Sideways

We watched this movie last night, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I love wine, so I found that element of the movie particularly entertaining. I was quite surprised that Myles' favorite was Pinot Noir...from my understanding, that's not one of the more popular wines. I also didn't know there was a white sauvignon! Anyway, when Mia was describing why she loved wine, it was awesome! There was one point in the movie when Jennifer got up to get a drink or something, so I paused it. She was really taken back and said "You PAUSED it?!?! It's not like you'd miss anything!" Obviously, she was not amused by the movie. I loved it! It was definitely on a much different level than your typical comedy. I thought it was a REAL movie. I could have done without the big ugly overweight man running naked, but it was short lived. A few observations: when tasting various wines, they never rinsed out the glass or got a new one, they just dumped it out and poured the next wine in, even with the remaining drops of the previous wine still at the bottom of the glass. How can you scrutinize the next wine at the level Myles and Mia did if there were always traces of other wines mixed in?? Secondly, everytime Myles hit a golf ball, it was a horrible shot, not even in the same zip code as his intended target. However, when it came time to hit a ball at the people trying to play through, he hit their golf cart dead on! I can appreciate the humor in that, but it didn't go unnoticed. I thought it was very tasteful when Myles and Mia stayed the night together. They went in to her house for the night, but the camera did not follow. Darkness faded to morning light and then the camera entered Mia's house. They made their point without including a sex scene. Not that there wasn't a sex scene...who could forget that! I think that scene should be shown to 12 year old boys who pray to God to please let them see a naked woman. Wow. They'd never forget that. Anyway, I really enjoyed the movie. I laughed quite a bit. Loved the scenery. One thing I can't figure out still is why they named it Sideways? I've been searching for some deep meaning or relevance, but I come up empty. Any ideas?

I've Been Tagged

Been a while, huh? Well, my wife interrupted my intense game of Madden '05 to inform me that I really need to update my blog because people tagged me or something. So, I told Brett to hang on for a minute while I answer these questions...

10 years ago today- I had been dating Jenn for 2 1/2 months and was working at a bank and about to enter my sophomore year of college. I lived at home, played racquetball all the time, and drove an obnoxious looking pickup with a lift kit, mud tires, roll bar, and KC lights.

5 years ago- Was working for Monte J White & Associates, waiting to go to Officer Training School in USAF, but my horrible shin splints prevented me from doing that!

1 year ago- Recently finished my MBA and was feverishly searching for a new career.

yesterday- Worked all day, came home to eat dinner, go swimming with the family, told Jenn I SERIOUSLY want to try to see Favre and the Pack play at Lambeau Field this year, paid some bills and went to bed.

Tomorrow- Work all day, then come home and start the weekend, doing whatever comes next. I should finish mowing, but my lawnmower dies every 15 minutes...are you supposed to put oil in those things?

5 snacks I enjoy- extra super ultra movie butter lover's popcorn with a cup of salt, anything chocolate, Velveeta & rotel, El Chico's chips and queso, fresh homemade chocolate chip cookies

5 adult beverages I enjoy- dry red wine (preferably Italian), Shiner Bock on tap, shots of Premium Wild Turkey or Crown Royal, Killian's Red, margaritas

5 bands I know the lyrics to- Bon Jovi (dont laugh), Poison (stop laughing), Kenny Chesney. Uh...Celine Dion, New Kids On The Block, MC Hammer...just kidding. Garth and Tim McGraw.

5 things I would do with $100 000 000- buy a villa in Tuscany, buy nice cars and houses for friends and family, build a HUGE log cabin (with my own hands) in Colorado and host Christmas every year, make millions more in currency arbitrage and commodity futures, and oh yeah - tell Donald Trump he can be my apprentice

5 locations I would like to run away to- Italy, Rocky Mountains, Swiss Alps, Vegas, Italy

5 bad habits I have- grinding my teeth (I've had 2 root canals!), staying up too late, being lazy, getting the newspaper in just my underwear (just kidding), eating too much

5 things I love doing- playing with my girls, having friends/family over, traveling, going to NFL and NHL games, eating

5 movies I like- How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, Radio, Shawshank Redemption, Top Gun, Varsity Blues, anything with Julia Roberts

5 famous people I would love to meet- Brett Favre, Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis, Condoleeza Rice, Larry the Cable Guy (JK!)

5 biggest joys at the moment- my wife & kids, waiting for my son to arrive, living & working in Fort Worth, not having to study for anything, upcoming NFL & NHL season!

5 favorite toys- new laptop, Playstation 2, Polly Pockets, Barbies, costume jewelry - HURRY UP SON, SAVE ME!

5 people to tag- Jennifer, Wendell, Paige, Laura, Josh


OK, we're 2 months or less away from the birth of our son and we still haven't named him yet. For months now, we've just been calling him Favre. This seems really crazy, but the name is actually starting to stick!! Maybe we'll name him Michael Favre Wimberley...or Colin Favre Wimberley...what do you think??