cant pick just one

the other day, someone asked me what my ALL TIME ultimate favorite movie was.... I could not come up with an answer because i have 5 that are tied for the number one spot.


Oceans 11:
this one is just a REALLY well put together movie with an awesome plot and incredible cast. lots of action and humor and a really good soundtrack too. plus it takes place in vegas which I want to go to very badly!

Die Hard:
THE action movie by which all others are judged. Bruce Willis fighting hostages in a skyscraper... waht else do you need?

Falling Down:
a lot of people haven't heard of this one but its about a character played by Michael Douglas who is on his way to see his daughter but things keep getting in the way and he goes psycho and does things that most of us think about but would never actually do (like holding a fast food joint hostage with a machine gun because he missed the breakfast menu by ten minutes and they wont let him order it)

Fight Club:
The first rule of fight club... umm, yeah, just go see this if you already havent. then watch it again because there will be LOTS that you missed the first time!

Finding Nemo:
yeah a LOT different then my other favorites but Pixar are GODS of the animation world and this movie proves it. Excellent storyline, vibrant colors so your eyes are always getting a lot to take in and overall a VERY good movie that everyone, not just kids, should see.

movies

ok this really pisses me off... the prices of food and drinks at movies...

i mean for fucks sake people, you pay close to $2.00 for an extra thing of cheese the size of a quarter and they still make you open it yourself?!?!?!?!?!!? Anyone remember the good ol days with the nacho trays with teh little cheese container on the side that you could keep going back to the cheese pump thing in the middle of the movie and refilling? all for like $75 cents? *sigh*BOYCOTT MOVIE FOOD! BRING YOUR OWN STUFF IN! when you leave, throw the garbage at the theater managers face.

fireworks!!!!

saw two different fireworks shows this year. the first was on the 3rd at normandale lake in bloomington and they were pretty good. I go every year and watch from the top of a parking ramp....




and then on the 4th, went to the taste of minnesota and watched from across the river by the science museum. it was a short show but one of the best ive seen in a long time! the finale was so insane that my pictures all turned out like you see below with just a huge ball of insanity in the center:

fire!!!

finally experimented with my camera enough to figure out how to take good night time pics of fire!!!!

hotel

a while back i posted about a new building being built over by southdale... well it is now really under construction and the pictures i showed you before were just the parking ramp... this is the actual westin hotel / luxury living condos at the end of the galleria mall on york ave. ill keep you guys posted as it develops!

zoo!!!

took a trip to the minnesota zoo last weekend and finally got around to getting the pictures uploaded! the minnesota trail was closed due to a remodeling so there are no pics of beavers, otters or wolverines in here... sorry... And unlike my previous zoo entries, these are just some of my favorites. I did not try to get pictures of every single last animal there...
moose:

prairie dogs:

tiger:

meerkats:

geese and swans:

dolphin show:

shark:

hedgehog:

lemurs:

sun bear:

coolest bird EVER!!! (hawk owl?)

flamingos:

gibbon:

otters:

tree kangaroo:

tapir:

sharks:

wild boar:

slow loris:

? deer:

golden tamarin:

also, they are constructing a new exhibit to be opened in 2008 that will have grizzly bears, sea otters, leopards and other things from russia. its right by where the monorail docks:

'nother lambo

yellow lamborghini gallardo at morries maserati.... owned by a friend of my friend dave. lucky bastard got to ride in this damn thing!!!

my bologna has a first name

saw the friggin WEINERMOBILE today!!!!! it was cruising around eden prairie!

squirrel!

i alway try to get close up squirrel pics because they are just too damn cool... anyways, i think this is my best attempt yet... with zoom of course..

lambo!

spotted a blue lamborghini gallardo in chanhassen yesterday:

it had dealer plates from lamborghini of las vegas, nevada... wonder if he was just stopping here on the way back out east or something....

bday!!

ok my birthday was on the thirteenth and here is what i got!first is an AWESOME creative zen vision M mp3 player from my wonderful girlfriend, molly!

second is this awesome sony xplod car stereo cd player with an input on the front for mp3 players, from my awesome parents!!!

the great wing sauce off!

ok i finally found the bottle i was looking for so now i can do my review of some of teh best buffalo wing sauces.

from left to right we have original anchor bar buffalo wing sauce, defcon 2 medium, buffalo wild wings hot, and hooters hot.first let me give you guys a little history of the buffalo wing and what is is and isnt.buffalo wings were first prepared in Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY in the 1964. chicken wings were typically thrown away but the idea was hatched to deep fry them and coat them in some sauce. The sauce used was franks red hot sauce (cayenne pepper based sauce available at just about any grocery store) mixed with an equal portion of melted butter in order to stick to the wings. as the years went on, the sauce had some more ingredients added but stayed essentially the same. Most restaurants today use the franks red hot and butter mix.official buffalo wings are NEVER breaded (this is a SIN in buffalo, NY) and are always served with bleu cheese (not ranch... this is also a sin) and celery. america culture has evolved the buffalo wing to basically mean any chicken product coated in hot sauce and butter is a "buffalo wing".anyways, on to the sauce review! first is the original anchor bar sauce. This is the sauce that you will find on your wings, should you ever find yourself at anchor bar in Buffalo, NY. This sauce is pretty decent but to me has a slight to much garlic. The "hotter" flavor of this brand toned down the garlic and added some heat. This sauce is not hot at all. they also have a "suicidal" recipe which looks quite wicked but I have yet to try. next we have the Defcon 2 in Medium. This sauce is a consumer created sauce that was created by a buffalo wing fan and has won numerous awards for best wing sauce at a number of hot sauce and foods competitions. This sauce comes in a cool bottle that looks like medicine but the flavor is absolutely awesome! like your average wing sauce but with a real nice tang and bite that leaves you wanting more. i think this is probably my favorite. they have different degrees of heat but its the medium here that has won all the awards. this still will make you sweat a tiny bit after a few wings covered in it.next is buffalo wild wings hot sauce. This is my favorite flavor from their line of 12 different sauces and what i feel is their most traditional tasting sauce. this stuff is pretty hot for the average wing fan and should definitely be consumed with something to drink. it sneaks up on you. this is probably my second favorite.last is the hooters hot wing sauce. this stuff is pretty good and similar to the defcon 2 sauce except it is an official store bought product so it has been consumerized and left not as flavorful as something that hasnt sat on store shelves for a long time. There is a slight bit of heat here but nothing to sweat about. I think they have dumbed down the heat levels because even the "nine mile island" and "911" flavors at hooters barely make my mouth feel anything anymore. this stuff is pretty rare on store shelves so if you see it, get it. it still deserves to be tasted if you dont fancy a trip to your local hooters!there are many other great buffalo wing sauces out there but i feel that these are the top 4. I will be reviewing more as i get them so stay tuned!

new gadget

ok i decided i needed a leatherman multi tool because there are many things on it that i would use and at work i am always looking for tools and such. So yeah, this is my new 17 function leatherman... no toothpick though. grr.

fluffy

made a nice cloud picture by turning down the brightness and making teh contrast higher... these are the type of clouds that you imagine yourself lounging on... like giant cotton balls in the sky...

camping... with FIRE

saw this last thursday on the highway across from my house... didnt get ther ein time to see it actually burning... and i dont know the whole story but this thing was pretty damn gone... made the whole neighborhood smell bad too...

band

ok i got a new watch band for the omega... this is a NATO strap that is used by the NATO military force as well as british military dive teams. it was also worn on sean connerys rolex in all of his films as james bond.