Let the Right One In… but keep Twilight out, ferchrissakes!

movies 9 June 2010 | 1 Comment

I fell in love back in 1992: Bram Stoker’s Dracula was released, and I became a fervorous fan immediately. I was awed by Gary Oldman’s performance as Dracula / Vlad Tepes, I swooned at the sexually charged tension in the film, Winona Ryder charmed me with her feverish portrayal of Mina, I even forgot to [...]

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The Man Who Made Me Believe Again

life,memories 28 March 2008 | 1 Comment

It’s been nearly a year since we visited San Diego to attend the yearly Comic Con. Right after our return, I diligently posted and discussed my experiences there, specifically in San Diego in general, as well as in the San Diego Zoo. But I never said anything about our experience in the Comic Con itself, [...]

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Little Notes #7: This must be my day!

Products,comics,lists,vintage 30 October 2007 | 0 Comments

#1, Found this on eBay, and although I’m not gonna bid on it (what for, really?), it was yet another nostalgia trip to renew my memory of this tin lunchbox. Specially of the matching thermos, which never sealed completely and would always let some of the juice out onto my napkins, utensils, other thermos or [...]

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The 1-Day Week

friends,life,movies 23 July 2007 | 2 Comments

Well, it’s almost Day Zero (in which my closest friends and I lift off to the Pacific zone), and I just had a pretty interesting weekend. Eze and Pepe twisted the planned schedule for Saturday upside down, and we ended up handing in a pre-recorded program of Frecuencias Alternas in exchange for the freedom to [...]

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Little Notes #6: Time Traveling with Bunnies

movies,scifi,tv 20 July 2007 | 0 Comments

A month or so ago Eze introduced me to the Dr. Who series, starting with the 9th doctor (Christopher Eccleston). This introduction coincided with the season 3 finale of Battlestar Galactica (another obsession Eze introduced me to), so I was thirsty for yet more sci-fi. Little by little, I realize I’m becoming a bigger geek [...]

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