Spider-Man 2

Well, all bets are off with Spider-Man 2, which I saw with Wanda, et al yesterday afternoon. The question is, which bets? Apparently at least some of the screenwriters had some personal bets like “I bet you can’t write the script while high on Ecstacy!” or “I bet you can’t write the script more disappointing than Matrix Reloaded!” Perhaps the bet should have been qualified with the words “good script”. The impatient 4-year old sitting in front of us didn’t appear to be very interested either. I can’t imagine why a toddler wouldn’t interested in a love story seeded with clunky dialog.

Maybe I’m just bitter because I paid $4.50 for a soda. Yeah, I know, I didn’t have to buy it, but I think they put something in the air to make you extremely thirsty when you walk in the door. Damn you Shell Silverstein!

July 19th, 2004  movies   Tags: lame, movies, review, more...

Fantasia Wins Idol

Ok, so the whole world knows now that Fantasia won American Idol tonight. Sad, but true. Maybe she can play the voice of Simba in the next Lion King movie, since Jonathon Taylor Thomas grew up. Anyway, Diana was obviously my favorite, but I’m hoping she’ll pull a Clay Aiken and pump out some great albums. Go Diana! You got my vote.

May 26th, 2004  music, Television   Tags: american idol, lame, music, Television, more...

The Value of a College Education

So I start my new job on Saturday making $7.50 an hour. It dawned on me that I was making $7.00 at a job 5 years ago before I went to college. Basically, I went to college and did all that work for a 50 cent raise. To make matters worse, that amount doesn’t even keep up with inflation if you assume a 3% decrease in the value of the dollar each year. So I am actually making less money than I was before going to college. Go team.

September 26th, 2002  Jobs   Tags: college, eau claire, education, employment, Jobs, lame, school, university, more...