A Thousand Clever Lines

New Glasses

Rick Fedor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:30:05 +0000

Finally got my new glasses!

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Rick Fedor — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:20:44 +0000

Straylight Run - I'm Through With the Past (But the Past Isn't Through With Me)

That's who I was when we first met in cathartic song
When I became the patron saint of the depressed and neglected
I left those days, those places, and that person all on tape
Absolved, I resolved to start again and never look back
But you want me where I was
And you still remind me
I'm through with the past
But the past isn't through with me...
Send "I'm Through With The Past (But The Past Isn't Through With Me)" Ringtone to your Cell

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Rick Fedor — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:17:28 +0000

Someone's ear is in danger of having hair brushed over it...

-Columbus, Zombieland

Shutter Island

Rick Fedor — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:51:23 +0000

Needless to say Scorsese has been doing this long enough that you are pretty much guaranteed a technically outstanding film. Dicaprio is great, the supporting cast is great, the setting and story are intriguing, but the haunting atmosphere portrayed here is the real star and is probably even more important to the movie as a whole than the fantastic acting and directing. While I have a feeling that the story itself is going to be somewhat divisive, I personally loved it and definitely feel the need to give it a second watch.

Bruce the Funny Dog

Rick Fedor — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:55:55 +0000

Demetri Martin is amazing, I honestly haven't laughed as hard at anything in ages...

How am I a stranger to you when we're friends?

Rick Fedor — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:46:40 +0000

I've been completely out of the loop lately, and I apologize, but I think I'm finally recovered from my trip to the UK. Needless to say it was an awesome trip. Despite being nearly entirely devoted to work it was still pretty incredible. I absolutely adore London and we also got to see a bit of the countryside in Nottingham (where I kid you not there is a Robin Hood reference on pretty much every street corner), and spend some time in Birmingham. Oh and the food was amazing, I don't think we had a bad meal while we were there... one of the many perks of travelling with your boss on the company dime. Seriously as draining as overseas travel may be, it's completely worth the exhaustion and I certainly hope I get to do it some more in the future even if there isn't a whole lot of time to play tourist while I'm there. On an unrelated note I just figured out how to get e-mail notifications when people comment! I apologize to those of you who have left comments that I didn't respond to... hopefully I'll be better about that in the future!

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Rick Fedor — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:25:30 +0000

Motion City Soundtrack - The Weakends

As years go crashing by,
I think of all I've pondered,
So many minutes squandered,
So many things undone.
I've tried to figure out
How many lives I've wasted
Waiting for the perfect time to start.

Transatlanticism

Rick Fedor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:11:55 +0000

Well I'm sitting in Terminal 2 at McCarran, patiently waiting to kick off the ten hour flight to the UK. Fortunately I get to check out Virgin Atlantic, which I've been eager to fly for ages now (sadly I'm only going premium economy and not Upper Class... Upper Class looks awesome, and it's Bond's choice for air travel in Quantum of Solace, but it's like a $4500 round trip ticket... one of these days...). While I may be going over on business, I can't wait to spend some time in a real city... even if it is for work, and I'm really excited to see some of the places I didn't make it to the last time I was over there. Honestly, I already know getting on that plane to return to Reno is going to be painful, but I have visitors coming in February, am planning to go to New York in March, and am seriously considering Coachella in April... if that all lines up my Reno depression should remain dormant for a few months at least.

The Book of Eli

Rick Fedor — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:28:11 +0000

If you're up for watching two fantastic actors at the top of their game set against a fairly compelling story, you could certianly do a lot worse than this. Denzel Washington does an admirable job and delivers some very cool action scenes, but Gary Oldman as usual is absolutely amazing and completely steals the show... the guy is a freakin chameleon and seeing him return to villainy is fantastic and now I really feel the need to rewatch Leon. The fact that he has zero Oscar nominations is just criminal. Also, despite it's post apocalyptic setting, the film is absolutely gorgeously shot and takes a downplayed and understated approach most of the time, which ultimately serve to strengthen the film.

Sherlock Holmes

Rick Fedor — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:19:22 +0000

So I was looking over my past several entries and realized I never actually got around to posting my thoughts on Sherlock Holmes. It was generally entertaining, but didn't completely live up to my expectations. The first hour or so is absolutely perfect... right up until Rachel McAdams pops up, and while I will never complain about having her around as eye candy... that is really all she is. Her character is completely irrelevant to the larger plot and her scenes serve as speed bumps to the momentum the film has. Aside from that minor inconvenience the rest of the film is generally exactly what I had hoped for. Downey as always is fantastic, and perhaps more surprisingly Jude Law is a perfect Watson. Watching those two actors portray the relationship between Holmes and Watson is easily the highlight of the film. I really wish they had not tapped Mark Strong as Blackwood, because he would have been a fantastic Moriarty... seriously that guy never gives a bad performance and I would have liked to see him stick around to match wits with Downey in future installments. While ultimately it wasn't exactly what I had hoped for it hits far more frequently than it misses, and while Holmes isn't nearly as fun to watch as Tony Stark he's still a pretty great character.