Meh

My mental state right now is a little...how to describe it...lazy? Hazy? Uninspired? Meh? Meh is as good a word as any. Here's the first time I ever recall hearing it, and I've loved it ever since...



Anyway, the last couple of days when I've sat down at the computer I haven't been able to discipline myself to write something here. I look at websites, run through my Twitter and Facebook stuff, play a chess game that came with my computer, and so on. I'm in a bit of a rut. I feel like, as I tweeted last night, I need a new life, or at least some lucky breaks in this one. I'm not confident of any of this happening, though.

So, meh. But here are a few brief comments on things that, if I break out of this malaise, I might write about in more detail: I'm happy with the Phillies so far (I'm going to the game later tonight against the Mets), not so happy about the Flyers, and made the correct guess about which previously-eliminated queen was returning to "RuPaul's Drag Race."

And hey, since Bradley Cooper did such a good job in "Limitless," and pretty pictures are always nice...

If you have comments or questions or ideas or anything that might inspire me, feel free.

Quick Review: Limitless

Bradley Cooper was definitely the right second choice for "Limitless," much of which was filmed right here (although it takes place in New York). I read the Wikipedia entry for the movie (as I usually do, to refresh my memory about names and places and such when I write these things), and it says that Shia LaBeouf was originally going to star. I don't think that would have worked at all. Cooper plays Eddie Morra, something of a loser. His apartment's a mess, he's barely started on the book that's overdue to be turned into his publisher, and his girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) has just dumped him. Then he runs into the brother of his ex-wife, a drug dealer who offers Eddie a sample of a new drug that's supposed to increase your brain's efficiency to the extreme. Eddie tries it, and it works! He cleans his place and writes a bunch of pages of his book. Problem one: it doesn't last too long, and when Eddie visits his ex-brother-in-law he finds the guy murdered. He finds a stash of the drug and some cash, and remakes his life completely, getting his girl back and making stock transactions that draw the attention of a shady tycoon (Robert DeNiro). Problem two: the drug has side effects, one of which is a lapse in memory, and he may have killed a woman during one such blackout. Problem three: Russian mobsters are after him, as is another mysterious man. It's a little preposterous, and the tacked-on additional ending (the one where Cooper, DeNiro, etc. were reportedly brought back here to film) is even more so. Cooper really shows some range, though, going from down-and-out, confused mess to sharp-witted, borderline arrogant success. The movie's worth it just for that (and one shirtless scene) -- Shia LaBeouf couldn't have pulled this off. My grade: B-minus.