Preparing for Transition

I get kind of compulsive when it comes to media consumption. I start freakin' myself out when I think I've missed the awesome new thing. The obsure documentary about the 23 year old music genius who killed him/herself with a violin bow, or the new side project by the guy from Frog Eyes or "Weird" Al Yankovic's new podcast. It kills me to think I may have missed out on cool stuff. It's sad and pathetic really.

I'm going to share something with you. It's the list of movies, tv shows & books I went through last year (2009). I couldn't figure out a better way to do it, so I'm just pasting into this post:

January
January 1 – Forgetting Sarah Marshall (w/ beach house friends) – 4 stars
January 3 – White Dog (Samuel Fuller, on DVD) – 3 stars
Man on Wire (from Netflix) – 4 stars
January 4 – Fong Sai Yuk 2 (The Legend 2 w/ Jet Li from Netflix) – 3 stars
January 6 – The Black Horse (TFF Screener) – 1 star
Stripes (on DVD) – 3 stars
January 7 – Dead & Breakfast (on Netflix) – 3 stars
David Cross: Let America Laugh (on DVD) – 4 stars
January 8 – Outta Your Backpack Media, vol.2, 19 Short Films by Indigenous Kids (TFF
screener) – ½ star
Equal Justice Initiative: Children Sentenced to Death in Prison (TFF Screener) – 1 star
Angel-A (Luc Besson, from Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
January 10 – Gone in 60 Seconds (Original, on DVD) – 4 stars
January 14 – Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds (from Netflix) – 1 ½ stars
January 15 - The Man Who Fell to Earth (on Blu-Ray, from Netflix) – 3 stars
January 16 – Gran Torino (in the theater) – 4 stars
January 17 – Pineapple Express (on DVD, w/ Dave, Anna, Leslee & Gary) – 4 ½ stars
After the Storm (TFF Screener) – 3 stars
The Valet (TFF Screener) – 2 stars
Thimbles (TFF Screener) – 2 ½ stars
Carry On (TFF Screener) – ½ star
A Man Called Trouble (TFF Screener) – 1 star
12 Stones (TFF Screener) – 4 stars
Sam & Zoe (TFF Screener) – 2 stars
Niche (TFF Screener) – 2 ½ stars
Equal Justice Initiative: Children Sentenced to Death in Prison (TFF Screener) – 1 star
January 18 – Monster’s Inc. (on DVD) – 5 stars
Milk (in the theater w/ Lori Vaughn & Sondra Copeland) – 4 stars
January 19 - Cinema Paradiso (from Netflix) – 4 ½ stars
January 20 – Meet Bill (Aaron Eckhart, on Netflix) – 2 stars
January 21 – Hamlet 2 (from Netflix) – 2 stars
January 22 – Sukiyaki Western Django (on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
The Card Player (Dario Argento, on Netflix) – ½ star
The Mosque in Morgantown (Doc., TFF Screener) – 2 stars
Astral Projection Can Kill You (TFF Screener) – 1 ½ stars
Marty (from Netflix) – 4 stars
January 23 – Imprint (MoH: Takashi Miike on Netflix) – 3 stars
The Wrestler (in the theater) – 4 stars
American Pimp (on Netflix) – 3 stars
Baghead (Duplass Bros, rented from Video 21) – 2 stars
January 24 – Chatterbox (on VHS, rented from Video 21) – 3 stars
The Next Floor (TFF Screener) – 4 ½ stars
Relapse (TFF Screener) – ½ star
Floridians Guide to Climate Change (TFF Screener) – 1 star
The Dark Horse (TFF Screener) – 1 star
Fedinand Magellan (TFF Screener) – ½ star
The Last Page (TFF Screener) – 3 ½ stars
Crashing the Party (TFF Screener) – 1 star
X: The Human Condition (TFF Screener) –2 stars
January 25 – A Deal is A Deal aka 3 and Out (TFF Screener) – 2 stars
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (in the theater w/ Sondra) – 3 ½ stars
January 26 – Pelts (MoH, Dario Argento on Netflix) – 2 stars
Ghost Town (from Netflix) – 3 stars
January 27 – Flakes (Zooey Deschanel, on DVD) – 1 star
January 28 - Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (MoH: Don Coscarelli, on Netflix) –
3 stars
January 29 – Stuck (Stuart Gordon, from Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
January 30 – Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (in the theater with Sondra & Leslee) – 1 ½
Stars
Slaughter (TFF Screener) – 2 ½ stars
January 31 – The Next Floor (TFF Screener) – 4 ½ stars
Soul Mates (TFF Screener) – 2 stars
Wakulla (TFF Screener) – 2 ½ stars
Familiar Voices (TFF Screener) – 2 stars
The Twenty (TFF Screener) – 2 stars
Frontrunner (TFF Screener) – 3 stars
Everyman’s War (TFF Screener) – ½ star
Pioneer of the Festival (TFF Screener) – 2 ½ stars
Mexican Standoff (Bill Plympton, TFF Screener) – 5 stars
Junk (TFF Screener) – ½ star
How to Cross A Border (TFF Screener) – 2 ½ stars
Teeth (on DVD, w/ Chris Dean, Angie & Leslee) – 3 stars

# watched: 69
4 in the theater

February:
February 2 – Superbad (on DVD) – 4 stars
February 3 – Winter Passing (on Netflix) – 2 stars
February 4 – Seraphim Falls (on Netflix) –
February 5 – Finishing the Games (on DVD) – 2 stars
February 6 – The Wackness (from Netflix) – 3 stars
Idiots and Angels (Bill Plympton TFF Screener) – 4 ½ stars
February 7 – Bottle Rocket (on Blu-Ray) – 4 ½ stars
Mosque in Morgantown (TFF Screener) – 2 stars
Momz Hot Rocks (TFF Screener) – ½ star
Coopers Point (TFF Screener) – 1 star
1 Hour Fantasy Girl (TFF Screener) – 2 stars
The Vacuum (TFF Screener) – 2 stars
…& Igarka, Hope & Butterfly (TFF Screener) – 3 stars
Echos (TFF Screener) – 1 star
Movin’ In (TFF Screener) – 1 ½ star
February 8 – Coraline (in the theater w/ Leslee & Sondra) – 3 ½ stars
February 10 – Fierce Creatures (on Netflix) – 2 stars
February 11 – Seventh Seal (from the Library) – 5 stars
February 12 – Garbage Dreams (TFF Screener) – 3 stars
February 13 – LIVE MUSIC NIGHT – Mavis Staples & Blind Boys of Alabama – 4 ½
Stars
February 14 – Sherman’s March (on DVD) – 5 stars
February 15 – Doubt (Watched Online) – 4 stars
Beverly Hills Cop (on DVD w/ Mom & Leslee) – 4 stars
February 19 – Kikijuro (from the Library) – 4 stars
My Name is Bruce (from Netflix) – 3 stars
February 20 – The Bad Sleep Well (Kurasawa, from the Library) – 4 stars
February 21 – The International (in the theater w/ Sondra) – 2 stars
EVENT NIGHT: MacHomer (7 Days of Opening Nights @ TCC) – 4 stars
LIVE MUSIC NIGHT: Son Volt (Club Downunder) – 3 stars
February 22 – The Merchant of Venice (from Netflix) – 4 stars
City of Violence (Dragon Dynasty on DVD) – 4 stars
February 23 – The Rundown (on DVD) – 3 stars
A Zed & Two Noughts (Peter Greenaway, borrowed from Dad) – 3 ½ stars
Ride the High Country (on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
Harsh Times (Christian Bale, on DVD) – 3 stars
February 24 – Amazing Grace (on DVD) – 3 stars
Push (in the theater) – 2 ½ stars
Futurama: The Wild Green Wonder (on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
February 25 – Baraka (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 4 ½ stars
Taken (Liam Neeson, borrowed from Sondra on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (on Netflix) – 3 stars
L’enfant (on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
Black Sabbath (Mario Bava, on Netflix) – 4 stars
The Belly of an Architect (Greenaway, borrowed from Dad) – 3 stars
February 26 – Simon: King of the Witches (from Netflix) – 4 stars
PTU: Police Tactical Unit (Dragon Dynasty, on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
February 27 – A Cry in the Dark (On DVD) – 4 stars
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 2 stars
EVENT NIGHT – Actor’s Class with Jeffrey Tambor
February 28 – Hellride (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 1 star

# watched: 46
3 in the theater

March:

March 1 – Killer of Sheep (Kirk’s burned DVD) – 3 ½ stars
Several Friends (Charles Burnett short film, on DVD) – 2 stars
March 6 – Curious George (Will Ferrell, at Steev & Lori’s House) – 2 stars
Toy Story (on DVD) – 5 stars
March 7 - Chocolate (from Netflix) – 2 ½ stars
March 8 – The Watchmen (in the theater w/ Leslee & Sondra) – 4 ½ stars
Max Payne (on DVD w/ Lori Vaughn & Chris Dean) – 1 star
March 9 – What Just Happened? (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 2 stars
March 11 - Dog Bite Dog (Dragon Dynasty on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
March 16 - Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (from Netflix) – 5 stars
March 17 – Choke (from Netflix) – 2 ½ stars
March 20 - Spirited Killer (Tony Jaa, on DVD) – 2 stars
March 22 – Laurel Canyon (from Netflix) – 2 stars
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (on DVD) – 1 ½ stars
March 27 – Solaris (from Netflix) – 3 stars
March 28 – Chungking Express (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 4 stars
March 31 – Monster in the Closet (Troma flick on DVD) – 2 ½ stars

# watched: 17
1 in the theater

April:

April 1 – Gym Teacher: The Movie (from Netflix) – 2 ½ stars
April 2 – Roles Models (from Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
April 3 & 4 – SPECIAL EVENT: Relay for Life (w/ John & Diana Jarvis, Erin & Campbell, Lori Vaughn, Chris Dean, Mary, Anna, etc.)
LIVE EVENT NIGHT – Matt Kirshen (Comedian at Club Downunder) – 4 stars
April 6 – Let the Right on In (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 4 ½ stars
Tales from the Black Freighter (on DVD) – 4 stars
April 9 – Adventureland (in the theater) – 3 ½ stars
April 15 – Breaking Upwards (at SLC for TFF) – 3 stars
In A Dream (at SLC for TFF) – 4 stars
April 16 – EVENT NIGHT: David Sedaris for Seven Days of Opening Nights – 5 stars
Becket (on DVD) – 4 stars
April 17 – Grease (at Kleman Plaza)
April 18 - Breaking Upwards (at SLC for TFF) – 3 stars
Food Fight (at All Saints Theater for TFF) – 2 ½ stars
Tokyo! (at SLC for TFF) – 4 stars
Selling the Dead (at SLC for TFF) – 3 stars
April 20 – Italian for Beginners (from Netflix) – 2 ½ stars
April 21 - Tai Chi Master (Dragon Dynasty, on DVD) – 4 stars
April 22 - Dragon Heat (Dragon Dynasty on DVD) – 1 star
April 24 – The Naked Kiss (from Netflix) – 4 stars
State of Play (in the theater w/ Sondra) – 3 ½ stars
April 25 – I Love You, Man (in the theater w/ Leslee & Sondra) – 3 ½ stars
Mountain of the Cannibal God (on DVD) – 3 stars

# watched: 20
10 in the theater

May:
May 3 – My Neighbor Totoro (Miyazaki, from Netflix) – 4 stars
Buffalo Soldiers (from Netflix) – 2 stars
May 4 – Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (from Netflix) – 2 stars
May 5 – X Men Origins: Wolverine (in the theater) – 2 stars
The Three Amigos (on DVD) – 5 stars
May 7 – Run Fatboy Run (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 3 stars
May 8 – 10 EVENT WEEKEND: Camping at Juniper Springs with Mary, Anna
May 14 – Heat (on DVD) – 4 stars
Burn After Reading (on DVD) – 4 stars
May 16 – Dog Soldiers (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 2 ½ stars
May 17 – Star Trek (in the theater with Leslee, Chris Dean & Angie) – 3 ½ stars
Come Drink With Me (Dragon Dynasty, on DVD) – 4 stars
All My Babies (from Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
May 19 – Neil Gamian’s Short Film About John Bolton (on Roku) – 2 stars
Duck Soup (on Roku) – 5 stars
May 21 – Monster’s Vs. Aliens (3D in Jacksonville) – 3 stars
May 22 – Last House on the Left (1972, from Netflix) – 3 stars
Smart People (on Roku) – 1 star
The Dwarves: Fuck You Up and Get Live (on Roku) – 2 stars
Super High Me (on Roku) – 3 stars
Dear Zachary (on Roku) – 4 stars
May 23 – Standard Operating Procedures (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
May 24 – EVENT NIGHT – Kirkapalooza 2009
May 25 – Resident Evil: Extinction (on Roku) – 1 ½ stars
May 27 – Wendy and Lucy (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
May 28 – Wool 100% (from Netflix) – 4 stars
May 29 – Up (3D in the theater) – 5 stars
JCVD (on Roku) – 4 stars
May 30 – Turk 182 (on Roku) – 2 stars
Next (on Roku) – 1 star
May 31 – Porky’s (on Roku) – 3 stars
Drag Me to Hell (in the theater w/ Mike Coleman) – 4 stars

# watched: 30
5 in the theater

June:
June 1 - Cleo from 5 to 7 (from Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
June 3 – Bananas (on Roku) – 3 stars
June 4 – S*P*Y*S (Sutherland & Gould on Roku) – 3 stars
June 5 – Crimes & Misdemeanors (on Roku) – 4 stars
June 6 – WEDDING: Susanne & Chris’s Wedding in Seaside, Florida
June 7 – God’s Cartoonist (from the library) – 3 stars
Wages of Fear (on Blu-ray, from Netflix) – 5 stars
June 9 – Bad Lieutenant (from Netflix) – 2 ½ stars
The Hangover (in the theather w/ Sondra & Leslee) – 4 stars
June 11 – Time Crimes (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
June 12 – Glass (Doc. On Philip Glass @ All Saints Theater) – 4 stars
June 13 – Sleeper (on Roku) – 4 stars
Bullet Ballet (from Netflix) – 2 stars
June 14 – Son of Rambow (from Netflix) – 4 ½ stars
The Bourne Identity (on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
June 15 – Crank: High Voltage (in the theater w/ Mike Coleman) – 3 stars
June 17 - LIVE MUSIC NIGHT – Spike Mott Benefit Show
June 18 – Special (on Roku) – 4 stars
June 19 - The Omen (1976, on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 3 stars
June 20th through 28th - Philadelphia/NYC Vacation
June 20 – Bjork, Voltaic (in a little theater w/ Jenne Turner & her boyfriend Andrew in
Philly)
June 22 – Shaun of the Dead (w/ Jenne Turner in Philly) – 5 stars
June 25 – EVENT NIGHT – Late Night with David Letterman Taping in NYC
June 29 – Slackers (on ROKU) – 2 stars
Lollilove (on ROKU) – 2 ½ stars
Wordplay (from Netflix) – 3 ½ stars

# watched: 22
4 in the theater

July:
July 1 – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 2 ½ stars
The Nines (Ryan Reynolds on ROKU) – 2 ½ stars
July 2 – Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (from Netflix) – 3 stars
Hellboy, Director’s Cut (on DVD) – 4 stars
Hatchet (on ROKU) – 3 stars
Year One (in the theater w/ Leslee) – 2 ½ stars
July 3 – Public Enemies (in the theater w/ Mike & Sarah Shapiro) – 4 stars
July 4 – Fatal Contact (Dragon Dynasty on DVD) – 2 stars
July 5 – Flight of the Red Balloon (on DVD) – 2 ½ stars
July 7 – The Rocker (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 2 stars
EVENT NIGHT: Trivia at Birds
July 12 – Bruno (in the theater w/ Erin & Campbell) – 3 ½ stars
July 14 – Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (on DVD) – 4 stars
Treevenge (Short horror flick online) – 3 stars
July 15 – Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince (in the theater) – 4 stars
July 16 – The House Bunny (on ROKU, couldn’t finish) – ½ star
Paranoid Park (from Netflix) – 4 stars
July 18 – Volver (on DVD) – 4 stars
The Bourne Supremecy (on DVD) – 4 stars
July 19 – Four Flies on Grey Velvet (From Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
July 21 – La Vie en Rose (on Roku) – 4 stars
Zach Galifianakis: Live (on Roku) – 4 stars
July 23 – The Brothers Solomon (on Roku) – 2 ½ stars
July 24 – EVENT NIGHT – Surprise Party for Campbell Austin’s Birthday
July 25 – Jurassic Park (at Tantra for Kirk’s Birthday) – 3 stars
July 26 – The Spirit (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 1 ½ stars
July 27 – 21 (on Roku) – 2 stars
The Visioneers (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
July 28 – EVENT NIGHT – Trivia Night at Bird’s (we won!)
July 29 – Moon (in the theater w/ Rodney, Amy, Chris, Asha, Lori & Danielle) – 4 stars
July 30 – Sita Sings the Blues (on DVD from Netflix @ Aimee Reist’s house) – 4 stars

# watched: 28
5 in the theater

August
August 1 – Frost/Nixon (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
August 2 – You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (on Roku) – 2 stars
August 5 – The Bridge of San Luis Rey (on DVD) – 1 ½ stars
White Bitch Down (short film on DVD, borrowed from Aaron Kautz) – 2 stars
THX1138 (on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
August 6 – LIVE MUSIC NIGHT - Witchfinger at St. Michael’s Pub (feat. Spike Mott on
drums)
August 7 – The Edukators (on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (on Roku) – 1 ½ star
August 8 – Sigur Ros: Heima (on DVD from Netflix) – 4 stars
Funny People (in the theater w/ Ginna Raymer & Sondra Copeland) – 3 stars
August 10 – Gigantic (on Roku) – 4 stars
August 11 – Waiting for Something (short film about Jay Reatard online) – 3 ½ stars
Hit Me (from Netflix) – 2 ½ stars
August 13 – Phoebe in Wonderland (on Roku) – 1 star
LIVE MUSIC NIGHT – The Jacuzzi Boys & Davilla 666 at St. Mike’s Pub for Lindsay Kaufman’s B-Day
August 16 – District 9 (in the theater w/ Anna & Gary) – 4 ½ stars
August 17 - Prince of Darkness (on Roku) – 3 stars
August 19 – Coraline (on Blu-Ray in 3-D w/ Anna) – 4 stars
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
August 22 – Julie & Julia (in the theater for Mary’s B-day) – 3 ½ stars
August 24 – Happy-Go-Lucky (on Roku) – 2 ½ stars
August 26 – Inglorious Basterds (in the theater w/ Sondra, Joe Chandler & Mandi) – 4 ½
Stars
August 28 – Sinful Dwarf (from Netflix) – 2 stars
Tora!, Tora!, Tora! (on DVD) – 3 stars
Ordinary People (on Roku) – 4 stars
August 29 – Goin’ South (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
Elvis has Left the Building (on DVD) – 1 star
Jet Li’s Fearless (on DVD) – 4 stars
August 30 – Fist of Legend (Dragon Dynasty, on DVD) – 4 ½ stars

# watched: 27
4 in the theater

September
September 1 – Unbreakable (on Roku) – 4 stars
September 3 – Moving Target (on Roku) – 2 stars
September 4 – Corndog Man (on Roku) – 1 ½ stars
September 7 – Confessions of a Superhero (on Roku) – 2 ½ stars
(500) Days of Summer (in the theater w/ Sondra & Leslee) – 2 stars
September 10 – Doggy Poo (short film on Roku) – 1 star
September 12 – Factotum (on Roku) – 3 stars
Margaret Cho, Assassin (on Roku) – 1 star
9 (in the theater) – 3 stars
Women in Love (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
September 13 – Sex Drive (on Roku) – 3 stars
September 15 - Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (on Roku) – 3 stars
September 16 – Kiss of Death (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
Brotherhood of the Wolf (on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
September 18 – Mutant Chronicles (on Roku) – 1 ½ stars
September 19 – The Informant! (in the theater w/ Jamie Madden) – 2 ½ stars
Morons from Outer Space (on Roku) – 1 star
The Hawk is Dying (on Roku) – 3 stars
September 21 – The Rebel (Dragon Dynasty on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
September 27 – Sunshine Cleaning (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 2 stars
Observe & Report (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 3 stars
September 28 - Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
Monster Camp (on Roku) – 2 ½ stars
September 29 – Vantage Point (on Roku) – 1 ½ stars

# watched: 24
3 in the theater

October
October 2 – Postal (on Roku) – 1 ½ stars
October 3 – Last Chance Harvey (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 2 stars
Severance (on Roku) – 3 stars
Untraceable (on Roku) – ½ star
October 4 – Toy Story in 3D (in the theater) – 5 stars
Toy Story 2 in 3D (in the theater) – 5 stars
October 5 – Norma Rae (on Roku) – 2 ½ stars
LIVE MUSIC NIGHT: Rye Oak & Blitzen Trapper at Club Downunder
October 8 – Midnight Meat Train (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) – 1 ½ stars
October 9 – The Surrogates (in the theater) – 2 stars
Devo: Live in the Land of the Rising Sun (on Roku) – 2 ½ stars
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (on Roku) – 1 star
Traitor (on Roku) – 2 stars
October 10 – Zombieland (in the theater) – 3 ½ stars
Trick-r-Treat (from Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
October 11 – Tell No One (on Roku) – 5 stars
October 12 – 28 Days Later (on DVD) – 4 stars
October 16 - Gardens of the Night (on Roku) – 2 stars
October 17 – Whip It! (In the theater w/ Sondra) – 2 stars
October 18 – Where the Wild Things Are (in the theater) – 4 stars
Repulsion (rented from Video 21) – 3 ½ stars
Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing: Tales From My Secret Public Journal (on Roku) – 4 stars
October 19 – Upright Citizen’s Brigade: ASSSSSSSSSCAT (on Roku) – 3 stars
October 20 – Donkey Punch (on Roku) – 2 stars
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (on Roku) – 2 stars
EVENT NIGHT - Trivia @ Birds (We came in 2nd!)
October 24 – Anvil: The Anvil Story (from Netflix) – 4 stars
October 25 – The Spook That Sat by the Door (from Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
October 26 – loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies (on Netflix) – 4 stars
October 27 – The General (on Netflix) – 3 ½ stars
Inside Deep Throat (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
It Might Get Loud (in the theater w/ Tom Herring, Bill Dollum & Jamie Madden) - 3 stars
October 28 - LIVE MUSIC NIGHT - Lyle Lovett & His Large Band at the Civic Center
October 30 – EVENT NIGHT – Jim Gaffigan at 2009 Pow Wow
October 31 – Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (from Netflix) – 3 stars
Ghostbusters (on DVD) – 5 stars

# watched: 32
in the theater: 7

November
November 1 – Out Cold (on Roku) – 2 stars
Good Hair (in the theater w/ Dylan Walters, Lori Vaughn & Sondra Copeland) – 3 ½ stars
Novermber 2 – Paul Blart: Mall Cop (on Roku) – 1 star
November 3 - Filth & Wisdom (from Netflix) - 1 star
November 4 - LIVE MUSIC NIGHT - James Husband (feat. Dave Pierce) & WHY? at Club Downunder
November 6 - Point Blank (on Roku) - 3 1/2 stars
November 7 - Cloak & Dagger (on Roku) - 4 stars
Paranormal Activity (in the theater w/ Sondra) - 3 1/2 stars
BloodRayne (on Roku) - 1 star
November 8 - Men Who Stare at Goats (in the theater w/ Jamie) - 3 stars
Charley Varrick (on Roku) - 3 1/2 stars
Ken Burns' America: The Brooklyn Bridge (on Roku) - 3 stars
November 9 - Peggy Sue Got Married (on Roku) - 3 stars
November 10 - The Garden (on Netflix) -3 1/2 star
EVENT NIGHT - Trivia @ Birds (We came in 3rd!)
November 11 - The Stepfather (from Netflix) -
A Serious Man (in the theater w/ Aimee Reist & Travis Folmar) - 4 stars
Fanboys (from the library) - 2 1/2 stars
November 12 - LIVE MUSIC NIGHT - Spring Break 82 & The Furious Dudes @ St. Michael's Pub
November 13 - Lakeview Terrace (on PS3 Netflix Streaming) - 1 star
November 14 - Spirit of the Beehive (from Netflix) - 2 1/2 stars
The Hurt Locker (in the theater) - 4 stars
November 16 - Watermelon Man (on Netflix) -2 stars
November 17 - EVENT NIGHT - Trivia @ Birds
November 19 - Homicide (Mamet from Netflix) - 3 1/2 stars
November 20 - LIVE MUSIC NIGHT - Deer Tick & Neko Case @ The Moon
November 21 - The Great Buck Howard (on Roku) - 2 stars
Bolt (on Roku) - 3 stars
November 22 - The Girlfriend Experience (on Roku) - 1 star
November 23 - Stella: Live in Boston (on Roku) - 3 1/2 stars
Young & Handsome: An Evening with Jeff Garlin (on Roku) - 2 1/2 stars
The Mechanic (on Roku) - 3 1/2 stars
November 24 - Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time (from Netflix) - 1 1/2 stars
# watched: 28
in the theater: 5

December
December 1 - EVENT NIGHT - Trivia @ Birds
December 3 - Tigrero: A movie That was Never Made (from Netflix) - 4 stars
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale (on Roku) - 1 star
December 4 - Hell on Wheels (on Roku) - 2 stars
December 5 - Ninja Assassin (in the theater w/ Sondra) - 2 stars
Hitman (borrowed from Marie & Devin) - 2 stars
Hounddog (on Roku) - 2 stars
December 6 - The Fantastic Mr. Fox (in the theater w/ Joe, Mandi, Kirsti Satterstorm) - 5 stars
Christmas in Connecticut (given by Nathan Hipps for Christmas) - 3 stars
December 7 - Mon Oncle (from Netflix) - 3 1/2 stars
Paper Moon (on Roku) - 4 stars
December 8 - Pirate Radio (in the theater w/ Jamie Madden, Tom Herring, Bill Dollum, Terry, etc.) - 3 stars
December 11 - Die Hard (on TV at Erin & Campbell's) - 5 stars
December 12 - Used Cars (Kurt Russell, VOD w/ Erin Kohler & Leslee) -
December 13 - EVENT NIGHT - Jaguars v. Dolphins w/ Erin Kohler
December 15 - EVENT NIGHT - FSU v. Georgia State Basketball Game w/ Mike Coleman & Mike Shapiro
December 16 - EVENT NIGHT - Trivia at Ray's Steel City Saloon with Ginna Raymer & Aimee Reist
December 17 - Cherish (on Netflix) - 2 stars
December 18 - Humpday (on Roku) - 3 stars
December 19 - EVENT NIGHT - Christmas Parade Downtown Tallahassee w/ Steev, Lori & Ander Taylor
December 20 - The Road (in the theater w/ Jamie Madden) - 3 1/2 stars
December 21 - Patrick (on Roku) - 3 stars
The Fall (on Blu-Ray from Netflix) - 4 stars
December 22 - Avatar (in 3D Imax w/ Lindsay Kaufman & Sondra Copeland) - 3 1/2 stars
December 23 - Up in the Air (in the theater) - 5 stars
Alma (animated short online) - 4 stars
The Counterfeiters (on Roku) - 3 stars
December 24 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (on Roku) - 3 1/2 stars
December 26 - Sherlock Holmes (in the theater for Brian's b-day) - 4 stars
December 29 - Knife in the Water (on DVD, borrowed from dad) - 4 stars
# watched: 25
in the theater: 6

TV Shows Watched
Oz, Season 4 (on DVD) – 3 ½ stars
Kung Fu, Season 1 (on DVD) – 4 stars
My Name is Earl, Season 3 (on DVD) – 5 stars
The Office, Season 3 (American Version, on DVD) – 4 ½ stars
Night Gallery, Season 1 (Rod Serling, borrowed from Mike) – 3 ½ stars
The Office, Season 4 (on Netflix) – 4 ½ stars
This American Life, Season 2 (on DVD) – 5 stars
The Office, Season 1 (on Netflix) – 3 stars
The Office, Season 2 (on DVD) – 4 stars
Creature Comforts, Season 2 (on DVD) – 5 stars
30 Rock, Season 2 (on Netflix) – 5 stars
Burn Notice, Season 2 (Watched on HULU) – 4 ½ stars
Heat Vision and Jack (’99 Pilot Episode, on Youtube) – 4 stars
John Adams (HBO Miniseries, borrowed from Dad) – 3 ½ stars
Damages, Season 1 (on HULU) – 4 stars
Lost, Season 4 (borrowed from Jeff) – 3 stars
Homicide, Season 4 (on DVD) – 5 stars
Breaking Bad (on DVD) – 4 stars
The Wire, Season 5 (from Netflix) – 5 stars
Hell’s Kitchen, Season 5 (on Fox) – 2 ½ stars
Chuck, Season 2 (on HULU) – 3 ½ stars
Rescue Me, Season 1 (on HULU) – 3 ½ stars
Rescue Me, Season 2 (on HULU) – 3 ½ stars
Northern Exposure, Season 4 – 5 stars
Miami Ink, Season 1 (on Roku) – 2 stars
Rescue Me, Season 3 (on HULU) – 3 ½ stars
Sex & the City, Season 1 (on DVD) – 1 ½ stars
True Blood, Season 1 (from Netflix) – 1 ½ stars
Sex & the City, Season 2 (on DVD) – 4 stars
Metalocalypse, Season 2 (Borrowed from Mike & Sarah) – 5 stars
Homicide, Season 5 (on DVD) – 5 stars
Kitchen Nightmares, Season 1 (on HULU) – 3 stars
Wainy Days, Season 3 (on the Internets) – 3 ½ stars
Space Balls, the Animated Series, Season 1 (on HULU) – 1 star
Thief (FX mini-series on HULU) – 3 stars
Sledgehammer, Season 1 (on DVD) – 4 stars
Californication, Season 1 (on ROKU) – 3 stars
Coupling, Season 1 (on Roku) – 2 ½ stars
Stella, Season 1 (on Hulu) – 4 stars
The Shield, Season 7 (from Netflix) – 5 stars
Dead Like Me, Season 1 (on ROKU) – 2 ½ stars
No Reservations, Season 6 (on Roku) – 4 stars
Flight of the Concords, Season 2 (from Anna’s Netflix) – 5 stars
Battlestar Galactica, Season 4 (on Scifi.com) – 4 stars
Deadliest Catch, Season 1 (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
Man Vs. Food, Season 1 (on Roku) – 4 stars
Party Down, Season 1 (on Roku) – 4 stars
Deadliest Catch, Season 2 (On Roku) – 4 stars
Battlestar Galactica, Season 4.5 (from Netflix) – 2 ½ stars
The Office, Season 5 (from Netflix) – 4 ½ stars
Long Way Down (from Netflix) – 4 stars
30 Rock, Season 3 (on Roku) – 5 stars
Deadliest Catch, Season 3 (on Roku) – 4 stars
The Whitest Kids U Know, Season 1 (on Roku) – 3 ½ stars
Dexter, Season 3 (on DVD, borrowed from Mike & Aimee) – 4 stars
Mad Men, Season 2 (from Netflix) – 4 1/2 stars
Worst Week, Season 1 (on Roku) - 3 1/2 stars
Eastbound & Down, Season 1 (from Netflix) - 4 stars
Sons of Anarchy, Season 2 (on Hulu) – 3 1/2 stars
Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Season 1 (from Netflix) - 2 1/ stars
Lost, Season 5 (on Hulu & from Netflix) - 4 stars
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 5 (on Hulu) – 5 stars
The League, Season 1 (on Hulu) - 4 stars
Survivor: Samoa (on CBS) – 3 1/2 stars
Bizarre Foods (whole bunch of random eps. of Roku) - 3 1/2 stars
No Reservations (whole bunch of random eps. of Roku) - 4 stars
Dirty Jobs (whole bunch of random eps. of Roku) - 5 stars

Books Read
Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel – 4 stars
The Goon, Book 2, by Eric Powell – 3 stars
B.P.R.D.: The Dead (borrowed from Dad) – 5 stars
Look Me in the Eye, by John Elder Robison – 3 ½ stars
Fables, Book 8, by Bill Willingham – 4 stars
Fables, Book 9, by Bill Willingham – 4 stars
Fables, Book 10, by Bill Willingham – 4 stars
Kampung Boy, by Lat (from the Library) – 4 stars
Town Boy, by Lat (from the Library) – 4 stars
DMZ, Book 3, by Brian Wood – 3 ½ stars
Concrete, Book 1 – 5 stars
DMZ, Book 4, by Brian Wood – 3 ½ stars
Bottomless Belly Button – 4 stars
Fables, Book 11, by Bill Willingham – 4 stars
Fables, 1001 Nights of Snowfall, by Bill Willingham – 4 stars
Jack of Fables, Book 1, by Bill Willingham – 3 stars
Best of The Spirit, by Will Eisner – 4 stars
Jack of Fable, Book 2, by Bill Willingham – 3 stars
Jack of Fables, Book 3, by Bill Willingham – 3 stars
DMZ, by Brian Wood, Book 5 – 5 stars
Plastic Man, Book 1 – 3 stars
Cerebus, Book 1 – 4 stars
Snuff, by Chuck Pahlaniuk (Audio Book) – 3 ½ stars
Dethklok vs. The Goon, by Eric Powell (one-off comic book) – 3 stars
100 Bullets, Issues 76-100, by Brian Azzarello – 4 stars
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon – 5 stars
Jack of Fables, Book 4, by Bill Willingham - 3 ½ stars
Jack of Fables, Book 5, by Bill Willingham - 3 ½ stars
The Goon, Book 3, by Eric Powell – 4 stars
The Goon, Book 4, by Eric Powell – 4 stars
30 Days of Night, Book 1, by Steve Niles – 4 stars
30 Days of Night, Book 2, by Steve Niles – 3 stars
The Goon, Book 5, by Eric Powell – 4 stars
Wormwood, Gentlemen Corpse, Book 1, by Ben Templesmith – 4 stars
Fables, Book 12, by Bill Willingham - 4 stars
The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Book 1 – 3 stars
Northlanders, by Brian Wood - Book 1 – 4 stars
The Surrogates by Robert Venditti – 4 stars
DMZ, by Brian Wood - Book 6 – 4 stars
Swamp Thing, by Alan Moore - Book 1 – 4 stars
The New York Four, by Brian Wood – 2 ½ stars
Awakening, Book 1, by Nick Tapalansky – 3 stars
The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman, Book 5 – 5 stars
Ressurection, by Mark Guggenheim, Book 1 – 2 ½ stars
Lucifer, by Mike Carey, Book 1 – 3 stars
DMZ, by Brian Wood, Book 7 – 5 stars
The Northlanders, by Brian Wood, Vol. 2 – 4 stars
The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Book 2 – 3 stars
The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Book 3 – 3 stars
30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow, by Steve Niles – 3 ½ stars
Channel Zero, by Brian Wood – 2 ½ stars
Hellblazer, John Constantine, Original Sins – 3 ½ stars
30 Days of Night: Three Tales, by Steve Biles – 2 ½ stars
30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales, by Steve Niles – 3 stars
The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Book 4 – 3 stars
The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Book 5 – 3 stars
Jack of Fables, Book 6, by Bill Willingham - 3 ½ stars
Prison Pit, Book 1, by Johnny Ryan – 4 stars
Hellblazer, John Constantine: Rare Cuts – 4 stars
Lobo’s Greatest Hits – 3 stars
The Surrogates: Flesh & Bone by Robert Venditti (borrowed from dad) – 4 stars
The Alcoholic, by Jonathan Ames (borrowed from dad) - 5 stars
Coward, A Criminal Edition, by Ed Brubaker (borrowed from dad) - 3 1/2 stars
Incredible Change-Bots, by Jeffrey Brown (from the libary) - 3 stars
The Boys, Book 1, by Garth Ennis - 3 1/2 stars
Lawless, A Criminal Edition, by Ed Brubaker (borrowed from dad) - 3 1/2 stars
Moped Army, Book 1, by Paul Sizer (from the library) - 1/2 star
Bone Sharps, Cowboys & Thunder Lizards (borrowed from the library) - 1 star
The Barefoot Serpent, by Scott Morse (from the libary) - 3 stars
Perhapanauts, Book 1 (from the library) - 2 stars
Perhapanauts, Book 2 (from the library) - 2 stars
The Dead & Dying, A Criminal Edition, Book 3, by Ed Brubaker (borrowed from dad) - 4 stars
Bad Night, A Criminal Edition, by Ed Brubaker (borrowed from dad) - 4 stars
Richard Stark's Parker The Hunter, Adapted by Darwyn Cooke (borrowed from dad) -4 1/2 stars
Cowboys Versus Aliens, by Van Lente, Foley, Calero, Lima & Rosenberg - 2 1/2 stars
Sin City: Hell & Back, by Frank Miller (borrowed from Dad) - 5 stars
28 Days Later, Issues 1-4 - 2 stars
Kick-Ass, Issues 1- 7 - 4 stars
Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire, Issues 1-4 - 4 1/2 stars
Chew, Issues 1-4 - 4 stars
Pigeons from Hell, by Joe R. Lansdale, Nathan Fox & Dave Stewart - 3 stars
Liberty Comics, Issue 2 - 4 stars
Lydia Feeds the Pigeons, Issue 1 - 2 1/2 stars
Pohadky, by Marek Colek & Pat Shewchuk - 4 stars
Dr. Horrible One Shot, by Zack Whedon - 2 1/2 stars
Ex-Machina Issues 35-45, by Brian K. Vaughan - 4 1/2 stars
DMZ by Brian Wood, Issues 42-44 - 5 stars
Underground Issue 1, by Jeff Parker - 3 1/2 stars

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Yeah. So, this is the real me. Notice I also put concerts and events on the list. I even have my own ratings system that I'd like to say is just for ratings sake, but really it's because sometimes I can't remember if I liked something or not (or I've just confused one movie with another, having watched 800 of them in a year). When I'm not watching or reading, I listen to music (and more recently podcasts) like crazy. This is my sickness. Something that I am not going to have nearly as much time for when the baby is here.

I hope this kid likes cool stuff.

Getting back to topic, I feel like I scramble to keep up. I used to work at a record store and while I was there I felt on top of it. As soon as I left, there was just no way to keep up. When I was surrounded by it, it was easy, but when I had to do it on my own I lost track of so many things. The good thing was that I was able to focus on the stuff I genuinely loved, instead of what the costumer wanted. That was nice. But, ultimately, I felt myself gearing more towards movies. I started watching a ton, getting more movie geek friends, then came Netflix Watch Instantly (!), I started helping at the Tallahassee Film Festival and it all just exploded. Not to mention TV shows. I love a lot of TV, but they take up soooooo much more time. Leslee only likes watching 1 or 2 episodes at a time...not me. I like doing 4 or 5 or 6 episodes in a night. Knockin' em out. It is awesome to have cool friends who help you keep up-to-date on stuff and I do feel like I help (or perhaps hinder) others, but regardless, I need the opposite. I need a support group. I really don't want to care this much.

Preparing for Transition

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