Next
The list of movies that Nicolas Cage has made that are awful far outnumbers his good movies. Snake Eyes? Ghost Rider? Face Off? Con Air? But what of it really? What is an actor's legacy? They make no contribution to society. He's making money. What else matters to the vacuous narcissists in Hollywoodland? Why am I asking so many questions?
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Fabulous Movie Review©
The Wrestler
Sad and depressing, but very good. You can't even recognize Mickey Rourke.
Sad and depressing, but very good. You can't even recognize Mickey Rourke.
7.5 out of 10 (Very good)
Motorcycles and Food
I saw this sweet bike on my way to lunch at Ipanema
where I had the smoked gouda sandwich and sweet potato fries, which was most excellent, but

what I really loved was this Vietnamese (I think) hot chili sauce, a bottle of which I now have at my house.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Fabulous Movie Review©
Eraserhead
Piece of [insert your favorite synonym for poop here]
I couldn't even finish it. I know it was by design, but there is no music, just varying degrees of white noise, which made me anxious and uptight and annoyed. I know that was probably the point, but I have to suppress those feelings all day. Movietime© is supposed to be safe from wanting to break stuff with a blunt object.
I hated Eraserhead so much that I am giving it a 0. First time ever.
0 out of 10 (David Lynch must die)
Piece of [insert your favorite synonym for poop here]
I couldn't even finish it. I know it was by design, but there is no music, just varying degrees of white noise, which made me anxious and uptight and annoyed. I know that was probably the point, but I have to suppress those feelings all day. Movietime© is supposed to be safe from wanting to break stuff with a blunt object.
I hated Eraserhead so much that I am giving it a 0. First time ever.
0 out of 10 (David Lynch must die)
Fabulous Movie Review©
The Searchers
So, this is considered by many to be one of the greatest westerns of all time. It is good, but it suffers from some of the conventions of the era in which it was made.
1. Music choreographed to the movement of a horse. Come ON!
2. Bad and/or over acting. Not John Wayne of course, but his sidekick. It was freaking awful to watch at times.
6 out of 10 (OK)
So, this is considered by many to be one of the greatest westerns of all time. It is good, but it suffers from some of the conventions of the era in which it was made.
1. Music choreographed to the movement of a horse. Come ON!
2. Bad and/or over acting. Not John Wayne of course, but his sidekick. It was freaking awful to watch at times.
6 out of 10 (OK)
Joints of Type Ball
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Swamped
I am completely swamped at work. I've spent the last month and a half completely dismantling the interface of our CRM and I have to have it released to production by Monday. Missing three days last week didn't help.
Tin Top
I love the tin top Samurais but the problem is convincing my son that its still cool even if the roof doesn't come off.

Monday, November 02, 2009
I'm Back
From the brink of death. I told you those pumpkin seeds would have serious repercussions. Three days of work and most of my weekend. Lost forever.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Rain, Rain Go Away
I wanted to paint my house today.


It rained off and on all morning, so I started painting my shutters in the family room.
The afternoon came and the sun peaked out a few times and I thought that I was good to go, but as soon as I set up my ladder (the first picture) the skies opened up. Try again tomorrow.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Barron von Richthofen
Oh MAN. I'd love to buy this car, but unfortunately I've never replaced a barron before. Is there anybody out there who could help me replace the barrons in this car? I should called Advance Auto and see if they have a barron set in stock. Maybe they have barron set removal tools for rent.
Cuckoo for Coconut
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Sunday was dreary too
It's amazing the difference in weather between cold, wet, dreary Sunday and today, a warm, sunny Wednesday.Anyway, even though Sunday was just like Saturday I did manage to get the 2nd coat on the front of the house and finished the first coat on the side.
One of the things I don't like about my house is the complete lack of anything resembling architectural detail. Specifically, eaves and trim around the windows. I'd love to do that some day, but its not in the budget now. Too many other projects. One thing I would like to do is add muntins to my windows to give it a more colonial look with fake divided lights. Not sure how I am going to accomplish this yet, but I'm thinkin'.
Oh, and my new shutters arrived today! If the weather is nice this weekend, I could have the trim painted and shutters up on these two sides of the house. That would be, as they say in Poland, sweet.
Malta Goyaaaaauck
My initial impression upon popping the top was one of disgust. A cloud of sweet molassesy air went straight up my nose. The first sip nearly made me lose my lunch, if I had eaten lunch yet that is. Its like watered down molasses. For my next magical trick I am going to drink high fructose corn syrup on the rocks.
I'm determined to drink the whole thing though (still working on it as I type). The taste lingers on the palate for a long time. Time for another sip.
*shudders* Blech. Hispanics can keep their Bud Clamato and their Malta Goya. I won't infringe on that part of their culture anymore.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
A Sissy No Longer
The first time I ever tried ginger beer I hated it and was called a sissy. I took it like a man because, quite frankly, I was being a sissy.
A few years go by and one day while at my local Kroger (pronounced: kay - raw - jer) I bought a four pack of Stewart's ginger beer and willed myself to like it.
And now, like a hobo has his Wild Irish Rose, I have my ginger beer.
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