December 2010
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Resolutions
For a long time I didn’t do New Year’s Resolutions, because my mom thinks they are stupid. But I started making them a few years ago.  My resolutions are usually general, which makes them doable and more difficult to discard. Last year’s were to save money and work out. This year, I resolve to: Be healthy Blog frequently Follow my budget Of course I have an action plan for...
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“All cities would be alike if their monuments did not distinguish them.”
– Intertitle in the 1926 film “Rien que les heures”
Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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When it's really cold outside--
The worst part of wearing glasses is breathing, because then you can’t see because you’re alive.
Dec 7th
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The balls are coming!
shitmystudentswrite: The Octopus of Apathy is spreading its testicles throughout the land. **I really miss teaching.
Dec 6th
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“Is Dan gonna have to choke a bitch?”
– Dan, on his secret thoughts during unsuccessful business deals.
Dec 5th
“I squeezed the lime and now I’m sticky.”
– Dan explaining why he stole my cocktail napkin.
Dec 5th
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Dec 4th
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Beautiful Cinema
Tonight I watched Carl Theodore Dryer’s 1928 “Passion of Joan of Arc” at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. The film is beautiful—the cinematography and editing are enough to make you cry. Most of the shots are extreme close-ups. I was so impressed by Maria Falconetti’s acting as she played Joan in this film. I can imagine that role must have taken so much focus and...
Dec 3rd
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Things You Learn in Film Seminar
Anne: We've [as a country] only very recently started being politically correct.
Althea: Now it's trendy to be racially insensitive again.
Anne: It just never goes entirely out of style, does it?
Dec 2nd