2.5" Diameter Heart Attack

Oh. My. God.

Burnt Finger BBQ took the challenge of doing something barbeque style with bacon. This is called the Bacon Explosion. They did it in a fashion that would cause heart attacks in most of the population of Rhode Island. This monstrosity includes two pounds of bacon, two pounds of Italian sausage, and a jar each of barebque sauce and rub.

It is slow smoked before serving, and it looks completely sinful and I want to try it.

Obama Hennessey?!

I have seen many different bits of Obama merchandise so far.  I have seen multiple t-shirts with his face plastered all over, bumper stickers, keychains, handwarmers, Obama Bars soaps, and more, but this just takes the cake.

Hennessey decided to make a commemorative bottle congratulating the 44th president.  I just find it a little absurd that Hennessey is cashing in on the make-money-off-the-first-African-American-president scheme.  Seriously, stereotypical much?



I just think it a little over the top that there are Obama Chia Heads (both serious and happy styles), hats, Obama masks (in Japan), and so much more.  Yes, Barack Obama is our president, but there has never been so much swag and merchandising.  Is it smart to celebritize our president?  Should we be glorifying a man whose term in office is going to be the most difficult job in the world at one of the most turbulent times in our history?

Running Man

The glut of great 80s movies continues. I watched The Castle of Cagliostro and The Running Man in the past day and a half. Now, Cagliostro has great anime cred. Being a Lupin III movie that was penned by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the combination of two powerhouses. I mean, Monkey Punch's characters and Miyazaki's writing is awesome.

The Running Man, I am sure everyone my age will remember, is one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's best films ever. I mean, any movie with Arnie's classic "I'll be back" being followed by Richard Dawson saying "Only in reruns" is a winner in my book.

It's closing in on 3am and my insomnia is wearing on me. I plan on being up for another few hours, unfortunately. Hopefully I can get something boring on tv or convince myself to fall asleep the old fashioned way.

I've seen 163 out of 239 films. That's a lot of films!

Supposedly, if you have seen more than 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(x) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane

Total in this section: 9

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) Anchor Man
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
(x) Saw
(x) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Total in this section: 8

(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
(x) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp

Total in this section: 6

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Resident Evil 1
(x) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch

Total in this section: 9

(x) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
(x) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
(x) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
( ) I, Robot
( ) Robots

Total in this section: 5

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(x) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
(x) Eight Crazy Nights
(x) Joe Dirt
(x) KING KONG

Total in this section: 12

( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( )The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
(x) The Ring
(x) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
(x) Flubber

Total in this section: 5

( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
(x) From Hell
(x) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
(x) The Whole Ten Yard

Total in this section: 5

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
( ) Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
(x) Coach Carter
(x) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask

Total in this section: 10

(x) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
(x) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George

Total in this section: 10

(x)Independence Day
(x) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
(x) Christine
(x) ET
(x) Children of the Corn
(x) My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2

Total in this section: 9

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
(x) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
(x) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3

Total in this section: 11

(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
(x) Jeepers Creepers
(x) Jeepers Creepers 2
( ) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
( ) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2

Total in this section: 11

( ) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
(x) Old School
(x) The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
(x) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old Virgin

Total in this section: 7

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Total in this section: 6

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
(x) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
(x) American History X
( ) Three

Total in this section: 3

( ) The Jacket
(x) Kung Fu Hustle
(x) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard

Total in this section: 6

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
(x) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
( ) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld

Total in this section: 4

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
(x) Kill Bill vol 2
(x) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
(x) Kingdom of Heaven
(x) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
(x) Re-Animator
(x) Army of Darkness

Total in this section: 7

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
(x) Ewoks The Battle For Endor

Total in this section: 7

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
(x) Animatrix
(x) Evil Dead
(x) Evil Dead 2
(x) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal

Total 163 movies

Post "I've seen ____ out of 239 films" as the title of the note.

So... Sleepy

Is anyone else in hibernation mode these days?

Kelly and I got our December DTE bill, and we think that $170 for a month in a 750 square foot apartment is pretty crazy. We have turned the heat down and have started living in blankets. We have no less than five in our living room (a 16' by 12' room).

In other news, my journal is now uploaded properly and migrated from LiveJournal. So, if you are bored enough, you may read about my exploits in Japan (end of May 2004 to September 2004) or before that if you want the slow, painful death of the relationship I had with my ex. That makes for some happy reading...

I played some Resistance 2 online today, and the full game is definitely as fun as the beta was. I was part of a coop team with 7 others running though Bryce Canyon, Utah. I was playing split screen, and my character of choice was the Medic. My team was well balanced, and we kicked the Chimera's butts all across the canyon. I passed the controller after that round, and they died within minutes. He blamed failure on the poor team dynamics. I think it failed because I was not playing.

In any case, I am just hanging out online while Kelly is watching the Screen Actor's Guild Award Ceremony. I am just surprised that people in Hollywood will join a guild called SAG.

Televisual Entertainment

So this is my new living room setup. My one wall is completely taken up with shiny new electronics, and I love it.

Featured:

• Samsung 6 Series 52" LCD HD 1080i Television
• Dish Network HD DVR Receiver
• Nintendo Wii
• Sony Playstation 3
• Sony 900 Watt Receiver and Surround Sound System
• Brand new tv stand
• New Multimedia Shelves

I know that I have all of my speakers on the tv stand, and not surrounding me as surround sound is meant to be set up, but I have no room for the speakers behind the couch right now.

What economic downturn?

So Slow at Work

With Michigan's unemployment rating over 10.6%, and the rate increasing even though the pool of employable people shrinks means that we are in a world (or state) of trouble. And the first thing people cut out? That would be the luxuries. Don't get me wrong, we still have people coming in, and we really appreciate and take excellent care of them, but I want the masses to come in in droves, throwing wads of hundreds at us.

Well, that would be nice, anyway.

Kelly and I have been getting our living room remodeled (ie. giant tv) for Superbowl. We are having a few people over to gaze upon our 52" tv and eat snacks while watching people who are paid more than everyone in my family combined play a game. I will have a pic of the setup in my next post.

Journal Migration

Hey, how's it going?

This is the first post written in my very own blogspot journal. I am in the midst of migrating my LiveJournal account over here so I can have my blog-o-history (since 2002, intermittently updated).

I was inspired to do this because (a) Google owns it and (b) my little brother Kevo has a blog also.

Old posts will show up, but feel free to ignore them.

I write as if I have an audience; mainly it is for my own benefit, but, hey, I write to the amorphous internets.