My Top 5 Christmas Films

Elf

Released in 2003, Elf became an instant Christmas classic. Will Ferrell plays Buddy, a man who was raised by Elves after he was accidentally taken by Santa as a baby. The story plays almost as an alien first experiencing human culture. Buddy heads to New York to find his father, (James Caan) and meets his new family (Mary Steenburgen.) Of course Buddy falls in love, with a department store employee (Zooey Deschanel), and ends up having to help save Christmas and help Santa(Ed Asner).

What I like about Elf is that when I am older it will be considered my generation’s holiday classic.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Narrated by the great Boris Karloff, Dr. Seuss’s how the Grinch Stole Christmas is a great adaptation of the book. Of course they made a live action movie staring Jim Carrey, but it does not compare with the original. The Grinch lives in a mountain near Whoville, and is not a fan of the Who’s yearly Christmas celebration. He dresses as Santa Claus and takes his faithful dog Max, and goes to steal Christmas. Of course he has a change of heart at the end and becomes a friend of the Who’s.

A Christmas Story

The definitive Christmas classic. So much so, that TBS runs it for 24 hours straight on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. There are so many iconic scenes. Flick sticking his tongue to a pole. Randy not able to put his arms down in his snowsuit. Ralphie with soap in his mouth. The old man getting his award. Santa pushing Ralphie down the slide. The pink bunny suit. The turkey with its head still on. I know that I will watch it a least once during the 24 hour marathon.

Home Alone

Some might not consider the adventures of Kevin McCallister a Christmas movie, but it is. Kevin’s family goes to Paris for Christmas, and accidentally leaves Kevin at home. Two house burglars, the Wet Bandits Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, plan to rob the McCallister’s house, but they don’t realize Kevin is inside and has a bag of tricks up his sleeve. The film is loaded with great quotable lines and is always a fun watch.

Christmas Vacation

My absolute favorite Christmas movie and one of my favorite comedies. Chevy Chase plays Clarke Griswald wants to have the ideal family Christmas. Of course everything goes wrong. Like A Christmas Story, this movie has iconic scenes. The house covered in lights. Uncle Eddie(played by the hilarious Randy Quaid). The cat being electrocuted. The giant Christmas tree. The Christmas tree on fire. The squirrel running through the house. The sled ride. The police breaking through the house. Every line in the movie is quotable and hilarious.

My New Hero

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So, in Texas, a 4 year old boy left his home in the middle of the night and broke in to a Family Dollar store in order to play with the toys.
First of all, a 4 year old broke into a Family Dollar store.
Second, I still wish I could leave my house in the middle of the night to play in a toy aisle. That would be the coolest thing ever.

It looks like the parents might be in trouble for this one, but I hope everything turns out alright. I feel bad for the manager of the store who is probley now unemployed.

How cool though.

16 Things

I do not own one pair of jeans. I only wear khaki’s. One time, when I was in Cedar Rapids, I tried on a pair of jeans and Erin took a picture of me in them. It can be found on my Facebook.

My favorite foods are Circus Peanuts, 2% Milk, Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, Angelo’s Pizza, Giordano’s Pizza, Oreo Fluff, Scotcharoos, Apple Pie, Lasagna, Homemade Macaroni and Cheese, and a good Bacon Cheeseburger. I have very particular tastes and there are a lot of foods I do not eat. I do not use condiments and usually won’t put syrup on Pancakes.

I am going to school to become a History Teacher, but my dream job would be making Documentaries. I would love to be a film maker who brings important things to the forefront. Or, I would love to be like Barbara Walters, someone who ask people tough questions, but people still want to talk to me.

Due to my hearing loss I am not a fan of talking on the phone. I would rather text, message, of talk face to face with someone. Also due to my hearing loss I have a hard time controlling the volume of my voice, and I cannot locate were sounds are coming from.

Though I was a very vocal supporter of Barack Obama, I do not consider myself a Democrat. I don’t consider myself a Republican either. I think that the government needs to change depending on the times, and having a one track mind does little to help this. Some other politicians I enjoy are Jim Webb, Chris Dodd, and Chuck Hagel.

I like to plan things out way ahead of time just in case. I already know who my groomsman would be if I were to ever get married. (Ankit, Aaron, Marty, Casey) and I know who I would want my pallbearers would be if something was to ever happen to me. (Chad Jensen, Grant Wells, Rich Matzen, Phil Cunningham, Keith Nylin, and John Knoble)

I have noticed recently that I have been repeating words a lot, and I think I have discovered the origin. This summer at work I would stop in to the lunch ladies and say, “Good morning, good morning.” Because there was two lunch ladies. And from that it has stemmed that I repeat words.

The two things hygiene-wise that I am the most concentrated on are my teeth and my hair. I probably brush my teeth about five times a day, sometimes more, usually every time I leave the building. I use shampoo and conditioner on my hair and both are for brunettes. Dyeing my hair pink senior year was the worst thing for my hair. The bleaching killed its texture and it took a while for it to go back to normal.

I own probley 250+ DVDs. I have most of them in my dorm room. If I get a movie that is part of a series, I need to have the full series. If I get one James Bond movie, I need to have them all. I love TV on DVD almost more then when it is on TV. I sometimes buy DVDs before I have seen the movie, especially if its in the five dollar bin.

I am trying to be more green, though it is not working out the best right now, it is something I hope to get better on. I am not going to be Ed Begley Jr., but I will be better then I am now.

I am also trying to live healthier. I have stopped drinking soda, and I eat little candy and sugar. Another thing I hope to get better on in the near future.

If I could have dinner with five dead people: Groucho Marx, Andy Warhol, Tim Russert, Teddy Roosevelt, Lee Harvey Oswald (I would ask him if he did it and what not.)

I don’t really believe in aliens, but I feel that we need to get attacked by aliens because it would be the only thing that could bring our country together. Watchmen-style.

I hope that when I die, people (presumable a grandchild) continue to bring it to places and around the world. It needs to continue on. And if I ever get cancer or something, it would be cool to turn it into a symbol. Lance Armstrong-style.

I honestly feel that this is the best time in American history to live. I think that we are at the center of American history and America only has about two hundred and fifty to three hundred years. I hope I live until the Tri-centennial in 2076.

I have not eaten at a McDonalds since I saw Super Size Me in 2004. The only exception is when I was in Poland I had a Royal with Cheese just to say I did. The overload of grease to my system made me sick.