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Boy, this 100 movies thing is going slower than planned.

This is mainly due to the fact that I’ve been occupied with watching “Dollhouse,” instead. I’m almost done with the series (my first watching), and it’s hard to stop and pop in a movie.

Lousy lovable Joss shows.

I have attempted this in previous years, but something always goes wrong. For example, last year’s list was being kept as a “note” on my old iPhone; an iPhone which then died a horrible drowning death, taking the list of films with it to the great beyond.

This time around I have two things that will prove helpful: a Netflix account, and a blog that can be updated from anywhere.

So, yes, I’m attempting to watch 100 films this year — specifically, those I’ve never seen.

I’ll create a page containing the complete list, which I’ll update as I go.

I’ll also post entries for films I wish to give a more detailed review. Or, I may just do a “this week I saw…” thing.

I feel like I watch so many movies, but the challenge will be watching ones I haven’t already seen several times.

This is a post about two websites I’ve recently fallen in love with.
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These are my five favorite iPhone apps as of right now. Knowing me, these will change.

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I know, most people only have one pet peeve, but I have five.

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I haven’t made New Year’s Resolutions in quite a few years now, but it feels like the right time. So, here are five things I will strive for this year.

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Some of you are probably familiar with the concept of a “bucket list,” but if you aren’t, I’ll explain. Essentially, it is a list of things one wants to see, do, accomplish, etc. before they die (or “kick the bucket,” hence the name).

Recently, I decided to sit down and update my list. The old one contained a few things that have either happened, or can’t happen. For instance: marry a great guy (done!), have a child (done!)… meet Michael Jackson, or at least see him in person (I missed out on that one).

So, here is my current bucket list…
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A few things about me… ten to be exact.

• I love many Woody Allen films, and hate a few. I tend to react strongly one way or the other; the only one I can remember being lukewarm about was “Match Point.”
• My favorite flower is the lily. Specifically so-called “oriental” varieties (such as Stargazer), and daylilies. Calla lilies are ok, but I prefer the “star-shaped” types.



• I am primarily of German, French, Dutch, Scottish, and English ancestry. As with most people, there are likely a few more things in the mix I don’t know about.
• I have severe arachnophobia (an intense, sometimes illogical fear of spiders). It seems I have always had it, as my first sentence as a toddler was “Daddy, kill the spider!”

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• You actually use “sha’mon” in conversation. Bonus points if you did that before 2009.
• You notice the difference when it goes from “mama-say-mama-sa-ma-ma-koo-sa” to “mama-say-mama-sa-mama koosa” (that’s phonetically, of course, not the actual spelling of those words).
• Your child(ren) can identify Michael on sight, no matter what point in his life or career they’re looking at.
• Michael, or related persons/symbols pop up in your dreams, even if those dreams have nothing to do with him/them otherwise.
• If someone says something that brings to mind an MJ song, you have to start singing it or reciting lyrics (at least in your head).
• Your ringtone is now, or has been, Michael-related.
• When you hear one of Michael’s songs on the radio, it feels weird when the song that follows isn’t the next track from the album.
• You’ve given children, cars, pets, stuffed animals… MJ-related names.
• You know which songs on the “Michael” album just don’t feel right.
• You treat “The Wiz” as if it’s “Citizen Kane,” when, in reality, it’s only good because of Michael.

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This is a post about some people who truly appreciate those who appreciate them. In other words, celebs/artists who treat fans well.

First up… Seth Green and Matthew Senreich of “Robot Chicken.”
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