Archive for the ‘Television/Movies’ Category

3 Pieces of Advice

The 5th and Mission parking garage in SF does not subsidize parking, even if you see a movie at the nearby Metreon.  Expect to pay around $9 to park if you see a movie.  Do not arrive 5 minutes before the start of a sold-out showing of the Dark Knight in IMAX, as almost all [...]

Blame my lack of sleep on The Wire

Jenny and I signed up for Netflix for the sole purpose of watching The Wire. This way, we wouldn’t have to fight off fiends to get a hold of the DVDs at the Mountain View Public Library (by the way – that place is like a free Blockbuster).  Anyway, we finished Season 2 and holy [...]

I saw it, I saw it!

Jenny and I just finished watching Monsoon Wedding which was quite enjoyable.  We managed to scarf down garlic noodles from Thanh Long, two pieces of chicken from KFC, and some sushi from Momoya.  We were basically in a food coma after the movie, so we let the credits run while we cleaned up.  When we [...]

And your American Idol is…

Yup, it’s finally that moment.  The moment where I stop posting about American Idol!  But damn, the last two nights were some amazing performances.  The David vs. David finals were incredible to watch.  Both finalists are amazingly nice and real people, and I can assure you that I would have stopped watching if I knew [...]

American Idol Season 7: Bye Bye Jason Castro

I know, I know – I predicted Syesha to leave tonight, but given how Jason Castro performed last night, his departure wasn’t at all surprising.  I think MSNBC summed it up well when they wrote: It was obvious after Tuesday night that Jason Castro was ready to go. He struggled with his first song, forgot [...]