June 2009
20 posts
WatchThere’s still a small part of me that wishes I wouldn’t have stopped working in film. Pixar is one reason why.
Bret Easton Ellis Thinks The Hills Is "A Modern...
thatbeautifulday:
bestpicture1977:
So: Bret Easton Ellis is on the cover of expensive Amsterdam-based magazine Fantastic Man, drinking a Diet Coke. In it, he calls the soul-sucking experience that is The Hills “the greatest show that I have ever seen in my life.” The full quote, transcribed from the print:
He is, however-and on this subject, he is highly animated-a huge fan of MTV’s scripted...
The Power of Literature
My friend Ellie, who is of Iranian descent, did her thesis paper on the influence of literature on the Iranian revolution. Considering the recent developments in Iran, from the disputed election to the protests, I thought this article on NPR was rather apropos:
Poet Simin Behbahani: Neda Is ‘Voice Of The People Of Iran’
I wonder what effects literature will have on this generation...
So, I think . . .
… I finally figured this shit out. I’m going to use Twitter and tumblr to focus on external happenings. If I see it, experience it, hear it, or do it, that’s what I’m going to write here or on Twitter. So, sure you’ll see continued tidbits of dialog and story on Twitter, but you’ll also read and see more of what I’m observing in the world around me. Like...
Wimbledon & Medicine
Mathilde Johansson made it past her first round match, and a doctor that was following me on Twitter who lives in Athens sent me a DM asking if I wanted to ask him any questions. So, hopefully I can shadow him. It’s a good day, my friends. A good day indeed.
Update: He had his blog page on twitter. This dude just seems really cool:...
Medical School
So, here’s the deal. I want to be an MD (well actually a DO, but I’ll get into the differences later), but my science GPA needs some help. In order to make this a reality, I will need a very high MCAT score. I’m talking about 28 or higher, preferably 30+. So, what I’ve got to do is get serious about this organic chemistry. My first test was abysmal, but that can be fixed. I...
erinmills:
I’ve decided to get pissed off rather than depressed when I feel slighted. It’s a more useable emotion. I just asked Tom Jackson to write my last Americorps rec. Moving forward on all three of my back-up plans.
Especially if it helps you get shit done…
“During the course of this year, I have become attuned to other needs: the...”
– My Year Without Sex from The Guardian
This isn’t entirely applicable to me as a male, but I do get, in some sense, the idea that being comfortable with oneself is far more attractive than putting on the garb of our culture’s ideal of sexuality.
Weddings
So, after years of disliking (practically hating) weddings I’ve found there not so bad after all. Especially when you see your friend, the groom, with a smile on his face that he just can’t wipe away.
“Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church, disguised as a...”
– Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church
So my friend Blake and I went to see Father Robert of Emmanuel Episcopal Church this past Tuesday and had a chat with him about joining the Episcopal church. This quote is from a book that he handed us to learn more about the church....
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,...”
– Philippians 4:8-9
So, go find the right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy things today and dip your every thought in them.
“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason,...”
– James 3:17-18