Most Hated Meme

You know I like memes. When I saw this one (I can't remember who started it), I thought about it, but then forgot.

When Cal did this, and then Darius did it, too, I had to put in my two cents (and more).

As Darius said, he tries to be positive online, and I try to, as well. So, in that vein, tomorrow I will re-do this one, changing it from "hate" to "love".

So, here we go:

1. Most Hated Food: Lobster/Crab and Octopi/Squid. I look at crustaceans as insects of the sea, and the cephalopods are like living boogers. All are just too creepy.

2. Most Hated Person: No one in particular, but I cannot stand self-righteous religious fanatics who smile at me like I am just confused or misguided.

3. Most Hated Job: Grill cook at Papa Gino's.

4. Most Hated City: No particular city, but some of the ones I have driven through in Florida are pretty bleak and depressing.

5. Most Hated Band: The Jonas Brothers. Luckily, my daughter's iPod is not a wePod.

6. Most Hated Website: Our local paper has a website that does more crashing than anything. Way to keep people interested!

7. Most Hated TV Program: Jon & Kate Screw Up 8

8. Most Hated Movie: Happily N'ever After. What the hell is that unfunny piece of crap? Just cause it's a "kids' movie" doesn't mean you can just throw together pretty pictures and inane dialogue. Even my kids hate it.

9. Most Hated Artist: Ashley Simpson, if she even counts as an artist. Just trying to cash in on her sister's already shaky claim to fame.

10. Most Hated Book: Honestly? I have tried three separate times to read "The Hobbit" and I cannot get through it. It is one of only two books I ever stopped reading, the other being "The Poseidon Adventure".

11. Most Hated Shop: Ocean State Job Lot, but only because of some rude workers I have had the displeasure of dealing with.

12. Most Hated Organization: Scientology. I mean, really? Christianity already had fairy tales being taken as historical facts, and someone created an even more bizarre, less believable religion and people buy into it??? I don't get it.

13. Most Hated Historical Event: Too many to choose from, sadly.

14. Most Hated Sport: Football. Hate me all you want, I just don't see the appeal.

15. Most Hated Piece of Tech: Bluetooth, but only when it is used outside of a car. You know, when it is NOT needed.

16. Most Hated Annual Event: Kids' first day of school. Time just flies, man.

17. Most Hated Daily Task: Putting on my socks. Don't take things for granted, kids!

18. Most Hated Comedian: Andrew Dice Clay.

What do you think?

Movie Monday - Netflix Meme

Okay, so I have been really lax in my movie watching this week. But mainly this is due to my wife, our kids and I trying to catch up on season finales and all that stuff that builds up on the DVR. Add in Red Sox games, and life itself, and movies fell by the wayside.

So when Gilligan over at Retrospace did a "Ten Movies in Your Netflix Queue" meme, I was one happy blogger. (Thanks, Gilligan - I like memes, too!)

Here are the ten movies at the top of our Netflix Queue.

(Remember, this queue is used by me, my wife, our 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son.)

1. 10 Things I Hate About You (My daughter's choice, she is gaga over Heath Ledger.)

2. Essence of Echoes (I have had this in the queue for a long time, and keep moving it down in favor of something else. May just let it go through this time and get it over with.)

3. Lakeview Terrace (My wife chose this one, she likes thrillers. I am looking forward to it, too.)

4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (My son chose this last week, but at the last minute asked me to switch it with MLB Bloopers, which we just finished watching. Good choice!)

5. Rest Stop (Have been looking forward to this one. Maybe Essence of Echoes will lose it's spot once more. hahaha)

6. Babel (Heard it was good, but keep moving it down. Mainly I haven't been in the mood for a heavy movie lately.)

7. Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus (Oh boy - forgot about this one. Really want to see this, and my daughter does, too. Might be moving up the list ASAP!) [Don't judge me!]

8. And Then There Were None (My choice, I love old mysteries and Agatha Christie, but haven't ever seen this movie. Will be a good time when it gets to the top of the list.)

9. Doubt (Have heard good things about this one, so it moved up the list pretty quick.)

10. Live Feed (Don't remember when or why I added this movie. Doesn't have a good rating. Hmm...)

So, there you go, our top 10 out of the 263 movies in our queue. Yes, 263 movies. Some, way down on the list, just sit there, waiting for some one's fancy (or memory) to strike.

I wish Netflix would add more movies to their Instant queue, so that we could watch them when we want without waiting. My wife and I have done this a few times and found it quite handy.

So, those of you who do have Netflix (or Blockbuster) queues... What's your 10?

Sunday Funny - Terminus

This week, I am spotlighting a weekly online comic I just found, thanks to Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness.

Terminus by Dan White is my kind of comic! Weird, creepy, strange and unusual, there is so much oddness here to enjoy!



Bizarre yet hilarious. Love it!

Dan White's site, Milk the Cat, also has categories for published and unpublished work.

I am going to be reading this one every week.