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Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Frosty, Feeling-less, Holiday Cheer
The biggest xmas surprise? My thresh-hold for frostbite. Apparently, the Dead of Winter cold spell arrived just in time for Christmas this year in Wisconsin. On average it was about 0 degrees (as in, there were no degrees), but actually more like -10 once you figured in the windchill. I'm not sure there's a real difference when things drop below 0. -10 might as well be -2,928. Either way, you pretty much stop feeling. There's only a bundle of clothes supported by the mannequin that used to be you (and not the sexy Kim Catrral kind).

Yes, I mostly grew up in California. No, I've never climbed Everest. Dude, cold is cold.

We split present-opening between pre and post getting grandma from her assisted living home (an hour-fifteen process). Some relatives came over. One recounted his recent trip to Florida, and complained of all the gas station "towel heads" he had to ask directions from. Meanwhile, he's telling this story with a white trashy drawl in his camouflage gecko-style pants and half-unbottoned shirt. Of course, he's actually a really nice, caring guy, who just happens to be totally oblivious to irony (and post 1990 fashion trends).

Saw The Aviator, which just left me feeling, "eh", which ain't much for a movie that's epically long. The Life Aquatic, on the other hand, surprisingly good, even though it didn't have as big an emtional hook as The Royal Tenenbaums or Rushmore. You have to be okay with suspending all disbelief and jumping into the very strange world that Wes Anderson has made. But if you follow its logic, and can laugh at all the corny action scenes (which are meant to be corny), it's pretty fun. There are, to boot, some priceless lines that could only be written by WA and said by Bill Murray.

Then again, my expectations were low, so maybe even Garfield would've looked good.... pssh, who am I kidding? Garfield sores under any expectations!

PS. I got a poster of dogs playing poker. 'Nuff said.

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