City of God (2002)

My Rating: 8/10 Should I watch it?   Yes, as long as you know this movie is not simply entertainment.  While there’s some light humor here and there, there’s violence that borders on the overtly casual, and a particularly upsetting rape scene.   I’d seen the opening sequence a few times, having studied it for visual storytelling […]

revival

I feel a little lazy about updating this blog, but the last post was so depressing, it got a little embarrassing. Therefore, I feel the need to cover it up with a new one even though I don’t have much to say this time around. Since this blog was mostly about my life in Taiwan […]

return

Um. Well I’m back. I’m pretty stinkin’ late on updating the blog.  Every day I told myself I was ready to do it, something came up, I fell asleep, or just was too lazy. I’m only halfway lying.  I’ve been writing a lot, just not up here.  It’s been, I guess, a bit of a […]

countdown

I don’t really know where to start on this one, but I guess the biggest news I have is that I’m heading home at the end of August.  I know it was meant to be June…then July…but things are always subject to change, and I often feel pressured to give people answers when they ask […]