Monthly Archives: December 2009

Adventureland (2009)

As per Ipe New Year’s Eve tradition, my wife and I ignore all the regular hoopla, and settle in for a nice, personal evening. This NYE, we celebrated it with drinking wine and watching Adventureland, a 2009 film written and … Continue reading

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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

I watched movie 41 of the year 2009 on cable TV — My Super Ex-Girlfriend. It’s a terrible 2006 movie starring Luke Wilson (before he was shilling for AT&T) and Uma Thurman (who I mistakenly thought could do no wrong.) … Continue reading

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Up in the Air (2009)

Much like last year, this is last week of the year is pure vacation for us, so we’re spending it together watching movies, hanging out, and running errands. Today, we had lunch at Big Fish in Princeton, and then went … Continue reading

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Mom and Baby Die During Labor, Revived

This is pretty amazing.  A pregnant mother in Colorado went into labor, but she and the baby seemingly died.  Later after the baby was born via C-section, she revived.  Furthermore, the doctors were able to revive the baby too. Crazy.

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NYC’s Tavern on the Green is closing???

Tavern on the Green is closing on Dec 31st? It’s world-famous, and yet I’ve never eaten there. That sucks.

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New games – I’m both Nathan Drake and Batman

I got two new PS3 games for Christmas this year. Both highly rated. Both cool. The first is Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, the 2009 sequel to Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. I loved the first Uncharted and the character of Nathan Drake. … Continue reading

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The Galactic Empire takes control of Wall Street

I know it’s a popular event to get a chance to ring the opening bell the NY Stock Exchange, but this was just weird. Why is Darth Vader allowed to ring the opening bell this morning?  Flanked by Imperial Storm Troopers?  … Continue reading

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Rare in-utero images glimpse animals inside the womb

Pretty neat.  Anyone hear about this National Geographic documentary, Extraordinary Animals In The Womb airing last year in the States?  Maybe it was just in the UK? I would have watched it if I had known about it. More fascinating photos … Continue reading

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Roomba saves child from deadly viper

Read about this a while back. Pretty neat accident, but I think there’s a market for security robots in the home. In Israel, a couple came home to find that their Roomba had killed a venomous snake that snuck into … Continue reading

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American Spendor (2003)

After weeks of sitting around and collecting dust (uh, not me, the DVD), I made time and watched American Splendor. It’s a 2003 movie starring Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar, the creater of the American Splendor comic book. What a odd, … Continue reading

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