Beat of the drum

While it is admirable to live by the beat of your own drum, if you are to interact with others, it helps to adopt the beat of another's drum from time to time. Or to at least be in sync and in rhythm to another's beat.

I wonder to what beat am I drumming to...

What you don't want to hear at the dentist...

I was at the dentist yesterday for my routine checkup and cleaning. They had CNN Headline News on, and a report of a girl who died at the dentist came up. Apparently they were extracting one of her molars and the dentist lost his hold on it. The tooth dropped into her windpipe or something and killed her.

NOT what you want to hear as you're sitting in the dentist chair... :-p

More movie rankings

Citizen Kane:

Overall (blue) Entertainment (red) Artistry (green) Appropriateness (yellow)
Entertainment (8): Action (0), Comedy (2), Horror (0), Romance (1), Education (0), Drama/Story (9)
Artistry (9): Acting (9), Directing (10), Effects (9), Audio (5), Story (10)
Appropriateness (7): Language (8), Violence (7), Sexuality (8), Understanding (7)

When Harry Met Sally:

Overall (blue) Entertainment (red) Artistry (green) Appropriateness (yellow)
Entertainment (9): Action (0), Comedy (10), Horror (0), Romance (10), Education (0), Drama/Story (7)
Artistry (7): Acting (8), Directing (8), Effects (2), Audio (8), Story (7)
Appropriateness (5): Language (4), Violence (10), Sexuality (3), Understanding (8)

I've added some more categories. I really didn't want to add Drama/Story under Entertainment. I have always felt that Drama is such a catch-all description. Unfortunately, I couldn't think of how else to categorize movies such as Citizen Kane.

In fact, I think the Entertainment category is not working as I thought it would. The original idea is that movies can't be described in a word or two, like "Romantic Comedy." ^_~ I felt that the theme of movies need to be broken down more finely. Unfortunately, so far it looks like movies CAN be summed up in a word or two. Especially if you allow the use of Drama.

So while I plan to continue trying to categorize, rate, and track the movies I watch using this method and to refine the method, I don't think I'll embarrass myself any further by posting them up anymore. :-p

Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008)

A sad day...

Note to self...

When you get turned down for a relationship, Sting's song "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" is not a good one to listen to. :-( T_T

失恋の時、Sting's 歌「If You Love Somebody Set Them Free」はとってもまずいです。

失戀的時候不應該聽 Sting 的歌，“If You Love Somebody Set Them Free。“