FREAKING MCDICK'S!!!

So some months ago, the nearest McDonald's (Cambie) by work was torn down to make way for some huber-overexpensive-closet-condo's. I mean, one morning I get off the bus and get a hashbrown on the way to work and the next morning, it's closed. No warning, no messages on the doors to say it was closing, nadda. What made it strange (at the time) was that it had just moved the year before from around the corner (hard to access) to this perfect spot (parking, visability, bus stop on the doorstop) - so who would think it would close? It was just weird how it just was gone and hasn't moved into another surrounding area. So anyway, a sign appeared a few weeks later - come visit our other locations at Granville and Kitsilano.

Now if you are a Vancouverite - if I said that this one is on Cambie - do you believe that anyone can go to the Granville or Kits location with any type of ease???? Not on a break, not before work (unless you are SUPER early). Retarded. They spent money on that sign but couldn't put one up to say they were closing?

But anyway, this isn't my point tonight. I haven't had the opportunity to go to McDick's in some time since this location closed. So for lunch today I was at a different site and low and behold - there's a McDonald's in walking distance. So Periop and I had lunch there. I get McNuggets and I ask for the mustard dipping sauce that I so enjoy and #$*&@^!!! they don't carry it anymore!!

HOT MUSTARD DIPPING SAUCE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED!!!
IT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH HONEY MUSTARD!!! EWWW!!!

Stupid McDick's. So, I won't be getting McNuggets anymore. I dislike all their dipping sauces now. And the nuggets suck without the dipping sauce. The honey mustard, for the record, looks gross and though I forced myself to try it - makes the chicken taste super sweet. BOO!

So you're reading this thinking that this is stupid tragedy of my life. Yeah well, I liked the hot mustard - mixed well with ketchup and McChicken sauce - use it to dip with fries & nuggets and spiced up the Big Mac. It was beautiful! And it's gone. *sigh*

On a side bar: while passing through Indianapolis, McDonald's had a spicy chicken burger on the menu. Why hasn't it come to Canada yet? Bet it kicks ass on Wendy's spicy chicken burger. And if Canada had to suffer through the God awful pizza, we deserve to try out the spicy chicken!!

Home Opener!




Well, the Vancouver Canucks lost tonight. 6-4 to the San Jose Sharks.

Team looks rough on defense. Luongo is having a hard time with rebounds and we still don't have a second line. Naslund and the twins look great but I don't think they'll be kept together much longer. Team is taking too many lazy penalties (closing hand on puck!) and not capitalizing on the power play (1 for 4).

The night started off great. The Canucks hosted a free tailgate party - supplied a band (Dr. Strangelove) and free hot dogs and Coke Blak (tastes like fizzy coffee/kahula). Kinda blak. Went to the game with Todders as Little Mouse is spending some quality time across the border with friends - apparently that's more fun... something about shopping for Christmas presents.

So after a few free smokies, some Blak, we checked out the store. I want a new jersey - with a name on it this time. However, I've now found out that the 3rd official jersey (which I love but looks terrible on me) with the old logo has discontinued the jersey I currently wear. So if I want a name and number on it, I have to get it put on my current one rather than get a new jersey. Kinda sucks.

I'm thinking of getting Daniel Sedin. First, he scores a lot. Second, he wears 22 (my lucky number). Third, he has signed a multi-year contract so I know I'll get a few years out of it as I don't think they'll trade both twins and alone, they aren't worth as much.

Anyway, Sharks opened at the $1.48 mark. Not a good start and we never got ahead and constantly trailed. We can within one and then the Sharks got a shorthanded goal and a breakaway goal. Kinda clinched it from there.

I will say there was some good effort. Bieska seemed to make some costly turn-overs and take the sloppy penalties too but he had 3 points tonight. He might turn out, despite my hesitation for him. He's kinda my Sopel (who I hated on our team) at the moment - as I always need a player to hate. I'm hoping he'll change my mind. Fitzpatrick is in the dog house for me. Not living up to much.

It was an entertaining game and they got on the board and never gave up. The team needs some work but as the experts all say - 10 games from now they should be kicking ass... or trades are going to change the team again.

The Eddies are headed to the game on Monday in my place. Ovechkin comes to town for my next game. Whoo hoo. Go Canucks Go!

It's a bird, it's a plane... it's just crap!

Review: Superman Returns

Rating: 1/10

This movie is a 1 again instead of a zero as it has a few moments I liked. The references back to the Christopher Reeve movies were nice (although repeated a bit too much) and Superman didn't look bad in the outfit.

In fact, I can agree with one statement by Bryan Singer: "You don't even make fun of him because he's wearing tights. You just accept the fact that Superman looks like he's on his way to a costume party -- and there's no problem with that."

And I will add that I liked the scene where the bullets are bouncing off Superman - including his eye. It was cool.

Then there was the rest of the movie. Okay - my points (there are spoilers, if you care):

1. What's with the old story of Lex Luthor creating his own land? It was dumb back in the day and horribly stupid today. I realize this is supposed to be 5 years after Superman 2 but... Come. On.
2. And what happened to Superman 3 - was it a dream? It stunk but it was a movie with Superman in it, so did it just not happen now?
3. What's with Superman being such a wimp? I know he is no bad ass Batman but even on the Saturday morning cartoons, Superman is a superhero to be reckoned with. Even with Kryptonite, Superman should be able to kick some ass at some point. Especially against Luthors goons.
4. When did Lois Lane get super powers? I mean she can get flung around a crashing airplane and not get a scratch, get knocked (ON THE HEAD) by a 100 pound steel door and not only be spared a broken neck, concussion or headache but is relatively fine. Getting some mojo on with Superman (years ago) apparently works wonders.
5. Maybe I didn't get it - but if Superman can fly home why can't he fly back to earth? What's with the crashing comet in the opening scene? Stupid homage that makes zero sense.
6. Back to Lex's land - who was supposed to live on this? It has no soil, is incredibly hard, ugly and no airport. OK, Superman couldn't live on it 'cuz of the specks of Kryptonite dispersed throughout but who the hell would want to live there? I'd live in Winnipeg before I'd live on this land Lex created - ocean view property or not.
7. Apparently all you need is a crystal to break into the Fortress of Solitude and get all the answers to life. No other security needed. I guess Supes Dadda didn't think anyone else would want his knowledge of the entire universe.
8. In five years in prison, Lex is pathetic to try and recreate the same bad plot. Common, the world has changed in leaps and bounds (over skyscrapers too). Creating Kryptonite land is the best this super criminal could do?
9. Was there no other Superman villain to introduce? Put Lex in prison for a few more years and have the Man of Steel fight someone else.
10. The best subplot they came up with is Superman and Lois have a 5 year old son, that has some powers - if only there was someone to show him how to turn them on and off? Do you hear screaming? That's me.
11. Has NO ONE watched the Superman cartoons? Hire some of these writers!
12. I would go on but I have a life.

I'll say if you haven't seen the movie, don't bother. It is a time waster. Waste of film. What is soooo sad is another one is planned.

And on top of that, there is talk of Batman vs. Superman. I've read the plot of the latest script, which actually has promise, but won't hold my breath that it could be pulled of in good fashion. Truly if they want this story arc - have Frank Miller come aboard. Or something 'cuz the current writers are lost - and this includes Bryan Singer. Who has disappointed TWICE in one summer - he co-wrote X-Men 3 - The Last Stand (and THANK GOD! it will be the last stand).

And I worry that this Batman vs. Superman will taint the Batman franchise that has finally gone in the right direction. Batman and Spiderman (teaser trailer for #3 is out and rocks!) are kicking ass right now. Hopefully no one pulls down Batman in order to save the Superman franchise. 'Cuz if no one responsible for reading this past script could figure out that it blew chunks, Superman is doomed anyway.

And I thought the Superman movie was bad!
This is a review of X-Men III and has tiny spoilers. I don't know why I'm warning ya cuz I'm about to tell you not to bother seeing it.

Review: X-Men 3 The Last Stand

Rating: 1/10


This is a 1 and not a zero because Archangel and Colossus are in it. Even if they were both lame and used so very little.

I'll admit, the Superman movie was worse. I'll get to that in the next entry.

HOW FREAKING EVER, do you take a franchise like the X-Men and film the piece of crap that became the "trilogy" story - X-Men and 3 claws. The comic book has been around longer than me with some incredible stories. How do you put out this piece of garbage when there are thousands of plot lines that could be borrowed or stolen or simply bought. In fact, if they wanted to be original, surely someone could have been paid to write a story that didn't look like it was derived from illegible writing on a wet cocktail napkin.

"Hmmm... kinda looks like Wolverine could get thrown through the air at something and... people could get blown to pieces by the mind power of a stage 5 mutant (WHAT THE HELL?!) ... and oh, oh, Storm could create fog when she's upset... Rogue could trade her powers so she could finally lose her virginity - it'll be like beautiful poetry."

What the frak is this? The beginning sort of reminded me of one of the arcs that was going through the X-Men series back when I collected every single X-Men book, crossover etc... then it dramatically veered off course and stunk up the TV. As I was watching it with Little Mouse we were both staring at the screen unable to understand how it could be soooo bad.

Many characters die in the movie and some have their powers stripped. However, could there not have been a better way to kill off Cyclops? It was lame and he was hardly in the movie to boot. Revenge on James Marsden because he got a spot in Superman or something? Killing off a main character in this lame way seriously needs to have ramification on the writers. Note: There are writers out there that should get their asses KICKED and FIRED for killing Scott off with a dumbass kiss.

I missed the movie in the theaters - which many will now think was a good thing. Ah, no.

• See a terrible movie in the theater - $12.50 at peak time.
• Wait until the terrible movie is on DVD to see it - $5.50 if you're smart enough to rent it
• Wait until the terrible movie is on DVD to see it - $24.99 if you're dumb enough to buy it

Guess which option I picked? I had some retarded faith in that this could be decent and BOUGHT the DVD when it came out. Yes, I am now the unproud owner of this crappy movie.

• So quick review of the movie - SUCKED!
• Quick review of the extras on the DVD - BLOWS! Extra footage - these are filmed line changes you freakin' rip off artists!! Oh sorry, one was an extra of Magneto with beard and the same line and Magneto without beard and the same line. I realize they had little to get from unused footage as this movie sucked chunks - but there had to be something on the cutting room floor that could have been used! You know an entire piece of footage or something?
• YES, I watched the extras. I paid $24.99 for this thing. I had to try and find the good footage. There wasn't any!

I can only take redemption in that A&B Sound ran out of the more expensive special edition DVD on the very first day of the release, thus sparing me the agony of having forked out more mullah for this "movie". Normally I'd be irked but I almost want to write them a thank you letter.

Now, I'd normally put some blame on the director who left the movie and let it become this crap. Like with Harry Potter - these movies have not gotten better with new directors. However, Brian Singer left X-Men to put out Superman Returns and I don't know that he could have saved this movie after seeing Supes in the theater. And he co-wrote this movie so I can only assume he's suffered an aneurism. I hope he's seeking treatment.

I can't say I had a lot of faith in Superman on the big screen. The costume is hard to pull off (even if Spidey does it well). Take the Green Goblin - wicked costume in the comics and looked retarded on the big screen in Spiderman. How are tights going to work? And the cape? However, I did suppress some of my pessimism in hope that Brian Singer could do it, if anyone could.

God do I hate when I suppress my pessimism. See next entry for my review on Superman Returns. The DVD is bound to be out in time for Christmas. It'll make a great gag gift. And I do mean GAG.

Hockey is back, baby!

Well, seems the Canucks were just psyching out the fans during all that preseason muckety-muck. 2 wins in 2 nights. 4 points!
First game they took down Detroit in great style. Did it in regulation. 3-1. Trevor scored and Markus scored off his head.
Next game they pushed to get a win in Columbus. Did it in overtime. 3-2. Daniel scored twice!

Ok, the game in Columbus was scary as nothing seemed to go in and Blue Jackets got 2 power play goals. But we outshot them by a ridiculous number (44 shots on net) that you can only attest that at least they are taking shots, which has been a problem in other years.

So its off to Colorado next. Good start to the season! Go Canucks Go!

Oh For The Love of Hockey!

Okay, the preseason is over and my Canucks are not looking good. I miss Bertuzzi, make no mistake about that, but I understand the need for change - for the team and for him. I think Carter was a dumbass for signing elsewhere and Bourdon is not living up to his hype. Mitchell is nothing so far but on the one bright side, Bulis looks as if he was a good pickup from Montreal.

Yet, they are sucking. 2 wins in 8 games and one was through a shoot out.

I hope Luongo figures out the Western way of playing because he ain't worth the 6 million we're paying him so far. But I have faith he'll adjust quickly.

Yeah, yeah. Preseason, counts for nothing, I know it. Hell, Chicago is on a roll - and everyone knows they won't be lifting the cup. Preseason means nothing and I shouldn't read too much into it.

Unfortunately this wasn't the start I wanted to see. The lines are just not sticking - no glue to be found, confidence looks low. Some players look too out of place. Although Linden is back and he looks good. Yeah Trevor!

Oh, and what's with the lawsuit against the NHLPA? Let it gooooo. Klatt, you're done. Chelios, you should be. Roloson, you have to play with these people - way to fit in. Get a life boys - move the hell on. Hockey's back, the cap sucks but a necessary evil for now.

Go Canucks Go! Opening night in Detroit Oct. 5 - time to cook some octopus!