Skip's Emmy Picks

So, the Emmys are this Sunday.  And since I watch the most television out of the entire F&S crew, I'm sort of the resident Emmy dude.

But the thing about that is, I just got a tv and I don't have cable.  Also I don't watch crap, so I haven't seen a lot of shows that are nominated.

Still, I like investing in the outcome of things in which I have no control over, so I figured I'd offer up my Emmy picks.

Trailer Tuesday - Spider-Man, The Muppets, Sherlock Holmes and Mission: Impossible

Breaking Bad is still awesome.  I think people are pretty much divided between Team Gus and Team Hank.  Also, Jay1 pointed out that this was the second week in a row where Skylar's scenes felt like they were missing a laugh track.

Anyway, this week's batch of trailers came from my recent trip to the movies.  And honestly, if the movie theater put together reels of trailers, I'd probably pay to watch them.  I dig trailers that much.  

Ten Years Ago

Ten years ago something happened that altered things irrevocably.  It was an opening salvo in what had previously been a cold war.  It was something that delineated the timeline into "pre" and "post" periods.  It changed the way we thought and how we acted.  There was a definable before and after.

Ten years ago someone popped up on our radar who hadn't been there before, but should have been.  He was a man who became a monster and grew to symbolize a larger looming threat.  He grew to be hated and people called for his head.

Ten years ago, everything changed.

That One Time, When I Met Cameron Crowe

So, I was watching Jimmy Fallon last night and Cameron Crowe was on.  And Fallon was his typical full of praise self when he announced Cameron Crowe was coming on.  Fallon talked about how Crowe really had a huge impact on his life and was a genuine cool dude.

And I completely concur about Cameron Crowe being a cool dude.  And I say that as someone who actually met him.

Five More Products from Back To The Future We Want To Own

So the word around the web is that later today Nike will announce the awesome Air Mag kicks from Back to the Future II will soon be hitting the market.

You know the Air Mags?  Marty McFly II's joints with the Power Laces?  Yeah, they're about to become a reality.

Well here are five other products from Back to the Future that we totally want to see on the market.

Monday Munchies - Milk Substitutes

I believe I'm slightly lactose intolerant.  I came to this conclusion when realized that if I banished cream based Frappuccinos from my daily routine then my agonizing stomach cramps also disappeared.



The occasional milkshake was tolerable as was cheese.  But if foods were too rich they would leave me doubled over in abdominal distress.  



But once in a blue moon I longed for a bowl in cereal, that wasn't bone dry.  That's why a few weeks ago I began to try out various milk substitutes like Almond Breeze, Rice Dream and Coconut Dream.

I Think I'm Over Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers, along with U2 and REM are one of the few bands that defined Rock for my generation.  I mean obviously there were bands before them, but those three bands really created the sound of Rock for me.



But I've listened to the latest RHCP offering, I'm With You, and I think I'm sort of done with them.