The Academy will be a bunch of "crooks" if they don't give this film some serious awardage.

Friends! Neighbors! Americans!
Go, as soon as you can, and watch Frost/Nixon at your local movie theater.
Basically everything about this movie is phenomenal. Most importantly, I can't think of a more timely film about, well, I would have to say, weakness. The weakness of leaders, the weakness of journalists, and the weakness of a disenfranchised American people. But the screen shines from every facet. Acting? Superb. Period? Felt like I was there. Directing? Well, Rotten Tomatoes describes the film as "a cross between a boxing match and a ballet", and I couldn't agree more. From the opening interview with James Reston Jr. (Sam Rockwell) in which he discusses his outrage at Nixon's lack of apology to the American people, through the moment Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) infamously declares that "When the President does it, that means it is not illegal," I was riveted to this display of men at their lowest.
I can't say enough good things about this movie, so I'll stop here. Go see it.

The film's trailer.


From the actual interviews. Absolutely amazing. I cannot believe someone can actually think this way.

Scrapes, headache, fuzzy memories - welcome to 2009!

Happy 2009!

I am of the idea that making resolutions for the new year is incredibly silly, so these aren't resolutions, per se.....

Foods I want to consume and digest in 2009:

• Pie of any variety.
• Spinach.
• Bacon.
• (Are coffee and beer "foods," really?)
• Cheeseburgers. Many.
• Some fiber. It's important to stay regular.
• Anything made with a lot of honey.

Animals I want to touch with my hands in 2009:

• A horse or pony.
• Some sort of kitten-like creature. They are quite soft.
• Cute human boys.
• A bonobo, if at all possible.
  
• (Resisting the urge to say "Your mom"...)
• A couple of dogs, probably.
  

Words I want to use gratuitously in 2009:

• "Gratuitously."
• "Defenestrate(d)."
• "Your."
• "Mom."
• "Phone," as a verb instead of "call."
• "Brevity." (Um, I guess there will be a lot of Big Lebowski quoting?)
• "Sublime." But I won't be talking about the band.

Ways in which I plan to waste time in 2009:

• Trolling Reddit.
• Facebook stalking.
• Trying to figure out addresses of webcomic artists. (So I guess being generally creepy....)
• Meticulously arranging my hair.
• Writing blog posts.
• Writing C++ programs that don't do anything useful, but say sarcastic things.
• Sitting at the Ugly Mug.

Ridiculous assumptions I will probably make in 2009:

• Drinking beer will help me study. (I so wish though.)
  
• Money reproduces itself! (Not the case.)
  
• It is not creepy to Facebook stalk people. (It is WAY creepy.)
  
• My friends will never move away. (They will.)
  
• Gordon will do all the work at Puppets. (This might actually be true.)
• I can learn important things from the people on Reddit. (Just... No.)

Alright. 2009 will probably be mostly okay. Every year is, really.



So, I may not remember anything that happened after 1:00 last night, but at least I didn't kill a unicorn in my bathtub, like whoever lives here:

Or get champagne on my ceiling. Poor Pleasuredome kids...
(I did get quite a lot on my pants, however.)