Movie Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

This past weekend, I saw Oz the Great and Powerful. ...Allow me to save you the $17 per IMAX ticket.  WARNING: This post is one big spoiler. The movie starts out in Kansas. James Franco Oz is con artist magician who works in one of those oddities-type traveling circuses. He's quite the ladies' man, which eventually leads to a sticky situation when another circus performer wants to beat his ass. Conveniently, there happens to be a hot air balloon nearby, and Oz jumps in and flies away to safety. The end. Not really. Of...

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College Roommate Reunion II.

My old college roommates and I had our second annual reunion. Waiters take the worst pictures. As you can see, we're not really good at meeting up every year. Have I ever told you about their first impression of me? Probably, but I'll tell you again anyway. On the day we moved into our college apartment, each of the other three girls brought their parents with them for the big move. Actually, I think all three of the girls had both parents there that day. Everyone was so all-american, white-bread, wholesome-looking. The...

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Random St. Patrick's Day Thoughts.

-St. Patrick's Day is two days away and I've got nothing planned. I don't even think I own any green apparel. I HATE MYSELF!!! -Maybe I can swing making Enchiladas Suizas and that will be my green contribution! No, we just had those this week. Also, that's totally not close to being Irish. -Maybe I'll make a Limeade Pie...? No. I probably won't. That's a cold dessert and the weather is already cold as shit right now. -Maybe Cottage Pie...? Ugh. It's too early to be thinking about food. Unless it's donuts. -Maybe I'll juts eat...

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What to Expect in Small Claims Court.

As I'm sure you all remember (BECAUSE I KEEP BRAGGING ABOUT IT), I went to court last week. This was my first time in small claims court and I thought it would be interesting to share my experience. You know. Just in case you need to sue someone too. 1. Complete and submit a small claim in the county where the defendant/ defendant's place of business is located. (Mine was Los Angeles.) Your local courthouse should have these stocked, but I found mine online by Googling "filing a small claim in ________ County." 2. You'll receive...

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Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining.

Long story short, I did copywriting work for a client. And that client tried to bail on payment. I sued them. I won. Long story long... My friend Brian got a new job last November. We'll call the company, Stupid Cheaters Corp. (SCC). This corporation needed some copywriting for a small project. Brian contacted me, I submitted my resume, I got the freelance job. The project went off without a hitch and SCC paid me for my work. As soon as that assignment ended, another project was offered to me. Same company, bigger spectrum. This...

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Say Yes to the Stress of a Dress.

Since I'm sure all of you are losing sleep over my wedding dress frenzy, I'll let you know that I bought a dress. The LAST dress. And let me tell you, I'm very relieved that I can actually move on to other parts of my wedding.  Like, oh, I don't know, PLANNING IT. I spent the day yesterday with my mom and an old friend I've known since junior high. It was at the first store that I found my dress. When I first saw myself in the dress, it wasn't like those loco bitches on Say Yes to the Dress who start sobbing all over the place....

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