Sheffield Wednesday. When are they getting back to the Premiere League?
Barca! Beat Real.
Juventus. Loved the stripes.
Object Mentor. Teach me about OOP again. Once more.
Wiki and Patterns. Patterns again. Once more. Again.
Just some things I was thinking of tonight.
How does this work? It’s got me stumped.
Okay. I am on a tear seeing many of the summer movies this year and thoroughly enjoying ever moment. Some films are good some are bad, but it is watching them in the dark that makes it so fun. Now if only I had more company.
The latest batch from this past weekend are Catwoman and The Manchurian Candidate.
First up, Catwoman. We caught this on a friday evening screening (7:40) and there were not many people seeing this movie in its second week in the theatres. No legs. This was the best worst flick I have seen in a while. It is everything that the critics have been saying it was. Bad. Bad. Bad. But I think this will be a classic bad movie. So bad it is good. At first, you can see and feel how bad the movie was, but then as you accept its awfulness, you begin to enjoy it. Halle Berry! Nice. The plot was outrageous. Something to do with stopping an evil makeup conglomerate from unleashing its toxic makeup on unsuspecting women. I shit you not that that was what the conflict centered on. From the opening to the closing, Catwoman stunk up the screen, but I appreciated its badness and applauded at the end. I knew we were in trouble when the director goes by one name.
5 of 5 stars.
The Manchurian Candidate is the total opposite of Catwoman in terms of critics’ approval. It has garnered some great reviews. I don’t know why. It was somewhat boring. And I predicted the ending in the first reel. Good but not great. A little slow and predictable if you are well versed in conspiracy theories. There is always a patsy. Thanks, X-files!
3 of 5 stars.
Should I be looking for a new job? The project I am working on is winding down and it looks as if it’s gonna be put out to pasture soon. The only sites I know online to look for a job is Dice.com and Monster.com. Does anyone know of any other sites?
John Kerry for president of the United States in 2004.
The US Postal Cycling Team is in its last year as sponsor for Lance Armstrong. Taking over the sponsorship duties for next year is the Discovery Channel. This brings a smile to my face as it links Lance Armstrong with my favorite Simpson’s episode. As Martin said, “Team Discovery Channel!” Try saying that in character and it too will make you smile.
I am using this entry to tie all the posts from our European vacation into one easy access point. Until I get Google on this site, this will be the only way to get to read all of my journal entries in one place.
So give it a read. If it peeks your interest then drop a comment.
Is Lance Armstrong the greatest cyclist of all time? Being a six time winner of le Tour de France is a great achievement. A difficult task that the greats of the sport, Anquetil, Hinault, Indurain and Merckx never achieved. But is he the best of them all. My take is similar to what Paul Sherwin during today’s telecast said, “He is the greatest Tour rider.” I believe that Eddie Merckx is the greatest. Not only winning the Tour 5 times, but also the Giro d’Italia 5 times. Merckx is the best overall rider winning in different races throughout the season. Lance winning six makes him the greatest American rider.
Aug. 16, 2001
07:40 Showered in sulfery water. Geothermal energy.
14:50 Done with Iceland. Blue Lagoon. Perfect end to the vacation. And the lunch wasn’t bad at all. Flight in an hour.
15:50 Sitting on floor. Waiting for the boarding shuffle. I get the seat w/either stinky Europeans or crazy Americans. Can’t wait to board.
21:35 Stuck between a bunch of French students. Pissing me off. When do we get home.www.fold.is
This is the last entry for our European vacation of 2001. It was a blast. A cruise. Then decompression in Iceland. If you get the chance, I think you should check out the Scandinavian side of Europe. It will delight and entrance you.
Aug 15, 2001
19:15 Back @ Hotel Saga/ Ate Chinese at Aziahusid. First country. Last country. Chinese food. Saw waterfalls Gullfoss and Geysir. Thingvellir, the place of the first parliament in Western. Lots of walking. Pulsyr. Hot dogs. Sunrise @ 4:00 am. Sunset @ 10:00 pm.
The cruise may have been over, but my brother, my mom and I visited another three days in Iceland. Amazing place. The mid-Atlantic ridge peeking out of the North Atlantic. I want to go again at least in mid-summer and mid-winter, the longest and shortest days of the year.
