I liked this more than I thought I would. Mark Ruffalo is really cute in it, the interactions are funny & sweet. And really the only thing keeping me from outright raving about it is the unreality of the concept. Unlike say this movie that I am (albeit abashedly) raving about, the “plot” of Just Like Heaven couldn’t actually happen TO ME and that’s really what I’m looking for in a rom-com. I guess it could happen TO YOU, if you believe in Napoleon Dynamite and seeing spirits. Neither of which turn me on.
What my life has been missing up to now.
DVD: A Lot Like Love.
I never thought an Ashton Kutcher movie would land on the “watch every week, and then some” list.
This is a very cute, very sweet movie. Starts out a little “When Harry Met Sally” but actually goes in a very different direction. The deaf brother seemed a little “Four Weddings and a Funeral” but he’s only in a few scenes.
Super cute. Super sweet. Ouch!
Bonus: There’s a scene with “If You Leave Me Now” (Chicago) that is just as awesome as the “Tiny Dancer” scene in “Almost Famous.” Seriously.
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me… April 30th edition.
Some priceless comments here by Billy Connolly during the “Not My Job” segment. I might need to pick up his new DVD for my dad’s bday. He’s hilarious.
KCRW’s Bookworm: John Barth.
I think Ginger told me about these Bookworm podcasts a long, long time ago… I actually can’t remember whether or not I’ve ever actually read “The Sot-Weed Factor” although I’m positive I own it. Barth is pretty humble for a guy who’s been around such a long time. Used to have a lot of fame as an environmentalist although I’m not sure many people know that anymore. This podcast was about his latest “Where Three Roads Meet” but I had to run by the bookstore and pick up “The Book of Ten Nights and a Night” as the podcast ended. Look, Betsy, short stories! 🙂
Cable: The Watcher.
One of those rare suspense movies where we actually know who the bad guy is the whole way through, and the suspense is about stopping him rather than figuring out who he is. Keanu is quite freaky here and James Spader is great as a messed-up cop on his last legs.
I made up a new word!!
“Tryped” = meaning “tried to type.” You can imagine how this got started… I was trying to type to someone that I had “tried to type” only I typed “tryped” instead of “tried to type” and yet it so perfectly encapsulated what I was trying to say that rather than type “tried to type” instead I decided to go with “tryped.”
Spread the word.
Not to worry – it can also be used in “ing” form. I was “tryping” = “trying to type.”
Carry on.
First Time for Everything.
I honestly didn’t think there were any Tori Amos songs I liked. Turns out “A Sorta Fairytale” is quite lovely.
Fickle girl changes her mind.
After listening to the KEXP podcast of the Editors at SXSW, I completely changed my fickle little mind and decided to buy the album. I haven’t paid that much close attention to the lyrics YET, but after a few superficial listens, it is definitely exactly the kind of bitter, angry, plodding, yet mellow, kind of music I wanted to be listening to right now. It’s turgid…in a good way. Sweet.
It’s all part of Bush’s “Leave No Administration Official Behind” program.
Mariko got me addicted to podcasts of NPR’s “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me” on our trip.
I highly recommend the April 2 edition as a jumping off point.