What is it that makes people think they can dance when alcohol is in their bodies?

Nothing like 58 degrees on New Years Eve

My three kids like Justin Bieber. Two of them are boys. Sign of the apocalypse? Not sure but my ears are bleeding.

And so it begins. Getting house ready or Christmas Day while worrying for 24 hours straight whether or not Ralphie will shoot his eye out on TBS.

Is having the annual Christmas movie night. First Charlie Brown, now Frosty.

Is on his way to Columbus Zoo Wildlights.

Is wrapping presents and watching the classic White Christmas. With all the movies I've seen and I've never seen this one before. Good movie so far.

When shopping for your kid while they are with you, nothing is better than the 'ole "nah, this isn't for you, it's for your cousin" trick.

Watching The Sorcerer's Apprentice with Brylan in the man cave.

My six year old just told me he was hip to my action.

At the Holiday Pops with the wifey for her birthday

I don't understand why anyone likes pepsi. And to chalk up some points for Coca-Cola, they just showed up at my door with a holiday gift of three six packs.

O-H

On way to tailgate before OSU game

Just picked up a #22 vintage 1942 OSU jersey

At Red Lobster. First time in forever.

I am looking for D.I.C.K. and am going to take it wherever I can get it. #30Rock

Is golfing in Winston Salem NC

Worst idea ever: trick or treat at Tuttle Mall.

Is starting P90X for the third time. 90 days again

After a week in LA and a redeye home with no sleep, the week is finally over. Time to sleep and start it back up again

Harry's DVD PICKS & PEEKS: 3rd wk of Oct 2010: SEVEN SAMURAI, APOCALYPSE NOW, ROCKY HORROR, PREDATORS & More!!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

Pretty good week of DVD releases:

Harry's DVD PICKS & PEEKS: 3rd wk of Oct 2010: SEVEN SAMURAI, APOCALYPSE NOW, ROCKY HORROR, PREDATORS & More!!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

Good start to my day: wheel comes off luggage at airport. Going to be a long day.

Now waiting on the president's motorcade and cannot get on the highway.

Time to see if Brylan's football team can do better than the buckeyes today.

Another season down the drain.

F

Ohio state inside five yard line. Worst play calling in the country.

I don't like it but best sign on Gameday: "Ohio State plays like Betty White"

10 hours until gametime!

Nothing like a Dutch oven in a moving vehicle to add danger to your life.

Did anyone else think 30 Rock was like a mediocre episode of SNL tonight?

Was watching a commercial with people carrying huge jars or uric acid. Apparently they have gout? Why have I never seen these people walking around before?

Month of Horror 2010: Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

So I am always hesitant about remakes of movies that I think were great in their day.  The original A Nightmare on Elm Street holds a great spot in my childhood.  I think I was pretty unique with most kids that I knew, in the fact that I was able to watch horror movies at a younger age.

The original A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of those movies I look back on and love, but when I watch it I realize it is in bad need of an update.  The only problem with updating something that people hold so dear is that if it is not done right (and some people may think it is, while some group will always think it isn't) people will hate it.

I went into the new version very optimistic because I had heard good things.  This is a tough review because there were definitely things I liked.  The tone seemed more in line with newer horror movies, dark and ominous.  They also did some things that were new to the story that were really good as well.  The back story of Freddy Krueger in the 2010 version is done better than the original.  The movie also does not feel as 80s as the original, which in most cases is a good thing, but I am not so sure on this one.  The new makeup used for Freddy looks good, until he tries to talk.  It is very gruesome looking but it takes away the feeling of humanity that gave the original Freddy a chilling realism.  However, the acting of Freddy is obviously limited by the mask, which is very bad for the movie.  If they used the original makeup for Freddy, I think this movie would have been better than the original.  The good thing about this movie is it made me realize how much I enjoyed the other, and more specifically, what made the original movie great: Robert Englund.  His over-the-top acting is what made Freddy so unforgettable, and what made him so scary.

I think for people who have not seen the original they will find a movie that they like and that is altogether creepy.  However, I do not believe this movie will resonate with kids of this generation like the original did for kids of my generation.  It was definitely worth watching; I can even say that I enjoyed it, but it just does not stand up to the original.

Quiznos. Buy one adult meal get a free kids meal. Hadn't been there in a year and the Angus sandwich is now gone. Replaced with bourbon steak sandwich. Was good

I'd at the Italian festival

BCS standings to be released Sundays on ESPN - ESPN

Looks like the BCS Standings are now going to be released on ESPN Sunday evenings as opposed to NBC during Sunday Night Football.

BCS standings to be released Sundays on ESPN - ESPN

Is excited it's a postseason with Atlanta in it. Let's see how deep they can get.

Month of Horror 2010: Splice

Splice

I don't recall a lot of Science Fiction Horror movies that I generally like.  There are definitely a few.  Alien, Aliens, Pandorum, are among my favorites.  Now Splice takes a completely topical idea and gives a nice what-if scenario that, while highly improbable using the naked-eye test, is completely entertaining to watch unfold.

The story introduces two successful research geneticists just as they are finishing up an experiment that brings a whole new species into the world.  The blobby species looks like a slug, but what it represents is a new door opening, and a glimmer of "what if" in the eyes of their experiments.  "What if" we can cure all the world's diseases by splicing human DNA in with other DNA to farm out healthy parts and cells to be used in sick patients.

Being a movie, of course they follow this "what if" into the next realm of "doing", and create a new species with a combination of human and other animal DNA.  What the movie does well, it does exceedingly well, and that is make the characters feel real.  Including DREN (nerd backwards).  There are a couple of twists (minor, nothing too ridiculous) that help move the storyline along.  All in all this was completely entertaining and a good Science-Fiction Horror movie.  If you like that genre, then I would highly recommend picking it up.

Omen? Or coincidence?

While opening my Blu-Ray version of The Exorcist today, I got a paper cut.  Odd?

2010 Month of Horror: After.Life

After.Life

I saw this in a preview for another movie I was watching from Netflix and after looking it up on IMDB added it to my movie queue.  It finally came and I must say, this was a great movie that I highly recommend.  I am not normally a fan of Chrstina Ricci, however I really like Liam Neeson and most things that Justin Long is in.  I'm not sure what it is, but between this and Drag Me To Hell, Justin Long seems to be enjoying playing an assist role in some current horror films.

The premise is pretty unique.  Christina Ricci plays a girl dealing with death from a relative.  Justin Long is her longtime boyfriend.  Liam Neeson is the embalmer at the funeral home.  After an argument between Anna (Ricci) and Paul (Long), Ricci leaves a restaurant during a storm, has a fatal car accident and ends up on the table of Eliot (Neeson) at the funeral home.  What appears to be another "I see dead people" movie quickly plants the seed of doubt in your movie-watching head and starts making you wonder if Anna really is dead, or if Eliot is just playing a game of "let's bury this girl alive".  Without ruining the movie, all of the main actors' performances are completely spot on, and the director (Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo) does a great job of setting the tone.  The movie moves along at a steady pace and does a great job of keeping the viewer guessing as to the outcome of the movie.  

2010 Month of Horror: Frozen

Now I love Halloween. Trina and I have a difference of opinion on how to celebrate Halloween. I think Halloween is a tacky (totally in a good way) holiday, that needs to be celebrated with tacky decorations, tacky pranks and gimmicks, and tacky parties. She understands that it is tacky, but prefers the fall harvest aspect of decorations as opposed to the horror themes. So with my love of the tacky, and the horror, I love horror movies. I know fully understand that most horror movies are garbage and not worth the price of admission. However, once in a while you come across one that is worth a good viewing in the dark, in your man-cave, and preferably by yourself.

So I saw a brief review of the movie Frozen on Ain't It Cool News and figured I would go pick this up to bring in this year's Halloween season. Boy was I in for a shocker. It's been a long time since I have seen a truly good horror movie. This one blew me away by 45 minutes in.

The story is a simple one. Three skiers go skiing on a Sunday at a resort in the Northwest U.S. and end up getting stuck on the ski lift as the park closes. To make matters worse, there is a storm coming in and the park does not open again until the next Friday. Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore, and Kevin Zegers all hand in totally believable performances. The writers succeed in taking the audience through a progression of isolation, fear of heights, etc. The odd thing, and what really makes the movie work, is that the story does a great job of making you care for the characters. It makes good use of the isolation to get to know the characters, which makes the movie all that more gut-wrenching.

While I was watching it, I could not help but think of similar situational movies like Lifeboat, Open Water, and other movies that isolate the main characters. If you have ever been a fan of those types of movies, and enjoy feeling uncomfortable during your horror movies, then this is a must see.

Brylans first football practice tonight. He's getting pretty excited.

Sitting in BWs with Shawn.

If Oregon State could keep Boise State from starting their drives from the 50, they might win this game

Is at OSU game with Brylan.

Taco Truck = excellent!!!

I hate the word relationship. It's almost like the word climax.

TGI... WTF?

Just found out Brylan will be playing for the Raiders this fall

P90X - Take II

So a few years back I was in a pretty tough place physically. I was overweight, and in constant pain every day. I was at a point where I did not want to get out of bed because my legs, shoulders, hands, and feet were in so much pain. I finally visited the doctor and found that I had arthritis related to my Psoriasis, and immediately started on medicine that would help out. Once the medicine started kicking in, I started working out, but without a true plan... I was lifting a little here, riding a bike here, doing some elliptical, but no true workout plan. I was seeing some results, but nothing dramatic and I was starting to plateau.

So I decided a couple months ago to embark on a new fitness regiment called P90X. It is a very tough workout that you do at home with the use of videos and a special diet. I successfully completed 2 of the 3 phases before life got in the way (see family vacation, see business travel). The hardest part about having to stop was that I was already starting to see significant changes in the first 56 days (two phases) and I was really enjoying it. The best part, is that other people were noticing a change in my weight and shape too.

So I am starting over again, and instead of continuing on to phase III, I am going to start back over with the first phase. So hopefully you will hear back from me along the way with success stories from the workout, and maybe some complaints of soreness... but I will post a before and after photo to make sure that the change (if any occurs) is recognizable.

OSU Tournament, Part III

This is my favorite picture from the OSU tournament.

Ohio State Champs

June 6, 2010 - Ohio Stadium

So throughout the year we worked up a little bit of a rivalry against the Hilliard Browns and their coach. During the Ohio Champions for Charity Tournament at the Ohio Stadium (the Shoe), we (Hilliard Lions) faced four teams and went undefeated en route to the Ohio State Championships in Flag Football for Micro-Minis (ages 4-5).

During this play against the Hilliard Browns in the semi-finals, Brylan got the ball and went broke to the edge of the field and turned the corner, then cut back to score a touchdown that put the Lions ahead by a point. After this Lions never looked back and went on to win the entire tournament.

This was an exciting experience for the entire team, which ranged from 3-5 year olds (although I think the parents enjoyed it more) that ended on the Ohio Stadium turf under the lights for the final game in the tournament.