Category Archives: Movies

Hola Mr. Hand!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

It is official. I am Mr. Hand. Today as I endeavored to start what is categorically my most rambunctious (though generally very enjoyable) second period World History class we were recapping the previous day’s events. I was out for a … Continue reading →

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“Halt! Identify yourselves, in the name of the Empire!”

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be unnatural… I am currently teaching a unit on imperialism in World History. We are working through the causes and effects of imperialism and the … Continue reading →

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One of the best love stories of all time. Like, totally fer sure.

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

I’ll stop the world and melt with you You’ve seen the difference and It’s getting better all the time There’s nothing you and I won’t do I’ll stop the world and melt with you I own this movie, though I … Continue reading →

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Chivalry is not dead…

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

I was trying to explain what it was I liked the best about The Cowboy, who I had just met, to A the other morning. A knows The Cowboy, and we were comparing contexts. I said that what I loved … Continue reading →

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This pisses me off.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

I am trying to be in a good mood and often that requires purposefully not thinking about things that piss me off, but this has been impossible to ignore (though I’ve done a pretty good job up until now.) In what … Continue reading →

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I Love L.A., Part Five: “We love it we love it we love it!”

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Century Boulevard – We love it! Victory Boulevard – We love it! Santa Monica Boulevard – We love it! Sixth Street – We love it, we love it, we love it!! We love L.A! I get up early now. I … Continue reading →

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Billy Beane’s interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice (of religious ritual). Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results (of one’s actions), because there follows immediate peace. — Bhagavad Gita 12:12

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You You Yours: Owed to a junkie

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

You do not see, and if You are lucky, You make it impossible for others to see as well. I see. You have beauty, heart You have hands that tell the tale, maybe You are more than the junk and … Continue reading →

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My foray into the San Francisco International Film Festival (or, I met Ewan McGregor and that is all that really matters.)

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

Last night the SF International Film Festival opened with a screening of Beginners at the historic Castro Theater and an after party at the Terra Gallery. And I got to meet Ewan McGregor. The End. Not really. But sort of. … Continue reading →

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it came upon a midnight clear…

Posted on December 25, 2010 by

If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. ~William Blake, 1790 Christmas Eve, Sandpoint, Idaho – Last year I said I would be home for Christmas. And here I am. Though … Continue reading →

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