All Consuming : dynamine

good enough. (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Mon, 21 May 2007 16:01:29 GMT

watched it with the smallfry, and while he lost interest fairly quickly, i found it to be okeydokey. maybe it’s simply because i really would like to have a fish that walked about in a helmet?

A story about "Dork: Who's Laughing Now?"

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:05:28 GMT

Dork: Who's Laughing Now?

by Evan Dorkin

hooray for evan dorkin!

blah. (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:31:55 GMT

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

by Neil Gaiman

...not worth it, sadly.

not an insta-classic or anything.. (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:32:09 GMT

Cursed

by Wes Craven

...but it was a good time. smart, goofy, campy—people have forgotten how to make a fun scare, haven’t they? thanks, mr. craven.

A review of "Ice Age (2-Disc Special Edition)" (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:19:41 GMT

Ice Age (2-Disc Special Edition)

by Chris Wedge

argh. just argh.

find yourself trapped on an airplane, with only this movie to watch? well, if that’s the case—just go to sleep. it’ll be time better spent, i promise.

A story about "Animal Crossing: Wild World"

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:27:49 GMT

Animal Crossing: Wild World

after much weeding and despair, i am, once again, knee deep in my little town’s daily grind.

arowana, piranha & dorado? pfah!! i’ve caught the lot of you!!

oh, finned ones, rising out of the water so gracefully—you taunt me!! i cannot catch any of you! i shake my fishing pole in your general direction!

the tarantula gives me nightmares.

argh. (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:24:40 GMT

13 Going on 30

by Gary Winick

i hate that i enjoyed this movie so much. it is, indeed, fun and flirty.

gah. did i just say that? gah.

surprisingly good. (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:23:34 GMT

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

by Doug Liman

...and darned entertaining.

Why I recommend "Downtown 81"

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:21:32 GMT

Downtown 81

by Edo Bertoglio

because it’s goddamn amazing, and basquiat was a genius. plus, when i saw it as a kid, it totally blew me away. who knew there were worlds like these to explore? who knew??!

why i love mr. gable, revisited. (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:04:47 GMT

Boom Town

by Jack Conway

absolutely effing lovely.

A review of "From Dusk Till Dawn"

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:01:14 GMT

From Dusk Till Dawn

by Robert Rodriguez

great googly moogly, i just never get sick of this movie. i loves you, tom savini!!

A review of "The Philadelphia Story" (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 05:06:06 GMT

The Philadelphia Story

by George Cukor

just…sigh. absolutely lovely. i can even overlook ms. hepburn, it’s that lovely.

A story about "Animal Crossing: Wild World"

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:55:19 GMT

Animal Crossing: Wild World

this isn’t really something you can finish. that said, i have had to take a wee vacation from playing.

i fear the weeds i’ll have when i go back to it.

A story about "We ♥ Katamari"

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:53:01 GMT

We ♥ Katamari

by Namco

i’m never going to finish this it seems….i’ll be 93, playing katamari.

there are worse ways to go.

A story about "Necklace of Kisses"

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:47:29 GMT

Necklace of Kisses

by Francesca Lia Block

terminally wistful, without being sickly or saccharine.

Why I like people who have consumed "Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk"

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:45:24 GMT

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

by Legs McNeil

...because, frankly, if you haven’t devoured and enjoyed this book, i probably don’t have anything to say to you.

How "Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991" changed my life

nobody@allconsuming.net (dynamine) — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:42:57 GMT

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

by Michael Azerrad

..hmm…i think i just like being able to put how this changed my life about this particular tome. at any rate, this book is abso-freaking-lutely necessary for any music geek worth their salt. full of factoids, funny stories, and cringeworthy ego-trips, the book makes me remember a time when music mattered. sigh.

i’ve read it about three gagillion times, and plan to read it again! not now, but eventually…