Author Archives: Joel

The Island (2005)

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Joel

On a Saturday night (when we can’t go anywhere fun with the kids), I had some quality geeky alone time.  I watched my latest Netflix movie, The Island, starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson, among other well-known character actors.  It’s … Continue reading →

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ShamWow Guy In Slap, Chop Bust

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Joel

Vince Shlomi, the ShamWow guy got in to a fight in South Beach with his $1000 hooker. Shlomi and the hooker were both arrested for felony aggravated battery. How is this guy affording a $750/night hotel room, and a $1000 … Continue reading →

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Made of Honor (2008)

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Joel

So we watched Made of Honor Friday night, borrowed from a friend. First of, I want people to know that we had low expectations. Turns out, it was even worse than I imagined.  Formulaic to say the least, but the … Continue reading →

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Picard steals the show on Family Guy’s Star Trek reunion

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Joel

Total awesomeness.  Check the link for a 2 min clip for the upcoming Family Guy episode. http://io9.com/5187033/picard-steals-the-show-on-family-guys-star-trek-reunion?autoplay=true

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Len Berman’s Tour of Citi Field

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Joel

The new stadium is lookin’ good.  I can’t wait to see a game there, but did they say 15,000 fewer seats than Shea?  Larger version on the original site here.

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The Orange Box and LittleBigPlanet

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Joel

This month, we purchased our first two PS3 games.  We purchased The Orange Box with the PS3, and we recently added LittleBigPlanet to our collection.  Now we have a collection of…..two. 🙂 The Orange Box includes a few games – … Continue reading →

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The day Joel bought a $10 chicken salad sandwich

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Joel

Today will be the day infamously known as when I bought a $10 chicken salad sandwich. So I’m working in NYC, and a number of us have a 1pm meeting.  We decide to go downstairs to the cafeteria to grab … Continue reading →

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Tropic Thunder (2008)

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Joel

After two long weeks, I finally had an opportunity to pop in the DVD from Netflix, and watch Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, etc.  So many people have mentioned this as a hilarious, and the … Continue reading →

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Kill Bill in One Minute

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Joel

Nice.

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The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Joel

Today, my wife was working, so she missed all the fun.  I took the kids to Philadelphia to spend a few hours at the Please Touch Museum. My wife first told me about it, and I think she had heard … Continue reading →

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