tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89835699003289800352024-03-05T16:28:56.654-08:00Makin UV BetterA collection of thoughts and interesting tidbits by Jordan Carl Martin Makin.makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-5399454628403163732011-06-03T14:37:00.000-07:002011-06-03T14:37:00.098-07:00Makin UV Better Has Moved!Hey everyone,<br />
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I appreciate all the support I have gotten for this blog and now I am moving it to an actual website. You guessed it, it's <a href="http://www.makinuvbetter.com/">www.makinuvbetter.com</a>. My movie blog will also be combined into this website. I hope to see all of you there. Thanks for everything!<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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Jordan Makin<br />
Makin UV BettermakinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-5530078986478091842011-05-26T16:41:00.000-07:002011-05-26T16:43:26.877-07:00Tweeted to by a Semi-Famous BandWith the announcement of the lineup for the upcoming <a href="http://twilightconcertseries.com/index.php">Twilight Concert Series</a>, my mind turned to bands I need to see before I die. A couple of them will be coming to the series, as I've always wanted to see Explosions in the Sky and Bright Eyes.<br />
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My all time favorite band is Everclear. I was raised on 90's Rock and they were the epitome of everything I loved about it. They are far past the glory days they had back then, but they still tour around (mostly in California & Oregon). The lead singer, Art Alexakis, is getting old and has a new band with him, so I feel I'm running out of time to be able see them live.<br />
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In my nostalgic despair, I sought them out on twitter and said this:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later today, I received a tweet back. It's not even a big deal. If you remember, just a couple weeks ago <a href="http://makinuvbetter.blogspot.com/2011/05/retweeted-by-famous-person.html">Judd Apatow tweeted to me</a>. I guess celebrities just love me ***ARROGANCE***</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A smiley face at the end would have made you sound less annoyed, but I'll take it :)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, Everclear doesn't have a whole lot of followers, and not even a verified check next to their account.. but I'm pretty sure it's them..</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">If not, I still have Judd Apatow as my claim to fame!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm beginning to realize how anti-climactic and self-serving this post is... TELL YOUR FRIENDS!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-21746952094387201562011-05-21T13:33:00.000-07:002011-05-21T13:33:18.743-07:00If the World Ends Today (Will you be saved?)Apparently the <b>Rapture</b> is happening today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not this Rapture..</td></tr>
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For those of you who don't know what the Rapture is, a couple of things happen.<br />
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1. The righteous will ascend into the air to meet the Lord / be captured in Abraham's bosom (yes, that's a good thing)<br />
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2. The wicked will be left to Earth to deal with the apocalypse, in which they will burn.<br />
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Now of course, don't stress too much. There's way too much grey area to decide whether or not people are <i>wicked </i>or <i>righteous</i>. So I've made some <i>very </i>general guidelines to help you figure out whether you will be chilling in a bosom or burning in the dirt. If you fall anywhere in this great area, I think you're okay.<div><br />
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</div><div>Don't worry about all the other mumbo-jumbo going around, I think just about everyone I've met meets those requirements.</div><div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>See You in the Bosom!</i></div><div><br />
</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-54021104610205757562011-05-14T09:16:00.000-07:002011-05-14T09:16:47.540-07:00Retweeted by a Famous Person<div style="text-align: center;">Today will go down in history, my friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am supremely stoked about what just happened.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On May 6, I tweeted this:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I was about 45% sure there was a chance it could happen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">just not so soon..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, Last night I saw <i>Bridesmaids</i>, which literally was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So naturally, as a Twitter enthusiast does, I tweeted to Judd Apatow (the producer - also director of <i>Knocked Up, Funny People, 40 Year Old Virgin</i>) to tell him what I thought:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This morning, as my niece woke me up at 9:30 (2 hours earlier than I was planning to wake up), I checked my Twitter, and was surprised to find this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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My goal of the summer has been reached! sheesh, what am I going to do with the rest of my summer...</div><div style="text-align: center;">but yeah, I responded with this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know if he'll notice this tweet, but even if he doesn't, I still feel like we're really good friends now. Hey Judd, if you're reading my blog now, I'll star in any future bro-mance project you have coming up. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, this blog post is to let you know that dreams can come true. Who knows? Maybe by the end of this summer, I will have retweets from Justin Bieber, Jonah Hill, & Charlie Sheen.</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-72018608212445648102011-05-05T13:27:00.000-07:002011-05-05T13:27:37.768-07:00Summer Fun<div style="text-align: center;">OMG, guyz - sarri I havnt bin blogg'n az much. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I hav bin havin so much fun wif summr</div><div style="text-align: center;">dont beleev me?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">chek it:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">PIX</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'fe bin chillun wit frenz!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sweengun teh klubz!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and goin to the pool wif my GURLFREN!!!</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">OMG TOTEZ LUV SUMMR SO MUCH!!!</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-31908999053224708172011-04-25T12:44:00.000-07:002011-04-25T12:53:29.768-07:00Erin Spencer's Top 10 Worst Movies of All Time<a href="http://ewinmawie.blogspot.com/">Erin Spencer</a> recently did a guest review on the <a href="http://makinmovieblog.blogspot.com/">Makin Movie Blog</a> for the movie, <i><a href="http://makinmovieblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/fashion-beats-red-riding-hood_25.html">Red Riding Hood</a>. </i>Surprisingly enough, this movie ended up in her "Top 10 Worst Movies of All Time", which she texted to me after viewing the movie. This is her list, I don't agree with all of them, but all of them made me laugh.<br />
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Let's count them down.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>#10: <i>The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers </i></b></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've actually seen the first 7 of these. I loved them all as a kid. I haven't seen this one but it's sad to see it on this list. After some research, I noticed this series ends with a 13th installment.. isn't that unlucky?</span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>#9: <i>Fragile</i></b></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The thing that surprised me most about this movie is the fact that Erin would watch something that has a cover like this. Then again.. she has committed to go see </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Scream 4 </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">with me..</span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>#8: <i>Lady in the Water</i></b></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj836Kei6EaqlRONgSausnAgWPh5B1kzh4coDFxtpF_afJ2bLY6d_Yt81ZgZQDUB-3ukWgqRz1R1udhKja9O0wAAeRY8B70-4CzXjK0fQeb1VfLKldjJ6WRnCMlG7giDn5sR1vPQiNfkhBZ/s1600/LadyInTheWaterMoviePosterUSA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj836Kei6EaqlRONgSausnAgWPh5B1kzh4coDFxtpF_afJ2bLY6d_Yt81ZgZQDUB-3ukWgqRz1R1udhKja9O0wAAeRY8B70-4CzXjK0fQeb1VfLKldjJ6WRnCMlG7giDn5sR1vPQiNfkhBZ/s320/LadyInTheWaterMoviePosterUSA.jpg" width="217" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I love this movie! C'mon Erin, don't hate something just because it is different.</span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>#7: The "Friday" Music Video</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5d_C1LpWPgELXnXvvf6UZT5Cr8kXS8Oaxqhe6_cd9ple4Xs-2unl9JX16WbopowYdAdDqYMblTrWzuPWuYWSimdn__RptO49aw3hd998YQNj2JaUJUSGFsU7x4zsNdTUUJCBNt24VW-H8/s1600/1045209-rebecca-black-friday-617-209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5d_C1LpWPgELXnXvvf6UZT5Cr8kXS8Oaxqhe6_cd9ple4Xs-2unl9JX16WbopowYdAdDqYMblTrWzuPWuYWSimdn__RptO49aw3hd998YQNj2JaUJUSGFsU7x4zsNdTUUJCBNt24VW-H8/s320/1045209-rebecca-black-friday-617-209.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">She's only 13!! GIVE HER A BREAK!!! IT HAS 119 MILLION VIEWS! (and over 2 million "dislikes"). Ouch. (I'll let it slide that this isn't even a movie)</span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>#6:<i> He's Just Not That Into You</i></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Kq8Vvm2_uB5BBQS56BWq9F8TGbi0Jvihkgn-3UCNYxa30msD93RV7owlwNPj4A8t5dM393cNniEA_f1F5bMQWrUMvPBtonGTJAaXQQTYQ28lHvVtncNDHJD3xzGit9rpZ_Irb7YswWYL/s1600/hes_just_not_that_into_you_600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Kq8Vvm2_uB5BBQS56BWq9F8TGbi0Jvihkgn-3UCNYxa30msD93RV7owlwNPj4A8t5dM393cNniEA_f1F5bMQWrUMvPBtonGTJAaXQQTYQ28lHvVtncNDHJD3xzGit9rpZ_Irb7YswWYL/s320/hes_just_not_that_into_you_600.jpg" width="224" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Did I read this right? A PG-13 chick flick that Erin Spencer doesn't like? What's this world coming to!?</span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>#5: <i>The Box</i></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoemxI6LrMXmIHrowgyjeCYugOhy0k8e1OUcHeaF8CY6oDAsskVrIS7gxnDPSmgDpRbySci7lYcE4zJqUTAVEhgwBTgvpLxLkG-cg-RSuCYT2GodbRWolkYQTGcbPWc03Okq9vffD-ICT/s1600/the_box_movie_poster_richard_kelly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoemxI6LrMXmIHrowgyjeCYugOhy0k8e1OUcHeaF8CY6oDAsskVrIS7gxnDPSmgDpRbySci7lYcE4zJqUTAVEhgwBTgvpLxLkG-cg-RSuCYT2GodbRWolkYQTGcbPWc03Okq9vffD-ICT/s320/the_box_movie_poster_richard_kelly.jpg" width="214" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There goes Erin hating creative ideas again.. I actually haven't seen this one either, so I can't hate it too much.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What?! A girl that hates </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Twilight </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is like a Laker fan that hates Kobe.</span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>#3: <i>Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie</i></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What kid doesn't love vegetables and scripture reading...?</span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>#2: <i>Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure</i></b></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>#1: <i>Red Riding Hood</i></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikr5S549SLfZpkXPor1jjfJwD5UKpLijsZUO1mbpSFZG2ShZpaNoiJunIb2cmexe-fz4ujUiJHutNdRo2LoE9yXTQQOf9hpqsjGFDyZ5DbiEObrz7i5uJWbXXYpYU65XEEWWFiUXI83zDJ/s1600/red-riding-hood-poster-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikr5S549SLfZpkXPor1jjfJwD5UKpLijsZUO1mbpSFZG2ShZpaNoiJunIb2cmexe-fz4ujUiJHutNdRo2LoE9yXTQQOf9hpqsjGFDyZ5DbiEObrz7i5uJWbXXYpYU65XEEWWFiUXI83zDJ/s320/red-riding-hood-poster-.jpg" width="222" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here it is! It actually made the list at number one - you can read Erin's complete take on it</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://makinmovieblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/fashion-beats-red-riding-hood_25.html?utm_source=BP_recent">here</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-68959365733917043912011-04-19T19:08:00.000-07:002011-04-20T10:04:57.301-07:00NBA Playoffs: Good Vs. EvilIt's the fourth day of the NBA Playoffs. Probably one of my favorite times of the year. It can be frustrating to my non-basketball friends as about every night of my life can be occupied by basketball for a couple months. To them, I say sorry.<br />
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I thought I'd make it easier for people to start watching the playoffs by telling them who they should be cheer <i>for </i>and who they should be cheering <i>against</i>.<br />
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I present to you the good guys and the bad guys of the NBA playoffs.<br />
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<b>GOOD GUYS:</b><br />
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</tbody></table> <b>Why they're good:</b> Derrick Rose has become the most dominant player in the NBA without picking up the ego. It's fun to watch a team that is still run by the coach and not by the stars. Tom Thibodeau has created a marvelous defensive system where they work together. Teamwork and a humble star, what more can you ask for?<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"></div><b> Why they're good:</b> Now this is a surprising one, a team I thought I'd never be cheering for. After they traded away Billups and Anthony, Denver has turned into the best actual "team" in the sense of the word. No superstar, just great teamwork - and they're playing great right now.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>Why they're good: </b>Kevin Durant is what you have to love most about this team. As with Derrick Rose, he is a superstar without the ego. I don't care much for some of the other players on the team, but he sure is fun to watch and cheer for.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>Why they're evil:</b> Lebron James forsaking his home town to team up with two other all-stars who arrogantly promised 9 championships to their city of Miami.. I hope they get none.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>Why they're evil: </b>Two words; Kobe Bryant. Kobe has set a new benchmark for arrogance during his stint in the league. I don't think I need to go more in depth than that.<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"></div><b>Why they're evil: </b>Boston may have been my Laker killer in the past, but I'm really sick of seeing KG be a jerk, Pierce be a flopper, and the entire Celtics squad's sense of entitlement this year.<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With that being said, this is a great year for NBA playoffs. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plenty of people to love and plenty to love to hate. Should be lots of fun. Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-71603504095943315982011-04-07T11:20:00.000-07:002011-04-07T11:20:43.694-07:00The Pet Peeve of Loud People in TheatersIf you know me, very few things get my blood boiling. You may not have even ever seen me upset.. unless you've been to one of my basketball games or watched a Utah Jazz game with me (I'm sincerely sorry if you have). Bad referees make me really upset, but I have another pet peeve I would like to speak about today that boils my blood nearly as bad.<br />
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(If you don't know what a pet peeve is, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_peeve">here's the wikipedia link</a>)<br />
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This Pet named Peeve is the one of <b> Loud People in Theaters. </b>I recently saw the movie <i>Insidious</i> (read my review <a href="http://makinmovieblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-insidious.html">here</a>) and the audience was super annoying. Of course, I'm not saying theaters should be completely silent - it's ok to laugh and scream and even whisper something to your friend. I do that, everyone does that. But you know what I'm talking about, those people who are intentionally loud because they think people want to listen to them. To those people, I have a few things to say:<br />
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1. I did not pay $8.50 to listen to you.<br />
2. Your jokes are not funny.<br />
3. You cannot foresee the plot better than the people who made it, and no one wants to hear your assumptions.<br />
4. Unless there are blind people in the theater, you have no reason to point out things you see on screen.<br />
5. I'm not quite sure why you paid money to sit in a dark room and just talk to your friend.<br />
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To explain how much you bother me, here are a few situations.<br />
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1. If life was <i>Grand Theft Auto IV, </i>I would cap you, take your money, and steal your car. Then use that money to buy another movie ticket to that same movie, where hopefully, word has gotten around that I don't mess around.<br />
2. If life was <i>Live Free or Die Hard</i>, I would chase you out of the theater where you would jump into your hover aircraft. I would jump onto your hover aircraft, smash through your window, throw you out, fly your hovercraft to the moon, and watch the movie in silence. (I'll find a way to get the movie there)<br />
3. If life were <i>Westside Story</i>, I may sing a song to you about my displeasure and then challenge you to a highly stylized knife fight. In which, I would win.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Are you catching my drift?</i></div><br />
Since life is not any of those situations, I will most likely just sit angrily in my seat and grumble "..shut up..." under my breath.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My point still stands. Comment if you agree!</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-55930820293710294582011-04-01T00:01:00.000-07:002011-04-01T00:01:10.510-07:00Last Post of Makin UV BetterDear Friends, Fans, and Loyal Readers,<br />
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Due to the demanding needs of <a href="http://makinmovieblog.blogspot.com/">The Makin Movie Blog</a>, I will be discontinuing the Makin UV Better blog indefinitely. I'm not really sure if anyone reads this anymore, but for those of you who do read, thanks for all of the support. Over the past 5 months and 33 posts, I have grown to love each of your anonymous faces. I will continue to try and Make UV better with my movie reviews.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
Jordan Makin<br />
<i>Makin UV Better</i>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-80426785909945085382011-03-28T21:55:00.000-07:002011-03-28T22:06:45.525-07:00Dolphions<div style="text-align: center;">I recently saw the movie, <i>Paul </i>(you can read my review of it <a href="http://makinmovieblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-paul.html">here</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The movie is about an alien, and it reminded me of a text I received from<b> Trevor Smith</b> in May of 2008. I woke up to this text and it was so funny that I actually wrote it down in my journal. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The following is an exact transcription of that journal entry:</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>5-07-08</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Text I got from Trevz yesterday. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>
<br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"I had the funniest dream where you were talking about alien existence and you were saying they can hear us and we can hear them but we choose <b>not</b> to hear them so we never acknowledge their existence and they never acknowledge ours and then you ended your speech. paused. then FREAKED out and yelled "<b>OR ARE WE THE ALIENS?!?!</b>" and I woke up laughing so hard. Funniest part was the fact your dream went on for like 5 minutes and my subconscious couldn't think of the word aliens, so you kept saying <b>Dolphions</b>. a cross between the word Dolphin and Alien I guess. It was hilarious."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was and is the funniest text I have ever received. Try your best to beat it.</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-15205655868534334512011-03-19T11:32:00.001-07:002011-03-19T11:53:05.169-07:00March<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPfxOa04khR8u7Ckcz5DRhTV6Z98GzHWxmZ0A3gEX-utwWsORa7PEhImuwxmB6prtw7_mcPtHGnlLQH4FBbqWNAjCGzX5w987NtWuLD1C6WMvaVHXkcwKFjVMZcROpTVlJcA4b4BjHKuf/s1600/Gilbert-Cisneros-2.png"></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPaBEMBFBL5vKgF6xzvH4l34hK5smUiF1qEQpogHZ5jQ-hrCVrvAT1taP85I8EjGYfGy-f9-2Mm60whMyVg2SFcAdJjW8qDgndMMSq7m0b-Y3ppRLAbcqUi8PrC8_aHzlqp9E77hpcJoI/s1600/Gilbert-Cisneros-2.png"></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">March is great. By now, you've probably already read my post about <a href="http://makinuvbetter.blogspot.com/2011/03/mustache-march.html">Mustache March</a>, but that's not the only reason why this month rules.</div><div><div><div>
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<br /></div><div><meta charset="utf-8">1. <b>St. Patrick's Day</b></div><div><b>
<br /></b></div><div>There's nothing more hilarious than a holiday where you wear green, pinch people who aren't, and look around for hobbits with pots of gold. I'm pretty sure JRR Tolkein came up with this holiday.</div></div></div><div>
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<br /></div><div>2. <b>March Madness</b></div><div><b>
<br /></b></div><div>The past couple days have been the first 2 rounds of the NCAA tournament. That's 32 games in 2 days... I honestly haven't left my basement. Even if you don't like sports, it's still fun to fill out a bracket and and see how many you can get right. I have a tradition of getting most of them wrong.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>3. <b>Spring Break</b></div><div>
<br /></div><div>You get school off, that's cool. From watching <i>The OC</i>, I've learned that there are many other things that go on during spring break, but not a whole lof of that in Utah.</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[I searched "Spring Break" on google images.</div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the pictures that showed up would</div><div style="text-align: center;">not be appropriate for my younger readers.]</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">BUT, if you search "<b>Spring Break in Utah</b>" - this little wonder comes up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPfxOa04khR8u7Ckcz5DRhTV6Z98GzHWxmZ0A3gEX-utwWsORa7PEhImuwxmB6prtw7_mcPtHGnlLQH4FBbqWNAjCGzX5w987NtWuLD1C6WMvaVHXkcwKFjVMZcROpTVlJcA4b4BjHKuf/s1600/Gilbert-Cisneros-2.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPfxOa04khR8u7Ckcz5DRhTV6Z98GzHWxmZ0A3gEX-utwWsORa7PEhImuwxmB6prtw7_mcPtHGnlLQH4FBbqWNAjCGzX5w987NtWuLD1C6WMvaVHXkcwKFjVMZcROpTVlJcA4b4BjHKuf/s400/Gilbert-Cisneros-2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585864451117197874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><i>no, that's not me</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>
<br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, that's 3 reasons why March is cool. Not enough reasons for you?</div><div style="text-align: center;">well, the first of March also marks this classy lady's birthday:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://www.pictures13.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kesha1.jpg" /></div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Enjoy your last 12 days of March!</b></div><div>
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<br /></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-73798152449681628292011-03-10T13:12:00.001-08:002011-03-10T14:18:04.371-08:00Where Do Babies Come From?<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEx3-pddAnpTlmYipq3rAGYb3Y_mEdXw77xJZPSnMsi6SwBJcS_K_Q-JUPYwdH0l4_vqOtH2ApSyAX1Pl_7COOrkp9o94cvVsjnhr1u2aCVfgtqmVV6kFm1pW_O5_D3wr6jgHTTaiCCTg/s1600/ar6_1.gif"></a><div style="text-align: left;">Today in my Human Sexuality class, we were given a lot of different scenarios that we had to answer - one of these scenarios was this:</div>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>What if your young child approaches you and asks, "Where do babies come from?"</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The popular answer was to tell them a little bit about their bodies, but not to go into detail... blah blah blah. <b>Boring</b>. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've come up with some surefire ways to get the job done <i>while</i> still having fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://www.vectorstock.com/composite/213648/boy-confused-vector.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Makin UV Better's Top 7 Ways to Tell Your Kids About Sex</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Watch the end of <i>Knocked Up </i>with them.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Have them play "The Sims 3" continuously until they have started a family. (Only bathroom breaks)</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Have a really trendy teenager explain it to them using only acronyms or abbreviations. " lol."</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Have Christopher Walken explain it to them. He seems to have a touch with children.</div>
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<br /></div><div>5. Watch the entirety of <i>Juno</i></div><div>6. Play them 1 on 1 in basketball. Tell them you will explain a little bit for every shot they make against you.</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEx3-pddAnpTlmYipq3rAGYb3Y_mEdXw77xJZPSnMsi6SwBJcS_K_Q-JUPYwdH0l4_vqOtH2ApSyAX1Pl_7COOrkp9o94cvVsjnhr1u2aCVfgtqmVV6kFm1pW_O5_D3wr6jgHTTaiCCTg/s320/ar6_1.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582577316695133602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>7. Say, "I'll tell you in a year." [Repeat until they are 18]</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Comment any better ideas you have.</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-43014061574901286862011-03-02T13:38:00.000-08:002011-03-02T14:08:09.127-08:00Mustache March<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qth-4fjr9oS6eYexGoMQ_kndih_3d7yDQCjJZ6d7jvb22UR5RySlQs5Bmhz3CZwkmklfZl3afs13bzAruT8vsuvz0LEQUfwh1kXqFfUAYmB4CS3DHJgwyRQ5qQqj1wDLfqlNx9Mo7gZx/s1600/mustache.jpg"></a>The beginning of March marks the beginning of 31 days of facial hair. Be prepared to grow your mustache, if you can - or, if you can't - just sit back and bask in the glory of the stache. <div>
<br /></div><div>The month in honor of the mustache started hundreds of years ago.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Pictured above is <b>King Juan De Bigote</b>. On March 1, 1637, he announced to his country (Spain) that the weather was now warm enough that beards were forbidden and only the "beard of the upper lip" (as it was called back then) was allowed. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>He made this ruling in the hope that it would make his workers more efficient as they plowed in the corn fields. In reality, this is true - lack of wind resistance on the face helped their primary export go up 3%. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>The tragedy in this story is that a late spring in Spain that year caused March to be the coldest in history. The King watched as many of his countrymen fell and died with hypothermia. In honor of the deceased, King Bigote vowed to never shave his "upper lip beard" and gave it a new name - the <b>mustache </b>- which directly translates to: <i>the deceased beardless countrymen.</i></div><div><i>
<br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://www.celebrity-sunglasses-finder.com/image-files/ok_dec10.2007_hulk.gif" /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Everyday is Mustache March for Hulk Hogan (a descendant of King Bigote)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>
<br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Today, many people honor the dead countrymen with their own mustaches. You, too, can show your respect by having some "deceased beardless countrymen" on your upper lip. It's not that much of a sacrifice but it goes a long way.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The website <b><a href="http://www.moustachemarch.com">moustachemarch.com</a> </b>recognizes those who show their respect. </div><div style="text-align: center;">see if you can find me by clicking <a href="http://www.moustachemarch.com/out/twitter1/content/index_2.html">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://thisisthestoryof.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/i-mustache-you-a-question.jpg?w=500&h=500" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Will you pay your respects by growing a mustache?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Have a great Mustache March</b></span></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-61010242651302062022011-02-27T11:08:00.000-08:002011-02-27T11:41:57.166-08:00Makin the Oscar Picks<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been a great year for movies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a movie for everyone this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Even people in Utah.. as 4 of the nominees for best picture were <i>not </i>rated R.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From Facebook to the Wild West.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From Ballet to Stammering Kings.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From Toys that made us cry to another Boxing movie.. that was actually still good.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are my picks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/ctrl-v/2008/11/25/oscars-in-memoriam.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/files/2009/02/oscars_1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>Best Picture: <b><i>The Social Network</i></b>
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<br />Best Actor: <b>Colin Firth</b> for <i>The King's Speech</i>
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<br />Best Actress: <b>Natalie Portman</b> for <i>Black Swan</i>
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<br />Best Supporting Actor: <b>Christian Bale</b> for <i>The Fighter</i>
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<br />Best Supporting Actress: <b>Hailee Steinfeld</b> for <i>True Grit</i>
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<br />Best Achievement in Directing: <b>Joel & Ethan Coen</b> for <i>True Grit</i>
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<br />Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: <b>Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington</b> for <i>The Fighter</i>
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<br />Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published or Produced:<b> Aaron Sorkin</b> for <i>the Social Network</i>
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<br />Best Animated Feature Film of the Year: <b><i>Toy Story 3</i></b>
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<br />Best Foreign Language Film of the Year: <b><i>Biutiful</i></b>
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<br />Best Achievement in Cinematography: <b>Matthew Libatique</b> for <i>Black Swan</i>
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<br />Best Achievement in Editing:<b> Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall</b> for <i>The Social Network</i>
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<br />Best Achievement in Art Direction: <b>Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Douglas A. Mowat</b> for <i>Inception</i>
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<br />Best Achievement for Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score: <b>Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross</b> for <i>The Social Network</i>
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<br />Best Achievement in Visual Effects: <b>Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin</b> for <i>Inception</i>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-21163243865006535242011-02-18T23:57:00.001-08:002011-02-19T00:16:48.412-08:00Waiting for Radiohead [Thoughts]<div style="text-align: center;">My download for Radiohead's new album "The King of Limbs", is taking quite a while. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://musicisart.ws/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/the-king-of-limbs-radiohead-1-e1297934284496.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some thoughts I am having whilst I wait.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. I probably should go to bed, I have to coach a game in 8 hours.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Out of the past 20 organized basketball games I've played, I think I've only one once (rec & ward).</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Wow, #2 sounds like the Utah Jazz.</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Yeah, I get why girls like Channing Tatum so much.</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. I think I enjoyed "The Eagle" more than I should have.</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. I've had Bright Eyes album for about 3 days. I've listened to it completely through 10+ times.</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. Does #6 make me emo, or does it make me indie? probably both.</div><div style="text-align: left;">8. I don't think I fit either of those stereotypes.</div><div style="text-align: left;">9. One stereotype I wish I could fit is that of a "bro" - I just want to wear "lidz" with a hoodie over it.</div><div style="text-align: left;">10. My room is really orange. The walls really match the "Arrested Development" DVDs sitting on my shelf.</div><div style="text-align: left;">11. Is the Arrested Development movie ever going to happen?</div><div style="text-align: left;">12. I'm wearing orange pajamas right now. I honestly don't even like orange that much.</div><div style="text-align: left;">13. That's right, I didn't purchase these PJz - I also didn't choose the color of my room. </div><div style="text-align: left;">14. I'm not really sure if anyone will enjoy this post. I think that maybe in the morning I will regret that I posted it.</div><div style="text-align: left;">15. Not really.</div><div style="text-align: left;">16. Bryan Mortensen will just be happy to know that I got the Radiohead album.</div><div style="text-align: left;">17. My presentation on "Sexual Arousal" I gave on thursday was hilarious.</div><div style="text-align: left;">18. That sounds a little prideful, but really it was funny. </div><div style="text-align: left;">19. I honestly think most of the things I say are funny.</div><div style="text-align: left;">20. I giggled while typing that last one.</div><div style="text-align: left;">21. Some say that my jokes are only funny because I laugh after I say them, and my laugh is funny.</div><div style="text-align: left;">22. In that case, just picture me giggling after each of these thoughts.</div><div style="text-align: left;">23. I think the creativeness of these thoughts took a plunge at about #15..</div><div style="text-align: left;">24. me giggling.</div><div style="text-align: left;">25. You're right, #24 wasn't a thought, it was just me announcing what I'm doing. As the next one will be.</div><div style="text-align: left;">26. Done downloading. Going to bed.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-89209916293077987322011-02-16T14:35:00.000-08:002011-02-16T15:01:16.090-08:00Post Valentine's Day<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Well Valentine's Day is over. Lots of people got engaged. Lots of people got each other nice presents full of hearts and flowers and red and pink. Some may have mustered up the courage to express their feelings to a crush...<div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and lots were just happy for 50% candy the next day.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>
<br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/robeo/robeo0801/robeo080100055/2384460-a-heart-shaped-box-of-chocolate-valentines-candy.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Candy reminds me of a song I wrote a long time ago, while I was doing some time abroad in Clovis, New Mexico (shout out to the Whitmores and other clovis friends). It is a song about love found and lost. A song that truly captured the essence of one yearning to be loved, and the only way he could satisfy this yearning was to eat candy. <b>Lots of candy</b>.<b> </b>This song is about a dear friend of mine, Josh Curtis, and I would love to share it with you right now.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RJQ9efRuO6I?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you had a great Valentine's Day!</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-44871341037414848642011-02-13T20:30:00.000-08:002011-02-13T20:38:49.454-08:00Vowelentine's Day<div style="text-align: center;">We know all the vowels. We love them. We even have a day to celebrate them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They make all of our words possible. I probably couldn't speak with them</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love to remember them every February 14th. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/KTorgesen/imageGallery/vowels.png" /><meta charset="utf-8"></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A</b> - Applicable</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>E</b> - Ethnic</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I</b> - Indigenous</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>O</b> - Ostrich-esque</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>U</b> - Uber</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I feel like this Vowelentine's Day, we need to remember the half - vowel. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She does a lot too.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know who I'm talking about.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://images.clipartof.com/small/71327-Royalty-Free-RF-Clipart-Illustration-Of-A-3d-Red-Character-Letter-Y.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't worry Ms. Y, I will be your Vowelentine this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">definitel<b>y</b>.</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-87747849214516362732011-02-08T11:38:00.000-08:002011-02-08T11:39:54.016-08:00Vlogging from the UVU Library<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Makin UV Better Everywhere I Go</b></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px" width="640" height="390"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rtiB1a_Pvc0?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-7453384972027970872011-02-05T23:18:00.000-08:002011-02-05T23:25:57.687-08:00Super Bowl 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://caswell.blogspot.com/china/images/20041125.bowl.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my pick for <b>the most super bowl</b> of 2011.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looks like you could fit at least 10 more Asian kids in there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Amazing.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And no, the title of this blog post is not misleading.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but if you must know,</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The score will be 27-24, Packers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/10/08/09/15923/Green-Bay-Packers.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Eat, drink, and be merry.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Super Bowl Sunday.</div><meta charset="utf-8">makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-49927337502024253692011-02-04T13:29:00.000-08:002011-02-04T14:08:24.641-08:00Vlog #1<div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I have so much on my mind that it's hard to express it in writing. There's a lot going on in my head right now so I decided to try a new form of blogging. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's called <b>VLOGGING</b> (Video Blogging).</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here's my first attempt. Tell me what you think.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E5iZQnaozVU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Go Jazz.</div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-72436975914589721512011-01-28T11:20:00.000-08:002011-01-28T12:19:31.805-08:00Insulting the Oscars<div style="text-align: center;">Who's excited for the Academy Awards??</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Not me.</b></div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's some reasons why all the best picture nominees <span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>SUCK</b></span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie #1 - <b>TRUE GRIT</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMI-Z8eAjGcuKVlF34_bApZPRxjSn0rWRkyrszFFbG90Xg5dUyEZLe5iiXYyNzKcd40r1P6IvTWdEZABV8KpHsiRqm6KQ3LArzj0DGt6HQaHYsutUV_2gXT7Cj9zL9oqNEMW97N4BRK0/s1600/true-grit-main.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >True Grit? More like True Sh**. If I wanted to watch a boring western with cheesy humor I would have watched Shanghai Noon.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie #2 - <b>BLACK SWAN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNn4fTQXRPc8iubLIFmRvLbGLXQKdonxQtcB3ICWdGSVjizTVDFlg2GedcDcDRobBjaIcTcDe69IQqFp5zTd94AwECcBpLkBgLbnsD3QFvUCcXiI8P1T6Y2hbEfXMrX74wUzjGCijJ3g9n/s400/black-swan-movie-poster.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Hey Black Swan, thanks for ruining Natalie Portman for me, forever. I found her more attractive when she had her head shaved on that V movie. And did you even entertain me? No, this was a big <b>Black Yawn</b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie #3 - <b>127 Hours</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/images/127-hours1.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Hey, wanna watch <b>James Franco</b> stuck in a canyon for 127 hours?....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Me neither. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie #4 - <b>The Fighter</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://www.awardsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/The-Fighter-poster.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >*In Boston Accent* - "Who wants to watch another boxing movie in here??" </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >"Not you. Not you. Not you... Not you... Not you.. Not you..... and <b>not me</b>."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie #5 - <b>Inception </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://www.filmofilia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/inception_m.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Here's to a <b>mormon appropriate</b> and less interesting</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "> version of "Shutter Island". </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; ">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie # 6 - <b>Toy Story 3</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://donmilleris.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/toy-story-3.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I would have cried more if the kid gave away his <b>iPod</b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie #7 - <b>The Kids Are Alright</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtUm1Egndj1qNfDMBEQOfZ-6smAdXLiElaY7cjZDtWzH9oE5So1KifGfl2xuXiZW82EUA0ZF-1Ge4uxTA9CC2OeiOy4llfn046G3nkU0PDkOQp6j5Qba9Eg_t44YYXED_X0wUVfI4qvyA/s400/TheKidsAreAlright.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >...and me and friends are alright with never watching a movie with <b>Julianne Moore</b> ever again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie #8 - <b>The King's Speech</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://carlosdev.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/the_kings_speech_5.jpg?w=446&h=334" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >This movie is called <i>The King's...................................................</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>
<br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Sorry, I just fell asleep while reading the title.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie #9 - <b>Winter's Bone</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://media.independent.com/img/croppedphotos/2010/07/06/65843_ori_t479.jpg?6626f76dcd72edc2e28f46812c7026450162bdb2" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I honestly just found out that this movie existed. No comment.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Movie #10 - <b>The Social Network</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><meta charset="utf-8"><img src="http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/0930-film-review-the-social-network/8733909-1-eng-US/0930-Film-Review-The-Social-Network_full_600.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >A movie with the kid from Zombieland (nerd), A former member of N'Sync (nerd), and the next Peter Parker (super nerd)... Being seen at a screening of The Social Network = <b>SOCIAL SUICIDE</b>. srsly.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >With all that said and done, who's up for an <b>Oscar Party</b>?</span></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-82470294328283062612011-01-19T23:25:00.000-08:002011-01-19T23:40:20.267-08:00Jordan's Impression of Erin's Date with Rick Buck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRSQn3LnNDY-y_y9Q6D-sqr243fyp9a0JfJjj3Rzt4TKE6lg5Yw1pI7SUKrTBWSZs4anwLOHNKWL9-Wk0wVoyz6RDtLx1FO1yzAtoCVzs2ANGhFfdjNgeQAHO6ALIcBTTfk3THTQd567a/s1600/DSCN7144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRSQn3LnNDY-y_y9Q6D-sqr243fyp9a0JfJjj3Rzt4TKE6lg5Yw1pI7SUKrTBWSZs4anwLOHNKWL9-Wk0wVoyz6RDtLx1FO1yzAtoCVzs2ANGhFfdjNgeQAHO6ALIcBTTfk3THTQd567a/s400/DSCN7144.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564166780131370354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This picture is not photoshopped.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Rick Buck, Jordan Makin, & Erin Spencer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This blog does not reflect the thoughts of Erin or Rick, just me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's break it down.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Good Signs: </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. As me and Anna spied on them walking to a part of their date, they were <b>laughing</b> and <b>giggling</b>, but not holding hands.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Erin told me that later, they did <b>hold hands</b> eventually.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">3. As you could tell about the picture, he hung out in our hotel room for a while. I almost offered him half of my bed to sleep in if he wanted. <b>almost</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4. He laughed at <b>my jokes.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">5. We have matching <b>glasses</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">6. I told him <b>I would write his blogs</b> about his dates if he wanted me to, he seemed enthused.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Bad Signs:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. <b>Laker Fan</b>. That is a little disheartening. But I am very much more a Heat hater now than a Laker hater.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Overall Reaction</b>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think Erin will get a second date. If not, maybe me and Rick will hang out sometime, I just won't tell Erin.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-16956464444750591412011-01-11T22:25:00.000-08:002011-01-11T22:31:02.866-08:00If Makin UV Better had a baby with.. Volume 1.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">If <span style="font-weight: bold;">Makin UV Better</span> had a baby with...<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Beiber</span><br /><br /><br />This is what it would look like.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPZ3I8e95lkzsCiFxGLrGLtkf1X_zGRwFqxIyU-djxPjqS_irFlG-rK7iDpRWqmjhnfIHa6Xb7-EE5megEKiFGVPvM8VVn5ogo8jpz3RW58ZChw0hnYf48C3bXcFTSoW-XUCEWig7pfDt/s1600/biebz"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPZ3I8e95lkzsCiFxGLrGLtkf1X_zGRwFqxIyU-djxPjqS_irFlG-rK7iDpRWqmjhnfIHa6Xb7-EE5megEKiFGVPvM8VVn5ogo8jpz3RW58ZChw0hnYf48C3bXcFTSoW-XUCEWig7pfDt/s400/biebz" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561182214418055234" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jordan Carl Martin Beiber</span></a><br /></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-69818641213912434972011-01-05T18:40:00.000-08:002011-01-07T12:05:11.190-08:00My Favorites of 2010Time for the list of all lists.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The defining moment of the year.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The best things according to Makin UV Better</span></span>.<br /><br />Let's get down to business.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">6 Favorite Movies of 2010</span></span><br />(I seriously at this entire thing of popcorn)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid60QNpbIqrHvvhTSJJNZ_uXRPZOrNo14SzuDpxgFNX3i83P0S6amcpwN-ke4qxNfmV2lGhC6f1tGRvTDNYllbzfD4p_xcPigduvlFwqAE-JN2uAcrl90eNCHTJw375SfxrS38l2-P_6rq/s1600/empty+popcorn.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid60QNpbIqrHvvhTSJJNZ_uXRPZOrNo14SzuDpxgFNX3i83P0S6amcpwN-ke4qxNfmV2lGhC6f1tGRvTDNYllbzfD4p_xcPigduvlFwqAE-JN2uAcrl90eNCHTJw375SfxrS38l2-P_6rq/s320/empty+popcorn.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559522471343371778" border="0" /></a>1. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Social Network</span><br />2. <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span><br />3. <span style="font-style: italic;">Scott Pilgrim vs. The World</span><br />4. <span style="font-style: italic;">True Grit</span><br />5. <span style="font-style: italic;">Shutter Island</span><br />6. <span style="font-style: italic;">Toy Story 3</span><br /><br />There were a lot of great movies this past year (and I still haven't seen some of the good ones like The Fighter and 127 Hours). The best thing is that all of these movies are about all of my favorite subjects: Facebook, Ballet, Ex-boyfriends, Cowboys, Insanity, and Action Figures.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">6 Favorite Albums of the Year</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0YOe1UvwQxVJNT-_bzdu2q4bPapEIi0rEyrBEbtxNVsiLn-mrrQY0VG6tBVTbcjvff7h8X6mHXXGy1yULZaIPqItE1oUZNHH89jL1pa9BSw7LgX2FFs9VESMroZFLBhQ-Kq-V-b1PD5C/s1600/kanye_west.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0YOe1UvwQxVJNT-_bzdu2q4bPapEIi0rEyrBEbtxNVsiLn-mrrQY0VG6tBVTbcjvff7h8X6mHXXGy1yULZaIPqItE1oUZNHH89jL1pa9BSw7LgX2FFs9VESMroZFLBhQ-Kq-V-b1PD5C/s320/kanye_west.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559529850627609074" border="0" /></a>1. Kanye West - <span style="font-style: italic;">My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</span><br />2. Motion City Sountrack - <span style="font-style: italic;">My Dinosaur Life</span><br />3. Eminem - <span style="font-style: italic;">Recovery</span><br />4. Angels & Airwaves - <span style="font-style: italic;">LOVE</span><br />5. B.o.B - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Adventures of Bobby Ray</span><br />6. Linkin Park - <span style="font-style: italic;">A Thousand Suns</span><br /><br />Believe me, I never thought that in my top 6 albums of any year I would have 3 rap artists and Linkin Park. I am really not a huge fan of anything else by the Park boys at Linkin, but their latest album is really a trip. CHECK IT OUT. And of course, I love the new Kanye - for my full review, you can read it at the Bemorte Report by clicking <a href="http://bemortereport.blogspot.com/2010/12/makin-observations-new-kanye-album-is.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Biggest Villain of 2010</span><br />(my favorite person to hate.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwe9YLoD_LAUUA6fX-7Ud9Z8PJF4aG06kRaHskuFIoXM6Ye37etUDVqlXI3MLdJ4XxlV7tgPRkWwPcRvtKbNldo5tPszx45PAK72nx895efLVtr77XE7iEc8Y7Y8PhKsY4XH6PhqUYvbV/s1600/Lebron"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwe9YLoD_LAUUA6fX-7Ud9Z8PJF4aG06kRaHskuFIoXM6Ye37etUDVqlXI3MLdJ4XxlV7tgPRkWwPcRvtKbNldo5tPszx45PAK72nx895efLVtr77XE7iEc8Y7Y8PhKsY4XH6PhqUYvbV/s320/Lebron" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559523598427340914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lebron James.</span><br /><br />1. You make a team do <span style="font-weight: bold;">EVERYTHING</span> for you. (Seriously, you were basically the GM of the Cleveland Cavaliers)<br />2. You give up on that very team in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NBA playoffs</span> because it's.. too hard. (it's pretty obvious) And by the way, your team obviously didn't suck because you won over <span style="font-weight: bold;">60 games</span> and had the league's best record.<br />3. You slap your team in the face on <span style="font-weight: bold;">National TV</span> by announcing you will be aligning with two other superstars in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Miami</span>... oh yeah, and you tell them only a week before free agency starts so they don't have a chance to try and get anyone else.<br />4. Most recently, you've aligned yourself with the league by saying they should decrease the amount of teams and have less players, making only the best play and <span style="font-weight: bold;">losing jobs for many</span>.<br />5. You're evil. And I used to love you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">Lebron, You're breaking my heart! You're going down a path I cannot follow!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lebron</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">Because of my decision?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">Because of what you've done... what you plan to do! Stop! Stop now... come back... I love you! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Biggest Hero of 2010</span></span><br />(my favorite person to love)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUUCKlhzbq0fVw7ETDQGQ_FAisXpymX-FZsuPmUiWcMg0Yo8VpWQfpI4Ad9OMo-bBuZ-naRyAT_olQhQBlade9kRIK59rVKfPFGmPPVK-64pLoACA-JZ3dzvYEYQb89s-7Q4xA_S0ubdO/s1600/conan"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUUCKlhzbq0fVw7ETDQGQ_FAisXpymX-FZsuPmUiWcMg0Yo8VpWQfpI4Ad9OMo-bBuZ-naRyAT_olQhQBlade9kRIK59rVKfPFGmPPVK-64pLoACA-JZ3dzvYEYQb89s-7Q4xA_S0ubdO/s320/conan" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559527858161533122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Conan O'Brien</span><br /><br />After getting wrongfully ousted from the Tonight Show by another villain, Jay Leno, you got back on your feet and led yourself to TBS. You are an inspiration to <span style="font-weight: bold;">red heads</span> (and everyone else) everywhere.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That's about it. I feel like I at least need to mention three more people.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ke$ha</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lady GaGa</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Bieber</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year!<br /></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983569900328980035.post-44400349250075025442011-01-01T12:11:00.000-08:002011-01-01T14:08:53.287-08:002010: Jordan's Year in Review.2010 is over. Thank the Almighty Creator (Jeff Bridges in Tron). 2010 has been a trip for sure; one that I won't soon forget. But I am very excited for 2011 and a fresh year to work with. LET'S HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS.<br /><br />At the beginning of 2010, I was in <b>Amarillo, TX.</b> A spunky little town known for its strip clubs and big 72 oz steaks. This is a picture of Cadillac Ranch (a place where Cadillacs just stick out of the ground). This is what Amarillo considers a tourist attraction..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8uNpNOPRFeHPCHrd95bmJKqnrexGF7myV-g8MKg9k4SN1LeEUIhDIdtHw79A5UJK6CFqMeNamem-HTzP0BEGGvkQzUU8y6D9HDAUBvTxQ0_3W7TiDBqy9i0cyFThTPtXVnI6T5MUZlZ1/s1600/PC171206.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8uNpNOPRFeHPCHrd95bmJKqnrexGF7myV-g8MKg9k4SN1LeEUIhDIdtHw79A5UJK6CFqMeNamem-HTzP0BEGGvkQzUU8y6D9HDAUBvTxQ0_3W7TiDBqy9i0cyFThTPtXVnI6T5MUZlZ1/s320/PC171206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557317778561429362" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6l6laokcABmbFotkzFFHhdH3DRN0kiZTJ_72gD7dBBgh72ihNfXNQwAZPp48_pAr9kH7pS82SL8WaFPmreb4g65gokbNcwXdY56jvAjy7hQAS2IgiE-7bF4B7q7LSWlIGKOUyBiQkCdMt/s1600/PC311225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6l6laokcABmbFotkzFFHhdH3DRN0kiZTJ_72gD7dBBgh72ihNfXNQwAZPp48_pAr9kH7pS82SL8WaFPmreb4g65gokbNcwXdY56jvAjy7hQAS2IgiE-7bF4B7q7LSWlIGKOUyBiQkCdMt/s320/PC311225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557319519085813986" /></a><br /><br />Amarillo was bitter cold and I had to BIKE in it. Everyone there would say, "This is the coldest, most snowy winter we've ever had. I feel sorry for y'all bikin'." Thanks, Amarillolites.<br /><br />February 24th (My birthday) was pretty nonexistent as it landed on transfers. I think I went to a chinese buffet to celebrate. I DID buy my infamous <b>cowboy boots</b> around this time though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqVR4YzcWTmJALWC2VyPYwneuyoUEyY8j6iWLpTKfGxskaowRhw7jDNLAhyphenhyphen1h_i6j21ddnLfsJQYg-cz9wOlD0Qapk6cLHcX5baut1NKntuBK-R4Y-W6f8aDqdnT63hlrC3uajY7W1f67/s1600/P3060189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqVR4YzcWTmJALWC2VyPYwneuyoUEyY8j6iWLpTKfGxskaowRhw7jDNLAhyphenhyphen1h_i6j21ddnLfsJQYg-cz9wOlD0Qapk6cLHcX5baut1NKntuBK-R4Y-W6f8aDqdnT63hlrC3uajY7W1f67/s320/P3060189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557322873087157122" /></a><br /><br />A few weeks later, I was moved to Lubbock. In Lubbock I was put in charge of about 50 cars. I was the <b>Vehicle Coordinator</b>, but I was also known as <b>Car Tsar</b> and <b>Fleet Commander</b>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_bGCDWrvZS2OIUJdWF6vijYyMG6tuEg3FhEvZs0pOe2UFtrNUL21MG-O-fDqXzEOlAQs2IQCCJZEnSS3KlyABCbHkMQRGxMi_l1jBizXCldiEC6x8cizq80Onc1QaX7Iq1OYDaVya6Ui/s1600/P5010240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_bGCDWrvZS2OIUJdWF6vijYyMG6tuEg3FhEvZs0pOe2UFtrNUL21MG-O-fDqXzEOlAQs2IQCCJZEnSS3KlyABCbHkMQRGxMi_l1jBizXCldiEC6x8cizq80Onc1QaX7Iq1OYDaVya6Ui/s320/P5010240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557322047973987874" /></a><br /><br /><b>On August 11th</b>, I finally made it back to my family and friends, it was probably one of the happier moments of my life. Lots of fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlu2l70hTXS6L309kXO6nGk-dnvVgOicVEvkwjUGdBap6TFTt2Kf4kOVPWdaDr8WF8MQ8l_pQ7AFAnZMkdj-Rtz8yH0-SyboElRlj8Xpfcend9sxgAK7jMjl_cwJJH4AY8wt8apUtxhBa/s1600/100_1441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlu2l70hTXS6L309kXO6nGk-dnvVgOicVEvkwjUGdBap6TFTt2Kf4kOVPWdaDr8WF8MQ8l_pQ7AFAnZMkdj-Rtz8yH0-SyboElRlj8Xpfcend9sxgAK7jMjl_cwJJH4AY8wt8apUtxhBa/s320/100_1441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557328195214838546" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TKsN-rN0g-4wscq3ZUAiqq1FVnwQCP3_74Yb_wAgNOEA4_b2ii-NCDZC5q4GUvmDP_uBA8fhf1lwTqvTS773jkt3WMQqLhbEy9cqFdZJt75pt3kf3JbsBMHsJhbkqQy0HAAcjhKJXNKj/s1600/100_1448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TKsN-rN0g-4wscq3ZUAiqq1FVnwQCP3_74Yb_wAgNOEA4_b2ii-NCDZC5q4GUvmDP_uBA8fhf1lwTqvTS773jkt3WMQqLhbEy9cqFdZJt75pt3kf3JbsBMHsJhbkqQy0HAAcjhKJXNKj/s320/100_1448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557328566547970162" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-tw-u5cYXUXveAO46XVGPmMPlOjrkO4-bCb2vDsdAcuCIpSb27_83dxLir48xXV3oKqrI7tOXIVRf4ag3hzaAcR-8TW_xrdzz6wbLv775Nl9Yk21Ldnj_0urMDfMAssYlr534VUDBi0V/s1600/100_1470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-tw-u5cYXUXveAO46XVGPmMPlOjrkO4-bCb2vDsdAcuCIpSb27_83dxLir48xXV3oKqrI7tOXIVRf4ag3hzaAcR-8TW_xrdzz6wbLv775Nl9Yk21Ldnj_0urMDfMAssYlr534VUDBi0V/s320/100_1470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557328890192179394" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHF5QM80XIu2YETeQnUiOrUNRf27gFKHW0otMP1ISarpZ9qgb8YLMWUO8qyfEIUP717mYgYKNyZkWcDpHvER5tUkbrY8ATBKzlSlCcVTCTkY8DAeVjcrtgzgfO-l6-s6Nx1UKCzYxvabj/s1600/100_1501.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHF5QM80XIu2YETeQnUiOrUNRf27gFKHW0otMP1ISarpZ9qgb8YLMWUO8qyfEIUP717mYgYKNyZkWcDpHvER5tUkbrY8ATBKzlSlCcVTCTkY8DAeVjcrtgzgfO-l6-s6Nx1UKCzYxvabj/s320/100_1501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557329195615236338" /></a><br /><br />After Getting home, I took a couple of trips to the concrete jungle; <b>New York</b>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg207oujjmsd0j_jBVpA10u55K5B2LjwEcq6QSpvxv2IbcSHTbIxdRk5XGEsBIw9_Px07P-izTsiCZy6gmoROskV1-z-BLkw4XOwmrX2p4OVQyfDosOsZOvo0MxBHFQ5koWkHCU4U8mJMNf/s1600/P8170156.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg207oujjmsd0j_jBVpA10u55K5B2LjwEcq6QSpvxv2IbcSHTbIxdRk5XGEsBIw9_Px07P-izTsiCZy6gmoROskV1-z-BLkw4XOwmrX2p4OVQyfDosOsZOvo0MxBHFQ5koWkHCU4U8mJMNf/s320/P8170156.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557330323287716194" /></a><br /><br />I won't get into the details here, most of you know the story, but let's just say that sometimes love hurts and other times love leaves you alone in the Bronx. And while you wander the Bronx alone in the middle of the night, you have to deal with shifty taxi drivers and eventually sleep on the floor at the JFK airport with a bunch of Europeans.<br /><br />Besides the NY ordeal, being home has been great. I've enjoyed time with family and friends. Some of the more important things that have happened include:<br /><br />1. I started Blogging. (Thanks to Anna Mae Spencer for that one)<br />2. I finished my 3rd Semester at UVU. (Makin UV Better!)<br />3. I got a job as a grader for the Online public speaking class.<br />4. I defeated Evan Spencer in a game of NBA 2k11, 91-90. I hit a shot with less than a second (.8) remaining on the clock. Greatest game of the year.<div>6. I started coaching my first high school basketball team with Nick Piepenbrok.<br />5. I enjoyed my first Thanksgiving and Christmas with my family in nearly 3 years.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Picture Memoriez</i></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMMKsdUP22P2zr6JQ_8Ar96Lw-Ytr_tu7d3YjBVCwe8E4OHKMwptU59Ju4ZQ5BBe-FvrzpSTwAg_tajL7BzQOpLxEotVESf8y8zCxCnVWS9eQwcwru19DmsACRv32MX6av7iW03WewKy-/s1600/Photo+on+2010-08-20+at+11.51.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMMKsdUP22P2zr6JQ_8Ar96Lw-Ytr_tu7d3YjBVCwe8E4OHKMwptU59Ju4ZQ5BBe-FvrzpSTwAg_tajL7BzQOpLxEotVESf8y8zCxCnVWS9eQwcwru19DmsACRv32MX6av7iW03WewKy-/s320/Photo+on+2010-08-20+at+11.51.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557337191071550226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXncaFUDEg-5nrK_7ygYcSwSWgCurQ4uyfozakFMCOUt14KGK4DqJSYA-thjFhxwEGJ_qR0HTBk5LJcJqzsM3TwpUjvcnvod0KXGi1zi-xiMkmDhUnrboIG-vnMmWOcbr-d4S0Pfa9AinQ/s1600/Bridge+and+Dere.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhWW_tV4-5knDj3mx7LX-rt7gL7zRIYjsJHPdKZa89log_fT4fQJd_FU2sU5dboXe3KM_P4hhIEFTW4ybXRcY2BWox-QjYQXEUa74PHz4IZBMb6W-Q_cX6_UfmJxDh7BRQDzLNV7BGEB3/s320/coaching.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557342752465403346" /></a><br />Thanks for everyone who was a part of my life in 2010. I look forward to 2011. <b>To all my Frenz, I LOVE YOU!<br /></b><br /><br /></div></div>makinUVbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591699747373824969noreply@blogger.com7