http://ryanlee.org/journal/ Ryan blathers incessantly http://ryanlee.org/journal/view/5921/ They try hard to avoid simple answers in The Dark Knight, the latest in the Batman series, thankfully brought back to life after the proof of X-Men and Spider-Man that comic books can work on the big screen when done with proper gravity. They don't quite succeed - there's a... Road Film 2008-07-18T18:19-05:00-04:00 http://ryanlee.org/journal/view/5917/ I was wandering around the capitol last weekend, bumming around after checking out the Library of Congress, led on a tour by a docent who strove to but fell short of cracking wise. I'd like to know what it takes to get into the reading room proper instead of being relegated... Road Current Events 2008-07-18T02:00-05:00-04:00 http://ryanlee.org/journal/view/5914/ There's an old media narrative about how kids hate to eat brussel sprouts, from Leave it to Beaver to any old 80's sitcom. I never had brussel sprouts as a child but, based on television, assumed they were some sort of disgusting, up until a friend served them to me a few y... Road Food 2008-07-15T15:12-05:00-04:00 http://ryanlee.org/journal/view/5912/ By some handwaving magic, my home town is the CNN Money top place to live of the top 100 in the country. I have leads on hot property if anybody wants to take up that statistical assertion. I'm more curious about the bottom 100. Surely a numerical analysis for determining... Road Current Events 2008-07-15T11:48-05:00-04:00 http://ryanlee.org/journal/view/5906/ Major cities are unfriendly to drivers, the ones not bought out by the auto industry decades ago providing useful public transport systems to keep metropolitan residents from revolting. DC has evolved differently by, presumably, a combination of building height ordinances (... Road 2008-07-14T01:59-05:00-04:00