Rushmore (1998)

We watched Rushmore tonight, I’d seen it recommended on the Drive-Thru Records site and bought it for £5 a few weeks ago and never got around to watching it, until Rory suggested we have a movie night and I finally managed to persuade myself to watch it.

Gotta say, it’s really good, astoundingly quirky, a whole buttload of fun, although to be completely honest you don’t really notice any kind of cohesive plot throughout the whole thing so maybe I need to watch it again. It’s written (partly) by Owen Wilson, which is a real surprise because like one recently burned movie critic I did think of him as just an above-average actor who seemed to be in a lot of Ben Stiller films, but life is all about surprises I guess.

Been working hard on an essay today, it is entitled “Was the New Deal effective in helping rural dwellers in the South during the 1930s?” and managed to write over 1300 words of it today alone, it’s pretty interesting, but economic history isn’t really my thing. If anyone has any views on the effectiveness of the New Deal then feel free to leave a comment.

My googleAdsense revenue is up to $0.60 just $99.40 until I get a cheque from Google.

I wore a pair of black trousers with a white belt today, I am so rawk….. or 80s (Miami Vice anyone???).