AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29, 2004 —How far can they push our interest in CSI? Well, I'm still watching old episodes of M*A*S*H.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28, 2004 —Sadly television pablum like Law and Order and old episodes of M*A*S*H.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27, 2004 — Not much watching.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 26, 2004 — Watched part of Goodbye, Lenin.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 25, 2004 — Watched old CSI episodes; watched Lumière and Company, a film maker documentary where a bunch of directors use the 1895 camera of the Lumière brothers to make short films, just under a minute, the limit of a roll of film then. Shot in 1995 for the centenary of the first Lumière brothers flicks.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 24, 2004 — Watched a new episode of Third Watch. Not excited by this one anymore. Watched old CSI episodes. Watched a little of Dr. Vegas. Bad. Watched old M*A*S*H and Northern Exposure episodes. Must. Stop. Watching. Network TV!

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 23, 2004 — Watched a new episode of CSI and one of Without a Trace.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 22, 2004 — Watched a DVD of Beautiful Thing, a lightweight, not really believable movie about two gay kids discovering their sexuality admidst a housing project and disfunctional everything. I liked the actors but the ending, while pleasant, was dreamy and unlikely. I watched part of Buena Vista Social Club which I'd never seen but everyone talks about. It seems quite good. Will finish it or watch it all through before I return it.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 21, 2004 — Watched some old King of the Hill, some episodes of Queer Eye (one was for a fellow gay guy), a new Law and Order: SVU, news.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 20, 2004 — Watched a DVD of Last Orders. I didn't concentrate too much on it and the accents got me out of the loop now and then. Couldn't decide if I liked it. I do like renting a bunch of stuff from Netflix and just running through it, though.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 19, 2004 — Saw a movie called Vatel which had its moments. I think the DVD being projected on the big screen lost something.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 6, 2004 — The AGLIFF closing film was Merci, Dr. Rey. Quite a funny romp. Also watched a DVD of Mother Night. And beaucoup U.S. Open. I'll miss the rest of it, I imagine, traveling.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 5, 2004 — A movie you will never probably see (and maybe wouldn't want to) called Pumping Velvet. Of course, you can order it for free on the WEB. Amid porn and drugs is a little boy abused for being gay before he knows what his sexual desires are. Dustin Robertson, the autobiographical film maker, includes animations of himself as a boy. He should pull this material out and make a film that he could sell. I enjoy seeing what edgy people do with film and AGLIFF gives a chance to go in many directions, not all mainstream. I also like to understand other cultures. Especially those hiding in plain sight in our daily lives. AGLIFF started a little slowly for me but now I've seen some movies that have made it worth it, provoking thought about not just film-making but society.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 4, 2004 — Nothing much except this program in the AGLIFF with an Irish short (Odd Sock) and an Irish feature (Goldfish Memory). Liked both although neither very deep. Goldfish Memory was a little like Slacker but with more plot, better dialog. Basically tracking the love life and friendships of a group of Dubliners as they went about their lives. They goofed off at least one American movie (The Graduate) and probably more if I knew what was what. I enjoyed seeing some Dublin scenery in anticipation of my trip.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 3, 2004 — Sadly...I watched old M*A*S*H episodes and Northern Exposure. FFP's hates the former and I'm kind of starting to agree with him. I found some U.S. Open press conferences but no play. I was too lazy to look for something better or start watching a rented DVD.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2, 2004 — Saw some U.S. Open. Saw Straightjacket at the AGLIFF. Funny and with some messages, too. I liked it.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1, 2004 — A few minutes of the Republicans. And that's about it. We saw two movies in the festival. Clare's Summer, a French film about a girl discovering her sexuality at a summer camp. And a short about two young girls learning some facts of life. OK on both. We also saw a few minutes of some black and white indie on cable, oddly enough a gay film, too.