Weekly Discussion (July 20)

News: Due back in California on Aug. 15. At this point, I will be living in a tent on the beach which is both kind of sweet and also risky. I am hoping some ex-hippie doesn’t come and try to stay in my tent and convince me to listen to some Grateful Dead and smoke hashish.

Anyway, I really want to do a top-5 list, because who doesn’t love top 5 lists, on what I’ve learned since I graduated two months ago:

1. People Aren’t Nearly Good Looking in the “Real World” as in College: OK I am well aware that I am living in the armpit of the country right now where the current fad is to look like Larry the Cable Guy, but I don’t think that I am way off base saying college towns -and large cities- are where all the good looking people are at. Whenever I used to see all these surveys about how obesity is running rampant in our country I used to look around and wonder how more than half the country is obese. After living two months in Portales, NM I can tell you where they live.

2. Education Doen’t Matter When It Comes to Making $$$- Yes, more than likely the more education you have the more money you will make in your lifetime. But, here in farm country I have met people who didn’t graduate from the 8th grade and are worth millions.

3. BBQ is Awesome- Really it is.

4. You Have Much More Time On You Hands To Do Dumb Things When Not in College: I read a James Patterson book in two days during this week. That’s how bored I’ve become.

5. You Sleep More- I have always been the type of person who loves getting my 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night but while living the college lifestyle rarely did. Now, I usually get 8 to 9 hours of sleep no problem. This is one of the perks of being an unemployed college grad. Actually it is the only perk.

Sports: Who says the dog days of summer are boring for the sports world? We have  the second highest payed NFL player indicted on participating in dog fights (which always reminds me of the scene with the dog Killer in “Half Baked”) a basketball ref shaving points on games he reffed, and the home run record being broke by Barry Lucifer. Is anyone else ready for mock fantasy football drafts?

Music: David, I promise to review Matt Costa, but if he sucks I am going to rip him to shreds.

Books: Harry Potter comes out tomorrow -nuff said.

Harry Potter Review

“Harry Potter” was the top movie at the box office this weekend -big surprise. I saw the film Saturday night at the Portales movie theather, which was an event in and of itself. The movie theatre was the first I’ve been that didn’t have stadium seating since I was seven. Also, I don’t think the people in Portales no proper movie ettiquette. I actually witnessed a guy change his baby’s diaper. Now on to the movie…

Like the book, “The Order of the Phoenix”, the fifth in the series, is one long set-up for the final novel. The story is complex if you haven’t read or seen any of the other movies and I reccommend
at least watching the third and fourth movies to understand what is going on.

Daniel Radcliffe stole the show in the film and is blossoming into a fine actor. In fact, the major disapointment with this film was the character actors around Radcliffe. Ron and Hermoine were boring and didn’t have the same wit and chemistry they possessed in the previous films. Even Draco, Hagrid and others came across uninterested. The only other character who was remotely enjoyable was the corky Luna Lovegood.

Overall, I thought the film was decent but lacked the same fun as the previous four films, but then again so did the fifth novel. Therefore the screenwriters are still sticking to the novel’s which means number six will probably be mediocre as well.

Grade: C+

‘Harry Potter’ leads weekend box office tally – USATODAY.com

Settlement in Catholic Church Sex Abuse Case

The Catholic Church in Los Angeles has settled for $660 million with victims who claimed they were sexually abused by clergymen. This comes day days after the Pope claimed that the Roman Catholic Church is the only “true” church. Shouldn’t Catholics make sure that their priests aren’t commiting sexual immorality before making claims they are the top church?
Mahony apologizes to plaintiffs in clergy sex abuse case – USATODAY.com

"I Like the Smell of Gasoline Right After You Light It on Fire”

The most entertaining part of my summer has been readingn this blog from the character Creed on “The Office.” If you haven’t seen The Office or heard of Creed than you don’t exist to me and your life is humourless.
Creed Thoughts

Have You Ever Wondered Where Your Favorite Nickelodeon Characters Went?

YouTube – The XYZ Affair – All My Friends

Weekly Discussion (July 13)

Sorry I missed last weeks weekly discussion. Hopefully, I will get on a roll and live up to my word and knock these discussions out every week.

News: Still living with pops in New Mexico. I am hoping to get out of here by next month. I will either be living in San Luis Obispo working as a waiter until I find a better job that actually uses my degree or I will be working somewhere as a multimedia producer. Right now, the only job prospect I have is in Tuscon, Arizona. Bring on the heat.

Books: Currently reading Jesus of Nazareth by the Pope. Yeah, the guy with the really big pointy hat. So far the book is interesting and I am surprised by the Pope’s writing style. He is actually kind of humourous and light-hearted for being the most religious man in the world. I only reccomend the book if you are wanting to become more mature in your faith.

Movies: Went with my sister to see “Transformers” last week. It is a typical summer action movie but I thought it was sweet since I remember watching the cartoons when I was a kid. Optimus Prime is so the man but he, nor the special effects, could compete with the visuals of Megan Fox. That girl is gorgeous. Movie gets a B- with Megan Fox but would have been a C+ without her.

Music: I haven’t had the chance to hear any new albums in the past couple of weeks but am really looking forward the new New Pornographer’s album “Challengers”.

Until next time, Brouwer Power Discussion is out.

Could a Tiny Tablet Prove the Old Testament is Accurate?

A visiting archeologist at the British Museum has made a discoverey that he says proves the Old Testament of the Bible is based on fact. Click Here for the Sotry.The researcher says an obscure name on an ancient tablet he found proves the Old Testment because the name is that of King Nebechaudnezzer’s chief enuch who is mentioned in the book of Jeremiah.

Daily News Briefs

Note: Most days I will put up links to interesting stories I come across on the web. Obviously I have a lot of time on my hands these days since I am still looking for a job. If you find a cool or interesting story concerning religion, sports, or music and movies let me know and I will post it.

Rundown of the Interesting News of the Day:
- Running with an ipod can kill you
Apparently, some guy got electrocuted when he went running with his ipod during a thunderstorm. Is this even news? No duh this guy got fried when he was running with his electric device. Oh wait the guy was Canadian…that makes sense.

- Billboard’s Top Newly Released Indie Albums
I recommend checking out Iron and Wine’s “Shepherd’s Dog,” Ben Lee’s “Ripe”, and The New Pornographer’s “Challenger’s”. My beef with this list is where is The National’s “Boxer” and why are The Donna’s #1?

- Will Harry Potter Die?
My personal opinion is that the Harry Potter series will end much like The Lord of the Rings did with Frodo living but his quest taking all his strength and him going off into the sunset to die. Harry will defeat Voldermort but it will somehow take all his strength until there is nothing left of the little bugga.

- Is David Carr the Next Tony Romo?
Lord I hope not.