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Conscience

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 20, 2007 ⋅ One comment

It appeared as a sizeable bump above my left eye, aching when touched, growing inflamed and red. Over the next few days it shrank to almost nothing. Soon it was an imperceptible welt that took the sullen shade of my skin. The genie’s curse held true. My conscience was lost.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

By jelewis8 ⋅ May 30, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End has everything going for it. Quality writing that is both dramatic and funny, without being patronizing, extremely smart CG and special effects, amazing production design and stylish costumes and makeup, sound and score that easily pulls one into the world of pirates and the supernatural, and direction by [...]

Beltway Traffic

By jelewis8 ⋅ December 23, 2004 ⋅ 5 comments

I was traveling to Baltimore-Washington Airport yesterday to pick up a friend when something with the potential to spoil my holiday cheer occurred: I got stuck in Beltway traffic. A variation on the old Sisyphus curse, with a little Tantalus thrown in for good measure, every mile I creeped forward seemed only to add to [...]

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