October 2008
4 posts
Review: Tropic Thunder
Laughed a lot. It’s not going to be a classic or anything but Tropic Thunder was good entertainment. Funny lines, OMG moments, and more than a few “I can’t believe they just did/said that”. Jack Black and Ben Stiller were exactly what you expect them to be, i.e. themselves, but Robert Downey Jr. was exceptional as he played an Australian actor portraying a black soldier in...
Half-Assed
I am king of getting things started. Unfortunately I’m not getting things done. I noticed today how many unfinished projects I have around here. I cleared the flower beds but didn’t lay down new mulch - removed and sanded down the kitchen cabinets but haven’t painted them yet - put a new refridgerator, stove and dishwasher in but still have the range hood sitting unopened in its...
Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the...
The commercials for the soon-to-be-released DVD of Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull movie brought back some painful memories and the fact that I hadn’t said anything about it when I saw this piece of crap in the theater. Whoops, does that count as a spoiler? Seriously, this movie was so bad. I admit there were some cool Indiana Jones moments, too few and far between but they were there,...
Jury Duty
Today was a lot of fun. Jessica had Jury duty so it was just me and both kids today. I don’t think I’ve ever had a whole day with just the two of them. I’ve had Erin for days at a time but with the two of them Jessica has almost always been around or at most just gone for a few hours. But this was great. I made breakfast and did the dishes before we played, then Erin and I picked...