1452 miles later I'm rocking the island

So I drove from Ames, Ia to South Setauket, NY. It was pretty cool. I mean besides the fact I drove a Uhaul, it didnt have a tape deck or cd player, and it didnt have cruise control. Oh well I'm here and it was cool.

What I really want to talk about is the three movies I watched in the last two days. First we'll start with the movie I just finished: King Arthur. Dude, I thought it was pretty cool. Despite some things in the end I wont spoil that I didnt want to happen and a few hammed up actors. I am gonna buy that beast on DVD. Sweet battle scenes and I liked Clive Owen as King Arthur. Although I gotta say my favorite knight is Tristan. I mean he had a falcon on his wrist, he was cool, calm, and collected, and I just thought he was cool. I wanna name my first born son Tristan.

Okay I watched Collateral and it was cool and all but I was dissappointed. I didn't want the ending to happen that happened. But if you know me you know that I love endings where the bad guys win. Enough said.

And finally The Bourne Supremecy... it was cool but if you know my stance on The Bourne Identity than you know that I can't fully embrace this flick. Alright I am restless and hungry. I will talk to you kids later. Merry Solstice.

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