Titus.

One of the things I like best about my film class is the exposure I get to films I haven’t yet seen. Like Titus, for example. It’s a great filmic adaptation of Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus. To be honest, I got the gist of the movie

Abstract.

, originally uploaded by callieo!. I like this photo. I took it in the Rome studio. I’d like to take more like it….

I lied.

The rain has not stopped. We had one day off, which broke the 27-day cycle. The next day, it started raining again and has been raining every day ever since. This month, we’ve had ONE DAY on which we had no rain. I’m moving to Montreal or something…

Hamas.

Here’s an interesting article on Hamas and why they’re gaining Palestinian support. Maybe winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqis via social services is what the US should’ve been doing all along? Instead, there were sanctions for 12+ years against innocent civilians. And now, we’re

The rain has stopped.

, originally uploaded by swissmiss. Well, you know. To a certain degree. It’s raining as I type. And actually, the rain never really stops here in Seattle. Even when it’s not physically falling, it lives within the city’s inhabitants, lurking in our subconscience, spreading mold and mildew into

La Petite Pod.

Here’s what’s new on my iPod these days: Fiona Apple’s new CD “Extraordinary Machine”. I absolutely love the first track. And I’m also really into the Brazilian Girls. I think I first heard them in a film I watched with Laura. Summer of Love, I think…

Still raining.

Well, not to sound like a big, fat whiner, but since my last post of three days ago, the weather here has not changed. AND, I just finished looking at this week’s weather forecast, and guess what? It’s going to rain ALL FUCKING WEEK!!!! I’m not kidding.

I hate this goddamn rain.

It has been raining every day but two since the second week of December. I’m about ready to slit my wrists. To better understand my weather-induced despair, compare the two forecasts below (noting that the rain I’m despising right now is set to continue for at least another

A Line in the Sand.

From a recent article in the New York Times, summarizing architecture’s role in creating the wall serving to cordon off the West Bank: In certain respects, the proposed 450-mile barrier is a model of planning reduced to its most primitive – the desire to divide black from white, us from

Salted Butter Caramels.

I made these for our New Year’s party last night and are they ever scrumptious! Vegetable oil 1 1/3 cups heavy cream 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1/3 cup honey 6 tablespoons unsalted butter,cubed 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract 3 teaspoons