the finer dandy

I recently watched…

Very delightful and fun…and dare I say, it was “cute?”

Ummm…better than the first attempt - I agree with Entertainment Weekly when they said that the new Hulk is too veiny. And, of course, I enjoyed Edward Norton as the new Hulk - I enjoy him in any movie (BITE THE CURB!). But…I hate to say this, but I am not feelin’ Liv Tyler in this. Believe me, I tried to enjoy her -really hard. I loved her in “Empire Records” and in “Lord of the Rings,” but in this (and “The Strangers”)…not so much.

It’s a good thing that I adored this cast, otherwise it would’ve been a lame movie.

C’mon now M. Night - you can do better than this. It wasn’t TERRIBLE - because there were moments when I did freak out. But it wasn’t his best. Nonetheless, the whole “green” appeal to this movie was smart on his part.

Okay - this was one of those, “we are all connected in some fucked up way” movies. It’s been done before, but it was decent. Again, it was one of those movies where the great cast made me like it.

I recently read…

It’s funny, I bought this book like five years ago and never read it. I found it buried in a pile of books when I went back to Texas a couple of weeks ago - it’s a fuckin’ good book. The movie is good too, but David Benioff is an exceptional writer - he is now going on my “Heroes” list.

Before you even think of talking back to your parents or treating them like shit…read this book. But it goes beyond that - it’s just so brilliantly brutal. I devoured this book in about four days. David Sheff’s struggle with his son’s addiction gave me insight of what a parent goes through with something as small as going to a sleepover at a friend’s house. Sure, I may not have been an “addict,” but I have had my share of less-than-desirable situations. I put my parents through hell…but this book gave me just a taste of what they went through when I was making choices I shouldn’t have. Sheff is also on my heroes list of writers…his son’s book, “Tweak” is next on my list.

See - I’m smart. I read. I just don’t write about fluffly fashion!

I am writing (or currently writing)…

My teleplay for that contest…FINGERS CROSSED!

Everything on my work blog (including a recent interview with David Beckham) and some short articles on the Bay Area Style page…

All of this reading and storytelling have had me brainstorming some ideas for a novel…

Wow. I just realized I have had a thing for Davids lately: Benioff, Sheff, Beckham…who’s next? David Archuleta?