The world of Nelson DeMille is apparently full of way too much detail.
It would help Mr. DeMille if someone would just plain edit him.
I was looking forward to this one too since it was a sequel to a book that I really liked... The Gold Coast.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Book 80 of 52 -- Nelson DeMille's The Gate House
The world of Nelson DeMille is apparently full of way too much detail.
It would help Mr. DeMille if someone would just plain edit him.
I was looking forward to this one too since it was a sequel to a book that I really liked... The Gold Coast.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Death Pool Recruitment
2009 CELEBRITY DEATH POOL OFFICIAL RULES
(SEVENTH ANNUAL) OFFICIAL RULES
Welcome to the official 2009 Celebrity Death Pool game! For those of you that are new to the concept, it is our time to take back from the celebrities and famous people out there that do nothing but take our money, sweat and tears as we buy their music, watch their games, read about them in the paper, or purchase their movie tickets. The object of the game is simple – Be the contestant at 12:00 Midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 31, 2009 to have accumulated the most amount of points. How easy is that?
Selection of Celebrities – Think long and hard about the current health or possible health of our society’s famous folks. Choose the 20 of these famous people that you think will die in the year 2007 and write their names in a list. They can be from any forum. They can be athletes, entertainers, heads of state, writers or just folks who have garnered large scale media attention. They can be from any continent. The main criterion is that someone else can be identified by name and his or her death will be reported in a published account.
The operators of the pool will review your list and objectively accept or reject the players on your list. We are attempting to limit obscure people. Our judgments are based on results from Internet search engines and this definition of celebrity: A celebrity is a widely recognized or famous person who has commanded a high degree of public and media attention. If we reject a person on your list, you will have the opportunity to replace that person with a new choice.
Example of What We Accept and Not Accept – If they are foreign born and involved in politics, they have to be a head of state. So… Saddam Hussein would count, but you cannot pick any of his cabinet officials anymore.
This system isn’t perfect, but it is the fairest way to make sure that everyone is playing on the same level.
Entry Fee – The Entry Fee is nominal. (20 "beans" per entry. You can enter as many times as you want. It is just going to cost you 20 beans per entry.) If you are a past player, we will give you a 10% break from the fee if you sign up someone new.
Point Structure – The Point Structure is simple, and it remains the most exciting way of scoring the game. Points are determined by beginning with a 100 base point system. The age of the deceased celebrity will be deducted from the base score of 100 and a final number will be achieved. For example, if Britney Spears were to die on January 16, 2009, she would be worth 72 points. 100 base points MINUS 28 years old = 72 points.
Prize Breakdown – The most important part of this game is the prize! The total prize will be determined by how many people enter and dollar values will be determined from the following percentages: First Place will receive 80% of the final money pool and Second Place will receive 20% of the final money pool. 10% will be subtracted from the final pool total for operating expenses.
Tie Breakers – In case of a tie, there will be a tiebreaker -- whoever has chosen the most amounts of deceased celebrities. If two players tie for first with the same players, they will split the entire pot. If two players still tie for second, they will split the second place pot.
Website/Blog - The league will have a website that will be updated on a periodical basis. It will contain team choices and as many updates as we can of those that have deceased. The web address is: http://kickedthebucket.blogspot.com/ Feel free to visit the website now to see how the current year is going.
Time Frame - The official length of the contest will run from Monday, January 12, 2009 between 00:00:01 EST (12:00 AM plus one second on January 12, 2009) and 23:59:59 EST Thursday, December 31, 2009 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds).
Submission of Picks – All submissions must be received or postmarked by Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 23:59:59 EST. They must be sent to either me through my normal hotmail address, my gmail account, or mailed to me at my home OR sent to Chris Bowman at his points of contact. Feel free to email me for that information.
The important fact is that we need the money by January 15, 2009 or your submission doesn't count. Payments can be cash, check or paypal.
Good Luck
(SEVENTH ANNUAL) OFFICIAL RULES
Welcome to the official 2009 Celebrity Death Pool game! For those of you that are new to the concept, it is our time to take back from the celebrities and famous people out there that do nothing but take our money, sweat and tears as we buy their music, watch their games, read about them in the paper, or purchase their movie tickets. The object of the game is simple – Be the contestant at 12:00 Midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 31, 2009 to have accumulated the most amount of points. How easy is that?
Selection of Celebrities – Think long and hard about the current health or possible health of our society’s famous folks. Choose the 20 of these famous people that you think will die in the year 2007 and write their names in a list. They can be from any forum. They can be athletes, entertainers, heads of state, writers or just folks who have garnered large scale media attention. They can be from any continent. The main criterion is that someone else can be identified by name and his or her death will be reported in a published account.
The operators of the pool will review your list and objectively accept or reject the players on your list. We are attempting to limit obscure people. Our judgments are based on results from Internet search engines and this definition of celebrity: A celebrity is a widely recognized or famous person who has commanded a high degree of public and media attention. If we reject a person on your list, you will have the opportunity to replace that person with a new choice.
Example of What We Accept and Not Accept – If they are foreign born and involved in politics, they have to be a head of state. So… Saddam Hussein would count, but you cannot pick any of his cabinet officials anymore.
This system isn’t perfect, but it is the fairest way to make sure that everyone is playing on the same level.
Entry Fee – The Entry Fee is nominal. (20 "beans" per entry. You can enter as many times as you want. It is just going to cost you 20 beans per entry.) If you are a past player, we will give you a 10% break from the fee if you sign up someone new.
Point Structure – The Point Structure is simple, and it remains the most exciting way of scoring the game. Points are determined by beginning with a 100 base point system. The age of the deceased celebrity will be deducted from the base score of 100 and a final number will be achieved. For example, if Britney Spears were to die on January 16, 2009, she would be worth 72 points. 100 base points MINUS 28 years old = 72 points.
Prize Breakdown – The most important part of this game is the prize! The total prize will be determined by how many people enter and dollar values will be determined from the following percentages: First Place will receive 80% of the final money pool and Second Place will receive 20% of the final money pool. 10% will be subtracted from the final pool total for operating expenses.
Tie Breakers – In case of a tie, there will be a tiebreaker -- whoever has chosen the most amounts of deceased celebrities. If two players tie for first with the same players, they will split the entire pot. If two players still tie for second, they will split the second place pot.
Website/Blog - The league will have a website that will be updated on a periodical basis. It will contain team choices and as many updates as we can of those that have deceased. The web address is: http://kickedthebucket.blogspot.com/ Feel free to visit the website now to see how the current year is going.
Time Frame - The official length of the contest will run from Monday, January 12, 2009 between 00:00:01 EST (12:00 AM plus one second on January 12, 2009) and 23:59:59 EST Thursday, December 31, 2009 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds).
Submission of Picks – All submissions must be received or postmarked by Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 23:59:59 EST. They must be sent to either me through my normal hotmail address, my gmail account, or mailed to me at my home OR sent to Chris Bowman at his points of contact. Feel free to email me for that information.
The important fact is that we need the money by January 15, 2009 or your submission doesn't count. Payments can be cash, check or paypal.
Good Luck
Monday, December 29, 2008
WINNER! Papajohns.com Bowl Champions
The game was representative of the whole season... a slow start and a strong exciting finish.
I love that Mulcahy was on the field and that Schiano gave him a game ball. You go Greg.
I love that Mulcahy was on the field and that Schiano gave him a game ball. You go Greg.
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.........
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU........
Grab some pizza and have fun kids.
Grab some pizza and have fun kids.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Slumdog Millionairre Moviegoing Experience
Isn't it insulting when movie theaters have those crappy dated screen gems?
Pretentious Van Heusen commercial
Milk
Frost/Nixon
The Wrestler (God... I really want to see this...)
The movie itself was just plain awesome.
Pretentious Van Heusen commercial
Milk
Frost/Nixon
The Wrestler (God... I really want to see this...)
The movie itself was just plain awesome.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Smelmooo Survives...
TW and I went shopping today and I was shocked at how empty the stores were...e ven though we parked in Georgia at each of the malls.
Fascinating.
Fascinating.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Book 79 of 52 -- Artie Lange's Too Fat To Fish
Artie Lange is a frigging mess and his self destruction is a point of entretainment for me every single morning on the Sirius Howard Stern show.
This book ocntains stories that I have already heard on the show before so I am not entirely shocked by any of it.
However... it's a good read even though it's just another junkie talking.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Book 78 of 52 -- Jonathan Kellerman's Bones
I really love Jonathan Kellerman and he writes so well that you can often take his writing for granted...
His latest Alex Delaware novel is one of two things and it has been a couple weeks since I finished it.
1. Interesting...
2. Nothing new...
Whatever it is... it's a better read than other authors...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Book 77 of 52 -- James Patterson's Cross Country
I stole this from someone else... since I was pissed off at the book.
"As a long-time fan of the Alex Cross series from Patterson, I had high hopes for Cross Country. Sadly, I was thoroughly disappointed with this book. The gruesome, sadistic murders that launch the story (and continue throughout) were over the top and clearly beyond what was necessary. I suppose the horrific nature of the content could have been forgiven if the plot itself was within the realm of believability. Although some authors push the envelope on what is plausible, Patterson's premise in Cross Country is beyond believable. The whole idea of having Alex Cross go to Africa without official sanction, support structure or even any fundamental understanding of the situation on the ground is just ridiculous. If you are a long-time Alex Cross fan, you might want to take a pass on Cross Country. If you are contemplating giving the character a try for the first time, start elsewhere - there are many in the Cross series that are far better. "
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Every once in a while, in life you run into a genius with true talent......
(Thanks Bowman... )
THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon
THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Specificity
2. Anti-constitutionalistically
3. Passive-aggressive disorder
4. Transubstantiate
THINGS THAT ARE DOWN RIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. No thanks, I'm married.
2. Nope, no more booze for me!
3. Sorry, but you're not really my type.
4. KFC? No thanks, I'm not hungry.
5. Good evening, officer. Isn't it lovely out tonight?
6. Oh, I couldn't! No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.
7. I'm not interested in fighting you.
8. Thank you, but I won't make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination. I'd hat e to look like a fool!
9. I must be going home now, as I have to work in the morning.
THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon
THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Specificity
2. Anti-constitutionalistically
3. Passive-aggressive disorder
4. Transubstantiate
THINGS THAT ARE DOWN RIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. No thanks, I'm married.
2. Nope, no more booze for me!
3. Sorry, but you're not really my type.
4. KFC? No thanks, I'm not hungry.
5. Good evening, officer. Isn't it lovely out tonight?
6. Oh, I couldn't! No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.
7. I'm not interested in fighting you.
8. Thank you, but I won't make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination. I'd hat e to look like a fool!
9. I must be going home now, as I have to work in the morning.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Book 75 of 52 -- Kathy Reichs' Monday Mourning
Short and sweet...
Appropriate sequel to all the other novels...
It is fun and good...
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Book 74 of 52 -- Stuart Woods' Hot Mahogany
An amusing romp through the surprisingly intriguing world of antiques and coin collecting, Woods' latest Stone Barrington mystery finds the popular sleuth back from the Caribbean at his favorite Manhattan eatery, Elaine's.
There, he is approached by his CIA pal Lance Cabot, who asks him to keep an eye on his brother, Barton Cabot, an antique restorer who has partial amnesia after recently falling victim to a violent crime.
Barton's former career in Army intelligence makes him a risk given his current affliction, but the plot takes a different turn when one of his pieces, worth tens of millions, is stolen from his workshop, a theft that might be related to a cache of gold coins smuggled out of Vietnam by Barton's old unit over thirty years ago during the war.
An interesting premise paired with Woods' engaging cast of regulars make Hot Mahogany another winner in the Stone Barrington series.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
SURVIVOR COMPETITIONS -- AN UPDATE
Survivor 1 in Borneo -- Richard Hatch (No Game)
Survivor 2 in Australia -- Tina Wesson (Ashfault!)
Survivor 3 in Africa -- Ethan Zohn (Ashfault!)
Survivor 4 in Marquesas -- Vecepia Towery (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 5 in Thailand -- Brian Heidik (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 6 in Amazon -- Jenna Morasca (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 7 in Pearl Islands -- Sandra Diaz-Twine (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 8 ALL STARS -- Amber Brkich (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 9 in Vanuatu -- Chris Daugherty (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 10 in Palau -- Tom Westman (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 11 in Guatemala -- Danni Boatwright (Ashfault!)
Survivor 12 in Panama (Exile Island) -- Aras Baskauskas (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 13 in the Cook Islands -- Yul Kwon (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 14 in Fiji -- Earl Cole (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 15 in China -- Todd Herzog (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 16 in Micronesia (All Stars-ish) -- Parvati Shallow (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 17 in Gabon -- Bob Crowley (Pork Chop Express)
Overall Totals
Pork Chop Express -- 13
Assshfault! -- 3
Tucker's Nuts -- 2
FBT -- ZERO
Survivor 2 in Australia -- Tina Wesson (Ashfault!)
Survivor 3 in Africa -- Ethan Zohn (Ashfault!)
Survivor 4 in Marquesas -- Vecepia Towery (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 5 in Thailand -- Brian Heidik (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 6 in Amazon -- Jenna Morasca (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 7 in Pearl Islands -- Sandra Diaz-Twine (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 8 ALL STARS -- Amber Brkich (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 9 in Vanuatu -- Chris Daugherty (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 10 in Palau -- Tom Westman (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 11 in Guatemala -- Danni Boatwright (Ashfault!)
Survivor 12 in Panama (Exile Island) -- Aras Baskauskas (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 13 in the Cook Islands -- Yul Kwon (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 14 in Fiji -- Earl Cole (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 15 in China -- Todd Herzog (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 16 in Micronesia (All Stars-ish) -- Parvati Shallow (Pork Chop Express)
Survivor 17 in Gabon -- Bob Crowley (Pork Chop Express)
Overall Totals
Pork Chop Express -- 13
Assshfault! -- 3
Tucker's Nuts -- 2
FBT -- ZERO
Monday, December 15, 2008
Survivor Gabon -- The Finale
The show begins incredibly late since CBS covered the end of the Steelers/Ravens game so now we are annoyed and glad that we are home to make sure that we can see the whole show... I am guessing that before the show starts the final three are going to be: Bob, Susie, and Sugar with Bob winning it all with all or 6 of the 7 votes.
And... that will be fine by me... I really like him and Sugar a whole bunch.
The episode starts with a 2000 minute recap of the first 12 episodes of the season and we are reminded of some of the assholes and awesome people of the season... since the theme this season seemed to be a good vs evil and the good finally triumphed in the end in the last episode with the defeat of Kenny's deceptive alliance and letting the "goodie two shoes" players progress.
We are FINALLY Live at 8:40 at night... after all the fluff recap and NFL game stuff... we should find out who wins about 2 am tonight... We come back after Tribal Council and Kenny is feeling a bit betrayed... Kenny is having selective memory...
We wake up on Day 37 in the NOBAG tribe... Sugar and Bob are in a new alliance and Sugar would like to vote out Kenny and Matty... next. Sugar is the boss all of a sudden and Bob recognizes it... making me think that Bob will be the eventual winner since he is letting everyone else do all the dirty work.
They get their tree mail and they have a challenge coming up and they have to uniquely dress themselves up as warriors with cloths and face paint... Susie loves doing this... I am bored by her...
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #1
They will dig and get into some huts and there will be puzzle pieces as they go through a maze... the puzzle pieces will eventually build a hut... It's a pretty cool challenge and anyone can really win it... Sugar is the first one back with puzzles to build as Bob comes in a nice second in terms of building... and BOb wins immunity with Sugar close behind... It's important to note that Susie never found her last bag is wandering around the huts aimlessly.
We get back to camp and Kenny thinks that everyone is going to vote out Susie... Matty and Susie remain good colleagues and neither of them have any idea of where they are going to end up... It's time for some more strategy and I am mildly annoyed by all of this... They can't seem to decide about who to vote out.. Susie or Kenny... Sugar remains in control and through it all... Bob still wears a bow tie... and flaunts it to the camera.
Tribal Council arrives and Corrinne is still nto wearing a bra and Randy is still sporting that damd mohawk. Jeff keeps pointing out how awesome Bob is... and he is... Kenny is in his 12th Tribal Council and surprises me with his calm demeanour... even though he is still the "bad guy" left... he is better than most bad guys. Susie speaks and re-enforces that she is way under the radar... again... The idol deal comes up again and Kenny is feeling slighted. Bob gets himself out of it by reminding Kenny that he was going to stab him in the back... Kenny tries to talk himself out of it and looks foolish... even to the jury (save Crystal...)
It's time to vote after Kenny looks petty and stupid... even though he claims that he is safe and the editting shows Sugar squishing her face.
The results of the tallying end up being... Kenny or Susie is going home...
Kenny
Susie
Kenny
Kenny
Hasta Pasta and MB is yelling curse words at the TV... I am now rooting for Sugar to win simply because she was the last person picked by me since I didn't want Gillian at all (or Sugar) and was forced upon my team... I have won twice that way before.
We are now in Day 38 and Susie thinks she needs to win immunity in order to stay alive... and both she and Matty recognize that Bob and Sugar are way too confident ... and they should be.. TREE MAIL!
March of the Dead Survivors
Ugh... this is one of our absolute least favorite parts of the whole show and every single finale... ever... We are forced to remember each of the people voted off during the season... Let's walk down memory lane as each of the finalists are forced to say something nice about each of them... even Randy...
Michelle Chase -- Who?
Gillian Larson -- Blech...
Paloma Soto-Castillo -- She "killed" herself...
Jacque Berg -- She got screwed...
Danny Brown aka GC -- Just a plain dope...
Kelly Czarnecki -- I forgot all about her...
Dan Kay -- He was too dopey for his own good.
Ace Gordon -- Slimy and yet... lasted this long...
Marcus Lehman -- He was a perfect person and yet... I liked him.
Charlie Herschel -- Broken up "bromance" led to his defeat.
Randy Bailey -- I wonder what he did each week since his only friend was his dog.
Corinne Kaplan -- *crickets*
Crystal Cox -- Probably poorly editted, but not my favorite...
Kenny Huang -- Gamer that took the appropriate beating in the end...
It's time for the FINAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE... This is the first time that I can remember that it isn't an endurance challenge... they have to be the first person to build a 10 foot tower out of tiles... If after 30 minutes, no one has done it... the highest tower will win...
There are a lot of collapsing towers and Bob -- who you would think would win the thing -- can't seem to do anything right... Sugar and Susie keep building weak and collapsing towers while Matty builds a solid... solid tower and the suspense starts building as it hits the 25 minute mark... With 30 seconds left... Susie is in the lead... and no one can catch up in time...Susie actually wins... Who saw that one? Not me. Our gut reaction is that Bob goes home... but I doubt that Sugar and Bob will let that happen easily.
They get back to the camp and everyone is wishing Bob good bye and Sugar is crying... and they all admit to him that they have to write his name down since they all think that he will win in the Tribal Council. Then... Susie starts talking... and I get nervous... since she should just shut the f*ck up... especially she shouldn't want to alienate Bob's vote...
For five minutes... Susie just keeps talking and annoying the viewing audience... Why don't they work together... ???? and then... they DO!... Sugar can't stand that Bob is going to go home... so they discuss pursuing a tie... Bob goes off into the woods and practices starting a fire in case he has to do that in a tie breaker...
Tribal Council begins... and Bob is the one who identifies that he has the target on his back... Matty admits that he has no choice since Sugar saved him once and Susie has the idol... Sugar can't decided b/c Matty is a "brother" and Bob is like a "dad." Matty is looking better after this... Everyone feels really and it's hard to vote for anyone since Susie has the idol... Bob breaks down and this is the nicest Tribal Council EVER.
Bob
Bob
Matty
Matty -- TIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Firemaking Tie Breaker Challenge Between Matty and Bob
First person to build a flame long enough to bust a string wins... and they start... Bob is deliberate... and Matty is a bit more anxious... Bob gets a fire and tries to build around it... it goes out... and then... like a Phoenix... it comes back! At this point... Bob can't lose... and he doesn't... Bye Bye Matty... you played a good game and survived it... as long as you could... (the whole time...we had to look at shit face Corrinne making stupid faces and we actually hate her... it's sad that we can dislike someone that much... )
The final three are Susie, Bob, and Sugar...
Day 39 arrives and they are all really proud of themselves... I am not going to write about any of it... Ok... they do light up the camp and it went FAST...
FINAL TRIBAL COUNCIL
It's time for the petty and bullshit questions from the jury after opening statements.
Susie thinks she deserves it simply because she "tried." Bob thinks he deserves it because he played with gusto and his heart. Sugar thinks she deserves it because she played a perfect social game even though she lied a few time... and of the three, she played the best strategic game.
Charlie is up first. He asks the ladies the first question and it's a good question about why they should vote for them for first when in a previous episode they were ranked last and second to last. Sugar's answer blows. He focusses on Bob next and Bob accepts him for being gay. (Seriously...)
Crystal is up second. She attacks Susie for riding coat tails. She tells Bob that Sugar "remote controlled" him up and down... huh? Bob agrees with that. Crystal is upset that Sugar voted her out... why? Sugar was upset that she was rude to people and asks for forgiveness.
Kenny is up third. Why do you deserve my vote -- to Susie? Sugar really scarred a future The Pick Up Artist contestant forever... and Sugar voted out Kenny b/c she thought he was a bigger threat... Kenny will never trust another woman. The DEAL b/t Bob and Kenny comes out again... and nothing new is revisited.
Turd Face is up fourth. Susie -- if I give you my vote, will you have your vocal chords removed? OF course not. Bob... make me hate Sugar... and he does it in a nice way. Sugar... You are unemployed, uneduated, and leech to society. She gets meaner and ruder to her... She is the worst human being ever.
Marcus is up fifth. He is a physician and sees people in their worst moments. He attacks Susie for something... and he asks Sugar if he will use part of her $ to honor her father... Of course she will. Bob... when were you ever responsible for your decisions out in the jungle? Bob says... I never had a chance to.
Randy is second to last. Randy HATES Susie.. and is almost as much of an asshole as Corrinne is. Sugar laughed at him when he was voted out and why did she do it? He was a jerk. Bob did the same thing... why? Randy doesn't want to vote for Susie... and Bob apologizes for something.. even selling out Sugar.
Matty is up last... Susie... why are the other two less deserving... I am not sure what her answer is or means... Sugar, please reveal something that she did that is evil... Good answer with... "I broke Kenny's heart." Bob, why are they more deserving? "I don't think they are..." Matty's stumped...
No final statements... it's time to vote...
Marcus' vote is hidden.
Matty votes for Susie.
Crystal's vote is hidden.
Corinne votes for Bob
Charlie's vote is hidden.
Randy says "ALl three of you... kiss my ass."
Kenny takes his time and picks... who knows?
See you in December... in Los Angeles...
Jeff walks away and then onto the live set... time to tally the votes.
Bob
Susie
Susie
Susie
Bob
Bob
Bob
WOW... that actually made me nervous... and I am glad to see him win... We are shocked that Sugar got NO votes... interesting...
Tucker's Nuts
8. Bob Crowley (16) -- WINNER
5. Susie Smith (9) -- FINISHED IN SECOND PLACE
9. Jessica Kiper (17) -- FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE
6. Matty Whitmore (12) -- FINISHED IN FOURTH PLACE
7. Randy Bailey (13) -- Booted Week Nine
1. Charlie Herschel (1) -- Booted Week Eight
3. Jacque Berg (5) -- Booted Week Three
2. Paloma Soto-Castillo (4) -- Booted Week Two
4. Michelle Chase (8) -- Booted Week One
Assshfault Warriors
1. Ken Hoang (2) -- BOOTED WEEK TWELVE (FIFTH PLACE)
7. Crystal Cox (14) -- BOOTED WEEK ELEVEN!!!!
3. Corinne Kaplan (6) -- BOOTED WEEK TEN!!!
8. Marcus Lehman (15) -- BOOTED WEEK SEVEN!!!!
2. Dan Kay (3) -- BOOTED WEEK SIX!!!!
4. Ace Gordon (7)-- BOOTED WEEK SIX!!!!
5. Kelly Czarnecki(10)-- BOOTED WEEK FIVE!!!!
6. Danny Brown aka GC (11) -- BOOTED WEEK FOUR!!!!
9. Gillian Larson(18) -- BOOTED WEEK ONE!!!!!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Rachel Getting Married Movie Going Experience
This was a difficult yet powerfully sweet movie to watch... and Anne Hathaway and the sister were awesome. My wife loved Debra Winger and I am still having trouble recognizing her... amazing.
Hennessy Commercial from the 1980s.... Or was it?
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
The Class
Synedoche, New York (Phillip Seymour Hoffman is in everything!)
Hennessy Commercial from the 1980s.... Or was it?
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
The Class
Synedoche, New York (Phillip Seymour Hoffman is in everything!)
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Milk Moviegoing Experience
An incredibly full and quiet movie theater... and quiet the whole movie since the movie was an incredibly powerful and awesome film.
Bond Smirnoff ad
BOD Man (Not appropriate to the audience... believe me... )
Revolutionary Road (This actually made me want to see it... )
The International
Bond Smirnoff ad
BOD Man (Not appropriate to the audience... believe me... )
Revolutionary Road (This actually made me want to see it... )
The International
Friday, December 12, 2008
Survivor Gabon -- Last One Before the Finale...
We open up after some highlights from last time... and Matty calls out Kenny for his lies and bullshit.
Later on... Kenny calls Bob on Bob's lies to him the night before... so Bob promises Kenny that if he wins immunity, he will give it to Kenny... Fascinating...
Today's first challenge involves running through some mud (and some other stuff) and grabbing balls to shoot into some hoops. The winner gets to go on a flight... sleep well and relax and eat...and watch gorillas! The winner will send someone to Exile Island too. Matty and Kenny take the early leads... (Kenny has never looked thinner... ) After a rather dramatic ending... Bob makes a slow and steady comeback... and WINS.
Bob takes Crystal & Kenny with him... and sends Susie to Exile Island.
Soooo... we now have to experience a once in a lifetime experience with two rather unenjoyable people (Kenny & Crystal) and a good guy... named Bob. They eat... no shit... and they love it... fascinating... They sit and discuss strategy...
Kenny offers Bob the opportunity to keep the idol if Bob wins... Kenny has the option to take it if he wants it. It's absurd and I have a feeling that it will be a sore spot for someone... I feel like this is a horrible reward since they are looking at gorillas through a fence.
At Exile Island... Susie chooses the comfort since she knows that Sugar has the idol... she loves the fruit and they edittors try to make her appealing and it is impossible.
Matty "figures out" that he is going home next. What a dope nuts...
It's now day 35 and the winners are returned to the camp and they rub in their awesome experience... there are a ton of hard feelings for everyone and matty gets annoying with everyone... Crystal and Kenny seem to be yelling at Matty for no reason and Sugar sees this... so they are now plotting around Crystal and Kenny... including crying... This is the twist that I hoped to see... and Sugar... will negotiate with Bob and Susie...
The IMMUNITY CHALLENGE is up next... They will study a mask... take puzzle pieces through a maze and recreate the mask... AND THEY WILL BE BLINDFOLDED!.... It will be done by hand.... Cool idea.... Matty decides to get all the pieces first... while everyone else starts working the pieces first. The dramatic music begins... Bob and Matty seem to be the leaders... Bob claims that he has it.. and DOES NOT! Kenny thinks he has it... and isn't anywhere close... Evenutally... BOB wins his fourth straight challenge and IMMUNITY.
Before the break... Kenny says... "Bob said he would give me the idol... actions speak louder than words." Kenny's strategy is tell Bob to give him the idol and then vote for Bob since he keeps winning. Crystal is ok with that.
Kenny and Bob are playing each other... Sugar is ready to make the change... With all of this... it appears that Sugar, Bob, and Matty are now aligned to vote for Crystal after Bob gives Kenny the idol... HAS ANYONE SPOKEN TO SUSIE YET?!?!?!?
Sugar also pledges to play her hidden immunity idol... so Tribal Council is up next. (Randy now has an immunity idol.)
They spend a lot of time focussing on Bob's strengthes... including his dominance of the game and his character... This makes me realllly root for Sugar and Bob. Kenny brings up the "promise" and Bob says he may or may not... based upon new terms that he will give it to him if he thinks that Kenny is vulnerable.
Sugar pulls out the Hidden Immunity idol...
"I told Kenny that if I thought that he was going home tonight, I would give it to him. I am going to keep it because I don't think he is going to go home tonight." Careful choice of words, but Kenny will still feel slighted in the end if he doesn't eventually make the finals.
Time to tally the votes... but before the votes are counted... Sugar gives it to Matty. AWESOME MOVE!!!!
Matty
Matty
Crystal
Crystal
Crystal
Crystal is gone... and I am super giddy on the inside... She wasn't a terrible human being and the editting wasn't always fair to her... but seriously... I am glad to have Sugar and Bob left and I can't remember actually rooting for two people this much in a long ass time.
Sugar is so much more awesome after this episode...
Tucker's Nuts
5. Susie Smith (9)
6. Matty Whitmore (12)
8. Bob Crowley (16)
9. Jessica Kiper (17)
7. Randy Bailey (13) -- Booted Week Nine
1. Charlie Herschel (1) -- Booted Week Eight
3. Jacque Berg (5) -- Booted Week Three
2. Paloma Soto-Castillo (4) -- Booted Week Two
4. Michelle Chase (8) -- Booted Week One
Assshfault Warriors
1. Ken Hoang (2)
7. Crystal Cox (14) -- BOOTED WEEK ELEVEN!!!!
3. Corinne Kaplan (6) -- BOOTED WEEK TEN!!!
8. Marcus Lehman (15) -- BOOTED WEEK SEVEN!!!!
2. Dan Kay (3) -- BOOTED WEEK SIX!!!!
4. Ace Gordon (7)-- BOOTED WEEK SIX!!!!
5. Kelly Czarnecki(10)-- BOOTED WEEK FIVE!!!!
6. Danny Brown aka GC (11) -- BOOTED WEEK FOUR!!!!
9. Gillian Larson(18) -- BOOTED WEEK ONE!!!!!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
2009 POOL RECRUITING BEGINS!
2009 CELEBRITY DEATH POOL OFFICIAL RULES
(SEVENTH ANNUAL) OFFICIAL RULES
Welcome to the official 2009 Celebrity Death Pool game! For those of you that are new to the concept, it is our time to take back from the celebrities and famous people out there that do nothing but take our money, sweat and tears as we buy their music, watch their games, read about them in the paper, or purchase their movie tickets. The object of the game is simple – Be the contestant at 12:00 Midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 31, 2009 to have accumulated the most amount of points. How easy is that?
Selection of Celebrities – Think long and hard about the current health or possible health of our society’s famous folks. Choose the 20 of these famous people that you think will die in the year 2007 and write their names in a list. They can be from any forum. They can be athletes, entertainers, heads of state, writers or just folks who have garnered large scale media attention. They can be from any continent. The main criterion is that someone else can be identified by name and his or her death will be reported in a published account.
The operators of the pool will review your list and objectively accept or reject the players on your list. We are attempting to limit obscure people. Our judgments are based on results from Internet search engines and this definition of celebrity: A celebrity is a widely recognized or famous person who has commanded a high degree of public and media attention. If we reject a person on your list, you will have the opportunity to replace that person with a new choice.
Example of What We Accept and Not Accept – If they are foreign born and involved in politics, they have to be a head of state. So… Saddam Hussein would count, but you cannot pick any of his cabinet officials anymore.
This system isn’t perfect, but it is the fairest way to make sure that everyone is playing on the same level.
Entry Fee – The Entry Fee is nominal. (20 "beans" per entry. You can enter as many times as you want. It is just going to cost you 20 beans per entry.) If you are a past player, we will give you a 10% break from the fee if you sign up someone new.
Point Structure – The Point Structure is simple, and it remains the most exciting way of scoring the game. Points are determined by beginning with a 100 base point system. The age of the deceased celebrity will be deducted from the base score of 100 and a final number will be achieved. For example, if Britney Spears were to die on January 16, 2009, she would be worth 72 points. 100 base points MINUS 28 years old = 72 points.
Prize Breakdown – The most important part of this game is the prize! The total prize will be determined by how many people enter and dollar values will be determined from the following percentages: First Place will receive 80% of the final money pool and Second Place will receive 20% of the final money pool. 10% will be subtracted from the final pool total for operating expenses.
Tie Breakers – In case of a tie, there will be a tiebreaker -- whoever has chosen the most amounts of deceased celebrities. If two players tie for first with the same players, they will split the entire pot. If two players still tie for second, they will split the second place pot.
Website/Blog - The league will have a website that will be updated on a periodical basis. It will contain team choices and as many updates as we can of those that have deceased. The web address is: http://kickedthebucket.blogspot.com/ Feel free to visit the website now to see how the current year is going.
Time Frame - The official length of the contest will run from Monday, January 12, 2009 between 00:00:01 EST (12:00 AM plus one second on January 12, 2009) and 23:59:59 EST Thursday, December 31, 2009 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds).
Submission of Picks – All submissions must be received or postmarked by Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 23:59:59 EST. They must be sent to either me through my normal hotmail address, my gmail account, or mailed to me at my home OR sent to Chris Bowman at his points of contact. Feel free to email me for that information.
The important fact is that we need the money by January 15, 2009 or your submission doesn't count. Payments can be cash, check or paypal.
Good Luck
(SEVENTH ANNUAL) OFFICIAL RULES
Welcome to the official 2009 Celebrity Death Pool game! For those of you that are new to the concept, it is our time to take back from the celebrities and famous people out there that do nothing but take our money, sweat and tears as we buy their music, watch their games, read about them in the paper, or purchase their movie tickets. The object of the game is simple – Be the contestant at 12:00 Midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 31, 2009 to have accumulated the most amount of points. How easy is that?
Selection of Celebrities – Think long and hard about the current health or possible health of our society’s famous folks. Choose the 20 of these famous people that you think will die in the year 2007 and write their names in a list. They can be from any forum. They can be athletes, entertainers, heads of state, writers or just folks who have garnered large scale media attention. They can be from any continent. The main criterion is that someone else can be identified by name and his or her death will be reported in a published account.
The operators of the pool will review your list and objectively accept or reject the players on your list. We are attempting to limit obscure people. Our judgments are based on results from Internet search engines and this definition of celebrity: A celebrity is a widely recognized or famous person who has commanded a high degree of public and media attention. If we reject a person on your list, you will have the opportunity to replace that person with a new choice.
Example of What We Accept and Not Accept – If they are foreign born and involved in politics, they have to be a head of state. So… Saddam Hussein would count, but you cannot pick any of his cabinet officials anymore.
This system isn’t perfect, but it is the fairest way to make sure that everyone is playing on the same level.
Entry Fee – The Entry Fee is nominal. (20 "beans" per entry. You can enter as many times as you want. It is just going to cost you 20 beans per entry.) If you are a past player, we will give you a 10% break from the fee if you sign up someone new.
Point Structure – The Point Structure is simple, and it remains the most exciting way of scoring the game. Points are determined by beginning with a 100 base point system. The age of the deceased celebrity will be deducted from the base score of 100 and a final number will be achieved. For example, if Britney Spears were to die on January 16, 2009, she would be worth 72 points. 100 base points MINUS 28 years old = 72 points.
Prize Breakdown – The most important part of this game is the prize! The total prize will be determined by how many people enter and dollar values will be determined from the following percentages: First Place will receive 80% of the final money pool and Second Place will receive 20% of the final money pool. 10% will be subtracted from the final pool total for operating expenses.
Tie Breakers – In case of a tie, there will be a tiebreaker -- whoever has chosen the most amounts of deceased celebrities. If two players tie for first with the same players, they will split the entire pot. If two players still tie for second, they will split the second place pot.
Website/Blog - The league will have a website that will be updated on a periodical basis. It will contain team choices and as many updates as we can of those that have deceased. The web address is: http://kickedthebucket.blogspot.com/ Feel free to visit the website now to see how the current year is going.
Time Frame - The official length of the contest will run from Monday, January 12, 2009 between 00:00:01 EST (12:00 AM plus one second on January 12, 2009) and 23:59:59 EST Thursday, December 31, 2009 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds).
Submission of Picks – All submissions must be received or postmarked by Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 23:59:59 EST. They must be sent to either me through my normal hotmail address, my gmail account, or mailed to me at my home OR sent to Chris Bowman at his points of contact. Feel free to email me for that information.
The important fact is that we need the money by January 15, 2009 or your submission doesn't count. Payments can be cash, check or paypal.
Good Luck
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Monday, December 08, 2008
Survivor Gabon -- Week 476
We are reminded of how much the alliance embarrassed Randy at Tribal Council and Bob is pretty pissed off and tells everyone how crappy it was. Sugar apologizes... sissy pants. Sugar and Corinne then get into a verbal match... where Corinne looks stupid and petty...
HOT DAMN! The best part of this season is the High Definition shots of the animals... Kenny is critical of Bob and starts talking about booting Bob... what a foolish move...
REWARD CHALLENGE -- Two teams of three will compete and the winning team then plays in a challenge for a chance to see videos of their loved ones... Before the challenge, each person gets to see a quick little video of each loved one.
LOTS OF FREAKING TEARS... That means lots of heart breaks... Mwah ha ha ha... Time to pick the teams... Crystal, Bob, and Sugar, vs.. Kenny, Matty, and Susie. Stupid face Corinne is left behind.... she has no chance to win anything... Tee hee...
Sugar, Crystal, and Bob make a huge comeback and win the first round... now they are all trying to be the first person to solve a slide puzzle. Bob wins incredibly fast and gets to watch the videos and eat pizza, beer, and brownies...
He starts his reward and they trick Bob and instead of letting him watch the video... they bring out his actual wife... and my wife is crying... since she always falls for the loved ones episodes... THEN... they walk back to camp... and the other loved ones appear out of nowhere... there is much rejoicing...
KEnny goes right into game mode with his sister and starts explaining everything... he is pretty confident about his chances... Sugar is weepy with his sister....and they spread her dad's ashes... she's adorable... Matty gets all mushy and proposes to Jamie... his girlfriend... he accepts...
Bob and Corinne start to scheme and Bob is going to make a fake idol... and lie to someone about that idol that was thrown into the ocean a few weeks ago...
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE -- They have to answer questions and they get balls for each correct answer they get a ball to toss into a pit... the one closest to the center will win immunity... Sugar wins the most amount of questions...
They start throwing balls... Susie is out... Crystal is out... Kenny is out... Matty is out... Bob is awesome... Corinne is out... Sugar gets the last throw to top Bob... and she... misses... Bob wins immunity...
Corinne and Bob start coniving with Kenny and they seriously trick Kenny... I can't even begin to discuss how wacky this whole thing is... Bob makes ANOTHER fake idol... Operation Fake Idol 2 is in full effect. As they walk into Tribal Council... it looks lie it will be Corinne or Matty... argh...
Time for the vote... and Jeff will tally the votes...
Matty
Corinne
Corinne
Corinne
Matty
Matty
Corinne
Tucker's Nuts
5. Susie Smith (9)
6. Matty Whitmore (12)
8. Bob Crowley (16)
9. Jessica Kiper (17)
7. Randy Bailey (13) -- Booted Week Nine
1. Charlie Herschel (1) -- Booted Week Eight
3. Jacque Berg (5) -- Booted Week Three
2. Paloma Soto-Castillo (4) -- Booted Week Two
4. Michelle Chase (8) -- Booted Week One
Assshfault Warriors
1. Ken Hoang (2)
7. Crystal Cox (14)
3. Corinne Kaplan (6) -- BOOTED WEEK TEN!!!
8. Marcus Lehman (15) -- BOOTED WEEK SEVEN!!!!
2. Dan Kay (3) -- BOOTED WEEK SIX!!!!
4. Ace Gordon (7)-- BOOTED WEEK SIX!!!!
5. Kelly Czarnecki(10)-- BOOTED WEEK FIVE!!!!
6. Danny Brown aka GC (11) -- BOOTED WEEK FOUR!!!!
9. Gillian Larson(18) -- BOOTED WEEK ONE!!!!!
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Rutgers is Heading to a Bowl
The papajohns.com bowl is a far better bowl than no bowl... where we thought we might be... just 8 short weeks ago.
Alabama is far and unattractive... but oh well.
Alabama is far and unattractive... but oh well.
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Wise Words From a Drunk
A woman was shopping at the local supermarket where she selected:
* A half-gallon of 2% milk,
* A carton of eggs,
* A quart of orange juice,
* A head of romaine lettuce,
* A 2 lb. Can of coffee, and
* A 1 lb. Package of bacon.
As she was unloading her items on the conveyor belt to check out, a drunk standing behind her watched as she placed the items in front of the cashier.
While the cashier was ringing up the purchases, the drunk calmly stated, 'You must be single.'
She was a bit startled by this proclamation, but was intrigued by the derelict's intuition, since she was indeed single. She looked at the six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly unusual about her selections that could have tipped off the drunk to her marital status.
Curiosity getting the better of her, she said: 'Well, you know what, You're absolutely right. But how on earth did you know that?'
The drunk replied, 'Cause you're ugly.'
* A half-gallon of 2% milk,
* A carton of eggs,
* A quart of orange juice,
* A head of romaine lettuce,
* A 2 lb. Can of coffee, and
* A 1 lb. Package of bacon.
As she was unloading her items on the conveyor belt to check out, a drunk standing behind her watched as she placed the items in front of the cashier.
While the cashier was ringing up the purchases, the drunk calmly stated, 'You must be single.'
She was a bit startled by this proclamation, but was intrigued by the derelict's intuition, since she was indeed single. She looked at the six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly unusual about her selections that could have tipped off the drunk to her marital status.
Curiosity getting the better of her, she said: 'Well, you know what, You're absolutely right. But how on earth did you know that?'
The drunk replied, 'Cause you're ugly.'
Friday, December 05, 2008
Thursday, December 04, 2008
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Monday, December 01, 2008
Tired
Today... I am tired... and not enthusiastic about anything.
Tomorrow... I will be tired again.
Wednesday is a nutty day too, but at least I will be home with my family.
Yay!
Tomorrow... I will be tired again.
Wednesday is a nutty day too, but at least I will be home with my family.
Yay!
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