What Sam Drinks

So one of my favorite things is finding out about the blogs friends may keep. Something new to read from someone I know or love is like getting a fortune with my cookie.

I've long admired the words of my friend Sam, and now everyone else can as well.

Check out his new web journal, This Is What I Drink.

Sam has made me a fan of beverages just by listening to the way he talks about them.

"What I drink. It's not something I thought very much about until a few years ago, but it really does mean a lot to my life. Food obsession is something that's easier to accept. We have 24 hour networks dedicated to the preparation/eating/ceremony of food. But beverage obsession, not so much, as it always seems to play the sidekick. I understand why. It's a quick sip in between chews, laughs, memories and not the main course, and despite loving a well cooked meal, I'd argue the drink is just as important."

Sam- this reminds me, we need to get that home brew recipe cooking.

Alice left me feeling unpure

So what do I know about films? I can't critique them. They all have their target audiences and I usually write criticisms then delete them, then write about how I can't write them.

All I know is that one of these two things has changed:

-Tim Burton's genius
-me

20 years ago, Edward Scissorhands came out. I was a child. Nowadays I just scoff at shitty dialogue, wish movies weren't so predictable, and complain about how fake stuff looks. What happened?

I can enjoy everything. I don't need to judge it all. A lot of people worked hard on that movie and created a work of art. Who cares if it ends with a battle scene and silly dance and then a really bad song. Wonderland is a real place. I love it. I will think of 20 impossible things before breakfast.