Really? Really!

In the last 24 hours, I've seen 4 films on my 501 list. I watched "Ride in the Whirlwind," "The Tall T," The Last of the Mohicans," and "12 Angry Men." 3 Westerns and a Drama!

The Tall T was without a doubt, so full of homo subtext - it was so evident. It was crazy! "Maybe I'll just take you from behind," or "He's the best ramrod I've ever had." Rich, I tell you people. Plus, the whole single yet never-met-the-right-woman tableau.

"Ride in the Whirlwind" was odd, it was my first Western film on this journey. I began watching it with a very blase attitude, you know, because I had to watch it. But, it's a charming film. People caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. I think it's telling about what we'll do to save ourselves and our personal humanity. We're not criminals, but sometimes we're forced to act like ones.

I loved the thoughtfulness of "12 Angry Men." Our prejudices and pre-concieved thoughts color everything we do. This was Sidney Lumet's first film. A few years ago I saw "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead." It was wonderful to see that his filmmaking remained as brilliant and captivating as "12 Angry Men."

"Mohicans," I remain . . . blah

The New Manifestation of my Nascent OCD

So, it's now President-elect Obama. How great is that? I hope Michelle starts wearing better things than that weird red/black Narciso Rodriguez dress. I applaud her thrifty H&M dress and other frugal outfits, but, um, Stacy and Clinton could read her some rules about dressing her body type.

I was at Costco last weekend. Not that I support really bad labor conditions, but that shit is just so cheap. Anyway, I make my way past the book table . . . and I spy, "The 501 Movies You Must See." As any obsessive-complusive person would do, I picked that shit up and took it to task. I got home and then typed the entire list into a word document and began crossing them off. The movies are divided into 10 categories, each with 50 movies from the dawn of time until about 2002.

I scored a 154 out of the 501. I was horrified that I never saw things like "Goodfellas," "Fame," or "Braveheart."

My best categories were Horror and Drama. I had two for War - if M*A*S*H and Good Morning, Vietnam count as war pics, apparently they do. A big doughnut for Westerns. Zero for 51. I gotta get on that.

This weekend's goal is to see two Westerns on the list and maybe a War one. There must be a reason that I haven't seen these. Help me Carrie Fisher, you're my only hope . . .

Political Motivation

No, I'm not running for office, nor should I. Seriously, ask my college friends. Plus, I don't want to shake hands with a bunch of people. Gross. I did, however, promise my dear friend in CO (need clever moniker) that if Obama wins, I'll restart my blog in a limited fashion.

It's a difficult choice. Hope the U.S. continues down its path of continued failed policies just so I don't get too angsty about what frivolity I'm going to write about. All told, it seems a small price to pay. Anyway, there is always some immaterial thing that grabs my attention and holds it.

In the last what seemed like 124-months of campaign nonsense, I did learn one thing: I love Rachel Maddow!!

Let's hope for an Obama win. Jesus, what am I going to write about . . . I'm already angsty!

N.B. I do have a special nickname for my "dear friend in CO" and she has the same for me but it might offend the developmentally challenged: retard. Hey Retard, I hope Colorado goes blue!