Speechless....

I'm sitting here at 8:05 pm on a Sunday night and I'm speechless. 

These are my entertainment options. 

a)  A meaning "pro" bowl with such luminaries as David Garrard and Matt Schaub playing in a game which is not a real game, and has no meaning...

or..

b) The Grammys in which it was opened by "lady" Gaga*...in which she danced in front of a furnace, then was thrown in it, then came out on a piano to do a duet with Elton John...and in the process made him look normal.

*As an explanation..well....she has a dick.  There.  That's the easiest way to say it.

Movie review time!

Terminator Salvation.

When I heard about this I thought...okay Batman vs Terminators....I can watch this.  But it was much better than I expected.  It kept the past movies and even added to it.  If they are making a new trilogy I think I may end up catching the next one at the theaters.  The references to the past movies, the signature lines, and the cameo by Arnold ended up being a very nice sci-fi action movie.  **** out of 5.  Eventually this is gonna end up in the collection.

Well the ankle is healing but my concern this week was my wife who was down and out for a few days with her sciatic nerve.  She's doing better now too so that's one less worry for me, even if she did find out her valentines gift a few weeks early.

So Obama wants to look into the BCS.  I'm sooooo glad to know we solved that terrorism-health care-jobs-economy-taxes-environment thing.  Now it's time to do something that's important.  AND YET SOME PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MOST OF AMERICA THINKS THE GOVERNMENT HAS THEIR HEAD UP THEIR ASS!

We're not hearing alot anymore about Haiti..kinda like how nobody talks about H1N1 anymore.  Remember that?  It was gonna kill us all.  Now we're more concerned about the I-Pad and how much Avatar made.


Until next time.

Manning vs Katrina

Well a week later here I am with a still injured ankle and a Superbowl to look forward to.  The Pro Bowl is this Sunday you say?  I'd rather not watch a sub-all star show.  David Garrard is an all pro.  Seriously?  I think I'll pass.

So now we have the Colts and the Saints.  I went 2 for 2 in my predictions but the scores were almost flip flopped.  That means I'm a kickass reverse psychic.  This game should feature some great offense but when it comes down to it, Manning will make the Saints defense look like their 20-something NFL rank.  I may revise this depending on events and injuries and all that but right now I like the Colts +10.

Caught a couple movies in the past few days and both starred Tommy Lee Jones who I can watch in damn near anything.  He made Batman Forever a decent movie for me and that's saying something.

First was "In the Electric Mist"..he plays a Louisiana Cop trying to solve a few murder mysteries.  John Goodman has a side role as an old friend who's kinda shady and the mom from Stepbrothers is in it too.  Pretty good movie that takes you until the last 15 -20 mins to figure out how it all fits together.  Not Citizen Kane but its not a waste of 2 hours either.  *** out of 5.

The second movie was "Cobb" in a dramatization of an (auto)biography Ty Cobb did in the late 50s.  Very entertaining movie if you like baseball and if you like Ty Cobb which I do.  Robert Wuhl...he was Arliss on HBO a few years ago is the writer he hires.  I really enjoyed this movie enough that should I find it for the right price I may buy it.  **** out of 5. 

Couple of thoughts I saw from headlines:

1)  Oliver Stone is making a Hitler movie or something.  $10 puts him on the grassy knoll.

2)  A guy robbed a store with a needle claiming he has AIDS.  That's one way to make a point. 

3)  Congress' trips to Copenhagen to fail miserably at the global warming summit and cause eath's wrath on Haiti according to Danny Glover cost over a million dollars.  Good news is that's less than Pelosi's botox.


Finally I introduce you to my new ring tone

No, I haven't forgotten about this

Had a little mis-step on sat and thought I broke my ankle, turned out to be one hell of a bad sprain.  Looking to get back to work on Thurs though so thats good.


For the NFL I went 3-1 and that's not bad.  This week should be some really good games.

Jets @ Colts----as much as I want to see Indy lose I'll say Manning manages to win this game by 6.

Vikings @ Saints----New Orleans looks incredible.  I'll take them +13.


Since I have been laid out by this ankle I caught 2 movies.

Halloween 2 remake I had been really looking forward to.  Remember that review I gave Jennifer's Body?  Well this didn't have a partially nude Megan Fox in it.  So you can guess how this review will go.  It was simply put HORRIBLE.  I love the blood and the violence but christ on a cracker this plot makes no sense.  Hey Rob Zombie..you don't have to fuck things up just to get your wife another paycheck.

Literally * 1/2 out of ***** which breaks my heart.


The second movie I caught was Caligula which was made in the late 70s and ironically stared someone from the Halloween movie, Malcolm McDowell.  It's well know for all the nudity because the guy who made it owned penthouse, but once you're into the story which was decently historically accurate, you become numb to the nudity and it wasn't as horrific as the movie above.  *facepalm*  ** 3/4 out of *****

Next up should be Final Destination 4...and netflix sent no 3D glasses....oy vey.

Movies Movies Movies!

2 reviews today plus some ideas and thoughts about Haiti.

First up is.....UP.

Now I know you may think I'd hate this but I honestly and surprisingly didn't.  There's alot of adult themes in the beginning but the voice casting for the old man was spot on.  Plot is decently developed and the animation was good.  It's not up in my eyes to toy story or wall-e or monsters inc but it was good.

*** out of 5.








Next is District 9

I had some apprehension about this movie fearing a lot of political analogies which there were, but it was well done and didn't beat you over the head with it.  The special effects are great and the plot was believable.  A lot of room for a sequel too but I'm not sure if it needs it.  I'd say *** 1/2 out of 5.  I doubt I'll buy this...but with blu ray who knows.

A quick note on haiti.  Its really fucked up.  Usually when these things happen in other counties I feel bad and then move on but this is really really bad.  Should anyone at all actually be reading this you ought to donate something if you can.  Money, blood, supplies, whatever. 

Okay back to normal self mode.  Netflix is sending me Halloween 2 remake, and the last final destination movie.  I'm hoping they have 3d glasses or else it'll be migraine city. 

Old Man River--sung by Harry Reid

The Senate Majority has admitted that he has previously said that Obama wasn't very dark skinned and that he didn't speak with a negro dialect, thus making him more electable I assume.  Now he's said he's sorry and Obama says its okay so all is forgiven.  Remember, Reid is a democrat.  Had a republican said that they'd still be sharpening their pitchforks and lighting their torches.


With the first round of the nfl playoffs complete we've got

Jets @Chargers
Ravens @Colts
Cowboys@Vikings
Cardinals@Saints

I'll take the Jets +10, Ravens +3, Vikings +13, and Saints+10 (meaning they'll win by that much)


Jay Leno is canceled and now the great tonight show war begins to see who'll be the host and what happens.  Is this exciting?  Not really but hey depending on how it shakes out you never know.

Mark McGwire admits he took roids.  In other news....

These kids are gonna end up on Maury. 

In other words, big fucking surprise.

Simon is not coming back to Idol after this coming season.  I think they'd be better off stopping the show rather than trying to replace him with someone who will be lackluster.

As a parting shot....

A-Team--------Fuck the World!

Jennifer's Body...

is one of the worst movies I have ever seen.  They try to be witty like Juno and fail.  They try to have a coherent plot and fail.  These are the successes of the movie:

1)  Megan Fox naked climbing out of a lake where you only see her back.

2)  Megan Fox french kissing a girl.*

*in hindsight I don't think its a success because this is the girl:

She's like Jeri Ryan and Michelle Trachtenberg had a baby with special needs.  That isn't a compliment.

I expect sexy, I expected horror, I expected funny.  I came away wishing we hadn't sent Julie and Julia back.

** out of 5 just because we almost saw Megan's ass.

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So Alabama rolled last night and its not surprising since Colt McCoy was knocked out early.  He's a good QB and could have kept them in it early but a frosh vs that defense is no contest.  With alot coming back I look for Bama to be top 8 pre season, maybe top 5, and to maybe repeat in the SEC depending on what LSU looks like.

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 Picked up a good question the other night watching Bill O'Reilly.  Obama wants to give rights and trials and protections to admitted terrorists like the camelfuckers who admit they were involved with 911.  But he doesn't mind blowing up a house or a village in pakistan with a predator drone because we think a would-be terrorist is in there.

Shouldn't we kill the admitted ones and wait for some guilt on the other ones?

Nah.....

It's fucking cold!

Now I am normally not one to complain about cold weather, I prefer 20 degrees to 80 and will shovel my sidewalk in shorts and flip flops but Christ on a crutch it's cold out there.  Where's global warming when we need it?  Oh wait, that's all a lie so now its "climate change" and its still our fault.

The wrestling show last night for TNA was great and WWE was....eh.  I think there's good days ahead.

Fiesta Bowl was pretty good too, coming down to the last minute.  But if anyone says that Boise should get a share of the national title they need to go back to drinking antifreeze.  They're a mid major, sorry. 

Mike Shanahan is looking like the new Redskins Coach.  Condolences can be sent through the Mosti Funeral home.  The family asks in lieu of flowers a donation be made to the SKCCN (Stop killing coaching careers now) fund.

Obama to stop sending terrorists back to Yemen.  The story below this in the paper is "boy stops touching hot stove".  This is what happens when you let someone with no experience than working with the dregs of society get elected president to work with people in congress who are worse than those dregs.

NFL Offseason here we come

My Steelers are toast, done in by shitty offensive line play, a QB who hasn't learned by now to throw it away, and very sub par special teams.  We'll be picking around #19 so my hope is we can land a nice big nose tackle, let casey hampton go and use the money he had coming to him to invest in some actually solid offensive linemen.

With them out of the running, I think I'm rooting for the Jets.  Their defense is just nasty and I think they're kinda Steelerish in their approach, plus I think their coach is hilarious.

But again, anybody but Indy!

Today is a good day even though its the end of holidays and more importantly holiday break.  Netflix sent District 9, I got my blu ray copy of the original Halloween, and tonight might be the beginning of a new era for the kid in me.  (I'm not talking about Heroes and Hayden's lezzi plot either!)

I have been a wrestling fan for as long as I can remember and tonight we have a glimmer of hope for getting solid entertainment back.  On Raw we have Bret Hart's return which ought to be good and on the other hand we have TNA + Hulk Hogan going head to head, live with them.  If they can manage not to fuck this up on both sides, we could have a new monday night war.  Oh how I hope.

I figured now is as good a time to introduce everyone to my best friend.

You cannot eat a tablespoon of Cinnamon

Predictions sure to go wrong...

Well I went 2-2.

FSU-27    WVU-21------winner and almost the right score
LSU-35     PSU-20 ------lose
Oregon-45   OSU-24--------lose :(!
Florida-42    Cincinnati-38-----and win...and win big.  Cincy was given just a tad too much credit in this one and I didn't think florida would break 50. 

Nice to see the Big Least show their true colors.

That's it for today.   Look for some NFL thoughts tomorrow.

You're entering a dimension....

Seriously is there anything better which has stood the test of time than this?

scifi....(I refuse to call it by the faggoty syfy name) has a 46 hour marathon.  Happy new year to me!


Well it's the big bowl games beginning now and I'll predict:

FSU-27    WVU-21
LSU-35     PSU-20
Oregon-45   OSU-24
Florida-42    Cincinnati-38

I pray to sweet baby jesus that ohio state loses.

Inlaws are coming in for another round of family get togethers. Had a ball last night hanging with the inner circle for NYE.  I'm very very lucky.

Hooray for the last of the long weekends.