footwear is key

Today marks the first time in recorded history that i have gone an entire month wearing nothing but flipflops and slippers on my feet. It's been in the 50's some mornings and nights (and raining a couple times at that), but still i held to my oath, biking wearing shorts and flipflops. In other news, i bought a bunch of keys today.

Oh how times change!

August Movies

(this probably isn't a complete list, August was a tad busy for me)

The Upside of Anger - Costner can act! Wonderful dark romantic comedy, or is it just the time in my life? Inspite of the first true Costner performance since A Perfect World, watch it for Allen, she's golden. 6/10 overall, 7/10 in genre

The Exorcist - Ah suspense. Accept oldness (e.g. Dead, not Dead), this movie is more suspenseful/frightful than anything you've seen lately (where lately < 15 years). Wonderful, timely performances and fx. 7/10 overall, 8/10 in genre

Freedomland - Has its moments, but most movies do. They're only moments, and brief at that. Otherwise this action-thriller ain't all that. 5/10 overall, 5/10 in genre

Rivers of Sweat

Haven't stopped sweating since i got home 5 hours ago. I haven't lived with A/C for about 4 years now, so it's not that big a deal. Besides, when it gets real bad, i resort to my abuelito's technique. He used to live in the Chicago ghetto, also sans A/C, and when it was very hot out, he would take a stack of t-shirts and put them in the freezer. Every 10-15 minutes he would take one out, put it on, and put the one he was wearing back in the freezer. If you're used to A/C then you probably won't find it so refreshing, but if you're not then it's quite a treat.

It was so nice and hot out on the ride home that i stopped at various points along the river just to take it easy and enjoy the sun. Looking at the birds and the fish and the turtles, i wondered that thought again: how long until they evolve to mimic trash - until the fish have the coke logo patterned on their bellies, the turtle's shell looks like a budweiser can, and the crane's eyes are shaped like bottlecaps? And once they have evolved to that point, if i take a photo of the budweiser-turtle, and print that photo for money, will i get sued by budweiser for copyright violation?