We all confront our demons at different paces and in different ways, and we realize our progress in different ways also, but keep going.
Author: Y. Balloo
Amateur novelist / Work in progress.
Sparks (Not the Coldplay Song)
If you have a cool friend who notices something she thinks would be cool to do, do it. You might just find a new favorite band/artist/place to eat.
Excelsior – RIP Stan Lee
Stan Lee pulled off both- and in so doing he created not just a world, but an entire universe all his own.
A Tale of Two Suzies – Argento’s Suspiria (1977)
The same day I posted about my fuck up having seen the Suspiria remake when my friend and I intended on seeing the original 1977 Dario Argento film, my friend came through and found that a local cafe/bar/venue was doing a free screening of the original this past Sunday. Ideally, I may have preferred seeing…
Red Dead Redemption 2 – First Impressions
I don’t need another chore added to my day- even if that additional chore has horses so realistically rendered that their “bits” shrink in cold weather.
Suspiria – I Done Goofed
In searching for where to begin this review, I can think of no better way than to say that I fucked up. A friend asked me to go see Suspiria at the NuArt Theater in West Hollywood last night, but since that was a midnight show, I suggested the Arclight instead for a more reasonable…
It All Comes Around, Except When it Doesn’t – My Favorite Incomplete Jokes in TV & Movies
The best comedies don’t leave loose threads, everything comes back around- whether we realize it or not. So this might be why, every now and then, a joke that goes nowhere in comedy can be so jarring in a very good way. It makes us aware of the closure we expect in comedy, to see…
What Society Has Told Me Handsome Is Versus What I Am
What matters most regardless of where society casts me is that I appreciate myself.
Always Be Closing
I’m fully convinced that Arthur Miller’s greatest contribution to our culture is writing a character so pitiful that his name, Biff, became synonymous with completely fucking up. It’s a toss up as to which piece of art I think captures my nine to five as an Account Director. Death of a Salesman is definitely outdone…
A Well Regulated Militia
I think this is a fair exchange, because it’s right there in the language, in the history behind the amendment itself.
