Dreams of Literary Grandeur

The Age of Video Games

Greg — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:53:02 +0000

I grew up with video games. When I was a child, my family had an Atari 2600, which broke after too many people tripped over the cord. Lesson: don't play games during extended family functions. By the time that happened, however, I had been introduced to Nintendo at one of my friend's houses, and Super Mario Bros.

SIFF 2011: Volunteer Appreciation Event and Closing Thoughts

Greg — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:37:39 +0000

Click here for SIFF: Opening Night and Weekend, and Week One (May 19-28, 2011) Click here for SIFF: Week Two …

SIFF: Week Three (June 5-11, 2011)

Greg — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:45:06 +0000

Click here for SIFF: Opening Night and Weekend, and Week One (May 19-28, 2011) Click here for SIFF: Week Two …

Why I Love Snow

Greg — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:30:27 +0000

This week in Seattle, it snowed. In Connecticut, the snow would’ve caused delays; in Seattle, it shut down the city. …

My New Year’s Resolutions

Greg — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:20:17 +0000

At the end of 2010, I wrote a blog post emphasizing what to look forward to on my blog in …

2011: My Blog Year in Review

Greg — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:41:12 +0000

Dear Readers, Thanks for making my blog so successful! Whether you clicked on it, commented on it, referred someone to …

SIFF: Week Two (May 29-June 4, 2011), Part Two

Greg — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:24:43 +0000

Click here for SIFF: Opening Night and Weekend, and Week One (May 19-28, 2011) Click here for SIFF: Week Two …

10,000 Strong

Greg — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:30:11 +0000

As of this writing, I have almost reached 10,000 hits on my blog. Granted, many of them are the same people week after week, and some of them are spambots. Still, 10,000 is a large number. Not as large as, say, 1 million, but still large. And that doesn't count the people who read my blog when it was on Blogger, so though the blog is over two years old, I will have achieved 10,000 hits in less than a year and a half.

The Makioka Sisters and the Use of Color

Greg — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:28:38 +0000

Note: Japanese names are presented with family name first and given name last. Watching The Makioka Sisters recently at the new …

Night of the Living Dead: Horror Movie as Social Commentary

Greg — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:50:04 +0000

First, we see a car making its way up a road. Barbra (Judith O’Dea) and her brother, Johnny (uncredited, played …