In this winter of the WGA discontent (and I'm all for it - DVD and Internet residuals for all!) we are searching for something to watch on television. Now, I'm not going to tell you what shows are excellent or bad, but I will tell you about a show that is excellently bad! That show is One Tree Hill - the ladies at Go Fug Yourself said it much better than I could have, but I have to say, reading this entry, it was almost as if they were in my apartment for the two hour premiere.

I don't know about those girls, but we're hoping they devote an entire show to James Lafferty getting a haircut and a shave. I mean, come on, it worked for Dawson's Creek!

Posted by Morgan at 9:22 AM EST

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Well, well, well...I guess all the sports pundits are eating their words right about now with LSU firmly atop the NCAA Football standings.

Year after year, the SEC produces a conference with such depth and talent. Finally, this year, with the exception of two losses (Florida and Arkansas) during bowl season the sports world will have to take notice. The SEC had the most teams selected for bowl participation this year as well and were able to out perform the other conferences by a 7 to 2 margin. Many of the teams winning by more than one touchdown.

However, let's take a look at those two losses, first up, Arkansas. Truth be told, they should have never been playing Missouri. Missouri should have been in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia. Might that have changed the outcome of that game? Perhaps, but it would have been a much more evenly matched game and would have given Hawaii the opportunity to match up with Arkansas making THAT a better game as well. As for the Florida game, well, I'm a little disappointed in the Gators, but with all the emotion surrounding Michigan, it isn't that surprising that they were able to pull off the upset and reclaim a season that began so dismally.

The 2007 football season is finally over and it was certainly a banner year for the SEC...let's hope basketball season follows suit.

Posted by Morgan at 11:03 AM EST

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So, a number of my friends have recently begun a quest to limit the amount of foul language they use on a daily basis. While I agree that this kind of language can sometimes make you appear less intelligent than you would like, I have to say that I wholeheartedly disagree with the idea that we should limit ourselves in this manner.

Here's why...

I am all about working to improve your language skills - I have been the recipient of the word of the day emails from two dictionaries for over 5 years; however, totally eliminating cursing is a bandwagon I don't think I can get on - at least not in everyday conversation - perhaps in the workplace, but then aren't we most likely in need of such language at work anyway? 

Think about it for a second, the real challenge is living your life so that you don't need to use any kind of expletive at all, whether that expletive is deemed profane or not. Making it so that you aren't upset enough to use an invective, even if it is something like 'freakin' or 'nuts' or 'poop'. Because then, you really aren't just avoiding use of bad words, but in reality are still wishing to use profanity, but are censoring yourself based on a preconceived notion that certain words are somehow 'bad'. When in reality someone at some point in history determined that these words should be deemed as such. I say, until you can remove yourself from situations that would cause stress enough to use any word in explecatively, you shouldn't limit yourself by removing these 'profane' words from your lexicon.

That being said...Go Fuck Yourself! :)

Posted by Morgan at 1:25 PM EST

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I'm guessing that 2008 really shouldn't be started by spending an ample amount of time checking out the following website which is sure to give me nightmares.

Happy 2008! 

Posted by Morgan at 3:14 PM EST

Updated: Wednesday, 2 January 2008 3:16 PM EST

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Mood:  celebratory

Welcome to the end of 2007. Who would have thought it would fly by so quickly? This year certainly had a lot of ups and downs, both personally and professionally. Did some things I didn't think I would do, didn't do some things that I should have and enjoyed almost all of it!

All in all, it was a pretty damn good year. Made some new friends and grew apart from some others. Went to LA, Vegas, Tampa, Chicago, Boston, Fort Myers, Dewey Beach, Baltimore, Atlanta, Chattanooga and Knoxville.

To wrap up 2007 (in addition to freezing at the Steelers/Ravens debacle) I have been watching several movies - some old, some new. I highly advise such an activity to clear out the cobwebs and get you ready for the new year. So, in no particular order here they are.

Scooby Doo
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Clueless
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
You Kill Me
Fifty Pills
Waitress

I also have to note the weirdest movie I saw in 2007 - Southland Tales. Please drink several six packs before viewing.

Happy New Year!

Posted by Morgan at 11:29 AM EST

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I think I've told most of the people that check out this site about this video and the rest of you have probably seen it, but I really just can't get enough of this. I'm a product of the 80's, what can I say...

Posted by Morgan at 11:43 AM EST

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People fascinate and confound me at times. We spend our days attempting to connect with the people that we meet all the while hiding pieces of ourselves from the world at large. Why do we do this? Are we afraid of what people might think of us if they see who we truly are? Is that what causes us to censor ourselves? Even our families don't really know more than what we show them - or more so they view us based on their own preconcieved notions of who we are.  It's almost as if we have these characters or roles that we play based on the situation we find ourselves in. Is that the best way to go about living our lives?

A friend of mine recently had a near death experience and all of a sudden I'm hearing from him a lot more than I used to. What does that mean? Is he trying to connect with me or with the person that he thinks that I am? And what priorities have shifted in his life that have caused the attempt at reconnection?

No one wants to be alone in life, but when it comes down to it, are we ever really not alone? How can we let people into our lives if we are reserving part of ourselves. Will acting in this manner keep us alone? Or is reserving part of ourselves what allows us to connect wtih others? How much of ourselves can we share before other people begin to judge so harshly that they become unaccepting?

Posted by Morgan at 1:39 PM EST

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The best pumpkin of ALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!

Posted by Morgan at 12:34 PM EST

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