TiMER

TiMER. What a wonderful film. I was on the edge of a bad mood when I made a quick decision to watch this movie with a roommate. As any Romantic Comedy should be, it has its ridiculous side and its heartfelt side. It's set in the near future when (almost) everyone has opted to implant a self-timer into their wrists telling them when they are to meet their “One” soulmate. Even freshmen in high school are finding their true love with the help of this gadget. All except for Oona, played by Emma Caulfield, who still has blank zeros across hers. She is nearing her thirtieth birthday and has finally decided to have a little fun with a young supermarket cashier after convincing one too many boyfriends to invest in the implant only to find that their numbers don't match.
So now, she is flirting with disaster as his TiMER counts down to his true love and hers remains still. Other side plots I enjoyed include her step-sister's countless one night stands and the youngest brother's nerve racking day at school where he is to meet his true love. The sister's TiMER gives her another 5,200 or so days left until she meets her soulmate, which, in my opinion, excuses her behavior. On the other hand, the young brother has only to wait 5 days in order to unite with his dream girl. Without giving too much away, by the end of this film I found it somewhat predictable but just as complicated as a situation would be had we invented little plastic time bombs to tell us when to fall in love. Overall, my questions were answered by the end of the film thanks to the variety of situations. Even if the ending didn't hold as much closure as my other mainstream favorites had.

500 Days of Summer

Okay, Okay. So I watched “500 Days of Summer” again. And this time I think I enjoyed it. Last time, I may have related too much with the lead female's character. Always trying to be honest and sincere, yet ending up being the cruel one.
This movie is plainly just moody. It jumps up and down, happy and sad, perfection and bitterness. I cannot tell you if this movie is a romance or a comedy. Don't step in hoping for a happy ending, because it's messy, yet tender, just like real life. But it definitely seems to reach for honesty and sincerity. And for that, I have learned to appreciate it.

Rabbit on a hill

This is a tiny print I made back in my Monoprinting days. Can you tell that I was also taking an Images of the Apocalypse course as well?

Kissing Cards

Here are the rest of my cards....

Kissing Cards

This was the first of my tiny Valentine's day cards from earlier this year. It makes me happy for some reason.

Whatever Works, Works

I just watched “Whatever Works.”
Woody Allen never ceases to please me with his witty writing and combination of unlikely couples. Evan Rachel Woods plays a dumb blond from Mississippi who imposes herself onto an intellectual Woody Allen-looking character (Boris) in New York City. He can't stand her, then grows to love her, and then...they get married. There couldn't be an odder couple. Their conversations are funny and natural. Boris (Larry David) consistently complains about the world and insults anyone, whether close friends or small children.
As wacky and uncommon the circumstances are, I still enjoyed the film.
Don't watch this movie if you're wanting a sexy Match Point or Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona experience. Watch it because you want to see how an angry old Jewish man and a happy young inexperienced southerner interact with each other in New York City.

The Karate Kid

I was actually looking forward to watching this film. I personally enjoy Jackie Chan's past performances and had never seen any of Jaden Smith's. This movie fulfilled my expectations as an epic family film. It was funny, exciting, and sometimes uncomfortably romantic (they're twelve! Yeesh!). Jaden is charming and funny, just like his father. The “Wax-on, Wax-off” scene was replaced with “Put jacket on, take jacket off” which was cute but not as effective as the former. The last 30 minutes of the fighting competition were identical to the original 1984 version. Which didn't bother me because of course, it's the happy ending anybody wants to see.
Overall, not a bad flick. If you feel like watching it, watch it. If not, don't even worry about it.

Bearcakes

This is an older piece I made last year as I was Graduating. Yeesh. Time does fly.