Friday and the Random 10 (John Snow is Alive Edition)

Oh you knew he was alive. You, just like everyone else, kept staring at that table and expected him to open his eyes or jump up. The question is, was he alive already, or did the red witch actually bring him back? I never read the books so I don't know any future spoilers. #JohnSnowLives #GameOfThrones

Music is coming...

Hump Day, Poll Day (9/3/14)

You know, I have been looking for some motivation for today, but I'm off and just don't have any. I'm sorry (not sorry). It just let's me get to the results from last week's poll even faster.

Even I am surprised at these results. In my most voted on poll to date, here is who won out.

True Blood 39%

Doctor Who 25%

Breaking Bad 19%

Game of Thrones 19%

Sherlock 6%

I'm still stunned. I figured it would be Doctor Who (my vote) or Breaking Bad easy. Guess not. However, I am still in love with Jessica.

Meow.

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Okay this new poll is pretty straightforward.

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Monthly Review (August, 2014)

Man, August is gone already? Dang. Time flies.

Here's a review of the most popular posts from the past month. Check out July here.

10) Music Monday (8/11/14) - Covering the first side of the Union album by Yes.

9) Still hanging around from March 9th of last year is the Big Bang Theory ladies dressed as Disney princesses.

8) Hump Day, Poll Day (8/20/14) checks in here. This post gave the results of the Iron Man/Captain Jack poll as well as addressing all those Ice Bucket challenges.

7) I asked you to choose between Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. This post would have ranked a lot higher if the votes from the previous month would have been included. It may have even been #1.

6) Hump Day, Poll Day (8/24/14) These polls are just something I am testing but the results seem to get better each time. Having people choose just one TV show between Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, Sherlock, True Blood and Game of Thrones got the most poll activity so far. BTW, this poll is still currently active if you have not voted yet.

5) Friday and the Random 10 (8/14/14) This was the Zig Zaggety edition where I got called out for being not so manly because of the last song. Whatev.

4) Deep Breath (8/24/14) - Questions I had from the first episode of Doctor Who was read and commented on by many and got me lots of new Twitter followers. Hey guys!

3) Friday and the Random 10 (8/08/14) - I'm sure this had nothing to do with the Tragic Kingdom or Disney in any kind of way. Nope, not at all...

2) Still hanging around from February of 2012 is my personal list of Top 10 Yes album covers. This is still #2 all time.

Drum roll please...

Checking in at #1 is Hump Day, Poll Day from 8/6/14. It gave the results from the Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings query and also started the debate between Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. The whole Captain Jack Sparrow vs. Tony Stark/Iron Man thing. Yeah.

And there you have it. Hopefully in the following months I can provide much more variety as the time allows.

Thanks for the read!

Hump Day, Poll Day (8/27/14)

Enjoying my second day off in a row. Sometimes it feels weird to not be at work. When you work so many hours just to survive, your off days shouldn't feel like that right? Yeah, I thought so.

Here's some motivation:

Some would say that's my attitude AT work. I probably can't disagree with that...

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Okay, now down to the poll from last week. I asked which you were more tired of: Ice Bucket challenges, or Robin Williams tributes. The results spoke loudly. In a landslide. In a shutout no less.

100% of all votes cast were for the ice bucket challenge. In other words, enough is enough people. Or maybe we just love Robin Williams and don't want him to fade away so fast.

So with this week's poll I tried to add a little more variety (i.e. more choices). There are a lot of shows between seasons right now, while others are just starting or just finished. So which show could you not do without?

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Weekend Update (06/02/13)

I have been working quite a lot and add in the fact that I've been sick has changed my ability to keep up with the shows I like (and to blog about them). As I looked for newer episodes I basically found there weren't any. Everything is on hiatus or between seasons. I did watch a few movies though.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Dee had her baby, and it belonged to the tranny. Of course it did.

Game of Thrones - The imp married the 14 year old girl. There were some boobs and butts. And the fat boy apparently found a magic knife.

Movies - Hansel and Gretel - I thought this movie was pretty cool. I just didn't know witches had wicked ninja skills. And that's how trolls can be bitchin'.

Jack the Giant Slayer - You know, since I was apparently watching all movies involving fairy tales. Maybe it was the fever, but I liked this movie too. The giants were awesome and the climax of where the magic crown ended up was neat.

Extinction - This was a free rental from X-Box. It was still overpriced. This movie sucked, rambled on in several nonsensical ways, and ended with no conclusion. It was another one of those virus/walking dead type of movies, but had no plot, no direction, and no point. It made my fever feel worse...

Sports

Braves - Not to bore you with two weeks worth of stats, but since the last update the Braves have gone 9-4 to improve their record to 34-22 overall. They are in first place with the biggest lead of the year at 6.5 games over the Washington Nationals.

Bama Baseball - Played well enough in the SEC tournament to get a #2 seed in the Tallahassee Regional. Unfortunately lost their first game to #3 seed Troy 5-2 to put them in the losers bracket. In the elimination game they beat Savannah State, only to advance and lose to Troy again by blowing a 3 run lead in the ninth. Ouch. Season over.

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Weekend Update (05/20/13)

 

Audio/Video/Telly

 

 Doctor Who - The Name of the Doctor. Okay, I am not going to throw any spoilers out just yet since it was the season finale. We learn the deal with Clara and I buy it. It works for me. We never learn the Doctor's name though and I thought that was kind of cheating. The end was extremely cryptic though. And I don't think we have seen the end of River Song.

 How I Met Your Mother - Look at the picture. Nuff said.

New Girl - What do you get when you introduce a live badger into an Indian wedding? Yeah. And now Schmidt must choose between his old girlfriend and CeCe.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Lethal Weapon 5. Exactly.

Game of Thrones - I feel like things are just dragging along. Something big needs to happen soon or they are going to lose me.

Movies - Star Trek Into Darkness. So this was the next summer blockbuster I have seen (the other is Iron Man 3). It was full of excitement in many parts and then I don't know what happened. I think they rehashed way too much from Wrath of Kahn and even though there were some twists, I felt like I had seen this movie before, just with different actors. It will make tons of money for sure (and Benedict Cumberbatch was awesome), but beyond that I wasn't really blown away.

Sports

Braves - They lost 2 out of 3 to the Diamondbacks, but rebounded by sweeping the Dodgers. Their record is now 25-18, which still has them in first place.

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Weekend Update (05/12/13)

 

Audio/Video/Telly

 

 Doctor Who - Nightmare in Silver. Oh boy, more Cybermen! Yeah, that was sarcasm. You know, I'm tired of them dragging up the same old characters over and over. This season has just been a dud to me so far. Next week looks promising though.

 Community - Alternate timeline evil Jeff (and sexy Annie) cross over to stop good Jeff from graduating and leaving Greendale. Yes, paintball guns were involved...

How I Met Your Mother - Mostly a Robin story looking for the locket she buried in Central Park as a young "boy". The rest is Barney playing laser tag with her dad. Ominous ending though.

New Girl - The day after. Jess and Nick waking up together and having to play it off because her dad shows up. CeCe is freaking out because she fell asleep on her henna hand tattoo and has it all over her face. Schmidt gets it on with her old girlfriend (who I like). And oh, it was Winston's birthday.

Big Bang Theory - Viva Las Dungeons and Dragons! The girls' Vegas trip is cancelled and they end up crashing the guys' D&D night. They end up combining both. Awesome impressions by Howard too.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Made my way into Season 5. This show is so "Mac". Day Man, fighter of the Night Man...

Game of Thrones - Right off the bat, I cannot tell you what the last episode was about. Let me go check again...

Oh yeah. Lots of finagling about who is going where or taking over this or that. That one dude is getting the crap tortured out of him by the guy from The Misfits. And that dude and the hot redhead chick climbed up the ice wall. I think they are starting to lose me.

Movies - At one point I felt tired of watching 20 minute episodes of stuff, so I went digging through my DVD's. The first I settled on was National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Civil War intrigue by Nicholas Cage and Ed Harris which led to the City of Gold. It was funnier but, not quite as good as the first one. And what was on page 47 on the Presidential book??? I was hoping there would be another movie to explain that. Ugh.

The next movie (since I have been playing non-stop Call of Duty) was Enemy at the Gates. This was about Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev during the German invasion of Stalingrad. He was so badass that they had to send in the head Nazi sniper in to try and kill him. And wow, hey, there's Ed Harris again! Great movie. It's on my bucket list to go to the Museum of Stalingrad to see his actual rifle on display.

Sports

Braves - Started the week by taking 2 out of 3 from the Reds. Unfortunately they got treated rudely by the Giants losing 3 out of 4. Their record stands at 21-16, which is still good enough for first place, but not for long if they keep playing like that.

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Weekend Update

 

Audio/Video/Telly

 

 Doctor Who - The Crimson Horror. It seems the Doctor is taking Clara places to find out what the deal is with her. Back to Victorian England and Jenny, Madame Vastra and Strax join in this episode. Now they want to know what the deal is with this girl that is and isn't Clara at the same time. No answers were revealed though. The end part with the photos was very cool though. That's all I'm saying.

 Community - Abed had worked out everyone's "origin story" so he could do a "prequel" episode about how they all ended up at Greendale. Lots of cool connecting the dots.

New Girl - The gang has a contest over who has the worst "deflowering" story. Funny stuff and so many one liners I might have to go back and watch it again. Oh and Jess and Nick finally do it.

Big Bang Theory - Sheldon almost kills one of his childhood idols. Howard and Bernadette babysit Raj's dog. That man is becoming what I warned you about in my post about online dating.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - I had watched some of this before but I got recently inspired to dive back into it. I love because it's so non-PC that it's "Mac". Yeah I'm trying to start a catchphrase there. So far it's included racial stereotypes, gay men, welfare, crack, terrorists, the handicapped, and Nazi's. And that's only the first six episodes. Yeah.

Game of Thrones - Several episodes in now and the only interesting thing going on is Khaleesi and her dragon army. I like the redhead chick north of the wall though. I was slightly creeped out by the soldier having his nipple cut off.

Movies - Nothing serious this week, just Iron Man 3. Lots of action. That man has a lot of iron man suits at his disposal. Pepper kicks ass, but I felt the movie was dragged down by the kid Tony befriends. Lots of great zingers from Robert Downey Jr. as expected. Oh, and he doesn't have the temperament to be that kind of doctor. LOL.

Sports

Braves - Started the week by winning the first two games against the Nationals, only to end up with a split by losing the next two. On next to play the Mets. Lost on Friday followed by a rain out on Saturday. Beat the crap out of them Sunday in which Tim Hudson, from my home town of Phenix City, AL, won game #201 in his career. Their record is now 18-12, still good enough for first place.

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Weekend Update

Doctor Who - Working my way into Season 6. From the Pandorica to Demons Run! The River Song thing gets me every time, but I wont ruin it for you if you don't know. Spoilers!

The Walking Dead - Cool episode with Rick and company heading back to his old home town in search of guns/ammo. Pick up the damn hitchhiker already! That was kind of disappointing.

How I Met Your Mother - No new episode this week. Ted needs to meet that woman already, like 4 seasons ago.

Big Bang Theory - Never Google how to excite 12 year old girls...

Community - And now a Thanksgiving episode?

New Girl - Nothing new here either. I am re-watching both seasons though.

Game of Thrones - Started watching this on recommendation from my mom. I'm not sure yet. At least there's no dragons or wizards in it.

A Good Time to Die Hard - I actually went and saw a movie on the big screen this week! Yes, we get it. Bruce Willis is old. And on vacation. They sure crashed alot of cars and trucks for this film. All in all  a good movie that seemed to end too abruptly. All I could think about the whole time they were in Chernobyl was "I remember that from Call of Duty!"

Music - This week I added some good old Sammy Hagar. I'm kind of interested in the late 60's/early 70's jazz fusion rock thing that went on for awhile (think Santana and early Journey before SP), so I've been giving a listen to Return to Forever. The first two albums sounded, well, "baby-fied" but once they went electric with synthesizers it was more what I was looking for. And as always, I am always open for music suggestions. Put your suggestions in the comment boxes below.

Sports

Braves - Rumors of possibly listening to offers for Johnny Venters which has people upset. If you can trade a relief pitcher for a good position player you do it. Every time. Cory Rasmus is trying to make a good impression, which is very cool because I coached him a little in high school.

Bama basketball - Lost Tuesday to Ole Miss. Bubble popped. Not making the Big Dance. Beat Georgia 61-58 to improve to 20-11. SEC tournament is up next where we will be the 4th seed.

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