John Voight

Last night, Phil and I are under the weather, I make chicken cutlets and penne in vodka sauce and we settle under blankets with dinner and a movie. Dinner is getting cold as he flips through the Comcast on demand list and I say "Pick anything!"
So we end up paying $4.99 to watch Pride and Glory.
When it's over, I look at him and say "That's it. From this moment forward, no more movies that have John Voight with billing higher than cameo."
Phil asks why.
"Because anything with him in it is usually bad or mediocre, and if it's a free movie, mediocre is fine, but I'm not paying for his performances anymore."
"That seems a little extreme."
"Name three good movies he's been in since 1990."

He couldn't.

(this is from 2009)

crocodile dundee

it is a movie made of silences

sounds of the outback instead of dialogue

Dredd

Un-campified future cop movie.  Kept waiting for Stallone, Bullock, or Snipes to show up.  except that was "Demolition Man" so I was very confused. Then I forgot and enjoyed the movie.

The Last Gladiators

Sad documentary about pro hockey players without translatable job skills.

Goon

Reverse "The Last Gladiators".   Bouncer plays hockey.

Killer Joe

So, Matthew McConaughey?  You're gonna hate him.
And you're gonna hate fried chicken.

Lifetime movies

Women in peril, saving themselves or their kids and then finding that Hallmark Channel guy to marry.

Hallmark channel movies

Idiots finding other idiots and living sappy, unrealistic lives, raising perfectly behaved unselfish children.

Drive Angry

So basically it's The Crow but with cars.

Bitten

So Jay of "Jay and Silent Bob" gets a job as a paramedic and rescues a junkie who turns into a vampire.  

Feh.

Bridesmaids

The stupid shit people do under stress and/or for love.

Bad Teacher

Shallow blonde wants boob job, ends up doing the right thing.

Coffee Review - Grove Square

I use this mostly as a movie review site, but on occasion other things are reviewed, like the GOP.  Today I was to talk about coffee.

I like coffee in just about any incarnation.  The smell of it reminds me of my dad and growing up in the bay area, and the sun in the kitchen where my german shepherd used to sleep.

I'll drink drip, percolated, pressed, diner, specialty.  Doesn't matter.

Last year my husband decided that my brewing 12 cups in the percolator was "wasting" coffee (Uh, HELLO iced coffee) so he started looking at the one shot devices. We borrowed his mother's Phillips pod brewer.  The thing never stopped smelling like melted plastic and hot electronic elements.

I researched other brewers and we got a Keurig at BJs Club for $139.99.  It came with a selection of coffees to try as well as a little device to pack your own coffee and brew.

So, I was in W*****t two days ago and picked up a box of coffee because we were running low.  They had a brand I hadn't seen before, Grove Square, it was $2 cheaper than our usual Gloria Jeans or Green Mountain, so I figured we'd give it a shot.

Ever drink Taster's Choice Instant?  Yup, you guessed it, 50 cents per cup for instant coffee to be brewed in my "instant" coffee maker.  

I am not amused.

Cafe

JLH vehicle. The usual lack of chemistry. Disjointed at best.

Love and Mary

My Fake Fiancee or The Wedding Date premise, but with twins.