Holding Out On You

Whoops. I was blabbing about the new X-Men movie the other day but kinda forgot to tell you how I felt about it. Sorry about that. I meant for that post to see the light of blog last week. But then that Clerks 2 promo caught my eye and I ran with that instead. As a result, I left out my reaction to the third and final (HA!) installment of the X-movie franchise.

Very similar to the opinions expressed at Progressive Ruin and that by Tom the Dog. Longtime readers who devour my words, memorize them, and keept them close to their heart, remember that I mentioned on this blog in the past that my expectations for the third X-Men movie this time last year was bottom of the barrel. Slowly, as content became available on the 'net, I slowly started to get interested enough to see this. So, what do I think after seeing it?

Not bad. Good, not great.

Should you be surprised? I mean, Brett Ratner will never be mistaken for Brian Singer. The X3 helmer is not exactly a top ten comic book director. Extra screen time for Halle Berry didn't help. The special effects certainly would have benefitted from some extra time, care, money, or all the above.

But there was plenty of stuff to enjoy. The film certainly did not drag, that's for sure. I liked Kitty Pryde. Jamie Madrox kicked multiple asses as Multiple Man. I was stoked with the handling of the Beast. (Definitely loved hearing the classic McCoy line.) I was surprised by the film's casualties and depowerings. Always good when a movie makes you think that almost anyone else could be next. Although, if they really wanted to, there were probably some "outs" if future directors want to use those characters again.

Overall, I was pleased with this movie and thrilled with the trilogy as a whole. There was a LOT of ways to do the X-Men wrong and this franchise got a lot more right than not. And I still think there's more room for more X-movies down the line, and I'll be in the theater opening weekend, more than likely.

"You should have stayed in the school."
"You never should have left."

Another List Suckers Me In

First, go see my standard disclaimer on lists. Read it over? Okay, now let's make fun of one that came out this week: 100 Funniest Movie Moments. First off, is it the funniest moments or movies? Big difference there. You can have one movie with multiple worthy entries. Also, there are dramas and other genres that have a very funny scene or two that register enough laughs to be the equal of intentially funny movies. Also, there's no set timeline. Okay, let's take a look at the list.

100. Anchorman
99. The Birdcage
98. School of Rock
97. Happy Gilmore
96. Four Weddings and a Funeral
95. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
94. Waiting for Guffman
93. The Aristocrats
92. Father of the Bride
91. Revenge of the Nerds
90. Clueless
89. Slapshot
88. Team America
87. The Kentucky Fried Movie
86. Zoolander
85. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
84. Silver Streak
83. Sister Act
82. Tootsie
81. Half Baked
80. Lost in America
79. Three Amigos
78. Bananas
77. Flirting with Disaster
76. Ghostbusters
75. Dumb and Dumber
74. Trading Places
73. City Slickers
72. Moonstruck
71. Roxanne
70. The Nutty Professor (Eddie Murphy)
69. The Blues Brothers
68. Broadcast News
67. Kingpin
66. Dazed and Confused
65. Office Space
64. This is Spinal Tap
63. Manhattan
62. The Pink Panther
61. Election
60. When Harry Met Sally
59. Police Academy Series
58. Private Benjamin
57. Swingers
56. Young Frankenstein
55. Bull Durham
54. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
53. Dr. Strangelove
52. Meet the Parents
51. National Lampoon's Vacation
50. The Princess Bride
49. American Pie
48. American Graffiti
47. 9 to 5
46. The Incredibles
45. Raising Arizona
44. Sixteen Candles
43. What About Bob?
42. Harold and Maude
41. Austin Powers
40. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
39. Mrs. Doubtfire
38. Best In Show
37. Dodgeball
36. Good Morning Vietnam
35. Beetlejuice
34. Rushmore
33. Clerks
32. Groundhog Day
31. The Big Lebowski
30. The 40 Year Old Virgin
29. Legally Blonde
28. Annie Hall
27. A Fish Called Wanda
26. Wayne's World
25. Meet the Fockers
24. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
23. Big
22. Beverly Hills Cop
21. Shampoo
20. The Jerk
19. Wedding Crashers
18. Stripes
17. M*A*S*H
16. Old School
15. Fast Times At Ridgemont High
14. Napoleon Dynamite
13. Naked Gun Series
12. The Producers
11. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
10. Arthur
9. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
8. Blazing Saddles
7. The Wedding Singer
6. Airplane
5. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
4. There's Something About Mary
3. Shrek
2. Caddyshack
1. Animal House

Okay, let's pick it apart: No Coming to America.

Wedding Singer in the Top Ten? That's not even Adam Sandler's best movie, let alone worthy of single digits.

Anything with Robert Deniro in it should be eliminated. He cannot do comedy.

Clueless, but no Clue?

Any world where Shrek is the third funniest movie I do not want to live in. That should be in Bravo's upcoming 100 Scariest Movie Moments.

Did You Get Yours Yet?

Season One out today. The countdown to the new season on Adult Swim is on.

No quote today. But a point goes to everyone who posts their favorite line from the Venture Brothers show.

Seriously, What Is Up With This?

If you didn't want spoilers to the season finale to LOST... too late now. That remnant of a giant four-toed statue is probably still the biggest "what the...?!" moment from Season 2. Did they crash on some island controlled by Muppets? Sure, that's a stupid question, but at least I'm asking questions this summer. The Season 1 finale left me with a ho-hum response that took a good number of episodes this year for me to overcome. Not so this year. On top of that, ABC is supplying some internet offerings to peak our interest during the show's summer hiatus. And the world wide web being what it is, there's plenty of eggheads to break down what those clues mean. Here's some of those sites that Zandra pointed me towards:

The Lost Experience
The Lost Experience Clues
Inside the Experience

That should provide some bountiful info until Season 3 starts in the fall. Here's a list of cockamine theories and some enjoyable LOST metacommentary from Brill Building. And check out this character examination that was pointed out to me in Tog the Dog's list of his best shows of the 05-06 season.

Any other suggestions to keep my LOST fires lit during the deserted isle that is the summer television viewing cycle?

"Grab that net and catch that beautiful butterfly, pal!"

More Retrailing Fun

Last year, I threw out Fan Films during Memorial Day weekend. This year, it's retrailers. Today, The Ten Commandments get turned into your typical high school comedy.

I love the Samuel L. Jackson cameo.

"There's Doctor Jim Whitlock, the most brilliant man ever!"
"He's pissing into the wind! How brilliant can he be?"

Motivational Speakers

Those snobby little posters and snippets you've seen around the office have finally gotten their commeuppance. Check out these Demotivators, just like the one to the left.

And here's another one that I think is classic. But it's just not safe for work. Don't get caught focussing on it at work.

"But you have no weapons! No defenses! No plan!"
"Yeah. And doesn't that scare you to death?"

Retrailer Weekend

In lieu of any actual work on this blog, I tried to come up with a theme to still bring you new content but with minimum amount of work. My close personal friend, YouTube to the rescue. I talked about retrailers before, those quirky products of the internet where someone clever takes footage from a movie and re-edits about two minutes worth to make it look an advertisement for an entirely differenty kind of movie. Here, check out how they turn Jaws into a light-hearted comedy: Must Love Jaws.

"I'm the only winner on this team. The rest of 'em, they're losers. Either by choice, or by birth."

Hanso On

Still some buzz following the second season finale of LOST that aired Wednesday night. And ABC tried really hard to milk it for all it's worth. They tried to carry over their viewership into their late night viewership with a "reporesentative of the Hanso Foundation." Here's the interview from the Jimmy Kimmel show.

I didn't know how to take this. It seemed like they tried to make it funny, but failed miserably. They talked about lots of stuff that are apparently on official LOST-related websites that I haven't gone to yet. Something about a Joop and life extension program. Since the show won't be on again for several months, maybe I need to check them out to catch up on some more of the Hanso backstory.

"I can't spell anything with these cards."

Looks Like One of My LOST Theories Was Right

I'll be talking about the season finales for LOST and 24 so there's SPOILERS here. So you may want to skip today's blog if those episodes are still on your TiVo or whatnot.

Okay, back to the title... I'd been saying this for a while now, but my guess was that failure to input the numbers cause Oceanic Flight 815 to crash. As things stand right now, Desmond's belief is that when the numbers weren't typed in on September 22, 2004, it caused the plane to come crashing down. When he said that, I raised my hands and cheered myself: "I finally got one right." After all, I bombed pretty badly on my belief of two different tribes of "Others" and other foolish theories. It's nice to get one right every once in a while. Of course, Season 3 could open up with a complete undoing of that theory so maybe I shouldn't get too uppity. Or maybe I should toot my own horn for the next few months just for that reason.

And 24 wrapped up very well. I kinda figured that the dangling China plot would be touched on by the end. Sure made a hellova cliffhanger. Poor Jack, just can't have a happy ending to one of these days, can he?

By the way, both were helped by being double sized finales. Another thing that comics don't do too much of anymore. Maybe thats another reason I am losing my comics buzz. Looking forward to another season of non-stop 24 and less-stopping LOST.

Anyone want to talk about either of these finales?

""Since 'I'll be back' worked in one movie, the filmmakers had to bring it back, like, 37 more times."

Super Hero Movies

I'm saw the X-Men movie this weekend in the theater and apparently wasn't the only one. It had lots of action and attractive women. I made sure I stayed until after the credits cause there was a special extra there. The scene was so shocking that someone actually yelled, "Oh, Snap!"

Before that I saw the Ghost Rider movie trailer which looks... um, unfinished? Which is fine since it doesn't come out until February. Hopefully, a little more polished by then. Although, there was an overwhelming reaction to the crash that broke open Nicolas Cage's helmet in the opening stunt scene.

Speaking of moving pictures of men in leather and tights... Amy found this: a disturbing song and dance by Spider-Man.

And we end on a couple of Aquaman-related items.

Here's what Dave Chappelle thinks of the King of the Seas.

Too bad, Dave. Cause Aquaman could actually make a decent-looking show. Don't believe me? Check out this preview. Looks pretty good, eh? The CW network canned it to make room for One Tree Hill. There is an effort to save the show and reverse this painful decision.


"It's called the double standard. Don't knock it. We got the long end of the stick on that one."

Because I Just Can't Give Kevin Smith Enough Free Pub

Although, I guess you needed to see the first Clerks movie for this to be funny.

"It's in your nature to destroy yourselves."
"Yeah. Major drag, huh?"

Amazement Park Expansion?

Some interesting developments in the world of Ohio's amusement parks. Cedar Point's owners bought King's Island. For those who don't know, King's Island is an amusement park outside of Cincinnati. You may have seen KI in episodes of The Brady Bunch, the Partridge Family, and Evel Knievel jumped over 14 buses in the parking lot. Yeah, that King's Island. Paramount's owned it for the past decade or so and obviously that hasn't really worked for them. No matter what Cedar Fair decides to do, there will be no changes at the park this season. So it's too early to tell what kind of affect this will have on the pride of Mason, Ohio. I wonder if this means King's Island will get a new spark of life, or get shut down to make it easier to lure folks up to Cedar Point.

"Of course martial arts training is relevant. Oh excuse me, I know about a billion Asians that would beg to differ."

Blogging It In

Don't get it? You know, kind of like phoning it in? Sorry to not have anything interesting to say. Maybe I can make up for it with a Simspons sounds site that seems to have a lot of classic quotes. I need to replenish my sound archives because it's been far too long since I had the setup to make my own .wav files of goodness.

" I'm a guy with a rep for bein' rude. Terrorizin' people wherever I go. It's not intentional, just keepin' the flow."

Another Reason Why Veterans Hate Me and Sci-Fi Purists Hate The Goat

While I was at the Goat's place this past weekend, the conversation turned to Battlestar Galactica as it oft wont to do. He had just seen, for the first time, episodes of the show's original late 1970s run. Compared to the current incarnation on Sci-Fi, he thought it was crap. He then wondered aloud if there had ever been a follow-up that blew away the original, that was so overwhelmingy more spectacular and superior in all conceivable ways to it's predeccessor.

My answer: World War II.

"I looked up fubar in the German dictionary and there's no fubar in here."

Little Bundle Of Hate

I finally gotten around to seeing Amy and the Goat's baby. Well, I've seen the baby before but this time I actually got to hold the little guy. And was he pissed. I could tell he despised me before. But when he was actually in my arms? A whole new level of bile and hate spewing out him. So young, yet so much anger towards me. Look at his face! Not a happy camper. And here's the proud parents threatening me with violence if I come near them and their kin again.So, who's baby should I hold next? Any volunteers?

"If there's anything more important than my ego on this ship, I want it caught and shot now"

I Guess They Don't Have Everything On The Internet Yet

I just discovered that Robot Jox has no Wikipedia page. As if that weren't insulting enough, there's only four memorable quotes on the Robot Jox listing. If I weren't so lazy, I would do something about this myself.

How does a classic movie like Robot Jox not get more respect than this?

"You're making my beer curdle."
"And you make my drink taste like blood."

Ah, Those Uppity Mac Folk

Well done, PVP. I find the commercials a bit pompous, although funny. Ctl Alt Del gets them, too.

"I'm gonna go get I.T. You keep an eye on him."

Non-Stop LOST... Well, Kind Of

Good news from ABC: uninterrupted blocks of LOST next year. No more three weeks of reruns, then a new one, then two weeks of reruns, two new ones, a month or reruns. About damn time. It looks like we'll have some new episodes in the fall, then some time off for the holidays. Come the next sweeps period, here comes new episodes. Seems like a smart plan. I'll be surprised if they can actually pull it off with only 23 new episodes. I just hope the president doesn't throw off the schedule with some lameass address. Thanks, GW, I missed 24 cause of you this week!

By the way, click on the picture from Ana Lucia's flashback episode and check out the cop cars. The numbers are everywhere!!!

"Is there ever a bad time for pudding?"

Sounds Like There's a Lot of Guys Out There Who Might Need To Hand In Their Man Card

Did I miss a meeting or something? I heard on the radio from two different shows say something that was just emberrassing. One asked his listeners to choose between watching American Idol and the NBA Playoffs. And Idol won. And this was according to listeners of a sports talk radio show! Another host scolded a listener for allowing his wife to force him to watch Grey's Anatomy but proudly proclaimed American Idol was alright. What?!

People, let me make this clear: it is NOT ACCEPTABLE for a straight man to watch American Idol except for the most dire of circumstances. We're talking only if it makes the difference between life and death, getting some or not getting any. I could go into reasons why not, but I really shouldn't have to. In your gut, in your nut sack, you know it's true. If you don't feel that way, please leave your manhood on the desk on your way out.

"Why don't you take your *bar* and shove it up your *ASS*! I'm watching TiVo!"

Man's Law

You seen this yet? Miller Lite has a new ad campaign: Man Laws. A bunch of guys in a secluded room deciding the unwritten rules that dictate man's behavior. Triple H. The Bus. Turd Ferguson. They're the men of the square table. Do you trust these hombres to decide the important things in life like how long until you can pick up a friend's ex-girlfriend? We shall see. The commercials began airing today. This morning, actually. Not a good sign if they're targetting the pre-noon lush,

"Oh, massage chair, if we lived in Canada, I would make you my bride."

Sometimes Those Church Signs Can Be Too Clever For Their Own Good

"If we don't learn from the past, what's the point of even having one?"
"That's going in the brochure."

I Hear You're Quite An Animal

May is flying by and it won't be too much longer before Memorial Day weekend is here. The big movie coming out that weekend will be X-Men 3. For most of the pre-production process, I hadn't been too thrilled with the prospect of the Brian Singer-less movie. But from the bits I've seen, my concerns have been aleviated some. Check it out for yourself. You can see 7 minutes of X3 which includes three scenes and a little more extended preview. I like the fact that the Beast has a previous relationship with the Xavier school and the instant rapport between Hank and Logan is pretty amusing. Halle Berry is annoying as hell but that should be no surprise to anyone familiar with her work. And Ian McKellan is just the best darn Magneto you can hope for.

"You're a god among insects. Never let anyone tell you different."

Bad Twin

I'm going to talk about LOST a bit, but not all the way. I think I wanna break it down next week although we may find out by then if Michael's acting of his own free will or if he's being coerced so that question might be moot. Anyway, ABC's been going outside the box when it comes to non-traditional advertising. A couple websites have been launched to supplement the LOST experience: Hanso Foundation and subLYMONal which is cleverly sponsored by Sprite. Haven't had enough time to fully explore them but someone will find something worthwhile there. And maybe there's something worthwhile in this book written by a passenger on Flight 815.

"I'm not finished! You should have gotten a snack."

Peeps Surgery

You're welcome.

"He's never a chump or a tease. He never tells me lies, and best of all, he never disagrees."

Finish The Fight

So there's this Halo 3 preview that's hit the web last month. Actually, it may have been longer than that. I started to write about this a while ago and haven't been able to muster the interest to finish it. And that's kind of the point. For a game franchise that I was so high on, I really have cooled my jets. I was stoked for Halo 2 and snatched up a copy on the first day. So what happened between then and now that keeps the latest brilliance from Bungie off my radar screen?

First, I'll try to push the blame onto someone else. I guess the game itself underwent some changes I wasn't exactly thrilled with. A couple of weapons like the pistol or standard rifle were overhauled or replaced with stuff that was a lot less to my liking. Minor tweaks that bugged me just enough to have a hard time getting past it.

Another reason might be that I'm just not that good at it. Therefore, I'm not as gun-ho to play it for fun cause every time I pick up my sticks I get my ass handed to me. I didn't put the time into perfecting my skills so I was way behind the curve when I was taking on other humans. Especially on Xbox Live, but I'll get to that in a bit.

Halo


Originally uploaded by Woodmania.

And I had a lot of fun with fellow Halo Heads. That was probably the best part of the game, pairing up with friends and shooting the hell out of each other. I can't tell you how many hours I spent in the Peel's living room shooting them and their guests. Good times. Normally, the level of competition was pretty even (except for the Goat, of course) so that led to a lot of fun. Heck, we even connected four X-Boxen and had 14-man Halo at Eric's once. Had an absolute blast. But it's hard for me to get together with these friends as much as I used to. Besides, most of them don't have to. They can just meet up on that newfangled X-Box Live. Of course, once you get there, you're up against foul-mouthed teenagers who can kill me without any effort because they have nothing to do but be online all day perfecting their killing methods.

Of course, the biggest reason I'm not stoked about Halo 3? Only available on Xbox 360. Yeah, I won't be chomping at the bit to plunk down a few hundred dollars to get the platform before I can even think about getting the game.

So, is it just me? Or are others also having a hard time getting up for the continuing adventures of Master Chie?

"Well it's out goal here to provide excellent customer service, and I hope that I have done that today. Uh, if you have any further questions about this radio transmission, you can just um, you know call back, say 'Dude, I've got some questions, what's goin' on?' Over and out."

When A Good Notion Turns Into A Symptom Of Mental Retardation

So this guy wrote a column talking about how dumb it is for an untested rookie like Mario Williams to be making as much money as a proven Super Bowl MVP like Tom Brady. He makes a good point. His solution: Abolish the NFL Draft. What?!?

This is the guy who's brainchild this is. Berry Tramel. Berry Tramel? Is that right? Did he misspell his own name? Look at him! He's a dope! I'm not gonna bother arguing an idiotic suggestion from a guy who looks like the vulture on those old Warner Brother cartoons. I feel bad even legitimizing this moronic concept with a rebuttal but I'm hoping I'm not the only one who thinks his idea is stupid. (According to 80% of the people on this web site, I am relieved to find I am not alone.)

He brings up that the draft was invented to bring parity to the league. Parity, by the way, is the backbone of the National Football League. The NFL, by the way, is the most popular sporting event in the country. The guys who run it kinda know a thing or two about what they're doing. So, if they believe they have a good way of incorporating hundreds of new players into their league, they might be on to something.

That kind of cash will be reserved for guys who have sacked Peyton Manning and Donovan McNabb, not Charlie Whitehurst and Marcus Vick.

It makes my job easier when he types up examples that show how brain dead he is. Whitehurst was a third round draft pick and will make close to the league minimum. Marcus Vick will probably not even get an NFL contract. Corky, you might want to look this kind of stuff up before you put it in black and white and make yourself look um, I'm running out of synonyms for "stupid."

Quarterback Matt Leinart was the likely No. 1 pick in 2005 but decided to return to USC. He slipped to 10th in this draft and will make at least $10 million less because of it. But is Leinart a worse quarterback this year than he was last? No. Is Leinart less valuable to the Cardinals than he would have been to the 49ers a year ago? No.

Actually he is, Zippy. The 49ers needed a quarterback desperately last year. Still do. The Cardinals have a starting QB already. That means that he is less valuable. There are some quirks in the draft but that's a product of the team's decision makers, not the NFL Draft.

But this sets up a good point that JoJo gets close to, but jump away from when you start approaching reality. Only about the top ten picks made crazy cash. So, all 32 franchises should alter the orderly selection process and replace it with free agent chaos for the other 250 players whould be chosen? I think that's drowning the baby in the bath water, then setting the bathroom on fire. Then throwing the tub out of the window.

The answer is as simple as merely tweaking the current system. Install a rookie cap like the NBA has and you ensure that the top few players in a draft aren't paid more than battle-tested commodities.

This article was brought to my attention by a local sports talk show host who wholeheartedly supported this theory and that's why I will never make it in this business. I cannot back a poorly-conceived plan simply to drive people to call in. I cannot stand for something I know is the product of someone who has a learning disability.

I copied the entire article so you can just click below to read the idiocy. I'd put the link up but the paper makes you register and it's not worth it for this.

"According to the map we've only gone 4 inches."

Amazon Recommendations Run Amok

So I was parusing Amazon when I noticed they had some strange suggestions for me. Here, take a look.

		March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Jules Sitruk Average Customer Review: Release Date: November 29, 2005
		Our Price: $19.96   Used & new from $7.39
	I Own It Not interested Rate it Recommended because you rated The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition) and more (edit) How the hell is a family friendly documentary similar to a raunchy sex comedy? X&Y ~ Coldplay Average Customer Review: Release Date: June 7, 2005 Our Price: $12.96   Used & new from $7.58   I Own It Not interested Rate it Recommended because you rated The Incredibles (Widescreen 2-Disc Collector's Edition) and more (edit) How the hell do you relate a CD with a DVD? Ringleader Of The Tormentors (Deluxe Edition CD & DVD) ~ Morrissey Average Customer Review: Release Date: April 4, 2006 Our Price: $16.98   Used & new from $10.99   I Own It Not interested Rate it Recommended because you rated Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way (edit)

How the hell is Morrissey related to the manliest man of all time?

Someone have an explanation of how this "recomendation" process works? Or are they just desperately clinging to the possibility of me being a brainless moron who will buy whatever they tell me to?

Anyone have any strange suggestions from Amazon?

"According to our new arrival, life is more than mere survival."

Two Year Anniversary Quote Standings

I just celebrated the blog's two year birthday and we're in the middle of the third annual quote contest? I do not understand math.

Anyway, I got a little loose this past month with the "quote" contest. I was doling out points for other forms of feedback about things like the NFL Draft and this here blog. That was kind of fun so I may be doing more things like that where you'll get a point for more than just knowing lines from TV shows or whatnot. Don't be surprised to see more of that because it's fun, it mixes things up, and sometimes easier than coming up with a quote.

The big winner this past month, other than the frontrunner Eric who just keeps putting distance between himself and everyone else, was Tom the Dog. Also, congrats to Bill who got his first ever quote. Welcome aboard, Beerman,

Quote Standings
Eric 32
Tom the Dog 13
dupree 10
Doodyhead 9
The Goat 9
Zman 7
Jeff 5
Logan 5
Greg Burgas 5
Kerry 4
Jeremy 3
Amy 3
Zandra 3
Rinnert 3
Natalie 2
Joel 2
Herb 2
Nagel 2
MOe 1
Bill D 1

And here's the standard explanation of the contest for those who just got here and have no idea what is going on: At the end of every blog entry, I leave you with a quote. Be the first one to make a comment stating where the quote from and you get a point. Anyone can guess. Even if new entries are put up, all previous unclaimed quotes from 2006 are still fair game. Whoever has the most points at the end of the year is the winner.

I'm gonna put a link on your name, unless you tell me otherwise. For those of you who are not linked right now, I don't know where to send people.

"Permission to ask the witness a question.: You are a bitch. No further questions."

The Sock Drawer Enters It's Terrible Twos!

As Tom the Dog correctly guessed yesterday, today is the two year birthday of this here site. For over 700 straight days, I've been putting original content up here for any and all to consume. Quality had to be sacrificed to keep such a streak going but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to take.

Considering how things have gone on this site lately, it's only appropriate that between working, dating, and the radio show I don't have time to appropriately celebrate such a milestone. Well, in my mind it is a big deal. But I probably should have backed that up with some highlights of the past year or an updated mission statement or just something that showed some kind of effort of planning. I'm hoping that I can keep this streak alive and well and try to actually make some of these posts worth posting every day.

And to shamelessly feel good about myself, anyone who puts an effort into congratulating me in the comments section gets a point for the quote contest. Yep, I'm a shill.

Old Kate On The Big Screen

Despite the full-blown publicity machine that is Tom Cruise, there are other movies in the theater this weekend other than Mission Impossible 3. The other new one is called An American Haunting. I brought this up back when I was talking about Bell Witch movies. Maybe you don't need to watch this, though, as reviews are hauntingly bad. One even goes as far as to see the "based on a true story" line is false. There is a Bell Witch legend, but how closely it resembles those stories I couldn't tell you. Postmodern Barney says: it's from the same guy who directed Dungeons and Dragons so that's not encouraging. So, maybe we should have seen it coming that this would be a stinker.

"Are kids today so lazy they can't break in a pair of pants?"

I've Been Tagged - Everybody Gets One

I've been tagged with a meme on MySpace and I'm going to do this.

So the rules are, once you've been tagged you have to write a blog with 6 weird or gross things about yourself or your habits. At the end, choose 7 people to tag, and list names. Dont forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your latest blog.

1. I cannot name a single song by the Dave Matthews Band. Sure, I've heard their stuff a million times but I could not list any of their hits if my life depended on it. They're alright, I just never got into them. Obviously, I've heard their hits a million times but once the song is over, or even before, I move on. I'm just not that into them. Judging by the rest of the world's reaction, I'm in the minorty.

2. I experienced two power outages in two different states on the same day. While staying at my parents place in Toledo, I woke up Sunday morning to my dad telling me there was a brownout or something. Later that night, after I drove back home to Kentucky, the power went out there, too, as it got close to time to go to bed. My day was book-ended with the electricity not working in two different places.

3. In one month, I attended a game at all four "major"sporting leagues. In the back half of September and the beginning of October, I was at Jacobs Field to see the Indians, Gund Arena to see the Cavs, Nationwide Arena for the Blue JAckets, and Paul Brown Stadium for my Bengals.

4. As far as I know, I was the only one ever to defeat all the teams in the NBA Jam arcade game at Southwyck Lanes in Toledo.

5. Last time I played frisbee golf, I threw my arm out. It was so painful that the screaming inside my brain did not allow for me to understand the difference between my elbow and my shoulder when a friend asked where did it hurt.

6. I don't do memes. These are essentially the modern-day chain letters. I feel these are real time burglars and they just constantly come at you in this online world, especially on MySpace. So I've decided that I would make an across the board policy that I don't do any memes. Because if I do one and not others, I'll end up offending someone if I don't do their meme.

As a result, I'm not tagging anyone. Sorry, all part of the policy.

"Now I know some of you are going to say I did look it up and that's not true. That's because you looked it up in a book."