I am so stinkin' excited. I just saw that Adam McKay, the writer and director of "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy" said he will start filming Anchorman 2 in February 2013. I am a HUGE Will Ferrell fan. He has to be one of my favorite actors ever. I love his sense of humor, he is just so funny. I know a lot of people do not like him, and that is fine, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but mine is, I LOVE WILL FERRELL.
I loved the first Anchorman, and every other movie Will Ferrell has ever been in. Stepbrothers was hilarious and so was Taladega Nights. I actually own all of those movies, along with the ice skating one, and watch them every now and then, and laugh my tail off.
I have been watching Ferrell since he was on Saturday Night Live and I loved him on that show! I think I love most of the comedians that got their start on SNL. That has got to be one of the funniest shows every. I really like how you can watch Best of SNL DVDs with your favorite comedian. Those are hilarious and my husband and I can sit and watch them for hours. Some of my favorite ones are Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler and Tommy Boy (what is his name, my mind has gone blank!).
Are you excited for the new "Anchorman" movie? What's your favorite Will Ferrell movie? I do not think I can pick a favorite, I love them all.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Lucky One Coming To Theaters
Since I have this horrible relationship with the movie theaters, I am not sure I can make myself, but I may just have to go see "The Lucky One" book by Nicholas Sparks turned into a movie. I am a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks' books and I have really enjoyed all of his books that have been turned into movies, too. I have seen every one of them, though none in a theater. With “The Notebook” being my all-time favorite movie ever. I have also read all of his books. And loved every single one of them. He is a fantastic author and always tells a very good story. His romance novels are my favorite.
Since my husband is in the Army, I am always drawn to movies with soldiers, or ex-soldiers. This one is no exception. Many have been disappointing because the soldier part is so far off from being true, but since this us Nicholas Sparks I think I can overlook it. But I do have a little problem with the male lead. I am not a Zac Effron fan, at all. Cannot stand him actually. I am thinking this movie may help change that, though. I guess we shall see...
It has been a while since I read "The Lucky One". I think I want to pull it out and read it again. Maybe that will satisfy my need to see the movie in the theater. I sure hope it does anyway, since I have no love for the theater and I do not want to be a hypocrite.
Since my husband is in the Army, I am always drawn to movies with soldiers, or ex-soldiers. This one is no exception. Many have been disappointing because the soldier part is so far off from being true, but since this us Nicholas Sparks I think I can overlook it. But I do have a little problem with the male lead. I am not a Zac Effron fan, at all. Cannot stand him actually. I am thinking this movie may help change that, though. I guess we shall see...
It has been a while since I read "The Lucky One". I think I want to pull it out and read it again. Maybe that will satisfy my need to see the movie in the theater. I sure hope it does anyway, since I have no love for the theater and I do not want to be a hypocrite.
One Winning Lottery Ticket From Baltimore County
On Friday evening, some lucky soul went into a 7-Eleven in Baltimore County, spent $1 and bought a Mega Millions ticket with numbers that were randomly selected. This ticked turned out to be a winner of the HUGE $656 million jackpot, which is a record amount. As of now, that person has not made himself known. There were also winning tickets sold in Illinois and Kansas. The three winners will be splitting the record-breaking jackpot. If the winners choose the cash option, it will be a total of $474.2 million that will be split between the three winners. They also have the option to get the winnings in yearly installments. But no matter what, a quarter of it will go to pay taxes, which does not seem fair to me, but hey, who am I?!
Retailers in Maryland also say they sold four winning tickets for $250,000. That is not a shabby amount to win, either. I would not mind having that much money in my wallet, either.
The huge jackpot almost doubled the state's record of ticket sales. The old record was $5.8 million and the new record, set on Friday, was $11.8 million.
I can not imagine winning that huge amount. I could make many dreams come true, and look good doing it. If you won that money, what would you use it on? Me, ummmm... There are so many different things that I can think of. Who wouldn't love a new house, new car, new wardrobe, some new jewelry, and my list goes on and on...
Retailers in Maryland also say they sold four winning tickets for $250,000. That is not a shabby amount to win, either. I would not mind having that much money in my wallet, either.
The huge jackpot almost doubled the state's record of ticket sales. The old record was $5.8 million and the new record, set on Friday, was $11.8 million.
I can not imagine winning that huge amount. I could make many dreams come true, and look good doing it. If you won that money, what would you use it on? Me, ummmm... There are so many different things that I can think of. Who wouldn't love a new house, new car, new wardrobe, some new jewelry, and my list goes on and on...
Ryan Leaf, Add Another One To The List
Yet another former NFL player arrested. Why does this not surprise me?! He was arrested Friday in his hometown, Montana, for burglary and drug possession. He was a quarterback in college and then played for a short time with the San Diego Chargers, earning the reputation of one of the NFL's biggest busts.
Why do "we" (society) hold these people on a pedestal? Look at them as idols? Pay them millions of dollars a year to play football? (I love to watch football, not downing the sport.) And then they do ignorant stuff like this. I know, many sports stars help society in many different ways, but many of them do stupid things, get arrested and make the rest of the athletes look bad. My students would rather be like a football player than a soldier who fights for their freedom, a doctor that can save their life, a police officer who protects them or a teacher who teaches them. It makes no sense to me why we do not do more to honor and hold these "real" people in society up high on a pedestal. Yes, football is fun to watch, but when it comes down to it, do we NEED football?! Do we need soldiers, teachers, doctors, nurses, firefighters and policeman? I probably do not need to answer this question, but I will. Yes, we need those people, a lot more than sports players who get paid outrageous amounts of money and then make the sport look bad when they do illegal and stupid things.
Why do "we" (society) hold these people on a pedestal? Look at them as idols? Pay them millions of dollars a year to play football? (I love to watch football, not downing the sport.) And then they do ignorant stuff like this. I know, many sports stars help society in many different ways, but many of them do stupid things, get arrested and make the rest of the athletes look bad. My students would rather be like a football player than a soldier who fights for their freedom, a doctor that can save their life, a police officer who protects them or a teacher who teaches them. It makes no sense to me why we do not do more to honor and hold these "real" people in society up high on a pedestal. Yes, football is fun to watch, but when it comes down to it, do we NEED football?! Do we need soldiers, teachers, doctors, nurses, firefighters and policeman? I probably do not need to answer this question, but I will. Yes, we need those people, a lot more than sports players who get paid outrageous amounts of money and then make the sport look bad when they do illegal and stupid things.
Three Lotto Winners
It looks like three lotto winner will be sharing the largest jackpot in history, $640 million. The winners are from Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. But it looks like the winners have yet to come forward. What are they waiting for? Oh my goodness... If I bought a ticket (which I have never done before, I have no luck) I would have been watching the numbers being announced like a hawk. I guess these people weren't too interested in winning, or maybe they thought they had no chance (the reason I have never bought a ticket). I sure hope they do come forward and claim their winnings. I hope, too, that they are good people, who will do good things with the money they won. I hope that it will drastically change the lives of the winners, in a good way. It is so sad when someone falls into money, or whatever and it changes the person in a negative way. I think this world is already full of enough negative people, we do not need any more.
Anyway, the winners will split the money and can either take it all in one lump sum, or can get it in installments. They will also be responsible for paying 25 percent for taxes (wow, I did not know it was that much). I think I would take installments, that way I would not be tempted to blow it all at once. It would be more like a paycheck. What would you do?
Anyway, the winners will split the money and can either take it all in one lump sum, or can get it in installments. They will also be responsible for paying 25 percent for taxes (wow, I did not know it was that much). I think I would take installments, that way I would not be tempted to blow it all at once. It would be more like a paycheck. What would you do?
Friday, March 30, 2012
Powerball... I Want To Win It
I am loving all this talk about the Power Ball lottery. Honestly, I have never bought a lottery ticket before, but I am seriously thinking about buying one. It is now up to $640 million. Wow! What would I do with that much money. Oh boy, I could have a lot of fun, couldn't I? Let me tell you what I would do. First I would pay off my debt. Then I would buy a new house. Actually, I would need to have one built because I am pretty picky. I do not want anything too extravagant. Or maybe I would, who knows... I am dreaming here, might as well dream big. I would then buy a couple new cars. Oh, and I would definitely buy some new clothes, shoes, purses, jewelry, you know, a little bit of everything. I would also like to travel a little bit. I was born in Hawaii, I have been there a few times, but my family has not been there and they would all love to visit the area. We would go there and spend some time there. I would probably also buy a vacation house somewhere. I need to think on that one, though. It does not even have to be a house, heck, if I had a hut on the beach I would be happy. Oh gosh, I could go a little crazy with that much money.
I would love to help others with that money, too. I want to help the sick and hurt, and the wounded soldiers, people who do not expect a hand out, people who have been dealt a bad hand.
What would you do with that much money?
I would love to help others with that money, too. I want to help the sick and hurt, and the wounded soldiers, people who do not expect a hand out, people who have been dealt a bad hand.
What would you do with that much money?
Mirror, Mirror, The New Snow White
The movie "Mirror Mirror" came out today. It is supposed to be a Snow White movie and from the previews, it looks pretty good. I really wanted to watch it, maybe not at the theaters (you all know my dislike of movie theaters). The critics are saying it may not be worth it.
The movie is supposed to be a more humorous version of the traditional Snow White. It is supposed to be a little more modern as well.
The critics are saying that it is basically the new Snow White with some new additions. Yeah, really?! That is what I thought it was. I do not think you could venture too far off of the story line and call it a Snow White story, could you?! Come on critics, we all know the story, but we still want to see the movie. Did the critics think this was going to be a whole new story? It can't be. It is not a new story. I love the Snow White story, and that is the main reason I wanted to see the movie (sometime, but not in the theater).
The movie is supposed to be told from the queen's perception (Julia Roberts) and has some amazing visual elements. I think it sounds pretty neat. Maybe I will make my way into theaters for this. Or maybe when the newness dies down I will be able to wait and see it when it comes to DVD.
The movie is supposed to be a more humorous version of the traditional Snow White. It is supposed to be a little more modern as well.
The critics are saying that it is basically the new Snow White with some new additions. Yeah, really?! That is what I thought it was. I do not think you could venture too far off of the story line and call it a Snow White story, could you?! Come on critics, we all know the story, but we still want to see the movie. Did the critics think this was going to be a whole new story? It can't be. It is not a new story. I love the Snow White story, and that is the main reason I wanted to see the movie (sometime, but not in the theater).
The movie is supposed to be told from the queen's perception (Julia Roberts) and has some amazing visual elements. I think it sounds pretty neat. Maybe I will make my way into theaters for this. Or maybe when the newness dies down I will be able to wait and see it when it comes to DVD.
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