Blogs
When I have spare time, I'll write in my blogs. Here's a list of them, along with the latest posts from each.
Matanuska Glacier & A Yak Burger
May 15, 2022
The jack-ass sitting in front of me decided to fire up Lord of the Rings on his phone’s tinny speakers. Of course, when the flight attendant came by and insisted that he put on headphones, he put them on, fell right asleep, and started obnoxiously snoring. Meanwhile, the woman to…
Alaska Bound!
May 13, 2022
Mostly thanks to COVID, it’s been a while since I’ve done any real traveling. So it was with great jubilation when I learned my work would be flying me and our whole department to a fancy resort in Alaska for our off-site team event this year. It’s nice to work…
The Boys in Bergen
September 9, 2016
After a quick train through the last bit of fjordland, we were in Bergen. As the second largest city in Norway, it’s a pretty good size, and there’s a good energy here. The tourists are almost exclusively Japanese, English, and German.
Top Gun: Maverick
June 2, 2022
A wonderful sequel, even more impressive considering it’s been 36 years. Kosinski has done a really good job honoring the story and style of the first, with many of the shots and scenes playing clear homage. Kosinski’s filmography is also a testament to how versatile he is. So far, so…
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
May 31, 2022
Simultaneously irreverent and insightful, Gervais really pushes the envelope but maintains the funny. Wish he would have stuck a bit more to his central theme, though. The tangents are all enjoyable but make me wonder why he created this title for the material.
The First Wives Club
May 26, 2022
A comedy essentially about feminist empowerment. A sneaky line to walk, as questionable moral stances can be masked with laughs. There are perhaps some double standards at play here. Would love to see how a “The First Husbands Club” movie would work, where men punish and blackmail and humiliate their…
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