The Weekend Review

An article by Don Quixote

I’ve been at a loss of things to say lately. Sadly, I can only attribute it to busyness. I know the last thing you want to sit here and read about is me whining because I have a lot of work to do. The thing that is kicking my buttocks right now is Andrew’s redesign. I’ve only had the artwork for 11 days, but they wanted the site down a week ago (yeah, good timing huh?). I’m hoping to finish it up today and get it off my plate. I would just stay up all night and finish it, but when would I sleep to make up that time? My weeks just march on and I have no choice but to follow.

Well enough of that crap, on to less exciting things:

Soccer:
The boys had soccer on Saturday and it’s always fun to watch. On Monday the boy’s and I went to MC Sports and got some new cleats for them. Jace picked out this super flashy silver and red Nike pair, while Dafyd went with a more traditional black and white Addis. They were both very anxious to try them out in a game (both having been convinced that they would be able to run faster). Jace’s team won 4 to 3 and Dafyd’s team lost 1 to 0, but his team was relentless on the attack. The hard part was this was one of two games where both the boys would be playing at the same time. Kara and I took turns wandering from one game to next calling each other on the cell phone when periods ended or there were game updates.

Movies:
I’m trying to find time to go and see Sky Captain. I had hoped to go see it on Sunday, but between Lions football (it was a sad game) and Andrew’s site, there simply wasn’t time.

Instead, I did however get a chance to finally watch Jersey Girl and Lady Killers. Lady Killers was something completely different, but I thoroughly enjoyed. Tom Hanks was fun as a bad guy, and I loved what they did with the portrait in the living room. If you get a chance to rent it, you should.

Jersey Girl was the latest Kevin Smith film (my alter ego) and I must say, I was very impressed. While I was under the impression that it was starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Hopez, I was presently surprised when she died in the first 5 minutes of the movie. It’s been a long time since Ben has had a good role, and he played this one well. I was a little disappointed not to see Jay and Silent Bob, but it’s well worth renting as well. The extras of Roadside Attractions with Ken Smith was a riot, you must watch those.

Video Games:
Luckly this past week I was finally able to find a used copy of Gauntlet Dark Legacy for the GameCube and I’m looking forward to playing.

I also purchased a copy of Medieval Total War and had a chance to play that for a few moments (I know, I should have been working, but come on, everyone needs a break). It was great, now I’m excited to try Total War: Rome.

Interesting Links:
http://www.allofmp3.com – my secret place to “legally” get mp3s
http://65.36.166.137/ – the Anit-Michael Moore film Celsius 41.11

Well, sadly that’s all the news that’s fit to print.

Tomorrow is game night, so anyone in the Fort Wayne area who’d like to attend, drop me a note. Game Night starts at 6:30 p.m.