http://asecretcity.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:28:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Machete" screened the other night at The Plaza, and I have to say that aside from "Inception," it's one of the better movies I've seen this year. I suppose it's a good way to end the summer blockbuster season, which has been a little disappointing overall. Overall it's been a miserable ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=903 Life update: Work picnic this past weekend. I bring a friend, and we hang around together, join up with a coworker to hike Stone Mountain, eat lunch, then walk around the mini-town at the base of the mountain for a while. Ride the train around the park, see the interactive movie, ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=896 Under the Dome – Stephen King Go Ask Alice – Anonymous Alien – Alan Dean Foster A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini The Walking Dead – Robert Kirkman Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo Added another to the list. Hell yes. And I'm about to finish "The Other Queen," a Philippa Gregory novel. It's been ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=892 Today I tried to do something spontaneous and romantic, and it was ruined. I ended up trudging back to my car in the rain, becoming slowly and surely soaked to the bone. It was due to bad planning and unfavorable weather conditions that I ended up back at home, here, on ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=889 Under the Dome - Stephen King Go Ask Alice - Anonymous Alien - Alan Dean Foster A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini The Walking Dead - Robert Kirkman This is August, so far. Hot damn, I said! It's been a good month so far, and I even have a few books lined up to ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=886 Movies Seen: Predators - Very quick to get into the plot. Silly one-liners. Seems sort of hopeless, because how can humans possibly defeat predators on their own turf? They can't. Adrien Brody was incredibly jacked, and although I like Topher Grace, he plays most of his roles with the same plucky ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=882 I, Mona Lisa – Jeanne Kalogridis Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk The Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett Under the Dome - Stephen King A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini ­This ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=876 I'm 25 now. It feels sort of odd, being 25 years old. Kind of like I should probably figure out what the hell to do with the last two-thirds (or, optimistically, 3/4) of my life.  I feel old yet still feel young, so really nothing has changed except the knowledge that ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=872 It is my birthday week. I'm not supposed to feel this grumpy during the week of my birthday, right? But, grievances: Last night while running, my headphones broke and then the power went out, so I nearly fell off the treadmill as it abruptly stopped Sometime while sleeping I bit my lip open ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=869 Do yourself a favor this summer blockbuster season, and see Inception. We saw it last night at Atlantic Station.  My overall impression of it is that it's got a few script irregularities, but if you're willing to lose yourself in it, it is a beautiful, rich, imaginative film. (Spoilers ahead... reader beware):I ... http://asecretcity.com/?p=865