Ultranormal

  • I Have The Bestest Wife Ever

    I do, and I can prove it. The DirecTV guy came yesterday and hooked us up while I was at work. So, my wife called the people to set up programming and what did she do? She got me the NFL Season Ticket!!! Woo-hoo!! My wife is the coolest, and deserves nice things and cool trips to fantastic places and not to have to worry about anything.

    Love you, sweetie.

  • There’s something fantastic about RedCricket’s

    There’s something fantastic about RedCricket’s Camtoons.

  • Open Brackets is always a

    Open Brackets is always a good source of quotes and well-written and insightful commentary. Saturday’s quote is especially poignant: I am ashes where once I was fire. – Byron.

  • Escapism

    Yessir, it’s that time again. It’s the weekend movie review! This weekend was a mixed bag of attempted escapism. And, heaven forbid, Jen and I got to go OUT to the movies. Our adventure at the empty theater will be recounted below. My theory this weekend was to rent three flicks – classic, serious, and stupid as hell. I exceeded my expectations in all three areas. But, we’ll start with what we see in the theater:

    1. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: This is the perfect movie to see if you want to sit in a dark, empty theater and escape your thoughts. This movie doesn’t go deep, and that’s what I liked about it. Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith are getting a little old to play losers, but their dialogue is still filthy and funny. Will Farrell was great as the Wildlife Marshall, and keeping up with the in-jokes and cameos was fun. Not a great movie, but worth a rental when it comes out (I don’t expect it to be in the theaters much longer).
    2. Blow (the serious one): This was a decent flick. It was missing something, but it was still interesting to see how George Jung got started in the business and slipped deeper and deeper into that world. If you don’t know, Blow is based on the life of George Jung who’s currently serving 60 years in federal prison for drug trafficing. At one point, he was the biggest importer of cocaine in the country, and dealt directly with Pablo Escobar. I think they spent too much on the exposition, and not enough on the second and third act. The first act took almost an hour to set up relationships, which are then discarded. We never see most of those people again in the film. I almost wish this was a mini-series so they could cover the ground more thoroughly. It’s a great story that wasn’t executed as well as it could have been.
    3. The Ladies Man (the stupid): I wasn’t expecting anything from this movie. I like the sketch on SNL, so I figured why not? This one definitely filled the stupid slot in my plan. But, I dug it! Yeah, it shocked me too… This movie has some funny lines, Will Farrell (as the closeted wrestling bad guy… worth the rental), and Billy Dee! If you’re in the mood for stupid funny, check it out.
    4. Jerry Seinfeld: I’m Telling You for the Last Time (the classic): Jen calls this the perfect sick dvd. She was right. It’s comfortable, funny and well, it’s Jerry! This is all his classic material in a nice 80 minute package. If you didn’t see it on HBO, rent it. You won’t be sorry.

  • “You must be the change

    “You must be the change you’d like to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

    via Firda

  • Breaking my own rule, Reid

    Breaking my own rule, Reid over @ PhotoDude wrote a lengthy post that pretty much sums up my thoughts. Well done, indeed.

    I would hope that everyone who can goes to their place of worship today. If that’s Starbucks, a Synagogue, a Mosque or Chucky Cheese, it doesn’t matter. Me? I’ll be listening to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints memorial broadcast at noon EST. You’re welcome to come along. It will be uplifting and universal.

    In LawverNews, the speech therapist showed up as I was leaving for work this morning. Maybe now we’ll know why Max isn’t talking… I’m sure he has a lot to say.

  • Nostradamus is still the #1

    Nostradamus is still the #1 query. It’s more than doubled the query after it. If you add all the synonyms, it probably has more queries than the rest of the top 10 combined. It boggles the mind.

  • Running With Your Head Down

    In the spirit of what I said yesterday, here’s something I noticed yesterday.

    I let Max run around outside without his shoes on. There’s just something idyllic about little boys with bare feet running in the grass. The problem with this is our neighborhood is filled with large pet dogs who crap in the grass. So, in order to maintain the shoeless state of my toddler, I run around after him scanning the ground for turd-mines. Once they’re spotting, I mentally plot them on the map in my brain. Once I know where they are, it’s pretty easy to steer Max clear of them.

    I’m grateful we don’t have a lot of trees in the lawn he runs around, or I’d be dead. Running around with your head down is a good way to get brained.

    And how are you doing?

  • It’s in the darkest times

    To that end, I’m going to try not to say anything more about the current situation. I hope and pray that survivors will be found in both the Pentagon and Trade Centers. I hope and pray that whoever did this is brought to justice and survives to stand trial.

    Now is not the time for chest-thumping and vows of revenge. It is time for calm heads and still hands to make sure that rescues are undertaken safely and speedily; that investigations are conducted correctly and effectively; and that everyone try to heal, recover and put things back together as much as possible.

    What impressed me most yesterday were the reactions of people. To me, the most impressive public figure yesterday was Mayor Giuliani. In the face of thousands of casualties and horrific damage, he looked steeled, calm and business-like. It was an amazing thing to watch every time they showed him. It was a striking contrast to some of the other inflamed rhetoric shown.

    Ok, that’s it. It may be quiet here for a couple days. Good luck and take it easy.

  • Trade Secrets

    This may get me fired, but I don’t care. Do you know what the query on AOL Search is so far today? It’s Nostradamus in a landslide. It’s not Red Cross or World Trade Center. It’s Nostradamus. I constantly find reasons to lose faith in humanity.

    There is one comforting fact though, porn queries are still way up there. I guess the libido doesn’t stop for tragedy.