I'm not ready yet!

Wait a second! I did not say it could get this cold this quick. Just last week I was comfortable walking around with a long sleeve t-shirt on and now I have my winter-coat and I am still cold out. For selfish reasons, I was hoping the cold would hold off until after Halloween. Oh well.

1. I saw the movie Greenberg. I was pretty excited to see this Ben Stiller indie film. I came away pretty disappointed. The movie was slow, poorly written, unfunny, and pointless. I give the movie a C.

2. Did anyone else watch President Obama on The Daily Show last night? I watched it with my roommates. I thought Obama was as charming as usual but it's too little too late. I think the Democrats will probably lose about eight seats in the senate and 55 seats in the house. Obama has no one to blame but himself. I was actually surprised by how fierce Jon Stewart went after Obama. He was upset, sardonic, and was not there to play nice or get laughs. He had legitimate concerns with Obama's health care stance, and lack of economic progress and went after him hard. Yes, Stewart is a progressive and a comedian, but when needed to be, the man can be a really solid interviewer. In a way Stewart, represents the reason why Democrats will do so poorly in the election. Often times, Obama's toughest critics today were his biggest supporters two years ago. Those same liberals who gave all their savings and all their free time to get him elected who are bitter that their agenda has not come as quickly as they hoped. Those same people are not volunteering like their Republican counterparts, they are not donating money, and in many parts, they are simply not voting. Yes, of course I am going to vote on Tuesday. I am an American and I believe it is part of my civil duty to vote. However, it's not like I can't understand why some of the most fervent Obama supporters two years ago, five days from now, are simply going to sit at home.

3. After a pretty awful year so far of Glee, they have regained my attention with the Rocky Horror Picture Show episode. The music was excellent. The story was interesting. It is the first episode this year I give an A. I have been pretty disappointed overall with this year's TV line-up. Nothing is as good as it was last year. I don't watch a ton of shows, but the ones I do watch (30 Rock, The Office, How I Met Your Mother, Community, Big Bang Theory, and Glee) none are as good as last year.

4. Fortunately, Conan comes back soon. Speaking of his return, if you do read Rolling Stone magazine like I do, let me know your thoughts on Conan's cover article. If not, find a copy and read it. Warning though, it's not funny. It more was Conan opening up a vain and going into his deep depression he has worked out of. Really good read.

5. I am getting over a several day battle with the stomach flu. Suck it up, pay the $30.00 and get the flu shot. I was planning on getting one but I figured flu season hadn't really started yet. Go to Walgreen's and get it taken care of. You really have no excuse not to get it taken care of.

The Social Network

It's not often that I start my blog posts with a movie review, but then again, it is not every night that I come back from seeing The Social Network. I give the movie an A+. If anything, I am only upset because they left out so many cool things. The acting was brilliant. The writing and directing were spectacular. This movie had no special effects or amazing cameos. Nope. It was just an incredibly compelling story. It's not necessarily a movie that you need to see it in the theaters. However, if you have Facebook - which I know you all do - then I highly recommend the movie.

1. I had a really nice weekend. On Friday, my parents and sister flew in for an away football game at Purdue University. I always like seeing new stadiums and it is my goal to see (at least) one away football game a year. My family + Allie and I crashed near West Lafayette on Friday and woke up bright and early for the game. To be honest, Purdue didn't do a lot for me. The campus is nice enough. All of the buildings are brand new. Unfortunately, they were so new that the character was stripped of much of its original character; instead replaced by the same red-brick exterior building after building. Again, it's not like the campus was ugly (see University of Iowa), but it was all together forgettable. The football stadium itself was completely forgettable. We had terrible seats in a small stadium. We had no visible scoreboard. Plus, when I tried to get hot-dogs at halftime, they gave me the wrong change, were out of hot dogs, and ketchup. This was halftime... against Minnesota. However, the people were all very friendly and the weather was beautiful. I am glad I went. However, if you all are thinking of a fun road trip, I would pass on Purdue.

2. I have been listening to the Ben Folds song "The Luckiest" for ten years. I still love its beauty and simplicity.