Michael Buble

So Bianca finally got to use the Christmas Present I got her (4 1/2 months later), which were tickets to the Michael Buble Crazy Love Tour concert in the Staples Center yesterday on Apr 9, 2010.

I was a little leery about going to the concert because as I have described Buble on numerous occasions, "he is just a glorified American Idol contestant". He doesn't write (much) of his own music and basically sings karaoke for a couple of hours (this was my whole idea of who MB was). Don't get me wrong, I enjoy his voice and have listened to his albums on repeat from time to time, but I thought he was overpaid and got too much hype. I was wrong.

Buble is a performer and was awesome. He was funny, entertaining, and had a very likable personality. He's not cocky like I thought he was and wasn't boring at all. It was definitley a pleasant surprise and I am officially a fan of his now.

He had the perfect mix of standup, as he went through a few people in the crowd and embarrassed them a little, and singing (and boy can he sing). At one point in the show he walked away from his mic and was singing out loud without one. The stadium was dead silent , but you can somehow still here Buble clear from every seat in the house. He had such a powerful voice, it was amazing to me.

MB was a pleasant experience and I'm glad that we had the oppurtunity to watch him. I'm highly considering taking vocal lessons for a while so that I can improve my singing and one day perform for my fans at the Staples Center. Is it a dream or destiny?

Whale Watchers

So Steph and I have finally made the decision to lose weight for real. We started up weight watchers and are going to take it very seriously. I have less than 8 months to lose my weight before the BIG DAY, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh (that's "ah" terrified, not "awe" cute). My initial goal was 80 lbs, but I think I'll be happy with losing 50 lbs. I mean I am a strapping young man regardless of weight.

Oh, and the story behind whale watchers takes us back to when I was a wee lad. One night, during the week, my mother and father were leaving the house. I asked them where they were headed and they told me weight watchers. I assumed they said whale watching and asked if I could go. They didn't let me :(. I was so jealous and upset that they wouldn't take me. I vowed to one day, when I was old enough, go to whale watching during the week at night. Unfortunately for me, I stuck to my promise and am now doing weight watchers during the week at night. Sad.

I'm starting at 274 lbs. That's right 274 lbs. I wrestled at 160 lbs in high school (that wasn't my normal weight), but I am definitely close to 100 lbs heavier than what my normal weight in high school was. I'll be setting up before and after pics, probably every 2 weeks so we can see results in the making.

If anyone has any tips, strategies, or recipes don't be greedy and let me know. Thanks for your support.

And the Snubbing Goes To...

So Oscar night is officially over and the snubbing has begun! I haven't seen all of the movies that were up for best picture, but did watch all 3 of the front runners: Inglorious Basterds, The Hurt Locker, and Avatar.

In my opinion Avatar should've won. Easily. The guy changed the way movies are made and yet, he get's snubbed twice (for best picture and best director). His movie was the biggest thing ever to happen to the movies and yet, he doesn't come home with the trophy. That is some BS. The Hurt Locker was 3rd on my list between those 3 movies. It was slow at times, and dragged on. I get it, it's about what is going on with a handful of our troops that are overseas, but really a movie should win for it's story and the way it was filmed. Not because it's about a serious topic.I respect and pray for our troops too, but just because a movie is made about it, doesn't mean that it should've won.

Too often does the academy choose a movie, simply because it's sad. The Hurt Locker was a good movie, but didnt' nearly deserve the hype and awards that it won.

This goes for Meryl Streep too. I didn't see Blind Side, so can't really hate on Sandra Bullock winning best actress. But Meryl Streep did such a good job on Julie & Julia, I can't see how someone else could've beaten her.

Well this is just my opinion, I'm sure some of you agree or disagree. To those who disagree with me, Snub you!

Heavy Lies the Crown

Zen Robbi has come out with a new album, "Heavy Lies the Crown" and I must say it's pretty damn good. Go on check it out, you can download it on itunes or buy a copy off Timmy. That's right, if you didn't know him you'd assume that Zen Robbi was just another up and coming band. Well they are... but it's also Tim Baker's band (an LD Products employee and personal friend of mine). They're extremely talented and have proven it again with this new album.

Song like "Assh*les" and "Kings of California" will pay rent in your head and ultimately become a home owner at a low APR. I found myself singing "Assh*les" all day yesterday and that's not a bad thing at all.

Good luck to Timmy and Zen Robbi, great album hope to see you top the billboards!

San Francisco Valentines Pillow Fight

Feathers filled the air, flashes of white lights in my head, it was a scene straight from Braveheart (or any other war movie) with soldiers screaming "freedom" and eyes filled with rage. It was the 3rd annual Valentines Pillow Fight in San Francisco.

I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I agreed to take part in this event, but I'm sure glad I did. I've heard that over 7,000 people attended the mass pillow fight at Justin Herman Plaza once the clock struck 6pm on Sunday and I think that's pretty accurate, because the streets were full (and I mean full) of people clutching pillows in their hands.

I admit when I first walked up and saw the mess I was a little nervous. There were mosh pits of people swinging their pillows as hard as they can and often making contact with sombody's head. When we finally walked into a mosh pit we saw a 1 v 1 battle between two guys who were going at it pretty intensely. Once the fight looked like it was going to turn to fist, the two guys smiled and shook hands, "good fight". The overall morale was friendly, although there was the occasional crazy person (who we avoided when possible).

There were a few mosh pits I joined in and swung my pillow cracking the smile off a few people's faces, but remember this was a pillow fight, so I too took a blow or two. In one incident I was walking away from the mosh pit and boom, I saw a white flash, I turn around to see who nailed me and got cracked again by someone else. A wave of energy filled my body and I rushed back into the mosh pit to unleash a fury on others. I'm sure a few other people saw the "white flash" and although I'm unsure if I hit the guys who cheap shotted me, I like to think I got them back. I had to eventually come out of the pit, because my lungs were full of feathers. We saw people walk up with masks and thought they were just wusses, man was I wrong. I wish I had a mask. I think i'm still coughing out feathers from time to time.

The fight lasts from 6pm to 10pm and turns into a dance party with a DJ. We didn't stay long enough for the dance party, but did have an awesome time. I recommend if you are ever near the bay area during valentines to participate in this extravoganza. It's guaranteed good times.

Spiderman 4

Wow, I just read that the production of Spiderman 4 has been aborted. How do you quit on the series that has grossed over $750,000,000 per movie that they have made? Spiderman 3 was even more successful than Spiderman 2, so you think you got to continue with what's hot.

Tobey Mcguire will no longer play Peter Parker (spiderman) and Kirsten Dunst will no longer be Mary Jane (which I think is a good thing since she's hideous anyway).

The villain of part 4 was supposed to be Carnage which is one of the great villains in comic books. I was really looking forward to this. It's a shame. From what I heard Marvel was bought out by Disney so of course Disney is going to make the movie the way they do. The new Spiderman movie which is still set to be made is going to take place as Peter Parker is in high school. I'm guessing it's going to be High School Musical meets Spiderman which is going to be terrible. Whatever, I'll still watch it and probably memorize some of the dances (ok definitely memorize some of the songs), but it's a shame. It truly is. At least Percy Jackson and the Olympians looks AWESOME.

Good luck Zack Effron as Spiderman!

Vizsla Puppies

Happy New Year everybody! On New Years Day I went to Arrowhead. There isn't much to do there, so like always we went to the Arrowhead outlets and shopped. What I wasn't expecting to shop for was a little brown puppy. It was so cute. It was a weiner dog (a salchichon) and the perfect gift for my mother. Luckily, I text Steph and she talked me out of it.

Through this experience I realized how much I missed my little Dukey Wukey :( . I miss having a dog (a real dog, not Cassady (Pablo's dog)). So Monday morning came around and Steph and I decided to look up Vizsla rescues which lead to vizsla puppies and they are cutest things ever! I wish this van was ours!

Steph and I are waiting for the ok from Mom so that we can "rescue" a dog soon. I want to do it soon, because I know I won't be able to handle a vizsla on my own once Bianca and I get married. Vizsla's have way too much energy for us. So this is my last chance at living with a vizsla before the wedding.

I love you Dukey!