Reviews

It was an entertainment filled weekend, and a good one.

Friday I saw Watchmen, of course. I'm really sick of hearing negative reviews that are just plain silly. It's a movie based on a comic book (ok, sorry, graphic novel but still the same genre) so it's going to be cartoony and cheesy and have awkward sex scenes and have unrealistic elements. The fact that all of those things were done WELL is what makes the movie good. Hmm...let's go back to other comic book movies. Oh, how about Spiderman. Worst. Acting. Ever. But you all drooled all over it, because, ya know, it's supposed to be that way. No, it's not. Watchmen has genre specific acting, but it's not bad. As for the unrealisticness, such as Nixon being elected to 4 terms...SHUT UP! IT'S FUNNY! It's alreay an unrealistic premise. You have a giant blue man that can see the future and build giant machines with his endless intelligence. Yes, it's long, but it never drags. Go see it on the big screen.

Saturday Dan and I got comp tickets to Humor Abuse playing at the Manhattan Theatre Club. It's the story of Lorenzo Pisoni who was born into the Pickle Family Circus, starts perfoming at 2, signs a contract at 6, and leaves the circus at 13. The show was fantastic. Lorenzo tells his personal stories about growing up with a clown for a father and does bits that he and his father performed throughout their careers. Go see it.

I would give my opinion on the long awaited season premiere of Breaking Bad but I haven't watched it yet. It will probably wait until I watch I'm Not There.

Can I pick your brains?

So in discussions about how to successfully run a scheme I'm taking a poll. What is something that you would pay $5 for? It wouldn't be an actual thing that you would receive in exchange, but maybe investment in something.

Related: would you pay $5 if there was a video blog from my house titled 'Ways to Annoy Your Roommate"??

Since I'm asking questions.....I need a business name, and am open to any suggestions.

Signs of Spring

Let's go with another list, shall we?

I signed up for the Five Boro Bike Tour (65 days and counting)
Spring Training has started (and the Cubs are 3-0)
March Madness is a couple of weeks away
It's Lent
My plants no longer look sad
Ringling will be in the NY area next week
I rode my bike today (20 miles over 4 bridges in 3 boros)
I got my tax refunds

I should have made a haiku. Oh well.

Catching up...

So, I was recently reminded that I have a blog, then I realized I haven't updated it since September. So here's what's happened since September

The Cubs didn't go to the world series
I got an apartment with Dan in Long Island City
I moved to Long Island City
I voted in a presidential election
I went to DC for the first time
I bought a MacBookPro, and still have mixed feelings about that
I did a Halloween show about living mannequins and a screwed up party
I hosted Thanksgiving
I hosted a Thanksgiving leftovers party
I won a week of my football pool
I did a gig in Florida for 3 weeks
I had a sleepover circus reunion in my apartment, and it was awesome
I went to Brussels
I went to Florida for another gig
Went through some really shitty family situations
I stayed in a hotel room in Union Square that came with a vibrator
I went skiing for the first time in over 10 years
I learned to pass clubs
I got my car washed and put it in a garage in NJ
I went to my first roller derby bout
I bought things to make meatballs, and I will make them tomorrow

I guess I'll try to be better at this. I am running out of things to do with all of my time spent sitting in airports....