Vacation, Obama, and Benjamin McKenzie

By Kirby

I am Texas coming to you live from St. Edwards University. My morning flight has prevented any posting happening today. But as a quick update, I just got back from an Obama Rally, where the guest speakers were Benjamin McKenzie and Kerry Washington. And yes, pictures will be coming when I upload pictures. But you can spend better ways than hanging out in the nice Texas sun, listening to a guy started cage fighting once he lost a past her prime Marissa Cooper tell me who I should pick to lead our country for the next four years.

Arrested Development Movie

Alright, this just has to be posted here.


A blogger has come up with a list of things that need to be in the Arrested Development movie (which, if you haven't heard, is pretty much a sure thing at this point).

Since the mere thought of this movie makes me feel like puppies and Christmas, even a fan's list of movie ideas (which really, are just a list of commonly used jokes from the show) deserves a link.

Post Strike, Pre Writing Television

By Kirby

So I do not have an official stance on the Writer’s Strike other than the fact that it was ill advised. It pretty went down way I figured it would. The executives continued to light their cigars with 100 spots, meanwhile, they kept people watching their networks by paying $99 for a used polygraph machine on eBay, hire a nonthreatening talk show host type guy for just above minimum wage, and find a bunch of “contestants” desperate enough to make a mockery of themselves and every relationship they hold dear, for a chance to win $75,000. Its cheap for the networks and sadly, the number one show in its time slot (God damn you America). Meanwhile, all the writers finally got tired of trying to remember if the Venti or the Grande was bigger, leading middle aged housewives to find the last copy of The Secret, or just realized that hanging out in a room with Tina Fey or Rainn Wilson might actually be worth getting skimped out on DVD sales (hope their new contract covers Blu-Ray!).

But now we are in this television limbo. The fun, strike gimmicky shows are over (American Gladiators), and the good shows don’t return for another month. So what do we do? What is there to watch?

Glad you asked!

I am purposely leaving off shows like Lost where they are essentially written shows the networks held on to.

Breaking Bad on AMC. AMC first knocked the ball way out of the park with their original drama Mad Men (which also earned 2 Golden Globes). Their second original program is equally entertaining. It has taken a page from The Wire in that the first episodes start out building a strong foundation, and then engage you all as it quickens the pace in the end. And who doesn’t love Bryan Cranston? Seriously, he was the only reason people watched Malcom in the Middle, right? Watch this show. Otherwise it will just be another one of those shows you had never heard of when the Emmy’s roll around.

Parking Wars on A&E. Have a camera crew following around people writing parking tickets and booting cars? Its like COPS but for the country club set! And believe it or not, this show is wildly entertaining. Be careful, I flipped this on last night and before I knew it, an hour had passed. Will she write a ticket? Can he finish that doughnut in enough time to write a ticket before the double parker returns? It’s a good time.

Gauntlet III on MTV. Sure the are really running out of ideas for the challenges. Sure Beth is probably getting into clubs using her AARP card. Sure there is more steroids in Danny’s right arm than in the entire Mitchell Report. But this show continually brings it. Whether its Adam surpressing the urge to strangle CT, whether its MJ walking around, wondering why he even went on Real World instead of going to college, or whether its Frank wondering why his entire team hates him, this show will keep me entertained for the solid hour. Yes, you read that write, its an hour long now.

Jericho on CBS. Alright, so this show may fall under the Lost category mentioned above, but it just seems like it needs to be included on this list. The plot is really quite genius. What would happen if you lived in a small town in Kansas and an atomic bomb went off in the US, cutting off your communication everything. How does the town survive, what happened to the rest of the world? Sounds good right? Now, picture a show like that, but incredibly poorly executed. This show is beyond trainwreck, its, *bad joke alert* an atomic bomb. And you can’t ever look away. Embrace the cheese. Embrace Skeet’s unblinking eye. Embrace a town that acts really, really dumb.

Beauty and the Geek on CW. Alright, this doesn’t premiere for another week or so, but get ready. Dumb, hot, morally questionable girls? Nerdy, fun, loveable guys? Packed into a house and forced to do tasks that they are suited the exact opposite for? It really doesn’t get much better than this.

Know of any other shows everyone should be watching? Post it in the comments! I will watch and discuss later!

Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places

By Big Grizz

I work Monday-Friday. I arrive at 7:30 AM, I leave at 5 PM. If I leave at 5:30 PM, that is a late night and a reason for me to drink several beers when I get home in an attempt to "take the edge off" after a long, terrible day at work. Thus any attempt at writing about my daily schedule of going to work, coming home, drinking 2 beers, and watching TV would cause me to not read my own blog.

However, in his eternal wisdom the good Lord created 5 PM on Fridays. It is at that point I take off my assistant's skirt and put on my party pants. This usually provides for infinitely more exciting material. Hopefully this will also cause me to use a little more common sense as I know have to ask myself the question, "Do you really want to blog about this?"

While I make this painful and slow transition to acting grown up from being in college, I feel myself going through an awkward period that can only be termed "Puberty II: A Young Man's Journey Towards Responsibility."

Prognosticators will often say that a sports team predicted to do well "looks good on paper", but time will only tell how successful they will ultimately be. This will be nothing like that. This sounds good in my head, but I'm fairly confident it will look awful on paper (if you happen to print it out and read it on the crapper). I've been meaning to keep a journal for awhile, but why write in a journal when you can write it for the whole world to see I always say.

So here it is:

All I really had planned this weekend was a Sunday trip to watch my alma mater engage in Dr. Naismith's beautiful game in which we deposit peaches into bushel baskets hung 10 feet above the ground. As irony would have it, our competition was Gerry McNamara's Orange of Syracuse.

Friday night.

I went to a fish fry. Fish fries are the single greatest thing about Lent. Hopefully the good Lord doesn't realize how little sacrifice it takes for me to go to a fish fry. That's all I'm really going to tell you about Friday.

Saturday

I woke up extremely early. I watched a tremendous amount of LOST. Saturday afternoon I went ice skating with some friends down at Millenium Park. It's a small, over-crowded rink but it seemed like the coolest thing ever. Funny, when I spent a good portion of my winters as a child skating on an empty pond with my family and friends. It's amazing how we long for what often turn out to be cheap substitutes for nostalgia. Either way, it was a great time.

Saturday night I had my buddy over to watch hockey and drink Labatt's. I challenge you to find two things that make more sense together except maybe hot dogs and baseball. We went out a bar with his co-workers and around 2 AM sat down for a nice meal at Taco Bell.

After that we parted ways, I started walking home. Well I run into an old friend from high school along with her three roommates. They convince me to drink more beers inside another bar...until it closed at 3 AM.

After leaving said bar and promising to reconnect with said friend (I believe that is standard protocol when seeing someone you haven't seen in awhile and probably won't make an effort to see again...but neither will she), I ran into yet another friend who happened to be visiting Chicago from college. I think the moral of this story is that I have a lot of friends I'm not particularly close with.

Here's where it gets good. I'm walking home at 3+ AM right through the gayest part of town. As I stand at a crosswalk the young female standing next to me looks at me and asks, "Are you gay?" I said no... as many of you might expect but a few of you might be surprised by. We walk across the street and find ourselves conversing in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven. What she said next kind of caught me by surprise.

"Hey, I think you're cute, can I give you my phone number and let's get coffee sometime? I can do that, right?"

"Yes."

So now I have a girl's phone number in my phone that was retrieved in the gayest part of town. Apparently I've been hanging out in the wrong areas the past 8 months. My guess is there will probably be a follow up, epicly awkward column detailing the first date.

For those keeping score at home:

Big Grizz in Gaytown - 1

Friends in Straightsville - 0

So there ya go. If you were unfortunate enough to use this as bathroom reading material, do me a favor and either use it to wipe or recycle it.

The Sports Watercooler

By Kirby

Biggest news from the world of sports last night was 14 Vanderbilt defeating 1 Tennessee. Tenn was ranked number 1 for the first time in school history, a ranking that lasted all of one day (well technically, 1 week, but you get the idea). And in another upset, albeit more minor, 20 Drake got upset by a team ESPN abbreviated as MOS (?). Turns out its Missouri State, which I think is just one of those made up schools that Smash Williams got recruited to.

The big news out of the NBA is that Yao Ming is out for the year. This really kills all the momentum the Rockets had garnered from their 13 game win streak. Plus, lowers their viewing audience by about 1 billion viewers. Although comments like that may be premature, as the Rockets dominated the Wizards by 25. And filling in for Yao in the starting line up was... Dikembe Mutombo? Hey Rockets, 1992 called, they want their center back.

Not too much floating around the world of baseball spring training. The Devil Rays Scott Kazmir hurt his throwing arm and will miss opening day, letting Mets fans have a day off from poking their Steve Phillips voodoo dolls. The Phillies decided to name former wife beater/former closer Brett Myers opening day starter instead of stud Cole Hamels. I guess in the big picture, opening day starter doesn't matter (the Yankees opening day starter last year was Carl Pavano), but how do you expect to build up the excitement of your season when you trot out retread Brett Meyers?

And on the most serious of notes, Northern Illinois played their first game after the recent tragedy at the school. The team (and their opponent Western Michigan) stood, arms around shoulders at half court for a moment of silence with the rest of the crowd. The announcer twice told the crowd "Thank you", but the moment lasted. I can image that was a powerful moment.

On Irish Basketball, Voting for Obama, and Hitler

by Ronald C. Burgandy, III

This post contains three things: some thoughts on the upcoming ND-U of L basketball game, a few comments about presidential primaries, and – if you are still with me by this point – some random musings on various topics.

First…this Thursday at 7:00 (ESPN), the Irish hoopsters travel to my homeland of mullets, attractive women who marry tattooed men with GREs before they realize they could do better, bourbon, and Barbaro (may his little equine soul rest in peace) to take on an athletic U of L squad that many are pegging as a Final Four team. I’m really looking forward to this one, both because I will be in attendance and because it should be a great matchup, one which shouldn’t hurt the Irish too badly if they do happen to lose.

I haven’t been optimistic about ND’s chances in this one, because U of L has not lost at home since they have been healthy, the Cardinals’ frenetic defense is fueled by their great depth, and their matchup zone, unlike Syracuse’s does a great job of getting out on perimeter shooters. They have length like Georgetown, which could cause the Irish problems.

But there are some reasons for optimism. One is that Kyle McAlarney turned in the greatest outside shooting performance I have ever witnessed on Sunday against Syracuse. 9 of 11 from 3-point range is a remarkable stat, especially when four of the shots were taken from well beyond the NBA line. If he can force U of L to extend its zone to cover him from 25+ feet out, that should allow some entry passes to Luke Harangody, who is the second reason I can hope for an Irish win. LFH has been less forceful than normal in two of the last three contests as teams have really focused on stopping him. He is due another fantastic performance, and despite U of L’s formidable depth and length in the post, Luke has a shot at going off – just look at the 32 points and 16 boards he put up against the shot blocking Tanzanian monster Hasheem Thabeet at UConn.

Last, but not least, is Tory Jackson, my new favorite point guard ever. Jackson basically plays with an enormous pair of brass balls hanging outside his shorts, yet he makes sound decisions and rarely turns the ball over. Although U of L will throw crazed Tazmanian Devil-like freshman Preston Knowles at him to harass him at times, Jackson should be able to create some looks for his teammates against the zone.

I won’t venture a prediction – my gut tells me ND won’t be able to pull it off – but it should be a fierce battle. I’ll do my part in Freedom Hall to cheer on the Irish against the mob of red-clad Cardinal fanatics.

Second…I’m going to vote for Barack Obama in Kentucky’s virtually-meaningless democratic primary, and if he wins the democratic nomination, I will vote for him for President. I have a few reasons for this.

The first is that sometimes in politics, perception is just as important as substance. I’m convinced that Obama is right when he says that nothing will get done in this country unless some of the strident partisanship can be set aside and the two parties can work together. Time and again this has proven to be true in the United States. Reagan was successful because his charisma – not necessarily his policy ideas – brought enough democrats across the fence to push important legislation through. In the same way, people seem to gravitate to Obama, and I feel that he, more so than any other candidate, has a real chance to foster bi-partisan reforms of any sort.

Even though I actually agree with many of Hillary Clinton’s policy stances, her crassness and willingness to stoop to mud slinging – even in this primary – are reflective of the typical partisan divide that results in legislative impasse. Plus, when she raises her voice, I simply can’t stand to listen to her. Enough other people feel that way that I don’t think she would have a prayer of getting elected against McCain.

Furthermore, even if Obama is inexperienced and some of his positions remain underdeveloped, he is smart. And intelligent, critical thinking is a more important skill for a POTUS than are ten more years of experience in Washington. Even where I disagree with Obama – such as on NAFTA – I am convinced that he, more than any of the other candidates, will make measured, well-reasoned decisions in office. His (unpopular at the time but doubtless correct in hindsight) decision to vote against the AUMF – although repeatedly trotted out by his campaign to illustrate a similar point – really did reflect the type of calculated, well-considered decision making that could have served Washington well over the past eight years.

Finally, electing Obama would do wonders for the perception of America abroad, which has obviously taken a huge hit in recent years. Like it or not, we are perceived as a nation run by an old white boys’ club of duck-hunting, ranching, good ole’ boys. Yeah, Obama went to Harvard Law. But, realistically, both his race and his personal charisma should aid in regaining the important international support for U.S. actions abroad.

There are a couple reasons why I will not vote for McCain even though I like him in many ways. The first is that, although I actually enjoy his bucking the conservative establishment, I fear that in his attempts to solidify the base he would feel compelled to surround himself with aides who do not share his independent streak. The second objection is that he – according to his own words – would promote to the Supreme Court the types of justices that Dubya has favored – Alito, Roberts, Thomas-types. Within the next five years, at least two of the more “liberal” justices are likely to step down or kick the bucket, while the conservative 4.5 justices (Kennedy counts as only a half conservative for my purposes) are young and should remain on the court for years provided Roberts gets over his epilepsy problems. The appointment of more so-called “constructionists” would result in the retraction of constitutional protection against various types of intolerant state laws that the Court has struck down over the past half-century. That’s not a risk I’m willing to take.

Third, and switching gears…Have you ever considered how rough it would be to have the surname Hitler? Surely, that was not a unique last name at the time Adolph rose to power in Germany. There were probably countless other Hitlers, most of whom weren’t even closely related to the moustachioed megalomaniacal menace. Did they all change their names, or are there still a bunch of Hitlers running around? Has anyone ever met a Hitler?

I heard on the radio this morning that Yellow Fever is making a comeback in parts of Latin America. This is not particularly good news, as this disease, spread by mosquitoes, used to run rampant in American cities way back in the day. It apparently causes your eyes to bleed, among many other bad things (like death). Sounds about as fun as the plague.

I’ll sign off with that pleasant thought.

The Sports Watercooler

By Kirby

So this will become our first daily feature. I am going to go through in brief, the past nights sports highlights in a quick superficial matter. Deep enough so you can convince anyone you run into that you know sports, but shallow enough to where if he wants to discuss the White Sox 5 man rotation, you will have to slowly slink away.

And I liked the name Sports Watercooler enough that I didn't feel like Googling it to figure out how many other people came up with the same name.

And its also my hope that this will really get the comments section going. Say for instance you are in Medical School in Texas and take offense to the fact that I think that the Mavs won't make the playoffs this year (which they totally won't. I don't think the Kidd trade helped them at all, they gave up way to much, especially on the defensive end, and I think Denver is going to make a run, leaving Dallas the odd man out), lets discuss in the comments section.

Update: So now that it has just been released that Yao is out for the year, I retract that last statement, Dallas is in. Damn freak injuries messing with my predictions.

So, on to the inaugural Sports Watercooler.

The biggest sporting events last night happened at the college ranks.
5 Texas defeated Kansas State 85-75. This pretty much supplants Texas at the top of the college basketball world, and they look strong. They still haven't lost since January 30th, winning 8 in a row. Its probably also worth noting that Player of the Year favorite Michael Beasley had 30 points and 15 rebounds in the losing effort. We have to assume that Texas is now the best team in the Big 12, over Kansas, right? And I say this totally ignoring the fact that I will be on said campus in 2 days.

Other scores from the top 25, 21 Marquette dominated Villanova, ending Nova's hey-we-beat-a-top-team-this-weekend-we-might-make-the-tournament feelings. But buck up Wildcat fan's, you have to be the favorite to win the NIT. And also, 23 St. Mary's beat San Diego. I am pretty sure St. Mary's is ranked as some sort of ploy the AP thought of to see "hip". Mid-majors are cool now, right?

Peter Forsberg rejoined the Colorado Avalanche yesterday. I guess this is a big deal since its one of the few NHL players whose name I immediately recognize. Although to be fair, I never knew he left in the first place.

In the NBA, Jason Kidd played his first home game in Dallas since the trade, returning to the fans who used to boo him (although, they probably were just booing the whole team. Those were dark days, BC. Before Cuban). Kidd had 11 points, 9 boards, and 8 assists in a nice all around defeat of the Bulls. And Washington beat the Hornets in a last second buzzerbeater. We can all agree now that Washington is better without Arenas, right?

And in Spring Training news, the Red Sox signed planet pitcher Bartolo Colon, who was immediately disappointed when he discovered that the Coco Crisp on the roster was an actual man and not a room full of chocolate cereal.

Sign of the American Apocalypse #1: The Academy Awards

By Milhous Jones

If last night’s Academy Awards ceremony reminded me about one thing, it’s that the Pentagon may have just found its solution to eliminating the terrorists: Anton Chigurh and his air compression cattle gun. Somebody get that guy a draft notice and a buzz cut.

If the Awards reminded me of two things, though, it’s that America is under attack from illegal immigration. For only the second time in Oscar history, all four acting awards went to non-Americans. With victories going to Marion Cotillard (France), Tilda Swinton (England), Daniel Day-Lewis (England), and Javier Bardem (Canary Islands—yes, even the Canaries have figured out a way into our country), American actors were shut out of the awards show that they worked for the past 80 years to build with their own brawn and steel.

If anyone needs proof that American jobs are being stolen, look no further than Hollywood. While Will Smith—an American hero who has thrice saved our great nation from aliens and once from George Foreman—takes home a mere $20 million per movie, Daniel Day-Lewis reportedly did There Will Be Blood for 18 pence and a cup of Earl Grey tea. And Javier Bardem’s salary for No Country for Old Men? A $20 gift card to Supercuts and a promise that Tommy Lee Jones would be his “best friendo.” What honest American worker can compete with that?

It’s time to take back Hollywood for the American people. If I wanted to hear non-Americans acting like they’re someone else, I’d hang out with the border patrol in Tijuana. When I watch an American movie, I want to see American people speaking American English in an American accent. I don’t care if the damn thing is set in 1912 Botswana. That’s why God invented suspension of disbelief.

Of course, at a perfect Oscars in a perfect world, all four acting awards would go to men—the way things were in the glory days of film when that great American playwright, William Shakespeare, commanded Hollywood. Who can forget David Garrick’s unforgettable Best Actress performance as the lovely Lady Macbeth? Today, the women’s movement has pushed back so far that roles that would have once gone to the great male actors of their generation—such as the part of Bob Dylan in the film I’m Not There—are now going to inferior female actors like that double whammy Brit, Cate Blanchett.

Yes, Bob. You were right. The times they are a changin’. And I don’t like it one bit.

Hello and Welcome

By Robert Jazz Sr.

This is my first post on this blog, so I thought I would start with a bit of a disclaimer.

Hello and welcome to our blog. And thank you for coming. Because, if I were you, I would have a few reservations about visiting a blog such as this one. First of all, the title makes no sense out of context, hinting that we could be not funny or just using this blog as a forum for inside jokes. Second, the fact that we are a group of writers might suggest that we are inferior as individuals and as writers, and that reading this blog will be an exercise in mental flagellation. Third, and finally, the lack of unifying theme or topic is daunting to a reader, creating a soup of mixed postings that lack consistency and conhesiveness.

As a contributor, I feel the need to address your fears right away. If the fears listed above are yours, THEY WILL COME TRUE. This is not the NEW YORKER. We do not moonlight for the ECONOMIST. We have never been published. We do not own land. Only half of us pay taxes.

On the plus side, we ALL love STAR WARS. We all watch LOST. We can name the 5 members of the Spice Girls. We like Legos. But, above all we have an appreciation for maturity. I will leave you with proof of the culture, intellect, and common sense of vision you will be privy to if you visit this site regularly.

What kind of bees make milk?

BOOOB-Bees!!!!!!!!

Live: The Oscars

By Kirby

8:27 I just cracked open a Bud Light tall boy, Regis just signed off, and we are ready to roll here. I will be honest with you, I have only seen maybe 3 of the movies nominated. I saw No Country in theaters, and a handful of others. None of the other best picture noms.

But don't mistake that first statement. I love movies. And I like to think I know a bit about movies. Sure I won't be able to sit here and tell you why Kurosawa defined modern action movies. Or tell you why the art direction of Golden Compass is better than the Art Direction in American Gangster, but I can still watch a movie like No Country for Old Men and know that it is amazingly well done in every facet. Just like I can watch Corky Romano and correctly assume that it will kill Chris Kattan's career.

Plus I eventually will see all these nominated movies, just once they come out on video. Its not that I am not a movie buff, I am just cheap.

8:30 Well we are off to a poor start. Although every time I see something like this I feel compelled to try and name all the movies seen, this is just lame. Arnold driving around a truck carrying all the Oscars? Apparently the writers didn't get off strike in time to write a better opening.

8:37 Did George Clooney hire an Asian hooker to be his date for the night?

8:41 I think Jennifer Garner is the first chick I have ever seen who is rocking a female combover. Lets hope this doesn't catch on.

8:48 Everyone likes a good montage. Although I think I prefer the Rocky music instead of Celine Dion.

8:53 Has anyone seen Persepolis? I have heard its really good, but what is the deal with that clip? Is it some sort of high class, French sex ed film?

9:00 Looks like they spent too much money on those tubes on the main set. They didn't have enough left over to give poor Amy Adams anything in the background while she sang. Not that it really matters, I checked out about 15 seconds in.

9:04 Well, this eye commercial will give me nightmares tonight.

9:06 The Rock is giving out an Oscar? Strangely, 2 nights ago Steven Segal gave me an AM New York on the way to the subway.

9:12 It looks like the winner of Best Art Direction did a little art directing on her face.

9:15 Finally, the first award people really care about. Although this one is all but over. I think they etched Javier Bardem's name in the statue about 2 months ago. Well, they probably imdb-ed him first to find out who the hell he was first, but....he's a lock.

9:19 So, why do Hispanic actors always dedicate their awards to other Spanish actors? I hope when the next American actor wins, he or she dedicates their award to all the American actors out there.

9:25 Another song not from Once. That means time for me to go get another beer.

9:29 When and where do these short films happen? Are they just all on YouTube? Can I see them ever? Some look good. Is winning one of these like winning an award for AAA player of the year? Maybe next year he will be nominated for a real movie.

9:38 Is it bad that the only actress I have heard of in the supporting actress category is Cate Blanchett?

9:40 Alright, so did the wicked witch from Narnia just thank George Clooney for being in Batman? What just happened here? Did she say nipples?

9:45 How fast do you think Jessica Alba fired her agent after she found out she had to host the lame Oscars for all the technology nerds?

9:51 Yeah, Miley Cyrus is at the Oscar podium now. And no, she is not accepting the award for "Best Actress Under 18 Most Likely to Replicate Brittney Spears Career".

9:54 Ah, damn you writer's strike. Just seeing Kristin Chenoweth makes me miss "Pushing Daisies".

10:03 So what makes one movies sound editing better than anothers? I don't really remember sitting in the theater and thinking, oh man, that sounds AMAZING. But on the plus side, this makes the second award winning movie that I have seen this year.

10:10 Alright, some meat and potatoes. Lead actress.

10:13 So I actually do have La Vie En Rose on my Blockbuster queue. So that is proof that I do have some decent taste in movies. Of course, its behind Shoot Em Up, but still.

10:18 Ah, Colin Ferrell emerges both high, drunk and probably fresh from hitting on Miley Cyrus. But he introduces the amazing song from Once, so I immediately forget. Rock on Hoover Fixer Guy.

10:24 At one point in my life, I decided I wanted to see every Best Picture Winner. I am up to 37 out of 79. I don't know if that proves that I fail at sticking with my goals, or that I might actually have a life.

10:28 Can someone tell me the appeal of Renee Zellweger?

10:34 I think my favorite part of the Honorary Oscar awards is always when they show the celebrities giving them standing ovations. They all try so hard to have this look on their face like "This man is truely an inspiration to us all". Meanwhile, they are really thinking "Get off the stage old man so we can get to the parties. My coke dealer isn't gonna wait around forever."

10:41 The writer's may be back from strike, but I defy any of them to convince me that Steve Guttenberg and Penn Jillette make Dancing with the Stars "sexier" and "hotter".

10:45 RANT: I haven't seen Enchanted, and I hear good things, but really, a 3rd song from Enchanted? Couldn't the Academy all get together and just pick, say 2 of them, so Eddie Vedder could get a well deserved nomination for any song from the Into the Wild soundtrack? /RANT

10:50 Yeah, I am in love with the Once soundtrack. And am really excited that this won. Plus, now I have seen 3 Oscar winning movies this year.

10:51 Is John Stewart purposely clapping an extra 10 seconds after each award as part of the joke? Is he just trying to kill some time? Am I the only one annoyed by this?

11:01 The In Memorium montage is always a mix between sad and awkward. Who is gonna get the biggest claps? Who will I forget they died this year? What percentage have I even heard of? Also, can we get a "John Travolta's Career" in there?

11:09 I am a sucker for a good score. Although at this point they should just rename it The John William's Award for best score. Seriously, winning in any year where he isn't nominated is sort of like when the Rockets won those NBA championships because Jordan retired. Sure, you won, but you didn't really beat the best.

Aw man, I told myself I wouldn't get too Simmons-esque in this thing.

11:11 This marks the first time in 3 years that Tom Hanks has appeared at the Oscars without some sort of bad hair cut or facial hair. Way to go Tom.

11:20 We are really getting to the point now where I begin to debate whether its better to just read the results in the morning, or fight to the end of this. I mean, if I do hit the hay now, what will I miss? A couple of John Stewart jokes that make me sorta smile, but fall short of laugh out loud? Daniel Day Lewis accepting an award that causes 75% of America to say "So that is what he really looks like?"?

11:25 So is Diablo Cody still her stripper name or did someone actually name their baby Diablo? She seems nice enough though, and I am happy she won. I just hope she doesn't name her first born Beelzebub.

11:33 So that is what he looks like.

11:41 Wow, after this past best director montage, its pretty clear that most directors are huge nerds. I wonder if I missed my calling....

11:47 Alright no big surprises for any of the top categories. And now I have seen 38 of 80 Best Pictures. Sort of a boring night, I hope I didn't waste the last 3 hours of my life.

Another year of movies in the books. Another year of strange set designs and canned jokes. And I am just gonna make an early prediction for next year: Indian Jones wins the award for Best Sound Editing. You heard it here first. Now I am going to sleep.

Grand Opening Tomorrow

Make sure you check in tomorrow for our first official day.

Kirby will be live blogging the Oscars tonight, for those of you who can't watch tonight and/or have a real life.

And our resident film critic Kenneth will soon be coming up with his reaction to the winners and losers, so you can get into a debate with that cute artsy girl at work and hide the fact that your favorite movie of the past year has been Norbit.

Welcome

So we decided to enter the world of blogs. 

Check back here many times a day for commentary on what is going on in the various worlds of sports, television, movies, pop culture, and anything else we decide needs commenting on. 

It will be like the evening news. Only with more offensive jokes. 

While you wait, enjoy the following video.