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My Favorite Movies 8 – Excalibur (John Boorman, 1981)
January 27, 2008

Every time I revisit John Boorman’s Excalibur I enjoy it a bit more. And since I thought it was pretty awesome to begin with, I can’t think of a better indicator that I should probably write a “my favorite movies” […]

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Archetypical – Part II – The Forest as Labyrinth
January 22, 2008

This is another entry in my fairy tale series. Each entry attempts to analyze one archetypal element of myths legends and fairy tales in a short introductory essay followed by an original fairy tale utilizing …

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IPA Taste-test-ocalypse!
January 18, 2008

As a follow up to the beer blog I had an "India Pale Ale taste test" at my place last night. Six IPA's, three taste testers (my NYC friends Ian and Jessica joined me), a …

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Top ten reasons I’ve started Olympic weightlifting.
January 17, 2008

I've always weight lifted (aside from that small 5 year break that I had taken up till this last summer). Power lifting (bench, squat and deadlift) has usually been my thing, but as of a …

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Snob Blog 1 – Best laid plans undone.
January 6, 2008

Once again, from the pages of Goth Blog comes the spinoff everyone has been clamoring for: SNOB Blog! This time it is the wacky antics of the high school english teacher! He just wants the finer …

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Kristmas Movie Watchin’ Kumite!
December 29, 2007

So, I watched the usual random assortment of movies over my Christmas break. Looking back, I realized that 8 of them naturally fell into pairs, both thematically and in that one was an old standard …

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Jock Blog 1 – Boys just want to have fun!
December 19, 2007

From the pages of Goth Blog comes the spinoff everyone has been clamoring for: JOCK Blog! That’s right, you will now periodically be subjected to the wacky adventures of everyone’s favorite jock older brother, Chet! …

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No Country for Old Men – As good as they say.
December 17, 2007

I don't like serial killers. I should be more specific I suppose, I'm sure plenty of serial killers are great people, what I mean is I don't like reading books, watching movies or otherwise looking …

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Goth Blog 2 – A Bittersweet Brew.
December 10, 2007

The Tales of Center Valley saga continues here with GOTH Blog 2! Look no further if you are int he mood for something rather silly that is full of black nail polish, nerdy references, capes, …

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My Favorite Movies 7 – Five Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson, 1970)
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