2012 | Feb 03
Stuff Happened In January
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I’ve been a very bad blogger lately. The most I’ve written is a little blurb …”
| Jan 21
My 2011 In Film
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I don’t really remember when I began challenging myself to watch more films each year. …”
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It Was Kind Of A Big Year
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Oh boy.
A lot happened in 2011. I’m still in contemplation mode, which is why I …”
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2011 | Dec 08
50DMC – 15 – Biggest Movie Character Crush
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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50DMC – 14 – Film That Made You Cry
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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50DMC – 13 – Favorite Female Performance
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
05
He Says, She Says: Wayne’s World
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I’d like to take full credit for this idea, but I can’t. All the credit …”
50DMC – 12 – Favorite Male Performance
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
| Nov 01
50DMC – 11 – A Movie Walked Out On
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
| Oct 31
50DMC – 10 – Least Deserving of Best Picture
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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What I’ve Been Up To Lately, Vol. 1
“I haven’t been posting a lot on my blog these days other than the 50 …”
| Sep 21
50DMC – 9 – Favorite Movie Ending
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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50DMC – 8 – Favorite Opening Sequence
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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50DMC – 7 – Favorite Movie Soundtrack
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
| Aug 16
50DMC – 6 – Least Favorite Film By My Favorite Director
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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50DMC – 5 – Favorite Documentary
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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50DMC – 4 – Favorite Animated Film
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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50DMC – 3 – Movie I’ve Seen The Most
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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50DMC – 2 – First Movie I Remember Seeing
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
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50DMC – 1 – My Favorite Movie
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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a …”
The 50 Day Movie Challenge
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I REALLY like memes. Don’t believe me? There’s a post of 100 Things I Love …”
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I Totally Love Hate Android
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I complain about Android a lot. You really only have to find the nearest social …”
| Jul 18
100 Things I Love About My Favorite Movies
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Travis McClain, Nathan Chase and my girlfriend Jandy Stone did this neat thing where they …”
| Mar 24
The Magnetic Fields Mega Fan Mix
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If you follow me on any of the social networks in current existence, you’ll know …”
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If I Had All The Time In The World…
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I would take a couple of hours out of my day to practice the ukulele, …”
| Jan 03
Resolutions for the New Year
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As you read this I’ll be on the road toward California once again, ending my …”
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On the Past Year
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Last year I wrote up a list of what I thought were reasonable resolutions for …”
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2010 | Dec 23
Ten Things In 2010: Movies
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This past year I’ve spent a lot more time on the film-rankings site FLICKCHART, which …”
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Ten Things In 2010: Songs
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2010 was an interesting year for me. To say there were a lot of highs …”
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Ten Things In 2010: Music Videos
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There’s a picture in a family album somewhere of me as a diaper-clad youngster dancing …”
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Ten Things In 2010: Albums
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This is it. The year is winding down. Everyone is declaring their most favorite things …”
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Diagnosis: Film–Weekend of Dec. 17
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TRON: Legacy comes out this week, as does Rabbit Hole and a couple other films …”
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My Week In TV: Dec. 5-11
“I’ve still got to write up that wrap up for Terriers, so expect that soonish. …”
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Diagnosis: Film–Weekend of Dec. 10
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How did I miss that The Tempest was going to be a thing? Seriously. MovieguyFAIL. …”
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My Week In TV: Nov. 28-Dec. 4
“Fringe and Community came back this week, which made me very happy. Terriers ended it’s …”
03
Diagnosis: Film–Weekend of Dec. 3
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It looks like Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis will be in my near future with …”
| Nov 29
My Week In TV: Nov. 21-27
“Been playing catch up this whole week, as I haven’t really wanted to watch my …”
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Weeds Season Six Recap
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Weeds Season Six Overall Score: ★★★ 1/2
I’ve had kind of a hit or miss relationship …”
My Week In TV: Nov. 14-20
“Still a little behind on getting these posts out, but I think this week I’ll …”
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My Week In TV: Oct. 31-Nov. 13
“So, this week’s My Week In TV is more like “My Two Weeks In TV …”
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What Does NaNoWriMo Do For You?
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As you may or may not know, November is National November Write Month. Simply put, …”
12
AFI FEST: Final Day (Wedesday)
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I woke up on the last day of the AFI Fest a little sad. Sure, …”
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AFI FEST: Day 5 (Tuesday)
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Once again I found myself in the Rush Line and once again I was super …”
AFI FEST: Day 4 (Monday)
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I arrived at the theater early, even though I had tickets for Littlerock. Not sure …”
09
AFI FEST: Day 3 (Sunday)
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Confession time! I had never had crepes until today (Sunday). Yep, it’s true. To those …”
08
AFI FEST: Day 2 (Saturday)
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Getting to the Box Office was much easier on the second day. It helped to …”
07
AFI FEST: Day 1 (Friday)
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I arrived at the Will Call line excessively early, which is to say that I …”
05
Diagnosis: Film–Weekend of Nov. 5
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Moved the post to Friday so you could go straight from reading this to the …”
| Oct 29
My Week In TV: Oct. 24-30
“Solid episodes from the shows I’m watching this week. Perhaps the standout of this week …”
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Diagnosis: Film–Weekend of Oct. 29
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Fairly decent week for films, although the only one with significant release is one I’m …”
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My Week In TV: Oct. 17-23
“Going to change things up a little this week in terms of the format. Instead …”
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Diagnosis: Film–Weekend of Oct. 22
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There’s not a whole lot to see this week, which is good because that means …”
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On Those Stupid Outline Thingies
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5.1 GB left of 8.7 GB. I’ve been sitting at my computer for a little …”
My Week In TV: Oct. 10-16
“Community and Fringe were perhaps the highlights of this rather uninspired week of television. I …”
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Chuck, We Need To Talk
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Can you come here a minute, Chuck? We need to talk. Yes, it’s as bad …”
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Diagnosis: Film – Weekend of Oct. 15
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I think the highlight of my trailer searches this week was the trailer for N-Secure. …”
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My Week In TV: Oct. 3-9
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Here we are with another solid week of television. The only major thing for me …”
04
On Writetober
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It’s October, and with it comes horror films galore. Just saw the original 13 Ghosts …”
Diagnosis: Film – Weekend of Oct. 8
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Got a horse movie we’ve never seen before and some horror that I’m always down …”
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My Week In TV: Sept. 26-Oct. 2
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Overall, this was a good week for television. The only rough gem is a new …”
| Sep 28
Diagnosis: Film – Weekend of Oct. 1
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This is a good week to see films, for the most part. Got a few …”
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My Week In TV: Sept 19-25
“The Fall television season has begun and I decided to watch a few more shows …”
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Diagnosis: Film – Sept 19 – 25
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I want to start a new type of blog post wherein I look at what …”
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On The Milla Movie
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Pictured above is a screencap from the Paul W.S. Anderson film Resident Evil: Afterlife. Below …”
09
On A Woman, A Gun and A Noodle Shop
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I don’t like remakes. Generally speaking, they offer relatively little change from the original and …”
01
On Centurion
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I’m not a big fan of Sword and Sandal epics. That’s not to say I …”
| Aug 30
On A New City, and Stuff
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I suppose I should make some kind of post about life as I know it …”
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On Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
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I’d like to get a couple of important details squared away with you first before …”
| Jul 26
On Gods and Nolan
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I decided to push on despite the general writer’s malaise I’ve been feeling to ramble …”
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On Life So Far
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A lot has been going on in Jonathan-land since the last update. Instead of getting …”
| Apr 25
C2E2: Day 3
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The final day for C2E2 arrived quickly and I leapt from my bed with excitement. …”
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C2E2: Day 2
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I woke up the next day, back in my apartment with a wicked hangover. Whatever …”
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C2E2: Day 1
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I arrived at McCormick place from the #3 King Drive bus line. Emerging with me …”
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Eleven Day Steampunk
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April 1st came around and two things happened: I completely forgot that it was April …”
| Mar 30
Outlining Is Useful After All
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They teach you in film school that outlining your films is an important step in …”
29
On That MGMT Album
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Let’s get this out of the way immediately. I don’t like MGMT. They’re bland psychedelia …”
28
A Most Ambitious Frenzy
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Last year I failed Script Frenzy. I had a good idea, but I just didn’t …”
25
On That She and Him Album; It’s New
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You may or may not have heard about a little musical pairing called She & …”
21
A New Torchwood? We’ll See
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I keep hearing these rumblings that Fox wants to have their own Torchwood, set in …”
09
On Plastic Beach; It’s Some Kind Of Nature
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Today marks the release of Plastic Beach, the third album by virtual band Gorillaz. If …”
On Broken Bells
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I’m going to admit off the bat that I don’t have a lot of experience …”
| Jan 28
On Paying For Hulu
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Via Chicago Tribune:
One plan under consideration would allow users to view the five most recent …”
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On Being Bigger Than Kiss
“I like Teenage Bottlerocket, and they just wowed me with their newest music video, which …”
05
On Tim Burton’s Alice
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I love the Alice in Wonderland story. In fact, I read the book a few …”
02
On New Years Resolutions
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Last year I wrote up a post about my new years resolutions. Out of the …”
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2009 | Dec 13
The Best Music Videos I Saw This Year
“I was going to save this post until much later in the month, but then …”
06
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Remake It
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I’ve got a rather novel idea that I’d like to share with the world, something …”
01
On NaNoWriMo
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Dudes (and Dudettes), I totally frickin’ did it!
I wrote a 50,000 word novel. That’s about …”
| Oct 26
Putting the Rant Pants On
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It’s been too long since I’ve updated this blog, internets, but I don’t really plan …”
| Sep 21
On Fall Television
“It’s begun. All the fall shows are starting up again. It’s an exciting time for …”
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Let the Busy Times Roll
“Hey all, I’ve been fairly busy the past week or so with extra work, which …”
08
On Fraud and Credit Cards
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Via The Consumerist:
Enter Merchantfraud, a group of well-intentioned but foolish outlaws who advocate having customers ask …”
07
On Snow Leopard and Upgrades
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With the exception of security updates and the occasional ZOMG THIS IS BROKEN NEEDZ FIXIN …”
01
On Birthday Wishlists from Amazon
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A most special holiday is approaching (hint: it rhymes with ‘sly firthday’) and I thought …”
| Aug 31
On House
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Season 1 and 2 of House M.D. were great and kept me on the edge …”
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On Thom Yorke
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I heard a bit ago that Thom Yorke of Radiohead has given up on creating …”
26
On DRM and Controlling Your Shit
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From Techgeist:
You know what happens to authorized machines? They get reformatted and break over time. …”
25
On Resume Typos
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From The Consumerist:
Sorry, kids, but humor has no place in a cover letter, and unfunny …”
24
On Premium Television and Cable
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Have you seen True Blood? Have you seen Weeds? How about Dexter? Hung? Sopranos? Dead …”
19
On Cheap Asses And Pandora
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From the blog of Pandora:
The revised royalties are quite high – higher in fact than …”
18
On Tumblr
“HAY GUISE! I made a tumblr. Actually, I’ve had one for quite some time but …”
17
On Writing Despite The Void
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Writer’s block is a terrible tragedy that befalls even the best of writers. How they …”
13
On The Things I Do
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I’ve been kind of a busy bee these past few weeks with various projects and …”
12
On the Differences Between TNT and USA
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TNT and USA have a distinct way of marketing their television shows. When I watch …”
11
On Crossovers (Hint: They’re Bad)
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The short answer: Crossovers in television are bad news.
The lengthier answer: Crossovers in television are …”
On the Marriage of Facebook and Friendfeed
“Got some shocking news when I checked FriendFeed on my mini-break at work yesterday. The …”
10
Angry Gamers, GRRR
“Found this via BWANA via Game Politics:
Activision knows it has a ‘hot’ game, knows that …”
Why I Don’t Like Indie Films (mostly)
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I have a strange relationship with indie films and the people who make / consume …”
03
A Pretty Girl is Like…
“A pretty girl is like a minstrel show,
It makes you laugh, It makes you cry, …”
| Jul 13 03
I find @mikenayyar interesting! #followfriday
“I don’t plan on writing too many of these as my philosophy on suggesting people …”
| Jun 22
Piracy From A Film Student’s Perspective
“I was recently asked the question of whether or not I would offer any film …”
Do You Force It?
“When I have writer’s block, I try to force myself to write something whether it’s …”
16
Donning the Rant Pants
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Lately I’ve been a frustrated individual and it’s not because of the raging writer’s block …”
15
Filed Under Moronic
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Jonathan Wright writes via The Guardian:
There was time when episodic science fiction television was exactly …”
| May 26
You’d Think They Would Know Better
“Woke up today to the news that the courts in california upheld Prop 8. I …”
15
I find @CalamityEnsues interesting! #followfriday
“I was poking around at Stay N Alive and read a very interesting idea about …”
14
I Am Writing On A Bus
“So there I was, feeling bad that I wasn’t blogging enough when it hit me: …”
13
Textbook Piracy
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I was listening to the latest episode of TWiT the other day at work and …”
Outlines Suck, But Are Awesome
“A problem I come across when screenwriting is the logistics of the plot. I have …”
| Apr 24
Jonathan is a VJ, Part 6
“Hey there, folks. I figured it was about that time again to scour the internet …”
07
Writing and Re-Writing
“One of the frustrating things about my process is the part where I go back …”
| Mar 31
Not That Crazy
“The Magnetic Fields – Not That Crazy
I built a ship with my own hands to …”
25
Going Into a Script Frenzy
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For a writer, one of the biggest challenges is actually sitting down and facing off …”
24
What I’ve Been Up To
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Just so you don’t think I was yanking your chain the other day about being …”
23
Jonathan is a VJ, Part 5
“Hey guys! What’s the haps? Yeah, I’ve been quite the busy bee this past month …”
| Feb 03
Jonathan is a VJ, Part 4
“It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these posts, and for that I apologize. …”
| Jan 28
I’d Like To Thank The Academy
“I had a rather large post written up in textedit about the Oscars and who …”
21
Fakin’ the Nut Allergy – A Rant
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According to Joel Stein:
My nut allergy is a product of my white upbringing.
I can stop …”
Chicken With It’s Head Cut Off
“I didn’t feel much in the mood to post anything interesting this late in the …”
20
People Know Me
“I got a little shoutout the other day from fellow Friendfeeder Mona on her blog …”
15
These Aren’t Resolutions
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It’s late, I can’t sleep, and my mind is racing a million miles a second. …”
07
Rambling About Screenwriting Books
“Thought I would try out my new account with Viddler by ranting about a screenwriting …”
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2008 “So far so good!” | Dec 30
My Year In Lists
“Hey folks, I thought I would end the year a little differently and end it …”
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Trust Me, Give It a Chance
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The extent of my advertising knowledge comes from a focus group I participated in around …”
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Back in Chicago
“I arrived at the Greyhound station in Chicago at around 1:00am, just like the ticket …”
25
Inching Toward the New Year
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The new year is coming upon us fast. I’m feeling rather thoughtful, but not particularly …”
21
Strangest Conversation of the Night
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I was just sitting on the couch, minding my own business when an IM popped …”
15
Some More Creative Commons Music I Enjoy
“I was wandering around Jamendo, an interesting music site where you can download free music …”
08
A Test For My New Plugin
“I was looking for a good audio player plugin for awhile and stumbled across “Audio …”
06
Jonathan is a VJ, Part 3
“I figured I would usher in the extremely frigid month of December with a new …”
| Nov 27
A Thanksgiving List, Of Sorts
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope at some point you’re able to enjoy copious amounts of …”
21
A Thought On Method
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As a writer for any medium, you often get asked (or are made to ask …”
19
Jonathan is a VJ, Part 2
“Here we are again, folks. It’s time for another edition of “Jonathan is a VJ.” …”
All The Best Problems Are My Fault
“If you follow me on twitter, or if you just live within the vicinity, I’ve …”
07
Chickens in Chicago
“Found this off of Boing Boing and couldn’t help but scratch my head. Lol wut?
Boing …”
Time To Update You
“If you haven’t heard yet through the social network grape-vine(s), I’m co-hosting a new podcast …”
| Oct 29
Jonathan is a VJ, Part 1
“With the new MTV music video site just recently launched, I thought I would start …”
27
Weighing In On Rev3 Changes
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Big news today in the world of New Media. Revision3 decided today to cut back …”
22
An Old Video, But Good One
“Found this older video by perusing a family member’s blog archives. Every time I’ve come …”
17
Paralyzed With Joy
“Had my RSS feed reader on this afternoon in class (I know, shame on me..) …”
If We Could Still Have A Song
“Had the chance awhile back to see The New Pornographers live at The Hideout here …”
15
Instant (hard) On
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Was poking around on Valleywag and noticed a small piece about Microsoft probing it’s users …”
09
My Life As An Intern At A Failed Startup, Final Part
“There’s not much more to this saga of my life as an intern at a …”
An Edit To My Nick & Nora Post
“I was informed that Nick didn’t have sex with Nora, but rather fingered her.
WHAT?!
WHAT THE….
That …”
02
Good Playlist; God-Awful Film
“I mistakenly thought, upon seeing the advertisements for Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist, that this …”
| Sep 25
I Kind of Figured…
“ I could survive for 57 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor …”
A Lengthy Rambling About Television
“Television for me has always been one of those love / hate things. There are …”
20
My Life As An Intern At A Failed Startup, pt 2
“There’s a specific moment in any new job or situation when the honeymoon officially “ends” …”
19
Fined For Eating Pizza
“Found this interesting story over at Dvorak’s blog, and thought to re-post. Like the poster, …”
08
Who You Gonna Call
“If you’ve been around the net some, you’ve no doubt heard the rumors about Ghostbusters …”
06
If Only CL Crew Gig Ads Were This Honest
“Found this hilarious (and true) gem first through Kent Nichols and then through the CL …”
02
Chrome Dome
“Didn’t really notice that Google was making their own foray into the browser market until …”
01
Wish I Had Seen These Yesterday!
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Found this on Boing Boing. It’s probably the coolest thing I’ve seen today and I …”
| Aug 31
My Life As An Intern At A Failed Startup, pt 1
“At about this time last year I started actively looking for a new job. My …”
25
Get Over it Already
“Valleywag reports that Biden wants to spend $1 billion to monitor P2P activity. Whether or …”
22
You Can Never Have Just One
“This article from Valleywag goes commando on Scoble and makes an interesting point that internet …”
Muxtape, Blip, and Indie Digital Sales
“Was just thinking a bit about the whole RIAA intervention on the Muxtape site and …”
21
New Site Up and Running
“Well, I’ve gone ahead and turned my website into a functioning wordpress blog, complete with …”
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