The week at the close

Hey all,

This was a busy week. I was able to bang out a few of things on the list, so here we go.

1. Movie. Hellboy II: The Golden Army. A completely original Hellboy story. The movie begins with Prince Nuada of the Elves and the Earth ready to unleash something on the surface. Hellboy, Abe, and Liz set out and discover a war is ready to be started again. With a race against the clock, along with help from Dr. Johann Krauss, as well as the prince's sister, Nuala, they set up to to stop a crown from being reunited and reawakening a deadly force. Great movie, and well worth it for the song sung by Hellboy and Abe.

2. Movie. Land of the Lost. Will Ferrell, a scientist, invents a machine that connects demensions. His assistant, Holly Cantrell, along with Will Stanton, a survivalist, get sucked into this other land, where aspects of our world are part of it. Monuments, dinosaurs, space lizards and monkey men all inhabit this strange place. Can they make it back, or will they be stuck there forever?

3. Movie. BASEketball. Two twenty-something losers invent a sport out of desperation and it takes off, becoming a national sport within a few years. After the winner of the team Coop and Remer are on dies at a game, Coop takes control of the team. However, another owner, Baxter Cain, wants to control the league, and tries dirty approaches, resulting in Coop's team having a sweat shop make their merchandise. However, Coop is able to fix it by unionizing the shop, win the girl of his dreams, and win the Denslow Cup for the Milwaukee Beers.

4. Sport. Frisbee. Played another game of late night frisbee. This time is was a very intense game, 5 on 5, later 6 on 6. Definitely worth playing.

5. Book. Arthas: Rise of the Lich King. Christine Golden. This tale is of the rise of Arthas, the Prince of Lordaeron and Paladin of the Silver Hand, who becomes consumed with fury and vengenance to stop a plague from kiling his subjects. This quest consumes him, resulting in him killing his father, destroying the kingdom he once loved, killing his father, his mentor, and wreaking a relationship with woman of his dreams, and becoming the thing he fought against, the undead Lich King.

6. Song. Keasby Nights by Catch 22.

7. Song. Take on Me by Reel Big Fish.

8. Food. Moes- Funk Miester. Now, I can go on and on about how great Moes is. Some i'm just focusing on one thing- their Tacos. Just go get them: fresh, made to order, worth the trip!

9. Movie. Coming to America. This movie tells of an African Prince, played by Eddie Murphy, who wants to see the world and find a bride he likes, not one that is picked out for him. He heads to New York City, along with servant, to embark on this quest. He works to woo the daughter of his boss at McDowell's, and tries what he can to be with her.

10. Beer. Smithwicks. A great red ale, goes down smooth with a slight bitter aftertaste, but nothing to complain about.

11. Beer. Guinness. I had wanted to save this to last, but hey it's worthy of any position. A very dark stout, with its notable head of foam due to the nitrogen that is part of the mixture. Provides your daily requirement for bread.

Hopefully this weekend will be as productive as this week. I look forward to see what it brings. Until next time!

-Steve