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Sunday, January 28, 2007

Weekend Notes

And Also: Bush isn't my "commander-in-chief," and even if that was true, that doesn't including f-ing with the independency of the federal judiciary. Oh, and is Canada saying we can't be trusted not to torture? See here.


Reading: I'm reading Kayla Williams' memoir. Good book, more blunt and 'R' rated (starts out with a discussion on the difference of being a bitch and a slut) than her appearance on the Iraq War Inquest Panel. Perhaps, the tamer locale and extra year or so of time affected her approach, at least to some point. From the NPR interview summary:
Kayla Williams is a former U.S. Army soldier who served in the Middle East as an Arabic interpreter. She recounts her decision to enlist and her experiences during the Iraq war in a new memoir, Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army. Williams was a sergeant in a military intelligence company of the 101st Airborne Division.

Movie: Saw a movie with an interesting perspective, namely from the video footage of a guy secretly filming a sexy young woman ... Alone with Her. Tom Hanks' son plays the creepy guy pretty well, but the true star is his target, who is quite natural in the role. Ana Claudia Talancón is best known for her Mexican telenovela work, though she also was in Fast Food Nation. Nice on the eyes. Her friend is pretty good too, the one who now has a TBS series. Movie might be imperfect, it is after all basically an independent film, but worth a look.

Dinner: Nice theater. Beforehand, I also went to a tasty (and reasonably priced ... nice combo) Indian place ... vegetarian friendly but good for all you animal killers too. Ghandi Cafe.