A Moving Experience

I’ve found a cool apartment! Okay, okay…so it’s not perfect. Just a few bugs. I mean literally! First expense? An exterminator! Is it worth the cash? Well, I can’t afford a more expensive place, so a one-time (please!) cash outlay should be okay. Maybe just a can of “Raid?”

I need a way to move my stuff. Daddy, can I borrow your truck? You don’t have one? Why not? Do you want one? I’ll help you pick it out! Well, it was just a suggestion. No need to get all bent out of shape! I guess I’d better call the truck rental places. What do you mean…$200…PLUS mileage? AND Gas? Good grief!

While I’m on the phone I’ll call the utility and phone companies. Yes, I know I haven’t used your services before. No, I don’t have a credit card; this is my first place. You want what? A $100 deposit? For EACH? Holy cow…do you people have a license to steal?

Daddy, I need $500 for moving expenses! I used all my money for the first and last months rent AND the damage deposit. Well, how was I to know this was going to be so expensive? Sell something? Daaaaad…I NEED my TV!

Boy, this place is pretty empty. Maybe I should buy a couch and a chair. Nah…I have my bed. That’ll be good enough. I don’t need a table; I’ll just use this box.

Renters Insurance? I don’t think so! What do I have to insure?

Just got my first phone call! I’d love to come to your party! Daddy, I need a car. Because it’s too far to walk to work, that’s why. Umm, Daddy…there’s car insurance too! Thanks, Dad…you’re the best! And gas? I didn’t think so…

Time for dinner. Let’s look in these boxes. Oh, No! No dishes or pans. No FOOD!

Uhhh, Mom?

A Good Website to Watch Movies Online

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A Christmas Story (DVD) Review

Adapted from humorist Jean Shepherd's hilarious memoir In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, A Christmas Story has climbed the ranks of the annual holiday classic films list to claim its spot among the hallowed elite of the genre. If you’ve ever tried to lick a frozen telephone pole, or found yourself in a ridiculous bunny outfit on Christmas morning, then A Christmas Story is one comedy you won’t want to miss…

A Christmas Story focuses on one central character, fifth grader Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) and his all-encompassing quest to receive a Daisy Brand Red-Ryder BB rifle for Christmas, although I don’t think he realizes he could put an eye out with one of those things… Thwarting Ralphie at every turn are his mother (Melinda Dillon) and father (Darren McGavin) who seem absolutely oblivious to their young son’s dream.

Unable to come right out and say what he wants, Ralphie drops subtle hints around the house such as placing clipped-out magazine ads for the gun in his parents’ nightstand reading material. When prodded for his true Christmas wish, Ralphie blurts out that he wants a Daisy Brand Red-Ryder BB gun, but his mother’s only reply is, “You don’t want one of those. You'll shoot your eye out!”

A Christmas Story is filled with memorable scenes and highlights that have helped built a cult following around the life of a young boy obsessed with Christmas who is surrounded by a varied cast eccentric friends and family members. When Ralphie’s father beams with pride at his ability to win a newspaper contest, his proudly displays his prize in the front window of the family home, a three-foot lamp with a woman’s long, stocking-covered leg as its base. Embarrassed, Ralphie’s mother “accidentally” breaks it, sparking a war of words with her husband. Meanwhile, Ralphie dreams of saving the whole family with his Red-Ryder BB gun, thus earning the family’s undying gratitude.

One of the best sequences in the film involves a family trip to the local department store, where Ralphie and his little brother Randy meet with the store Santa Clause near closing time. Following a long, extended wait to reach the front of the line to see Santa, Ralphie is so brimming with anticipation to tell Santa what he wants that he can’t speak. So, Santa convinces Ralphie that he wants a football. But before Santa’s helper can push Ralphie down the North Pole slide, Ralphie blurts out his true wish, only to hear Santa’s reply, “You’ll shoot your eye out with that, kid!”

One of the best Christmas comedies ever made, although few come close to National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story is a memorable holiday classic the entire family can enjoy. Much like It’s A Wonderful Life, the film has only grown in popularity in the years since its release. The timeless nature of its subject matter lends itself well to annual holiday viewing, and it remains one of a handful of “must see” films for the Christmas season…

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24 (Season 3) DVD Review

Originally aired in late Fall of 2001, 24 immediately built a cult following of dedicated fans and critics, establishing itself as one of the best new television series of the decade. Founding on the interesting premise that each episode should account for one hour in a day, the show follows the exploits of a James Bond-like government agent named Jack Bauer. Kiefer Sutherland stars in the role of Bauer who often grapples with personal problems as well as world-altering crises. At first glance, 24 could easily be confused with a blockbuster Hollywood action thriller, but it’s so much more…

Season 3 begins almost three years after Jack’s successful thwarting of a terrorist conspiracy to nuke Los Angeles. An extremely powerful drug kingpin, Ramon Salazar, has recently been captured and imprisoned due to Jack’s efforts, but the Salazar case is far from over. Ramon’s brother contacts federal authorities and threatens to release a deadly virus on the American public unless his brother is immediately freed. Yet again, Jack is tasked with hunting down the terrorists in a 24 hour timeframe… Will he succeed? Or will innocent people die in mass?

The 24 (Season 3) DVD features a number of breathtaking episodes including the season premiere in which a dead body is tossed just outside of a healthcare facility in Los Angeles. The Counter Terrorism Unit quickly learns that the body is infected with a deadly virus, a blatant signal of blackmail when the unit learns of a threat to release the virus at large unless drug lord Ramon Salazar is let out of prison. Meanwhile, President Palmer is preparing a presidential debate in the company of his brother (also his chief-of-staff) and his doctor (also his girlfriend), and Kim who now works at CTU with Jack has secretly been dating her father’s partner, Chase Edmunds… Other notable episodes from Season 3 include (#53) in which Jack is taken hostage in an inmate riot while trying to break Ramon out of prison, and (#71) in which Jack is on the verge of discovering the location of the deadly vials…

Below is a list of episodes included on the 24 (Season 3) DVD:

Episode 49 (12:00 A.M. – 1:00 A.M.) Air Date: 10-28-2003
Episode 50 (1:00 A.M. – 2:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-04-2003
Episode 51 (2:00 A.M. – 3:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-11-2003
Episode 52 (3:00 A.M. – 4:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-18-2003
Episode 53 (4:00 A.M. – 5:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-25-2003
Episode 54 (5:00 A.M. – 6:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-02-2003
Episode 55 (6:00 A.M. – 7:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-09-2003
Episode 56 (7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-16-2003
Episode 57 (8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-06-2004
Episode 58 (9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-13-2004
Episode 59 (10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-27-2004
Episode 60 (11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-03-2004
Episode 61 (12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-10-2004
Episode 62 (1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-17-2004
Episode 63 (2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-24-2004
Episode 64 (3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.) Air Date: 03-30-2004
Episode 65 (4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-06-2004
Episode 66 (5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-18-2004
Episode 67 (6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-20-2004
Episode 68 (7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-27-2004
Episode 69 (8:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-04-2004
Episode 70 (9:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-11-2004
Episode 71 (10:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-18-2004
Episode 72 (11:00 P.M. – 12:00 A.M.) Air Date: 05-25-2004

24 (Season 2) DVD Review

Premiering in November 2001, 24 set the television landscape on fire as one of the best new series and cemented its position as a pop culture phenomenon. Making use of an extremely original plot device, each season follows the exploits of a single day in life of hero Jack Bauer, each of the season’s 24 episodes chronicling an hour-long action segment from the day. Kiefer Sutherland plays the part of Jack Bauer, a daring government agent with awesome responsibilities. Each year’s episodes are similar to an action-packed Hollywood blockbuser, but they’re only a glimpse into a normal day in the life of Jack Bauer…

Season 2 supposedly takes place eighteen months after Jack’s big day in Los Angeles. Jack is now dealing with the death of his wife and is estranged from his daughter Kim. As a result, he contemplates retirement. But when President Palmer personally requests his help, Jack agrees to take on a new assignment. In so doing, Jack learns that a Middle-Eastern terrorist group called Second Wave is going to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles in the next 24 hours. Yet again the clock is ticking, and yet again, only Jack Bauer stands in the way of an evil conspiracy reaching its final fruition…

The 24 (Season 2) DVD features a number of breathtaking episodes including the season premiere which begins with President Palmer and his son fishing in an Oregon lake when he’s called away for an emergency. Ushered into an underground bunker, he learns of a terrorist plot to set off a nuclear weapon in the Los Angeles area in the next 24 hours. At the CIA’s Counter Terrorism Unit, George Mason is ordered to contact Jack Bauer in respect to the case, but it takes the personal appeal of President Palmer to move Jack into action. Meanwhile Kim, working as a housekeeper/nanny, overhears a domestic dispute between her boss and his wife, and she locks herself and the man’s daughter in a bedroom. As the episode concludes, Jack learns that the key to uncovering the whereabouts of the nuclear device may lie with a domestic terrorist organization he once infiltrated… Other notable episodes from Season 2 include (#31) in which Jack and Nina set up a sting to see if a contact can lead them to the site of the bomb, and (#46) in which Jack stands on the verge of making a break in the case but has his efforts thwarted by the president’s ex-wife, who’s involved in the terrorist conspiracy…

Below is a list of episodes included on the 24 (Season 2) DVD:

Episode 25 (12:00 A.M. – 1:00 A.M.) Air Date: 10-29-2002
Episode 26 (1:00 A.M. – 2:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-05-2002
Episode 27 (2:00 A.M. – 3:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-12-2002
Episode 28 (3:00 A.M. – 4:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-19-2002
Episode 29 (4:00 A.M. – 5:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-26-2002
Episode 30 (5:00 A.M. – 6:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-03-2002
Episode 31 (6:00 A.M. – 7:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-10-2002
Episode 32 (7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-17-2002
Episode 33 (8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-07-2003
Episode 34 (9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-14-2003
Episode 35 (10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.) Air Date: 02-04-2003
Episode 36 (11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-11-2003
Episode 37 (12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-18-2003
Episode 38 (1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-25-2003
Episode 39 (2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.) Air Date: 03-04-2003
Episode 40 (3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.) Air Date: 03-25-2003
Episode 41 (4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-01-2003
Episode 42 (5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-08-2003
Episode 43 (6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-15-2003
Episode 44 (7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-22-2003
Episode 45 (8:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-29-2003
Episode 46 (9:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-06-2003
Episode 47 (10:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-13-2003
Episode 48 (11:00 P.M. – 12:00 A.M.) Air Date: 05-20-2003

24 (DVD) Review

First airing in November 2001, 24 quickly established itself as one of the best television series around and solidified itself as a cult classic icon. Utilizing a novel premise, each season of 24 comprises a single day in lives of its characters, with each of the 24 episodes representing a one-hour time segment of that day. Kiefer Sutherland stars in the imminent role of Jack Bauer, a government agent periodically faced with enormous challenges within a single day. Each season is reminiscent of a fast-paced Hollywood action thriller, but it's only a busy day in the life of the heroic Bauer…

Season 1 unfolds in Los Angeles during the California presidential primary as CIA agent Jack Bauer and his colleagues uncover a murderous plot to assassinate front-running candidate David Palmer. With only 24 hours to uncover the identity of the determined killer, Jack must race against the clock if he has any hope of thwarting the plot. Meanwhile, Jack is distracted by his crumbling marriage and the disappearance of his rebellious teenage daughter. The clock is ticking… Can Jack save the man who may become president? And can he do so while keeping his family intact?

The 24 DVD features a number of breathtaking episodes including the season premiere in which the groundwork for the series and the season is laid. Jack plays chess with his daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) before receiving a call from Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke), his colleague at the Los Angeles Counter Terrorism Unit, telling him to report in for an emergency meeting. Meanwhile, Jack and his wife Teri (Leslie Hope) realize that Kim snuck out of the house during the phone call… When Jack arrives at headquarters, he's informed of a plot to murder Senator David Palmer, the first serious African-American presidential candidate… Other notable episodes from Season 1 include (#8) in which Nina and Tony discover the identity of the mole who is working for Gaines, and (#23) in which terrorists threaten to kill Kim unless Jack complies with their wishes…

Below is a list of episodes included on the 24 (Season 1) DVD:

Episode 1 (12:00 A.M. - 1:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-06-2001
Episode 2 (1:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-13-2001
Episode 3 (2:00 A.M. - 3:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-20-2001
Episode 4 (3:00 A.M. - 4:00 A.M.) Air Date: 11-27-2001
Episode 5 (4:00 A.M. - 5:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-11-2001
Episode 6 (5:00 A.M. - 6:00 A.M.) Air Date: 12-18-2001
Episode 7 (6:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-08-2002
Episode 8 (7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-15-2002
Episode 9 (8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.) Air Date: 01-22-2002
Episode 10 (9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.) Air Date: 02-05-2002
Episode 11 (10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.) Air Date: 02-12-2002
Episode 12 (11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-19-2002
Episode 13 (12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.) Air Date: 02-26-2002
Episode 14 (1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.) Air Date: 03-05-2002
Episode 15 (2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.) Air Date: 03-12-2002
Episode 16 (3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.) Air Date: 03-19-2002
Episode 17 (4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.) Air Date: 03-26-2002
Episode 18 (5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-02-2002
Episode 19 (6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-09-2002
Episode 20 (7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-16-2002
Episode 21 (8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.) Air Date: 04-23-2002
Episode 22 (9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-07-2002
Episode 23 (10:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.) Air Date: 05-14-2002
Episode 24 (11:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.) Air Date: 05-21-2002