It's fast, secure, open source - and super popular. The hot new browser called Firefox is rocking the software world. (Watch your back, Bill Gates.)

There are very few movies that I go into without having some preconceived notion of atleast, if nothing else, the cast....Thank you trailers. Most of the time this is a blessing, but, let me tell ya, it can definitely come back to kick you in the ass. As is true with the movie Finding Neverland. It seems that I am going to be forced to eat an entire stew of my own words. Instead of alphabet soup, it'll be dave soup, and in it will contain words like, "disinterested", "looks slow", and "Johnny Depp is better than this". Its true, the trailer didn't do it for me, but the movie was in so many words......genius. Not only was it a surprisingly interesting story, but the acting/casting could not have been better. The cinematography was so simple, yet very effective....love that. There were so many subtleties in Mr. Depp's performance, that often times I found myself laughing to silence. His Scottish accent is nearly flawless. Plus....he plays a pirate in one of the most brilliant scenes.

I really tried to make it difficult to get 5 stars....yet, here we are with two....sue me.

On a sidenote, does anyone have the cure for "Popcorn Addiction"? Thanxxx.

Google browser? Google OS? --- they just hired two Mozilla programmers.

Someone please release the new Codeseven on vinyl

In Decemeber, I received a kick ass cd from some gracious friends. Unfortunately, I had already owned the cd. No biggie, the album is almost worth having doubles (ELO's Greatest Hits). Well, I chose to exchange it for the new Codeseven. The Best Buy (BB) in Lewisville only had one copy...whew..what luck!! So, I get home and open the disc only to find that it is cracked! Now, I can't take it back to the BB in Lewisville due to the fact that I have their only copy. So, I call around and find out that two more stores between here and Waco have a copy: Arlington and Irving. Over the next couple of weeks, I make my way to each store only to find out that yes, they do have a copy, but the cd is nowhere in the store?? What?!?! Alright, so I talk to a manager and they are unable to accommodate these simple requests:
1)order it
2)give me an online credit to order it
Now, completely annoyed, I give in and find another album to swap. So, we make the deal and as I am walking out the door I open the cd........the inside casing is broken, the insert is ripped, and there is a huge scratch on the cd!!!! Come on people... ever heard of bubble wrap?! Damn!

I would personally like to thank Equal Vision Records for slacking on the distribution of the new Codeseven......not having multiple copies of an album in one of the largest music stores is just down right idiotic.

In other news.....gas is $1.80!!!! fuck!

Ya know...Sunday was one of those days where everyone was right (except me, of course). As if Nostradamus had said it himself...these words were uttered by many:

--Go with Brady, he is undefeated in post-season matchups.
--Don't the Steelers always choke?
--The Patriots have Dillon and Branch back.
--Vick can only beat you one way.
--Ben is a rookie.

There is one blatant fact that I have to come to terms with: the Patriots are a great team. I have been very reluctant to jump on the bandwagon, but they have proven that they know how to win. Their consistency in undoubtedly the hardest of the two conferences is amazing.

Nonetheless, I do believe the tip fairy has brought me a little something from the future...
Eagles by a field goal.


A few reflections on Sunday's matchups.

-Terry Bradshaw should never be given a microphone and put in front of thousands of fans. End of story.
-I am very happy that Fox does not own the rights to AFC games.
-Expect both the Steelers and Falcons to bounce back with a good season.
-Vick should take some lessons from McNabb, on when to run and when to throw.
-Hines Ward is quickly becoming one of my favorite receivers. (Note to Chiefs: GET HIM!)

Newly acquired Firefox extensions:

FoxyTunes--
"Do you listen to Music while surfing the Web?
Now you can control your favorite media player without ever leaving the browser and more..."

ForecastFox--
"Get international weather forecasts from weather.com, and display it in any toolbar or statusbar with this highly customizable extension."

Genius.

Well, its been months in the making, but the Jewish Princess of Sass has a brand spankin' new design.....watch your step kids...cuz its smoooth.

I also was able to hook up Bob Sturm with a kickin' new layout. And if you get a chance, catch out his show on 1310 the Ticket, 12-3pm.

I absolutely love this artwork. It would fit perfect with my blog...might just have to borrow it sometime. For now I will just have to purchase the 7". In related news, it seems that Idlewild will be releasing another full length album titled, "Warnings/Promises". I can't wait to hear it.

Strange.....this was a season of underdogdom, yet this weekend the top 4 teams in the NFL are facing each other. Just goes to show you that sometimes the playoff system works. Though, anyone have any thoughts on a multi-game series to replace a single game elimination?

4-0 this week!!

- I wonder if everyone is off of Manning's nuts now? The dude is not clutch....plain and simple. I don't care how many touchdowns you throw in the regular season, if you can't win against the same team in the playoffs all you will have are records......records that can broken.

- The Steelers almost squandered their season efforts......they got lucky.

- I'm impressed with the Eagles offense. I knew the defense would keep the Vikings in check (Moss got shut down)....but the offense wasn't horrific. Dude, the freak play in the endzone has to make up for all their bad luck this year.

- I think the Vikings should trade Moss for some defense. Actually...they should keep Moss and watch their team disintegrate.


- If the Falcons play like that....they will make the Super Bowl worth watching.

I'm really excited about this weekend. These are the match ups that we have been waiting for.....and I'm still not out on my Super Bowl pick.....though, I'm cheering for an all Pennsylvania bowl.

So, lets say that the human species as a whole receives an average of 7hrs of sleep per day. I know its a hasty generalization, but humor me....there is a point somewhere. Ok, leaving out leap years, there are roughly 8,760 hours in a year. By using the aforementioned average we can calculate how many hours of the year we spend sleeping = 2,555 hours. Thats approximately 30% of the entire year! Crazy....but, it doesn't end there. What if I took that total (2555 hours)and multiplied it times my current age (25) = 63,875. Now, I'm going to divide that by the 8,760 to find how many years I have been asleep = 7.3 YEARS!!!!!

I feel like I'm 18 all over again!! Anyone who thinks they are old should participate in this exercise.

So, I guess its time to address this week in football.

First of all, when it comes to playoffs (and really this entire season), it appears that I know nothing. I had a lackluster performance in my guessing of the winners and losers: a lousy 1-3. I blame it on the lack of offense. I figured the Seattle/St. Louis game would be close, but I seriously thought that the rest would be blow outs. Again, wrong...well, mostly. No problem....the 1st week is simply a weed out week.

Here are a few things I noticed about this weekend, and the next picks.

-"Every Single Week" will soon replace "Any Given Sunday"

-The Colts beat the Broncos this season by less of a margin than their playoff meeting last year.....still everyone is all up on their nuts like they are going to destroy the Pats...unfortunately, its Mr. Clutch vs. Mr. Choke.

-A three game sweep is fairly common in baseball, but not football....the Seahawks need to learn how to catch the ball.

-The Chargers were a big letdown.....though, they made a good run and I fear facing them next season.

-I have never liked Moss, so lets just say it would be sad to see Favre go out like this, but I doubt the Pack will improve much in a year.

Week 2 Playoff Picks
Patriots still beat the Colts
Steelers over the Jets
Eagles win out over the Vikings
Falcons kill the Rams

Has anyone seen this movie? It is very strange. Its done in a psuedo-documentary style with touches of American Beauty-esque cinematography. Yet, at times, you find yourself asking the silly question: "how did they get the camera in that room?" The plot is very similar to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest, except with teenagers that have serious problems. Most of which seem to stem from the effects of bad parenting. Don Cheadle does a wonderful job as the mediating doctor. I wonder...could he be the most underrated actor?

and what happened to those awesome NFL commercials?

So, another mediocre football season is coming to a close. As you can see above I have been so kind as to layout the matchups for this postseason. I will also, now attempt to make some playoff predictions.

1st Round
Indy over Denver
Chargers over the Jets
Packers beat the Vikings
Seahawks finally win against the Rams


I'll update each week as seen fit.

Super Bowl

Steelers over the Falcons.

So, I was reading this article about the Mysteries of the Cosmos, when I had "what alcoholics refer to as a moment of clarity".

The premise of this article is to inform the novice follower of space science, like myself, of some new discoveries within and beyond our solar system. There is a lot of talk on how these other systems and planets could potentially lead to the discovery of extraterrestrial life. In the midst of all this written information I had a thought. What if life, in reference to the cosmos, moved in cycles? Perhaps each planet in our solar system takes its turn in the cycle of life; only to be followed by each solar system. Thus, there is an end to each civilization. History of the Earth has displayed for us, very clearly, a pattern. There are rises (dinosaurs, Romans, Germans, the dodo bird, the French, technology, the US, etc.) and falls. What would lead us to think that the metaphysical order of the cosmos is any different?

We would like to think that the human race is all but indestructible, because we have superior evolving capabilities. I beg to differ.