I am sitting here watching Superbad for like  the 20th time and I decided to comprise my top ten favorite stupid movies.

Before I get to my list, I think it is important that I clarify what I mean by stupid movie.  I don’t like movies that are just stupid and are based only on the merits of being stupid.  I like movies that are borderline slapstick, but not in a Mel Brooks kind of way.  One essential criteria a good stupid movie must have is that it must be quotable.  The plot can be half-retarded (because you never go full retard), the actors can be complete no-names, and the script can be atrocious as long as it has good quotable lines.

And now for my list:

10	9	8
7	6	5
4	3	2
1

And there you have it.

Joe.

Since I was home sick.  Which is extremely sick, because subconsciously I play it up pretty good.  I basically slept the entire day.

When I actually got the energy/motivation/gumption to get out of bed, I watched The Incredible Hulk movie.  I actually liked it.  Mostly, I think, because I didn’t expect it to be any good at all. 

Ed Norton is good even in bad movies, so I had to watch it.  I got inspired to do something that I haven’t done in a very long time.  Draw.

And here is what I came up with.

Not too bad for a rusty hand and a set of five-year-old pencils.

It was relaxing at least.

I have spent the last two days at home with Daniel medicating his recurring temperature.  I probably have bed sores from the hours spent on the couch with him watching family movies.

At last, with his symptoms subsided, we figure he can go back to school and I can go back to work.

And Now…It’s My Turn.

I have a fever and ache all over.  My grasp on work slips further (or is it farther) into the distance.  I just have to hang my head and hope that tomorrow will prove to be a productive day.

*sigh*

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And there you have it.

Joe.

Today for my birthday, Joyce cooked my favorite meal, Pot Roast.  Daniel got me a card, drew me a picture, and gave me his “I’m 4 years old” ribbon that he wore on his 4th birthday.  Savannah texted me a birthday wish.  And my parents send me a birthday card with some money.

But then I got an unexpected surprise.  My first cousin, Jimmy, got a job in Atlanta and will be moving near me from Florida.  His son and Daniel are the same age and, though they only met at a recent family reunion in New York, they seem to get along well.

I am very excited as I haven’t had a relative live in the same city as me since I was a kid, and never anyone from my Father’s side of the family.

I have wanted Daniel to play baseball for years, but he hasn’t really been that interested, so I didn’t push the issue.  At the family reunion, however, he played baseball with Dominic, who is very good at it. 

When I say Dominic is very good at baseball, I don’t mean he’s good at it for a five year old, I mean he’s very good at it for a seven or eight year old, despite the fact that he’s five.  This kid can switch hit standard sized baseballs pitched overhand.  It is no surprise that Dominic is good at baseball.  His father and his uncle, Michael, both excelled at the game.  Jimmy won a baseball scholarship.

Since playing with Dominic, Daniel has been very interested in baseball.  Now that they will be living in the Atlanta area, not only can they be playmates, but Daniel can learn some baseball from him.

And there you have it.

Joe.