Monty Discovers the Basement

I always wanted a secret room in my house and now I finally have one. We call it "the basement"...a room that Monty has never been in until a couple of days ago. We do our laundry in the basement; there's nothing else in there. Our basement can only be accessed from the outside which really sucks in the winter. Whenever we do laundry, we let Monty run around in the yard...which is fenced, so don't worry about him...he's not going to run away. The other day, we caught him peeking in at us from outside as if to say, "What's this? A room I have not been invited into yet". He came racing down the stairs and into the basement like it was a cave full of furry rabbits! He was SO excited...and then he peed. HA...no he didn't pee. I just wanted to add that because there's nothing more to my story. We thought it was cute and I had nothing else to post today. Did I mention that he has rubber ducky pajamas and that he sleeps in luxury? Check this out!

80s Movie Sequels Coming Soon to a Theater Near Me

It's like the 80's all over again. Rocky is returning to the big screen in this Friday's release of "Rocky Balboa", which is really Rocky VI with a new name. I'm going to see it, and I'll tell you why. I grew up on this shit, and if there's a way that the last Rocky I see is NOT Rocky V, then I have to go. I think it's going to be good. Seriously...the plot is solid this time. Even Stallone knows that Rocky V sucked...that's one reason he made this one. Rocky was supposed to die in Rocky V...he didn't and that's a good thing for "Rocky Balboa".

Rocky is not the only 80's hero you'll see again between this year and next. Bruce Willis is back too as John McClane in 2007's "Live Free or Die Hard", Eddie Murphy has signed on to once again bring Axel Foley to life in the fourth "Beverly Hills Cop". No shit...I'm not making any of this up. I just read that today. Rambo IV, Indiana Jones 4, Jurassic Park IV, Star Trek XI...(ok, so that's not exactly an 80's movie series, but deal with it); even if the movies suck...which they very well could...how can you not go see your old heroes make another appearance? I just noticed a pattern as I typed this...most of them are part 4s of the series...although some use the number four while others choose Roman numerals. There was a script for Lethal Weapon 5 at one time, which would kill that 4s theory, but now that Mel Gibson is an ass, they probably won't make that one...ever. And who would go to see it if they did?

What movie character of the 80s would you like to see make a return?

Confessions of a Former Superstar

I've found myself on stage several times over the past several years and I thought I'd share some of that with you...you know...for fun.

You don't think I'm going to share the audio with you too, do you? Screenshots from video is one thing...audio is completely different. I suppose I should have expected it; everyone wanted audio with my 17 year old hurt myself video too. Hold on...let me extract that for you. Click HERE (it might take a minute to load), but be warned...this is raw audio footage of someone separating the muscle from their shoulder blade.

Anyway...we're here to talk about music. A lot of people have had the opportunity to sing at a karaoke bar, which is where that first picture is from (way back in 1992 if you must know). The second and third pictures are what I'm most proud of...the two times in my life that I got up on stage with a band. The first one was during an outdoor squadron party when I was in the military...the singer took a break and I stepped in for him at the request of...well...me. I was an attention whore, what can I say? The second time was on a ferry boat from England to Scotland...another band. This band didn't exactly have the right instruments for my version of "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf...the only song I could sing without the karaoke video in front of me.

I know...you're still looking for audio. I think I've given you enough for right now. If I get really good presents for Christmas, I MIGHT be in a happy mood and willing to provide the sound behind the pictures. I do have it.

Which Marvel Hero Am I Most Like?

Last night, I watched the Ultimate Avengers 2, animated movie. Along with the DVD, is a bonus feature that lets you find out which Marvel Comic hero you're most like based on a series of questions. The result of my questionaire is:

"THE VISION: First Appearance, Avengers #57. The Vision is an android created by the evil robot Ultron 5 and Dr Phineas T. Horton. Even though he is synthetic, The Vision has human emotions. The Vision can alter his density, becoming intangible or diamond-hard. He can fly, fire heat beams from his eyes, and interface with computers."

William Shatner's Club Likes to Send Me Free Shit

Remember when I told you that I signed up for the William Shatner DVD Club and you thought I was crazy? Then remember when I told you that they weren't sending me DVDs and you thought they were dumb? Then they sent me a refund for the whole damn thing and cancelled my subscription and you thought you'd never hear about them from me again? Well, here's a little something I received a couple of days ago in the mail.

That's right. The William Shatner DVD Club decided it should now send me DVDs for FREE. I'm no longer a member. I wasn't getting them while I was a member, but now that I'm not...special delivery. You'll be surprised to know that I've contacted them to let them know of their error. They were nice enough to send my money back months ago and I've returned that niceity by sending them an email. Maybe they thought I was mocking them...bragging that I was somehow able to get one of their precious DVDs. The Precious...it's making me stronger, but surprisingly less angry. They never responded to my message and to that I say...fuck it...more free DVDs for me. Maybe it's karma making things right for all my frustrations with them or maybe that's just me watching too much "My Name is Earl".

Who's Been Sleeping in Our Child-Size Bed?

Any other couples out there sleeping in a full-size bed? From what I understand, this is not typical, but it's what we have left over from our pre-relationship days. "Why am I bringing this up now?" you might be asking yourself. Because I have a story to tell you, but I'm getting ahead of myself...you need some background

Katharine and I are lacking that person in the relationship who is not impulsive. Personally, I'm OK with that...and so is she, I think. Our story begins with our need for more clothing storage, but it certainly doesn't end there. We received a coupon from Bernie and Phyls Furniture that promised no payment until 2008 if you purchase furniture now. How convenient...we needed furniture, and here it was...FREE! We went looking for armoires, and our only requirement was matching the furniture we already had in our bedroom. We took a ride over to the store and starting browsing around. The only matching armoire was kind of cheap, but there were other quality pieces of furniture in other finishes. As I said before...we wanted a matching bedroom set...if the armoire was going to be in another finish...we needed to look at the rest of the set. I know what you're thinking and I don't care. In particular, we were trying to find a set with a full size bed. Nothing...in the adult section. We walked over to the kids section and there they were...the full beds amongst the smaller scale furniture. We laughed...Katharine was literally rolling on one of the "kid beds". Over strolled a saleswoman...a little bitchy if you ask me for someone who wanted to make a sale. "Can I help you?" she asked. "We're just laughing at something funny," Katharine replied. "Something I can help you with?" the woman countered. "You can show us to the door...bitch," I thought as we left. We went right over to Jordan's furniture and found a set...the perfect set.

An armoire to hold more clothes AND our TV. Two dressers, a nightstand, and a new bed...an adult's full size bed that includes hardware to make it a queen size if we ever want to grow up. How about that? Something to look forward to when our mattress wears out in 15 years!

My First Movie Credit in a Movie I Didn't Make

Hey, check this out!

This screenshot is from the Clerks II DVD...yup, it's true. Anyone who signed on as a MySpace friend to Clerks II was listed on the DVD. So now...I've appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, and now I've been immoralized on the Clerks II DVD. How many people do you thing will see that amongst the hundreds of thousands of other names they stream across the screen following the REAL credits?

Is It Live...or Is It LiveVision. The Newest and Coolest Thing on XBOX 360

I was playing another new game last night and although it's not the coolest game ever...it just might be the coolest game ever...of it's kind. The name of the game is World Series Poker Champoinship...or something like that. Whatever it is that the link brings you to. It doesn't matter. The game itself is not SO cool, but what it does...oh yeah...what it does is the coolest thing in games to date.

I played this game for two hours...I don't particularly care about poker...I've played before...I understand it. I never thought I'd play an XBOX poker game for 2 hours. Why would I this time, you ask? Any game that actually lets you put yourself in the game...is THE COLLEST game ever. Check this out...I'm actually sitting at the poker table!

And I'll repeat...for the first time...I did NOT do this in Photoshop or any other graphics program. The game is THAT cool.