Wow! Week 3 had a bunch of close games and surprises

I had some predictions yesterday, and it here's the results... one more to go:

1) Falcons over the Chiefs... Correct.
2) Bills over the Raiders... Correct, but closer than I thought.
3) Bears over Bucs... Wrong, but a close game.
4) Vikings over Panthers... Correct.
5) Patriots over Dolphins... Wrong... an upset... not even close.
6) Giants over Bengals... Correct, but surprisingly close.
7) Titans over Texans... Correct.
8) Cardinals over the Redskins... Wrong.
9) 49ers over Lions... Correct.
10) Seahawks over Rams ... Correct... they got their first win.
11) Broncos over Saints ... Correct, and got close toward the end.
12) Steelers over the Eagles... Wrong, and it was hard fought and low scoring.
13) Colts over the Jags... Wrong... thought the colts had it, but lost it by a FG.
14) Browns over Ravens ... Wrong... wasn't really an upset, but unexpected.
15) Cowboys over the Packers ... Correct... keeping the Cowboys at the top of my rankings.
16) And on Monday Night, I think the Chargers will finally pull off a win. The Jets will probably lose this one, but it will probably be high scoring and hard fought.... and We'll see. (And, I was right)

9-5 this week. (10-5)

Week 2 in the NFL

My predictions this week:
1) Falcons over the Chiefs... Chief's backup QB Thigpen is in their offense hasn't been clicking, despite the Falcons losing pretty badly last week their RB's are looking good and the Chiefs have a horrible run defense.
2) Bills over the Raiders... Raiders' Jamarcuss Russel not looking so hot, so all they do is run. With Fargus out and their back-up McFadden banged up... it's not looking too good. Bills' Marshawn Lynch will run all over the Raiders in this game.
3) Bears over Bucs... The Bears looked good against the Colts, although Peyton Manning wasn't up to par in that game, I think they have what it takes to take down the bucs.
4) Vikings over Panthers... okay so the veteran Gus Ferotte is stepping in for Jackson and Peterson is banged up, but can the Panthers really keep this facade of greatness by winning with slim margins.
5) Patriots over Dolphins... yes, the Patriots are a great team and I want the Dolphins to win won, but I'm not sure they can against the Pats.
6) Giants over Bengals... the Bengals, Carson Palmer, the O-Line, and Ocho-cinco are looking horrendous, and the Giants look like Super Bowl Defenders.
7) Titans over Texans... Texans don't look to good and despite injuries the Titans have they are looking rather good in this matchup.
8) Cardinals over the Redskins... The Card's are on a great 2-0 start with Kurt Warner in his super bowl glory days and MVP form... with the Cardinals? I think they can do it. The Redskins offense is finally starting to click with their new system, but we'll see.
9) 49ers over Lions... not just because the Niners are my team, but because the Lions are just that bad.
10) Seahawks over Rams ... Hopefully a win for the Seahawks here... if they lose this one, they'll take my position at number 32 overall where the Rams now lie in my Rankings.
11) Broncos over Saints ... The Bronco's, despite controversial victory last week are scoring machines, and with Brandon Marshall back have a lot more targets for Cutler.
12) Steelers over the Eagles... yep, the 2-0 Steelers will probably beat the 1-1 Eagles, despite a healthy Donovan McNabb and a hurting Ben Roethlisburger the Steelers will pound this one out.
13) Colts over the Jags... the Colts just have to win this one. David Girrard isn't looking so hot and Peyton Mannings coming back to form.
14) Browns over Ravens ... the 0-2 Browns put up a fight against the Steelers last week, if Braylon Edwards can wipe the grease off his hands they should win this one.
15) Cowboys over the Packers ... despite the Pack looking good so far, they've beaten two lackluster teams, while TO and Romo have been putting up some strong numbers. Rodgers isn't too bad himself, but they're missing some firepower and have some banged up starters and won't have enough to pull this one off.
16) And on Monday Night, I think the Chargers will finally pull off a win. The Jets will probably lose this one, but it will probably be high scoring and hard fought.

Football Season

Today, is the day I get to watch some football. For some odd reason I was really looking forward to the Jets/Dolphins game, and it didn't disappoint. At first I just thought that Miami didn't have much of a chance, but in the final 6 minutes Chad Pennington really brought the heat and made a game out of it. Another exciting drive that I got to see was Delhomme in his final 2 minutes 5 points down against San Diego, and wow, it amazes me the way the ball made it through two defenders to his receiver and pull off the win as time expired off the clock. Now, I'm watching Indi against the bears, and it's turning to be an exciting season already. Too bad, both my Fantasy teams aren't doing well.

D-rawr-ing :)

Okay, so I know the picture is kinda ugly, but I'm kinda proud of it since I did most of it just using paint brushes and smudge and blur in GIMP photo editing software. The first picture I did on some paper at work. I then took a picture of it with my mobile phone and uploaded it. Here's that pic.

Then the rest of this I did in GIMP. I filled in the dark areas with the fill tool and added color with paint tools and used blur to make the nose and eyes.

Then I added a layer on top of that and started making the fur as best I could... and I'm kind of proud about the way it turned out... so here it is.

One last film... or two

I just watched Chaos Theory, starring Ryan Reynolds and some other people that I don't know too well, but it also had Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid from scrubs) who played a very small part. Needless to say, it's a story about love, struggle, and pulling through in a marriage. The movie was very interesting, silly, and at times was even touching. I saw some deeper insights in the movie about how not to communicate with your spouse, how important it is to be open and honest and up-front with your spouse, and how important communication really is, and being a father, of course you have to look for that part. I don't know if I would buy this movie, but it was definitely worth renting, if you're looking for something that's a nice movie.

Another movie with Ryan Reynolds worth a watch is "Definitely, Maybe"

A Few More Movies

Vantage Point: It kinda reminded me of the Shooter and The Bourne Supremacy combined. The beginning of the movie gives you one vantage point at a time with a limited understanding of the events that are taking place up to a certain point in time. Once all the vantage points of the assassination have been shown, the movie progresses from there in the present. Everything ties together and there are some twists and turns along the way, making for a pretty decent action flick.

Michael Clayton: Throughout the movie, I kinda found myself wondering what was going on, and what Michael Clayton's purpose was. It wasn't until the very end of the movie that we gained a small insight on what his job was. The movie was entertaining, but had crude language, suggestive material, and won't be at the top of my list for movies to recommend.

Movies I just saw

I just rented, "Momma's Boy" with Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, Anna Faris, and Jeff Bridges. Jon plays Jeffrey, the son who still lives at home at the age of 29, hence the name of the movie. His mom is played by Diane Keaton, who has babied him since the death of his father as a younger boy. He's got a little bit of attachment issue with his mom, and he begins to feel threatened that her new boyfriend, Self-help guru Mert played by Jeff Daniels, may steal her away from him as he tries to push him out of the house. The characters are well built-up and most seemed to perform well together. I kinda liked the quirkiness and the lack of over-the-top humor, still I found myself laughing anyways. It's rated PG-13; there is some crude language, drug use and reference, and sexual references and innuendo, which don't detract from the movie too much, not that I've ever thought they were necessary. It's worth a rent.

We also rented "Penelope," with Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, and Reese Witherspoon, among others. Besides the fact that the pig nose was a little cheesy looking, the movie was very good. I liked how they developed the story and kept it moving along without too many lulls. Basically, Penelope was born into a rich family, that had known riches for many generations. One great-great-great grand relative announced his love for a servant girl, who killed herself when he rejected her due to her stature. Her mother happened to be a witch who cursed the family. That's where pig-nosed Penelope comes in. She had been hidden away to not cast shame on the family name until the curse could be broken, but the only way to be accepted by someone of her stature, so they had to find her a man willing to marry her. It's a very touching story about trying to be happy with one's self and appearances, and coming to terms with life no matter the cards you've been dealt. Of course, there's some cheesiness factor involved. My 5 year-old enjoyed the flick, but the 3 year-old lost interest. It's rated PG, and there probably wasn't anything too bad for the kids in this one, as I said I let my kids watch it with me. They may lose interest cause it's not really a kiddie type piggy movie, but it's a good watch.