• rewatched Barbarella (1968) -- Dildano's password, "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch", is the name of a real village in Wales, United Kingdom


• watched American Splendor (2003) -- ordinary life is pretty complex stuff

• watched Blood Work (2002)

• rewatched Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)


• watched Martha Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart on Lifetime (2003) -- the woman really knows how to crack nuts


• watched Spartan (2004) -- good concept, good actors, yet fails to captivate


• watched Sweet Sixteen (2002) -- needs subtitles, "what a waste"

• lost interest half way through The Summons by John Grisham (2002)


• rewatched Secretary (2002) with director's commentary


• watched Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)


• watched Spirited Away "Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi" (2001)

• watched Secretary (2002) -- my new favorite movie, see also 8 ½ Women (1999) and Natural Born Killers (1994)


• watched A Star Is Born (1954) -- don't settle for the little dream

• watched Monster's Ball (2001)

• watched The Shape of Things (2003)

• watched Songs From the Second Floor "Sånger från andra våningen" (2000) by Roy Andersson
  
  
  
  • Blessed is the one who sits down
  
  
  • Life is a market. It's all about buying something that you can sell later... with an extra zero on the end. Or two.
  
  

• watched S1m0ne (2002)

Word of the Day

blackguard \BLAG-uhrd\, noun:
1. A rude or unscrupulous person; a scoundrel.
2. A person who uses foul or abusive language.

adjective: Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, "blackguard language."
transitive verb: To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.

Douglas was not a saint, though, so his behaviour and attitude were, as he wrote, 'neither better nor worse than my contemporaries -- that is to say, [I became] a finished young blackguard, ripe for any kind of wickedness'. -- Douglas Murray, Bosie: A Biography of Lord Alfred Douglas

Bosie's ambition: "To clutch Life's hair, and thrust one naked phrase/ Like a lean knife between the ribs of Time."

• listened to First, Break All the Rules : What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham (Narrator), Curt Coffman (1999) -- dispelling management myths; find employees roles that play to their talents


• listened to Secrets of the Vine : Breaking Through to Abundance by Bruce Wilkinson (2001)
  
  
  
  • An analysis of John 15
  
  
  • Setbacks are God pruning your vine to be more productive
  
  
  • Pruning will intensify as God's shears cut closer to the core of who you are
  
  
  • God whispers through pleasure, but shouts through pain -- C.S. Lewis
  
  
  • Repentance is turning away from one thing and turning toward another
  
  
  • The vine (you) always favors more growth v. more fuit. Rampant growth means less fruit.
  
  


• watched Tobruk (1967)

• watched Courage Under Fire (1996)

• listened to The Good Marriage by Judith S. Wallerstein (1996)
  
  
  
  • 4 types: romantic, rescue, companionate, and traditional
  
  
  • A good marriage is a safe place for conflict
  
  

• watched Monster (2004)

• read Flipping Properties : Generate Instant Cash Profits in Real Estate by William Bronchick and Robert Dahlstrom (2001)

• listened to (The Strange Case of) Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886) -- heard multiple times; melodic tone puts me right to sleep

• listened to The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (2002) -- Shitbucket!

• listened to The Best Awful written and read by Carrie Fisher -- sex, drugs, gay men, and Carrie Fisher book review in The Advocate

• lost interest in The Coffee Trader by David Liss (2003)

• watched (Mysteries of the Bible) Queen Esther: Far Away and Long Ago -- Amazon thought I'd like How the Queen Cleans Everything : Handy Advice for a Clean House, Cleaner Laundry, and a Year of Timely Tips

• listened to The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley, author of The Millionaire Next Door, read by Cotter Smith (2000) -- survey says...

• listened to The Golden Rule of Schmoozing written by Aye Jaye, read by Penn Jillette (1998)

• listened to Rebels in Vermont told by Tom Weakley, music by John Kirk

• listened to Tatooine Ghost (Star Wars) by Troy Denning, read by Jonathan Davis (2003) -- long and unsatisfying, lacks chemistry

• listened to Don't Make Me Stop This Car! : Adventures in Fatherhood written and read by Al Roker (2000)

• listened to Fierce Pajamas : Selections of Humor from an Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker edited by David Remnick and Henry Finder (2001)

• listened to The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts (1850's, 2002) -- the first novel known to have been written by a black woman in America


• listened to The Pleasure of My Company written and read by Steve Martin (2003) -- a few months in the life of a quirky, likeable man


• watched Join-Up with Monty Roberts -- training principles using the horse’s inherent methods of communication and herd behavior rather than force

• read Nothings Impossible : Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom by Lorraine Monroe (1999)
  
  
  
  • If thou of fortune be bereft
    And of thy store there be but left
    Two loaves, sell one and with the dole
    By hyacinths to feed the soul
  
  
  • Always put people first, paper second
  
  
  • Reflecting daily on your efforts and outcomes improves both
  
  
  • You can't give to others what you don't have yourself
  
  

• listened to Shy Boy : The Horse That Came in From The Wild by Monty Roberts (1999)

• watched Pan Tadeusz (1999)

• read The Genie in the Bottle : 64 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life by Dr. Joe Schwarcz (2001)