June 19th

June 19th

Only one significant event happened today, but that event is so momentous that it eclipses any attempt in the future to out-do the do. Yes, June 19th is the anniversary of the most awesomest, amazingest acronym ever-est. No one else has had such a major honor bestowed upon him (her? you jest!). There is no AART, no CART, no LART, no DART. There is only the BART. Yes, the construction of my namesake began on this day in 1964 in San Francisco. There is, however, a small feeder section in a certain feminine section of the Bay Area that is named the TART. If you're really quiet you can hear the plaintive notes of a  recorder busker trying to eke out a living on the TARTLine.


Something New (2006/I)

Not the 1920 movie written, directed and starring Nell Shipman who, as the IMDb says, is a "Canadian-born actress, writer, producer and animal trainer, best known
for writing and acting in several James Oliver Curwood stories and for
her portrayals of strong, adventurous women."

This one is also directed by a woman who doesn't cast herself but did cast a leading actress with the same first name. Very sweet, romantic, predictable but fun movie. Interracial relationships as well as inter-income issues. Featuring a very hot landscape architect (hot as in sweaty, also good-looking), but aren't all landscape architects hot? Let's ask Deborah, whose birthday is not June 29th. Sorry. I'm sure she's hot but she is my sister.

There's a special feature on the DVD about do's and don't for dating. One they didn't mention would have to be eating off your date's plate at her parents' home. Blair Underwood  learned his lesson.

For those who care, and it seems a ton of people on IMDb do, the director is biracial with an American Jewish mother and a Muslim Moroccan father. The fact that she's very light-skinned seems to be a big topic. The writer is an African-American woman which didn't get quite so much attention. Very odd non-speaking cameo of the Cheers guy, John Ratzenberger.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Very funny Woody Allen movie. He didn't cast himself but instead used several of the cast members to sound just like him. Kind of unnerving to hear his neurotic lines come out of someone else. Good writing, nonetheless. Javier Bardem is great especially after seeing him as a pschyo killer and as an deeply romantic young/old man. He is really hot in this movie. So hot he can make straight men swoon. Not me, of course, but to paraphrase Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets, he makes me want to be better looking.

Up (2009)

Lots of fun. We saw it in the theatre with 3-D. Well worth it. Ratzenberger is in this one, too. I think he has been in all the Pixar movies.