Author Archives: Tom
Music Monday: Move On Up/World Cup Buildup
A few days ago, I watched some videos from Conan O’Brien’s cross-country concert tour and last night, the band intro got stuck in my head so I had to find out where it came from. Here’s La Bamba & the … Continue reading
February’s Daily Words through Twitter
On January 31st, I decided to post a “daily word” entry through Twitter during the month of February. I would choose a word, provide its part of speech, and include an example sentence from a full-view book from Google Books … Continue reading
News Links 10-15-2009
I often read the newspaper during dinner and like to find interesting stories that are front-page headlines. I figured I would try to make it a regular routine to post links to such news items and make small comments on … Continue reading
Movies: Planet Terror
from Moviepostr.com Last night I watched Planet Terror through Netflix Instant Watch because it was expiring on September 1st, along with the entire Grindhouse Double Feature collaboration by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, and I wanted to see it without … Continue reading
Emmy Nominees: Best Commerical
While looking at the Emmy nominations this afternoon, I noticed a number of categories I’d hadn’t thought there would be – ones like “Outstanding Main Title Design” and “Outstanding Commercial”. Out of the seven nominated ads, my favorite of the … Continue reading
Quick Thoughts on Fringe Season 1 Finale
I just finished watching the season finale of Fringe, one of my favorite new shows this year, and I’m not left with as many questions as I expect to after tomorrow’s Lost season finale but there still some swirling around in … Continue reading
March Madness 2009 Round 1: How Each State Performed
Thursday began one of the most exciting times of the year for me as a sports fan: the two-day first round of the NCAA Men’s Tournament. I didn’t bother filling out a bracket this time around because I felt it … Continue reading
Law Student Retort to Aggie Editorial About Facebook
Tuesday’s Letters section in the California Aggie included a law student clarifying misconceptions about Facebook that an editorial the paper ran last week perpetuated. As you can read above, Daniel Watts blamed the exaggerated uproar over TOS on the illiteracy … Continue reading
Movies of 2009 I Want To (And Don’t Want To) See
It may a little late to write any anticipatory post about film in 2009 now that we’re three weeks into the new year but since nothing has interested me in January, I don’t think it’s too late. MAY SEE IN … Continue reading
Beware, Beware, The Last Week of December
During the first decade of this millennium, the final week of the calendar year – the seven days between Christmas and New Year’s Day – has been often a time for conflict, accident, and disaster to occur in different parts … Continue reading