Well, I went to this movie with low expectations which is always a good thing. I was pleasently surprised to find out that the movie was actually more than entertaining, and can actually be called funny.

The movie comes from the people that did roadtrip and old school. I do have to say is not up to Old School level which I think is the better of the 3, but it is about at the same level as roadtrip maybe even a little higher.

If you don’t have any other movie you want to go see, this is not a waste of money… but it can wait until it comes out on video for sure. When the DVD comes out, I will probably get it.

“A Road without obstacles, often leads to nowhere.”
–Author Unknown.

This quote sumarizes a lot of my toughts in life and just accomplishments in general. When the going gets tough, I think of this quote… also when things are going too smooth… is like the calm before the storm.

Well, my fav Mexican restaurant around here just got closed by the health department(was closed for a period of time, but it was not related to their food). I still need to investigate the reasons and such, but I am both pissed of and bumbed. The way I found about it is kind of funny though.

Ok where to begin, just recently they opened up a Los Cuatro Amigos really close to my place of employement, the restaurant is a branch of one in Bay City (one of the towns in the TriCity area where I live). The one that got closed is the one on Bay City. (It has since been reopened and a new location in Midland is also serving tasty food.)

Yesterday I am about to head out to lunch with Esther and Mike when I get a voicemail. I was like that is odd… did not recognize the number so I decided to check it later. We go to eat at Los Cuatro Amigos for lunch. When I got back from lunch I remembered the message I had, so I check it… is was friend letting me know not to eat at that restuarant because they closed the one in Bay City. I had no choice but to crack up and let Mike listen to the message.

So now I am Mexicanfoodless again. (or so I thought, full update here)

What can I say about this movie. Lets start with the positive, the movie has a good story line, it also have a couple of very LOL moments and the overall humor is good. Now my beef with it is the poor subtitling. I can understand some of the issues it has, but not in the DVD release. I think by that time all of those should be worked out.

If you ran out of movies to rent on your netflix que check it out, or if you speak either French or Spanish the movie is actually good. For an English speaker that is not fond of foreing coming of age films, stay away.

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“Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus” (Never tickle a Sleeping Dragon)
–Hogwarts Motto — From the Harry Potter books.

I ranted a little not too long ago about HP. I used to be a big fan of the series until book 5. Right now I might just need a re-read and re-evaluate my expectations… I love this quote from the book.

I am a sucker for personality tests and such. And even though I do resist the temptation quite often, I have wasted an afternoon in emode here and there. Well, I got suckered into a leadership test, did not do all the quizes, but I did do a short one that gave this results.

What this means to you:
The questions related to this pattern examine your ability to create the most attractive environment for others through Benevolent Leadership. 90% of Extraordinary Executives focus on the success of their subordinates as much or more than their own success, over time building an army of loyal and high performing team members invested in their success. They know that successful executives don’t claw their way to the top, they are carried there. They willingly delegate both non-critical and critical tasks to subordinates, keeping a watchful eye on progress, but allowing team members to benefit from the biggest challenges, and attract the best by giving them more authority. They Lead, Follow and Get out of the Way by clearly setting expectations related to performance and defining all resources available to the team for it to succeed. They then allow their subordinates the freedom to define the process to achieve objectives. They are comfortable hiring people more qualified in specific areas than themselves, and give them the freedom to achieve their potential.

Even though the question was simple, it does outline the way I feel about leadership at least in this aspec. I do not feel threatened by others knowledge in my team, I think that you should surround yourself with talent. If I felt like I know everything better than eveyone in my team I don’t think I would be very successful at all in any of the projects I work with.

I used to love the Harry Potter series, that is until I read book 5. Not only did she kill my favorite character, but she is also in my opinion making the kids grow up by taking away their sense of humor.

I have gone through some rough times in my life like I am sure many of you have, but humor is what gets me through those rought spots. I am a positive person and the glass is always half full for me. One of the biggest reasons I like the Harry Potter series was because it captured childhood in such a way that I felt like a kid all over again when reading the books.

I am not even that excited about the next couple of books, and I am even more dissapointed that I tried to get people into reading the books. Maybe I am just pissed off at my favorite character being gone among other things(don’t want to spoil the book for people) that they did to the character. Maybe there is a method to her madness and the next book will get me hooked again.

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