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movies

Crash into me

March 6, 2006

And the Oscar goes to… 1952 – “The Greatest Show on Earth” tops “High Noon” and “The Quiet Man”1968 – “Oliver!” upsets “Funny Girl” and “The Lion in Winter”1997 – “Titanic” steamrolls “L.A. Confidential”1998 – “Shakespeare in Love” beats out “Elizabeth”, “Life is Beautiful”, “Saving Private Ryan”, and “The Thin Red Line” – and adding [...]

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If it ain’t broke…

December 27, 2005

I just saw Brokeback Mountain today and WOW… it is such a sad movie. There were several points where I was holding back the sobs. The only other movie that has ever gotten me to sob is Sommersby. I really hope that people will watch this movie and come away realizing that people should just [...]

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So long and thanks for all the fish

September 17, 2005

If anyone is still checking if I’m still posting, here I am! So, what’s been going on in my life? My aunt came to visit and we toured all over the place, went to Szczecin and the Baltic coast in Poland, Dresden, some town in the Czech Republic (need to look this up), Erfurt, Eisenach(Wartburg), [...]

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Saturday afternoon double-feature

June 18, 2005

After hearing the good reviews this movie was getting, the word “excitement” cannot begin to describe my feelings towards seeing Star Wars Episode III, and today, I finally got my chance. Rainer took charge of Charlie for the day, and I spent the afternoon romping around Berlin. So, what did I think? I wasn’t disappointed. [...]

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As you can see, we have a new look

June 15, 2005

I finally got around to programming this site. It only took me, what, a year? Let me know if something is showing up funky in your browser. I’ve been absolutely miserable the past few days. The pain from my back is now travelling up my spine and I’ve been having headaches, dizzy spells, and nausea. [...]

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Frayed nerves

March 23, 2005

The search for an apartment in Berlin continues. We didn’t get our “perfect” apartment. The owner picked one of the other applicants. Well, his loss. This coming weekend is a major 4-day holiday in Germany, so nothing is going on. We’ll make another big search after Easter. I’ve been researching genealogy recently. I’ve got most [...]

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A new quiz accepted by FunTrivia!

March 10, 2005

Play Quiz: A Day In My Life now! I just watched Philadelphia Story for the first time today. It’s pretty funny, with several laugh out loud moments, and I was sobbing by the end. Why can’t they make romantic comedies like this anymore?

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