Jesus, Kevin McCallister, Gonzo, John McClane, and others

It's Christmas time again everybody! First of all I would just like to thank Jesus for making the holidays possible. Let's face it guys, without Him December would be just like the month of June but colder, just another month without anything special to do. Without the JC we'd have no Christmas tree to decorate with the fam or crowds to endure at the mall. We'd have no reason to wake up early on December 25th or christmas music to jam out to. No ornaments, candy canes, christmas lights, santa clause, fruit cake, or christmas dinner. No old ladies busting out god-awful Christmas blouses or sweaters with gody portraits of rudolph on them, but thats Christmas right? None of this would have been possible if the Lord wouldn't have popped out of Mary's womb and then did what He did for 33 years. So I salute Jesus for having christmas time be apart of His great plan for us. But lets get serious here guys, if Jesus wouldn't have been born and allowed this special time to unfurl each year, we'd be robbed of the greatest thing Christmas has to offer... Christmas movies. And this brings us to why I really wanted to blog this piece. Here now, are in my opinion, the top 10 Christmas movies of all time with #1 being the best.

1. Home Alone (The world would be a lesser place without this movie. Enough said.)
2. The Muppet Christmas Carol (In-freakin-credible. The musical numbers in this movie might be the best in any movie ever. Plus, it's the muppets, it's a sure success.)
3. Die Hard (Yipee Kiyay Mother Fu..... well you get the point. Way to go John McClane. Not only is this one a christmas favorite, but an all-time favorite. Here's my solution to the War in Iraq; pull all our troops out and send McClane over, war's over. Period.)
4. A Christmas Story
5. A Charlie Brown Christmas (RIP Charles Shultz. See you when it's my turn.)
6. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (Very underrated. Chevy Chase + Randy Quaid + Christmas time= Awesome)
7. It's a Wonderful Life (has to be in here somewhere)
8. Elf
9. Miracle on 34th Street
10. The claymation Rudolph, The Rednosed Reindeer (can you really go wrong?)

God Bless us, everyone. Happy Holidays yall.

What I'm unthankful for

The cliche thing to do enlight of the time of the season and an upcoming holiday would be to list things that I'm thankful for, but as we all know I'm not cliche. Let's do the complete opposite. Here, in no specific order, is a list of things that I am not thankful for...

• Snakes
• Mariah Carey
• Alex Rodriguez
• The entire Yankees organization
• Computers randomly freezing up
• Barry Bonds
• The circus
• Oprah
• Dr. Phil (doesn't deserve to be famous)
• Bob Stoops and company
• Liberals
• The Green Bay Packer's season so far
• Terrell Owens
• Movies that have high expectations but don't come close to meeting them
• The dirty casinos I drive by on my way back to Texas
• Mariah Carey
• People who think they're God
• My history class
• punk rock
• Green Day (maybe the worst music out there)
• That Dave's new live CD isn't out RIGHT NOW
• That Al Pena is still getting more PT over the man that shafted Donovan Woods. Im still confused by this.
• White kids who want to be black.
• Eminem
• People who don't deserve to be famous but somehow get to be.
• That I didn't discover Hastings earlier in my life.
• Green Day

There's plenty more but sadly I've run out of time. Tune in later for a new episode. Keep it real.

So Much to Say

Some quick hits for the blogger nation:

• Anyone else think Mike Leach (Tech's down syndromed head football coach) looks an awful lot like the penguin from Batman or is that just me?

creepy isn't it?

• OSU basketball is the real f-ing deal. We're going deep this year, deeper than the core of of the world. Top recruiting class in the nation, Jameson Curry, the godfather of college basketball, and sick sick fans- bring it.
• Watch Lost on Wednsday, you won't regret it. I really hope the story goes back to Jack and the hatch. I got real tired of that mexican chick from The Fast and Furious the first 5 seconds she showed up on the island. The writers need to kill her off faster than Michael Johnson runs the 40.
• OSU lost to Baylor yesterday, but atleast we beat Tech.
• OSU beat Tech, but we still lost to Baylor.
• Steve Irwin is as bananas as it gets, but the world would be a lesser place without him. He's amazing, but every now and then I can't help but root for the croc. Not that the croc would kill Steve, but just shake him up, grab a femur or something before he scurries back into the water.
• Coldplay is coming to OKC in February. High five Big Guy for always being clutch.The
• The music of O.A.R. is some of the best new stuff out there.
• Congratulations to Penn State and Joe Paterno. Welcome back to your rightful places in college football.
• This one is bold of me... If more Narnias hit the big screen, they will be bigger than Lord of the Rings. Narnia, by the way, will be one of my top three movies of the year.

The Man in Black

"I consider myself a friend, he considered me a fan- he indulged me. He was more than wise. In a garden of weeds- he was an oak tree." -Bono on Johnny Cash

Tomorrow's gonna be huge people. I'm going to go ahead and say this; Johnny Cash, more than any other musician ever, has made the deepest and most eternal impression in the music world. Cash redefined rock and roll. Dave Matthews said in an interview shortly after Cash's death, that "he had never met anyone more rock and roll in his life." This man was huge. He was a farmboy from Arkansas, who originally wanted to be a preacher like his brother. While he was out in the fields he would sing gospel songs with his mother, where he first discovered the uniqueness of his voice. God gave this man a gift, and he used it. He was addicted to pills, an alcoholic, and at somepoints, a danger to society. He checked himself into Betty Ford, got straight again, and walked hard with God until the day he died. This man's story is incredible. Read his autobiography, read it now. It will become a second Bible to you. He inspired all realms of music. He was friends with Billy Graham, Bono, Snoop Dogg, Hank Williams, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, and numerous presidents. He was an inspiration to more famous people and ordinary people than any other person in music. He was larger than life musically too. Cash was encored back on stage over Elvis Presely early in his career. That is huge, HUGE. Tomorrow his story hits the big screen and i can't freakin wait. The nation will see the life of a man, who truly "walked the line." A life of pain, regret, love, loss. You name it, he endured it, and then overcame it. Get ready people, people get ready. Those of you that have never understood my obsession with this man and his music will soon see from my perspective. The Catholic Church should make Johnny Cash a saint, immediately. See this movie, I promise black will be your new favorite color if you do...

The Antichrist and the NL MVP

Alex Rodriguez is the worst thing baseball has going for it. The man bleeds evil more than Lucifer. I'm convinced that the only reason he's good at baseball is because he made a deal with the devil in his third season with the Mariners. Lets face it, David Ortiz should have won AL MVP. The Red Sox wouldn't have made the playoffs without Big Papi, let alone have a legite chance at winning the division. The Sox would have finished behind the Yankees and Blue Jays in the AL East if it wasn't for that big Dominican bear of a man. The Yankees would have still finished first and still gave the Angels a fight in the first round. As long as Jeter is on that team, the Yankees will always be a contender. Arod has nothing to do with the success of that team. He's just another overpayed, overrated, overgay Yankee. Rodriguez is way to "fake nice guy" too. We all know he's a jerk, who's more focused on what designer label he'll wear each day of the week then the overall wellness of the team. He's crappy to the fans too. He was crappy in Texas and he's crappy in New York. He wasn't crappy in Seattle only because he was young and humble then. Then he suddenly was worth 250 million and he's a bigger man than Jesus. You know why the Yankees aren't winning world series? Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees will not win a world series ever again as long as Alex Rodriguez plays for them. The fans love Ortiz, the man is baseball royalty. He's real, he's good to the people, and i'd take him on my team over GAYrod any day, regardless. I don't care if the man can't field, he's more clutch than John McLane in Die Hard. Papi should have won, he deserved it. Don't get me wrong, Rodriguez is a great ball player, unquestionably one of the best in the game, but Ortiz isn't just great, he's special. He's a good guy. Alex can enjoy his honor, Papi has his ring.

Then there's this guy...

This one is simple. Andruw Jones had a million times better season. He's only a kid and proved he belongs among the leagues most dangerous hitters and fielders. I'm glad Pujols got this solely because he's been shafted the past few years. So kudos Al, but I still think the kid should have gotten it. I'm just glad Barry Bonds didn't get this one. Even though if he'd played last season, he would have, and that would have been more criminal than murder. I hope Barry Bonds never plays baseball again, or gets to play with his kids. I hate Barry Bonds like I hate sin. Anyway, thats another blog. Congratulations to Pujols, but the Astros still beat you and your spare Cardinals team. And they'll beat them again next year. Houston still has go for launch.

In the Beginning

I figure it's time I find a place to vent on the world of sports, politics, news, movies, music, and the like. A place that isn't as middle school as xanga or as pointless as myspace. By the way, everytime I see or hear about someone using xanga, a part of my soul dies. Blogging seems like a comfortable fit for me. It seems a little more adult and grown up then anything else overly bored internet junkies that can't come up with better things have created. So I'll experiment and take my stab at this thing. We'll see how it all works out. Don't be surprised if I send in the papers for a divorce from Blogger before the end of the week.