The Slammin' Salmon

This is the new movie by Broken Lizard, the comedy group that made Beerfest and Super Troopers. Even though there is no chance it will be as great as either of those movies, it has potential to be good. Plus, they have brought in Cobie Smulders from HIMYM to play one of the waitresses...can't go wrong with that choice.

Salt | Prince of Persia

It is sad how often I get hooked on random/crappy/dorky-looking movies. Once I see the trailer I will look up details on the movie, and then end up seeing it and loving it. These are usually the movies that other people watch and then wish they would have saved their $8 by staying at home.

Hopefully these next two will not be movies in this category...

'Salt' starring Angelina Jolie has the best potential to be a blockbuster hit. Although, it definitely reminds me of the Geena Davis movie from the 90's called 'The Long Kiss Goodnight.'

'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' is definitely a dork movie. It looks like it has the same potential as (maybe) the Spiderman movies (because they weren't great), but without the popularity. Jake Gyllenhaal as the lead makes no sense to me, but will probably bring more people out to see the movie.

Monday = Random

I am feeling very random today. Maybe it is the time change...or maybe it is just because it is Monday.

1. Jet set list from Austin show: K.I.A., Get What You Need, She's a Genius, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, La Di Da, Take It Or Leave It, Black Hearts (On Fire), Last Chance, Skin and Bones, Kings Horses, Shine On, Are You Gonna Be My Girl, 17, Cold Hard Bitch, Rip It Up | Walk, Hey Kids, Get Me Outta Here.

2.I have been watching a lot of the 2009 World Series of Poker on YouTube lately. I have never seen a Royal Flush at the table before, and this is what it looks like to beat 4 Aces:



3. Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is crazy. If you have never seen his press conferences, then you should enjoy this (skip to the 25 second mark):



4. Video for "Empire State of Mind" by Jay Z ft. Alicia Keys:

FML

I am a good person. I am the type of guy that puts money in the donation/money for dog food jars when I go to the pet store. I am the guy that will (sometimes) fill out your pointless surveys, or buy cookies from you just so you have a better chance of reaching a goal that really has nothing to do with me.

I am even the guy that lets people in front of me in wall-to-wall traffic... although, if you don't do the backwards wave thing you are a total douche.

So what the fuck did I do, Karma, to piss you off so much? I mean, really, can you get off my back for a week?

What kind of problems am I having? Let me tell you:

For the past 2 weeks my dog has been breaking out of our backyard. He lives a good life; he was rescued from a shelter, is treated well and is loved by me....but apparently that isn't enough. First, I tried to just block the area he was digging so he couldn't get out. Then, when that got horribly worse, I laid down 300lbs of concrete to fill in a large trench that he dug under our gate. When he still got out after that, I added another 100lbs of concrete, and barricaded the gate area. While the concrete was drying, he had to spend a night in the garage, where he proceeded to chew through the majority of the right side of the door frame. When he was let out the next morning, he broke through the barricade and then also broke/chewed through the fence board to get out.

Now for the little things that normally wouldn't matter, but when added to the dog issue have driven me crazy.

• My watch broke.

• I lost a pair of sunglasses at the mall. By "lost" I mean someone stole them out of the dressing room I accidentally left them in.

• I broke my other pair of sunglasses the day before ACL.

• My car battery died on the way home from work the Monday after ACL.

What is really sad about all this is that I didn't even notice that I've been having such a shitty past two weeks until I was playing a video game yesterday (yes, I am a total nerd), and my own allies turned on me and tried to kill me. My buddies tried to kill me at the end of the game!!

Then, to top it all off, the worst thing happened.....As soon as I realized I was having a shitty day, I went to make a drink and I ran out of whiskey.

FML.

Jet In Austin | Tomorrow Night: 7pm - 4th and Colorado!

How the hell did I miss this? I guess everyone needs to plan on being out tomorrow night, because Jet is playing a FREE SHOW at 4th and Colorado from 7-9pm.

Date: Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Location: 4th & Colorado - Downtown Austin
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Gates Open @ 6:00pm

MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO ATTEND


Say what you want about them; Jet puts on a fucking great show. Then, add the fact that it is free. Sounds like the perfect Austin event.

You might want to get there early, because this one is going to be PACKED!

Sell The Vatican, Feed The World

If you think this is a dumb idea, then you should watch this inspiring video by Sarah Silverman. Maybe she will change your mind...

But probably not.

I Want To Watch Football With John Madden

In terms of sports-watching, guys fall into one of the following 2 categories: a.) Absolutely loves their TV setup or b.) Wants something new to add to their current setup, and probably knows exactly what item is needed.

I fell into the second category until about 2 years ago when I bought a 46" LCD and sound system, and quickly moved myself into the first category....until now. I thought my setup was good in the fact that I have great picture and sound quality without having too much, and definitely without breaking the bank.

While not breaking the bank sounded good at the time, I would much prefer to smash the bank and get the amazing setup that John Madden has in the video below.

Don't lie - you know you want it!

 

ACL 2010 Date Set

I hope you enjoyed the cooler weather for ACL this year, because the ACL 2010 date is sure to bring more cool weather and hopefully less rain.

Next year, ACL will be held on October 8-10 during the first UT bye week of the season.

Even though it rained on Saturday, the amazing weather on Friday and Sunday was more than enough to make up for it. I could have done without the mud/dillo dirt and sewage smell, but it wasn't enough to ruin the festival.

Rain Rain Go Away

I know we are having water-shortage/drought issues, but it is the weekend of ACL and I REALLY don't want it to rain!

I think as of right now Sunday has the highest chance of rain, but that really doesn't mean much. I remember a few years ago when it started raining during the Tom Petty closing set, and he walked off stage for over an hour to avoid being electrocuted. He ended up returning and finishing his set, but he definitely didn't have to.

Each artist is strictly confined to the time frame of their set, so if it rains and there time runs out they won't be coming back on.

Hope for sun this weekend.

Here are the shows I will be at for the next three days in case anyone wants to meet up:

[Friday]:
3:30 - The Walkmen
4:30 - Phoenix (I am most excited for this show!!!)
5:30 - Raphael Saadiq/eat
6:30 - John Legend (and maybe a little Thievery Corporation)
7:30 - Them Crooked Vultures
8:30 - Kings of Leon

[Saturday]
11:45 - Deer Tick (probably won't make it this early)
3:00 - Grizzly Bear
4:00 - Citizen Cope
5:00 - Bon Iver/eat
6:00 - Mos Def/eat
7:00 - The Decemberists
8:00 - Ghostland Observatory/DMB

[Sunday]
3:00 - White Lies
4:00 - Arctic Monkeys/Toadies
5:00 - Passion Pit
6:00 - The Dead Weather
7:15 - Dan Auerbach
8:00 - Pearl Jam

Community

If you are thinking "the funniest thing about the new show 'Community' was Ken Jeong playing a Spanish teacher" I completely agree with you. The show has promise, but really hasn't lived up to the hype in the first 2 episodes.

With that said, my favorite part of the second episode was completely random and that is why I love it. My old roommate, Rob, and I used to practice Spanish after we had a few drinks, and even though it sounded correct it usually made no sense at all.

Check out the video below to see what I am talking about.