Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Little money, lotta time

Little money, lotta time

So I'm barely coasting by on post-Christmas funds, and I'm not certain when my normal gig will start back up this new year. All is not lost, though, because I've got a line on a (potentially) well-paying gig later this month that should last a few weeks. In the meantime, I'm pretty much homebound because I have to restrict my cash flow until the end-of-the-month gig, but it's not all bad. It basically means I get to catch up on all the books on my HUGE stack of To Reads, watch all the stuff borrowed from friends and Netflix and (heaven forbid) write.

Before I get into what should be a lengthy Reading/Watching list, I'd like to wish the lovely Kate a belated happy birthday. I'm jealous of your Lost Girls, especially after your glowing reviews of it. Poopsy. Happy Birthday, Kate!

Reading:
  • The Meme Machine, Susan Blackmore (Finished.)
  • Secret War, Brian Michael Bendis, Gabrielle Dell'Otto (Finished.)
  • Tor - Volume 1, Joe Kubert (Finished.)
  • Kid Eternity, Grant Morrison, Duncan Fegredo (Finished.)
  • Flex Mentallo, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely (Finished.)
  • The ACME Novelty Library #16, Chris Ware (Finished.)
  • ACME Novelty Library #17, Chris Ware (Finished.)
  • New X-Men Vol. 1: E is for Extinction, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely (Finished.)
  • New X-Men Vol. 2: Imperial, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Ethan van Sciver, Igor Kordey
  • Showcase Presents: Unknown Soldier, Joe Kubert
  • Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories, Gilbert Hernandez
  • Mortal Engines, Stanislaw Lem
  • Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, Douglas R. Hofstadter

    Watching:
  • Apocalypto
  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • "Battlestar Galactica (2003) - Season One"
  • "Battlestar Galactica (2003) - Season Two"
  • "Family Guy, Vol. 4"
  • Underworld Beauty
  • Out of the Past
  • Play Time
  • American Dreamz (Liked the theory. Hated the execution.)

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    • posted by Drew @ 8:18 PM   2 comments

    2 Comments:

    At January 11, 2007 4:35 PM, Blogger Nic said...

    I feel you on the lack of funds.

    How was Apocalypto?

     
    At January 11, 2007 6:13 PM, Blogger Drew said...

    Apocaplypto was one of those very self-contained, self-referential films that can become classics if done well (Adaptation and Shaun of the Dead, for example). Unfortunately, it can also come off as trite as it does in Apocalypto.

    On the other hand, the costumes, sets and the production design and art direction in general is fantastic. Plus, it's the only movie where I've seen a dude take a jaguar to the face. It's also--unless I'm mistaken--the premiere of the "Decapitated Head Camera" or "De-Cam". So, y'know, there's that.

    Between Apocaplypto and The Fountain (I choose these movies because they share numerous thematic similarities), go see The Fountain, keeping in mind that it's an incredibly divisive film.

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