Can't Stop Partying

I found this today and can't stop listening to it. In my opinion, this might be the best thing Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer fame) has done since, well, Pinkerton.

Enjoy:

Anesthesia and Taxes

"In this world nothing is certain but anesthesia and taxes."
- Benjamin Franklin (quote slightly modified)

The semester is coming to a close. I can almost taste it: I'm done with my Federal Income Tax exam, probably the biggest challenge of this semester. I can't quite taste it, however, because I still have two projects to do.

Tiffany can already taste it; she's done with finals. She passed her dental anesthesia board this week. Phew. Go Tiff!

As the year comes to a close, I can't help but think that our studies this semester have been defined by two things that people really hate: 1) paying taxes and 2) needles in their mouths. Honestly, if we took a poll of things people hate, I bet those things would be in the top 10. Maybe even top 5 (or top 2?). We are so awesome.

The World is about to see the wrath of our novacaine and taxes! Bwahahaha!!

Jolly Old Saint Nick

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Christmas is approaching. One of my favorite pastimes of this season is looking at pictures of scared kids with Santa.

In the spirit of the season, I thought I would share my own picture:

(check out the floating hand grabbing my wrist)

I liked Twilight. Wait, what?

Stupid still from Twilight

I've always considered myself a person with good taste when it comes to movies. That's why I was not excited to see Twilight. I have seen my sisters reading all 4 books and they looked stupid. A stupid love story about stupid vampires written for stupid tweens. Stupid. (Just look at the picture above....so stupid).

Well, this Thanksgiving break my family decided to go see it. Tiffany was in town, and I had a few days off from school, so I decided I could break away from law school (which pretty much controls my life) to see a movie. Twilight would not have been my first choice. Probably every other movie showing would have been my choice before Twilight. But I wanted to spend time with my family, so Tiffany and I went.

Surprising verdict: I liked it.

Reviews of Twilight seem to be strongly mediocre. It has a rating of 56 on Metacritic.com. However, it was interesting to see that one of the top reviews on Metacritic is from The New Yorker. You know, that elitist, snobbish, East Coastish magazine? Apparently they loved it. Other than that, most reviewers are panning it for its cheesy dialogue and poor visual effects. I would agree. But I still liked it.

"Why, Clay?," you might ask. Let me tell you why. Several reasons.

First, it is a creative story. Who would have thought there are "good" vampires who vow to never drink human blood?

Second, I thought it was visually stunning. I've always liked the Northwest coast, and this movie just reaffirmed that.

Third, the music was good...for the most part. I could do without Linkin Park et al, but I was pleasantly surprised to see Iron & Wine and Radiohead songs in the film.

Fourth, as I joked about with Tiffany, it was created by "one of us" (Stephenie Meyers, the author of the books, is a Mormon...it's always nice to see Mormons doing cool things).

Fifth, it is both a chick flick (which I normally hate...but Tiffany loves) and a nerdy sci-fi-type filme (which Tiffany normally hates...but I love), so it works out perfect.

So if you haven't seen it yet, give it a shot. You might be surprised.