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Oscars – I thought Jon Stewart did pretty well. The clip montages weren’t that good; they felt like leftovers from the writers’ strike contingency plan. After seeing the singers/actors from “Once” sing their song, I really want to see their movie. Plus, I liked how Marketa Irglova was brought back on stage to give her [...]

In the span of a week, P and I went to two epic concerts at Madison Square Garden — last Tuesday with the Foo Fighters, and last Thursday with Linkin Park. We got tickets for both shows for Christmas. While both of these Grammy winning bands have been around for more than a decade each, [...]

Watching the Oscars as of this writing. Jon Stewart’s pretty funny so far; the writers are doing well! Time’s Joel Stein invites George Clooney to his house for dinner. George Clooney, former contractor, helps out by looking for the source of a beeping sound in the house… Well, either way, George Clooney’s still The Man! [...]

The reaction to the NBC presentations for this week hasn’t been too pleasant. Reuters’ reaction to the “Knight Rider” movie – “A painfully long car commercial.” Well, yeah, the pacing was not very good and I couldn’t quite care about the characters, but was it a commercial? Too many commercials cutting into the action of [...]

Sunday – tea at Sweet Melissa Patisserie‘s Park Slope location. Sunday night – watched the latest Knight Rider movie. What possessed me to watch…? My explanation: sentimental 1980′s nostalgia and the temptation of seeing how bad it was. Mostly lame, as expected; some thoughts: Lots of driving around (what else?), and pointless dialog as the [...]

An “Auntie” of mine passed away this week (it’s a complicated genealogical relationship – the closest “western” description would be my mom’s younger sister’s husband’s cousin.) Her wake ended up being on Valentine’s Day. The nicest thing there was the three frames of photos throughout her life, from the wedding in Jamaica, the ones raising [...]

Are Americans reveling in a culture that’s anti-intellectual? Probably. Education’s not that valued, and (bad) reality tv is probably going to be the downfall of western civilization. Well, that’s my theory anyway. Kind of creepy: the discovery of a solar system that looks a lot like ours… Is it a good sign that the writers [...]

Mmm…! Chocolate…! Apparently there’s more to milk chocolate than we realize. As a follow up, Facebook has become more user friendly, having indeed making it easier to leave it, in case one would be so inclined. (and, no, I’m not there yet). “Pride and Prejudice” on Channel 13 – Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy!… [drool]… [...]

I like dogs in general, but I have a soft spot for beagles. Maybe it’s their incredible sense of smell, even compared against other canines, or maybe it is just so cute, but there is so much in one little package. P-’s sister’s beagle Shelly can tell when I’m anywhere near her house, and then [...]

Time’s Lisa Takeuchi Cullen on the coverage on the Asian/Asian-American vote, as AALDEF’s Voting Rights project 2008 results emerged from Super Duper Duper Tuesday. Cullen has concerns that CNN’s implying that Asians/APA’s are racist in their voting. Cullen remarks to CNN/media generally: The thing is, we Americans have a habit of identifying people by color. [...]