Archive for October, 2008

Next-to-last Horror Movies

October 30th, 2008

Latest installment…

The Blob - Pure 60’s cheese (well, technically 1958, but close enough). Not scary, more silly than anything else. I was amazed that at one point, there was 24 minutes of no blobbing. Instead, we were shown a nearly 30 year old McQueen pretending to be a high schooler.  At least I can say [...]


More October Horror Movies

October 26th, 2008

Continuing the reviews of my house’s October horror movie film-fest:

28 Days Later - Rick told me that this was among the most realistic zombie movies ever made.  While it had a realistic look and feel, I had a problem with the unrealistic (and porous) plot line.  Of the 4 or so main characters, the supporting [...]


Review of “Object-Oriented JavaScript”

October 25th, 2008

I recently read Object Oriented JavaScript, by Stoyan Stefanov. In reviewing it, I found it was one of the most interesting books I’ve read in a while, for some good reasons and a few more curious reasons.


October Horror Movies

October 16th, 2008

My roommates and I have decided to try to watch a horror/thriller every night of October.  Unfortunately, the Red Sox and a few other distractions have prevented watching one every night, but here’s what we’ve got so far:

Nightwatch - Not a fan of this movie.  I thought that the scary parts were kinda cheap, and [...]


Snapshot of right now

October 8th, 2008

Oct. 8, 2009 - 12:32am
Right now I’m…
Sitting on my bed reading the Fannie Farmer Cookbook (my favorite) on how to bake a 9.25lb ham.  Page 201. Remembering how I tell everyone they can’t take it into the kitchen, because I don’t want it getting dirty.
Thinking about how I need a roasting pan, which I should [...]