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Passing the bar means going out to bars!

September 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

On Friday September 12th I found out that I passed the Oregon Bar Exam. Yes. My friend arranged for a pub crawl type dealy for that afternoon and evening, starting in the Pearl district (where I live). She even made a laminated map! That, my friends, is how you celebrate.
We started with some early dinner [...]

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Movie review: The Dark Knight

July 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Go. See. This. Now. You’ll even get a bonus! Trailer for the Watchmen, yeehaw.
Here are my top ten favorite moments from The Dark Knight and some thoughts on why people can’t handle how much it rules. Spoilers! DUH.

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Movie Review: The Orphanage

June 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Amazingly, the computer at Hollywood Video managed to make a great movie recommendation when it told me that The Orphanage (El Orfanato) belonged in the “overlooked but great” category. Upon watching this movie, I totally agreed with the “great,” and I’m hoping the “overlooked” only applies to the sort of people that mechanically rent the latest Will [...]

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Movie review: The Counterfeiters

May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I have always had mixed feelings about watching movies about Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. On one hand, it’s an important subject, something that shouldn’t be forgotten. There are so many human stories that cannot be ignored (both examples of human triumph and the depths of human behavior). On the other hand, I usually walk [...]

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