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Skipping the Golden Gobes Awards Tonight

There are a lot of people who are so caught up in the entertainment industry and all the celebrity gossip that they cannot imagine skipping the Golden Globes Awards tonight. I’m pretty sure there are still some people who take going to the movies very seriously. One of my married friends has a long term standing date with his wife to go to dinner and the movies every single Friday night – no exceptions.

The last movie I saw in the movie theater pretty much convinced me that I cannot afford a regular movie going habit. The price of two movie tickets plus a tub of popcorn and two drinks was about $50. That is just crazy expensive. A family of four would blow $100 on just one movie. Who can do that in today’s economy?

I looked at the IMDB web site for a list of all the nominees and I have to admit that I have not seen any of the movies nominated and only one or two of the TV shows nominated. It would not be fair for me to offer an opinion on who should win any of the awards – I have not seen them and would only be voting on previous roles or scuttlebutt from the office water cooler.

I wait until morning and read the list of winners in the newspaper or maybe one of the online sites. For me, watching the Golden Globes would be a total waste of time and attention, so I’ll be skipping the awards show tonight.

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3D TV

One thing we have all been hearing about lately is the new 3D technology that has been spouted as the latest craze. Before we get too excited about it though, we need to look at some of its drawbacks. The first major drawback is the money that will be needed to purchase the new TV that is required. Our old TVs won’t be able to work with the new technology and will have to be replaced.

Another drawback will be the necessity of wearing 3D goggles to view the shows produced. That may be uncomfortable as well as a turnoff. There are still more problems with the technology that will occur. In order to redo the thousands of shows for 3D will be problematic for studios as the process to update the shows is difficult and time consuming. My opinion is that this is a technology that will not catch on anytime soon!

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No work some fun

I have been training and studying so hard I think it’s time for some fun so me and a couple of my friends are going out. We are going to go have a nice dinner and then go to a movie. I really want to see Zero Dark Thirty but everyone else wants to see Django Unchained so I guess that’s what we will go see. I just can’t wait for a night of nothing but fun with all my friends this may be the last time I will be able to go out like this because after school I will have at least a couple of weeks of training over the road and won’t be home for weeks or even months.

I am worried about missing my friends and family and holidays but once I get settled I will try be home for all the important things no job is worth sacrificing whats really important.

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That was awesome

I just finished watching Battleship. That was one of the best movies ever! I love having cable. The onDemand feature is cool for when you don’t want to go to the theater, but want to see something new. Today it was totally worth it to buy that movie. I just wish that they lasted longer than twenty four hours. I wouldn’t mind watching it again, but I have to work. Oh well, maybe I will buy that one on DVD. It is definitely worth it.

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Avengers

I just went to the movies to see Avengers. It was awesome! I have always loved Marvel Superheros since I was a kid. Over the last few years, Hollywood has put out Marvel hero movies in record number. Iron Man just plain rocked! Now with all of them together in the Avenger series, I know for a fact that a second one will be forthcoming. As soon as it comes out on DVD, I plan to buy it. I may even reserve it ahead of time on Amazon if I can. In, can’t wait for the next one mode. Woop!

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Movies

We have been watching a whole lot of movies lately around our house. I am not quite sure why but I think it must be a lack of interesting things to watch on regular T.V. I think we have had our fill of repeat shows and we need something new.

Of course, I am looking forward to the NFL season coming up. The problem is that it has not arrived as of yet. Until then, I guess we’ll be found at the video store.