ihavebeenfloated

This’ll be the second time I’ve had a marine talk shit to me. The first time, I’ve posted about before, but to rehash it: A guy in my health class a few semesters ago came up to me while I was wearing a khaki army (marine?) shirt with an infantry chevron on one of the [...]

I watched Brick tonight. Great movie. A classic film noir with a contemporary high school setting. Really good, if only for the dialog, which oozes with so much noir novel style that it’s unbelievable. Here’s a little taste of dialog.

See the Pin pipes it from the lowest scraper for Brad Bramish to sell, maybe. Ask [...]

Tonight I watched Manderlay, the second film in Lars von Trier’s USA - Land of Opportunities trilogy. While Dogville dealt with issues of secluded towns of white Americans in the 1930’s and the evil that individuals are capable of when paired together with little to no outside intervention, Manderlay tackles the issue of African-American slavery.

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I haven’t commented on a movie here in quite some time.

Dogville warrants some form of speech. It’s been a long time since I’ve watched a movie that has really moved me, or even to where I said, “I should really own this,” but Dogville is one of these. It’s a peculiar film, being that it [...]

I’ve done this once before, but I’m going to do it again. A selection of things written by me from years past.

Six Years Ago – Sept. 4th, 2000

Interesting Conversational Tidbits Said By Stuy: “I’m sure once you get out of the clothes your inhibitions will slither away … (note: slither. like snakes. like the devil. [...]

(Preface: I wrote this for my friend Greg. This is my take on Lovecraft, in a way.)

I know not why I am still alive to tell you this tale. At times, I wish I was not, for what I am about to disclose to you is inconceivable, not only to others, but to myself as [...]

Last night I was reading about religion, and decided to look into my heritage as a Quaker.

I decided that I would wake up in five hours (it was five a.m. at the time) and try to hit up the college age bible study group of my former church. It meets at eleven a.m. at a [...]