Filed under: My life much?, Random much? | Tags: birthday, funeral, irony, roses
Hey there.
I just wanted to let you know that I’m probably not going to be able to post anything this weekend because on saturday, I’m going to one of my great-grandmother’s funeral, and on sunday, I’m going to my other great-grandmother’s 90th birthday (ironic much??). So, I’m going to try and a get few posts up today to make-up for the weekend.
Here’s a tribute:
Great-Grandma: We will miss you truly. I know that I never really got to know you, but I do know that you were a major influence in my mother’s life. You practically raised her, and you were the first one to take her to church and introduce her to God. For that, I know she will be eternally grateful.
May you rest in peace…
Filed under: Thoughts much? | Tags: cheese, Chewandswallow, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, food, movie, pancakes, weather
Have you ever wondered why I named my blog “Cloudy with a Chance…”? Well, I wanted something that would make my blog unique. The title of each post can be linked with the blog. Examples:
1. Cloudy with a Chance of NASA’S Birthday.
2. Cloudy with a Chance of Boring Stuff.
3. Cloudy with a Chance of Cameras, Counting, and Murderous Burgers.
But have you ever wondered why I chose to use “Cloudy with a Chance…”?
As a child, my absolutely favorite book was called Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Here’s a little description:
Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers–until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
Okay, so it all began when I was checking my blog stats. It showed that someone found my blog by googling the exact web address (thank you, my only humble reader). Well, I decided I was going to try googling a few other words to see if I run across my site. So I searched : cloudy with a chance. But then, I found out that they are MAKING AN ANIMATED MOVIE OF THE BOOK!!!
I can’t believe it! Whenever I tell someone that book was my favorite as a little kid, people look at me like I’m crazy. But now they’re making a movie about it, so people can stop thinking I’m insane!!
I hear that they are planning on making the movie a family-friendly spoof of disaster movies (like Twister and Day After Tomorrow), which got me thinking: maybe that’s why I love disaster movies now. I was too busy as a little child thinking of people being annoyed by the raining of smelly gorgonzola cheese or people sneezing too much because of salt and pepper wind. And I really wanted school to close because of a giant pancake.
The movie isn’t scheduled to come out until 2010, so we’ll have to be patient. In the meantime, why not pick up the book for your the little child in you; it’s sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face!
<- even that little emoticon.
Filed under: Random much? | Tags: Betty Crocker, dictionary, funoolerent, Google, NASA, Pluto
Okay, so if you know me, you know that I love it whenever the Google picture on google.com is all funky and cool and different (new word: funoolerent; ADD THAT TO YOUR DICTIONARY, WEBSTER!!!), so you can imagine how happy I was to see this:
I spend a few seconds to guess what it is…
Today’s guess: They decided to make Pluto a planet again.
I was wrong. It turns out that NASA was established 50 years ago today!
HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY NASA!!!!!
(Is there anything that Betty Crocker can’t bake?)
In honor of your birthday, I’m going to attempt to watch the Discovery Channel WITHOUT falling asleep or losing interest; And believe me, NASA: That’s probably the best birthday gift ever!!!
In retrospect, I would have preferred it if Pluto was an official planet again.
Filed under: Lists much?, My life much? | Tags: Kanye West, Bacon, Bennigan's, Steak, George Bush, Posture, Avon, Jerry Maguire, Go Figure, Google, Cuil, Waterfall, Umberella, Game, Hawaii, Yin-Yang, Wolves, bored
Well, It’s been a rather boring day. I’m at my dad’s house this week and since I haven’t looked at the SEPTA schedules for the Downingtown/Exton area, I’ve got nothing to do but watch t.v. and surf the web. So, to entertain my boredom, here are a few things that have happened today:
1. I decided to make breakfast today instead of just having cereal. It was a nice change. I made eggs and turkey bacon- only one of the pieces of bacon was completely burned (the others were only mildly burned), so I had to throw that slice away.
2. I found out that Bennigan’s (and some other place I’ve never heard of) is closing a ton of their restaurants. I haven’t been to a Bennigan’s since the 2nd grade, because when we went there the service was really bad, and ever since, the people in my immediate family have had some sort of grudge against it. So now, I’ll never get to go.
3. I’m having steak for dinner tonight. I love steak and I haven’t had it in a while, but it’s going to be hard to eat with the braces.
4. I went on Youtube and saw the clip of Kanye West saying George Bush Doesn’t Like Black People. Then, I read the comments. A lot of people don’t like Kanye West. Personally, I love his music, but he does get a little out of hand. But, thankfully, he’s toned himself down a lot since 2006. Also, anyone who hates him should see him in concert. Then you have to admit it: Kanye West is pretty awesome.
5. I have a really bad posture. My back hurts from it. I’ve REALLY got to work on my posture.
6. Two people in a red car were driving around the neighborhood throwing these packets in peoples’ driveways. I looked out the window and saw that the packets were for Avon. I don’t think that soliciting is allowed in the neighborhood, though.
7. I watched Jerry Maguire. The Human Head weighs eight pounds. Hm, go figure.
8. What does go figure even mean? I’m gonna google it.
Go figure
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Go figure” is a phrase used to express perplexity, confusion, surprise, or puzzlement.
Go Figure may refer to:
- Go Figure (album), an album by Spirit of the West
- Go Figure! (game), a math game in Microsoft’s Windows Entertainment Pack
- Go Figure (film), a 2005 television movie
- Go Figure (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film
Hm, go figure.
9. Speaking of Google, there’s some new search engine called Cuil. I’m going to stick with Google. If I google my name, it shows that I won the spelling bee in the 8th grade. On Cuil??? I don’t exist.
10. Wa-ter-fall. Um-ber-el-la. Game. (I’m on the phone with one of my friends whose currently in Hawaii, and we’re discussing syllables. Don’t ask me why)
So, that’s my really boring day. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves. I leave you with a random picture.
I googled “squueee”. This is what I got.
Filed under: Lists much?, Thoughts much? | Tags: Alfred, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Christian Bale, guyliner, Harvey Dent, Heath Ledger, Lucius Fox, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rachel Dawes, stomach bomb, The Dark Knight, The Joker, Two Face
WARNING!!!
This post contains spoilers about the recently released movie Batman: The Dark Knight.
If you wish to see a review that does not contain any spoilers, click here now.
If you wish to view a review that reveals the content of the movie, continue reading.
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I began to write this post about a week ago, but I never got around to finishing it until now, so my past tense may be a little off, but now you know why.
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So, I went to see Batman: The Dark Knight again last night, and I have to say : It’s still the FRICKIN’ AWESOMEST THING EVER!!! (I was a little tired from eating a lot of food before going to the theater, but a medium cup of fruit punch revived me) And now, for the complete review:
PARTS OF BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT THAT WERE AWESOME
#1: The Flawless Bank Robbery- Most movies based off of comic book characters begin by showing you how someone came to be, so I was expecting the movie to begin with how the Joker turned into the man he is. But to my surprise, the movie began with a pretty wicked bank robbery. As soon as that one guy shot the other guy on the roof, I knew that some serious stuff was going to go down. As the scene goes on, the robbers are shooting each other dead one by one; and let me tell you: I haven’t laughed at death so much since watching Gladiator in history class. My favorite guy dying: Robber #1 says “I guess Joker told you to shoot me, huh?” and Robber #2 ( who is Joker) says “No, I’m supposed to shoot the bus driver.” Robber #1 says “What bus driver?” and a bus plows through the wall of the bank and his Robber #1. It shouldn’t be so funny, but it was…
#2: [New] Gotham City- I was so surprised to see that for once Gotham City looked REAL!!! The director (I think it’s Barry Nolan, but I’m not too sure) was not afraid at all to show that Gotham City was modern day Chicago. Normally, GC has its gothic-esque architecture and the sky has a weird orangey-purple glow in the middle of the day. The new landscaping made the story so much more life-like and believable.
#3: Joker Meets the Mobsters- Best line in the entire movie: “Wanna see a magic trick? I’m gonna make this pencil disappear.” BOOM!!! “It’s gone.”
#4: Bruce Wayne is SO AWESOME- He took the entire cast of the ballet on a boat trip to cancel Harvey’s date with Rachel… and as an alibi ( I had to look up how to spell that), but more importantly to cancel Harvey’s date.
#5: Dead Batman Body slamming against the window- Yes, I jumped… and screamed. HOWEVER, I mention this part because it was here, when I thought to myself that maybe the movie was too intense for me. It was at this point that I realized 1) How ruthless the Joker is; 2) Heath Ledger is going to win an Oscar post-humanously; and 3) the Mayor wears guyliner (umm, why???)
#6: The killing of the Commissioner, Judge, attempt on the Mayor, and Murder (but not really) of the (at the time) Police Chief- so simple, yet so terrifying. The Joker is truly a criminal mastermind- or maybe the writer of this movie watch A LOT of CSI.
#7: The Big Car/Truck/Motorcyle Chase- Okay, the people of the SWAT are really stupid to go under the bridge. Joker has a really good sense of humor (“SLaughter is the best medicine”). But I have to say,the best part was definitely the TRUCK FLIPPING FORWARD!!! I’ve seen truck fall sideways and even make complete turns and land on it’s wheels, but NEVER have I seen a truck flip like that. Also, the Batcycle is a pretty sweet ride.
#8: The entire time when Joker was in jail- My favorite part of the movie. This scene actually made me cry (I’m not joking, even as I’m typing about this scene, a few tears are falling). The Guylining Mayor give Gordon the title of commisioner, and everyone claps – including Joker who is in his cell. Also, guy-with-stomach-pains is complaining about his stomach pains.
*INTERMISSION: My dad just called me. In the middle of the conversation, he suddenly told me to hold on because he was parallel parking and he’s not too good at it. Then he said, “Ugh!!! People are watching me!”. Apparently, two girls drinking lattes were waiting for him to screw up and hit a car, but he parked successfully, gave off a laugh of triumph and said “I’ve been on this Earth longer than you two put together; I think I know how to park.” Aah… the little victories in life are the best ones..
Well, Gordon interrogates (looked that up to) Joker a little and leaves the room- cue Batman slamming Joker’s head onto the table (too bad there wasn’t a pencil there). Then the biggie happens: Joker tells Batman that Harvey and Rachel are in trouble and only one of them is going to live. He gives the addresses and Batman rushes out of the room. Gordon asks Batman who he’s going to save. Batman- obviously – says Rachel. As the police and Batman go to save them, we see Rachel and Harvey, tied up to chairs in different buildings , each filled with oil barrels, talking to each other over a phone on speaker. Harvey, while trying to find a way out, falls over, knocks over a barrel and gets oil on his face. Meanwhile, at the jail, Joker is talking to that guy who’s always with Gordon about the people he’s killed; in addition; guy-with-stomach-pains falls to the ground and a few cops run over to see what going on. They run over to find a huge sew up scar on his stomach. The cops says, “Uuh, I think he’s got a contusion.” REALLY??? YA THINK???
And here’s when it gets really good. Batman storms into the building to find… HARVEY!!! The Joker switched the addresses around (I begin to cry in the theater; I have begun crying typing this post and keep in mind: I NEVER CRY!!!) and Batman, who thinks that he is saving the love of his life, has instead found Harvey Dent, the man she wants to marry. Harvey screams, “NO!!! WHY DID YOU COME FOR ME!!!” which Rachel hears on the speaker phone. A look of worry and disbelief strikes her face. She says, “Don’t worry, Harvey. It’s going to be alright”. At the jail, Joker has a knife to Gordon’s-lackey’s throat; Joker, calm, cool, and collected, says, “I just want my phone call”. He gets a cell phone, dials, and puts the phone to his ear. It is at this time, that we hear that horrible bone-chilling violin note that scared me so much I had to cover my ears like a five-year-old. A light is shown in guy-with-stomach-pains’ stomach and contusion-guy says, “It’s a cell phone?” REALLY?!?!?! YA THINK?!?!?! Then- Bombs everywhere: Stomach-guy blows up. Rachel blows up. Batman gets Harvey out of the building on time, but the heat from the building ignites the oil on Harvey’s face. (Tears were streaming down my face. I was also thinking why Harvey’s suit didn’t catch on fire either. The oil couldn’t have just hit only his face- but I just let that mistake fly). Joker unfazed by the stomach-bomb walks out of the jail.
#9: Harvey Two-Face’s Face- Really freaky. It was like… I didn’t want to look at it, but I couldn’t stop looking at it.
#10: Joker blowing up the hospital- This scene (though it was only about thirty seconds long) truly terrified me. He blows up some of the hospital and can’t seem to get it’s main center to explode. When he does get the the detonator to work, he jumps a little, and runs to the evacuation bus. The way this part was shot scared me. There he was, in the middle of broad daylight, out in the open, and the world is practically coming to an end behind him. Major kudos to the director for this scene.
#11: The Cellphone Sonar Machine- My friend came up with a joke about if Bruce Wayne had accidently spelt Lucius Fox’s name wrong, and every time Lucius typed in his name, it wouldn’t work. (I know that it sounds really stupid now, but trust me; the ten minute bit we came up with was pretty funny).
#12: The “Social Experiment”- I thought that in the last 30 seconds until midnight, that both of the boats were going to blow each other up. Then, when that prisoner with the really- REALLY-rEaLLy crooked eyes threw the detonator out the window, that the citizens would blow up the criminals. Then, I was actually kinda mad when that on guy on the citizens’ boat didn’t have the guts to blow up the other boat (All talk and no action… punk!!). Also, I had to cover my ears in this scene too because of that freakin’ violin.
#13: The End of the Movie- Gordon doesn’t trust Batman anymore. Two-face hold Gordon’s family hostage. Batman enters building. The Clowns are the hostages!!! (bee-tee-dubs: probably one of the best hostage situations in a movie that I’ve seen) SWAT is going to attack the clowns. Batman beats them all. He finds Joker. Batman has to fight off dogs. Joker pins down Batman. NONE OF THE BOATS BLEW UP- meaning that the people of Gotham City really are good people (so cliche…) Batman throw Joker off building, but catches him again. SWAT gets Joker (he doesn’t die; I’m guessing this is because they intended on making a sequel with The Joker as the main villain again). Harvey almost shoots Gordon’s son. Batman pushes Harvey. Harvey shoots Batman. Harvey dies (which is a shame… I kinda wanted his evil side to develop a little more). Alfred burns Rachel’s letter. Batman- the hero that Gotham deserves- dashes into the night. (SOOO MANY FREAKIN’ TWIST IN THE LAST TWENTY MINUTES!!!!!!)
To sum up everything, the entire movie was pretty awesome. Only 3 things I didn’t like: 1. Batman’s voice; 2. The Mayor’s guyliner; 3. The way Batman moved his mouth when he talked. But, I quickly got over them.
Whoever is writing Iron Man 2- let me just say: you have some pretty big shoes to fill.
Filed under: My life much? | Tags: Batman, IMDB, Kanye West, no spoilers, The Dark Knight
Hey, there. It’s been a pretty uneventful day, filled with sleeping, eating breakfast, county parks, eating lunch, watching television, and typing this post on my laptop, so there’s not much for me to say.
AND YET: I’m going to be hanging out with my sister and her roommate tonight. I haven’t seen them since we went to the Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour in Camden, NJ. Our plans are dinner and a movie… and guess what movie it is-
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT!!!!
We haven’t bought the tickets yet, but I’m hoping that they will still be available by the time we get to the theater. We’re also going to have to catch a really late show since my father’s picking them up in Philadelphia at about 8:00 and we’re all having dinner first. Nonetheless, the movie will still be awesome.
Since I’m seeing it for a second time, I should be able to post a more in-depth review- maybe with some SPOILERS (I’ll warn everyone in the title of the post if there are any spoilers).
And guess what else: The Dark Knight is currently the NUMBER 1 MOVIE OF ALL TIME on IMDB.com!!!!!
Filed under: Thoughts much? | Tags: Batman, epic, no spoilers, The Dark Knight
Rated ‘E’ for EPIC:
Ladies and gentlemen, I left the movie theater from seeing Batman:The Dark Knight exactly 2 hours ago from the beginning of me typing this post. I am here to tell you: GO SEE THAT MOVIE! Turn off your computer, go to the nearest movie theater, and buy a ticket. If the movie theater closest to you is closed, SPEND THE NIGHT out side of the movie theater and wait for them to open, buy tickets for the earliest show, and go see it. IT IS EPIC! There is no other word to describe it but EPIC! That movie is the greatest thing to ever hit the big screen. I’m not going to give you any spoilers, because I don’t want to ruin anything for you, but I am telling you, you need to go see it.
Seriously, I don’t care about any other movie in existence right now. I wanted to see Wall-E and Hellboy, but now, I don’t care. The Spiderman Trilogy: forget about ‘em. Even Iron Man: HAS NOTHING OF THIS MOVIE!
I cried while watching this movie, and if you know me, you know that I NEVER CRY! It was so terrifying,so intense, so EPIC!!! And let me just say- I have never been afraid of clowns and I couldn’t understand how people could be so afraid of them. The Late Heath Ledger played a TERRIFYING Joker. He was fantastic. I would even go so far as to say the he WILL go down as one of the greatest movie villains of all time. Every time he was on the screen, I was cringing in fear of his next move. HE’S GOING TO WIN AN OSCAR! He’s got to. I had no idea that Heath Ledger possessed so much talent. I knew he was good, but as the Joker, he was PHENOMENAL! It’s such a shame that he couldn’t live to experience the world’s reaction from what is – if not the greatest- one of his greatest acting roles. The cast was REMARKABLE! Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine… even Anthony Michael Hall was in that movie. And I’m not too sure why Katie Holmes wasn’t in the movie, but I will say- Maggie Gyllenhaal did an EXCELLENT job portraying Rachel.
And the MUSIC! – Whenever the Joker is about to pull one of his cold-blooded stunts, there’s this bone-chilling violin that plays this note. I don’t know what note it is, but it’s terrifying. It scared me to the point where I had to cover my ears to keep from panicking.
This is probably the worst movie review ever; I’m just in such shock of how great that movie was. And guess what:
It’s currently #3 of IMDB’s Top 250 Movies List
You shouldn’t be reading this sentence- you should be at the movie theater in line to buy a ticket.
Filed under: Lists much?, My life much? | Tags: Batman, buttermilk, cornbread, grocery store, IMDB, pecan pie, red velvet cake
Sorry I didn’t put up a post yesterday. I had done a tone of baking and cleaning and I didn’t feel like typing anything. Here’s a (relatively) short recap:
MORNING: I went to the grocery store to pic up ingredients.
Let’s zoom in a little:
I bumped into the metal-block-barrier and it hurt my stomach really badly. So baldy that I felt it was necessary to take a picture and actually write about it.
When I got back home I started to bake. Here’s how everything turned out:
PECAN PIE: At first, I was afraid that I had baked it for too long. Here’s a pic of the pie in the oven:
When I took it out, it seemed a little too crispy around the edges. I was worried, but after I let it cool, I cut it and it was really soupy. I’m not sure what made the pie to droopy inside; I think it was because I used molasses instead of maple syrup. Nevertheless, the pie still tasted delicious (it just didn’t look pretty).
RED VELVET CAKE: Flawless!!! I was worried about how it would turn out. I forgot to buy buttermilk at the grocery store so I had to improvise by putting vinegar in regular milk and let it stand for ten minutes:
While it was baking, I had forgotten it was in the oven because I was looking for the title of a song that I had heard on television (it turns out the song I was looking for was “Dance This Mess Around” by the B-52’s). When I had suddenly remembered, I ran from my laptop to the oven and I had perfect timing. I had also, tried out a new recipe for cream cheese icing. When I first tasted it, it seemed too [for a lack of better words] cream-cheese-y, so I added a little vanilla to lessen the sharp flavor. Well, the cake was PERFECT! So light and fluffy and it was the most beautiful shade of red- definitely the best thing that I have EVER baked.
CORN BREAD: Pretty crappy. I baked it too long so it was hard on top and really dry. Kind of a buzz kill.
HOWEVER!!!!
None of that matters because tonight, I am going to see Batman:The Dark Knight!!!! I’M SO FREAKING EXCITED!!!! It’s going to be the movie of the century; I can feel it! And I checked earlier today- it’s already the #4 MOVIE OF ALL TIME ON IMDB’s MOVIE LIST!
It’s gonna be incredible. I just know it.
Filed under: Lists much?, Random much? | Tags: 1-2-3-4, Barack Obama, clogged arteries, digital camera, Feist, fried butterballs, Fuji Film, lady brunch burger, Paoli Station, Paula Deen, pink, Sesame Street, Vivitar
I’m not feeling to great today, so I’m not going out, which means that there’s not much for me to say, so I’ve assembled three random things I figured I’d tell you about.
FIRST RANDOM NOTE: My old digital camera (FujiFilm FinePix A210) is pretty outdated and I can’t find its USB cord, so I’ve been using my cell phone’s camera which is pretty crappy. Want to know how bad it is?
This is a picture from when Barack Obama gave a speech at Paoli Station before the Pennsylvania Primaries:
Can’t quite see him? Let’s zoom in a little:
He’s the person in the white shirt to the left.
So, it’s pretty clear that I need a new camera. And thank goodness for Wal-mart and it’s low-priced electronics section. I’m going to buy the Vivitar Vivicam VC-3188:
It differs from my old camera in that it’s smaller, newer, and pinker (I don’t necessarily like pink, but it gives the camera a little personality). It’s got 0.1 mega pixels less than my old camera, HOWEVER, I think I’ll manage to live.
SECOND RANDOM NOTE: I was surfing the Youtubes today, and I saw the most adorable video EVER: Feist singing a kiddie-version of \”1-2-3-4\” on Sesame Street
More celebrities need to be on public television shows that are targeted towards little children. It would make the world a better place…
THIRD (AND FINAL) RANDOM NOTE: Okay, now I love Paula Dean (or Deen, I’m not too sure) as much as the next person. She brings out the playful, southern-accented grandmother in all of us, but I’m not to sure how she is still alive. Have you seen the food that she eats? There are some people on the food network who are so skinny that I just can’t believe that they actually eat the food that they cook (I won’t mention any names, Gianna from Everyday Italian; Paula actually eats everything she cooks. I was extremely alarmed when I saw her recipe for her FRIED BUTTER BALLS (you think I’m lying? click on the link!), but today, I took a gander at The Lady’s Brunch Burger
I think she’s out on a killing streak.
Well, I’d say I’ve wasted your time enough. I’m baking some cakes tomorrow (I’m not being sarcastic) so I’ll post up a few pictures.
Filed under: Lists much?, My life much? | Tags: 7, braces, green, independence, keystone, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Sam
A list of seven (7) facts about me:
- Why seven facts and not a normal list number – like 5, 10, 20, and other multiples of 5? My favorite number is 7.
- I was born on September 7, which is probably why seven is my favorite number.
- I used to live in New Jersey (Garden State), but now I live in Pennsylvania (which used to be the keystone state, but a friend told me that it’s the independence state now, which I highly oppose)
- I’m not good at spelling… or blogging for that matter, so bear (or is it bare?) with me.
- Best color in the world: GREEN. There no denying it. It the color of limes, mint-chocolate-chip ice cream, and the Boston Celtics.
- I have b r a c e s. Today marks my one week anniversary with them. Guess what color the bands are: BLUE?!? (don’t ask me why I didn’t pick green).
- Sam’s the name, and blogging is my game.*
* I’m sorry; that was really cheesy.
UPDATE: It should say “Yesterday marked my one week anniversary with them” not “Today”. I know it’s not that big of a deal, but it was just one of those things that kept nagging at me.
