Double Feature Finder

Double Feature Finder

Went to this site expecting it to find legitimate "Double Features" playing in my neighborhood...turns out it tells you the timing of movies so that if you happen to get out of Harry Potter at 8:05 pm, you could just happen to stroll into the 8:10 pm showing of Brokeback Mountain if you just happen to get lost at the multiplex. Of course they offer the disclaimer, "Never SNEAK into movies!"

12 MP3's of Xmas: #5 (aka #12) Otis Redding - White Christmas

Alright...maybe I overestimated how much time I'd have this month to post Xmas mp3's. Instead of writing about my 12 MP3's of Xmas, I was busy writing my 12...HUNDRED pages of my thesis (give or take a eleven hundred). So this is it...the last one for this holiday season. First heard it during a recent viewing of Love Actually. Great song.

White Christmas
by
Otis Redding

1 point 21 gigawatts!!!

Whoa...

Michael J. Fox is heading Back To The Future for a fourth time-traveling movie.

Movie & TV News @ IMDb.com - WENN - 21 December 2005

Wahlberg Loses Entourage Member - Yahoo! News

Wahlberg Loses Entourage Member - Yahoo! News

Phew...sorta.

I just finished watching Season 1 of Entourage on DVD last night and really like it...especially Turtle. When I first read this article, I thought the actor who plays him died. Fortunately(?), it was just the Turtle that his character is based on (sorry buddy). The whole show is based on Marky Mark Wahlberg and his buddies as he rose to fame.

12 MP3's of Xmas: #4 Even a Mircale Needs a Hand

Even a Miracle Needs a Hand
from
'Twas The Night Before Christmas
(1974 CBS Xmas Cartoon)

MY synopsis:
Singing brainiac mouse breaks singing town clock cuz he doesn't believe in santa and christmas...greatest Xmas cartoon...ever!

More thorough synopsis:
Letters addressed to Santa Claus from the town of Junctionville are returned because of a letter denouncing Saint Nick as a myth. Joshua Trundel, the local clock maker, builds a clock that may bring Santa to Junctionville. Meanwhile, Father Mouse discovers that his son Albert wrote the letter. Later, Albert accidentally breaks the clock, and Trundel's reputation is ruined. Albert decides to repair the damage, and Santa Claus hears the song, and delivers presents to Junctionville.

12 MP3's of Xmas: #3 - "You mean you forgot cranberries too?!?"

Christmas Wrapping
by The Waitresses

Bah, humbug!" No, that's too strong
'Cause it is my favorite holiday
But all this year's been a busy blur
Don't think I have the energy

To add to my already mad rush
Just 'cause it 'tis the season.
The perfect gift for me would be
Completions and connections left from

Last year, ski shop,
Encounter, most interesting.
Had his number but never the time
Most of '81 passed along those lines.

So deck those halls, trim those trees
Raise up cups of Christmas cheer,
I just need to catch my breath,
Christmas by myself this year.

Calendar picture, frozen landscape,
Chilled this room for twenty-four days,
Evergreens, sparkling snow
Get this winter over with!

Flashback to springtime, saw him again,
Would've been good to go for lunch,
Couldn't agree when we were both free,
We tried, we said we'd keep in touch.

Didn't, of course, 'til summertime,
Out to the beach to his boat could I join him?
No, this time it was me,
Sunburn in the third degree.

Now the calendar's just one page
And, of course, I am excited
Tonight's the night, I've set my mind
Not to do too much about it.

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
But I think I'll miss this one this year.
[4x]

Party dashing through the snow
Of course I bundled up too tight
Last minute have-to-do's
A few cards a few calls
'Cause it's R-S-V-P
No thanks, no party lights
It's Christmas Eve, guttery laugh
Turned down all of my advice.

Last fall I had a night to myself,
Same guy called, halloween party,
Waited all night for him to show,
This time his car wouldn't go,

Forget it, it's cold, it's getting late,
Trudge on home to celebrate
In a quiet way, unwind
Doing Christmas right this time.

A&P has provided me
With the world's smallest turkey
Already in the oven, nice and hot
Oh damn! Guess what I forgot?

So on with the boots, back out in the snow
To the only all-night grocery,
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
In the line is that guy I've been chasing all year!

"I'm spending this one alone," he said.
"Need a break; this year's been crazy."
I said, "Me too, but why are you?
You mean you forgot cranberries too?"

Then suddenly we laughed and laughed
Caught on to what was happening
That Christmas magic's brought this tale
To a very happy ending! "

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Couldn't miss this one this year!

12 MP3's of Xmas: #2 - Christmas in Hollis

Christmas in Hollis by Run DMC

[Run]
It was December 24th on Hollis Ave in the dark
When I see a man chilling with his dog in the park
I approached very slowly with my heart full of fear
Looked at his dog, oh my God, an ill reindeer
But then I was illin because the man had a beard
And a bag full of goodies, 12 o'clock had neared
So I turned my head a second and the man had gone
But he left and dropped his wallet smack dead on the lawn
I picket the wallet up then I took a pause
Took out the license and it cold said "Santa Claus"
A million dollars in it, cold hundreds of G's
Enough to buy a boat and matching car with ease
But I'd never steal from Santa, cause that ain't right
So I'm going home to mail it back to him that night
But when I got home I bugged, cause under the tree
Was a letter from Santa and all the dough was for me

[D.M.C.]
It's Christmas time in Hollis Queens
Mom's cooking chicken and collard greens
Rice and stuffing, macaroni and cheese
And Santa put gifts under Christmas trees
Decorate the house with lights at night
Snow's on the ground, snow white so bright
In the fireplace is the yule log
Beneath the mistle toe as we drink egg nog
The rhymes you hear are the rhymes of Darryl's
But each and every year we bust Chrsitmas carrols
(Christmas melodies)

[Run-D.M.C.]
Rhymes so loud and prod you hear it
It's Christmas time and we got the spirit
Jack Frost chillin, the hawk is out
And that's what Christmas is all about
The time is now, the place is here
And the whole wide world is filled with cheer

[D.M.C.]
My name's D.M.C. with the mic in my hand
And I'm chilling and coolin just like a snowman
So open your eyes, lend us an ear
We want to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

12 MP3's of Xmas: #1 - Steve Martin's 5 Wishes for Christmas

Steve Martin's 5 Wishes for Christmas

If I had one wish that I could wish this holiday season, it would be that all the children to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace.

If I had two wishes I could make this holiday season, the first would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of harmony and peace. And the second would be for 30 million dollars a month to be given to me, tax-free in a Swiss bank account.

You know, if I had three wishes I could make this holiday season, the first, of course, would be for all the children of the world to get together and sing, the second would be for the 30 million dollars every month to me, and the third would be for encompassing power over every living being in the entire universe.

And if I had four wishes that I could make this holiday season, the first would be the crap about the kids definitely, the second would be for the 30 million, the third would be for all the power, and the fourth would be to set aside one month each year to have an extended 31-day orgasm, to be brought out slowly by Rosanna Arquette and that model Paulina-somebody, I can't think of her name. Of course my lovely wife can come too and she's behind me one hundred percent here, I guarantee it. Wait a minute, maybe the sex thing should be the first wish, so if I made that the first wish, because it could all go boom tomorrow, then what do you got, y'know? No, no, the kids, the kids singing would be great, that would be nice. But wait a minute, who am I kidding? They're not going to be able to get all those kids together. I mean, the logistics of the thing is impossible, more trouble than it's worth! So -- we reorganize!

Here we go. First, the sex thing. We go with that. Second, the money. No, we got with the power second, then the money. And then the kids. Oh wait, oh jeez, I forgot about revenge against my enemies! Okay, I need revenge against all my enemies, they should die like pigs in hell! That would be my fourth wish. And, of course, my fifth wish would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace.

Thank you everybody and Merry Christmas.

Spike Jonze GAP Commercial

Entertaining new GAP commercial from Spike Jonze...

Stocking Stuffer??

Buy your very own...

Leg Lamp
from A Christmas Story

Apparently some company called RedRider is selling these leglamps just in time for the holidays. They even have different sizes so you can get one for the desk in your library. I don't know...$130 seems a bit pricey. I wonder if I should get one for dear old dad.

What would the Lone Ranger do???

Buddha's BACK!

Nepal Boy Called Reincarnation of Buddha - Yahoo! News

I'm a fan of Buddhism...but doesn't this story sound a lot like a Nepalese version of David Blaine??

Wayfaring Map - Basketball Courts

Wayfaring Map - Basketball Courts

So I just discovered this site that allows users to make their own maps with points of interest or routes...kinda of interesting. I don't know why, but I am sorta obsessed with Google Maps. Must be since I'm related to Ponce De Leon. Anyways, I discovered this site at the same time that I had an itch to go shoot some hoops. Mash those 2 ideas together and voila!...I've started to map out local courts to shoot around at. Cool thing about this is that anyone can add points to the map...so my future cyberbuddies from Compton can fill me in on what courts are the best to go play some pickup.

(And yes, this is just 1 of 1 million ways to procrastinate. damn you thesis...just die already!)

Wedding

Covering Teen Wolf: One Coach's Guide.

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Covering Teen Wolf: One Coach's Guide.

Used to be, the key to beating Teen Wolf's Beavers was just to play them on any night there wasn't a full moon. We were unlucky one season in that we met them 28 days apart, both times in their barn, and Teen Wolf destroyed us—64 points in the first game, then a quadruple-double in the second, with 14 blocked shots and 25 steals. Our third matchup, though, we were fortunate enough to have a 76 percent waxing gibbous, so it was regular Scott Howard, who turned the ball over twice before fouling out, scoreless, in eight minutes of play. These days, however, it seems the guy can change over whenever he wants, which poses a real problem to opposing coaches. What follows is the best strategy my staff and I have come up with to limit Teen Wolf's effectiveness on the court. While admittedly far from foolproof, it will, hopefully, prove useful to your team. We're all in this together, folks.

This is pure gold!
Check out the rest at McSweeneys.net

Go Lakers

Opening/Closing Night

Hello NBA...goodbye 20's!

Let the countdown begin...less than 10 hours until I turn the big 3-0. But am I going out with a whimper?? Most definitely not. Tonight the Lakers are throwing my 20's a going away party and everyone at the Staples Center is invited. There will even be party favors for all in attendance (magnetic lakers schedules). If you care to stop by and eugooglize (yes Mr. Zoolander, eugoogly), I will be up in the nosebleeds with Glen enjoying the finest beer that the Staples Center has to offer (most likely Budweiser).

Holy crap!

Wow, what a day! I had a great time getting to see my one and only sister get married AND my UCLA Bruins come back from 21 points down in the 4th quarter to beat Stanford, a school I may just hate more than USC. Weddings in the fall tend to be bad for College Football fans since they are always on Saturdays. Thank God for the internet and Tivo. After frequent trips to the "bathroom" to check the score during the reception, it is 1:30 AM, I know who wins, and I'm still watching the UCLA game right now on Tivo. I'm actually giddy at this point. The best part is watching the Stanford students go crazy as Stanford just scored their 24th point. Haha...I know something you don't know!!

Anyways, the wedding was very beautiful and I couldn't be happier for my sister and my new brother in-law. I hope they enjoyed it as much as everyone else in attendance.

The Wedding...The first dance...

Sister's Rehearsal...

Do the Hippogriff...

vs.

(Hippogriff vs. a Liger...who wins??)

2 new tracks from the Goblet of Fire soundtrack featuring members of Radiohead from italo on the ateaseweb.com messageboard:

ateaseweb.com mb | radiohead at ease:
" sorry about the quality... that's the way it streamed. I'm looking forward to get the cd and rip them to share them properly... do the hippogriff would be great with better sound quality...

MAGIC WORKS:
http://rapidshare.de/files/6720887/magic_works.mp3.html

DO THE HIPPOGRIFF:
http://rapidshare.de/files/6721030/do_the_...ogriff.mp3.html

I just noticed... some of the arrangements in do the hippogriff are VERY greenwood. the anyone can play guitar intro............ go to sleep solo. stuff sounding like trans-atlantic drawl. jonny is my life hero."

Not bad...some classic lines in "Do The Hippogriff":

• "Alright Hogwarts! Are you ready for some music!!"
• "Move you body like a hairy troll, learnin' to rock n roll"
• "Boogie down like a unicorn"
• "Put your hands in the air, like an Ogre who just don't care"