Help Me

Can you tell which one is the actor that plays Dennis from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and which one is my friend Josh Lamkin from music group The Brilliant Inventions? I can't.

What's the deal with actors looking like musicians?

Does it get any better than this?

From my evening drive home.

For My Dogs

Found this quote while checking Twitter and reading updates on the blogs I follow:

The immediate feedback provided by Facebook comments and Twitter replies is an incentive to make continued contributions. But the real answer may be in our heads. These technologies are literally addictive, says psychologist Susan Weinschenk, fueling a "dopamine-induced loop" of seeking behavior and instantaneous reward. New email! Unread Tweets! New comment on your blog post! Each new alert is like Pavlov ringing a bell.

Guilty as charged. Expect another post soon.

Worth It

Saw “Precious” last night. It may be the most in-your-face, intense, and emotionally draining film I’ll ever see. If you’ve never been a destitute, uneducated, abused, black woman, this might be as close as you’ll ever get to experiencing it. I wasn’t sure while watching, but after calming my nerves and settling my stomach, I can now say it’s a great movie. If it wasn’t such a well-made film (especially the script and the acting), the importance of the story would be lost in how depressing it is. Instead, it’s thought provoking and gut wrenching. My girlfriend got credit for a volunteer project for seeing “Precious.” Teachers, social workers, guidance counselors, parents, and just about everyone else should be made to see it as well.

After seeing “Precious,” it got me thinking about some other downers.

My top 5 most depressing movies:

1. Precious
2. Precious (it was that hard to watch)
3. The Wrestler
4. Requiem for a Dream
5. The Deer Hunter

Honorable Mention: Twilight: New Moon (it was that bad)

I'm Back

...in the swing of things. I've used this eight month hiatus from the blogosphere as an opportunity to hone and perfect my blogging abilities. I've continued to work on my ranking and sorting so expect this blog to be list-heavy in the coming months.