Rogue Slayer Law Student Lawyer with Snark Movie Fan

AfterEllen.com has a blurb about Jodie Foster's recent appearance on The Rachel Ray show. But the really good news is that there's also a clip of the part in which she ruled on Guitar Hero on stage, with the game up on a big screen so everyone can see. she totally rocks - and I've done that particular song on my nephew's X-Box - it's no picnic.

She's my hero, guitar or otherwise.
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Everglades!


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The Girl and I are off for a week in sunny Miami tomorrow! Nothing to do but relax and watch the water. I'll send some pictures along the way.
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I've been attending seminars offered by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, in an effort to learn how actually to practice law, as opposed to the work I've done for four years (and for which I shall be paying loans for the next dozen years) to simply be an attorney. I've also purchased some materials from MCLE, one of which is titled, "Drafting and Enforcing Massachusetts Contracts." For most of these materials, MCLE provides a 3-ring binder (with weak seams which split fairly early on in their lifetimes) and a plastic-wrapped set of pages and dividers. The first task to perform is to assemble the whole thing. They also include inserts for the front and edge of the binder. Frequently they also include a CD with various forms the new attorney can use. Not so with this contracts volume. I open the packaging, and a 3.25 inch disk falls out. A disk? What, are you kidding me? I actually spoke these words aloud. My cats had no response. Who even has a disk drive on their computer anymore? If they do, it's time to replace that hunk of junk! What do you have, around 200 MB of storage?

I tried surfing over to the (barely functional) MCLE website to see if they also have these forms available on CD, but of course it appears to be down at the present moment. I suppose it would make a handy coaster in an emergency, or something to fling at the bird feeder when the squirrel is gnawing at the plastic inserts.
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…streaming from my eyes if I have to watch this movie again.

He's an oil man. He's a tough man. Nothing gets in his way. He does not like people. He does not like posers. Don't interfere with his family. Life was hard in the west. With a syncopated, atonal soundtrack. Oil is a dirty business. He's an oil man.

And if you are planning on seeing it, don't be dismayed by the first 15 minutes or so. There will be dialogue. If only more of the dialogue could be like the scenes between Daniel and Eli, there would have been less snoozing from The Girl.
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The Girl and I went out to Nantasket Beach and then let the TomTom take us on a driving adventure to get home on only back roads. We stopped at the beach to take some pictures and walk a bit (okay, I walked while The Girl stayed nice and warm in the car, listening to the satellite radio), then all the way out to the tip. Then we went south through Hingham and Hanover, then west through Brockton, Abington, Weymouth, Dedham and other places on a nice drive. Back at home, The Girl decided she needed to play Millipede, so we stopped in at Fun and Games. I think this was prompted by all the arcades at Nantasket that were boarded up for the winter. Click the oyster shell to see more photos of our day.


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Way back in October The Girl and I set out for the third and final outing of our multistage fall foliage tour. This day it was out to Northampton for some shopping and lunch at a Tibetan cafe (The Girl chose it!), then over the mountains to North Adams. Upon not finding anything acceptable for dinner there, we returned to Northampton for dinner at an Argentinian restaurant. Mmm. Click on the trees to see the photo set. You can also see the Fall Foliage 2007 Collection of all three sets.


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Juno - Loved it, The Girl loved it

Michael Clayton - I liked it, The Girl found it confusing. We both thought it took quite a while to get going, and neither of us really got too invested in the story.

Atonement - I thought it was okay. The Girl called it a snoozer, although she didn't actually fall asleep. The story was fine, the acting was fine, the cinematography was quite lovely and had lots of artsy angles, but overall it was just sort of flat.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age - I really enjoyed it, but The Girl fell asleep. She just really hates period pieces and grand histories.

Across the Universe - Fabulous on both counts

Once - We actually stopped the DVD after about 45 minutes as we just couldn't take it anymore.

Norbit - Yes, I actually watched this. From my hotel room in Sioux City. The makeup was terrific, which is what it's nominated for. It was actually a silly, fun movie.

Charlie Wilson's War - We both enjoyed it, but The Girl found it hard to follow

Ratatouille - Whee!

Sicko - The Girl enjoyed it, I got sucked in against my will. Michael Moore annoys me, things are skewed, but overall you just can't argue with some of it.

Bourne Ultimatum - We had a Bourne marathon, as we knew we wouldn't be able to follow it without refreshers on the first two. Fun.

3:10 to Yuma - We both enjoyed it. If you are watching it on DVD, I hope you have a good surround sound system for the train rumblings.

Bottom line thus far - Juno is the favorite for us both.
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