Dogville

Dogville , as the title cards tell us, is "told in nine chapters and a prologue" and as the narrator tells us, it "is the sad tale of the township of Dogville." Dogville is a movie that brings great sadness through an exploration of human nature and the horrors we are capable of when given unbridled power. I'd give you the whole run down of what it's all about and all the social comments it makes, but others have already done that better than I probably could. While reading the various reviews, it struck me that very few of them ... more

I'm still less than half his age

Today my Dad turns 50. It's not easy to express what a dad means to a person and this is most certainly the case with my Dad and me1. I'll start by saying we go back a long way, nearly 23 years, so it's fair to say I know a lot about him and can probably make a fairly accurate assessment of his character. But let's face it, he knows much more about me than I know about him, so I've still got to be careful what I say. I have an overwhelming amount of love and respect for my ... more

9rules Rules [boom tish]

I didn't see anything all that great about 9rules until now1. It just got way, way, way better with 9rules Browse. Love it. [via Phu]I mean, asside from the exceedingly good content. [↩]

So I'm a day late, big deal!

This photo was taken last New Year's Eve when we were in London. This year we spent the time at the slightly less glamorous, but no less appealing, venue that is my parents' house. I'm back to work tomorrow which, despite my best efforts to convince myself otherwise, totally sucks. I've spent the day trying to clean out the office at home. I've done a fair but, but it's not even close to enough. Finishing this seemingly simple task is my mission for the coming week. But I'm going to take it further than just cleaning and tidying. Once I'm ... more