Wilhelm Scream

OK...I have never considered myself a movie expert. But I have noticed that in movies people that are falling often have this similar scream. Here's the answer!

Packer Pro Bowl Players

The NFL Pro Bowl teams were announced yesterday. Four Packers were named to the Pro Bowl:

• Brett Favre (QB) - No doubt about this pick. He earned more fan votes than any other play in balloting, AFC or NFC.
• Donald Driver (WR) - Favre's go-to guy. The pick makes sense to me. But, he's not the only Green Bay WR that should get a ticket to Hawaii.
• Al Harris (CB) - I appreciate the fact that he is getting recognition for how good he is. But, he's not the best CB on the team.
• Aaron Kampman (DE) - He deserves it. I really questioned it when they re-signed him to a big contract. I guess I know why they did it. He's a beast.

It's strange to see a team with the same record (Dallas) get 11 Pro Bowl nominees, while we only ended up with four. I do think a few folks were snubbed, but it makes sense. Out offensive line didn't play exceptionally well and we had running back by committee, with Ryan Grant stepping up too late to get votes. Favre does a pretty good job of distributing passes to his WRs...no one had a huge season. Our defense plays great as a unit and does not necessarily have a lot of standouts.

Here are the folks that probably could have gone, but did not:

• Greg Jennings (WR) - Has almost 900 yards and 12 TDs. Those are impressive stats. I am surprised he didn't go instead of Driver.
• Darren Woodson (CB) - He is an amazing all-around CB. I would argue he is better than Harris and deserved to go in his place. Heck, let them both go. They are the best CB tandem in the NFL!
• Nick Barnett (LB) - Lots of tackles and a consistent defensive player.

It's over now. Let's focus on the last two games of the regular season and the playoffs. All that matters is the wins.

Dorks Rejoice!

There will be more movies!

Almost Time

Tomorrow at 8:00 PM Webster Hall will close until January 6. I can say that I will welcome the opportunity for some peace and quiet in the building. I have a growing list of tasks tom complete during the break period as I work through my 12-month contract. It will be a great opportunity to catch up.

With the building being empty, however, it takes much of the day to day fun out of the job. No students stopping by randomly to chat. No meetings with staff. No crises to work out. As frustrating as some of that can be, it is also what makes the job challenging, interesting and well...fun!

The break will also allow me catch up on activities outside of the work realm. I will have the chance to move along the path to licensed ministry. I have to write a few essays and schedule a few appointments. I also have a few games to rent included Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty 4.

Yeesh

As many of you know, I am not a fan of having my picture taken. I don't like smiling. Ha! Take a look at this picture...it's a perfect example. Now, let's add to this the fact that I didn't shave for the picture. I don't shave that often, so I have a nice 5 o'clock shadow going on as well. Let's combine the previous factors with the fact that I am wearing bright red which I am not a fan of. You don't exactly see me at my best.

Unfortunately, this is the picture that you see for my staff profile for the Department of Residence Life website. I probably should have thought this one through a little bit more.

Fantasy Football Playoffs

Our Fantasy Football league is almost done with the first weekend of the playoffs. I went into the playoffs as the #2 seed; in turn, I was matched up with the #7 seed. Don't led the low seed fool you...this guy had a pretty strong team.

Tom Brady continues to be a fantasy savior and accrued a near career-high 399 passing yards and 4 TDs. I started the Indianapolis defense over the Baltimore defense. Start move! They had 3 INTs, 4 sacks and fumble recovery and held the Ravens to 13 offensive points. Baltimore, um, didn't do that good.

I had a crappy performance from my kicker (Stover) and from my TE (Shockey). The rest of my team threw in a TD here and there and I was able to gain the victory in the first round.

Looking to next week, I picked up Donald Lee who I think will be a more reliable TE option than Shockey. I'm also going to start Rudi Johnson this week insteado f Kenny Watson...smart move Droste. With the #1 seed getting upset in this round, things are looking good. We'll see what happens.

Holiday Shopping Extravaganza

Since the weather would not permit last week, I put off my big holiday shopping day until tomorrow. There will be much to shop for when Christa and I make our way up to Appleton. I am working on gifts for staff, as well as gifts for the Residence Life and GCC gift exchanges. There is a beer and hard liquor exchange I need to prepare for as well...really, it's quite fun and we don't drink any of it at the party. There are a few church gift programs we are working on as well. It should be a busy day.

Friday and Sunday will be my days to relax. Friday will likely involve watching the Transformers Movie...you know, the good one. Sunday will involve watching football, specifically the Packer game which will be at noon central time.

Fitness Assessment

Today I met with my student exercise trainer to do an end of the semester assessment. I have participated in a weight training program all semester and it we saw a few improvements. My body fat did go down a little bit and some strength gains were noticed through the assessments. Ultimately, the biggest gains were seen in the weight differences in the exercises I was doing.

He and I will be doing a sit down discussion of the semester on Friday. I am hopeful he and I can chat about what to do in order to keep this going over break and into next semester. Perhaps next semester, I can finalize a cardiovascular work-out to complement what I have going now.

Mass Effect

Despite the horrendous weather that came to Oshkosh today, I managed to make my way to Family Video to return my copy of Mass Effect. First off, thanks to the many Webster residents who helped push my car out of the lot. It was pretty bad.

I have to admit, after playing the game for a few hours, I wasn't that impressed. I kept dying...combat didn't make much sense...the story was slow...I wasn't sure how to equip stuff. By the beginning of the weekend, I was ready to return the game early.

I stuck it out and everything fell into place. My character is now level 37, equipped to the hilt and I am addicted to the storyline. I highly recommend it. It's like Oblivion, but science fiction. Nothing can replace Oblivion.

If you have a 360, rent the game. It may not be for you...but, I'm hooked.