Saturday, December 26, 2009
Merry Christmas, everybody!
Yesterday, Laura and I celebrated our first Christmas in our new home. It was a great day. We ate very well. The lunch/dinner menu included appetizers of smoked salmon and baked brie, a turkey seasoned with sage, bacon and maple syrup, and sides of green bean casserole, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, and broccoli and cheese casserole. Fro dessert, Laura made a fantastic mint chocolate cheesecake! The crust was made of thin mints, and chocolate chips were sprinkled throughout the cake. Next week we get to do it all again with my family. Hooray for Christmas 2.0!!!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Christmas Eve
Today is Christmas eve and we celebrated by making some gingerbread houses. After surveying the mess we made, we concluded that this is no activity for children. Anyway the second picture is some artsy-fartsy picture I took of the christmas tree through the glass ball of the table lamp in the living room.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Christmas pictures
Took a couple pictures today of the Christmas tree and especially all of the beautifully wrapped gifts. Laura does a great job of wrapping all of the gifts for our families. She takes the time to coordinate the bows with the paper with the tags. She is pretty awesome at it.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
December Pictures
Here are some pictures I took this morning around the house. The people behind us (not part of the neighborhood) have a couple horses. This was the first time we have seen them. One of the horses, lets call him Patches, was pretty friendly and did a good job of posing. Patches also loves to eat anything that grows on a fence.
"The Rocker" movie review
Yesterday I had the honor of watching "The Rocker" starring Rainn Wilson. This movie, while receiving 2 stars, is probably a 2.25 star movie in my mind. I would give it a C. When a movie gets a C in my book this means, dont go out of your way to see it. But if you are bored on a friday night like I was, go ahead and watch it.
This movie centers around a drummer named Robert Fishman, aka Fish, who was kicked out of his up and coming band. That band, 20 years later, ends up being the biggest band on the planet while Fish is just a nobody. As you can tell, moderate hilarity ensues as Fish joins his nephew's simple garage band as the way too old, way too crazy, overly enthusiastic drummer. Now I'm not going to give away the entire plot, but I'll have you know its pretty weak.
This movie really isnt about the plot. ITs more about the rock and roll life style of the 80's mixing with the overly depressing emo generation of 2004-2009. The cast of the movie is pretty awesome, and one of the redeeming qualities of film. There are many people from the NBS shows of The Office (Rainn Wilson), 30 Rock, and SNL. Also, Christina Applegate and Will Arnet have significant roles. All these people together make an entertaining combination despite the somewhat crappy plot.
So if you are bored, have HBO, or in desperate need of something to queue up on Netflix, go ahead and give "The Rocker" a shot. Otherwise, you wont miss out.
This movie centers around a drummer named Robert Fishman, aka Fish, who was kicked out of his up and coming band. That band, 20 years later, ends up being the biggest band on the planet while Fish is just a nobody. As you can tell, moderate hilarity ensues as Fish joins his nephew's simple garage band as the way too old, way too crazy, overly enthusiastic drummer. Now I'm not going to give away the entire plot, but I'll have you know its pretty weak.
This movie really isnt about the plot. ITs more about the rock and roll life style of the 80's mixing with the overly depressing emo generation of 2004-2009. The cast of the movie is pretty awesome, and one of the redeeming qualities of film. There are many people from the NBS shows of The Office (Rainn Wilson), 30 Rock, and SNL. Also, Christina Applegate and Will Arnet have significant roles. All these people together make an entertaining combination despite the somewhat crappy plot.
So if you are bored, have HBO, or in desperate need of something to queue up on Netflix, go ahead and give "The Rocker" a shot. Otherwise, you wont miss out.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Ems Christmas
wishes" or "Santa charges overhead".
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Christmas lights
We put up some christmas lights a couple weeks ago. Sorry I havent posted a picture yet, I've just been a little busy. Anyway, we bought these lights in the beginning of november (I think). After putting them up I wanted to get some more, but they were all sold out. I guess I will have to wait til next year to make the larger display.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Biggest Loser Finale recap
Tuesday was the end to epic season on the Biggest Loser. The season was full of hilarious antics by some of the chubbiest contestants in recent memory. For this post I thought I would run down the list of the ranchers, give you an update on them and my final thoughts.
Antoine - never got to know this cat. All I know is that he loves to smile and he lost a lot of weight. Now instead of being fat with large boobies, he is husky with medium boobies. Way to go Antoine!
Alexandra - She had one of the worst New York accents you could ever imagine. Pair that with no personality and you have the recipe for a soon forgotten reality show contestant. She and Antoine got engaged during the finale right after they both weighed in. How romantic. (Antoine weighs less than her)
Sean - everybodys favorite youth pastor/kool-aid man impersonator told America that he and his wife just had a daughter and named it Jillian. It looked like he still had some of the pregnancy weight to lose, so he didn't crush the weigh in. But he is down from 400+ to 260ish.
Julio - Oh Julio, where do we being. Julio came into the show as the comical fat Mexican guy. And he left as the not so funny creepy Telemundo news anchor. His creepy mustache-o and goatee were nasty. In his montage of "highlights" the BL producers included about 10 instances of his falling down and rolling around. Awesome!
Coach Mo - Still looking sad coach mo saddled up to the scale and lost something like 90 lbs. The Eeyore of this season didn't say much and didn't smile.
Dina - What? Wha wha who? What's a Dina? My point exactly. This waste of a contestant made no attempt to be likeable, memorable, or thin. She came to the finale dressed like a weather balloon and we will never hear from her again.
Abby - Abby, as we all know was the inspirational rancher this season with her tragic story. She was looking pretty good standing between Dina, Eeyore, and Tracy.
Tracy - Oh lord, this lady is crazy! Leave it to Tracy to be the only person coming out in a prom dress. She did lose a ton of weight, however mostly in her face. It looked like her skin had been stretched around her face. I thought she had botox or something. But what made her face stand out was how broad her shoulders were. I mean it was like a linebacker.
Big Ol' Shay - (funny story, when I just typed shay, I accidentally typed shat) Shay rumbled on to the stage in typical shay fashion and grabsed the mic and started spouting of.....again! She told all the viewers out in TVland that she is the best looking 300 lb chubbler in the world. She goes on further to say how we should all pay tributes to her and slaughter a goat at her alter (dinner table). This got super annoying, and to make it worse, later in the show she got a damn prize! Subway (eat fresh) is giving her a 1000 dollars for every additional pound she loses from now until next seasons' final. TOTAL BS! This sends the worst message. Why should we reward somebody who has single-handedly raised our medicare taxes. I'm going to teach my kids that the best way to wealth is to wolf down tater tots and McGriddles until you are about....say...430 lbs. Then self promote your fat self until a crappy sandwich shop starts throwing money at you. Ugh! This made me so angry
Daniel - Daniel came on stage, flexed his flabby muscles then listed to shay. While she was yammering, he kept nodding so emphatically I thought his head was going to pop off. But hey, if you are going to be the baddest youth pastor in North Carolina, you better nod that head like no other. Daniel sucks.
Rebecca - This girl was a mess! After her self-promotion tour on Jay Leno, the Today show, and the internet, Rebecca comes out wearing a bright sequin tank top, no pants, and hair cut that looks like a Ken doll. She looked like Ashley Simpson after being pummeled with a sack full of potatoes. She doesn't say a damn word the whole time. She just keeps making hella lame poses and grinding on Daniel. It was kind of a train wreck. She ended up winning the $100,000 stay at home prize and did three versions of her patented dance. You know the one that looks like shes trying to wash her hands wine stomping grapes (see video).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9aymPARQGU&feature=related
(Sorry, for some reason its not letting me put links. Just copy and paste into your favorite browser.)
Liz - Liz found out early in the show that the rest of the country doesn't like her, so she was not eligible to win the grand prize. Not like it mattered anyway because she put up a piss poor showing. She weighed in at 176 lbs the gave an awkward hill country grin and we never saw her again.
The final three consisted of Amanda (no chance in hell of winning), Rudy, and Danny.
Amanda - she lost 90 sum odd pounds and was pretty much the sacrificial lamb to the beasts known as Rudy and Danny. Amanda was America's choice and all in all she did a good job. But in the end she let down this country. She knew that we are going through some tough times with the economy, Afghanistan, and such as, the Iraq, such as and still didn't come through. Amanda - not a patriot.
Rudy - Rudy was my pick from the very beginning and he did not disappoint. Every week he was workman like. He even took the time a couple weeks to tell shay to cram it. He was what a Biggest Loser rancher should be. He ended up losing 234 lbs! But in the end it wasn't enough to beat the dark horse that is Happy Danny.
Danny - This guy, after week 3 or 4, was a total badass. Something in his mind just clicked and he knew that he would destroy anybody that got in his way. He never fell below the yellow line because he pumped out double digits every week. His only advantage over Rudy was that Rudy didn't weigh more to begin with. Danny has a much smaller frame so he could ever get lighter. Rudy is a big guy, so 200 is prolly his lowest.
Congrats to Danny, you definitely balled like a true baller. This is Robert, signing off until next season......January 5!!!!
Antoine - never got to know this cat. All I know is that he loves to smile and he lost a lot of weight. Now instead of being fat with large boobies, he is husky with medium boobies. Way to go Antoine!
Alexandra - She had one of the worst New York accents you could ever imagine. Pair that with no personality and you have the recipe for a soon forgotten reality show contestant. She and Antoine got engaged during the finale right after they both weighed in. How romantic. (Antoine weighs less than her)
Sean - everybodys favorite youth pastor/kool-aid man impersonator told America that he and his wife just had a daughter and named it Jillian. It looked like he still had some of the pregnancy weight to lose, so he didn't crush the weigh in. But he is down from 400+ to 260ish.
Julio - Oh Julio, where do we being. Julio came into the show as the comical fat Mexican guy. And he left as the not so funny creepy Telemundo news anchor. His creepy mustache-o and goatee were nasty. In his montage of "highlights" the BL producers included about 10 instances of his falling down and rolling around. Awesome!
Coach Mo - Still looking sad coach mo saddled up to the scale and lost something like 90 lbs. The Eeyore of this season didn't say much and didn't smile.
Dina - What? Wha wha who? What's a Dina? My point exactly. This waste of a contestant made no attempt to be likeable, memorable, or thin. She came to the finale dressed like a weather balloon and we will never hear from her again.
Abby - Abby, as we all know was the inspirational rancher this season with her tragic story. She was looking pretty good standing between Dina, Eeyore, and Tracy.
Tracy - Oh lord, this lady is crazy! Leave it to Tracy to be the only person coming out in a prom dress. She did lose a ton of weight, however mostly in her face. It looked like her skin had been stretched around her face. I thought she had botox or something. But what made her face stand out was how broad her shoulders were. I mean it was like a linebacker.
Big Ol' Shay - (funny story, when I just typed shay, I accidentally typed shat) Shay rumbled on to the stage in typical shay fashion and grabsed the mic and started spouting of.....again! She told all the viewers out in TVland that she is the best looking 300 lb chubbler in the world. She goes on further to say how we should all pay tributes to her and slaughter a goat at her alter (dinner table). This got super annoying, and to make it worse, later in the show she got a damn prize! Subway (eat fresh) is giving her a 1000 dollars for every additional pound she loses from now until next seasons' final. TOTAL BS! This sends the worst message. Why should we reward somebody who has single-handedly raised our medicare taxes. I'm going to teach my kids that the best way to wealth is to wolf down tater tots and McGriddles until you are about....say...430 lbs. Then self promote your fat self until a crappy sandwich shop starts throwing money at you. Ugh! This made me so angry
Daniel - Daniel came on stage, flexed his flabby muscles then listed to shay. While she was yammering, he kept nodding so emphatically I thought his head was going to pop off. But hey, if you are going to be the baddest youth pastor in North Carolina, you better nod that head like no other. Daniel sucks.
Rebecca - This girl was a mess! After her self-promotion tour on Jay Leno, the Today show, and the internet, Rebecca comes out wearing a bright sequin tank top, no pants, and hair cut that looks like a Ken doll. She looked like Ashley Simpson after being pummeled with a sack full of potatoes. She doesn't say a damn word the whole time. She just keeps making hella lame poses and grinding on Daniel. It was kind of a train wreck. She ended up winning the $100,000 stay at home prize and did three versions of her patented dance. You know the one that looks like shes trying to wash her hands wine stomping grapes (see video).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9aymPARQGU&feature=related
(Sorry, for some reason its not letting me put links. Just copy and paste into your favorite browser.)
Liz - Liz found out early in the show that the rest of the country doesn't like her, so she was not eligible to win the grand prize. Not like it mattered anyway because she put up a piss poor showing. She weighed in at 176 lbs the gave an awkward hill country grin and we never saw her again.
The final three consisted of Amanda (no chance in hell of winning), Rudy, and Danny.
Amanda - she lost 90 sum odd pounds and was pretty much the sacrificial lamb to the beasts known as Rudy and Danny. Amanda was America's choice and all in all she did a good job. But in the end she let down this country. She knew that we are going through some tough times with the economy, Afghanistan, and such as, the Iraq, such as and still didn't come through. Amanda - not a patriot.
Rudy - Rudy was my pick from the very beginning and he did not disappoint. Every week he was workman like. He even took the time a couple weeks to tell shay to cram it. He was what a Biggest Loser rancher should be. He ended up losing 234 lbs! But in the end it wasn't enough to beat the dark horse that is Happy Danny.
Danny - This guy, after week 3 or 4, was a total badass. Something in his mind just clicked and he knew that he would destroy anybody that got in his way. He never fell below the yellow line because he pumped out double digits every week. His only advantage over Rudy was that Rudy didn't weigh more to begin with. Danny has a much smaller frame so he could ever get lighter. Rudy is a big guy, so 200 is prolly his lowest.
Congrats to Danny, you definitely balled like a true baller. This is Robert, signing off until next season......January 5!!!!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
back from florida
Laura and I made it back from Florida Sunday afternoon. We had a fantastic time on our vacation! While it was a ton of fun, I have to say its good to be back in Georgia where the people are just a touch less crazy. For those of you that have ever been to Florida, I'm just preaching to the choir, but for those of you that haven't, pay attention.
Now before I get started, I want to preface myself. When I talk about Floridians, I am not talking about the people that work at the Space Center, or for Harris, or for any other respectable company. I am not talking about normal people that raise a family and would fit in in any other place in the country. I am talking about the other 85% of the state that have no job, rob KFCs, breed cats in their basements, and/or drink Old English as they drive their kids to the bowling alley at 11am on a school day.
The irony of the situation is that Disney World (the happiest place on earth) is nestled in the center of the port-o-potty known as Florida. I haven't been on this earth too long, but I have to believe when Mr. Disney was creating his vision that is now Disney World, he would have thought twice about the location if he knew Orlando was going to the be trash can it is today. The best example of this is state highway 192. This is the aorta that supplies Orlando with its much needed filth and worthlessness. For miles you drive past souvenir stores packed with Big Johnson and No Fear t-shirts. Along with Hilton Head, SC Orlando has the highest concentration of Big Dog t-shirts in the world. There are at least 5 IHOPs and 4 all you can eat lobster buffets. The classiest place along the artery of sadness is probably the Denny's. This is because Denny's is the only place that has a strict dress code of shoes being mandatory and no wet bathing suits.
To further my point, watch the national news for a week. Odds are good you will see at least two stories about a parent punching their teenager in the face then slamming four Miller Lites and riding a tractor down the interstate. 10 times out of 10 that story will be out of Ocala or Broward County. Have you ever seen a 15 year old fight a 63 year old wearing crocs? If you've been to Fort Myers you probably have.
It is for these reasons that Florida truly is the wang of America.
Now before I get started, I want to preface myself. When I talk about Floridians, I am not talking about the people that work at the Space Center, or for Harris, or for any other respectable company. I am not talking about normal people that raise a family and would fit in in any other place in the country. I am talking about the other 85% of the state that have no job, rob KFCs, breed cats in their basements, and/or drink Old English as they drive their kids to the bowling alley at 11am on a school day.
The irony of the situation is that Disney World (the happiest place on earth) is nestled in the center of the port-o-potty known as Florida. I haven't been on this earth too long, but I have to believe when Mr. Disney was creating his vision that is now Disney World, he would have thought twice about the location if he knew Orlando was going to the be trash can it is today. The best example of this is state highway 192. This is the aorta that supplies Orlando with its much needed filth and worthlessness. For miles you drive past souvenir stores packed with Big Johnson and No Fear t-shirts. Along with Hilton Head, SC Orlando has the highest concentration of Big Dog t-shirts in the world. There are at least 5 IHOPs and 4 all you can eat lobster buffets. The classiest place along the artery of sadness is probably the Denny's. This is because Denny's is the only place that has a strict dress code of shoes being mandatory and no wet bathing suits.
To further my point, watch the national news for a week. Odds are good you will see at least two stories about a parent punching their teenager in the face then slamming four Miller Lites and riding a tractor down the interstate. 10 times out of 10 that story will be out of Ocala or Broward County. Have you ever seen a 15 year old fight a 63 year old wearing crocs? If you've been to Fort Myers you probably have.
It is for these reasons that Florida truly is the wang of America.
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