I saw Rocky Balboa last Saturday. It’s been a week but I haven’t really thought about this movie too much since I saw it. That’s just how it was. My expectations were set way too high even though I knew going in that there was no way it could clear the bar I had set for it. Waited way too long and loved the older Rocky movies so much that I put this movie on a pedestal. A premature pedestal. And it didn’t help that working at Planet Hollywood surrounded me with everything Rocky for about a month before the movie.

So it was my mistake. I mean Rocky Balboa was most certainly better than Rocky V, but it couldn’t hold a steroid needle, a crazy Soviet accent or an Eye of the Tiger to Rocky IV. It seemed to me like a geriatric version of Rocky. Which it was I guess? Here’s Rocky, down and out but hungry and then here’s this woman who he’s chasing (even though it was almost impossible to believe) and then there’s Rocky training and then in the ring. It could have been great but there was just way too much other woman stuff going on. I mean Adrian was gone, they could have focused so much on Rocky and fighting and building up Mason “the Line” Dixon but instead they introduce a new love interest and… her kid? Are you kidding me? So Mason Dixon just coasts through the movie, never reaching the potential of an Apollo Creed or a Clubber Lang, an Ivan Drago, heck barely even Thunderlips.

I know there won’t be another Rocky movie after this one, but we really don’t need one. Rocky I-IV is all I’ll ever need. I was content before I even knew Stallone wanted to do this one. But I’m pretty sure at the time, I liked this movie a lot more than I can remember now. So heck, I’ll throw Rocky Balboa in there on occasion too. Just not as much. Maybe in a marathon or something. Like a Terententen Rocky All Day Marathon Blast. Now that sounds like a plan.

I’m currently watching: Saturday Night Live

So another Christmas has come and gone and yet this one didn’t even feel like Christmas. I still can’t believe it happened because it really doesn’t feel like it. For the first time ever it was completely lackluster. December 25th this year was a great Eagles game and a good dinner. There was no waking up happy it was Christmas. It was only waking up worrying about which jersey I should wear for the Eagles game.

There was no fun opening presents. Even after almost 25 years, people still somehow don’t realize not to buy me stuff before checking with me first. So I got a whole bunch of stuff I didn’t want and some of which can’t even be returned which makes it even more depressing. Opening up gifts is really no fun when you have to fake liking stuff so you don’t hurt feelings. It’s like a bad dream that you can’t wait up from. So now I just have stuff taking up space.

And then there was the Eagles game which I waited for all day like it was the 2nd coming of Christ. That was great. However it didn’t end until just about dinner time and most of Christmas was over. So I ate till I was sick and went to bed so that I could wake up for work the next day.

3 days later and I’m finally thinking about what I actually got and it’s just like… blah. I guess I can look at it like there are a lot of kids that get nothing, however I can’t do that. That would make me sane. I have to look it like people completely wasted hard earned money on me, money that I could have spent much wiser, but there’s nothing I can do about it. That is why the only thing I asked for this Christmas was money, so that I could put it towards my guitar… the only thing that I really want and am still going to buy in a few weeks, just without that extra money. I think if the Eagles would have lost, I’d need medicine for depression right about now. Jeez I need a drink.

And no, I’m certainly not talking about the Rocky glove. That makes me feel bad but only because I don’t feel worthy of such a gift. Not because it’s not completely awesome.

I’m currently watching: Borneo’s Pygmy Elephants

Well I got my Christmas wish.

I’m currently watching: Deal or No Deal

I sent my mix out tonight to those who are participating. I hope you guys can pull some stuff from it. There’s some fluff on there, but overall it goes really good together. I really wanted the first song on there so the whole mix is based off of that. No one will like that song, I’m sure of it, but it’s there. I went more like my 2nd mix than my 1st mix from the Summer series since that’s what you guys seemed to like more. Send yours out.

I’m currently watching: NFL Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders

I just thought of something very disturbing. I haven’t been drunk in a mighty long time. I can’t even remember when. So sad. I think the last time I even went out drinking was like months ago actually. Still can’t remember the date, I just know I didn’t even get drunk that night. I just looked up when I think the last time I went out and got drunk was. Saturday, October 28th. That was a hell of a long time ago. So sad. To make life better, here’s a picture of Katherine Heigl. A reason life doesn’t suck.

I’m currently watching: War At Home

Here it is folks. The latest episode of Street Fighter: The Later Years. Eat it up.

I’m currently watching: CBS Evening News With Katie Couric

I posted about the mixes before I posted about being back from Philadelphia. I got back Monday night. I had a good time. I got there at like 7 something Friday morning and was at John’s eating a steak before 9AM. I was cold outside but glorious inside. Then I went home, relaxed, napped, woke up and went to Steve’s for another steak. Then I went to Kristin’s family’s Christmas get-together where we exchanged gifts, I got the Big Bad Levi Brown jersey you see me holding before you and then went home and went to bed. I then woke up at around noon and went to Steve’s for yet another steak. So there you have it, the first 3 meals I had in Philadelphia were cheesesteaks. And I loved every minute of it.

Then later Saturday we went out to dinner for my Zeida’s birthday. He turned 80.

Then Sunday the Eagles beat the Giants in most glorious fashion and made my whole weekend.

Then Monday I came home. The end.

I’m currently watching: King of Queens

Let’s roll back to Tuesday, November 28, 2006. That’s the day that I said you had 3 weeks to get a mix ready if you wanted to participate in the Terententen Winter Mix series. That day 3 weeks from then turns out to be tomorrow. Let’s see who’s participating and start getting them sent out. I guess we’ll be using YouSendIt again, so post in the comments that you’re participating, leave your email address and we’ll get them sent out; hopefully by Friday. Break.

I’m currently watching: Friends

Flying back to Philadelphia tonight until Monday. No internet for me unless someone in my grandparent’s neighborhood has entered the 21st century and has wireless internet I can steal. And if they’re stupid and don’t lock it up. So they have to be modern enough for wireless internet but not quite modern enough for wireless security. That’s what I’m looking for.

And what’s with commercials? Seriously, who buys a product because of a commercial? I mean I’m sure I’ve done it before but how often does a commercial influence you and your spending? Lets see what I bought recently where the product actually had a commercial. Talladega Nights. Let me tell you Sony Pictures, I knew I was purchasing this movie the moment I walked out of the theater. Save your money and make the Playstation 3 cheaper so that I can buy one of them. Yeah, and I don’t want a PS3 just because of your commercials so quit on those commercials too, save your money once again, and drop the price of PS3 even more. Then we’ll talk.

I’m currently watching: NFL Football: San Fransisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks

She’s on SNL right now. I’ve said it before about other music, however Gwen Stefani has officially created THE worst song in the history of the universe. There’s yodeling and noises, grunts and yells and horrible outfits and terrible circus music. And it’s all rolled up into one song. I think I’d rather listen to that Papa Roach song I declared the worst song ever a few years back than this song again. I’d only listen to it again if it meant that Rob had to listen to it and suffer as much as I just did because then I could at least find some humor in it all. Otherwise I might just kill myself. It’s like she actually realized she can take a shit, record it and sell a million records. Yes, others have tried before but she has made it on SNL by doing it. Oh, and she’s gonna sell records. People are dying in the Middle East and she’s creating the worst music in the history of the universe. Matt, you should stop locking your door all the time and just turn off your TV because you have a better chance of dying from a self inflicted gun shot to the head from listening to this Gwen Stefani song as you do from having some criminal break into your apartment and kill you. This song has officially made life not fair.

I’m currently watching: Saturday Night Live