The NHL All Star Weekend is over, and it was great fun (as always). But I'm not here to talk about hockey, I'm here to talk about parenting.
Quality time, as Wikipedia informs one, is "an informal reference to time spent with loved ones (e.g., close family, partners or friends) which is in some way important, special, productive or profitable." Some parents feel the need to fill this time with programmed activities, thinking that they are better parents if they take their offspring to more exciting places and give them "experiences", maybe to make up for the limited amount of time they have to spend with their children.
Well, during the All Star weekend the players bring their kids to experience the weekend with them. They meet stars, they are in the middle of a great event, and maybe a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Yet when asked which star's autograph was the best Martin St. Louis' son says, "my daddy's."
And Danny Brière's son's reply when asked what the best part of the weekend is?
"Just hanging around with my dad."
Sunday, January 30, 2011
FREE!
Its a new year, and for the first time it feels like it. Things are changing. Im changing. Im out of a relationship that i should have been out of ages ago. Theres no denying that i let it drag on. To be honest i new it wouldn't work as soon as he told me he wouldn't go to LACMA with me to see an exhibit by my favorite artist, Baldassari. Is that shallow? I read somewhere that dating younger guys is in style this year, but cheating never is so i think that just cancelled its self out. Shit. I should have thought that one threw.
Is it bad to say that im excited to be single? Cause im like giddy. I can finally concentrate on my self! Iv'e been going out to parties and even catching up with old friends. Im acting again and iv'e been getting a lot of call backs from agencies which is awesome. Im also doing pretty good in school. I mean i liked the security of having a boyfriend but i enjoy being alone a little too much to be in a relationship. Unless it was Mick Jagger. Hes my only exception.
Don't get me wrong, theres a down side too. First off im kind of a natural bitch, and i find it kind of hard to be nice to guys. I hate waiting for some guy to call or text me. I hate not having a boyfriend to talk to when im feeling like shit, but i also love the freedom and independence involved with being single. I don't have to inform anyone of the stuff im up to and everything goes better when im alone. No one expects anything from me and i don't expect anything from someone else.
I guess the search continues, but then again i dont think it ever really ends. Lets just hope that my search brings me to someone more like Todd Hacket then Homer Simpson. Or maybe someone that enjoys the day of the locust as much as i do. But in the meantime im happy. I have good friends, a family that loves me, and my self. I think i love my self more then ever. I think im pretty fucking awesome and thats all that counts.
Taking a Break
I am working on organizing my comics. It is really fun! Anyway, enjoy some Carl ranting about a week without a football...
Friday, January 28, 2011
GOTW
As I was sitting here going through all of my comics (yeah, it is a boat load of fun), I started thumbing through 100 Bullets, which is a fantastic read, and I remembered how hot Megan Dietrich was, and how much of a major bitch she could be. She was a bit of slut, liked to play Benito and his father of each other (and I think she slept with both of them). But, she is one of the most powerful people in the world and that makes her even hotter. Sadly, I could not find any good pictures of her, so you will just have to buy the comics and read them yourself.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Taxes and Titans
Last night I decided to do two very torturous things to myself: my taxes and watch Clash of the Titans. Which should I start with, I will take the lesser of two evils: taxes.
Taxes
Last year I used TurboTax and it was a good experience, so I figured I would use it again. One of the things I have discovered is that it does not matter that I give money to charity or that I save my receipts for my work shoes and clothes. None of these things make my refund any different.
It is also so depressing to look at your gross pay and then see how much you lost in taxes. This reminds me that I need to set up a 401K, might as well lose that money before the taxes come out. Also, I wonder if I donate all my comics to charity, if I claim them will that affect my refund? It would have to, right?
I do recommend using TurboTax if you have a simple tax return and want to get it done and over with. My return should be in my account in the next eight to fourteen days. And I have a few plans for that money, but more on that to come later in life.
Clash of the Titans
I heard this movie was terrible, but terrible does not do it justice. I just did not understand why the hell they felt the need to take the story of Perseus and mangle it all up. Why was Hades trying to kill Zeus? In the original myth, Hades helps Perseus by giving him a helmet (or was it a cloak?) that makes him invisible.
I also hated how crappy the Djinn looked. Wait, why were they even in the movie? Why did the scorpion scenes feel like a rip-off from Transformers? Oh, because it was pretty much identical. And what the hell is Hollywood's fascination with the kraken? This was not the creature from the original myth, why would you change it?
The biggest irritation was the whole Io subplot. Why was she even in this movie? Io was turned in a cow after having sex with Zeus, then she went to Egypt (I cannot remember all her adventures, sue me). Perseus is supposed to save Andromeda and then marry her. Granted, I thought that Gemma Arterton was hotter than Alexa Davalos, but it seems like they needed to put a character in to help Perseus and did not want to use Athena (who helps Perseus in the myth).
I would try to say something good about the movie, but there was not that much. I like Sam Worthington (he was great in Terminator Salvation) and I thought Medusa looked pretty good. That was one scene where they bumped up the action and it actually was good.
Needless to say, I am glad I did not see this in the theater. I would have probably got up halfway through and left.
Since I know you are asking who the girl to the left is, I figured I would make you all work it out. Just kidding, this is Natalia Vodianova, she played Medusa. Not going to lie, I would stare at her until I turned into stone.
Taxes
Last year I used TurboTax and it was a good experience, so I figured I would use it again. One of the things I have discovered is that it does not matter that I give money to charity or that I save my receipts for my work shoes and clothes. None of these things make my refund any different.
It is also so depressing to look at your gross pay and then see how much you lost in taxes. This reminds me that I need to set up a 401K, might as well lose that money before the taxes come out. Also, I wonder if I donate all my comics to charity, if I claim them will that affect my refund? It would have to, right?
I do recommend using TurboTax if you have a simple tax return and want to get it done and over with. My return should be in my account in the next eight to fourteen days. And I have a few plans for that money, but more on that to come later in life.
Clash of the Titans
I heard this movie was terrible, but terrible does not do it justice. I just did not understand why the hell they felt the need to take the story of Perseus and mangle it all up. Why was Hades trying to kill Zeus? In the original myth, Hades helps Perseus by giving him a helmet (or was it a cloak?) that makes him invisible.
The biggest irritation was the whole Io subplot. Why was she even in this movie? Io was turned in a cow after having sex with Zeus, then she went to Egypt (I cannot remember all her adventures, sue me). Perseus is supposed to save Andromeda and then marry her. Granted, I thought that Gemma Arterton was hotter than Alexa Davalos, but it seems like they needed to put a character in to help Perseus and did not want to use Athena (who helps Perseus in the myth).I would try to say something good about the movie, but there was not that much. I like Sam Worthington (he was great in Terminator Salvation) and I thought Medusa looked pretty good. That was one scene where they bumped up the action and it actually was good.
Since I know you are asking who the girl to the left is, I figured I would make you all work it out. Just kidding, this is Natalia Vodianova, she played Medusa. Not going to lie, I would stare at her until I turned into stone.
Badass Mechanic
The Verdict:
GO SEE!
GO SEE!
REVIEW:
Action star Jason Statham is badass as expected, playing a "Mechanic"--- really an assassin who regretfully follows orders to kill a friend. Statham shoots his gun and kicks ass with such wonderful bravado! Ben Foster is great as his sarcastic, loose cannon sidekick assassin. Fans of the original 70's The Mechanic with the original badass Charles Bronson, should really enjoy. But action movie fans in general are guaranteed to get an adrenaline fix from Statham's action-packed, bloody The Mechanic.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
New Movies Playing!
The Mechanic
What's It About?
An assassin seeks revenge on his boss after he's ordered to murder a friend--- training his murdered friend's son to be an assassin in the process.
Trailer:
PREDICTION:
"It looks so cool! Lots of action and tons of fun gun play to be expected. Jason Statham always delivers action."
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IP Man 2
What's It About?
The story of real life Chinese marital arts grandmaster, Ip Man.
Trailer:
PREDICTION:
"It looks wow! just from the small clips of martial arts moves shown--- so the entire movie has to be even more amazing."
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The Rite
What's It About?
A young priest who learns how to perform exorcisms in the Vatican.
Trailer:
PREDICTION:
"It looks pretty scary even though I don't find most exorcism movies scary."
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From Prada to Nada
What's It About?
Two rich Beverly Hills sisters move into a poor Los Angeles neighborhood after their father dies.
Trailer:
PREDICTION:
"It looks like a waste of time to have been made and to go see."
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