300...

Madness? This is SPARTA!!!

Sorry. Didn't know what else to say for my 300th blog (on blogger anyway). Yay me.

I used to have nice feet. I had nice toes and nice toenails. My feet were soft and smooth and delicate. I often got compliments on how untarnished my feet were. "Oh my, how you have nice feet," or "wow, look at those kickers!" the people would exclaim. Not anymore. I have been running a lot recently. Like Forrest Gump running. "I was run-ning!" It used to be that I would run a mile and I'd call it a day. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It helped get me in shape and it helped me lose weight. That was years ago though. Back in the day. Now to get in shape I need to run more than a mile. So, under direction from Brown Guy, I have a new regimen - run at a slower pace until I can't run anymore. At first this wasn't very long. 20 minutes max (Indians aren't known for their endurance). But over the last few months I finally was able to hit an hour last Monday. An hour. Of running? Sounds silly and pointless and as I look down at this unmovable tire around my waist (despite weighing a 6 year low) it does seem a little silly. But it feels good and I think I might try and do a 10k sometime in the near future.

Which brings me to my feet. I don't mean that I'm standing as I write this, but instead that I now return to the topic of my feet. My beautiful feet. Which are no longer as beautiful. They now have blisters on the toes. And a couple of those blisters have turned black and blue. I'm being somewhat dramatic. My left pinky has a small blister on it and my right index (? the one next to my big toe) is black at the tip (that's what she said). So my question to you is this: what can I do to preserve what is left of my wonderfully brilliant feet? I need inserts but that is more for my knees and my flat feet. But are there inserts for the toes? Is there some amazing sock that absorbs the shock - perhaps they are called 'shock socks' or something like it? Let me know.

As always, go big or go home.

-M, p, z & shredder

Harry Potter and Some Stuff That Wasn't in the Book...

Well the movie was about as much of a letdown and disappointment as it could have been. The thing is that it was actually an alright movie, if you're not a fan and have never read the books. This is the second most distorted screenplay of any book I've ever read, with the first being Wanted (the graphic novel) and the third being Everything is Illuminated.

The movie vaguely resembled the book but they changed so much it's absurd. They even made sh*t up which is unlike any of the previous movies. I don't want to get into a whole long rant just yet because most of you probably haven't seen it. Go see it and make up your own mind. It wasn't a bad movie and there were some really funny parts and I thought Malfoy did a good job with his somewhat minimized role. It's worth a viewing if you've got some free time, but please, if you are waiting to re-read the book before you see it - don't.

As always, go big or go home.

I'm out.

-M, p, z & shredder

Zoological Society...

I've always wanted to be a member of a Zoological Society. It sounds like the coolest thing in the world. I bring this up because yesterday I was at the Bronx Zoo which is actually quite wonderful and exciting (with the exception of the sad pacing polar bear). I'm not sure what happens in a zoological society, but I imagine there are black tie parties where you talk to other people about animals and things animals like.

Anyway, for those of you who don't care about Harry Potter this next paragraph (not unlike the rest of the blog) will be worthless. I'm insanely excited about tomorrow night. I've got my midnight tickets and I'll be there early enough to secure my preferred seats (back row of the front section in the middle). After the last installment my expectations are through the roof so there's really no place to go but be let down. After hearing rumors of plot changes and things omitted from the book, I've already got my reservations but I can't help but think it's going to be the best movie of the year. I'm worried about the PG rating - there is much more death and destruction in this than the first 5 combined so it's a little surprising.

Is it just me or is this summer/year flying by. More so than usual though. I feel like it's only been summer for a week or so and somehow it's already mid-July. What happened to June? We didn't get warm weather until fairly recently so I'm sure that has something to do with it, but I feel like days are shorter and weeks are ending almost as soon as they begin. I hate work and even more than that I hate working in a bar that has dim lighting when I look out a window and see sunshine and blue skies. It's awful.

Sorry my life is so boring these days. As always, go big or go home.

-M, p, z & shredder

Summer Breeze...

Sorry, I haven't posted in a bit. With the warm weather, outdoor activities and summer blockbusters, I find my summer blogs are always reduced to nothing noteworthy and nothing interesting, but in an effort to keep you entertained while staring out the window looking at the clock until you can get outside and join the world, I'll do my best to post something, regardless of how inane it is.

There have actually been some things on my mind, but my (very late) lunch is almost ready and I need to eat. So I will just talk about some movies you need to see. First, if you haven't already, make sure you do all you can to never ever see Transformers 2 - you'll die of boredom and waste 2 1/2 hours of your life when you could be doing anything else. That said, if you are lucky enough to live in a city that screens indie movies, go see Moon and Away We Go. Moon stars my boy Sam Rockwell (of Choke and soon to be of Iron Man 2) and is probably one of the most interesting stories I've seen in some time. It takes place on the Moon (obv) but it's not really about that. It's hard to describe without giving any of it away so if you can see it, do so, and if you can't wait til it comes out on dvd.



Away We Go has a somewhat wider release but still might be hard to find but it's definitely worth driving 30 minutes to see. Even though I pretty much despise director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Revolution Road) he did a pretty stellar job here, mostly because he didn't have a hand in writing any of it. Actually my boy, Dave Eggars (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What is the What) co-wrote it and his writing really shows. It's a good movie and a good soundtrack so check it out.



Other than that, HP 6 comes out next Wed (or Tuesday at midnight if you are a huge nerd like me) and you should all see it. As always, go big or go home. Go outside as well...

Swami out

-M, p, z & shredder