Neal Jansons
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Ryan Healy
Is it just me or do you guys think "work/life balance" is a totally outdated paradigm? Why would you want to separate work from your life?
Edward Antrobus:
I was just having this conversation with a friend yesterday. The important thing is to remember that there is a difference between "work" and ...MoreI was just having this conversation with a friend yesterday. The important thing is to remember that there is a difference between "work" and "vocation." For those with a vocation, I can see how it might be easy for lines to blur. But I believe that the majority of the population does not have a vocation. And if you only work, even if you consider it a career, then your fulfillment will come from outside of your job and it makes sense to keep the two separate.
16 weeks ago
16 weeks ago
Alex Dea:
I like to view it as a sliding scale. At times, I think I have balance in my life. I am able to adequately manage the things at work while still ...MoreI like to view it as a sliding scale. At times, I think I have balance in my life. I am able to adequately manage the things at work while still maintaining my lifestyle (ex: going to the gym, seeing friends, traveling etc) but there are also times when I don't have it and am not able to do those things. While its not ideal, I know that when I don't have great balance that it will come back, but if it goes on for too long of a stretch then I know I need to either do or say something to fix it.
16 weeks ago
16 weeks ago
Holly Hoffman
Stoked that facebook is adding vanity URLs. It's a no brainer. So much better than that string of nonsense at the end.
Neal Jansons:
It happened a long time ago. You can set it once. Create a page...get 25 fans...set URL before you get 100. It's in page settings. You can also do ...MoreIt happened a long time ago. You can set it once. Create a page...get 25 fans...set URL before you get 100. It's in page settings. You can also do it with your personal page. So I have http://facebook.com/neal.jansons and http://facebook.com/author.nealjansons
37 weeks ago
37 weeks ago
Vanessa Alvarado
I found a Surreal/Black Comedy horror movie called "Parents" this weekend. It was very creative & unique. Set in the 50s with extraordinary attention to detail. Needed tighter editing, but I still dug it. Anyone else seen it?
Vanessa Alvarado:
Some scenes dragged on to long & the plot needed to be more engaging (plot, what plot?) but I liked the black comedy aspect of it.
117 weeks ago
117 weeks ago
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A great yet underrated film. The dark tone, odd subject matter and menacing Randy Quaid made it one of my fav cult films. Not to mention the ...MoreA great yet underrated film. The dark tone, odd subject matter and menacing Randy Quaid made it one of my fav cult films. Not to mention the offbeat soundtrack which introduced me to "Cerezo Rosa" by Perez Prado.
Sadly, not a lot of people have seen this quirky movie.
114 weeks ago
Sadly, not a lot of people have seen this quirky movie.
114 weeks ago
Vanessa Alvarado
Watched “Night of the Demons” & “Night of the Demons 2”. In a word, hilarious. Both movies feature a tube of grotesque, demonic lipstick. In the second film a nun suits up to fight demons armed with a ruler and a super soaker filled with holy water. Yes.
Neal Jansons:
Night of the Demons 1 is one of my guilty pleasures...I watch it every couple of years. I love the scene with possessed Angela dancing to Stigmata ...MoreNight of the Demons 1 is one of my guilty pleasures...I watch it every couple of years. I love the scene with possessed Angela dancing to Stigmata Martyr by the Bauhaus. However cheezy and stereotype-filled it is, somehow it just works perfectly. Second one was not my cup of tea, just pure cheeziness with little attempt to actually be horror. Different writer and director, as well.
118 weeks ago
118 weeks ago
Vanessa Alvarado:
Creepshow's opening animation & ambition to emulate comics deserves an honorable mention, but the shorts weren't consistently good.
119 weeks ago
119 weeks ago
Neal Jansons:
Phantasm, Phantasm 4: Oblivion, Nightmare on Elm Steet 1, Hellraiser 1, Hellraiser 2, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original), The Shining (original), ...MorePhantasm, Phantasm 4: Oblivion, Nightmare on Elm Steet 1, Hellraiser 1, Hellraiser 2, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original), The Shining (original), In The Mouth Of Madness, Gothic (Ken Russell), The Company of Wolves
118 weeks ago
118 weeks ago
Neal Jansons
Currently rereading Clive Barker's Imajica while I am recovering from swine flu. Just as good as ever.
120 weeks ago from Book Shelf
Vanessa Alvarado
Watched "Scream" for the first time in years this weekend. Not as good as I remembered it. Obvious adults playing teenagers hurts...
Neal Jansons:
I recently rewatched it, too, but enjoyed it more. I really liked how the slasher tropes got subverted and turned on themselves.
121 weeks ago
121 weeks ago
Vanessa Alvarado:
It succeeds greatly as a comedy, fails as horror. I still like it in all it's break-the-3rd-wall glory, a treat for horror fans.
121 weeks ago
121 weeks ago
Ryan Paugh
Paranormal Activity - Has anyone seen this? Finally saw a commercial last night, but want to hear some reviews from the experts.
Emily Jasper:
I just saw an ad, and it looks like a movie you want to watch the audience in, some funny reactions
122 weeks ago
122 weeks ago
Neal Jansons:
It has gotten awesome reviews and did really well in its indie distribution. I want to see it.
121 weeks ago
121 weeks ago
Neal Jansons
Watched "Antichrist", the new art-house indie horror flick that is getting such high reviews. Not nearly as good as I was hoping.
Neal Jansons
Huh the rename seems to have made the comments disappear
Ryan Stephens
I loved Hugh MacLeod's "Ignore Everybody," about ways to be creative, but great life-lessons in general. Review here --> http://bit.ly/I1dHW
136 weeks ago from Book Shelf
Ryan Stephens:
I like his sketches (the ones I get). It's like 'black comedy' for me. Some I just don't "get" I guess.
136 weeks ago
136 weeks ago
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That's a good way to put it. And I think Hugh himself says if u follow ur passion, ppl will support u regardless of the work itself! So true
136 weeks ago
136 weeks ago
Neal Jansons
New media is the main subject of my main blog, so here I am. :)
Neal Jansons
I've been rereading Code Complete (http://www.cc2e.com/) and it is awesome. Best book on software construction I have ever seen, by far.
139 weeks ago from Book Shelf
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