Skynet Has Become Self Aware

The pictures tell the whole story...

DVD Collection #7: 48 Hours and Another 48 Hours (so it's not exactly in alphabetical order)

This was the movie that defined the mismatched buddy action comedy movie in the 1980s. Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy as a cop and a convict forced to work together to solve a crime...if that's not a 80s movie in a nutshell, I don't know what is.

This is one of Eddie Murphy's best movie series if you haven't seen it...not like the crap he makes now. He was my favorite comedy actor during that time when he also made such movies as Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, The Golden Child, and Coming to America. He was big into his standup comedy routine at that point as well...funny stuff, but also considered controversial. Not by today's standards. And what happened to Nick Nolte? Notice Eddie gets top billing in the sequel? Hmmm.

DVD Collection #6: American Pie, American Pie 2, and American Wedding (spoilers, but who really cares)

I admit to having fun watching these movies, even if all they are is a series of raunchy sex comedies...or maybe BECAUSE of that. But seriously people...after the trilogy (if I dare call it that) did we really need loosley related sequels like American Pie presents Band Camp, American Pie presents The Naked Mile, and American Pie presents Beta House? Isn't that last one just a ripoff of that classic 1978 movie Animal House?

I happy to be able to say that I've never watched any of the "presents" movies and I never will. Now I must post the next movie in my DVD collection immediately so this will be knocked down an entry and you might never see it.

A Typical Monday Night Only Weeks from Halloween

When Halloween and Christmas Collide

Wait...Halloween and Christmas should NEVER collide because Thanksgiving is in the middle. At least that would be the next holiday sensationalized if we cared about it anymore. Did we forget about Thanksgiving? Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pie...wait...OK, I'm back. I personally would never forget about Thanksgiving, but apparently Target did because they've aisled (is that a word) spooky Halloween decorations with Christmas lights and tree stands.

Seriously? Has it all been so commercialized now that it has to start in October? Why not just make it a year round holiday? Once a month, we gather with family and friends to celebrate Christmas in {Insert Month Here}. We used to do that when we were camping when I was a kid...we'd celebrate Christmas in July, but that was only because you mostly only saw your summer camping friends during the summer. And what is it about Christmas that we start in October, but we don't start planning for Halloween in August? Or Thanksgiving in September? Or New Years in July while we're making preparations for the 4th? Don't both of those use fireworks? We could technically combine 4th of July and New Years Eve for a massive super duper fireworks extravaganza! But I'm getting away from the original thought brought on by Target...let's enjoy Halloween and Thankgsgiving first, and then it can be Christmas' turn after that. If nothing else, America's children will be a bit less confused this way.

"Mommy...can I get an Elmo skin for Christmas?"

"That's a costume honey...it's for Halloween. Elmo is OK."

I heard a similar comment made in the store that very day. It's true.

My New Obsession with Blueberry

Every morning on my way to work, I used to stop at Dunkin Donuts for my large coffee with skim milk and regular sugar. Regular sugar...not that crap liquid sugar they tried to push on me last year. Recently, I started riding into work with a friend of mine, and he too wanted to stop at Dunkin Donuts. Then one day, I discovered Green Mountain Wild Mountain Blueberry coffee.

We ordered it for the coffee maker at work just to try it out and now it's the daily ritual instead of Dunkin Donuts. It's the best coffee ever, it saves time getting into the office, and it's FREE. To me anyway.

But the blueberry doesn't stop there. It stops with Wachusett Blueberry Ale...which is...you guessed it, the best beer ever. Who would have thought that all this blueberry would be so delicious. The only thing it's missing is actual blueberries in the beer. Oh...I'm going to try that next time I have some.

So go out and get yourself from blueberry. Maybe you'll put it in pancakes...maybe you'll make a pie. You decide and tell me about it.

TELEVISION: Nostalgia TV...Knight Rider and 90210 (2008)

I'll just get it over with and admit it right away...I'm watching both of them...the new Knight Rider and the new 90210. They're not on Pay Per View...they don't cost anything. What have I lost by watching them (aside from a little dignity and self respect)?

90210 has had what, 4 episodes now...I already don't care about the new characters, but I want to know where the old characters are...how some of them have grown into the new characters (in case you weren't sure, it's true)...and how they interact with each other. This is more of a sequel than it is a remake, which I prefer honestly. The same is true of Knight Rider. The new guy...Mike Tracer is Michael Knight's son...brought home by the fact that The Hoff himself was in the pilot and says as much. They should just get a jump on things and call it Season Six of Knight Rider, because essentially that's what it is...a continuation of the original with more bikinis thrown in for good measure (at least so far into episode 2). And now...creativity being what it is...Mike Tracer, like his dad before him, has faked his own death and become Michael Knight. Only his face hasn't changed at all. He still looks exactly like Mike Tracer, so good luck to him in keeping his secret identity. It doesn't matter...I'll keep watching because unlike most people, I enjoy watching a continuing story, even if it's not so great.

Another Culinary Success

Because I couldn't stand the thought of eating out again, I once again decided to cook something at home. I won't talk about it because anyone can talk about it...I'll just show me my Shepards Pie masterpiece.

MOVIES: Undead (2003) - Just Watch It

119 Days ago, a movie was released that would revolutionize the way zombies are presented on screen. Undead was not that movie, but it came out on the same day.

Instead of taking itself too seriously, Undead finds a way to make a zombie plague amusing. It was exactly what the filmmaker wanted it to be...a B horror movie that would make you laugh. My cousin David and I enjoyed it...Katharine hated it...my cousin Judith slept through it. If you like Grindhouse type horror movies, you shouldn't miss this one. If you'd prefer to get a second opinion first, see what Katharine had to say.

When Style Returns to the 80s

They say that every so many years (what is it...like 30 years?) fashion cycles back and you see people wearing clothes from another time. Apparently, my jeans wish that they lived in the 80s...not just one pair...ALL of my jeans decided to tear at the knees at the same time. Either that or my jeans from the 1980s have traveled through time to be here because they missed me.

For the first time in a couple of years, I had to go out and buy more jeans...3 pairs...so now I'm good. Good. I get my jeans from L.L. Bean...the Double L Classic jeans are the only ones that I find fit really well so that's what I got for the ridiculous, but necessary price of $100 for the three of them. I shouldn't need anymore jeans for another long while to come until that ripped at the knee fashion cycle returns.