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Showing posts with label random. Show all posts
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Completely random posting...
Let me just say that I love the Netflix online viewing player. The last three movie reviews I posted were watched via the player. If only it would work on my Mac, I'd be a happy camper. That being said, it's absolutely the best online video player I've come across. I never had to wait for a segment of the movie to load. The computer I was watching the movies on shut down (good old Microsoft technology!), but the Netflix player knew right where the movie stopped, so it started right from there.
Alright, the commercial for Netflix is done now...
Let me just say that I love the Netflix online viewing player. The last three movie reviews I posted were watched via the player. If only it would work on my Mac, I'd be a happy camper. That being said, it's absolutely the best online video player I've come across. I never had to wait for a segment of the movie to load. The computer I was watching the movies on shut down (good old Microsoft technology!), but the Netflix player knew right where the movie stopped, so it started right from there.
Alright, the commercial for Netflix is done now...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Greatest Outdoor Game Ever Created?
After going to a shitty Phillies game today, sports was the last thing on my mind.
Begrudgingly, my brothers convinced me to head outside and play a game of volleyball. I obliged, and although I like volleyball, let's be honest here...it takes a few games in order to get your hands used to the nonstop impact. After one game, everyone was rubbing their wrists in pain, but, despite the incessant gnawing by mosquitos, no one wanted to retire inside.
And then, we decided to play quite possibly the greatest outdoor game ever created -- Newcomb. Although, let's be honest here, it definitely appears infinitely more awesome if you use this commonly used spelling variant-- Nuke 'Em.
Nuke 'Em was created by Clara Gregory Baer in 1895 as an "easier" version of volleyball for elementary school kids (History Lesson courtesy of wikipedia). But, as I'm sure my brothers and Hawaiian cousin would attest, "easier" does not necessarily mean less intense (as my brother's bruised knee will show). You play with a volleyball, but throw rather than hit the ball over the net.
There is definite need to be clever and one must take advantage of the ability to change the pace of the game at your will. Toss quickly, or make your opponents quiver nervously in anticipation of your move. Granted, I think the game works best with two players per team -- much more people and it would be too difficult to find the sweet "uncatchable" spot on the opposing players' side.
Sure, the Phils just blew a ten-game winning streak today, but my team's Nuke 'Em record stands undefeated. Who needs nice Old Geezer Jamie Moyer (or for that matter Misty May Treanor or Karch Kiraly) when you could have Old Man Me on your team? (That's right...I'm pulling out the obscure volleyball references now...)
Sunday, July 19, 2009
The Year In Movies
So, I've been asked to look over my year so far in 2009 movies. I've created a list of all my grades -- laying it out, looking at the percentage of movies that fall under each grading categories. Fifty movies so far this year...let's see how things pan out. So, here it is...in order from Best to Worst...
A *** 0/50 = 0%
None
A- *** 1/50 = 2%
B+ *** 2/50 = 4%
B *** 6/50 = 12%
B- *** 4/50 = 8%
C+ *** 4/50 = 8%
C *** 5/50 = 10%
C- *** 4/50 = 8%
D+ *** 6/50 = 12%
D *** 6/50 = 12%
D- *** 6/50 = 12%
F *** 6/50 = 12%
I am actually quite surprised by how evenly my ratings are spread out after I go below B+. As I was building the list, I was actually quite pleased with the way the ratings panned out. At this stage in the game, looking at the list from Best to Worst, I think the ratings are right on target. I've been known to change a rating or two a week (or month) or so after I've watched a movie, but looking at the above, I'm quite pleased with the way things are rated now.
I would say that anything C+ or above would be something that I would recommend people to see. Therefore, based on the above ratings, I would say that of the fifty movies I've seen, I would say that 17 movies -- or 34% -- would be worth your watching. Not too bad at this point, but I've got a bunch of crappy movies from January through April left to watch...and August looks like a shitfest, too...ugh...
I'll update this around the first day of each month for the rest of the year...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Jon Minus Kate Plus Eight Sad Little Kids
So I just posted my Jon and Kate Gosselin book review two days ago, and I get home from an exciting day at The Most Magical Place on Earth and find out they're divorcing.
Now, in the grand scheme of things, I don't really give a hoot, but for a couple whose book focused entirely too much on religion and faith and God, I find it a little hypocritical that they're headed for divorce. I'm not saying that religious folk shouldn't divorce, and of course, I have no idea of the inner workings of their household and I have not watched any of the show this season, but it was obvious throughout the course of the show that Kate was more than a little harsh on her hubby (oftentimes unjustly so). Still, where's the counseling? Lord knows that wasn't shown on television.
And what gets me even more is that in this Associated Press article, Kate proudly touts that "the show MUST go on." Really, you don't want to spend time alone with your EIGHT young kids? It's all about the Benjamins, I guess (yes, I really just used that terminology. Maybe I'll bring that back along with "chillax"). As a matter of fact, I think that's what pisses me off the most about the whole thing. Forget about the hypocritical nature of throwing aside the devout religious aspect of your life, but you're really gonna keep doing the show simply because it's bringing in the dough? You're really gonna keep doing your book tours? Forget about the fact that those things contributed (largely?) to the downfall of your marriage. I don't know, but it screams sleazy and cheap and wrong to me.
Please note that I really don't care all that much and the only reason I'm blogging about it is because I just wrote the book review, but it irks me even more now having read the book.
Lies! Lies! All lies, I tell you!
...Maybe I just need to chillax...
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