5 Pic Friday

It's time to start thinking about Halloween options.

Prince

Roman Polanski

Indiana Jones

Paul McCartney

Darth Vader

Safety first!

Here is a public service announcement (PSA for short) from me to you: look out for bikes and scooters on the road!!

This morning, I was scootin' along, obeying all the safety rules, when a stoplight turned green--nobody had a left turn arrow--and I scooted across the intersection and 2 separate cars tried to turn left onto me. The first one was an over-hasty minivan (I thought), and after I yelled at her I continued on my path...but the car behind her was already turning left, too! And he slammed on his brakes, stopping short about 3 feet from my left thigh. I yelled at him a little bit and he kept looking up at the light behind me, hoping for a green arrow to magically appear. I'd actually hoped I was in the wrong, so that this situation would be easily avoided next time (that I was in control and could fix it), but no. I was right. Which is scary.

WHAT THE HECK PEOPLE. Look ahead for smaller vehicles. Don't accidentally kill someone just because it's too much trouble to look around!

Ben Keough

It's crazy to me that Elvis has a 20 year-old grandson...and that he "rocks" "guyliner" (Ben, left). At first, I was like, who is his mother?? Obviously Lisa Marie. Even more crazy is how much he resembles Elvis (center). AND the guy that played Elvis in the TV movie Elvis and Me (Dale Midkiff, right).

Car Advertising

Mobile advertisements like this are springing up nationwide. People are willing to become driving advertisements for about $500 a month. Getting that kind of coin for doing little extra work is something I can get behind. But not for any products.

I need something I can believe in, like I learned in those Tony Steward "School of Advertising" advertisements. I need to personally endorse the product/service. Hey, it's a lifestyle, not a mere thing to buy. These are five of the things I would not hesitate to endorse:

M&M's
Cheerios
UNC-Chapel Hill
Tourism Boards for any nation (Can I get a free trip out of it?)
any cinema chain (Movie passes must be part of the deal.)

What would you put on your car? Have you seen these rolling ads in person? What made you laugh/cringe the most?

I hope she's not wanting us to take this seriously.

5 Pic Friday: Olympic Edition

Congratulations Rio de Janeiro, which will host the Olympics in 2016. But...

Where will they hold beach volleyball?

Or sailing?

Will the locals accept soccer?

One thing is clear, they have buildings.

These guys should make a buddy comedy. That's the Brazilian president greeting Obama. You lost Barack, but at least the IOC was ready for change.

Current Events

I get that celebrities can think for themselves, but they better stop being so in my face about it....specifically in regards to the whole Roman Polanski mess. The more names I see signing a petition to free Roman, the more I start losing respect for everyone on the list. Today I find out that Natalie Portman just signed. wtF??? I guess it's hard for me to understand their position because a) I'm not in Hollywood and b) it's hard for me to understand how genius Roman is (he directed a few movies?). There's no denying he has had a rough life, aside from the troubles he's made for himself, but does that entitle him to get out of jail free cards for the rest of his life?

Sidenote - it's interesting that Jack Nicholson hasn't signed or said anything at this point considering it happened at his house.

Blog of Note

I found this blog yesterday worth checking out: Food in Real Life. Pretty good read for all my frozen food needs. When I'm too lazy to make my lunch I go for the Smart Ones Fettuccine Alfredo. Nothing can beat it, it is delicious alfredo. They should serve it in restaurants!

The blog proves what I've always thought about frozen lunches - Weight Watchers Smart Ones are the best overall. Lean Cuisine may make food look good on the packaging, but it's a farce. Lean Cuisine made me start avoiding all frozen foods that included any type of "meat" (term used loosely).

This Post Is About College Football

Fair warning. You know what you're getting into JoP faithful.

Now, about Boise State. This is so radical, so important in the history of college football, and especially the BCS, that this next statement warrants its own paragraph.

Boise State can win the national championship.

Believe it. First they must win all of their games. They can do it. At the moment only three of their remaining opponents have winning records. But that Boise State could go 13-0 in the WAC is not the story.

This week the Broncos are ranked #5 in both polls that play a factor in the BCS, which determines who plays for the national championship. Number 5 is neither #1 nor #2. But ahead of them are 3 SEC teams. Alabama and LSU play each other this season. Whichever team wins could play Florida for the SEC championship, provided the Gators remain unscathed in their division.

This means that AT LEAST 2 teams ahead of Boise State MUST lose later this season. All they would need is for the third SEC team, or Texas, to lose once this season, at any time, to move into that #2 spot in the polls. This is how college football polling has always worked. You keep winning and you move up. No one ever passes you.

If it happens this year, it will be an all-time injustice. If Texas and the SEC champion are unbeaten, well that sucks too, but less badly. This season I'm rooting for Boise State, the ultimate underdogs.

Movie Question

You like movies. You watch movies. Yet often when you discuss movies with others, you'll name a movie and someone will say, "I've never seen that." Your jaw drops. The question is, what movie did you say? What are the top five movies for which, if you ask any random person, would you drop your jaw? This is my list, in reverse chronological order:

Titanic
Jurassic Park
Star Wars
It's A Wonderful Life
The Wizard of Oz

No, it's not that surprising. I get it. But if you haven't seen three of the biggest box office draws ever, or two of the most uplifting films ever made, where have you been?