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When I finally decided on a major as an undergrad and I told people what it was – ethnomusicology – I always heard the same two questions. One, “what is it?” and two, “what do you plan to do with it?” I was eventually able to give a succinct answer to the first question, but [...]

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A while back I promised a series of three updates, because there were three things I wanted to mention here, but I became highly distracted when talking about my spring quarter UW class. I was also having trouble deciding exactly what I wanted to say about the other two things, but with over a month’s [...]

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One thing that I like to make prominently clear about myself is that I do not like science fiction or fantasy. And while I have never and will never see the Lord of the Rings, my disdain for the genres actually comes from experience. My mother is and always was a real sci-fi geek and [...]

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Then there’s a fourth type of movie: The Fascinating Film. Fascinating films are the ones that you watch over and over again, usually when you accidentally pass by them on cable, only because you can’t stop. I have a few of these.

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Finally, I want to call particular attention to Kevin Murphy – Mr. Tom Servo himself – just because I like him. I like his voice, I like his humor, and I definitely liked his book.

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I’ve had insomnia the past few nights so I wound up watching, through Netflix Watch Instantly, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. The movie itself wasn’t much…except for one scene involving “the Beatles.” Jack Black plays Paul McCartney, and in the worst English accent I’ve ever heard in my life, tells Paul Rudd’s John Lennon, “I’m sick of you being so dark when I’m so impish and whimsical. I’m sick of it!”

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Lie to Me*

I’ve been looking for something to blog about, and with not much else going on, I’ve decided to talk a little bit about my latest obsession, a show on FOX called Lie to Me. I would never have thought to watch this show, but my professor brought it up in class twice last quarter. He [...]

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Pure Honesty

 Some pictures from this evening’s big season 3 premier of Three Sheets on the MOJO HD Network. I have to say, I LOVE premiers. Of course, these aren’t big Hollywood galas or anything, just small gatherings at bars and restaurants. Still it’s great to see all the hard work pay off. By the time a show [...]

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