Took another online quiz today. Here is my result:       What American accent do you have? Created by Xavier on Memegen.net   Midland. The Midland (please don’t confuse with “Midwest”) itself is the neutral zone between the North and South. But just because you have a Midland accent doesn’t mean you’re from there. … Read more

Now that the weather has warmed up, I’ve had the opportunity to ride my bike to work a few times. It’s about a 9-mile trek, but most of the way I’m on the lovely Norwattuck Rail Trail, and so don’t have to worry about cars and such. The trail goes past a number of farms … Read more

Spring is the time when young Ann Arborites’ fancy turns to thoughts of terrible cinema. Those thoughts are directed at the Smithee Awards, a presentation that recognizes bad movies for their lack of accomplishment (Smithee web site here, Smithee blog here). The show is put on by some friends of mine and I’ve attended many … Read more

So I took a trip to Michigan a few weeks ago, mainly to attend the Smithee Awards (which I’ll cover in another post), but I also got to see some family and friends. I drove there, staying with my mother who lives in the Detroit area. Generally, the quickest way to get from home to … Read more

There’s a fun little feature on the website for the movie of The Golden Compass. If you’re familiar with the book, or even if you aren’t, you may want to rate the accuracy of my result, and see what your own is. <;param name=”movie” value=”http://goldencompassmovie.com/goldenCompass_blog.swf?id=55153″>