as usual i find my comments being more in the ancient history side than in the newest-of-the-new category, but i finally watched donnie darko and, more than anything, was amazed that it didnt garner more praise. its mix of "american beauty" suburban criticism with a nightmarish vision altogether new and challenging -yet beautiful- was possibly too refined and scandal-free to the "scream"-loving audiences it may have attracted.

and, more importantly, i wish the best for our illustrious burnlab founder in his new and difficult designs on life. lovely solutions and beautiful designs might make us all happy but what mike has gone through brings life, in its heartbreaks and confusion, to the uncomfortably but beautifully tenuous position it battles to enjoy.