Friday, October 26, 2007  |  

- te te te te te tell me -

I am hopelessly hooked on this song by Wonder Girls, the latest girl-band sensation from Korea. Sounds awfully like Stacey Q's Two of Hearts, don't you think?

Current music: Wonder Girls - Tell Me

Thursday, October 25, 2007  |  

- we all scream for ice cream -

Red Mango is now open in Bellevue Square! See you in the lineup this weekend, bitches. I'll be there gorging on a large green tea with mochi.

On a somewhat related note, Pinkberry has recently received a $27.5 million investment from Howard Schultz (that would be the Starbucks guy, for those who don't read the business section or aren't from the Pacific Northwest). I find this particularly interesting since Red Mango and Starbucks are owned by the same folks in Korea (so I've been told, anyways).

And on yet another somewhat related note, the first Red Mango/Pinkberry clone has emerged on Robson Street in the form of Blueberry (their logo also bears more than a passing resemblance to that of Pinkberry's). Whether it measures up in the taste department remains to be seen.

And on a completely unrelated note, this is from Bill Simmons' ALCS Game 4 diary:

This seems like a good time to mention there are only five acceptable situations in which Eric Gagne should step on the field tonight: A 12-run blowout; a 20-inning game in which the Sox runs out of pitchers; a bench-clearing brawl; at the end of the game; and if the bullpen catches on fire and he has to jump onto the field to survive. Five and only five.

Monday, October 22, 2007  |  

- there's only one october -

Text exchange with J-Bone last night:

Me: Congrats to your BoSox. Worst of luck in the World Series!
JB: They are always mean to the cute girls! Don't hate!

Saturday, October 20, 2007  |  

- cereal killer -

There are 12 boxes of cereal in my kitchen now. Dr. Atkins would turn in his grave.

Current music: Björk - Volta

Friday, October 19, 2007  |  

- why we love tasty -

So, this is what it's like to have compassion, eh? Must be nice.
(To be clear, this post is 100% cynicism/sarcasm-free. Really.)

Current music: Interpol - Our Love to Admire

Friday, October 12, 2007  |  

- battle in seattle -

Wednesday, October 10, 2007  |  

- i want that one -

Yes, I got the new Radiohead album. And yes, it's very good.

Current music: Radiohead - In Rainbows

Friday, October 5, 2007  |  

- the bronx is burning -

Down 0-2 with Clemens pitching in Game 3 to stave off elimination? I'm off the chart on the "Johnny, Are You Worried Yet?" scale.

Current music: Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills

Friday, October 5, 2007  |  

- orientalize this, motherfucker -

Preach on, my sisters.

Current music: Martha Wainwright - Stormy Weather

Thursday, October 4, 2007  |  

- passhole diaries -

I've been staying clear of film festivals for a few years now, but I scored some free tickets to this year's VIFF and y'all know how much I love free stuff. Here are the movies I've seen so far:

1. I Just Didn't Do It: Masayuki Suo's highly-anticipated follow-up to Shall We Dance? felt like a 2.5-hour Law & Order episode. When the credit started rolling, this girl sitting 2 rows behind me cried out "it happened to my friend!" and began to bawl. Like, awkward. I shot her dirty looks as I exited the theatre. 2.5 stars out of 5.
   
   
2. Ploy: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's highly-anticipated follow-up to Last Life in the Universe (though, the amazing Christopher Doyle deserves most of the credit on that one). Interesting bits and pieces but it never really came together. 2.5 stars.
   
   
3. Radio Star: Jun-ik Lee's highly-anticipated follow-up to The King and the Clown (sense a trend here?) was very funny but a little too slapstick. It did contain one very unexpectedly poignant/emotional moment that almost made me cry, however. 3 stars.
   
   
4. The Savages: The program blurb said it was a hit at Sundance. That's generally a big red flag, but if Philip Seymour Hoffman is in it, I will watch it. What I found interesting about this film was that PSH was paired up with Laura Linney. Now, I like LL and think she's a pretty good actress, but she's not one to make it look effortless. She's like a female Tom Cruise -- they are never bad in any of their roles, but never 100% convincing either. You can almost see how hard they are trying and that kinda ruins it for me. PSH (and also Don Cheadle) on the other hand, makes it look so natural and easy. 3.5 stars.
   
   
5. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead: Another Philip Seymour Hoffman movie. It was nice to see him play a villainy character for once. (Oh, he did that in MI-3? I didn't see that one. I have standards.) The movie started out promisingly (and I would gladly give it 4-5 stars for the first half) but it sort of fell apart towards the end. Also, unnecessary overuse of flashbacks = very annoying. 3 stars.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007  |  

- is it possible for you to rock me at that level? -

As it turned out, we totally picked the wrong Sunday to check out the Eagle. Nothing exciting ever happens when I go out.

Current music: David Byrne - Dance On Vaseline