Why am I doing this again?

I went out and bought my books for this semester today. $158 for two books.

Two books.

WTF?

(I don't really have any witty or insightful commentary here, I just felt the need to share my outrage on how much textbooks cost...)

Last weekend, a group of our friends took us out for a "surprise engagement dinner". I had a blast.

Now, normally the inability of my friends to show up on time for anything bugs the crap out of me. But here, it was actually kinda charming. Everybody trickled in one or two at a time. It was kinda like an episode of "This Is Your Life".

I was touched.

"Frida"

Good music, good visuals, decent acting, gratuitous nudity, gratuitous Edward Norton... And yet, I still didn't like it.

It could be because the story sucked.

The first 1/2 was good. The story of her struggle to become a painter had me interested. And then it just turned into "keeping a marriage together is hard". Not much of interest happens during the last hour.

I found myself watching the clock and waiting for it to be over.

My 10 best albums of 2003:

1. The New Pornographers, Electric Version
2. The White Stripes, Elephant
3. The Strokes, Room on Fire
4. R.E.M., In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
5. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Hearts of Oak
6. Fountains Of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers
7. Radiohead, Hail To The Thief
8. Kill Bill, Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack
9. The Dandy Warhols, Welcome To The Monkey House
10. OutKast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Dear Ben Stiller Romantic Comedies,

You're starting to look a little predictable.

Sincerely,

Hugh Grant Movies