Trapped in the Closet UPDATE !

Well, with my recent acquisition of Trapped in the Closet through Netflix, I am complete. I have now seen all 12 glorious chapters of the amazing hip-hopera. Pure genius. R. Kelly himself said that Trapped in the Closet will be around for a long time (he thinks it will even outlast him). I, myself, find it impossible to ever forget it.

As soon as we got the DVD in the mail, Joanne and I sat down and watched it (Joanne wasn't too happy about it). It wasn't long before I was able to see someone who was cheating on someone who was also cheating on them with someone else who was cheating on them (you get the picture).

Things definitely pinnacled during the scene in the kitchen. Who would've thought it was a midget! I thoroughly enjoyed R. Kelly's work in singing every character's lines (he sings on top of the characters mouthing their lines). My favorite is when he sings Bridget's lines with her southern accent. That couldn't have been more hilarious.

R. Kelly is a poetry master. Here's my favorite line (uncensored):

He says "Move", she says "No", he says "Move", she says "No", "BITCH MOVE!" SHE MOVES!

So after 12 chapters, here we are:

After my last update (LINK), we've added "Big Man" the midget and some new connections have developed. And, after watching the credits scroll, R. Kelly steps in and tells us to not forget about Roxanne and Tina. And now we're waiting for the next 20 chapters.

So, go and check this out as soon as you can. You won't be (too) disappointed!

K-Fed !

In case you haven't already had the opportunity to appreciate the music of Britney Spears' husband, here you go. I've never seen someone more into their own music...let alone music this bad.

(LINK)

What's on your wallpaper ?

I don't know about you, but I change the wallpaper on my computer all the time. Right now, I have a picture of the Orion Nebula (space nerd) that was recently taken from the Hubble Telescope. Pretty cool, huh? The best part about it is that you can download the 18000 x 18000 image (the image below is only 460 x 353). The file is 385 MB! There's even a warning page for the download. (LINK)

Rock Paper Scissors SPONGE !

As I am sure you all do, we settle all disputes here at work with Rock Paper Scissors. Well, I think the game has become too simple...enter RPS-15. (LINK)

Time to start practicing...

SIDE NOTE: Did you know there was a Rock Paper Scissors League?

And check out the new poll ---->

The Reds beat the Mets !

...on my birthdate. Not very exciting. Find out what happened on your birthdate: (LINK)

It's coming !

That's right. After having it on the Netflix queue for over 11 weeks, it's finally coming. Joanne, it looks like I know what we'll be doing tomorrow night!

I'll be reporting on it soon.

"He walks up to the closet. He’s close up to the closet. Now he’s at the closet. Now he’s opening the closet."

They're onto me !

Went to Burger King this past weekend and noticed something new at their soda fountain. Suicide recipes! Interesting that I just posted about this topic a few weeks ago.

Four Way? Sounds pretty much like my Dr. Sproke! I should trademark the name. If they start publishing my Necco Wafer drink, I'll know they're onto me.

81 !

Can you believe I was driving back from Vegas while this madness was going on?

Bunny Star Wars

If you remember the 30-second bunny movies (from my 9/7 blog entry), they've just released two new movies, A Christmas Story and STAR WARS! Still not as funny as Titanic, but very entertaining nonetheless.

Who ya gonna call ?

That's right. The whole movie right here. (Just reload the webpage to restart)

Happy Birthday, Dad !

Tonight we went out to dinner to celebrate Dad's 60th Birthday. He's not necessarily too happy about turning 60, but we'll make it all worthwhile when we go to Vegas this weekend.

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Zip Code Fun

Aren't zip codes cool? Okay, maybe not, but this website makes it kinda cool. Just type in each digit of the zip code and it narrows down the region for you. Just backspace to pick a new one.(LINK)

Don't press the big red button.

Kobe vs. Shaq

Boy am I lucky. I went to the ever-famous Kobe vs. Shaq game last night. Miami Heat vs. LA Lakers. What a game!

Of course, I used my now usual process for getting my telephoto lens into the Staples Center. No problem. Spent some time up in the AmEx Platinum Lounge for the first quarter of the game. The lady told me the lens wasn't allowed and that I have to check it in. So, I went down to the premier level with Joel to meet with Tim and Tony. What awesome seats!

If you haven't heard already, Kobe and Shaq shared a special moment center court before the game started. They finally made up. Awww...

I was able to get some great shots from our seats. Check them out!

The Laker Huddle.

Kobe and Bynum defending Shaq.

Kobe with a fadeaway over Shaq!

Shaq at the line.

Chris Mihm

Our 18 year old rookie, Andrew Bynum, was defending Shaq through part of the game. Bynum dunked over Shaq and Shaq came back with a flagrant foul. They got two technicals!

It was a great, violent game. There were at least 5 technical fouls. Pat Riley, the Heat's coach, got one. Brian Cook had two of them and got ejected from the game.

It was a great game. Lakers win!

For all 37 pictures, go here. (LINK)

Hot Dog Eating Contest

No, it's not the 4th of July and this is not the official Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. It was the first ever 7 Card Studs Hot Dog Eating Contest! Apparently Daniel found a deal on some hot dogs, so we opted to have those as our pre-poker game meal. Instead of just having a few leisurely dogs, it developed into a hot dog eating contest.

In the spirit of the Nathan's 4th of July contest, we decided on a 12-minute event to see who could eat the most hot dogs (with buns). Same rules applied including the "No reversals of fortune" rule. Check out the dogs:

Here are some photos of the intense competition:

Here are the final results:

Kevin - 8.0 hot dogs

Daniel - 7.5 hot dogs

Glenn - 7.0 hot dogs

Russell - 6.5 hot dogs

As expected, Kevin "Kobayashi" (His real last name) took first place. He was in the lead the entire competition. He even slowed up at the end. We were all a half dog apart. I took last place, but I was still impressed that I was able to put down 6.5 (and I finished the last half of the hot dog after the 12 minutes). Overall, we ate 29 hot dogs!

We definitely have even more appreciation for Kobayashi's world record of 53 1/2 hot dogs now. For more hot dog fun, here's my blog entry from the 4th of July competition. (LINK)

The Chronic(what?)cles of Narnia

Short from SNL. Just watch it.

It's all about the Hamiltons, baby. (LINK)

LA Auto Show Day 2

If you know me well enough, you know that I always go to the LA Auto Show twice each year. Surprisingly, Joanne didn't go with me the second time. This time I met up with Eddy and Jeff...and even had dinner with Stephanie beforehand! Didn't get to the show until 8:30pm. Look what we saw in an hour and a half:

Porsche Cayman S. Very nice.

Mercedes SLR.

I love the Honda S2000. Here is a student design model for a next generation S2000.

Ford Mustang GT500 Convertible.

Spyker C12 LaTurbie. Check out those rivets!

New Chevy Camaro Concept Car. This just arrived at the show!

VW GX3.

Oh, and I have a new hobby at the Auto Show. Putting a pile of a car company's brochures on the counter of a competing company. This girl is grabbing the Mercedes brochure I put on the BMW counter.

All done. Can't wait til next year. I doubled the amount of pictures in the photo set. Here's all 124 of them. (LINK)

Old Lady vs. Mercedes

Respect your elders. (LINK)

LA Auto Show

Went to check out the LA Auto Show on Friday with Joanne and Jimmy. Here are some highlights:

There were several trucks at the show that closely resembled some toys I had as a child. This is the Jeep Hurricane. Tonka truck, anyone?

Toyota has a toy truck of their own: The FJ Cruiser.

The Lexus LF-A concept car:

The new Audi S8 (I like this car):

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4. All about the specs: 16 cylinders, 4 turbos, 1000 hp, 250 mph, 0-60 in 2.5 seconds, only $1.3 million.

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder

Ford GT

And the new Jaguar XK. The back looks nice. So does the profile.

But wait, the front! It's a Taurus!

Porsche Carrera GT

Modified Mustang GT

For all 66 pictures I took, check here.

The LA Auto Show runs until this Sunday, January 15th. I'll be going again sometime this week.