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Rad & Bad: February 20, 2010

Today is February 20, 2010 – Here is what’s Rad & Bad.

This week a few of my topics are based on things that are going on/just happened. Winter Sports & Valentine’s Day. I am not a fan of the holiday Valentine’s Day, although I do celebrate Anna Howard Shaw Day which falls on February 14th (thanks Liz Lemon). And unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Vancouver Olympics are happening now.

The Movie Valentine’s Day: I got sucked in, people. I saw all the celebrities and eye candy that the film had to bring, and I just couldn’t resist seeing it on Valentine’s Day with my boyfriend. (Is that Cliche, or no?) Mind you, I saw the film after finding out that it got a 16% (that is very rotten – we’ve got decomposing fruit on our hands with this one) on Rotten Tomatoes…I was not swayed in my decision to want to see it.  I have to say that to me, it was totally worth the hype. There were some scenes that were like, gag me with a spoon, but for the most part I thought it was sweet and entertaining.  I shed a single tear at the end too at a very tender moment. You may call me a sap, but I don’t care – I find this movie Rad with a capital “R”. On my scale of rom-coms of this caliber, it’s not quite a “Love Actually” (which is near my top) nor is it down towards “He’s Just Not that Into You” which is not one of my favorites. (BTW, “HJNTIY” got a 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is considered Rotten, but just barely.  WTF.)

Eli’s Dirty Jokes: These are seriously funny – it’s a series with, I believe, 41 episodes each only a few minutes long.  Basically, this real accountant named Eli, who is 78-years-old give or take, tells jokes and someone animates them.  And these are not like Knock-Knock Jokes.  They are DIRTY.  RAD. They can be found online at GoPotato.tv or YouTube.  They can also be seen on Cinemax, Saturdays before the ten o’clock movie.

Winter Sports: I am a runner. And when I say I’m a runner, I don’t mean that I’m good at it – I just LOVE it.  Running outside during the summer months – there is nothing better if you ask me. The breeze in my hair, the smell of freshly cut grass lingering in the air. And there is also nothing worse than playing sports outside when it’s cold.

I’m a big fan of the summer Olympics; don’t even like watching the winter ones.  Although, I will say that Shaun White was pretty badass the way he won that second gold this past Wednesday.  Doesn’t change my opinion of the games though, in general.  Except for curling. I LOVE curling.

Taylor Swift (in Valentine’s Day): I have never been a fan of Taylor Swift.  Most recently in her career, she has appeared in the film, “Valentine’s Day” which is on my RAD list & features a slew of famous, talented people. Let me just admit it now – get it out in the open – I am jealous. I’d rather just embrace the fact that I dislike her for simply being famous, so it doesn’t come around to bite me in the ass.

But seriously, I have never seen acting this bad in any movie ever before.

“…cuz I didn’t have the time to be a big role in this movie, Garry was going to write in a small role for me…”  Just imagine if she’d had time for a big role.

That’s all for this installment…catch ya on the flipside.

Lexi