Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Revolutionary Road

So, I am in a bind. I am trying to figure out how to do a movie review without actually giving any information. In general, I hate movie reviews, especially when the entire plot is discussed. If it's a crappy movie, then I don't care, but if it's a great movie, a movie review is horrible. It's like reading the last page of a book. But a good movie is so much more rewarding if you are taking a chance when you watch it. All I will say about Revolutionary Road is that you need to watch it. Please watch it and then let me know what you think. It does star Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet, so this is basically Titanic 2. There, now will you go see it?

Friday, June 12, 2009

Good Grief!

The title of this post has nothing to do with this post. Other than the fact that I think "good grief" is slowly fading away from the english language and I don't want to see it go. If people said "good grief" more, than some of their other language would be more powerful. Here is a list of instances where "good grief" might be an appropriate expression:

Tripping over a crack (assuming you don't actually hit the cement)
When the car in front of you doesn't notice the light is green
During a downpour (assuming you are inside looking at the rain)
When you are trying to eat very hot pizza (but only if you succeed in not scorching your mouth)
When the pen you are using isn't working properly
When you hear a funny joke on tv that is slightly dirty (but you must chuckle while saying it)

I think I have displayed here the versatility of the phrase. Don't limit the expression to these instances, this is just a start. On second thought, maybe this post is appropriately titled.