Benjamin Button

Well I watched Benjamin Button last night.
Wow that was good. I was pretty sad at the end. Couldn't imagine holding a baby in my arms realizing that I had been married to him and that he was about to die. Sigh. Can't wait to get home and play with Darryl.

Brad Pitt is a great actor. He always knows how to underplay his role. He doesn't always need to be in the front. He allows everyone to occupy the space. He plays his role....the way it is intended to be played. He needs to do more dramatic movies.

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

Darryl and I gave Isadora the afternoon off. We went to see the Transformers movie. 3 friggin hours...thought I was going to die. It was the first time I had ever seen Darryl ready to climb the walls. He was kicking his legs and arching his back...I think he was totally cramping up. Finally, I told him to run around the cinema. He did that a couple of times before some black lady went and got the theatre manager...he told Darryl to sit down.

...Well then don't make your movies so damn long! This was a 3 hour movie...that could have easily have been 2 hours. The last hour was a not very subtle product placement ad for the United States Defense industry.

But I do love the sound effects in these Transformer movies and Shia and Megan and the parents are pretty good. Optimus Prime is a little heavy to digest...Freedom is your destiny. All man was born equal. Those who walk among us...walk freely. Ok, Optimus...take it down a notch. I feel like everytime he starts a monologue we should all be standing with our hand over hour hearts.

Something tells me the GI Joe movie is going to be the same.

We went to Academy sports and bought a Driver for Darryl and a Kettle bell for me. I am following this guys workouts.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/746000/300_spartan_workout_home_version_2/

See how they go. He looks great. I look like crap. I will be happy if we can meet in the middle.

Heat exhaustion

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Woke up this morning. Did some work. Went outside and started digging a whole for the pergola. Performed some squats, shoulder presses and lunges with my olympic bar outside in the back.

Heat Exhaustion.

I could sleep all day, now.

I made a raspberry, almond, honey and water smoothie. Drank two of them. They filled me up but I ate all the pork dumplings at lunch. Followed by an ice cream sandwich.

Went to Starbucks to get a coffee for myself, Darryl and Isadora. I got Darryl hot chocolate. We made the whole caffeine/Darryl mistake once. It was like the whole world slowed down and Darryl was on his own frequency. He was literally vibrating without moving. It was like watching the young girl in "the Ring".

I finished the movie "Miracle at St. Anna". Great movie!! Five stars. Great story. Great characters. Great scenes. Perfect movie.

All time favorite authors

So, I have stilled kept myself trapped in my room. I rode my exercise bike (500 calories) while watching a DVD (The Haunting of Molly Hartley....SUCKED!!!).

Read a 100 pages of Moneyball.....I love Michael Lewis. He is one of the my new favorite authors.

Here is a list of my favorite authors through time. Most of them I have stopped reading for the following reasons:

1. They stopped writing (Passed away)
2. They started writing a book a year
3. I have outgrown them
   

The criteria for making this list is that:

1. I have purchased and loved more than 1 of their books.
2. I would gladly give or advise someone to buy the author's books.
   

I have also marked an astericks by their names based on the impact they had on my life (5 stars means I lived for them, 1 star means I enjoyed them )

1. Judy Blume (1980-1982)
2. John D. Fitzgerald (1983-1985)
3. Don Pendleton(***)(1985-1987)
4. Stephen King(****)(1985-1987)
5. Michael Crichton(*****)(1987-2006)
6. Isaac Asimov(**)(1991-1995)
7. Anne Rice(*****)(1992-*)
8. David Suzuki(*****) (1992-1999)
   
9. Stephen Leacock(*****) (1992-1995)
   
10. Joseph J. Ellis(***) (1999-*)
    
11. Ron Chernow(****) (1999-*)
    
12. Elizabeth Gilbert(*****) (2008-*)
    
13. David Sedaris(***) 2008-*
    
14. Michael Lewis(*****) 2008-*
    

What is the point of hanging out with a wife that just wants to tear you down.

Isadora and I are spending the whole day apart. I went to Home Depot to see if they had any 6x6x12. They only had 6x6x16...which means I can't put it on top of my Highlander. Screw it. I will wait till they get more at the Lowes down the street.

But I am pissed at her.

What a jerk.

Sitting in my room browsing, reading and probably put in a DVD and ride my bike. Oh can't do that because my speakers are smoked.

What a fuckin bullshit day.

I should have bought the beer and gotten drunk.

Oh well time to work on the Blackberry application I guess.

What is the point of hanging out with a wife that just wants to tear you down.

I am a snob.

Today, I am just chilling out watching Taken and the Day the Earth Stood Still and reading the Prince.

Isadora and Darryl are over playing with Crissy, Lindsey and Ashley. Darryl's girlfriend is Ashley. She is really sweet and has the same temperament as Darryl. They both are performers and monkeys and love to scream and get wild.

Lindsey is a 3 year old Lesbian. She is sweet and shy but loves sports, playing with boys toys and wearing boys clothing. She wants to be Zac Efron when she grows up.

Darryl has spent the past two days watching his T-Ball video, HSM 1 and HSM 2. High School Musical. I like HSM3 the best.

Crissy is one of Isadora's better friends. I think they are best friends. Alot of Isadora's friends are weird parasites. They take advantage of her niceness. Crissy is normal with a normal husband and normal kids. They are a pleasure to be around. I really have to guide Isadora as to who her GOOD friends are...and who she should not be friends with. She listens to me a little...

She knows I am right.

I am a snob.

If you are part of my inner circle, you are a quality person with a quality family. No part of your life can be rotten or off track.

Four weddings and a funeral

I am sitting here late at night watching one of my favorite movies. Four weddings and a funeral. A great movie has more memorable characters than the ones on the poster. There is not one character in this movie that is not amusing and everyone plays their character to a tee. They have so many unusual characters. A boisterous gay guy, a deaf brother...they don't seem unusual now but when it came out, you would never see these people in the lead group.

Great movie.