Inside the Head of a TV Junkie

I have just returned from watching ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ and let me just say it’s an excellent film. There are some very funny parts. The fact that this movie was 80% improv makes it that much more impressive. I highly recommend you see this film, whether in the theater or as a rental. (oh, and listen to it on the radio if you are able, Saturday nights!)

Vegas tomorrow… time to pack.

Well, let me first say, if you want to read an investigative journalistic review of the movie and what we’re calling “Package-gate 2006″ please see Jello-Queen’s review.

I can’t say that I didn’t find the film enjoyable. It was a good time at the movies. I enjoyed the story even though parts were very predictable. The acting left me feeling nothing towards the characters, which is a big let down. So much so, I didn’t even care when Superman was getting injured nor did I care what the outcome of those events were. Anyway, you should see it in the theatre, it’s too big of a blockbuster not to see in a theatre.

That was a very small mini review of the movie. Now, I want to share with you some of the things that you may miss if you’re not paying attention to the movie. These in no way give away anything about the movie.

1. During the scene in the basement with the toy trains… the town is named “Smallville” which you can clearly see on a sign during this scene, look for it.
2. During the news broadcast, they mention Gotham… a nice homage to Batman.
3. When the boy is in bed in his pajamas, check out what character is on them… I believe (could be wrong) it’s Aquaman.

There may be others that I missed… if you notice anything else, post them in the comments!

Oh! One more thing that annoyed me… James Marsden is in this movie (Cyclops!). My mind kept saying… WHY IS CYCLOPS IN THIS MOVIE?!!? Maybe that’s why he was killed off in X-Men: The Last Stand (sorry for that spoiler, but if you haven’t seen X-Men 3 yet, then you deserve it).

And one last thing for today… Our good friend Brandon Routh (Superman) was on ‘One Life to Live’ for one year before he was fired. See his picture below along with his replacement for the same character on that Soap. Ha!! To me, this says he was so bad on the Soap that they didn’t really care that the replacement didn’t really look like him. You make your own call.

So, I have some tentative plans for Labor Day forming…

It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to The City and I think that’s where I may go in Sept. Some people tell me that it’s a crap shoot on if it’ll be hot or cold.

I was asked by someone today “What would you do there? Haven’t you already been?” Well, it’s no surprise that this person has never been to The City. Anyone who has been there knows that there’s always something to do. Museums, Shows, Bars, Restaurants, and just general hanging out and people watching are all viable options!

Anyway, anyone interested in joining me on a trip to The City is more than welcome!!

The T-Mobile SideKick 3 will be available to all T-Mobile customers starting on the 28th. I figure, I can call at 9pm on the 27th because it’ll be the 28th over on the East Coast by then. We’ll see. Anyway, that’s going to be my new phone. Unlimited text messages, web browsing, AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! all on one device. Can’t wait!

This music video is awesome…

This is going to sound really sad but I’ve been going ape shit over at MySpace. I need to stop msging people there! I’ve turned into one of those dreaded MySpace freaks!! AHHHH!!

On another note, that is still dealing with MySpace… how strange is it that my sister communicates with more people from my High School graduating class than I do?! What’s that all about? hmmmm…

Now, back to updating my MySpace page! Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!

OK, so today I went with the Irish to the English pub for lunch today, to watch England vs. Sweden. All I have to say is WOW! Thank GOD we’ve been there often enough for the owner to recognize us. He motioned us over to an area where there were some unoccupied seats. The most crowded I’ve ever seen the place. I honestly forgot I was in the US for a while. There were so many accents… ha! It was great!! They sang England songs, did some chants, all that good football stuff they do over in Europe. Hopefully I can make it back there on Sunday morning at 7.30 for England’s next game.

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A quick weekend update:

Went to SoCal this weekend with a friend to help her look for apartments. She’s planning on moving to the area and work for Disney. I wasn’t sure exactly how the weekend was going to turn out or how successful it was going to be. Well, everything went well. A whole lot better than I expected. We got to see some places and I even was able to fit in a few World Cup matches at the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney as well as the Hurricanes vs Oilers game 6 on Saturday night. We felt so confident in our weekend that we made a spontaneous decision to go to the beach the next day. We had to hit up Wal-Mart for some good/cheap swimsuits and towels. I haven’t been to the beach in years so it was great We ended up going to Newport Beach which wasn’t too crowded, so that was a plus. The water was like ice but the sun was very nice. Anyway, a highly successful weekend and I must remember how close SoCal is and make more trips there to just chill for a weekend every once in a while.

A picture has been included below.

OMFG!

I went to the Kenny Chesney concert last night. Opening acts were Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley.

OMFG!!

The concert was awesome. The opening acts were awesome. Seriously, one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. Kenny really knows how to put on a show! There was even a surprise visit by Uncle Kracker.

Dierks Bentley is an Arizona native so it was sort of a homecoming event for him. He definitely brought down the house. This was just an opening act! I knew I was in for something awesome! It’s hard to describe but it was so much fun! We had awesome seats, no where near the stage but in the front row of the second level which assured us of a clear view of all the action. The concert started at 7.30 and didn’t get over until almost 11.30. Totally worth the money spent and it’s sort of sad that it’s over now! hahaha!!

Anyway, if you haven’t heard any songs by these artists, please find some to listen to. If you need some, feel free to ask beause I have a ton.