What Is....

Movie Quotes

$200: "I've been thinking. If you're here and I'm here doesn't that make it our time?"

$400: "I love self-loathing complaint rock you can dance to."

$600: "Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good."

$800: " Hey, wait a minute, there's no birthday party for me here! "

$1000: "Yeah, yeah, Joanie loves Chachi, but does Chachi give a flyin' fuck about Joanie?"

Final Jeopardy:

Name the common link to all of the above movies.

If There's Something Weird & It Don't Look Good...Who You Gonna Call?

For the love of Bob Cat Bob....tonight's games are quite possibly the longest games ever...that or I am just a little on the impatient side. I keep switching back and forth between between Monday Night Football and the Red Sux/Angels game...all the while cruising around the world of Facebook. Now I have added blogging and iPod listening to the mix...how's that for multi-tasking? So let's shuffle.

Earth Angel by Death Cab Cutie - So there are like a dozen versions of this song that you can download but this one is by far the best. The only downside is that you have to buy the whole album but it is totally worth it. I can't think of a better way to describe this version than to say that it is totally reminiscent of the high school dance days. DCFC has come a long way over a short period of time but a large part of their appeal is their high school garage band sounding music. What can I say? When I hear this song I think streamers, balloons, girls in overpriced dresses and guys who are cursing themselves for buying a wrist corsage because a pin on one would have given them a chance to...well you know. Bottom line is that this is a romantic song no matter how does it but DCFC just does it in a real way and I love it. Best Line: "I'm just a fool in love with you."

Come To My Window by Melissa Etheridge - So I used to love this song. Honestly, it was one of my favorite songs to sing in the car and in the shower. Melissa rocks this love song out and I think that is awesome. It oozes passion and it is well written and just overall a damn good song that gets bonus points for paying tribute to the whole Romeo and Juliet balcony thing. Oh and it has a killer opening verse. That's right...not just a killer opening line but an opening verse. The problem is that every now and then someone or something will use a song and then suddenly you think of that whenever you hear the song. In this case...it was the fine folks behind South Park and I usually forced to change the song rather than think of the scene it was used in. Damn it all. Best Line: "I would dial the numbers just to listen to your breath."

Just Fine by Mary J Blige - Here is another song that I also think of a pop culture moment whenever I listen to it. In this case it is of Michael Strahan singing and dancing to this song in the locker room before the Superbowl. Yet that always makes me laugh instead of nauseous like the pop culture moment that the previous song reminds me of. But I digress...this is a new song to make the Millie Dance List. In the right mood I am able to sing and dance all over the place to this song. Today was one of the those as I jammed to this as I drove home from work today. Work was work but I was in a pretty great mood this afternoon. Sometimes all it takes is taking a minute to appreciate the flowers and all they have to offer. Best Line: "Appreciate life...so glad that I've got mine."

Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. - I refuse to believe that there is a person alive who doesn't like this song. They either don't want to admit it or haven't heard it. It is impossible not dance just a little bit when you hear this song...even if it is just a head pop. This is one of the wacky songs that can even get you doing the really stuff like using your hand as a"phone" when asked "who you gonna call?" Seriously, as I listen it to right now and I kicking myself for not listening to it more often. I guess that I had forgotten how much I love it. I think that I will be butchering it next time I hit the karaoke bar. Best Line: " Who you gonna call...GHOSTBUSTERS!".

As I Lay Me Down by Sophie B Hawkins - The sweet melodies and lyrics of this song make it an irresistible song for me. I think that I was like 12 when it came out and I loved it then and still really enjoy it now. That is staying power! Seriously though...it is not an overly sweet or stalker-ish song. It is a simple love song from a girl to the guy who is somewhere else. Admit it...you liked it too when it first came out. Best Line: "I'm still recalling things you said to make me feel alright, I carried them with me today."

I'd Die For You by Bon Jovi - Talk about a totally awesome power ballad. It is on my list of songs that I hope that I will one day get to hear them play live. In addition to the killer intro and the amazingness of Jon's ballad voice...it has pretty damn awesome lyrics. OK so it they are not incredibly profound or anything but they are real. They are a confession of imperfection and love...and quite honestly...is there anything hotter than that? Best Line: " But if I could see inside you maybe I'd know just who we are 'cause our love is like a hunger...without it we would starve."

God it pains me to say this but let's hear it for the bloody Red Sux and their incredible win over the Angels tonight. I hate to admit it but that was one hell of a finish to what had up until that point had been rather dull game. I am only happy for them because this means that they are one step closer to losing to Manny in the World Series. It is all going according to plan.

Overdosing on Sports

I love sports...but holy smokes was today tough. If only I would have had two TVs in my living room so I could watch both football and baseball. Actually, it would have required three TVs to watch all of the games that I wanted to watch but that would have been a bit excessive...even for me.

My quick summary of football...and I do mean quick because I really only watched it when the baseball games were at a commercial is that football would suck without the Mannings.

Let's start with Eli. There should be no doubt in any one's mind that Eli is the real deal. He is not better than Peyton...but I will submit to you that he is younger and still developing as a professional quarterback. Take that how you will. My point is that I watched him off and on through his game today and he looked damn sharp on the field. At 4-0...he is showing the football world that he is all grown up and can handle the pressure of being on a championship team. He is proving that last year's Superbowl win was not a fluke and that he and his Giants are contenders for it again this year. With the state of the Colts this season...let's just say that I am pulling for the Giants as I would rather have a Manning in the Superbowl than a Romo, McNabb, and so on.

Speaking of the Colts...I will admit that I was swearing under my breath as I watched the score ticker and saw the Colts falling further and further behind the damn Texans. And yet in the 4th Peyton and boys proved that they are champions at heart and managed to pull off the greatest comeback thus far this season. Never mind the fact that they were up by 10 at the end of the 1st quarter and went into the locker room at halftime trailing by 7. I don't care what anyone says...Peyton Manning is the best quarterback playing the game.

I didn't see the Ravens losing this weekend and I was surprised that the Jags lost. I just figured that after the way that they started off the game that it was their night. Sorry Kenny.

Let's hear it for the Phillies and them taking about the Brewers today...not that the Brewers really had much of a chance to begin with. That being said...the Phillies are looking pretty damn good. Honestly, I think that they deserve it more but it would go against my strong desire for a Dodgers/Red Sux showdown in the World Series. So nothing personal against the Phillies...but can I hear a "Let's Go Manny!"?

Sucks To Be A Cubs Fan

I may have gotten the # of games wrong but so far things are going according to plan.

Let's here it for Manny and the rest of the Dodgers!

Blue Not Like Your Hair Is Dyed...Blue Just Like The Moon

Happy Saturday. I really do apologize for the lack for daily blogging. My only excuse is that it is a combination of Facebook, MLB Playoffs, and lack of sleep. The good news is that it is now taking me almost an hour to built up enough online points to play my favorite Facebook game, the baseball games don't start for another few hours, and I actually slept for about eight hours last night....so let's blog.

So let's totally steal from Entertainment Weekly again and discuss 16 Great Simpson's Best Guest Voices.

#16 Alec Baldwin as Caleb Thorn in Bonfire of the Manatees. In this episode Marge leaves Homer because she is pissed that he was allowing Fat Tony to film a porno in her house. So a series of events ends up meeting Caleb, who is a friend of the Manatees. I kept wanting to tell Caleb that "It is OK to love Manatees...it is another thing to be in love with Manatees." While it was not one of the better Simpson's episodes I have to say that Alec did a pretty good job. I much preferred him doing his own voice in "When You Dish Upon A Star".

#15 Jack Black as Milo in Husbands and Wives. I don't care for Jack Black and can't say that I was impressed with him in this episode. Luckily it was more a cameo than a guest starring role.

#14 Glenn Close as Mother Simpson in various episodes: Absolute genius. Her motherly voice was the perfect choice for this role. I am actually kind of bummed that they killed her off.

#13 Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Bergstrom in Lisa's Substitute: There a few voices that are truly distinctive and wonderful and Dustin's is one of them. There is just something comforting about it so it is no wonder that Lisa developed a crush on him. Hell...I develop of crush on him every time he speaks. Of course it was easier while watching the Simpson's episode because let's face it, Dustin is no Derek Jeter. Nevertheless....Great guest voice.

#12 Beverly D'Angelo as Lurlene Lumpkin in Colonel Homer: Another great choice. Beverly also has a pretty distinct voice and while you knew it was her while watching the episode you weren't think of the National Lampoon's movies the whole time.

#11 Harvey Fierstein as Karl in Simpson and Delilah: Karl is one of my favorite one time characters on the Simpsons but I honestly never really thought about how did the voice until today. The light bulb went off as I made the connection.

#10 Sarah Gilbert as Laura in The New Kid on the Block: She was not one of the best all time guest voices...she will be memorable because she was Bart's first crush.

#9 Winona Ryder as Alison from Lisa's Rival. I never knew that it was Winona. I never really like this episode so that is probably why I never paid attention to who it was.

#8 Mandy Patinkin as Hugh in Lisa's Wedding: Love the episode, never paid attention to who was in it. The weird thing is the Hugh was British and you know what a sucker I am for accents. Oh well. Seriously though...great episode.

#7 Michelle Pfeiffer as Mindy in The Last Temptation of Homer: No wonder Homer was tempted by Mindy. Michelle has a super sexy voice. Once again...the Simpsons crew got it right.

#6 Meryl Streep as Jessica Lovejoy: I never really thought about it but Meryl's voice really does have an evil and sensual touch to it. Another great choice.

#5 John Waters as John in Homer's Phobia: This is one of my all-time favorite episodes and it is because of John. Of course it was serious typecasting but the fact is that you couldn't just throw any gay actor into the role. John's voice was openly gay...but not overly gay which is why it was great.

#4 Lisa Kudrow as Alexis in Lard of the Dance: She this one didn't work for me because Lisa's voice will always be Phoebe. It kinda ruined the episode since Alexis was supposed to be Lisa's age.

#3 Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce as Sideshow Bob and Cecil in multiple episodes: It is almost hard to classify Kelsey Grammer as a guest voice being that he has been in so many episodes. That being said...Sideshow Bob was always made better by the presence of Cecil. Both were totally awesome guest voices on the show....and I still hold out hope that they will make one last appearance. And I have to agree with EW's point that it was borderline sacrilege that Sideshow didn't even have a cameo in The Simpsons Movie.

#2 Marisa Tomei as Sara Sloane in a Star Is Born Again: What I like about the Simpsons crew is their ability to pick a voice that can surprise you. I never would have classified Marisa as having a "sex kitten" voice but she did in this episode. It was another brilliant choice.

#1 Ricky Gervais as Charles in Homer Simpson, This Your Wife: This is my #2 favorite Simpson's episode and it is because of Ricky. His accent wasn't as much sexy but as it was funny. I actually bought the Simpson's Testify album just so I could have his song "Lady" and "Lady Riff" on my iPod because they are so funny.

Now let's end with a few of my favorites that were left of this list.

Danny Devito as Homer's brother Herb.

Neil Patrick Harris as himself playing Bart on TV.

Every MLB player who played himself in Homer at bat but especially Darryl Strawberry.

Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm. She was destined to be the voice of a lawyer.

Sam Neil as the Cat Burglar...have I mentioned that I love Sam's voice.

Julia-Louise Dreyfus as Gloria. Not once while watching it did I think of Seinfield which is awesome.

Albert Brooks at Hank Scorpio. I know that he did many voices on the Simpsons but this was by the far his very best one-time character.

Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer. Kiefer is hot no matter what form.

Johnny Cash as the chile induced coyote.

Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff. Jon too has played many characters on the show but this is my favorite.

George Carlin as Seth.

Phil Hartman as Lyle Langley. It is hard to put into words what Phil did for the Simpsons. This was my favorite role of Phil's because of when he sang the Monorail song.

Simon Cowell as the preschool judge.

John Goodman and Henry Winkler as the biker gang guys. (totally forgot their names and too lazy to check wikipedia.).

Pierce Brosnan as the house.

Finally...Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie Simpson. Sure it was only one word but the point is that it was Elizabeth Taylor.

Even now...The Simpson's is still a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff on TV.

Birthday Suits Abound

Holy Smokes...my Facebook obsession has come back something fierce. I think that it is largely due to my lack of sleep but that's okay. If I wouldn't have gotten a crabby phone call asking about the blog this evening...I might not have been able to tear myself away from the world of Facebook, where I spent the evening throwing virtual fish and Vice President Candidates at people. So upon surfing my favorite sites looking for inspiration...here is my take on EWs 30 Unforgettable Nude Scenes.

30: Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall: So I just saw this movie last night and I loved it. I think that it is an incredibly smart move to have Jason nude in the beginning of the movie. It made the whole scene all the more awkward and for that reason, people can relate to him. He won serious "lost puppy dog" points in my book. Hell, Jason is becoming one of my favorite comedic actors. Maybe I can convince Neil to get an autograph.

29: Uma Thurman in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: Never seen it so I can't say it.

28: Julianne Moore in Short Cuts: I have seen the movie and can honestly say that I had forgotten the whole nude scene. So for me...it just doesn't make the cut.

27: Donald Sutherland in Animal House: So, so, so gross.

26: John Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda: Funny and yet oddly disturbing at the same time.

25: Bart Simpson in The Simpsons Movie: Funny but unfortunate because it sparked an overuse of the phrases "I like men" and "Bountiful penis". Oh well...it is certainly the most unexpected one so far on the list.

24: Craig Daniel in Casino Royale: Quite honestly the only reason for a girl to see this movie is to see this scene. Never mind the whole torture part of it...the man takes good care of his body and boy did he show it in this movie.

23: Brigiette Bardot in Le Mepris: I have never even heard of this movie or the actress.

22: Kate Winslet in Titanic/Iris/Little Children: So quite honestly...if I looked this smoking while in the buff...I would probably want to show it off it too. The nice thing is that the each movie takes the nudity to a different level. It Titanic it was all about innocence lost in young love, in Iris is was all about deep and sensual love, and in Little Children it desperate passion which shows that she is smoking hot and a great actress.

21: Peter Sellers in A Shot in The Dark: Never seen it and guessing that for that I should be grateful.

20: Viggo Mortensen in Easter Promises: Now I must say that the movie was amazing without the nudity. The nudity just took it to another level of greatness. Viggo is a damn sexy man.

19: Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat: So gross and yet so funny.

18: Kirk Douglas in Saturn 3: WTF is Saturn 3?

17: Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights: Still can't get past the fact that I first saw this with Big Red so I think that the nudity was lost on me. Besides...there wasn't much left to see after the CK ads...not that I am complaining about either.

16: Elizabeth Hurley and Mike Myers in Austin Powers: More funny than sexy...and the joke went on for a little bit longer than needed.

15: Russell Crowe in Hammers Over the Anvil: Once again I must WTF is this movie?

14: Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminal: There is no denying that the Govenator had an amazing body back in the day. Plus he rocked the accent so mucho bonus points.

13: Daryl Hannah in Splash: I haven't seen this movie since I was a kid so I have no real memory or opinion of the lack of clothing. I suppose that they had to make her naked at some point though based on the fact that she was a mermaid for goodness sake.

12: Graham Chapman in The Life of Brian: More important than why he needed to be naked in this movie is the question of why I have seen it more than once?

11: Cast of Calendar Girls: Have to admit that I have never seen it. I have heard that it is tasteful and funny and blah blah blah but the fact is that I want to hide from the future in that regards as long as possible.

10: Cast of The Fully Monty: At the risk of sounding sexist...I found this to be cinematic genius. It was so funny that the yuck factor was practically nonexistence.

9: Will Ferrell in Old School: So so so funny. It definitely brings back some memories from my younger, wilder days. This really was the last truly funny movie that Will has made.

8: Tyler Nilsen in Walk Hard: The randomness of the scene made it funny but nothing spectacular.

7: JULIAN SANDS, RUPERT GRAVES, and SIMON CALLOW in A Room With a View: Never seen it but doubt that I will. Why where a bunch of grown men frolicking in the water together?

6: Charlton Heston in Planet of The Apes: Somewhat disappointing. He lost some of his sexy appeal when he lost his clothes. I am not sure why but he did.

5: Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give: The nudity in this move is totally awesome. It is funny and tasteful...and didn't seemed forced into the script like some nudes scenes are. Totally awesome.

4: Kathy Bates in About Schmidt: Good for Kathy for feeling comfortable and confident enough to do...bad for those of us who were not warned about it prior to seeing the movie.

3: Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man: Not sexy and unnecessary.

2: Beverly D'Angelo in National Lampoon's Vacation: I can't say that I really remember it. I prefer Christmas Vacation to Vacation so that is probably why.

1: David Kelly in Waking Ned Devine: Once again...I have never heard of the movie.

So basically what it boils down is that the wrong people are doing nude scenes. Sure there were a few treats but here is my list of men that I think should rock their birthday suits on the big screen.

Jon Bon Jovi...he is practically naked in this picture anyway so he might as well give it up.

Eric Bana...did you see his body in Troy? I bet the man looks smoking with all of his clothes on the floor.

James Marsden: Something tells me that he works out...and if one puts in the effort...why not show it off?

Tom Welling...now we know that he works out and after suffering through seven seasons (and counting) of Smallville I would say that I have earned the right to take a peak at the man of steel.

Finally...I am trying to figure it out...but I am trying to devise a plan involving naked Yankees. I am not sure that it could be a movie but maybe for charity or something. No matter how it takes place...everybody wins.

Playoff Predictions

So here it is...my playoff predictions....based on my knowledge of baseball and clouded by my personal feelings.

Division Series:

National League:

Brewers vs. Phillies: The Phillies will take it 3-1. The Brewers had a good run but they are not a World Series worthy team.

Cubs vs. The Dodgers: The Dodgers will take it 3-1. Let's face it... Manny and Joe Torre know how to win while all the Cubs know is how to lose.

American League:

Red Sux vs. Angels: I hoping with all of my heart that the Red Sux take it 3-2. Stick with me on this...

White Sox vs. Devil Rays: The Rays will take this one 3-0. The White Sox are lucky to have beat the Twins...which still isn't saying much. If the Yankees or Red Sux were in their division...this whole last minute tie breaker game would not have been necessary.

League Championship:

National League:

Phillies vs. Dodgers: I would like to see the Phillies go to the big dance however it benefits the greater good if the Dodgers win 4-3 so we at least get a good series out of it.

American League:

Red Sux vs. Devil Rays: The Cinderella story stops here. The Red Sux will take it 4-1.

World Series:

Red Sux vs. Dodgers: The Dodgers will take it 4-3. Here is how and why...

- Joe Torre...he knows how to win championships and he knows how to beat the Red Sux.

- Financially it maximizes sales throughout the country. A cross-country battle for the World Series, especially these two teams will cause merchandise sales to skyrocket.

- It will be the ultimate Ha-Ha for Nomar and Manny.

Basically...it boils down to the fact that I hate the Red Sux. The world of baseball will be redeemed for me if the Red Sux lose to the Dodgers in the final game of the World Series at the hands of two former Red Sux whom have done better for themselves after having left the Dark Side.

So let's sit back and see how October plays out.