June 2009
Day 176: When there is no hope, there is no reason to continue.
My brother IMs me from his work computer
Michael Chen: man
Michael Chen: it's nice to have e's again
David Chen: what happened?
Michael Chen: the 'e' key on my keyboard at home broke
David Chen: you can't go without E's
Michael Chen: yeah
Michael Chen: I just leave it in the clipboard
Michael Chen: and paste it in wherever I need it
Michael Chen: it's pretty inefficient
Rain http://twitpic.com/8strg
Day 175: http://bit.ly/mtJOA
I uploaded a YouTube video — I try to play “Together We Will Live Forever” by @iamclintmansell http://bit.ly/BMsJ9
Day 174: I have seen that which is the absolute absence of compassion, and its coldness and callousness chilled me to the core of my being.
Day 173: …
“The first thought of everyone who jumps off that bridge is, ‘I wish I was still on the bridge.’” http://bit.ly/oqQUf
“Women as well as men, everyone watching this film will feel the dissolution of...”
– io9 - Michael Bay Finally Made An Art Movie - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Review
Day 172: Living. Pros and cons….
AudioBoo: Me And My Friend Eric On The Look Of “Public Enemies” http://boo.fm/b33495
Movie Blogs and Journalism in the Internet Age: http://bit.ly/s4XKy (My personal response to everything that happened yesterday)
Transformers 2: “It’s like driving at 100 m.p.h. and crashing into EVERYTHING and not being able to die.” -IMDB post (via @alwayswatching)
Just got some really terrible, terrible news over the phone. The past 48 hours have been worse than anything i could have possibly imagined
DeepDiscount is having a huge DVD sale on Special Edition DVDs. The amazing Boogie Nights SE can now be yours for $13 http://bit.ly/F8era
Day 171: “It’s not fair for him to hope for something that’s impossible.” - P.G.
Merchant of Venice. Act 3. Scene 1.
After the suckitude of today, this is just what I need at this moment http://twitpic.com/8c837
http://bit.ly/wyI1X
What Happens When Your Local Paper Goes Online-Only? It Loses Most of Its Staff: http://bit.ly/NdY8B (interesting analysis by @pkafka)
How the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen IMAX Experience Compares with that of The Dark Knight: http://bit.ly/5gChT
Here’s one that’s making the rounds this week: The girl who 16-year old girl who can’t age - http://bit.ly/UgIkR
Day 170: “Feeling loved is important. But loving…that’s the necessity.” - A.I.
Transformers 2 IMAX will begin momentarily. I hate this preroll light show though http://twitpic.com/888h0
Boston skyline, 1pm 6/23/09 http://twitpic.com/877vx
“I thought this was going to be a collection of pleasant bird songs but it’s just a lot of screaming.” http://bit.ly/12u99p
Those who are outraged at Transformers 2s racism should also remember the racial stereotypes deployed in Transformers 1: http://bit.ly/puNK6
E-mail patterns (NOT the content of the e-mails!) can predict a company’s impending doom: http://bit.ly/DzTvr Fascinating!
Day 169: I’m just a little person, one person in a sea, of many little people who are not aware of me. http://bit.ly/HJtW0
Last call: Here’s our fun talk with actor Clifton Collins Jr. - http://bit.ly/6awvr Bonus points if you can ID the opening music (@dannytrs)
I uploaded a 2 min. video to @vimeo today at 2:00 PM. It still has not finished converting, and is still unviewable. Heck of a job, Vimeo.
Due to embargo I cant say what I thought of Transformers 2. But I can say that I’m going to go watch Trans 1 now and marvel at its coherence
REMINDER: No /Filmcast tonight (it’s tomorrow)! Instead, enjoy this awesome conversation we had with Clifton Collins Jr. http://bit.ly/6awvr
People are saying this vid is fake: http://bit.ly/wlgtV If so, it’s the best mental breakdown performance since Min-Sik Choi in Oldboy.
[VIDEO] Mom cancels kid’s World of Warcraft account. Kid FLIPS THE F*CK OUT http://bit.ly/wlgtV This is…incredible.
Lesson #537: Do not buy a 6-lb Lattice Apple Pie from Costco then attempt to eat the entire thing by yrself, slowly over the course of 1 wk.
Just used THIS http://bit.ly/XcRcA to recreate Slumdog Millionaire’s ringtone for my iPhone: http://bit.ly/QGF15 This will get addictive…
“My dad saved me, and I killed him.” - http://bit.ly/3FHda
Day 168: It’s becoming clear to me that I’ll be paying for this for a long time, possibly forever. Doing my best to come to terms with this.
Scientists discover an adequate cure for a hangover: http://bit.ly/jDKf0
Trying to decide between the Mophie (via @lvdjgarcia) and the incase powerslider (via @richardjstuckey)
I use the 3GS and the battery dies after 5 hours of internet use (like it says it will). This feels really, really short.
I find John @hodgman’s Correspondents Dinner speech oddly moving, esp. for a Star Trek geek such as me… http://bit.ly/yqcwO (via @ajhan)
Question: Does anybody use an iPhone battery pack/case (to extend iPhone’s awful battery life?) If so, which one and what’s your experience?
Course 6 of 6: Lobster with Ginger and scallions (joyful garden, Boston, ma) http://twitpic.com/8285g
Course #2 of 6: Mixed vegetables (bok choy and mushrooms) http://twitpic.com/8241m
Course #1 of 6: Beef egg drop soup…or something (Joyful Garden, Boston, MA) http://twitpic.com/8234u
Ordering from this restaurant will be more complicated than originally imagined… http://twitpic.com/820ip