Archive for January, 2008

A National Hero

21 January 2008

I submit that an individual who breaks the law that conscience tells him is unjust and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for law.
“nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and [...]

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On Cloverfield…

20 January 2008

“I saw it, its alive and huge!!”
Cloverfield, the latest movie from producer/writer JJ Abrams (Lost, Alias, Mission Impossible III), is a “disaster” movie filmed in the same way as The Blair Witch Project. The plot is about a group of people who’s evening starts out as a going away party and ends up dealing [...]

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My Movie Project for 2008

19 January 2008

With the up coming academy award (maybe) and since I have been a film fan for quite a long time I have decided over the next few months to try and see all the movies that have won Best Picture since they started giving out awards in 1928 (see the list at wikipedia). I [...]

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Not Resolutions… Goals

12 January 2008

2008 … a new year … new beginnings.
My goals?

be more positive
explore Buddhism maybe find a teacher
read at least 2 books a month. One fiction, one nonfiction.
train my dog not to jump on people.
Go camping more
quit doing selfish things
be more responsible with my finances
run a 5 k in April or May and document it.
work [...]

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