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2007 17 April :: 9.03pm
So, breaking my rule of not writing a journal entry about something if I don't so immediately following the event, I felt compelled (as if by some external force) to write about what is now being referred to as "The David Duchovny Experience." Yes, Michelle and I went see a premeire of Jake Kasdan's "The TV Set" shortly upon returning from Spring Break, and afterwards Good Morning America's Joel Seigel interviewed David. It was a very surreal experience, the culmination of years of... X-Files I don't know what. It was nice to materialize something that has been part of my life for a very long time. I can't remember feeling so nervous, even school-girlish, about an experience in a very long time. The details are mostly already available from Michelle's entry, but I did get a chance to shake his hand and wish him luck on his upcoming Showtime series (interestingly enough, entitled "Californication"). I'm really glad we were able to go. As weird of an experience as it was, I can't even begin to imagine what it would have been like if it was Gillian instead. Very cool, indeed.
Horrible camera phone picture of David and Michelle. You can make it out, if you know what you are looking at:
Things are going really well of late. I'm proud of what I've accomplished this year, and am proud of what others are accomplishing as well.
Kurt Vonnegut died. So it goes...
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2007 26 March :: 6.53pm
:: Music: The sound of my students sighing at their multiple-choice exams
D-Town hosts NCAA Tourneys
So, it appears that Ford Field will be getting some March Maddness-related attention in the next couple of years. In 2008, they will host one of the regional finals, and the following year they will host the Final Four. Here are the particulars:
Regionals: Friday and Sunday, March 28 and 30, 2008
Midwest Regional
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
Host: University of Detroit Mercy
Final Four: Saturday and Monday, April 4 and 6, 2009
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
Host: University of Detroit-Mercy
So, it would appear that the city didn't totally muck up its Super Bowl hosting duties. I hear it's a very impressive facility. Don't know when I'll ever make it there, but I'd like to one of these days.
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2007 27 February :: 6.41pm
:: Music: The Wallflowers - Into the Mystic
Best of 2006 Lists
These might be a little late, but I just saw a few of the Oscar noms in the past week, so I wanted to make a complete list:
Top 10 Films
1. Children of Men
2. The Departed
3. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
4. An Inconvenient Truth
5. Little Miss Sunshine
6. The Prestige
7. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
8. Silent Hill
9. The Queen
10. United 93
Top 10 CDs
1. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins – Rabbit Fur Coat
2. Dixie Chicks – Taking the Long Way
3. Regina Spektor – Begin To Hope
4. Nellie McKay – Pretty Little Head
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
6. Snow Patrol – Eyes Open
7. Bob Dylan – Modern Times
8. Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones
9. Badly Drawn Boy – Born in the U.K.
10. Eels – Live at Town Hall: With Strings
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2007 11 February :: 5.12pm
1500!!
So I hit 1500 enteries on my giant movie list. That means that over the years, I've watched somewhere in the ball park of 1500 films. The milestone entry? Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston's The Break-Up that we rented yesterday. Fairly solid flick... tough to watch at times, but I can't fault a film for attempting to be realistic and anti-Hollywood for once. A pleasant surprise to say the least.
So at 2 hours a pop, that means, give or take, I've spent 3000 hours watching new films. Can I have a degree or something to show for that?
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2007 9 February :: 12.22pm
:: Mood: accomplished
:: Music: R.E.M. - Lotus
"let it be hewn into your mind."
63 hours, 12 minutes later The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is officially a thing of the past. Very impressive game.
That is all.
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