you may have been wondering
whether or not to see the recently released movie "Old School".

I highly recommend this, if
a) you have an immunity to the sight of Will Ferrell's butt,
b) you have an occasion to view the cinema without the presence of your mother, and
c) you, like me, have an appreciative interest in movies that are so bad that they are good.

in my family, we have a tradition of picking films that, at the very least, make for laughing-at-oneself-for-picking-them. I, personally, enjoyed the film for reasons that I believe the filmmakers intended. actually, I thought it was hilarious (but then, I would). my dad and my brother, however, saw this indeed as Bad Movie Bonding.

February 23, 2003

"Willingness is a very attractive feature." -Fischer, NYC 5.26.97

"Collect, collect, collect! -Phil 9.4.98

"Man, I was fully from Connecticut out there today, at the beach... 'Hi, how ya doin'?'" -Ben, Cinque Terre, Italy 6.27.98

"We're gonna have all the fun!" -mz 10/27/00

I have a habit of writing down the funny, poingant, and striking things that folks say in my presence. I note them in my moleskine, or write them on scraps of paper, and repeat them to others when conversation wanes.

Not everyone likes to be quoted, but most people take care to help get the phrasing right. The best ones are funny or moving even out of context. Above are three quotes, randomly generated.

Also, if someone is quoted above, and would rather it not appear on this website, don't hesitate to say so.

Not all of these quotes are from friends. Some have been collected from actual literature or off the air from NPR, or other sources. Check out the whole quote file. There is also a page of quotes taken from friends in Sixteen Feet. I'll take care in the future to note when and where they come from. The art of quoting is a subtle and transient talent that I have yet to master.

February 15, 2003

begin

be good

be brave

be fast

and

just

go

start

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star

cast

"Justin's Links" now accepts comments!
Don't be a spectator - read, think, and write.

February 14, 2003

The greatest dot-com loser story ever told:
A refugee from the bubble seeks a job in Atlanta
and is humiliated. Repeatedly.

"The chicken show"
by Andrew Grant

My arrival in Atlanta lacked appropriate fanfare. No winsome blond belle greeted my plane, delicately boned hand upturned and cupping a gently ripened peach. I noticed the distinct absence of a military band playing a rousing rendition of "Dixie" in time with my heavy footfalls. Nowhere in sight was a swarthy limo driver in a fedora clutching a sign to his chest scrawled with my name. In fact, there was nothing at all to indicate that Atlanta was even remotely aware of my arrival. This was disappointing, as it's not every day that the City of a Hundred Hills welcomes a man of my stature. Twenty-five, overweight, unemployed and recently "relocated" to my parents' house in New Jersey, I am truly a man in full. Read more ...

February 12, 2003

announcing 4x4 Labs Forum:
we're in your corner.

February 3, 2003