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2008-01-09T14:11:00.001-05:00

It is no secret, 'The Book of Secrets' is terrible

2008-01-04T09:41:00.000-05:00

So I knew going into the theater that this wasn't going to be a good movie. Shockingly enough, my expectations were still too high. This is one of the worst films ever. It has a presidential kidnapping, a B&E in the Oval Office, a terrible car chase, a gold city hidden in Mount Rushmore and of course, Nick Cage. Don't ask me why I went, renting 'Teen Wolf' would have been a better use of my time.

Movin' on Out

2007-12-18T09:55:00.000-05:00

The blog has moved to skeey.tumblr.com.

Can you pick up some milk... and a leather jacket?

2007-11-28T12:31:00.000-05:00

I was at my local Shaw's the other day and passed the meat department and noticed a display for (p)leather jackets. I guess the Shaw's marketing department thought it was a good idea. "Let's put the animal hide next to the meat. It won't seem out of place that way." Upton Sinclair is rolling over in his grave.

Bloomin' vs. Awesome

2007-10-01T14:34:00.001-04:00

So, a few friends of mine wanted to put to rest the age old debate of who has the better onion, Chili's or Outback. Drum roll please... Outback won in a unanimous vote. The Bloomin' Onion won in all categories; taste, texture, spiciness, crispiness and the "does not taste like KFC" category.

Skeey Games

2007-08-31T11:21:00.001-04:00

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Summer vaca

2007-08-09T20:45:00.000-04:00

"Mommy, how come Uncle Al hasn't posted anything in a really long time?
I'm very concerned!"

"Don't worry, him and his friends are just chilling out, enjoying the nice weather, and taking it easy. They'll be back in September."

"Oh. Hah hah. He's funny! But enough about him. Please dress me up."

"This doesn't make me look like Aunt Jemima, does it?
Gosh darnit Mommy, sometimes you make me so mad!"

Dude, CK got a Dell!

2007-07-13T09:04:00.000-04:00

Sox Appeal at Fenway

2007-07-03T14:14:00.001-04:00

So my brother just got back from Italy and we went to the Rangers game last night. We had standing room tickets up in the right field deck. It was my first time up there. Very cool. However, it is kinda weird trying to watch a game up there. Nobody pays attention to the game. Eric Hinske had a bases-clearing triple and there wasn't a peep out of the crowd up there. The rest of Fenway was going bananas but the roof deck folks were like, "Huh, what are we cheering at? Oh yeah, I am at a baseball game.

Anyway, the roof deck is also where NESN films the 'Sox Appeal' show, where a lucky participant is matched up with three dates during the course of the game. They sit at a table and are filmed during each of the dates. It just so happens that they also interview fans and get their opinions on the match-ups. The four of us were cornered by the NESN crew and were caught on tape giving awkward answers to them about the old guy below. The show airs at the end of the month.

The guy on date, dancing to 'Sweet Caroline' waiting for Barbara to show up.

Evan & Cheryl interviewed

Barbara - the winner.

Always bet on black

2007-06-29T14:58:00.000-04:00

They are blacking out the windows now so we can't see the mind-erasing machine and wallet vacuum they are setting up. Store clerks also just wheeled large crates by us. The crates were emblazoned with the lettering, "Steve Jobs' Black Turtlenecks." Not sure what is going to happen. Sounds exciting.

I'm parched from sitting in this A/C

2007-06-29T14:24:00.001-04:00

Apple makes water for nerds now.

No line here. Already got mine.

2007-06-29T13:42:00.000-04:00

Check it out. Got my iPhone. Making calls and jammin' to Enya already. Jealous?

iNerd Mockery

2007-06-29T12:52:00.000-04:00

About 50 or so people now.. more people walking by mocking us than anything. ;)

iNerd Youngling

2007-06-29T12:50:00.001-04:00

The youngest one just showed up. ;)

iNerd Part II

2007-06-29T11:01:00.000-04:00

iNerd

2007-06-29T10:40:00.001-04:00

You know your system administrator is good when he's spending all day in a lawn chair in line waiting to buy an iPhone. If he was out bagging chicks or golfing with sales execs then, well, you'd have to conclude he's not the guy to maintain your servers.

The guy in line ahead of Eric at the Burlington Mall

Ireland is here, wish you were beautiful...

2007-06-27T15:25:00.001-04:00

It's been 2 months since moving to Ireland, heading for greener pastures and leaving Gavin and Al to man the Skeey cave. So far, the adjustment is going pretty well, but here are a few highlights. The "Seacrest Out Exp-hair-iment" has taken a few twists and turns. I had to find a new hair dresser to keep my hair from looking like Sasquatch. I never knew this, but apparently "thin it out and take a little off the top and back" translates to "give me a mullet and make me look like I am a nameless drummer from an 80's glam rock band." So, after enduring 2 months of wearing a raccoon on my head, I finally went to a different hair dresser today. I gotta tell you, it's definitely de-mulletized, but I'm afraid I now look like someone else entirely. See you later Seacrest!!!

Old Man Par Rears His Ugly Head

2007-06-25T10:49:00.001-04:00

Aside from driving over a teammate with the golf cart, losing my hearing from the F-16s flying above, wearing pants on a day you really shouldn't and missing every birdie putt attempted, we had a great day of golf. We played golf like Tiger Woods at Oakmont yesterday. Not great, just good. We hit every green in regulation but were 3 for 72 in birdie attempts (two were tap-ins). Special thanks to Dennis Valencia and Steve Hansen for helping out the cause. Steve also stood in for CK for the corporate photo seen below.

Jaws

2007-06-15T11:48:00.000-04:00

A few months ago, loyal Weeblo readers recall that I dislocated my big toe while doing a pushup. I thought that would be the pinnacle of stupid random injuries.

Until last night.

I prepared for bed around midnight. Put on PJs, said my prayers, made sure my night-light was working, etc. Laid down in bed and let out a big yawn. And my jaw got stuck in the wide-open position. Couldn't shut it. "Ooh, this has the potential to really suck", I thought. Tried to jimmy my jaws to get them to close properly. No dice.

So, I went downstairs, knocked on my cousin's door, and asked if he could take me to the emergency room. Rhode Island Hospital is about five minutes from my house, right down 95. Unfortunately, they're doing evening construction right before the exit to the hospital, so we spent at least 30 minutes in traffic. By this point, the pain was pretty bad, and I was drooling down my chin.

Finally got to the hospital emergency room. They were pretty sympathetic to my situation and got me in a room ASAP. The nurse came in and gave me some "happy juice" to relax the muscles. The doctor then came in, stood on the bed (I was seated on the bed), and moved my jaw around until it popped back in. That wasn't so bad.

So we headed out of the hospital and headed home. Except I had the bright idea to yawn again (what the heck, it was 1 AM, I was full of valium, and I enjoy yawning), and guess what? Jaw dislocated again. So we pulled a U-turn and headed back to the emergency room. The nurse said, "You're back again?!?". The procedure was repeated and all is well. The doctor's recommendation -- "Don't yawn."

Of course, after hearing or seeing the word "yawn", your automatic response is to want to yawn. In fact, you've probably yawned at least three times while reading this post.

When I got home, I knew I had to prevent myself from yawning again, so I found an Ace bandage and wrapped it around my head, from under my jaw to the top of my head. I looked like a wounded Vietnam vet. I did get a pretty good night's sleep though, but had no energy to meet up with Gavin for 6:30 AM golf, which is the real tragedy in all of this. The rest was pretty amusing despite the drool and parched throat.

So, in summary, I've dislocated a big toe and my jaw (twice) in four months. What's funny is that from a fitness/strength aspect, I'm arguably in the best shape of my life. I just happen to have the bone structure of a dead person.

Ghost Blogging (boo!)

2007-06-15T11:00:00.000-04:00

Since CK is too busy watching reruns of Manimal, the Ghost of CK has stepped in to provide insight. I will post as much as 10 times per day or monthy and will offer a rare glimpse of all things non CK (i.e Sports). First things first, here is a list of my top 5 favorite links right now:

1. Boston Sports Media-Provides the Boston sports animal in you all the relevant sports links daily and usually updates midday with the web updates, WEEI rants/raves and afternoon newspaper stories.

2. Rotoworld-For the fantasy dork in you, this provides updates for your fantasy teams. They update often and with sufficient snarkiness so you can feel warm and fuzzy when you find yourself starting Edwin Jackson on a weekly basis and realizing he's winless with an 8 ERA. Serenity now.

3. Pop Candy-Pop culture is a cottage industry these days and this site is pretty much the standard bearer for my daily intake of movie/tv/celebrity news. They also have the best Lost postgame user feedback section. Next time you read about my fanciful theories about lost, there is a 90% chance I stole them from the guy who uses the "beer goggles" avatar.

4. What Would Tyler Durden Do-This is the most mean spirited blog out there and is an instant source of embarassing paparazzi photos, etc. Updated alot during the day, I can't recommend this one enough if you're interested in seeing Richie Sambora sunburned.

5. Mark Cuban's blog-I had a tough time including this one b/c it's hot and cold. He's been on a recent crusade to talk only about google/youtube and content on the internet. It's fascinating but after three weeks of it, this blog became somewhat predictable...until today. Looks like Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has blogged about his colonoscopy today. This fits into line with his more entertaining blog entries about the Donald, the NBA, and his gadgets.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that OBVIOUSLY I head to ESPN, Boston.com, CNN.com, et al on a tri-hourly basis. If this was 1996 i'd be including them in my list. I may make the links section a running theme or I may not. Ghost of CK is a fickle beast.

One last item of note, I've posted my first Youtube entry recently and I think it's particularly absurd. It is of Johnny Most coughing through his postgame chat with Glen Ordway. Johnny sounds like he's dying from Benson & Hedges-itis as he tries to vote for Larry Bird as the Store 24 Player of the Game. This is a wonderful example of how grotesque Johnny Most was and how much I miss the phlegm filled pipes of the voice of the Boston Celtics.

Until we hijack the CK Blog again---Ghost of CK

Neverending Cousins?

2007-06-14T10:06:00.000-04:00

Al's all 80's iTunes radio station played Limahl's hit song "The Neverending Story" from the movie of the same name. It prompted a quick Google search to get the proper spelling of the lead character, Atreyu. After a few nostalgic clicks on the site I noticed some uncanny resemblances. What do you think?

Arrr Matey! To the plank with that design...

2007-06-11T18:03:00.000-04:00

I stumbled upon one of these movie promotion gimmicks for the new 'Pirates' movie. This one is pretty slick. You upload a person's face (CK's head in this case) and then download and install the application that they send you. It allows you to customize the face. Check it out for yourself.

And a few of Captain Al...

Nothing But The Worst

2007-06-08T15:41:00.000-04:00

In lieu of T.P.I.R. and O.R.F., Al and I are now playing golf at Ponkapoag, (a.k.a. Ponkie) every Friday morning. You may think, "Oh wow, these guys must be doing well." Au contraire, my friend. Several years ago Ponkie was rated the worst golf course in America by Sports Illustrated. Yes, America. This dubious honor is awarded to it for its salty, old, cigar chomping starter, its massive mounds of grass clippings in the middle of the fairway, a tee box that is swampier than Yoda's home planet, a small archaeological dig site by the green on the 8th hole that would make Indiana Jones proud, a bubbling primordial earth crater due to a broken drain pipe and a hole that requires malaria medication to survive. Other than those few things, it rank up there with Augusta National. It is a must play for every citizen of America.

Who Watches The Watchmen?

2007-06-01T11:50:00.000-04:00

Instead of playing Warcraft this week, I picked up Alan Moore's, 'Watchmen'. I had recently read that much of the inspiration for 'Lost' came from this novel. Since the season ended, I needed something to tie me over until next season. I still can't believe I missed reading this as a kid. It came out in '86. I guess I was too enthralled with the amazing roster of films that came out that year: Short Circuit, Big Trouble In Little China, Highlander, The Golden Child and, of course, Howard The Duck. Anyway, I just finished it last night and I can honestly say it was one of the best books I have ever read. It is up there with the likes of Ulysses, Paradise Lost and the Aeneid on my list of favorites. For those of you that are into 'Lost' and need a fix to ease the pain of waiting until February, give it a read.

Also here are a few Lost/Watchmen related links:

Remember your roots

2007-05-29T14:05:00.001-04:00

Several people (actually just one) have requested that we honor the band NovaKane with a posting of the original artwork of CK from their first website. *Note: Be careful what you post on the web, the Internet never forgets.