Mike's Top Ten Alltime Favorite Movies
9. X2: A great movie featuring some of the coolest comic book characters ever. This movie captured the themes of X-Men perfectly (despite taking several creative liberties) and provides great action scenes. And, the movie avoids being cheesy in that comicbook sort of way, and actually has some pretty decent acting (the scene with prof. x and magneto in the prison was one of the best ever). Excellent fight sequences, where everyone's mutant powers look awesome (i can't say enough about the sequence with magneto escaping). All in all, a great movie, and the best comic book adaptation yet.
10. The Mummy Returns

Honorable Mention
Nightmare Before Christmas: This was one of my favorite movies ever when i was a kid. It still is a good movie, but after all these years i have to admit that the appeal has faded somewhat. The same can't be said for several other movies, which is why this one didnt make the list.

I've been meaning to do this for a while, and now that classes have started again i've finally gotten the time to do so. (try and follow the logic in that! . . .heh heh). So, today i will start the top ten countdown of Mike's alltime favorite movies. This should be interesting for certain, and i think some people may be surprised as to some of the choices that made my list (but probably not). To me, the point of a movie has always been one thing: to entertain. Mike's list of greatest movies contains the movies that have entertained me the most over the years, and even influenced my feeling of movies as a whole. Also included will be Honorable Mentions of movies that i like a lot, but not enough to include on the list. So, here we go with the first installment of Mike's Alltime Favorite Movies.

Mike's Top Ten Alltime Favorite Movies
10. The Mummy Returns: Now here is a great movie. The epitome of an action adventure movie, in 2 hours this film accomplished one thing, and that was to entertain. Nonstop fun and action basically pushes the movie the whole way through, and is exactly the kind of movie i can sit down and relax to at the end of a long week. And the fact that The Rock is in it doesn't hurt either.

Honorable Mention
Spider-Man: First of all, i love this movie. Great action, great story, great actors. It successfully brought to life my favorite comic book superhero, and was the movie i waited 10 years to see. Why is it not on the list? Basically, there were too many other good movies and this was one of the many i had to cut against my wishes. Still lots of fun.

Quote of the Day: "We need someone more smiley" - reason Mario didnt get a job as an elementary school tutor.

School has started. Yay. Got to see Mario and Kevin's cool new apartments wednesday. Fun stuff. There are a couple new buildings on campus too, which is kinda cool. ERC looks all shiny and new, and adds extra time to the shuttle loop. Oh well.

Professors so far seem cool. I have a young guy for bio, an old man for ochem, and an old fat guy for literature.

"9 out of 10 women marry for money, and 9 out of 10 men are fools"- (quoting from memory, so i hope the percentages are right, heh heh)

So my car has been messing up again. This time its the breaks. But its all good cuz we got it fixed pretty quickly, so it will be ready for the freeway to and from ucsd. Hopefully the brakes dont screw up at the wrong time . . .

Stopped by pic n save (sorry, BIG LOTS) the other day, where i found an opened tape of The Rock: Know Your Role for $3.99. Blah hah hah.

Quote of the Day: "Hand me that lotion. And keep both hands on the wheel!" - mom to me, while i'm driving

2nd Quote of the day: "The new Rock movie got two thumbs up" "That's all?" -dad, responding to me

I hear ERC is all finished. Can't wait to see it.

Almost time for classes. Where has all the time gone.

Apparently its national Talk Like a Pirate Day. Matey.

I was going to go watch a movie today, but they were all rated RRRRRRRR.

Old School Oldie of the Day: Bee Gees - "How Deep is Your Love"

Old school oldie of the day: Elvis - "Suspicous Minds"

Returned to ucsd yesterday to pick up textbooks and a parking permit. Good old beautiful ucsd, it hasnt changed a bit. Except for the really big structure that they're building behind gilman parking right next to the little path i used to walk through to get to class. I had a fun time carrying all my books back to my parking spot too. Bleh.

North county again with vic also. Nothing too new there. Vic got his shoes cleaned by this one guy who slightly resembled justin timberlake.

Move in weekend this weekend at ucsd, which means . . . helping people move in!! Ahhhhh!!!

Old School Oldie of the Day: John Denver - "Take me Home Country Roads"

"Almost heaven West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains Shenandoah river
Life is old there older than the trees
Younger than the mountains blowin' like a breeze"

Last week played volleyball with jon and his friends. That was fun, since i didnt totally suck. It made me think of playing volleyball back in sophmore year in the class with all those hoodlums, which reminded me of the time casey popped that gigantic blister he had on his hand on a volleyball.

Went to sea world yesterday. That was fun. All the shows were different than when i had last been there. I'm annoyed at the dolphin show, because i could have sworn that the lady falling into the water and getting pushed around was real, but it turns out it was part of the show. Good think i only jokingly said i'd bet $100,000. Also got drenched on the rapids ride. That was fun too.

"Country roads take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia mountain momma
Take me home country roads"

I finally got new sunglasses!!!

Thursday made a triumphant return to boomers. Freeplay arcades was nice, it helped me keep in practice since i havent been to vegas all year!!! Jon met me there with his friend shannon from cal poly. We played some mini golf, which was fun except for the heat. I came home with a headache, which i attribute to my lack of sunglasses protection, only another example of the vast importance of wearing them. Anyway, we also played some ddr, air hockey, racing, and this one d&d type game.

Afterwards went to jamba juice since jon and shannon knew someone there. His name was Joe and he gave jon an extra drink. Turns out i actually knew him wayback in the days of sophmore year in spanish class with profe cooper. He reminded me of the nickname profe hombre. Hahaha. Good memories.

Only two and a half weeks left. Better start wasting more time while I still can.