Grizzly Bear Energy

 I've seen this around for a while but haven't given it a try...until now. 

Not bad....actually good!

I'm interested in other flavors after trying this one. They're pretty tasty! Not that they will replace Ghost. Buuut, I'm all for trying other flavors. 

In price they are equal which is a shame. Drop these cans by 50 cents and I might be enticed to switch. But until then, I'll call things a tie for now and move on. 

Nerf football

 Who DIDN'T have one of these as a kid growing up?? 

They were the best to play football with your friends. The worst when they got wet and you'd continually squeeze them to get the water out. And the saddest, when people tore hunks out of it, signaling the beginning of the end for the football. 

Though I remember playing with a ratty version way more than a newer one, these bring back good memories. Even the new designed ones that came out later were cool to everyone you new. Gaining a new nerf football back in the day gave you the kind of social status that just isn't around anymore. 

Those were the days...

Jackpot!

 

I'm reminded of another game from Tomy someone had, that I played with all the time when I went over to his house. It was a simple stupid game of flipping the lever and seeing if you got matching symbols or not. The sticker on the toy told you what would count as a jackpot. Though you never won anything, it was fun to see when all three symbols popper up. 

I loved this little thing, but because it was similar to slot machines, which was gambling, which was a sign of Satan, we were never allowed to have one of our own I'm sure. 

Tomy Games

 

I remember one year for Xmas, My 2 brothers and I got these mini-games from Tomy toys. 

The wind up figures all fit in the carry case that you could take anywhere and play a mini game with. I got the football one which was really the lamest of the three. Essentially, you used the footballs (that neither figure could carry across the board until they were pushed down or off the board. You have 4 downs to do so. 

My brother's had much better games. Like this bowling one you wound up to see how many pins he could knock down on the edge of the board. We played this one a lot. 

Another winner was the boxing one. Uber fun as you'd see if you could knock down or shove your opponent off the board to win. 

Simple games for a simpler time. 

Have a good weekend folks!

 

Jackass: Best and Last (review)

 I've seen them all. But this was the only one I didn't see in theaters. 

Just was over it by now. The gangs have a lot of "been there-done that" to them and the franchise should've bowed out after the 4th movie, but the money was just too good I guess. 

This movie bombed in theaters and I think the main reason is they admit showing old footage we'd seen before. Like a highlight reel to pad time for half a movie they made. The new people are completely forgettable and some of them who received opening credits do NOTHING in the entire film. Like, what was the point??

I will admit, the movie shows a few "never-before-seen" stunts and even one or 2 newer ones that made me chuckle but the magic is certainly done with this series. 

Johnny Knoxville said this was the last one. And even if he was lying the box office numbers aren't. This one was truly the last. 

RIP

The Last House (review)

 I don't know how many times I've seen a movie with this plot. 

A family comes in from the rain, which ends up trapping them inside the house. (the rain) Now they must survive with limited food supply and no way out, while also dealing with a mysterious alien threat that can kill them all. 

Is this movie interesting in the first act? You bet it is. The "why" and "how" they plan to survive is fleshed out pretty well, as they witness other neighbors stuck in their houses as well, struggle with survival. 

Does the 2nd act involve a dilemma where they must find a way out of the house to save someone's life? 

Of course! I called that from the very beginning of the movie. For a while I'll admit, I wasn't sure they were going to do it, but thankfully they follow the classic formula hollywood has been using for the past 30 years.

Does the ending explain itself and wrap up with a clear understanding of what went on?

Oh ho ho... no. Remember "Signs"? The movie that dealt with an alien invasion only to find out in the end that these people can be hurt by water....which is what our planet is mostly made out of. Which leads you to wonder how "smart" these aliens were to invade in the first place???

Think that ending, but 11 times lamer. I was confused on the ending and though the movie tries to explain to you what went on, the whole plot makes zero sense. 

Avoid this movie. It isn't worth your time.  

PASS!

 No I didn't read the book in one day. I cracked open the first chapter, flipped through the next 100 pages and put it up. 

It's entirely in 1st person. The most hated writing style for me. I can't stand it. 

Sure I endure it for the classics. Frankenstein, Dracula, Last of the Mohicans, Sherlock Holmes, Jekyll and Hyde, etc. But in modern day writing? It feels SO MUCH like bad fan fiction. 

I can't explain it, but it's true. It grates on my last nerve to find a book written like that today. 80% of Star Wars fan fiction I read back in the day was in first person and I believe because it's the laziest way to write a novel these days. Like you're reading someone's journal. BOR-RING. 

Too bad. I really wanted to know what was in this. Maybe I'll look up a review online and get the cliff notes that way. but one thing's for sure, this book is NOT for me. 

I got better things to do with my time.