School's Out

As of yesterday, I have completed my Certificate of Web Publishing program. It feels great to be done, but now the more challenging part of my life begins, finding a job. I have been applying and looking for jobs all over the place, like Chicago, New York, Denver, and DC. Ultimately, my priority leans toward getting a job in a web related field over moving to a new city, but I'll just have to wait and see what happens. In an economy like this one, I cannot be too picky on where I end up.

Trying to see this band at DC9...

Shutter Island

I recommend this movie. It is one of the few movies where I have read the book before seeing the movie. The film lives up to the book and more. DiCaprio/Scorsese make hits!

Oh Hey 80s Mom!

I was recently watching The Goonies and realized that the mother in this movie was in a ton of great 80s flicks. I think the actress, Mary Ellen Trainor, might be the quintessential 80s mother figure. Ok, ok, Diane Wiest may be more of an acclaimed matronly figure from the 80s, but I think Trainor's films were more bankable.

Trainor has played a mom in The Goonies, The Monster Squad, Ghostbusters II and the tv show Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Her 80s credibility grows with roles in the Back to the Future, Romancing the Stone, Lethal Weapon and Die Hard franchises. She was also involved in Scrooged and a Robert Zemeckis helmed episode of Tales From the Crypt. As you can tell, she was featured in quite a few of Richard Donner and Robert Zemeckis' films. Two of some of the biggest names in the 80s.

In keeping with the 80s theme of today's post, I'm going to recommend you download this keeper from The Goonies soundtrack.