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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Saturday, July 30, 2022

DVD/Movie Review: The Good Girl

 



The Good Girl is an independent movie from 2002 that stars Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly, Zooey Deschanel, and Tim Blake Nelson. Aniston, who was probably at the height of her "Friends" popularity, and Jake Gyllenhaal play cashiers at a large discount store. Justine (Aniston's character) is in a rut in her marriage to John C. Reilly, a house painter who smokes dope with his best friend constantly and pretty much ignores her. Gyllenhall plays a guy obsessed with the novel Catcher in the Rye, so much so that he gives himself the name Holden. Justine ends up having an affair with Holden, which goes sideways for her when she discovers how unstable Holden is.

The DVD includes a handful of extras. There is a director's commentary track on the movie, scene-specific commentary by Aniston, and a gag reel. Overall, the movie is very good. It has the feel of a smaller-budget independent movie, but that does not detract from its quality. Both Aniston and Gyllenhall do great work in their respective roles. Reilly is far outside the comedy realm he is known for and does a great job in his role. Of course, the movie has one of the few (if not the only) topless scenes Aniston has ever done, but it is definitely not gratuitous as the movie does not focus on sexual content. So, if you are looking for a good drama that is definitely not cookie-cutter, this is a good one to check out.

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