Archive for April, 2001

Two nights ago, we went to see the movie Memento. It was one of the most interesting movies I’ve seen in a long time. Highly original. Guy Pearce, the australian actor who played the ‘good cop’ in L.A. Confidential was amazing, and the supporting cast was brilliant at times, mediocre at others. Sometimes [...]

How things change in 24 hours. Less, even. Yesterday Emily got accepted to the PhD program in English Literature at UCLA. So, we’re moving to Los Angeles. It’s a fabulous program, and I’m really excited for her. It looks like housing is pretty affordable (at least compared to New York), and the weather [...]

Emily has finished her senior honors thesis on experimental women writers, so she’s under a lot less stress now than she was over the last few weeks. I think it’s a pretty amazing accomplishment. It was without a doubt the most impressive piece of writing i’ve ever read by an undergraduate. I [...]

Ahhh..spring has finally sprung in Ithaca. The sun has found it’s way out of the clouds, the temperature is rising the creeks that run through the gorges are roaring, the crocuses are blooming, and all the snow is gone. I’m definitely interested in moving to California, or some other climate similar to that, but [...]

Tribes 2 is a lot of fun. They really seem to have gotten the game balance right, and I love the new vehicles. There are certainly some bugs to work out of the game, but overall, it’s an impressive sequel to a great game. I think that once the community around the game gets [...]