Use Around The Office To Avoid A Harassment Suit
2004.11.23: Here At The Bravo Network, We Will No Longer Pretend To Hold To Our Former Standards Of Quality; Now, Please Enjoy Jamie Foxx
2004.11.19: Rejected Children's Poems
2004.11.19: A Volume of Workplace Haiku
2004.11.09: Living With An Objectivist: Lessons In Patience And Depression
2004.10.30: Buna Pride
2004.10.20: O Lost
2004.09.07: Review: "Garden State"
2004.08.21: A Word From Our Sponsor
2004.08.11: Hypocrisy Wears Flannel
2004.08.09: So Little Time
2004.08.03: "I'm Doing Just Fine With This Plank In My Eye"
2004.07.22: Nicknames For Cheney That, If He Used Them In Public, Might Persuade Me To Vote For Bush (Though Probably Not)
2004.07.19: A Depressingly Short (But Not Surprisingly So) List Of Most Of My Skills/Attributes
2004.07.14: Review: "Spider-Man 2"
2004.07.07: Possible Campaign Slogans That Sound Like Songs That Could Be Used As Anthems, Proposed By Kerry And Subsequently/Wisely Rejected By Edwards
2004.07.06: Proposed Campaign Slogans, Bush-Cheney 2004:
2004.06.30: Review: "Fahrenheit 9/11"
2004.06.23: Every Movie I Have Ever Seen*, Listed Pretty Much Alphabetically**
2004.06.22: Review: "The Terminal"
2004.06.15: Thoughts I Have Had Today (6.14.04)
2004.06.15: Review: "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
2004.06.10: Reasons Why, If You Visited Me Today Without Knowing I'm Living With My Sister (In A Totally Non-Arkansasian Way), You Might Think I Was A Little Gay:
2004.06.03: Review: "The Day After Tomorrow"
2004.06.01: Alas, Poor Lucas
2004.05.24: How VH1 Became MTV, and Vice Versa
2004.05.22: Review: "Kill Bill Vol. 2"
2004.05.22: Review: "Troy"
2000.09.08: About the Author

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