This is pretty cool. A group of IT guys (ITidiots) post video podcasts and they happen to use one of my tracks (title – So Funky It Stinks) as their theme music (it’s in the beginning of the videos). I wrote this song nearly 10 years ago, they moved the videos to a YouTube channel and wanted my permission to continue using the track. No money involved, but hey I never made much playing/writing music anyway!
Here’s Titan helping Bubs with some stick handling drills…
And this was pretty sweet, the reminder note on Viv’s bedside table reads, “finish watching Singin’ in the Rain with Abbe”. So glad Abbe introduced Viv to that musical last night. Hearing Viv and Abbe laugh so hard during “Make ‘Em Laugh” should be bottled. No one would ever be sad ever.
Movie Reviews…
Transformers: Dark of the Moon – if you spend a fuckton on a movie, no matter how shitty the script, no matter how unlikeable every single character in the film may be, no matter if you regurgitate the same script up on the screen – people will line up like cattle to watch it. Moo.
Well, we got some bad news last night, pig stomach night has been postponed (hopefully for next weekend). So Viv is already pretty bummed, but I am glad that I will get to see Bubs play ice hockey this weekend and also get a lot of work done on a project with a very rapidly approaching deadline.
Bubs really did a great job on his Divisibility Rules Chart project for math last night. He had to stay up late finishing it off, but it looks pretty good and I love seeing him show some of his creativity… (check out those evil clowns)…
Movie Reviews…
Apollo 18 - although I do like both found footage (Cloverfield, Paranormal Activity) and sci-fi drama films (Moon), this movie was a pretty solid miss.
So Viv is quite excited to be heading to Longswamp, PA with Abbe and I for the Meck’s annual pig stomach night this weekend. In fact, she made it the subject of her “Guess What Mrs. Terruso?” writing in class…
This little girl right here has her Daddy wrapped around her little finger. And I am perfectly fine with that.
And this 100 pound black lab’s mortal enemy is a broom…
I knew it was going to happen. I even talked about how some normal, less hectic days would be welcomed – four days ago. The post-marathon let down arrived on me full force this morning. I have a full plate work-wise, but those self-actualizing seeking portions of my brain are thirsty for the next challenge. I need to get back to the routine that really had all of me feeling great – wake up with the kids, sun salutations and push-ups, breakfast, work, run with Titan, work, hang with kids and Abbe, read with kids, and then tell jokes to Abbe until boxed wine comes out of her nose. I think it’s good that I felt the wave of down coming and I can jump on it today. Happy happens.
In fact, here’s proof… I’m posting this as a reminder to myself. This was taken at 3am the morning of the full marathon. That is Abbe holding me on a day that I did not think would happen 24 hours before this was taken. There I was on the precipice of accomplishing probably the biggest athletic achievement of my life at 40 years old and I didn’t have my partner with me. But Abbe made it and was able to be there and she ran all 26.2 miles next to me. I am the luckiest guy ever.
In accordance with my own prescription that I give to others that feel down, I’m going to try to help others today. In fact, here’s a chance… did you know that you can still donate to Abbe, Bill, and my fundraising for LLS? Yep, donations are still being accepted until February 7th. So if YOU need to feel a little better right now, help someone that needs it. Please give if you can.
Movie Reviews…
A Better Life - Demian Bichir is one of the best actors I have seen in a long time. Without getting into the politics of immigration, this film was very good. When Bichir isn’t in the scene, the film definitely slows down. The final scenes of the father in ICE detention and his son screaming at him to come back for him. His father explaining to his son why he had a child – to want to see him become someone… as a father, oww. I want to go to my son’s school now and hug him.
Well, Bubs played pretty well in the first and second periods, but appeared to be gassed in the third. He came very close to netting his first goal, but a quick whistle sounded right before he lifted the puck over a sprawled out goalie. What I was very happy to see was that despite another loss, he came off the ice all smiles and in a great mood. Like myself when I was his age (and now), he hates losing. And his team has done a lot of that. But Bubs had fun out there despite the team coming up short and that is honestly, a great thing to see. I know he loves this game, I just don’t want him to lose interest because of his team’s record. This season has been a good lesson in sportsmanship, being a good teammate, and lots of hockey too.
And that right there is one of the greatest reasons to have your children involved in sports – learning to appreciate the game even when the score doesn’t come out in your favor. A lot like life for a lot of us. Every day, we don’t score goals and those lucky bounces don’t go our way. The truly successful people in this world can smile on those days too. And THAT is what I want for my children.
– if you spend a fuckton on a movie, no matter how shitty the script, no matter how unlikeable every single character in the film may be, no matter if you regurgitate the same script up on the screen – people will line up like cattle to watch it. Moo.
- although I do like both found footage (Cloverfield, Paranormal Activity) and sci-fi drama films (Moon), this movie was a pretty solid miss.
- Demian Bichir is one of the best actors I have seen in a long time. Without getting into the politics of immigration, this film was very good. When Bichir isn’t in the scene, the film definitely slows down. The final scenes of the father in ICE detention and his son screaming at him to come back for him. His father explaining to his son why he had a child – to want to see him become someone… as a father, oww. I want to go to my son’s school now and hug him.
