1. If people at work who don’t really know me see me around the office and think “Argyle, again? Seriously?” or perhaps I’m known as “The Argyle Guy” or something cleverer in some circles.
2. Whether Steven Spielberg stopped sharing ideas with George Lucas for fear of getting him involved.
Steven: “I’ve been wanting to do an adventure movie on Bigfoot.”
George: “Awesome! Can I executive produce?”
Steven: “Ugh.”
George: “Great! How many baby Bigfoots should there be?”
3. Last Week’s BSG Spoiler: How the Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica will be about Man creating Cylons if Cylon skin-jobs have been in existence for thousands of years. Thinking about the BSG timeline makes my head spin.
4. If Slumdog Millionaire is as awful as Crash was. An Indian coworker and friend of mine was completely unimpressed. She says she watches Bollywood movies like that all the time. Part of me thinks it’s out of ignorance that this movie is getting such accolades, just because it’s in a language we silly Americans can understand.
5. Where I should go on a springtime vacation. Could be in North America or abroad, I’m not sure yet. Since I’m so bad at planning it should probably in the United States. And also someplace I can potentially go by myself if I can’t organize others to go with me. I was thinking Colorado, Oregon, or Washington. Any suggestions?
Christian Ja is totally right, Slumdog is worth seeing for the credits alone. Awesome dancing.
Thanks for the well wishes everyone! The interview went *really* well. My only concern is I may be too expensive, but I indicated I was flexible.
Polt is right: Bloodhound Gang is great. I also love Mope and I Hope You Die. Craig, I think I may need to send you some new music too.
Brad: We did that to one of our Docs one year of Halloween. Khakis, blue oxford, red tie and a banana (a real banana, not the figurative one) in the pocket.
The one size too small sweater was hysterical!
john & polt: I haven’t listened to much Bloodhound Gang, but I like what I’ve heard. The weird thing is that I hate the Black Eyed Peas because of their vulgarity yet Bloodhound Gang is probably at least as vulgar. I think it is because Bloodhound Gang is clever and irreverent in their vulgarity while Black Eyed Peas are creepy in a Howard Wolowitz kind of way.
Tam: Yeah, that’s why I want to take a road trip. I can stop for as long as I want and there’s no annoying tour guide trying to herd me like cattle.
Ryan: The Bloodhound Gang can be scary vulgar too; see: “The lap dance is always better when the stripper is crying”.
“Hard boiled eggs in a tube sock” always makes me laugh though.
Mark: Ohhh, you’re the Borg Queen now. How cool.
Your distant-co-workers probably just refer to you as that “Cute Argyle Guy”.
I can sometimes be a loner, but I have never intentionally taken a vacation alone. I suppose that I tend to need other people to convince me to travel. Due to the fact that a friend’s flight missed a connection I ended up spending the first few days of a European cruise alone. It wasn’t so bad being alone. But I did have more fun once my friend arrived.
I happen to like history, art and nature. If I had to take a vacation alone I might want to do day trips (perhaps with an occasional overnight) to visit (relatively) local areas with historical, natural, or artistic significance.
You may want to consider staying local, and then putting the money you would have spent on plane tickets and accommodations towards your future house.
come visit me in San Francisco in the spring!
We’ll interrupt the current program for this urgent announcement: Go see Slumdog Millionaire! Wow.
Well, now I’m picturing Spielberg hiding under his desk (or in a refrigerator) and dodging calls from Lucas.
I would suggest Denver (because I’m here!). But your best bet in Colorado is the mountains – and yes, Estes Park is beautiful. We’re planning on moving back to San Diego soon (we got an offer on our house). Visit us there (offer extended to Puntabulous commenters as well)! There’s so much to do – and I have this really cool book for you to autograph…
Dave S. “The arguyle”. Love it.
john: Good luck.
Unlike “Benjamin Button”, “Slumdog Millionaire” did not make me want to stab out my eyes/brain; so I’d say it’s a keeper. I just saw “The Reader” and “Frost/Nixon” this week, and liked “F/N” more, but “The Reader” just a bit less (still better than the book & “Button”). I think you should see “Slumdog”. I share your opinion of “Crash”. This was no “Crash”.
If you come to Ocean City, NJ, in the spring, we can walk arm and arm on the boardwalk with parasols and throw salt water taffy at children. (That’s what we do here. Fancy hats optional.)
Rich: Ocean City NJ! my GOD, it’s been a long time since I thought about that place. Wen I was little, in the 70′s, we’d go there for a week EVERY summer. LOVED the mini-golf places all over the place. My parents loved the no-alcohol rules, or family friendly atmostphere or whatever. Probably haven’t been there in at least 20 years though.
HUGS>..
Tam: I don’t know who I am anymore. Gravatar keeps switching me around. Don’t know the emoticon for shrugged shoulders, so just picture it.
Slumdog Millionaire is not a Bollywood film.
It is a fairytale of sorts a trait which many Bollywood films share.
There is a dance sequence during the end credits which is (hate to use the word) adorable.
I know this is a dead thread, but seeing as I don’t hit many blogs anymore, at least it’s still January. In response to #3, though, I had to put out my own – evolving – thought re: cylons. (I tossed this out on televisionary, back after that epi, too). It’s my current working model, meaning it’s totally up for change as the evidence comes in.
OH! I’ll add, what if the connection in technology (helmets, skinjobs, etc) comes not from the Colonial cylons finding kobol-cylon tech but from that Greystone (name?) guy getting wind of that ancient tech?
Anyways, my comment pasted from televisionary: