Movies
(New Order - Love Less)

Saw Sideways on the weekend. Pretty enjoyable movie, however, I hated the main character.

I hate loveable losers in general. Don’t get me wrong, loveable losers make for great comedy but the appeal of their ineptness is lost on me. I think for most people, they like these characters because they can identify with them. We’re all a little awkward at times (except maybe for the Fonz, he was always cool). I understand that. For me, I hate my awkwardness. I dread my awkwardness. Seeing me on the screen would make me cringe. I’d slap myself on the forehead constantly saying, “WTF were you thinking?”

I found Sideways to be very similar to Swingers. The main characters are almost identical. Mike (Jon Favreau) in Swingers, broke up with his girlfriend and is dealing with being away from her in a new city. Miles (Paul Giamatti) in Sideways, is dealing with a divorce and his ex-wife getting remarried. Both characters have their best friends trying to get them out of this funk. At one point in the movie Miles calls his ex-wife after getting completely hammered. I don’t know if anyone has ever done this – drink and dial -- it’s a bad, bad move. The equivalent of this for our generation would be to drink and msn. Do not do this. You end up saying things you shouldn’t and you end up making an ass of yourself. I’ve done it.
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Last night I saw I Heart Huckabees. A very creative and funny movie about existentialism, the ups and downs in life, our purpose on this earth, etc. Sartre would’ve had a good laugh. Here are some good quotes.

Albert Markovski: “Nobody sits like this rock sits. You rock, rock. The rock just sits and is. You show us how to just sit here and that's what we need.”

Vivian Jaffe: “Have you ever transcended space and time? “
Tommy Corn: “No. Yes. Uh, time not space. No. I have no idea what you're talking about.”
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Random Thoughts

Personality changes are like sleep in your eyes. They happen overnight but you never notice it until you take a good look in the mirror.

I read all my Coupland books on the can. I don’t think Dougie would have it any other way. I wouldn’t even be surprised if he wrote them on the can. I wonder how many great literary pieces have been conceived in bathroom.

I wonder if there are people in this world who fear solitude so much that they would handcuff themselves to another human being and throw away the key.