The Hurt Locker

This is my best picture. The plot was great, action scenes were great. I think this movie would have easily won Best Picture last year. This movie is a definite must see.

District 9

This movie was very interesting. It starts out being filmed as a documentary and then changes. I really liked the documentary feel and I think that stuck with that as long as they could and then didn't know how to change once they had to for the plotline to make sense. I thought the plot was really cool and it definitly sets up for a sequal in the future. I would rank this below avatar in 4th right now. I have to see 2 more movies this week. It looks like I won't be seeing The Blind Side, An education, or Precious. I'll have to see them when I can netflix them. I could not justify spending 8 bucks to see The Blind Side when it had been out for several months. More updates this week hopefully.

Inglorious Bastards

I was way behind on seeing this movie. I did not like either of the Kill Bills and have never been a Tarantino fan. This movie surprised me completely. It was really funny and I a lot less gory than I thought it would be. In the Kill Bills heads were flying everywhere but that was not the case in this movie. I think part of the reason I'm ranking this movie #1 is b/c of my love of the old style WWII movies. This was a semi-spoof of those movies and I loved every second of it. I would definitely say see this movie ASAP.

Top Ten Movies of the 2000s

Rolling Stone published the best 10 movies of the decade so I am going to copy them and put out my list. What is yours?


1. The Departed (Best Picture 2006)
2. A Beautiful Mind (Best Picture 2001)
3. There Will be Blood (2007)
4. No Country for Old Men (Best Picture 2007)
5. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
6. Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
7. Gladiator (Best Picture 2000)
8. Michael Clayton (2007)
9. Finding Nemo (2002)
10.Finding Neverland (2004)

New Rating System

I have seen 3 possible best picture nominees now and I realized that my rating system is very flawed. I cannot figure out how to rate something on a 1-5 scale comparing it with There Will Be Blood, Slumdog Millionaire and Up. I will have a new rating system just based on this years movies. If you look in the side I will rank the movies I have seen. So far here are my rankings.

1. Up in the Air
2. Avatar
3. UP

Up in the Air

Ashley and I went and saw Up in the Air on Wednesday night. I really enjoyed this movie. The acting was great. I always enjoy George Clooney and he was great in Michael Clayton and did not disappoint in Up in the Air. The same group that did Juno and Thank you for smoking made Up in the Air and it shows because the humor is very similar. There were some very funny parts and I found myself laughing throughout. The music and the camerawork really highlighted this movie. I would say this is also a must see but if you don't want to pay the money, it would be okay to wait and see it on DVD.

Avatar 3D

Avatar was one of the best looking movies I have ever seen. James Cameron does amazing things with the natives and the scenary. Their expressions are completely realistic and it is great to watch. The plot line is very predictable. The plot is a cross between a male version of Pocahontas and Fern Gully. I really enjoyed the visual aspects of the movie and I would definitely recommend seeing it. I don't think you have to see it in 3D but it adds something. In one review I read, it says the 3D allows you to feel like you are in the forest and I don't agree with that but maybe I needed to see it on IMAX. I will say this about the 3D, it was not your normal IMAX 3D. There were no arrows being shot in your face and you did not feel queazy throughout the movie. I am going to wait on rating this movie until I have seen at least 1 or 2 other probable Best Picture nominees. If you are asking if you should see it, I would definitely say this is a must see in theatres.

Oscar Season is Beginning!!

Ten Best Picture Nominees! At first I thought this would water down the competition and we would get several movies that were not "Best Picture Quality." An interesting thing about this year's awards is that voters list their top 10 movies. In the past, they would just pick one movie and top vote gets the Oscar. This year is interesting because it is possible for a movie to get the most 1st place votes yet lose because another movie racked up in 2nd and 3rd place votes with a few 1st place votes mixed in. This add a whole new element to the Academy Awards and I'm really excited to start going to the theatre again!! There are several movies that I am really excited to see this year including, "Up in the Air," "Inglorious Bastards (I know I'm late on this one)", "The Hurt Locker," and "Avatar." I am seeing Avatar tonight in 3D. Normally I really hate 3D movies. Ashley and I saw Harry Potter in 3D a couple of years ago and I left with a headache. I have heard very good things about Avatar in 3D and can't wait to see it tonight. My review of Avatar will be up tonight or tomorrow.

Half Marathon Results

My half marathon yesterday went very well. I completed it in 1:52:58 which is about 8:40 seconds a mile. I trained to get it under two hours so I was very happy. I finished 33rd in my age group and 240 out of 600 plus people. I looked at my watch and I ran a total of 276 miles and over 50 hours of training for this race.

My next race is going to be the tobacco road marathon on March. I am going to do the full race. Training starts in two weeks!

Facebook Status #2

Woke up to this one this morning..


Friend:We just got pulled for having sex in my car... really dude we're married!


ummm I think that speaks for itself.

Best Animated Feature is...

I saw "Up" the other night and seeing as though Pixar has won 4 out of the 6 awards I doubt they will lose this one. I enjoyed this much more so than "Wall-E." The animation continues to improve with each year and the plot of "Up" was more enjoyable to me than was "Wall-E." It follows an older man as he struggles with life without his wife and fulfilling his dream of going to South America. He is content to let the dream die with him until he assaults an employee of the construction company trying to buy his house. As he begins, he realizes that he has a little boy who has been bothering him to get his last badge for his boy scout troupe. They both make the trip and encounter several adventures like a giant bird and talking dogs. I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Why I love Dan Patrick

Check out this audio of him impersonating Lou Holtz.

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5 Reasons you know your run was too hard

#1-You started your run after 7 am which means the humidity has started to grab hold of you

#2-You have not been training on hills and then decided to stretch your long run out by an extra mile to 9 instead of 8

#3-Your dry fit shirt is so wet by the end of the run that you can ring it out

#4-You make the brilliant decision of eating a huge burger, fries, 2 pieces of b-day cake at Red Robin the night before

and #5-You drink 16 oz of G2 and a whole bottle of water when you get home and you still have lost 4 lbs of water weight

For all the Froo Froo's

Check this out


For everyone shopping at Whole Foods and paying more for every item making sure it is "organic," this study over 50 yrs shows that it has no health benefit.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

I went and saw this movie at the Drive-In in Henderson last week. 5 dollars for 2 movies. It was a lot of fun. Cheap food and drink. Ashley and I probably spent 20 dollars for two large popcorn, 2 drinks, and a candy. Anyway, on to the movie. I have read all of the books (twice) and I had higher hopes for this movie because I felt that the Harry Potter series was getting better with each movie. I thought this movie was pretty terrible. I was definitely disappointed. I know they can't put everything in the book in the movie but they even added scenes that made no sense at all. I still can't figure out why they did that.

The Harry Potter series has garnered only 6 nominations through the first 5 movies. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (#2) and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (#5) did not receive any nominations. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (#4) was nominated for art direction (losing to "Memoirs of a Geisha"). "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (#3) was nominated for for music score (losing to "Finding Neverland") and visual effects (losing to "Spider-Man 2"). I don't expect this to break into any of the major categories either. I would not see it again and I'd give it a 1.5 out of 5.

Facebook Status #1

I'm beginning a new series of Facebook Status' that I feel show the hilarity of people.

This is actually a comment.

Friend 1- Lord I thank you 4 my new job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of her friend's comments-Wish icud say da same


As I read this I was wondering if the reason she didn't have a new job was because she only spelled 2 words correctly in a sentence that does not even make sense.

Holyfield's house forclosed

Evander Holyfield's house was foreclosed. As you look at this house, can you think of any reason that you need a house that has 109 rooms and 104 acres. Athletes are so stupid with their money.

One Week Down

I've officially trained for a week. I've ran for 6 of the last 8 days and lifted weights in 4 of those days. This is only a week but I'm pretty encouraged. I've found out that I really like morning runs/workouts. I'm officially now at my lowest weight since probably 7th or 8th grade and am really encouraged to keep going and keep breaking personal records. On Saturday, we are going to the beach and that will be tough because my grandparents have food and alcohol all over the house and its going to be tough to moderate. I have tried running on the beach before and it was a disaster but I think I will try again. I'm in much better shape that last time seeing that I've been running on and off for at least 1-2 months. Anyway, I'm hoping that when I read my blog in a week or 2 when I'm ready to quit the 5 day a week workout binge that I can become encouraged by posts like this and continue working out.

Training Details

I have added a new sidebar detailing my training for the OBX 1/2 marathon. Today was the 2nd day I've run in a row and was really tough. I trained hard yesterday with heavy weight lifting and a run. Today took awhile to loosen up my muscles.

It only says 1 day in the sidebar because I cleared my Garmin's history before I ran today.

Half Marathon #2

I think I've decided to run another half marathon this November. I'm going to start training earlier this time so my knees don't hurt for a week after the run. Right now I'm just going to be doing light runs 5 days a week and weight training 3 days a week. I think I want to do the OBX marathon November 8th because the course is pretty flat. 13.1 miles of fun here we go again! Anyone who wants to run it with me can. I'll definitely try and get my dad to do it again.