What you can do with Legos
I think almost every little kid has built things with some legos.
I have to admit, after watching this video, I wanted to build something with legos or find a job so I can be called a Lego Master Builder. I’m such a dork, I’m so going to see this lego model of OKC in November. 
Oh, and seven days until Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! Exciting!!
OVERRATED/UNDERRATED- Movies
A new edition of overrated/underrated. I am sure to get lots of feedback whether posititive or negative. A few ground rules- Merit is not brought into questions. It is purely on overrated and underrated not whether one movie is better than the other. Example: Citizen Kane is by all means a better longer last movie than Big Trouble In Little China but I think Citizen Kane is Overrated for what it is, and I think Big Trouble In Little China is underrated for what it is. So with that said lets just jump right into it.
OVERRATED- Little Miss Sunshine
First of all this is a good movie. I enjoyed it, I thought it was clever and funny and an all around enjoyable movie. But it was completely over hyped. I didn’t see it till it came out on video. From the time it was released in theaters to the time it came out on video, everyone and their hamster were praising how amazing the movie was. I was kicking myself for not seeing the movie in theaters. I finally watched it and wow, big let down. I recognized the good points of the movie and why people enjoyed it, but it was so horribly over hyped.
RUNNER UP- Citizen Kane
I know its a classic and it is considered by some to be the greatest film of all time. I will give credit for it being ahead of its time in technology and was a huge influence on future films. But the movie itself was just boring. It was slow, it was tiresome, and the big revealing of Rosebud was just a let down. Again I know how important this film was to the industry. As Dave just pointed out, the story was very effective at the time, but in the present, the story has not held up and I find the movie to be overrated.
UNDERRATED- Big Trouble In Little China
By all means this has “B” movie written all over it. But its pure fun. The movie is funny, exciting, great for quoting, and just goofy all around. It has a huge cult following and is well deserving of so. Like I stated before, is this movie better than Citizen Kane, no. But is Citizen Kane overrated and this movie underrated, yes. This is the one movie in the in world that at any given time of any given day I can put it in and watch it.
RUNNER UP- The Science of Sleep
The science of sleep if a wonderfully visual movie with a unique story behind it. Small dissapointments in a disjointed story and abrupt ending are overshadowed by the unique visuals and whimsical elements created by Michel Gondry. This movie is unknown by many. It is definitely worth watching for some laughs, and its beautiful visuals.
Visual Impact
This magazine has some very incredible images and impacting stories. It is a refreshing look at some well done documentary photojournalism of today.
Fantasy Football is Fantastic
Every Sunday, I flip open my laptop and track my game within the NFL’s games.
Photo: kcondemand.com
On Mondays, I usually watch the primetime stragglers that will decide who gets the “W” that will make the week’s preparations a success.
On Tuesday, I comb Yahoo’s list of who got thrown to how many times to see if anyone on the waiver wire is worth picking up. The rest of the week is spent exchanging e-mails and keeping my trade rumors from the other owners in my league while I tinker with my roster before Sunday’s kickoff at noon.
I play in four fantasy football leagues.
Hi, my name is David. I have a problem.
In case you don’t play, the concept is fairly simple. Before the season begins, I bring my sealed manila envelope filled with my notes from, quite literally, weeks of preparation and reading and get together with 11 of my friends. The 12 of us draft a team with 15 players, and based on the on-field production of our best nine or so players, our teams get points. The most points for that week’s game between the two teams wins.
It gets more complex, but if you aren’t already playing, I’m sure you don’t care.
July has arrived. It’s time to read and assess who I like and don’t like in relation to where most “experts” believe players should be drafted this season. More importantly, it’s time to devise a snarky, semi-offensive name for my team and league.
I’ve been able to do this without guilt and self-loathing for a little more than 24 hours. It didn’t take much of that time to figure out that this will be a unique season.
I serve as commissioner for a league composed of some friends from high school. My other three leagues are made up of owners from two distinct social groups at Missouri.
Since the majority of the owners in my leagues at Missouri have graduated, it’s doubtful we’ll be able to meet up and draft without the help of the Internet. My league at home’s offline draft is still up in the air.
Unlike the passive social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, which just chronicle our existence, fantasy football forces me to keep in contact with people I might not get a chance to see until one of us dies or gets married. (This is the point in the post where someone makes a dated joke about the two not being much different.) My leagues can get intensely competitive at times. It’s not unusual to wake up to ten e-mails when a late-night lopsided trade comes across our league wire. That won’t go away. That competition used to be the best part. This year, I’m not so sure.
I’d heard of the phenomenon before, but never really thought about it until now. I’m excited to finally experience it for myself, and be glad I have a competitive outlet, to give me chances to interact with the people who have made the last seven years of my life so memorable. A league bulletin board post making me laugh out loud is a daily occurrence in almost every one of those leagues. I don’t see that changing.
Rarely do trade negotiations begin without a little small talk. I bet that small talk is a little bigger this season.
Something amazing to do on July 3
The Oklahoma City Museum of Arts is showing “In a Dream.” It’s a captivating documentary about artist Isaiah Zagar, who made a 50,000-square foot mural out of glass and tile. Basically, the film is an honest and artsy freakout. See for yourself below.
The film is showing at 5:30 p.m and 8 p.m. on Friday, July 3.
IN A DREAM: Extended Trailer from Herzliya Films on Vimeo.
TRAILER WATCH: “The Informant”
Matt Damon joins director Steven Soderbergh (Oceans Trilogy) to play a spy that’s the opposite of Jason Bourne. Give it a look.
Beck posts free DJ set
AP PHOTO
“(It’s) a laminated miasma colliding on the bavarian trans expressway with american analog and voicemail emeritus… alabama nukes, rhineland jukes, pony tailed arch dukes, and the anatomically correct scapegoat…”
