the groundhog day project

hofstadter, a strange loop as gospel play, benesh, izod, consciousness, jung, nietzsche, heraclitus, back to the future, and bill & ted's excellent adventure 

strange loops, religion, pathological demand avoidance, friends, the groundhog day effect, re-experiencing stories, assholes, presidential debates, finding community, and looping with purpose

douglas hofstadter's strange loops, creating stories that are uniquely yours, finding meaning in a world increasingly meaningless, inside out 2, ex machina, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, gro…

a detailed history and explanation of the swallows journey to and from capistrano

the van leaves pittsburgh; imdb goofs get it wrong; credits for jennifer butler, pembroke j herring, david nichols, and john bailey; rita may be a robot; and swallows return to capistrano

time loop o…

the van leaves pittsburgh; imdb goofs get it wrong; credits for pembroke j herring, david nichols, and john bailey; swallows return to capistrano

time loop of the week: graymatter (https://www.youtube…

 bill murray, the problematic actor; his personal life and allegations of abuse; his erratic behavior on, but mostly off, set

a blog entry about the marriages of harold ramis and bill murray, drifting into thoughts about permanence and grief, and getting sidetracked by a story idea i had years ago

a blog entry about the feud between bill murray and harold ramis and whether or not it ever ended. plus, a surprise time loop of the week: the endless

from reviews of murray's performance to my own critique of him as an actor, this blog entry reading gets interrupted by a long ramble about my favorite films, letterboxd, and my cock & bull movie tal…

phil seeing rita for the first time, casting by howard feuer, the pittsburgh skyline, and time loop of the week: game changer - "deja vu"

melatonin, hibernation, the pineal gland, and the groundhog

imbolc, candlemas, the immortal punxsutawney phil, and some science behind the holiday.

continuing the cataloging of sexist details in groundhog day, touching on the topics of masculinity and femininity, empowerment and oppression, and phil's improvement as a person.

this entry was the start of a several-day attempt to catalog the specific instances of sexism in groundhog day. 

patriarchy, simulational reality, sexism, nancy, chivalry, how phil identifies others, slasher films and feminism, and i get sidetracked by siskel and ebert.

sex and violence in groundhog day; the effect of sex, violence, and profanity on box office; and the protestant work ethic and the use of force.

rita's groundhog day: https://vimeo.com/82162912?share=…

what time is it? carol bivens, some science, some historical context, chris elliott, willie garson, and time loop of the week: river.

bonus episode about the film 'perfect days' and komorebi, the sunlight leaking through the trees.

reading from the blog--and adding some extra commentary--in regards to phil's jilted ex lover stephanie decastro, whether or not phil is self-cursed, and seeing phil actually be apologetic and suppor…