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    Monday, March 16


    I'm going to start blogging again. I miss it - and perhaps more importantly it made me a better writer. The advent of twitter has started to make think in 140 character bites - which while useful is not the ideal for all things. So I'm going to establish a regular blogging schedule and do my best to keep to it.

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    Wednesday, November 19


    I'm sure the answer is yes, but at this moment what to blog about escapes me. Go see the Star Trek trailer. Sign up for Twitter (likely the real reason I don't blog).

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    Wednesday, September 24


    I'm stuck at home with nothing but the internet (and my dog and cat) to keep me company, as I wait for Shaw to come and fix my home phone. Given that I spend 97% of my time at work online (unlike some people I know) it feels like a waste to spend a day off surfing the tubes in the sky. But it is too cold to read a book in my yard, and again, chained to the home as I await the cable guy. Sigh.

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    Monday, April 28


    I am often horrid at posts like this - looking at my blog obviously I have to move form cheering for the Flames to the present day. Also, I was on vacation in Florida up to now, so the transition has to progress.

    First, Walt Disney World was fantastic. A beautiful place to visit and bond with my family and I also noticed a lot this time. Also, despite the lack of inversions, Expedition Everest was a fantastic roller coaster and was likely my favourite ride. Allie will have a metric tonne of pictures put up on her Flickr profile likely in the coming weeks, so I'll try and remember to share some photos later.

    Second, it would seem the world survived my departure for the week and a bit. I still haven't caught up in news and goings-on so I won't try and post about the budget or other events, but Alberta seems to be happy. I also note the conversation about the environment continues in earnest, and while the discussion on "issues" based on "facts" may still be waiting for next week but I'm happy the discussion is happening.

    Third, too bad about the Flames. I still stand behind my assessment that virtually any team could win the cup and that only one team will - meaning that the Flames are a competitive team and massive changes aren't what is demanded. That said, the talent pool of the Calgary Flames will eventually begin to dissipate and the time to win is soon. Retaining Huselius and Langkow seems unlikely given the modern reality of the salary cap. Nevertheless, moving on to the second round, I'm now suddenly interested in the Eastern Conference, with both the still undefeated Penguins and the nation's favourite Canadiens are garnering interest. Go Pens! Go Habs! Boo Rangers! Boo Flyers! In the west Allie's longstanding beef with the Dallas Stars means I'm disappointed with the Stars 2-0 lead in that series and I'm largely indifferent to the Wings battering of the Avs.

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    Saturday, April 5


    I awoke this morning to find a blizzard. Given that it is now April 6, I was not planning on finding any blizzards until around November. But sure enough, the "flurries" outside my door this morning involve buckets and buckets of snow. -4°C isn't that cold, but the snow - I am dumbstruck. And now I have decreed I shall be homebound, despite having a couple of places to go at some point this weekend. My mind had already begun moving to spring and all that implies.

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    Thursday, January 31


    So this is not the death of the blog, but after staying awake all night while I thought about how busy this next month will be, I realize it will be easier if I declare a hiatus. There is a reasonable chance I may choose to blog politically (but may not...), however otherwise I'll be on hiatus until early March.

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    Thursday, January 17


    I have gone over a month without blogging and prior to that I haven't done much blogging either. I don't feel particularly in the mood I guess.

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    Sunday, November 4


    Now who could read the mind of the red-headed girl next door
    Or the taxi driver who just dropped you off
    Or the classmate that you ignore
    Don't assume everything on the surface is what you see
    Cause that classmate just lost her mother
    And that taxi driver's got a PhD

    I wonder if taxi driving is a better gig than I give it credit for, because Amanda Marshall's lyrics above are not just an isolated incident, as I have been given a taxi ride by two doctors as well, and I don't talk too much to every taxi driver, so for all I know that total is much higher. So, upon coming to Canada, these very smart people choose taxi driving when my country decides to ignore their degree. It never struck me as particularly lucrative, but perhaps I'm wrong.

    In any case, I wish those with solid credentials were recognized here. I understand why that process takes time, and the recognizing credentials needs to be done with care - you wouldn't want the engineer designing a bridge to really be something closer to a lego builder than an engineer. Still, my impression is that we have too many taxi drivers with PhDs and not enough PhDs in our country. And MDs, and other credentials.

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    Wednesday, October 17


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    Wednesday, September 26


    And still largely without a rationale. I did however get to see the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney the other day - we had a pleasant lunch together as he reminisced about his time in office. To be fair, about 125 other people were there as well, so I don't want to paint a picture of intimacy when there was none.

    I've also got back into painting my army for Warhammer 40,000 (one of those don't ask things if you don't know what I am talking about - very geeky). The army itself is looking pretty good. I'm also dreading getting older - 29 feels old...

    Royalty review report = largely good. I'm no economist and I don't want to imply I follow all of the implications, but I am pleased. Throne Speech = I'm looking forward to it, election or no election. I would love to go into Quebec with the momentum Harper has built and the deflation that surrounds Dion. President of Columbia University = Awesome call-out on Ahmadinejad. Bolliger's attack was right on. That's what freedom of speech actually looks like dictator-boy, not the weak substitute of freedom and pseudo-democracy you practice in Iran.

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    Monday, August 27


    Hmm... I can't help but wonder why. Well, it isn't going to change before I go to Ottawa (I'm on off on Wednesday evening for a friend's wedding, back mid-next week). Maybe the new school year.

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    Saturday, July 14


    The Rules:
    1. If you're tagged, you must post the rules - which are:
    2. You post your 8 random facts.
    3. At the end of your blog, you tag someone else and they must post their random facts.
    4. You leave your chosen people a comment telling them they've been tagged.
    8 Random Facts about Duncan
    1. I was born early and lived in a incubator for a few days at first. I was about a month premature, which meant more then than it does now.
    2. I am tone deaf - which makes singing, dancing, playing an instrument and learning other languages very hard. Since I am also lazy, I don't really do those four things (except maybe singing, to the detriment of those around me).
    3. I've been married twice - but as I get older that is less and less strange or different.
    4. I own and/or use an obscene amount of technology. The number of computers in our household per person is approaching two.
    5. I love collecting desktop wallpaper for my various computers. My work MacBook Pro has 140 wallpapers (already) and my home desktop computer has 360. Fortunately Allie helps by taking lots of pictures when we go out that make for good wallpaper.
    6. I have never owned a car, and have few plans to ever own one. Everybody should do their part to stop global warming, and this is my bit.
    7. Las Vegas is likely my favourite place on Earth - I've been twice now and had a blast each time.
    8. I had a brutal time in junior high - many would find this odd because I rather liked school in elementary, high school and on into university, not to mention I've spent my entire professional life as an education advocate of some sort. But man, did I despise junior high. Every last moment of it.
    I tag Allie and Beatrice.

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    Monday, May 28


    It's a busy week for me, as I go to Vancouver next week and have a lot to do before I head off. It also seems to be an oddly busy week in the world - I am so used to May and June being an early start to the summer in terms of news and political happenings, but the world is failing me. Of course, especially internationally, there is a fair amount of activity all 12 months, but this seems especially off. Maybe it is because the Legislature and House of Commons continue to sit (once they stop, lots of activity will drop off). Maybe too the by-elections in Drumheller-Stettler and Calgary help fuel the activity.

    No prediction yet on the Calgary-Elbow race, which by media accounts is quite close. Also for those in the capital region, I keep hearing lots of talk about who is going to run for the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberals, and it makes me pretty excited in terms of who could be sitting in the Legislature in a year's time. High quality Edmontonians are looking to make the jump, and I can't imagine a better time to get involved.

    Still, I love a warm and to some degree lazy summer. In my world, summer is all about planning rather than activity, and I can't wait. Especially for the warm - I for one am sick of +20 being considered hot - I want that to be the norm with +28 being hot.

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    Saturday, May 26


    I'm still ignoring the blog. And without a very good reason - just not sure what to write about.

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    Wednesday, May 16


    I've been far too busy to blog of late, and I don't think that's going to change until possibly the weekend. Go Senators! Go Brian Heninger! Go Jack Hayden! Go Canmore! Go Banff! Go students! Obviously there is a lot to cheer about.

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    Sunday, April 15


    After two days with the emergency glasses and then another with no sight (yes even the emergency pair did not hold up to being stepped on) I have glasses again! And hey, the weather improved to boot.

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    Tuesday, April 10


    We're still missing spring - there isn't a lot of snow, but the ground is rather covered and it has nothing in common with barbeque season.

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    Monday, April 9


    Finally. Top to bottom. It took four days, although there were breaks. For example, to sleep. Seriously, it wasn't that it was messy (we do pick up after ourselves), but we had some furniture to construct and new places to put stuff. And through no action of their own, my team has made the playoffs.

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    Tuesday, April 3


    In today's CBC news online, Allie found this gem: Stones guitarist Richards claims he snorted Dad's ashes. When she told me, I couldn't believe it. I said it must be a hoax, to be found on someone's myspace profile or an old Geocities page. But sure enough, CBC. Yikes. And gross. And weird. And I love the Stones and Richards as much as anyone.

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    Sunday, April 1


    The last post was premature, but I am amazed the premature part was about spring, rather than about the federal election. Maybe Allie had it right, when you're done with winter you sometimes have to go to spring rather than wait for it to come to you.

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    Friday, March 30


    I can't get over how much this winter has gotten in my head, which I deduce from how much of a sun worshipper I intend to be this spring and summer. The snow here in Edmonton is almost gone (although there are flurries in the forecast for tomorrow). Patience, soon it will be gorgeous.

    Speaking of spring, one of the four seasons there might be a federal election, I'm not banking on it for the spring. I think the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper is going to hold off, and I think the Bloc is scared of an election. Especially of Gilles jumps to be the leader of the PQ. But I've been wrong before.

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    Saturday, February 17


    Telus World of Science: check.
    Watch Hurricane on the Bayou: check.
    Find out stuff about science: check.
    Have a bunch of ribs after science centre: check.
    Have four drinks of rum while eating ribs: check.
    Watch the Flames beat down the Avalanche while eating the ribs and drinking the rum: check.
    Get a new stuffed alligator: check.

    My day is good.

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    Wednesday, February 14


    *sniff* Here is the article from IGN - but of course, it is St. Valentine's Day, so I am in a happy mood to take this sad news. Allie will certainly pick me up from my momentary malaise.

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    Wednesday, January 31


    From the most recent episode of Battlestar Galactica:

    "To marriage, why we build bars." - Chief Galen Tyrol to Major Lee Adama

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    Thursday, January 25


    Stolen from Elaine and Beatrice:

    I'm obviously slanted to the English language. Note some of these are in the original language, but you may have seen the English version - case in point, one of my favourite movies, Spirited Away, is listed in its Japanese name, Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi. Now I want to go find To Kill a Mockingbird - book or movie. Using IMDB's top 250 movies ranked by users; I have seen:

    1. The Godfather (1972)
    2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
    3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
    4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    5. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)
    6. Casablanca (1942)
    7. Schindler's List (1993)
    8. Pulp Fiction (1994)
    9. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    10. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
    11. Star Wars (1977)
    12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
    13. Rear Window (1954)
    14. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    15. 12 Angry Men (1957)
    16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    17. The Usual Suspects (1995)
    18. Cidade de Deus (2002)
    19. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    20. Goodfellas (1990)
    21. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    22. Psycho (1960)
    23. Citizen Kane (1941)
    24. C'era una volta il West (1968)
    25. North by Northwest (1959)
    26. Memento (2000)
    27. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
    28. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    29. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
    30. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
    31. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)
    32. Fight Club (1999)
    33. American Beauty (1999)
    34. The Matrix (1999)
    35. Vertigo (1958)
    36. Apocalypse Now (1979)
    37. Taxi Driver (1976)
    38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
    39. Se7en (1995)
    40. Paths of Glory (1957)
    41. Léon (1994)
    42. Chinatown (1974)
    43. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    44. American History X (1998)
    45. The Third Man (1949)
    46. Untergang, Der (2004)
    47. The Pianist (2002)
    48. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
    49. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
    50. M (1931)
    51. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    52. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
    53. Boot, Das (1981)
    54. Alien (1979)
    55. L.A. Confidential (1997)
    56. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
    57. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
    58. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
    59. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
    60. The Shining (1980)
    61. Double Indemnity (1944)
    62. Metropolis (1927)
    63. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    64. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    65. Rashômon (1950)
    66. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    67. Sin City (2005)
    68. Raging Bull (1980)
    69. Modern Times (1936)
    70. Aliens (1986)
    71. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
    72. Rebecca (1940)
    73. Some Like It Hot (1959)
    74. The Great Escape (1963)
    75. All About Eve (1950)
    76. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    77. Touch of Evil (1958)
    78. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
    79. Amadeus (1984)
    80. The Departed (2006)
    81. Vita è bella, La (1997)
    82. Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
    83. Forrest Gump (1994)
    84. Jaws (1975)
    85. The Sting (1973)
    86. Strangers on a Train (1951)
    87. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    88. Batman Begins (2005)
    89. On the Waterfront (1954)
    90. Braveheart (1995)
    91. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    92. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    93. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
    94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    95. The Elephant Man (1980)
    96. Blade Runner (1982)
    97. The Apartment (1960)
    98. The Incredibles (2004)
    99. City Lights (1931)
    100. High Noon (1952)
    101. The Big Sleep (1946)
    102. Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)
    103. Notorious (1946)
    104. Donnie Darko (2001)
    105. Fargo (1996)
    106. Ran (1985)
    107. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    108. The Great Dictator (1940)
    109. Crash (2004/I)
    110. Finding Nemo (2003)
    111. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
    112. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
    113. Mononoke-hime (1997)
    114. The Sixth Sense (1999)
    115. V for Vendetta (2005)
    116. Unforgiven (1992)
    117. Salaire de la peur, Le (1953)
    118. Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)
    119. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
    120. Ben-Hur (1959)
    121. Oldboy (2003)
    122. Back to the Future (1985)
    123. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
    124. Annie Hall (1977)
    125. The Killing (1956)
    126. Wo hu cang long (2000)
    127. Yojimbo (1961)
    128. The Green Mile (1999)
    129. Life of Brian (1979)
    130. The Princess Bride (1987)
    131. The Deer Hunter (1978)
    132. Platoon (1986)
    133. The Graduate (1967)
    134. It Happened One Night (1934)
    135. Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
    136. Gladiator (2000)
    137. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
    138. Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957)
    139. Gandhi (1982)
    140. The African Queen (1951)
    141. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
    142. Ladri di biciclette (1948)
    143. Amores perros (2000)
    144. Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966)
    145. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
    146. Diaboliques, Les (1955)
    147. Toy Story 2 (1999)
    148. 8½ (1963)
    149. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
    150. Brief Encounter (1945)
    151. Stand by Me (1986)
    152. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
    153. Lola rennt (1998)
    154. The Wild Bunch (1969)
    155. Die Hard (1988)
    156. The General (1927)
    157. Harvey (1950)
    158. The Conversation (1974)
    159. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
    160. Smultronstället (1957)
    161. Patton (1970)
    162. Duck Soup (1933)
    163. Children of Men (2006)
    164. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
    165. Glory (1989)
    166. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
    167. Gone with the Wind (1939)
    168. Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)
    169. Groundhog Day (1993)
    170. Spartacus (1960)
    171. Ying xiong (2002)
    172. The Gold Rush (1925)
    173. Toy Story (1995)
    174. Trainspotting (1996)
    175. Finding Neverland (2004)
    176. The Exorcist (1973)
    177. Magnolia (1999)
    178. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    179. Heat (1995)
    180. A Christmas Story (1983)
    181. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
    182. The Big Lebowski (1998)
    183. Mystic River (2003)
    184. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
    185. Shrek (2001)
    186. King Kong (1933)
    187. Cinderella Man (2005)
    188. Big Fish (2003)
    189. Belle et la bête, La (1946)
    190. Before Sunset (2004)
    191. Ed Wood (1994)
    192. The Hustler (1961)
    193. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
    194. The Terminator (1984)
    195. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
    196. The Prestige (2006)
    197. Snatch. (2000)
    198. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
    199. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    200. Walk the Line (2005)
    201. Out of the Past (1947)
    202. Hotaru no haka (1988)
    203. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
    204. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
    205. Stalag 17 (1953)
    206. Sleuth (1972)
    207. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
    208. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
    209. The Thing (1982)
    210. Young Frankenstein (1974)
    211. Hable con ella (2002)
    212. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
    213. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    214. Manhattan (1979)
    215. Scarface (1983)
    216. Frankenstein (1931)
    217. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
    218. The Straight Story (1999)
    219. Sling Blade (1996)
    220. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
    221. Tengoku to jigoku (1963)
    222. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
    223. Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)
    224. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
    225. Kumonosu jô (1957)
    226. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
    227. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
    228. Roman Holiday (1953)
    229. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
    230. Quatre cents coups, Les (1959)
    231. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    232. The Lost Weekend (1945)
    233. The Searchers (1956)
    234. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
    235. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
    236. Planet of the Apes (1968)
    237. United 93 (2006)
    238. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
    239. Idi i smotri (1985)
    240. Brazil (1985)
    241. Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004)
    242. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
    243. Mou gaan dou (2002)
    244. Haine, La (1995)
    245. To Have and Have Not (1944)
    246. Great Expectations (1946)
    247. Inherit the Wind (1960)
    248. Dial M for Murder (1954)
    249. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
    250. Festen (1998)

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    Friday, January 19


    In response to both Janet and Colin's Facebook notes (my blog is re-published there), here is my response to the movie meme. Apparently, if you've seen over 85 films (I am hoping they mean 85 on this list, because I can go over 85 in a year), you have no life. Some odd choices on the list - no Godfathers. Also, I would point out having kids boosts your total, as some films are watched in the name of parenthood rather than pure enjoyment. Oh, and Colin - Ocean's Eleven is pretty good. I think you would enjoy it.

    Edit: I miscounted the first time, and I'm still not certain on my math.

    (x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
    (x) Grease
    (x) Pirates of the Caribbean
    (x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
    (x) Boondock Saints
    (x) Fight Club
    ( ) Starsky and Hutch
    (x) Neverending Story
    (x) Blazing Saddles
    (x) Airplane
    Total: 9

    (x) The Princess Bride
    (x) AnchorMan
    (x) Napoleon Dynamite
    (x) Labyrinth
    ( ) Saw
    ( ) Saw II
    ( ) White Noise
    (x) White Oleander
    (x) Anger Management
    (x) 50 First Dates
    (x) The Princess Diaries
    (x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
    Total so far: 16

    (x) Scream
    (x) Scream 2
    (x) Scream 3
    ( ) Scary Movie
    ( ) Scary Movie 2
    ( ) Scary Movie 3
    ( ) Scary Movie 4
    (x) American Pie
    (x) American Pie 2
    (x) American Wedding
    ( ) American Pie Band Camp
    Total so far: 22

    (x) Harry Potter 1
    (x) Harry Potter 2
    (x) Harry Potter 3
    (x) Harry Potter 4
    (x) Resident Evil 1
    ( ) Resident Evil 2
    (x) The Wedding Singer
    ( ) Little Black Book
    (x) The Village
    (x) Lilo & Stitch
    Total so far: 30

    (x) Finding Nemo
    ( ) Finding Neverland
    (x) Signs
    (x) The Grinch
    ( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    ( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
    ( ) White Chicks
    ( ) Butterfly Effect
    ( ) 13 Going on 30
    (x) I, Robot
    ( ) Robots
    Total so far: 34

    (x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
    (x) Universal Soldier
    ( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
    ( ) Along Came Polly
    (x) Deep Impact
    (x) KingPin
    (x) Never Been Kissed
    (x) Meet The Parents
    (x) Meet the Fockers
    (x) Eight Crazy Nights
    ( ) Joe Dirt
    (x) King Kong
    Total so far: 43

    ( ) A Cinderella Story
    (x) The Terminal
    ( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
    ( ) Passport to Paris
    (x) Dumb & Dumber
    ( ) Dumber & Dumberer
    ( ) Final Destination
    ( ) Final Destination 2
    ( ) Final Destination 3
    ( ) Halloween
    ( ) The Ring
    ( ) The Ring 2
    ( ) Surviving X-MAS
    ( ) Flubber
    Total so far: 45

    (x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
    ( ) Practical Magic
    (x) Chicago
    (x) Ghost Ship
    (x) From Hell
    (x) Hellboy
    (x) Secret Window
    (x) I Am Sam
    (x) The Whole Nine Yards
    (x) The Whole Ten Yards
    Total so far: 54

    (x) The Day After Tomorrow
    ( ) Child's Play
    ( ) Seed of Chucky
    ( ) Bride of Chucky
    (x) Ten Things I Hate About You
    ( ) Just Married
    ( ) Gothika
    (x) Nightmare on Elm Street
    (x) Sixteen Candles
    (x) Remember the Titans
    ( ) Coach Carter
    (x) The Grudge
    ( ) The Grudge 2
    (x) The Mask
    ( ) Son Of The Mask
    Total so far: 61

    (x) Bad Boys
    (x) Bad Boys 2
    (x) Joy Ride
    ( ) Lucky Number Sleven
    (x) Ocean's Eleven
    (x) Ocean's Twelve
    (x) Bourne Identity
    (x) Bourne Supremecy
    ( ) Lone Star
    (x) Bedazzled
    (x) Predator I
    (x) Predator II
    ( ) The Fog
    (x) Ice Age
    ( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
    ( ) Curious George
    Total so far: 72

    (x) Independence Day
    ( ) Cujo
    ( ) A Bronx Tale
    ( ) Darkness Falls
    ( ) Christine
    (x) ET
    ( ) Children of the Corn
    ( ) My Bosses Daughter
    (x) Maid in Manhattan
    (x) War of the Worlds
    (x) Rush Hour
    (x) Rush Hour 2
    Total so far: 78

    ( ) Best Bet
    (x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
    (x) She's All That
    (x) Calendar Girls
    ( ) Sideways
    (x) Mars Attacks
    ( ) Event Horizon
    (x) Ever After
    (x) Wizard of Oz
    (x) Forrest Gump
    (x) Big Trouble in Little China
    (x) The Terminator
    (x) The Terminator 2
    (x) The Terminator 3
    Total so far: 89

    (x) X-Men
    (x) X-2
    (x) X-3
    (x) Spider-Man
    (x) Spider-Man 2
    ( ) Sky High
    ( ) Jeepers Creepers
    ( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
    (x) Catch Me If You Can
    (x) The Little Mermaid
    (x) Freaky Friday
    ( ) Reign of Fire
    (x) The Skulls
    (x) Cruel Intentions
    (x) Cruel Intentions 2
    ( ) The Hot Chick
    (x) Shrek
    (x) Shrek 2
    Total so far: 102

    ( ) Swimfan
    (x) Miracle on 34th street
    (x) Old School
    (x) The Notebook
    (x) K-Pax
    (x) Krippendorf's Tribe
    (x) A Walk to Remember
    ( ) Ice Castles
    ( ) Boogeyman
    (x) The 40-year-old Virgin
    Total so far: 109

    (x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
    (x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
    (x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
    (x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
    (x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    (x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    Total so far: 115

    ( ) Baseketball
    ( ) Hostel
    (x) Waiting for Guffman
    ( ) House of 1000 Corpses
    ( ) Devils Rejects
    (x) Elf
    (x) Highlander
    ( ) Mothman Prophecies
    (x) American History X
    ( ) Three
    Total so Far: 119

    ( ) The Jacket
    ( ) Kung Fu Hustle
    (x) Shaolin Soccer
    ( ) Night Watch
    (x) Monsters Inc.
    (x) Titanic
    (x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    ( ) Shaun Of the Dead
    ( ) Willard
    Total so far: 123

    ( ) High Tension
    ( ) Club Dread
    (x) Hulk
    ( ) Dawn Of the Dead
    (x) Hook
    (x) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
    ( ) 28 days later
    ( ) Orgazmo
    (x) Phantasm
    (x) Waterworld
    Total so far: 128

    (x) Kill Bill vol 1
    (x) Kill Bill vol 2
    (x) Mortal Kombat
    ( ) Wolf Creek
    (x) Kingdom of Heaven
    ( ) the Hills Have Eyes
    ( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
    ( ) The Last House on the Left
    ( ) Re-Animator
    (x) Army of Darkness
    Total so far: 133

    (x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
    (x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
    (x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
    (x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
    (x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
    (x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
    (x) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
    (x) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
    Total so far: 141

    (x) The Matrix
    (x) The Matrix Reloaded
    (x) The Matrix Revolutions
    (x) Animatrix
    ( ) Evil Dead
    ( ) Evil Dead 2
    ( ) Team America: World Police
    ( ) Red Dragon
    (x) Silence of the Lambs
    ( ) Hannibal

    Grand total: 146

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    Monday, January 15


    Tony Soprano once commented that he had become "like King Midas in reverse, everything I touch turns to shit." That's me today. My list:
    • Was late picking someone up at the airport
    • Was later for a meeting
    • Broke a lamp (the second in as many weeks)
    • Almost broke a kitchen timer
    • Wrecked Allie's computer by upgrading to Internet Explorer 7
    • Couldn't paint eyes on my Warhammer 40K models - they look possessed

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    Sunday, January 14


    Allie has returned - which is awesome. I can't express enough how much I missed her. We had so much fun yesterday, and I'm looking forward to my lazy Sunday with her today.

    We went out last night too, to Beatrice and Brett's house, and that was a fantastic time. Good chili, great wine and even better company.

    Finally, my blog has been upgraded to the new Blogger - go blog!

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