Want to quickly give big ups to Jim Parsons of the Big Bang Theory for winning an Emmy last night for best Comedic Actor.   I don’t know if this validation will help the show become more popular or not but it’s nice to see that one of my favorite characters on TV get some recognition.

The weirdest thing about it is that I actually see “Sheldon” (Jim’s TV persona) as my friend Ted…  I tune in weekly to see what my friend Ted is doing…

When I woke up this morning and read that the “Touchdown Jesus” off of I-75, in Ohio got struck by lighting and was burnt to the ground….  I dismissed it as a bad joke.   For those who ever got to drive by the statue it was one of the strangest things to see off of a freeway.

A friend of mine ran across this image today and I found it so fitting….

Spending some time at the office today…  one of the databases I’m put in charge of looking over runs on a program called STORIS.   I know, precious fuck all about the program, outside of identifying and clearing specific order locks but I can’t get over how cool their logo is.

I mean, how METAL is this?

A few weeks ago… I weighed in on the nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards.  Below is how I did on those picks.  I didn’t do all the categories… but went 6-1.

Best Picture
Will Win : The Hurt Locker

Best Director
Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow

Best Actress
Will win: Sandra Bullock

Best Actor
Will win : Jeff Bridges

Best Support Actor
Will win : Christoph Waltz

Best Supporting Actress
Will win: Vera Farmiga Mo’Nique…  I’m at a loss for words.

Best Animated Feature Film
Will Win: UP

and I really enjoyed it.   That’s right.  I said it.

Maybe it was the 8.6% proof beer I had…  or the heavy dosage of Motley Crue in the movie, but I must say that it was one of the best B-Movie comedy’s I’ve seen in a long time.

I should know, because I go out of my way to see B-Movie comedies all the time.

I can safely say that the movie will not play well for anyone under the age of 32 or over the age of 40.   This film is pretty much directed for a specific demographic…  guys in there mid to late 30′s.

I happen to be in that demographic and laughed my ass off throughout the movie.

My favorite part was the ending… which I won’t ruin for anyone reading this that may go out and see it.  It’s a hard “R” and it has a lot of drug use, swearing and a pinch of sex.

A guy flick thru and thru.

Just confirmed that Chivo is going to be heading down to San Antonio this afternoon… I should be running around the house getting a number of chores done, but I’m saddled firmly onto the couch watching episodes of Psych.

A show Fin got me into about a year ago and it’s possibly my favorite show she DVR’s. The show itself is pretty formulaic. It’s about a guy with photographic memory, pretending to be a guy with Psychic abilities. He has a partner who is really just the voice of reason and follows protocol for the most part.

The dialogue is amazing tho’. Which is the reason why I tune in every week. If you haven’t seen this, do so. You’ll dig it verily.

Did I also mention that the show has an iPhone case that I would totally snag? I need to update my Gen 1 iPhone at some point this year and this may help convince me to do so quicker…

Just south of the city (San Antonio), traveling North bound on I-37…  Fin peeps up to inform me that the Ghostbusters car could be seen on someone’s front yard..

“Ecto 1?”  I ask?

She didn’t know the official name but she said that if we took the next exit and came back that we would see it.  I thought about skipping it altogether, but Fin insisted that she saw the Ghostbuster logo on it.

Turns out the Ecto 1 we saw was a fan recreation of a hearse… but it was cool nonetheless.

Best part about taking this photo was when Fin got chased back to the car by one of the owners dogs.  Turns out a small hole was under the fence…

Of all the upcoming comic book movies, I’m maybe looking forward to Iron Man 2 the most.   The poster is a little off putting because it reminded me of the Spiderman 3 poster…  but the first movie impressed me enough to seek out the 2nd movie on opening week.

That said… I’m beginning to cringe on the money grabs this movie is beginning to cash in on.  Below is a IRON MAN version of Operation.

Just saw a set of Star Wars valentine cards that I would have totally picked up if I was a kid going to school still.   Seriously considering picking up a pack and keeping them for when I have a kid and so that he can take them to school.   Now to talk Fin into this…

The sad bastard pictured above is the losing Quarterback of this years Super Bowl…  wanted to post a quick review of what I thought were highlights.

Gambling : Didn’t wager any money on the game… but if I had I think I would have been ok.   I urged everyone to stay away from the spread yesterday and look into the money lines.  I found some for the Saints last night around +230…  action I would have picked up.

I would have lost a little money on Pete Townshend who I thought was a lead pipe lock to smash his Strat onto the stage after phoning in a shitty WHO performance.   I wonder what relic the NFL will dig up for next year…   My guess is Garth Brooks.   Wonder what kinda action I could get on that right now?

Did a little count down on the National Anthem…  I rattled of a fast 1 minute 40 seconds.  My guess is that it made the under with ease.  So I would have picked up a little money on that one.

Most importantly :  Who gave you the idea to put down money at 11/2 odds for ORANGE gatorade?   *this guy*

Commercials: All in all, I thought the commercials were a little weak…  I was happy to see however that “Animals” trended downward.  While a few companies featured them it wasn’t over the top like last year.

Winners : Bud Light, voice box – was a little throw away commercial that really made me smile.  It had a great little back handed commentary on music today and I dug that a lot.

Google: had a really nice advertisement.  It was so incredibly well executed that I think its going to get a lot of nods tomorrow.

Snickers: Turned in a great spot by showcasing everyones favorite Betty White.   They then closed it out by confirming that Abe Viogoda is alive and breathing.   That mad me smile.   (You’re still on my dead pool Abe)

Volkswagen:  Gotta love a company who just became the largest car manufacture  - not take the time to mention it and show case a commercial where every one plays “slug dub”.   You gotta love any commercial that has a kid sock an old guy in the nuts.

Losers : As much as I would like to sit back and point out some bad commercials…  I can’t think of any that really stand out as being out-loud-shitty.  That’s not to say that I found most of them enjoyable…  I just don’t recall one at the moment that I should shit on.

I take that back…   How about the United States Air Force, not getting the rights to a White Stripes song and getting a couple of hacks to fucking rip it off to the point where its recognizable but enough to get their legal department to approve it.   Shitty execution in my opinion.  And I’m not trying to shit on the Air Core.  They’re ace in my book.  That was so bottom shelf tho’.