We just finished watching Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Maybe the bestest movie I've seen all day.
It is dangerously close to my top 5. Even if you don't think you want to see it, you should.
Boy howdy was it good and full of randomness.
Good clean fun for everyone, which is not normally my cup-o-tea.
Musically, I am going for diversity lately. There's a really good band called King Niko that I've been in to for a while now. They are playing a show with Royal Bliss next week and I am really thinking of going. Since it is December, I am also listening to a lot of Christmas music, of course, and have been listening to a lot of older music.
Good times abound! Keep your chin(s) up and rock on.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Livin' la Vida Loca...
So. I haven't blogged. I thought about killing the blog entirely due to lack of activity.
I don't have a lot to post lately. Life is life.
I've recently started reading Ricky Martin's biography. I like Ricky Martin. He is who he is and he doesn't apologize for it. He seems like a genuinely nice guy and I freely admit that I like a lot of his music.
More following the musical interlude:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCEvCXuglqo
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p47fEXGabaY
Maxine got me a guitar for my birthday. Hands down the coolest gift EVER. I am brutally bad so far and I can't make my fingers work right but it is one of the most fun things I've ever tried. It's like heroin. I practice until my fingers hurt so bad I can't stand it.
It's almost Christmas. Pretty much my favorite time of year. The time period from Thanksgiving through New Years is pretty much the best time of year.
We might be taking a few fun trips early in the new year too. We will see.
I'm pretty sure I have the best life ever.
I don't have a lot to post lately. Life is life.
I've recently started reading Ricky Martin's biography. I like Ricky Martin. He is who he is and he doesn't apologize for it. He seems like a genuinely nice guy and I freely admit that I like a lot of his music.
More following the musical interlude:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCEvCXuglqo
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p47fEXGabaY
Maxine got me a guitar for my birthday. Hands down the coolest gift EVER. I am brutally bad so far and I can't make my fingers work right but it is one of the most fun things I've ever tried. It's like heroin. I practice until my fingers hurt so bad I can't stand it.
It's almost Christmas. Pretty much my favorite time of year. The time period from Thanksgiving through New Years is pretty much the best time of year.
We might be taking a few fun trips early in the new year too. We will see.
I'm pretty sure I have the best life ever.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Movies
Hi all, long time no chat.
So I have a confession. I have a huge crush on netflix, I love their movies when they come in the mail like presents. I love to watch them instantly online on a whim. I love everything about le netflix. I watch a lot of movies, and I love a lot of movies. I thought I would share some of the movies that I have enjoyed over the past few months.
My top five favorite movies that I have seen recently are:
Ondine - instant- Irish, sea nymph, miracle.
The brothers bloom - original, funny, characters.
The Joneses - Original, satirical, provoking.
Temple Grandin- Beautiful, inspirational, oscar worthy.
Love happens - unexpected, heart breaking, damn good.
In what I would call the feel good genre her are some feel good movies:
The accidental husband, Letters to Juliet, 17 again, Just Wright, whip it, and Band slam. (Regin and I watched most of these together and loved them all.)
Do you need a good cry?
Griffin and Phoenix, My sisters keeper, The blind side. (all really good movies, just have tissue handy.)
Need a good laugh?
Fired Up, Jennifers body, Date night, She's out of my league. (little raunchy, some a lot raunchy, all a lot funny.)
Don't know if you want to laugh or cry? Try one of these bitter sweet movies. Up in the air, 500 days of Summer.
In the mood to invest some time in a series? Try Fallen (miniseries) or Firefly.
Need some thrills in your life? try: Shutter island, A perfect getaway, or Malice in Wonderland (instant).
Here is an interesting one for me to put I guess. On Roku , which is one of the ways we get instant Netflix movies, there is a previews channel that we subscribe to. On that channel I saw a preview and added a movie to the list. It is called To save a life. Turns out it was a Christian movie. It was a bit cheesy, but also really good and with some really good messages.
Lastly I will give you a few movies to avoid in my opinion. Here they are, the top 3 movies that I have seen over the past few months and hated:
The Gamer - total graphic, weird, suck fest. The only good thing about this movie was near the end when the bad dude (the main guy from dexter) did this hilarious song and dance, it still did not make it worth sitting through the rest of this movie though.
The box - totally confusing and pointless. I feel bad that actors I truly like were in such a bad movie.
The informant - Matt Damon, who I really like, in a supposed black comedy about this real guy who was basically the biggest liar ever. I cant believe I watched the whole thing.
Anyways If you don't have netflix, sign up cuz you are totally missing out on a great thing. If you do have it then maybe add some of these to your queue and I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
So I have a confession. I have a huge crush on netflix, I love their movies when they come in the mail like presents. I love to watch them instantly online on a whim. I love everything about le netflix. I watch a lot of movies, and I love a lot of movies. I thought I would share some of the movies that I have enjoyed over the past few months.
My top five favorite movies that I have seen recently are:
Ondine - instant- Irish, sea nymph, miracle.
The brothers bloom - original, funny, characters.
The Joneses - Original, satirical, provoking.
Temple Grandin- Beautiful, inspirational, oscar worthy.
Love happens - unexpected, heart breaking, damn good.
In what I would call the feel good genre her are some feel good movies:
The accidental husband, Letters to Juliet, 17 again, Just Wright, whip it, and Band slam. (Regin and I watched most of these together and loved them all.)
Do you need a good cry?
Griffin and Phoenix, My sisters keeper, The blind side. (all really good movies, just have tissue handy.)
Need a good laugh?
Fired Up, Jennifers body, Date night, She's out of my league. (little raunchy, some a lot raunchy, all a lot funny.)
Don't know if you want to laugh or cry? Try one of these bitter sweet movies. Up in the air, 500 days of Summer.
In the mood to invest some time in a series? Try Fallen (miniseries) or Firefly.
Need some thrills in your life? try: Shutter island, A perfect getaway, or Malice in Wonderland (instant).
Here is an interesting one for me to put I guess. On Roku , which is one of the ways we get instant Netflix movies, there is a previews channel that we subscribe to. On that channel I saw a preview and added a movie to the list. It is called To save a life. Turns out it was a Christian movie. It was a bit cheesy, but also really good and with some really good messages.
Lastly I will give you a few movies to avoid in my opinion. Here they are, the top 3 movies that I have seen over the past few months and hated:
The Gamer - total graphic, weird, suck fest. The only good thing about this movie was near the end when the bad dude (the main guy from dexter) did this hilarious song and dance, it still did not make it worth sitting through the rest of this movie though.
The box - totally confusing and pointless. I feel bad that actors I truly like were in such a bad movie.
The informant - Matt Damon, who I really like, in a supposed black comedy about this real guy who was basically the biggest liar ever. I cant believe I watched the whole thing.
Anyways If you don't have netflix, sign up cuz you are totally missing out on a great thing. If you do have it then maybe add some of these to your queue and I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
Monday, September 6, 2010
My eternal love celebrates her birthday today. Ok, well we celebrated it yesterday but since today is her birthday, the post goes up today.
Maxine,
There are so many reasons why I love you. More than I could ever properly articulate. I decided to forgo outlining the normal reasons that a husband loves his wife in this post. To do so would simply not be enough. I have never loved anything so completely and so thoroughly as I love you. I don't think anyone has. It borders on obsession.
Everything I do is for you. I try to make you laugh because your smile and your laugh light up my world. I try everyday to make you proud because yours is the only approval that matters to me. But more than anything else, I try to make you happy.
You have given me the best years of my life and I know that the best are yet to come.
No one can make me laugh like you do. No one makes me feel as important as you do. You give me the confidence to be me.
Over the years I have told you in different ways that without you I would be nothing. Either an addict or dead. You always down play it and try (unsuccessfully) to convince me that is has nothing to do with you. I know where I was headed and what has motivated me to become the person I am today. It is, and always has been, you. (No pressure, right?) You give me purpose. You give me everything. You are my motivation to get up in the morning, to do my job, to breathe.
I see how you interact with our children, your family, and Michael. I am so incredibly proud of the woman you have become. We were both so young when we met and it has been an interesting, exhilarating, and intense adventure so far. In the gazillion years to come, I look forward to the many, many more adventures we will share. My life began with you and will last forever as long as you are by my side.
You are an amazing woman. Your strength, beauty, and wisdom inspire me to be the best person I can. You make me proud every single day.You have more individual integrity than any person I have ever met. I love the fact that you simply cannot understand how people can lie or be deceitful.
This post is a feeble attempt to articulate my feelings. I am sorry that I cannot word it better and that I suck at expressing feelings and emotions.
I love you. I hope that all of your dreams come true.
Thank you for choosing me and making my life mean something.
Maxine,
There are so many reasons why I love you. More than I could ever properly articulate. I decided to forgo outlining the normal reasons that a husband loves his wife in this post. To do so would simply not be enough. I have never loved anything so completely and so thoroughly as I love you. I don't think anyone has. It borders on obsession.
Everything I do is for you. I try to make you laugh because your smile and your laugh light up my world. I try everyday to make you proud because yours is the only approval that matters to me. But more than anything else, I try to make you happy.
You have given me the best years of my life and I know that the best are yet to come.
No one can make me laugh like you do. No one makes me feel as important as you do. You give me the confidence to be me.
Over the years I have told you in different ways that without you I would be nothing. Either an addict or dead. You always down play it and try (unsuccessfully) to convince me that is has nothing to do with you. I know where I was headed and what has motivated me to become the person I am today. It is, and always has been, you. (No pressure, right?) You give me purpose. You give me everything. You are my motivation to get up in the morning, to do my job, to breathe.
I see how you interact with our children, your family, and Michael. I am so incredibly proud of the woman you have become. We were both so young when we met and it has been an interesting, exhilarating, and intense adventure so far. In the gazillion years to come, I look forward to the many, many more adventures we will share. My life began with you and will last forever as long as you are by my side.
You are an amazing woman. Your strength, beauty, and wisdom inspire me to be the best person I can. You make me proud every single day.You have more individual integrity than any person I have ever met. I love the fact that you simply cannot understand how people can lie or be deceitful.
This post is a feeble attempt to articulate my feelings. I am sorry that I cannot word it better and that I suck at expressing feelings and emotions.
I love you. I hope that all of your dreams come true.
Thank you for choosing me and making my life mean something.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
That moment...
Have you ever had one of those..."This is awkward" moments?
Jerry Maguire is on TV right now. Maxine is watching it and it just happens to be the part I referenced in a blog post the other week.
I love that movie. Not enough for it to be in my top 5, but I love it.
It made me think of some awkward times in my life and how, when looking back later, they have turned out to be fantastic moments. No, I am not going to outline them here but it brings up an interesting thought.
Embrace every moment. If you can get perspective, you can take those awkward moments and see them for exactly how humorous they are.
I have a habit of talking out of my ass. Everyone knows it. The pleasant side effect of that is that I don't get embarrassed easily. I enjoy being a little silly. I try to embrace every moment. Most days I fail miserably but I still try.
Do you?
Jerry Maguire is on TV right now. Maxine is watching it and it just happens to be the part I referenced in a blog post the other week.
I love that movie. Not enough for it to be in my top 5, but I love it.
It made me think of some awkward times in my life and how, when looking back later, they have turned out to be fantastic moments. No, I am not going to outline them here but it brings up an interesting thought.
Embrace every moment. If you can get perspective, you can take those awkward moments and see them for exactly how humorous they are.
I have a habit of talking out of my ass. Everyone knows it. The pleasant side effect of that is that I don't get embarrassed easily. I enjoy being a little silly. I try to embrace every moment. Most days I fail miserably but I still try.
Do you?
Friday, August 27, 2010
It's Friday.
Today is Friday and I am freaking tired.
Like, "Hey alarm clock, I hate your guts" tired.
Anyway, I am about to head out to the office for the rollout of our new CRM.
I am stoked. I love new software.
Here is a little something to get you through the day. Stick with it for the reward at the end.
Like, "Hey alarm clock, I hate your guts" tired.
Anyway, I am about to head out to the office for the rollout of our new CRM.
I am stoked. I love new software.
Here is a little something to get you through the day. Stick with it for the reward at the end.
Elephant FAIL - watch more funny videos
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Flashbacks...part deux!
Because I KNOW you just can't get enough of these...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjp9fdglugA
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdcySIs2CQ8
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3IIve-t4bI
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjp9fdglugA
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdcySIs2CQ8
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3IIve-t4bI
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