January 2011
19 posts
oscar predictions
-Actor in Leading Role: Colin Firth. It would be a shame if he didn’t get this award and if the Golden Globes are any indication (they’re not, often), he should get it. -Actor in Supporting Role: Christian Bale. Amazing performance in The Fighter, hands down win for me. -Actress in Leading Role: Michelle Williams. Hard to decide between her and Natalie Portman but Michelle Williams in...
“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake....”
– Robert Louis Stevenson
recently viewed
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. Shaun of the Dead
3. … The Notebook
route 66
the classic road trip. no big attractions, per se, but a route full of history, small towns, and roadside attractions. not an easy road to follow, attention to signs is a must. but seeing as it starts in Chicago anyways…
1. Chicago to St. Louis: Along the Illinois leg of the journey, stops should include Lincoln’s house in Springfield, the 1920s gas station in Odell, some Al Capone...
northern adventure
From Chicago to Montana and back again: for a scenic, not entertaining, adventure.
1. Chicago to Duluth: right on the tip of Lake Superior, has a surprising number of interesting things to do in a day. 8 hour drive, would have to find a place to stay in Duluth.
2. Duluth to Fargo: driving through some of the northern woods to Fargo, just to see how the town compares to the movie and to say...
recently viewed
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. The Assassination of a High School President
3. The King’s Speech
recently viewed
1. The Exploding Girl
2. Heartbreaker
3. A Clockwork Orange
4. Black Swan
5. The Social Network
6. Tess of the D’Urbervilles
7. Pillars of the Earth
tumblr use
Explore: Pictures from my travels, excerpts from books and poems about others’ travels.
Dream: Plannings for further trips, even seemingly impossible ones.
Discover: Movies, music, books that I used to, am, or will be into.
recently viewed
1. Chinatown
2. The Shining
3. Tangled
4. The Fighter
5. Green Zone
6. The Informant!
7. L.A. Confidential
8. Friday Night Lights
9. The Ghost Writer
10. The Living Wake
11. Fargo