Finally! Now I too can take advantage of the time off that comes from taking care of one's children. For the low price of $19.95 I can finally use up all my sick leave.
Purchase your's here: The Office Kid.
2009-11-11
Movie: The Blind Side
On Monday I went to an advance screening of The Blind Side, the new Sandra Bullock movie. As a movie it has some flaws, but as a story it is incredible. I think the movie flaws root from the fact that the story is based on a true story and writers held closely to the truth of the story. While some creative licenses were taken more could have been taken in some scenes and less in others. But whatever. Here's the trailer:
I remember seeing Michael Oher's story during the 2009 NFL draft. This story is incredibly challenging. It makes me ask myself how far am I willing to go to love someone else? I wanna be about this kind of redemption work.
2009-11-10
NFL Week 9 Picks - Wrap Up
Redskins @ Falcons = Atlanta
Chiefs @ Jaguars = Jacksonville
Packers @ Buccaneers = Green Bay
Texans @ Colts = Indianapolis
Dolphins @ Patriots = New England
Ravens @ Bengals = Baltimore
Cardinals @ Bears = Bears
Panthers @ Saints = Saints
Lions @ Seahawks = Seahawks
Titans @ 49ers = 49ers
Chargers @ Giants = Giants
Cowboys @ Eagles = Eagles
Steelers @ Broncos = Steelers
Last Week: 8-5
Season: 78-38
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This Week: 7-6
Season: 85-44
So far this season, no that we are at the half way mark, this are some of my observations and questions:
- I am not that great at picking winning teams. I think I’m just over 60%; I’ll let someone else do the math. I’m going to shoot for 80% here in the second half of the season.
- No one else likes to share their weekly picks here with me; but that does not deter me in the least from continuing to post my weekly picks.
- Despite their really strong opening to the season, my original hopes for the 49ers of an 8-8 season is still the bench mark by which I’ll judge the team this year. I don’t know if they’ll win their division and make the playoffs, but since the Cardinal won the division with a 9-7 record and even went to the Super Bowl you never know.
- Already looking forward this upcoming draft. There are 5 teams at 1-7 (Browns, Chiefs, Buccaneers, Rams & Lions) and 3 teams at 2-6 (Redskins, Titans and Raiders); and I’ll throw the Dolphins, Jaguars, Seahawks, Bills and Panthers into the “who drafts Tebow, McCoy, and Bradford” discussions. We can dismiss the Lions from the discussion since they draft Stafford last year. The Bucs, after this weekend’s big win, seem to be satisfied with last season’s draft choice of Josh Freeman. The Chiefs already spent a lot of money on Cassel. We don’t know if the Dolphins are really committed to their wildcat scheme. And will the Raiders really invest in JaMarcus Russell. So teams in need of Tebow, McCoy and Bradford are the Browns, Rams, Redskins. Oh. And don’t forget about Michael Vick.
- Some of the playoff picture is already starting to come clear. Most likely we’ll see these teams post season: Colts, Patriots, Bengals, Steelers from the AFC and Vikings, Saints, Cardinals (?) should win their NFC divisions.
- I’m guessing Steelers repeat as Superbowl champs over the Saints.
2009-11-08
Video: SNL Digital Short Firelight
Here's the funny Twilight parody from last night's SNL.
What I really think is funny about it is that it's a "how to" for acting like Kristen Stewart. Taylor Swift gets the constant biting of the lip and touching of the hair. If I was a drinker I'd make a drinking game for when I ever watched one of her movies.
But in the mean time just watch this clip:
2009-11-06
Video: Why I Don't Play Women's Soccer
No one has ever asked me why I don't play women's soccer, but if they did here is why I would say I don't:
Oh yeah...and because I'm not a chick.
NFL Week 9 Picks
Redskins @ Falcons = Atlanta
Chiefs @ Jaguars = Jacksonville
Packers @ Buccaneers = Green Bay
Texans @ Colts = Indianapolis
Dolphins @ Patriots = New England
Ravens @ Bengals = Baltimore
Cardinals @ Bears = Bears
Panthers @ Saints = Saints
Lions @ Seahawks = Seahawks
Titans @ 49ers = 49ers
Chargers @ Giants = Giants
Cowboys @ Eagles = Eagles
Steelers @ Broncos = Steelers
Post your picks!
2009-11-05
Congratulations
Congratulations.
It was a long season.
After a rocky start you righted the ship and had the best record in baseball.
You fought through a tough post season.
You are the Champions of the world!
27 and counting.
(But next year...beware the Rangers!)
2009-11-03
NFL Week 8 Picks: Wrap Up
Houston @ Buffalo = Texans
Cleveland @ Chicago = Bears
Seattle @ Dallas = Seahawks
St. Louis @ Detroit = Rams
Minnesota @ Green Bay = Packers
San Francisco @ Indianapolis = Colts
Miami @ New York Jets = Jets
Denver @ Baltimore = Ravens
Jacksonville @ Tennessee = Titans
Oakland @ San Diego = Chargers
New York Giants @ Philadelphia = Giants
Carolina @ Arizona = Cardinals
Atlanta @ New Orleans = Saints
Last Week: 10-3
Season (as of last week): 70-33
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This Week: 8-5
Season: 78-38
Thoughts from Week 8
- Who will be the last undefeated team? New Orleans Saints or Indianapolis Colts? The Colts have the Titans, Patriots, Ravens and Titans next. The Saints have the Panthers, Rams, Bucs, and Patriots. Looking that that four game forecast I think you have to saw that the Saints will be the last undefeated team. However I won’t dare say that Saints are going 16-0.
- The Cleveland Browns are horrible. And I can’t figure out why they so quickly gave up on Brady Quinn in favor of Derek Anderson, because Anderson is just plain awful. Quinn’s quarterback rating is almost double that of Anderson’s.
- My Niners may have lost this weekend against the Colts, but I was really impressed with their play. And they almost won. I’m also feeling good about Alex Smith’s return to the starting lineup as QB. And Crabtree in his second game was the leading receiver for SF’s WRs.
- They are winning so I’m sure we won’t hear anything. But I am still convinced that Brett Favre’s passing game is taking precedent over Adrian Peterson’s running game is going to be a problem at some point of Minnesota.
- With the Rams’ victory over the Lions, the Buccaneers are the sole winless team. Since the Bucs draft Josh Freeman last season, and their constant QB questions I’m curious if they would draft a QB with the #1 pick. This draft may have the most QB talent since 2004 (Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger). And would the Florida based Bucs consider Tim Tebow?
2009-11-02
Video: Transformer Costume
I saw a lot of Transformers this past Saturday night, but I didn't see any like this:
Also I watched Transformers 2: The Rise of the Fallen Saturday evening. Why? Why do I do this to myself. Clearly I knew what I was in for but I still made the poor choice. Why?
Also I watched Transformers 2: The Rise of the Fallen Saturday evening. Why? Why do I do this to myself. Clearly I knew what I was in for but I still made the poor choice. Why?
2009-11-01
Lights, Camera, Action: Update
I thought it was time to give an update on the quest to watch all of AFI's Top 100 movies. I think the last time I had it was around April.
Remember there was two different list, one in 1997 and one in 2007. I'm working on both of them.
I am more than half way there. And I expect to see 5 or 6 this week.
1997
1. Citizen Kane
2. Casablanca
3. The Godfather
4. Gone with the Wind
5. Lawrence of Arabia
6. The Wizard of Oz
7. The Graduate
8. On the Waterfront
9. Schindler's List
10. Singin' in the Rain
11. It's a Wonderful Life
12. Sunset Boulevard
13. The Bridge on the River Kwai
14. Some Like it Hot
15. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
16. All About Eve
17. The African Queen
18. Psycho
19. Chinatown
20. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
21. The Grapes of Wrath
22. 2001: A Space Odyssey
23. The Maltese Falcon
24. Raging Bull
25. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
26. Dr. Strangelove
27. Bonnie and Clyde
28. Apocalypse Now
29. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
30. The Treasure of Sierra Madre
31. Annie Hall
32. The Godfather Part II
33. High Noon
34. To Kill A Mockingbird
35. It Happened One Night
36. Midnight Cowboy
37. The Best Years of Our Lives
38. Double Indemnity
39. Doctor Zhivago
40. North by Northwest
41. West Side Story
42. Rear Window
43. King Kong
44. The Birth of a Nation
45. A Streetcar Named Desire
46. A Clockwork Orange
47. Taxi Driver
48. Jaws
49. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
50. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
51. The Philadelphia Story
52. From Here to Eternity
53. Amadeus
54. All Quiet on the Western Front
55. The Sound of Music
56. MASH
57. The Third Man
58. Fantasia
59. Rebel Without a Cause
60. Raiders of the Lost Ark
61. Vertigo
62. Tootsie
63. Stagecoach
64. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
65. The Silence of the Lambs
66. Network
67. The Manchurian Candidate
68. An American in Paris
69. Shane
70. The French Connection
71. Forrest Gump
72. Ben-Hur
73. Wuthering Heights
74. The Gold Rush
75. Dances with Wolves
76. City Lights
77. American Graffiti
78. Rocky
79. The Deer Hunter
80. The Wild Bunch
81. Modern Times
82. Giant
83. Platoon
84. Fargo
85. Duck Soup
86. Mutiny on the Bounty
87. Frankenstein
88. Easy Rider
89. Patton
90. The Jazz Singer
91. My Fair Lady
92. A Place in the Sun
93. The Apartment
94. Goodfellas
95. Pulp Fiction
96. The Searchers
97. Bringing Up Baby
98. Unforgiven
99. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
100. Yankee Doodle Dandy
2007
1. Citizen Kane
2. The Godfather
3. Casablanca
4. Raging Bull
5. Singin' in the Rain
6. Gone with the Wind
7. Lawrence of Arabia
8. Schindler's List
9. Vertigo
10. The Wizard of Oz
11. City Lights
12. The Searchers
13. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
14. Psycho
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey
16. Sunset Boulevard
17. The Graduate
18. The General
19. On the Waterfront
20. It's a Wonderful Life
21. Chinatown
22. Some Like it Hot
23. The Grapes of Wrath
24. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
25. To Kill a Mockingbird
26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
27. High Noon
28. All About Eve
29. Double Indemnity
30. Apocalypse Now
31. The Maltese Falcon
32. The Godfather Part II
33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
35. Annie Hall
36. The Bridge on the River Kwai
37. The Best Years of Our Lives
38. The Treasure of Sierra Madre
39. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
40. The Sound of Music
41. King Kong
42. Bonnie and Clyde
43. Midnight Cowboy
44. The Philadelphia Story
45. Shane
46. It Happened One Night
47. A Streetcar Named Desire
48. Rear Window
49. Intolerance
50. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
51. West Side Story
52. Taxi Driver
53. The Deer Hunter
54. MASH
55. North by Northwest
56. Jaws
57. Rocky
58. The Gold Rush
59. Nashville
60. Duck Soup
61. Sullivan's Travels
62. American Graffiti
63. Cabaret
64. Network
65. The African Queen
66. Raiders of the Lost Ark
67. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
68. Unforgiven
69. Tootsie
70. A Clockwork Orange
71. Saving Private Ryan
72. The Shawshank Redemption
73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
74. The Silence of the Lambs
75. In the Heat of the Night
76. Forrest Gump
77. A President's Men
78. Modern Times
79. The Wild Bunch
80. The Apartment
81. Spartacus
82. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
83. Titanic
84. Easy Rider
85. A Night at the Opera
86. Platoon
87. 12 Angry Men
88. Bringing Up Baby
89. The Sixth Sense
90. Swing Time
91. Sophie's Choice
92. GoodFellas
93. The French Connection
94. Pulp Fiction
95. The Last Picture Show
96. Do the Right Thing
97. Blade Runner
98. Yankee Doodle Dandy
99. Toy Story
100. Ben-Hur
2009-10-31
2001: A Space Odyssey
I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey this week. It's part of my quest to watch AFI's top 100 movies of all time. (I need to post an update on my progression).
It was a difficult movie to watch. Trippy.
Due to the lack of dialogue and the slow pacing of the film I struggled to pay attention. The slow pacing of the film was actually the most frustrating part of the movie. In fact it took a few attempts to watch this movie.
Because of my struggle to pay attention I couldn't have told you what the heck that movie was about.
So I did some Googling and found this website.
Oh-h-h-h-h-h....now i get it.
Well I guess that's kinda a cool movie.
Have you seen it?
What did you think about it?
Metrosexual Worship Pastor
This is hilarious.
Inspired by Jon Acuff's blog post(click here) this blogger dressed up for her church's Trunk-or-Treat as a metrosexual worship pastor. Read more about her here.
Should You Get the New ___________________?
New fancy electronic toys are coming out every day it seems. How do we decide which ones we should purchase or not. This should help:
2009-10-29
NFL Week 8 Picks
Houston @ Buffalo = Texans
Cleveland @ Chicago = Bears
Seattle @ Dallas = Seahawks
St. Louis @ Detroit = Rams
Minnesota @ Green Bay = Packers
San Francisco @ Indianapolis = Colts
Miami @ New York Jets = Jets
Denver @ Baltimore = Ravens
Jacksonville @ Tennessee = Titans
Oakland @ San Diego = Chargers
New York Giants @ Philadelphia = Giants
Carolina @ Arizona = Cardinals
Atlanta @ New Orleans = Saints
2009-10-28
Video: Grocery Musical
I love these Improv Everywhere people.
Seriously I think I could get a group together and do something like this.
Anyone want to join me?
Maybe we can do a Remember the Alamo musical at the Alamo.
Or we could do a river dance at the River Walk.
I'm just spit balling some ideas...let's work on this together.
In the mean time enjoy this:
Video: Amazing TD pass
A behind the back touchdown pass. This is something we would have tried playing around in the backyard, but never in a game. I'm assuming this QB's team was already winning when he tried this, which makes you wonder if he was publicly scolded for this and privately praised.
Update: apparently it was a two point conversion.
2009-10-27
NFL Picks Week 7 - Wrap Up.
I did much better than last week.
Niners @ Texans = Houston
Colts @ Rams = Indianapolis
Chargers @ Chiefs = San Diego
Packers @ Browns = Green Bay
Patriots @ Buccaneers = New England
Vikings @ Steelers = Pittsburgh
Bills @ Panthers = Carolina
Jets @ Raiders = New York Jets
Saints @ Dolphins = Miami
Bears @ Bengals = Cincinnati
Falcons @ Cowboys = Dallas
Cardinals @ Giants = New York Giants
Eagles @ Redskins = Philadelphia
Last Week: 6-8
Season (as of last week): 60-30
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This Week: 10-3
Season: 70-33
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