80 Super Mario Bros. (1993, Bob Hoskins) - There were a lot of funny/great things about this movie that I enjoyed. The top one for me was the casting, I think they did an excellent job. Plus, this was a better video game <---> movie attempt than Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.
79 Moulin Rouge (2001, Ewan McGregor) - Another musical. This had a lot of good tunes and the acting was good IMO.
78 Star Trek: Generations (1992, William Shatner) - The two best Starfleet captains in one movie? How could this not be your favorite Trek movie of all time? Denny Crane!
77 American Pie (1999, Jason Biggs) - A fun flick that "went there". The pie screwing scene is still a classic.
76 Coming to America (1988, Eddie Murphy) - Where else would you look for a bride for a prince than in Queens. This movie was very funny.
75 Die Hard (1988, Bruce Willis) - I could argue that this is the best action flick ever. Not the one I enjoyed the most, but pretty much the best ever. Catchy one liners, many explosions, it has it all.
74 Clerks (1994, Kevin Smith) - ....in a row?
73 Return of the Jedi (1983, Ewoks) - The 3rd movie in the classic trilogy and the lowest ranked. There has already been a lot said about Star Wars.
72 WarGames (1983, Ally Sheedy) - A better "computer" movie than Hackers in my opinion. Would you like to play a game?
71 Mission Impossible (1996, Tom Cruise) - I don't share the same hatred for Tom Cruise as others do, I think he gave a good acting performance. It was a good action/mystery movie and I like the property.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
My Movies - 90-81
90 Grease (1978, Stockard Channing) - This is probably the 2nd oldest movie on my list. Marnie loves this movie and I have grown to love it as well. I like the songs/dancing/general badassness of the movie.
89 Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, Tim Curry) - Ok, I lied, I have a few 70s movies. Again, another "musical". I like this movie for several reasons, none include me liking to where women's clothing. I was able to see this on the big screen and I did have my bag of goodies.
88 Con Air (1997, Nicholas Cage) - An action flick that I enjoy. Has a lot of big names in it and I feel that each actor plays their character well...right down to O'brien.
87 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005, Mos Def) - I would write here why I liked the movie, but you probably wouldn't care anyway.
86 Mr. Baseball (1992, Tom Selleck) - This is probably the single biggest reason why I call people "chief".
85 Cruel Intentions (1999, Sarah Michelle Gellar) - This movie is twisted in a naughty, voyeur way. Also, my first viewing of a big screen girl/girl kiss. That's hot!
84 Dogma (1999, Kevin Smith) - I'm not even religious and I enjoyed this movie. Renewed my fondness for Candygirl by New Edition. I try to request that everytime I go to a strip club.
83 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, Gunnar Hansen) - I have a problem with scary movies. I have since started to break that fear, this was the first big step I took in my adult life. I would like to thank Evan and Kyle for that.
82 Beetlejuice (1988, Michael Keaton) - "Don't mind her. She's still upset because somebody dropped a house on her sister."
81 Rush Hour (1998, Chris Tucker) - Probably Chris Tucker's breakout movie (I don't count Friday). Lots and lots of great one-liners. "Do you understand the words that are commin' out of my mouth?"
89 Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, Tim Curry) - Ok, I lied, I have a few 70s movies. Again, another "musical". I like this movie for several reasons, none include me liking to where women's clothing. I was able to see this on the big screen and I did have my bag of goodies.
88 Con Air (1997, Nicholas Cage) - An action flick that I enjoy. Has a lot of big names in it and I feel that each actor plays their character well...right down to O'brien.
87 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005, Mos Def) - I would write here why I liked the movie, but you probably wouldn't care anyway.
86 Mr. Baseball (1992, Tom Selleck) - This is probably the single biggest reason why I call people "chief".
85 Cruel Intentions (1999, Sarah Michelle Gellar) - This movie is twisted in a naughty, voyeur way. Also, my first viewing of a big screen girl/girl kiss. That's hot!
84 Dogma (1999, Kevin Smith) - I'm not even religious and I enjoyed this movie. Renewed my fondness for Candygirl by New Edition. I try to request that everytime I go to a strip club.
83 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, Gunnar Hansen) - I have a problem with scary movies. I have since started to break that fear, this was the first big step I took in my adult life. I would like to thank Evan and Kyle for that.
82 Beetlejuice (1988, Michael Keaton) - "Don't mind her. She's still upset because somebody dropped a house on her sister."
81 Rush Hour (1998, Chris Tucker) - Probably Chris Tucker's breakout movie (I don't count Friday). Lots and lots of great one-liners. "Do you understand the words that are commin' out of my mouth?"
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
And...we're off
100 The Mummy (1999, Brendan Frasier) - This movie has some good late 90s special effects that I dig. I also think that Brendan Frasier isn't as terrible an actor as some people think.
99 Roll Bounce (2005, Bow Wow) - I know what you are thinking, but if you know me, you know that I like up tempo/dance music. This movie is chocked full of it and it has a story that makes you feel. I really wanted to strap on a pair of rollerskates after this movie. Not blades....skates.
98 A View to a Kill (1985, Roger Moore) - This has fallen a couple spots on my top 100. This is the first Bond film that I saw and I have enjoyed it ever since. I think Christopher Walken is a pimp.
97 The Running Man (1987, Arnold Schwarzenegger) - I have quite a few Arnold movies on my top 100 list. I also love post-apocolyptic stories. This fits into both categories. Some say this is too close to Total Recall. I think they are pretty different, I mean c'mon, one of them takes place on Mars!
96 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Movie (1990, the Turtles) - I was a big fan of the Turtles back in the day. I remember, back when I was younger, they closed down the BX to stock for the christmas rush. I was with my mom and we were shopping for christmas, but so were a bunch of other people. When the doors opened, I rushed and got 2 big stuffed Turtles (which were a hot item that year). The other ladies that were looking for them weren't very happy that I snagged 2.
95 Romeo + Juliet (1996, Leonardo DiCaprio) - This came out the year that I graduated from high school. I am a fan of the style that this movie was done in.
94 Alien³ (1992, Sigourney Weaver) - Most people didn't like this one. I think Charles Dutton did a good job and despite it being a narrow place to shoot a movie (prison planet) I thought they did a good job.
93 S.W.A.T. (2003, Collin Farrell) - I like Collin and Samuel L. Jackson. Both were good actors in this movie and I was a fan of the action.
92 Wild Wild West (1999, Will Smith) - Cool gadgets + Will Smith + Kenneth Branagh + half naked Salma Hayek = a fun little movie that I enjoy watching.
91 Forrest Gump (1994, Tom Hanks) - I liked the traveling through history and the story being told was interesting to me. I think Tom Hanks did a good job and the explanation of some of the cool little things (like the smiley face t-shirt) are neat.
This is the first installment, hope you had fun.
99 Roll Bounce (2005, Bow Wow) - I know what you are thinking, but if you know me, you know that I like up tempo/dance music. This movie is chocked full of it and it has a story that makes you feel. I really wanted to strap on a pair of rollerskates after this movie. Not blades....skates.
98 A View to a Kill (1985, Roger Moore) - This has fallen a couple spots on my top 100. This is the first Bond film that I saw and I have enjoyed it ever since. I think Christopher Walken is a pimp.
97 The Running Man (1987, Arnold Schwarzenegger) - I have quite a few Arnold movies on my top 100 list. I also love post-apocolyptic stories. This fits into both categories. Some say this is too close to Total Recall. I think they are pretty different, I mean c'mon, one of them takes place on Mars!
96 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Movie (1990, the Turtles) - I was a big fan of the Turtles back in the day. I remember, back when I was younger, they closed down the BX to stock for the christmas rush. I was with my mom and we were shopping for christmas, but so were a bunch of other people. When the doors opened, I rushed and got 2 big stuffed Turtles (which were a hot item that year). The other ladies that were looking for them weren't very happy that I snagged 2.
95 Romeo + Juliet (1996, Leonardo DiCaprio) - This came out the year that I graduated from high school. I am a fan of the style that this movie was done in.
94 Alien³ (1992, Sigourney Weaver) - Most people didn't like this one. I think Charles Dutton did a good job and despite it being a narrow place to shoot a movie (prison planet) I thought they did a good job.
93 S.W.A.T. (2003, Collin Farrell) - I like Collin and Samuel L. Jackson. Both were good actors in this movie and I was a fan of the action.
92 Wild Wild West (1999, Will Smith) - Cool gadgets + Will Smith + Kenneth Branagh + half naked Salma Hayek = a fun little movie that I enjoy watching.
91 Forrest Gump (1994, Tom Hanks) - I liked the traveling through history and the story being told was interesting to me. I think Tom Hanks did a good job and the explanation of some of the cool little things (like the smiley face t-shirt) are neat.
This is the first installment, hope you had fun.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Heroes
Ok...I gave into the peer pressure and watched this week's episode.
The show is pretty amazing. I didn't see last week's episode, but I have the same feelings the first time I saw my first episode of Alias and 24.
That is my official review and more detailed (read: spoiler) comments in comments.
The show is pretty amazing. I didn't see last week's episode, but I have the same feelings the first time I saw my first episode of Alias and 24.
That is my official review and more detailed (read: spoiler) comments in comments.
Updated Movie List
First and foremost, a thanks goes out to Treevor for getting me energized to update my list. His has looked pretty nice thus far.
Today we are going to start with the ones that didn't quite make the top 100 list (either not making it straight up or were on it and got knocked off).
- Back to the Future - This movie was pretty high on my list and it has fallen off. I haven't seen it for awhile and I guess I just lost my love for it.
- Star Trek: First Contact - This was my favorite Star Trek Movie until I started watching all of them for my previous job. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy this movie, but not enough to beat out 100 other movies that I like. There is still a single Star Trek movie on my list.
- The Wizard of Oz - This is an older movie and sometimes I have issues watching older movies. Maybe they seem to drag to me or maybe they aren't as "up to date" for me. This one previously held a spot because I was in a theatrical portrayal of this movie...I played the Tin Man. Some people may find humor in that.
- Walking Tall/The Rundown - I have watched these movies a couple times recently and have enjoyed them. The probably should be on my top 100 list, but I couldn't justify them beating anything else out. The Rock isn't a terrible actor and the action sequences are pretty cool (especially the club scene in the Rundown).
- Swingers - A cult classic that almost made it. This one didn't fair as well as the Big Lebowski did, which has since moved up on my list.
- Episode I/II/III - I liked these movies. I looked past what other people thought were flaws and enjoyed the movies for what I thought they were. An updated/modernized versions of classics that had to appeal to a younger crowd to get them interested in the property. That being said, they still didn't crack the top 100 unfortunately, Episode I was close.
Tomorrow - we start with the updated list.
Today we are going to start with the ones that didn't quite make the top 100 list (either not making it straight up or were on it and got knocked off).
- Back to the Future - This movie was pretty high on my list and it has fallen off. I haven't seen it for awhile and I guess I just lost my love for it.
- Star Trek: First Contact - This was my favorite Star Trek Movie until I started watching all of them for my previous job. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy this movie, but not enough to beat out 100 other movies that I like. There is still a single Star Trek movie on my list.
- The Wizard of Oz - This is an older movie and sometimes I have issues watching older movies. Maybe they seem to drag to me or maybe they aren't as "up to date" for me. This one previously held a spot because I was in a theatrical portrayal of this movie...I played the Tin Man. Some people may find humor in that.
- Walking Tall/The Rundown - I have watched these movies a couple times recently and have enjoyed them. The probably should be on my top 100 list, but I couldn't justify them beating anything else out. The Rock isn't a terrible actor and the action sequences are pretty cool (especially the club scene in the Rundown).
- Swingers - A cult classic that almost made it. This one didn't fair as well as the Big Lebowski did, which has since moved up on my list.
- Episode I/II/III - I liked these movies. I looked past what other people thought were flaws and enjoyed the movies for what I thought they were. An updated/modernized versions of classics that had to appeal to a younger crowd to get them interested in the property. That being said, they still didn't crack the top 100 unfortunately, Episode I was close.
Tomorrow - we start with the updated list.
WSOP
- it is like watching a 9000 person tournament with 200 pros, 200 good players, and 8600 Chickey's
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I can't take credit for it, it was from a friend of mine. But it was still funny nonetheless.
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I can't take credit for it, it was from a friend of mine. But it was still funny nonetheless.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Ozzy is next!!!!
Cecilia got the boot tonite. Jonathan and Yul were able to sway caoboi and the dreds chick. This has been a pretty good season so far. The previews promised something about a game changing event...not sure what that was. The teams look pretty well balanced, maybe Yul's team is slightly weaker.
Go Yul!
Go Yul!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Nothing Sweeter
I would say, that in this industry, there is nothing sweeter than holding real cards in your hands after the first set has been made. It has a very "this is real" feeling to it, especially after working on projects that never see the light of day.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Goings On
It's been tough to blog lately. I am pretty busy at work and have been playing WoW more than usual as well. Here are some random thoughts -
- I get to write some art requests again. This is something that I rather enjoy. I sometimes have difficulty visualizing things in my head and keeping a consistent image and this exercise regularly is helping with that. Not to mention I get to get some of my friends' characters into the game.
- PING: Tom. The season premier of Gilmore Girls is on tonite on the CW
- I'm going home to visit this weekend.
- I miss working with Brad Defruiter.
- Only 3 more Fridays until my little sister gets married. Yay for a trip to Vegas to ... see the family.
- I get to write some art requests again. This is something that I rather enjoy. I sometimes have difficulty visualizing things in my head and keeping a consistent image and this exercise regularly is helping with that. Not to mention I get to get some of my friends' characters into the game.
- PING: Tom. The season premier of Gilmore Girls is on tonite on the CW
- I'm going home to visit this weekend.
- I miss working with Brad Defruiter.
- Only 3 more Fridays until my little sister gets married. Yay for a trip to Vegas to ... see the family.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
He's good, Yul see!
Yul is a P I M P. He gets stuck on Exile island for winning and the 2nd episode in he finds the immunity. This kid is smart and he's got the ability physically. I know it's late, but he's my horse.
I feel bad for Billy, he's a simpleton, but whatever. Christina is next on that tribe.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Just incase Braves fans missed it today....
the Braves aren't going to win the NL East this year!!!!
Friday, September 15, 2006
104.3 KBIG
This is the most amazing radio station I have heard in awhile. I decided to give the iPod a rest in the car (mostly because I've been having issues finding a frequency that doesn't have a station on it for the adapter).
Last 5 songs
Since you been gone - K.Clarkson
It's my life - No Doubt
Move Ya Body - Nina Sky
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
I wonder if I take you home - Lisa Lisa & cult jam
This station is like a non-stop dance party. I can't get enough of it. It's practically my iPod playlist. I just have to wait for the Color Me Badd.
Last 5 songs
Since you been gone - K.Clarkson
It's my life - No Doubt
Move Ya Body - Nina Sky
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
I wonder if I take you home - Lisa Lisa & cult jam
This station is like a non-stop dance party. I can't get enough of it. It's practically my iPod playlist. I just have to wait for the Color Me Badd.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Shnibblets
- Saw Assault on Precinct 13 a couple nights ago. I think it was a good movie. There was strong character development and it made me like the characters.
- Thinking about going back to Uther and bringing my 60 NE Druid. It will be rough going from a PVP server to a carebear server, but there are more options for end game raiding....and more importantly, I will get to roll with my friends from the old skool.
- I hope that I do better this week in football than I did last week. I lost to a guy that started Dante Stallworth. More than half of the road teams won last week. Stupid parity.
- There are some entry level positions at my new company. If you are interested in breaking into the industry, this is probably your best bet. Check out the career center at www.ude.com.
- Gencon Socal is going to be a blast.
- Currently playing on my iPod - Around the Way Girl, LL Cool J
- Thinking about going back to Uther and bringing my 60 NE Druid. It will be rough going from a PVP server to a carebear server, but there are more options for end game raiding....and more importantly, I will get to roll with my friends from the old skool.
- I hope that I do better this week in football than I did last week. I lost to a guy that started Dante Stallworth. More than half of the road teams won last week. Stupid parity.
- There are some entry level positions at my new company. If you are interested in breaking into the industry, this is probably your best bet. Check out the career center at www.ude.com.
- Gencon Socal is going to be a blast.
- Currently playing on my iPod - Around the Way Girl, LL Cool J
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Harvey is scary
So, with my badass new cable box, I'm able to get all the movie channels. I happened to see that Donnie Darko was coming on and a certain PhD happens to have this movie ranked rather highly on his top 100 movie list, so I figured I had to watch it.
I went into this thinking that it was going to be sort of like a Memento-esque type movie (meaning, it has a unique plot outline, camera angles, .... just something unique about the film I guess). I was not disappointed.
I don't want to go into details about the movie too much, because well, I wasn't told about it and I was pleasantly surprised.
Once again, Evan knows his stuff and I bow to him and his knowledge. If it wasn't for him, I doubt I would have watched Donnie Darko or Memento.
I went into this thinking that it was going to be sort of like a Memento-esque type movie (meaning, it has a unique plot outline, camera angles, .... just something unique about the film I guess). I was not disappointed.
I don't want to go into details about the movie too much, because well, I wasn't told about it and I was pleasantly surprised.
Once again, Evan knows his stuff and I bow to him and his knowledge. If it wasn't for him, I doubt I would have watched Donnie Darko or Memento.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Horrible Night...
So the air mattress isn't working out, which is why I'm posting this at 330am. I can't get to sleep and I think it might be leaking air somewhere. I can't really pump it up because the pump is super loud.
The Dolphins lost. Yes Heath Miller was out of bounds and the officials should have seen the flag. They stopped Pittsburgh on the 1 yard line the previous drive, no reason to be believe they couldn't do it again. Culpepper was unimpressive in his start.
I tried to do Jailbreak last night and my connection went to crap. Of course the rest of the night it was fine except for like 5 minutes of the escort quest. I got disconnected. I waiting for a GM for nearly 2 hours. The GM said that due to failing the quest by disconnection, he/she couldn't help me. It would have to be escalated to the specialists in order to get the quest completed in my log and that I could just complete the quest again. I asked for it to be escalated and he/she told me that they couldn't help me with that. I asked again to have it escalated to maybe a supervisor and I was told that if I had any feedback, I was to send it to the wowgmfeedback-us email address. I asked again and it was clear that the GM had severed communication because I got the spam of "if you have an issue, please open a ticket". Lousy customer service, IMO.
:(
The Dolphins lost. Yes Heath Miller was out of bounds and the officials should have seen the flag. They stopped Pittsburgh on the 1 yard line the previous drive, no reason to be believe they couldn't do it again. Culpepper was unimpressive in his start.
I tried to do Jailbreak last night and my connection went to crap. Of course the rest of the night it was fine except for like 5 minutes of the escort quest. I got disconnected. I waiting for a GM for nearly 2 hours. The GM said that due to failing the quest by disconnection, he/she couldn't help me. It would have to be escalated to the specialists in order to get the quest completed in my log and that I could just complete the quest again. I asked for it to be escalated and he/she told me that they couldn't help me with that. I asked again to have it escalated to maybe a supervisor and I was told that if I had any feedback, I was to send it to the wowgmfeedback-us email address. I asked again and it was clear that the GM had severed communication because I got the spam of "if you have an issue, please open a ticket". Lousy customer service, IMO.
:(
Thursday, September 07, 2006
More Fantasy Football
I think this may be the best team that I have ever drafted in a fantasy football league...ever. It's an 8 person team, I had pick #2.
Monday, September 04, 2006
Almost 7 hours to a little over 5
Switched out the vehicles and am going with the Mitsubishi Galant to see if it can handle the hills of North County a bit better. I shave almost 2 hours off the drive.
I went 2-3 in the actual matches that I played at the GP. One of my wins was against Andre and it was a great match. Both of us recovered from different mana screws during the match. It was well fought and I squeeked it out. I was rusty and probably kept some hands that I shouldn't have (Land, bounce land, signet). It was good to see everyone.
On the way back, I was going about 88 in cruise control and blew past an Arizona Highway Patrolman. I was lucky, he didn't give chase. Then it came to just outside of San Diego. At the Dome Valley exit just before those nasty hills, I pick up a silver Pontiac that seems to want to play some cat and mouse. We go about 80-90 in the hills, going back and forth. I emerge at the front on the last down turn before it starts to get into the residential area. I look at my rearview and the Pontiac is getting pulled over by a CHP. I guess he lost in more ways than one. teehee.
Karma is gonna kick my ass for that last comment, I'll probably get cancer again.
I wanted to apologize to B.Webb. I missed his party, but well, I love you man, but not more than...you know what.
I went 2-3 in the actual matches that I played at the GP. One of my wins was against Andre and it was a great match. Both of us recovered from different mana screws during the match. It was well fought and I squeeked it out. I was rusty and probably kept some hands that I shouldn't have (Land, bounce land, signet). It was good to see everyone.
On the way back, I was going about 88 in cruise control and blew past an Arizona Highway Patrolman. I was lucky, he didn't give chase. Then it came to just outside of San Diego. At the Dome Valley exit just before those nasty hills, I pick up a silver Pontiac that seems to want to play some cat and mouse. We go about 80-90 in the hills, going back and forth. I emerge at the front on the last down turn before it starts to get into the residential area. I look at my rearview and the Pontiac is getting pulled over by a CHP. I guess he lost in more ways than one. teehee.
Karma is gonna kick my ass for that last comment, I'll probably get cancer again.
I wanted to apologize to B.Webb. I missed his party, but well, I love you man, but not more than...you know what.
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