how hi the fi?

How Hi The Fi is the personal blog of Paul Rehm that might more aptly be named "Ranking Everything." The focal points of the blog are the posts in which I take an artist's career - be it musical, directorial or something else - view, listen to or read their work chronologically and then rank them from best to worst. In between these posts, I share my day-to-day happenings and plans for future lists. The blog is named after an album by jazz musician Buck Clayton that captures the attitude this blog would ideally convey. Be sure to bookmark this page and come back often!

Monday, September 22, 2008

You're So Vain, I Bet You Think This Blog Is About You

Forgot that I saw Step Brothers awhile back. Tyler got a job in a movie theatre. This should help me see more 2008 movies as they come out. I really need to find a dollar theatre or something. I was doing a good job for awhile keeping up with newer movies... now I'm just waiting on certain movies to come out.
All things considered, I have no excuse for missing Burn After Reading. Maybe I'll go this weekend with Patricia. Hmm...

13. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
12. Charlie Bartlett
11. Definitely, Maybe
10. Incredible Hulk, The
9. Semi-Pro
8. Step Brothers
7. Horton Hears A Who
6. Pineapple Express
5. Get Smart
4. Iron Man
3. My Blueberry Nights
2. Dark Knight, The
1. WALL-E

Friday, September 19, 2008

Crazy Month: Office, VPILF, Fantasy and, oh yeah, Love

This has been a crazy month.
The gallon challenge video has been put on hold indefinitely but there will be photos posted here before too long.
Third, my fantasy football team (1-1) is terrible and I'm losing interest fast. Of course if I'm 5-2 through 7 weeks my tune will change. Oddly, I have arguably the best running back in the game and I'm still disappointed. Go figure.
I have decided to watch all of the Marx Brothers movies in chronological order (I own 12 of the 13) and this was a fantastic decision. As I shared a few posts back, the Marx Brothers, particularly Groucho, are unbelivably brilliant and hilarious.
The Red Sox are probably, knock on wood, going to the playoffs. We have a 6 1/2 game lead in the wild card and are only a 1 1/2 games out of the division lead. We were tied for the division lead the other day before losing twice. I really, really, really hope we win the division. In other news, the Yankees' elimination number is 3, meaning they're almost gone.
I just finished up my DVDs of The Office Season 4, which is wonderful, and the new season is less than a week away. I'll probably be blogging on that when it gets rolling. I bought a book called "The Office And Philosophy" by the people who do the "Pop Culture and Philosophy" series which I enjoy. It's basically a collection of philosophical essays with an Office touch. I'm dying to tear into it but I spend way too much time online working on mix CDs and talking to Patricia.
Sarah Palin: VPILF. It's nice to be able to vote with my junk. It was the only decision in life I wasn't already making with my junk.
So yeah, there will be a lot more to talk about now. I won't have such a hiatus again, I hope. Post some comments, fools, and feel free to ask questions or make suggestions for lists. I never get list suggestions. I'm thinking about posting mix CD tracklists. Hmm.