Do the Whirlwind

It's getting harder and harder to find time to blog ... ugh. Here are some bullet point things of note:

• Saw Inglourious Basterds, though I may have mentioned this already. Fantastic. It had the usual effect of making me emphatic and enveloped in the movie AND making me hate the majority of other movies for failure to try.
  
• Case in point: saw The Time Traveler's Wife a couple of nights ago. Taken from the framework of "crappy romance movie," it might have been in the C- range. But given how badly it fell short of the book - and how conveniently it altered the few plot elements that gave the book some depth - it falls in the F-minus category. Beck's angry quote at the credits: "THAT'S NOT HOW IT ENDED! {Sigh} Mojo.*
• Double case in point - we just finished the first season of True Blood. I'm sorry, America, I don't get it. If someone wants to fill me in on how this is not just vampire porn with inconsistent metaphysics, bad acting, unlikeable characters and cheesy, predictable plotlines, fill me in, I'm all ears. Seriously, this show is barely being redeemed right now by Lafayette and Sam, so... anyone?
  
• In the non-entertainment division, I played pickup Ultimate for the first time on Sunday, played pretty okay and survived, and so played in our first Fall League game with the dubiously named "Confessions of a Huckaholic."** We got out ahead quick 4-0, stretched that lead to 9-3 and never really looked back, winning 15-10 in the end. Considering I'm hobbling around the field at 60% or so - knee's still sore, though manageable (and actually gets better as I play) - I played pretty damn well, firing off a number of scores, catching a few goals and making no less than three layout plays on the night. It's VOTS with a bunch of newbies, so the level of play isn't always inspiring, but we had a good time. Beck is on my team by my fiat, so that's sweet - I tried (and failed) to get her the disc on a few occasions, so we'll have to work on this love connection. More detailed stuff on this in the future.
• Speaking of the Beck, she is kicking ass lately, running often, Yogaing most mornings, generally ruling the world. We went out for a really great dinner at a local Jamaican joint this weekend and followed up the dining out with some A+ dining in, a delicious brunch of eggs, bacon, sausage, french toast and potatoes. Combine that with some great grillin' of late, and it's the high life on Flower Street.
• Speaking of the high life, I got to perform one of my favorite rituals yesterday, the purchase album on day of release and blare it in the parking lot game. I will fill you in on what album in another post, but it should be fairly obvious.
  

* - Mojo is Beck's froyo addiction, in case that hasn't been made clear here yet.
** - Having just come off the AA-intensity of Infinite Jest, I'm not sure how much I condone mocking alcoholism recovery. That said, I suppose alcoholism is sort of a traditional comic treasure-trove, comedy in misery, so you can't get too upset.

That's about it for now, just wanted to throw out a quick update. School is going well - getting a lot done, classes are entertaining if not perfect - and hopefully I'm on the path to some form of enlightenment, though I doubt it :). Have a great 9.09.09 everybody, and don't blow too much cash on the Lads today.