1. We live in Boston. There are no streets that run straight.
1a. Boston is small.
2. Traveling in a truck with a cat for any length of time sort of blows. Even with the little kitty valiums or whatever.
3. Comment spam blows.
4. Showering in cold water blows. (Actually re-learning this one)
5. Looking for a job blows. I have a college degree. (Also relearning.)
6. Even though it has some stumble-y moments, Garden State is doesn't blow. Subtle acting, nice camerawork, Method Man, Princess Leia's eyebrows. I sort-of hesitate to say that it's one of a handful of post-Rushmore movies. People are channeling Wes Anderson's influences, straining them down to the bullet points.
+ semi-underground soundtrack flourishes. (Nick Drake)
+ the wide-angle lens
+ wacky, wacky bit characters with wacky backstories
+ slow-motion walking sequences
+ probably some other stuff
7. I have to go to grad school.