Where did the warm go?

So today I did something stupid. So very stupid. I did something called the Polar Plunge at Warren’s Winterfest. Granted, it was for a good cause. Our team, Northwest Savings Bank and Grizzly Gary raised over 4 thousand dollars for the Salvation Army! Good Work! However, We did this by jumping in the water. Outside. In a lake. On January 21st.

WHY

WHY

OMIGOD WHY

To get to the water, the Deep Water Fire and Rescue cut through about 6 inches (actually 6 inches, not what your girlfriend tells you is 6 inches). They used chainsaws to cut through the ice. Our team put on grass hula skirts, coconut bras, and straw hats, and proceeded to run into the water like freaking Braveheart. First of all, let me tell you this: Seeing my father in a hula skirt, not anything I ever need to do again. Ever.

Please don’t underestimate me when I say EVER. blech

Anyway. The water was 32 degrees fahrenheit.  It literally could not have been any colder without being ice. By the time we got out of the water actually, Ice was reforming on the edges. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the water was freezing as we were in it.

Anyway, we all ran into the water like the Persians rushing the wall of Spartans at Thermopylae. This is a fair analogy, I believe. We all raised our metaphorical swords and rushed that water like we were going to ace it. Then, just as the Spartans did, that water raped us. Right up the butt.

HOLY COW COLD WATER

Anyway, I ran in the water, dove under there, and swam to the other end of the opening. It was about 25 yards, and it took for freaking ever. FOR FREAKING EVER.

I made it out alive, let a whole bunch of random people take pictures of me, because lets face it, I’m beautiful. But then I got really cold. I can’t feel my fingers or my toes, I’m pretty sure I’m sterile, and I’m not actually sure where parts of my body are.

But I swam in freaking ice water. And I raised a buttload of money for the Salvation Army.

Like a Boss!

This goes on 2 lists of mine. Firstly, it goes on the “Worst decisions of my life” list. More importantly, It goes on my “Times I pretended not to cry” list, along with watching The Notebook, and getting punched by that freakishly strong kid I babysat that one time.

Ladies and Gentleman, I hope to never do that again. Until next year at least. tag along next time?

time to thaw

Logan

Gotta Watch This – Kings Firecrackers

OK So I try to keep vulgarity out of my posts here, but I have to say this. HOLY SHIT! Watch this video, do not turn it off until it is done. I promise you want to watch the whole thing.

Alright. Assuming you’ve watched this at least once, let’s talk about it a bit.
Let us begin. These girls are like, 2 years old. I think I saw one that might have been 15. She stepped on her jump rope and almost squashed a girl after they zoomed in on her. Yea. I know you were watching. Anyway. These walking embryo’s are doing things with jump ropes that I’m pretty sure alien races with extra arms and super powers would be unable to do. Lets be real. That one girl threw her rope into the ceiling, and then caught it and kept going. There is no way a fetus should be able to even breath, more or less do that junk.

Also, speaking of doing that junk, I’m pretty sure I can’t to 98% of that stuff without a rope. I’m pretty sure if I tried more than just jumping rope, I would end up hanging myself with a patriotic themed plastic cord.

Another thing, THEY KEPT GOING. This video is 8 minutes long. Yes, the last 42 seconds are huge navy dudes and a bear cheering like they just saw Hitler and BinLaden shoot each other, but you can also tell that the video started after the performance. Some dude was probably like. “O look at all the tiny little people walking onto the – O MY GOODNESS WHAT ARE THEY DOING I NEED MY CAMERA.” At least that would be my reaction. But for this entire video, they were just bouncing around on every part of their bodies that could hit the floor and kept swinging those fancy America ropes around like John Wayne with a lasso. Speaking of John Wayne, anybody seen the new True Grit? I think The Dude may have trumped The Duke… More on that when I feel more masculine. I’m freaking out over jump ropes right now…

Speaking of that. For the first 3 seconds of the video, all I could think of were jokes about how much the Navy would like jump ropes and little girls. But then I realized what they were doing, and I decided that I would probably react the same way. I laughed out loud home alone in my kitchen. I think I teared up a bit. There’s a small chance my nose may have bled… I’m not quite sure.

OK well, If you cheated and read before you watched, seriously, watch it. It’s time well spent. I’m going to go finish off the way-too-much pasta and alfredo I made last night. Maybe have a beer. omnomnom.

Later

Logan

A Fine Sunday Revelation

I had a thought. You know I’m about to get back to work on this list of movies I have, right? The 101 Greatest Movies? This one. It’s in the Blog Roll. It’s not hard to find. Pay attention kids.

Well, 2 years ago when I started this whole shindig, I decided to watch them all. From number 1 to 101, not a movie would go unwatched, in order.

But nay, I now think. How dumb does an individual have to be to start at number 1 and go to 101. It’s like, and the winner is!!! and second and third place…

Why would I start with a movie like the Godfather, and then know that the next 100 movies on the list aren’t going to be as good. That’s like, promising myself that at least 250 hours of my future will not be all that great. That’s freaking dumb…..

So now I say to you. I START AT 101!! Which is Groundhog day, right? Gettin some Bill Murray before he was shot by Jesse Eisenberg. It should be a good time. Who knows when that’ll happen.

But for real. Why didn’t anybody tell me how dumb I was to start at 1 and go down… Positive note, now I have another reason to rewatch the Godfather Trilogy. CHAMPION.

Also, I want a new clever sign off thing…
Logan

^see, that’s just lame.

The List: 101 Greatest

So I suppose ya’ll might want to see the list. If you read this, promise me you’ll buy the book too. It has lots of great information (as mentioned in post number previous). This list has been compiled by Gail Kinn & Jim Piazza in their book The Greatest Movies Ever: The Ultimate Ranked List of the 101 Best Films of All Time.

1. The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974)

2. Citizen Kane (1941)

3. Casablanca (1942)

4. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

5. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

6. North by Northwest (1959)

7. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

8. Annie Hall (1977)

9. Chinatown (1974)

10. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

11. Nashville (1975)

12. Some Like It Hot (1959)

13. All About Eve (1950)

14. Psycho (1960)

15. Taxi Driver (1976)

16. Apocalypse Now (1979)

17. On the Waterfront (1954)

18. Gone with the Wind (1939)

19. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

20. The Searchers (1956)

21. La Dolce Vita (1961)

22. Double Indemnity (1944)

23. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

24. Vertigo (1958)

25. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

26. GoodFellas (1990)

27. Jules and Jim (1961)

28. Funny Face (1957)

29. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

30. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

31. Strangers on a Train (1951)

32. It Happened One Night (1934)

33. The Graduate (1967)

34. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

35. Raging Bull (1980)

36. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

37. The African Queen (1951)

38. Dr. Strangelove (1964)

39. Blade Runner (1982)

40. The Conformist (1970)

41. Schindler’s List (1993)

42. The Lives of Others (2006)

43. Diner (1982)

44. City Lights (1931)

45. The Deer Hunter (1978)

46. 8 1/2 (1963)

47. Top Hat (1935)

48. Rules of the Game (1939)

49. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

50. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

51. King Kong (1933)

52. Star Wars (1977)

53. The 400 Blows (1959)

54. A Night at the Opera (1935)

55. My Fair Lady (1964)

56. Night of the Hunter (1955)

57. The Third Man (1949)

58. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

59. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

60. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

61. Pinocchio (1940)

62. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

63. Fargo (1996)

64. Blue Velvet (1986)

65. Jaws (1975)

66. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

67. Do the Right Thing (1989)

68. Wild Strawberries (1957)

69. The Bicycle Thief (1948)

70. Bringing up Baby (1938)

71. Paths of Glory (1957)

72. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

73. Pather Panchali (1955)

74. The Lady Eve (1941)

75. The Last Picture Show (1968)

76. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

77. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

78. Midnight Cowboy (1969)

79. M*A*S*H (1970)

80. American Graffiti (1973)

81. The Producers (1968)

82. Rashomon (1950)

83. Cabaret (1972)

84. The Bank Dick (1940)

85. A Place in the Sun (1951)

86. Red River (1948)

87. The Conversation (1974)

88. Grand Illusion (1937)

89. L.A. Confidential (1997)

90. Butch Cassidy (1969)

91. Imitation of Life (1959)

92. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

93. Spartacus (1960)

94. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

95. The Seven Samurai (1954)

96. A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

97. Atlantic City (1980)

98. American Beauty (1999)

99. Pulp Fiction (1994)

100. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

101. Groundhog Day (1993)

And so it begins. My adventure to see them all. No matter what. If I’ve already seen them, I’ll watch them again. If I don’t want to see them, I’ll suck it up. Let’s go

Logan

My Newest Adventure

Ok. So I went down to Wild, Wonderful, Wilmington, North Carolina with my family over Easter weekend. My sister lives down there, and its gorgeous down there, so every Easter we go down there to celebrate Easter and her Birthday with her. This year we went to the zoo. It was sweeeet. Anyway….

We went shopping on Easter Sunday. Pretty much everywhere was closed, which makes sense, I mean, it’s Easter…. But we decided that Barnes and Noble Booksellers was a good idea. Everybody loves some good book shopping right? So while my mother, father, sister, and grandmother were looking around in the religious/christian section, I was standing around in, would you guess it, the TV/Film section. But I did buy a book! Its Called The Greatest Movies Ever: The Ultimate Ranked List of the 101 Best Films of All Time! I see a book like this, I like it. Its written by Gail Kinn & Jim Piazza. Here’s what the back cover says

“From a century of great comedies, dramas, musicals, romances, and more, Kinn and Piazza have selected and ranked the top 101 films worldwide — and provided insightful commentary, facts and figures, behind-the-scenes info, and lush photographs that bring each film to life on the page. Call it a celebration of movies, a peerless guide to the best of the best — or call it the best checklist ever compiled for movie lovers. (How many have you seen?) The Greatest Movies Ever is a must-have for film buffs of every age and taste.”

So there you go! It really is a fantastic book. For each movie, this book gives you a little review, a plot synopsis, pictures, cast list, bios, little-known facts, credits, awards, even if its on other lists or not! It really tells you everything you need to know about the movie, and also about 7 things you really don’t at all! But here’s my deal…

I’m going to watch them all. Yes you heard right, all 101. And I’m going to use this site as my checklist. Because I’m going to watch them in order. Not alphabetical order. Order from 1st to 101st. I really am excited! Are you?

Logan

Holy Crap

Ok, so I haven’t written for quite a while. There are a few reasons for this. Number one, nobody reads this, so there’s not much motivation. Seriously, if you read this leave a comment. I can almost guarantee that you will be the only one. Even if anybody reads this. Number two, I am becoming lazier by the moment. However, I just hit rock bottom. There is no way I can possibly get any lazier, and I feel bad about myself. So I’ll be writing a bit more. If I feel like it, I’ll look back onto something that I’ve watched in the past few weeks. If not, I’ll just begin anew.

So for now, I’m going to go get something to eat. It’s cold outside, so I’m thinking ramen. Ramen is fairly delicious. Very satisfying, and it fills the hole. Now, there are plenty of foods that I would choose over ramen, but as always, there are plenty of foods that I would choose ramen over. Like Arby’s. I’m not a fan of Arby’s. I had one of their Chicken Cordon Bleu sandwiches, and It was a NOGO!!! Ewww. I had to take it bite by bite, because after every bite, it was a difficulty to suppress the gag reflex. Not a fan. But that’s all for another day. I’m just letting ya’ll know that I am going to start to write again. Starting tonight. After my ramen. I’ll write about one of the 13 TV shows that I’m following. I need a hobby….

WELCOME

Well Hey there everybody! Glad to see you here! My name is Logan, and I’ll be your host today. I want to welcome you all to my blog. Whether I be ranting, raving, critiquing, or all of the above, I hope you enjoy what I have to say.

I watch a lot of movies, and if I watch a movie, and feel like I need to write about it, I’m going to write about it. I might turn critic on it, or I might just tell you all how it touched me, or how much I laughed at it, or whatever I want to do. This is my house.

I watch a lot of TV shows, and if I watch one, and feel like I need to write about it, I’m going to write about it. Wo. DejaVu…..

I might not watch the newest shows, or the most recent movies, but I watch a lot of them. Just a while ago, I watched a movie from 1942. I wasn’t even a twinkle in a twinkle in my grandads eye! I watch a lot of old things. I watch a lot of new things.

I also, believe it or not, live. I live the life of a college student. Every once in a while, I feel like ranting. So If I feel like I need to just talk it out, I’ll type. Rants on life, love, faith, entertainment, stupid people, anything. Keep in touch.

Logan