Gay Cowboys, Terrorists, and Jack Bauer being hit on by a Gay Cowboy

So this weekend I had the opportunity to watch Brokeback Mountain with a group of girls.  Yes, as I a straight man I voluntarily went to see a movie about two gay cowboys.  I figured this was my one chance to see this Oscar contender and to see what all the hype was all about.  So I sat through the movie and tried really hard to not think about the fact that I was watching a love story about two gay guys in the midwest.  I wanted to really get into the story and to feel compassion for the tough love story that two individuals went through.

Well, in the end, I wasn't too convinced by the story, and couldn't feel any compassion for the characters.  I thought the movie rushed the love story, and I really couldn't believe or feel that these guys were truly in love.  Just because you spend a lot of time alone with one guy in the mountains, doesn't mean you necessarily fall in love with him and want to have unbridled sex with him so quickly.  I think the movie could've been really powerful and a great story, but I think it was just loosely done and not very convincing.  The girls who I went with really liked it, and they also cried. 

I gave the movie  2 1/2 stars out of 4.
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As for the 2-day 4 hour Season Premier of 24, wow.. this show kicks ass.  Jack Bauer is back to kicking some serious terrorist ass and taking no prisoners.  The graphic realities of the airport terrorist hostage situation was pretty damn powerful.  People die on the show every 15 minutes and there are people who you love to hate on the show, like the annoying President and his evil Secret Service Chief.   Fat Hobbit (Sean Astin) made an interesting debut on the show, although he seemed a bit out of place.  My only question is now that the whole world knows Jack isn't dead, aren't China and the US Secret Service going to try to kill him? 

So...

Going back to Brokeback Mountain, there's a scene where the two cowboys first discover their interest in each other, when they both occupy the same tent on a very cold night.

Imagine Jack Bauer was in the tent and Jake Gyllenhaal accidentally thought that he was gay like he was?  What would Jack's reaction be?  Couldn't you imagine his intenso personality going crazy?

Top 10 lines from Jack Bauer, if he was mistakenly hit on by a gay cowboy on Brokeback Mountain:

1.  "I need a hacksaw!"
2.  "The only reason you're conscious is so I don't have to carry you."
3.  "I need answers, and I need them NOW."
4.  "Who are you working for!?"
5.  "I'm federal agent Jack Bauer, and the today is the longest day of my life."
6.  "You're going to tell me what I want to know. It's just a question of how much you want it to hurt."
7.  "Oh, my God, what did you do? What have you done?
8. "I used to be in the military. Used to do field work for the CIA. I've been to some horrible places. I've seen some pretty terrible things. I don't think I've ever been this scared in my whole life."
9.  "What is your primary objective!?
10.  "My name is not Frank.  It's Jack Bauer."

I can't wait until next week's episode. 
 

Winter Break Rocks!!!

I’m happy to report that I survived my first semester of B-School.  Most people think that B-School is easy and is only about partying.   Let me assure you that the first semester is actually very intense, full of group projects, homework assignments, school events, and recruiting events.  On top of all that, we still manage to go out drinking and do some “networking” several nights during the week.  Don’t get me wrong, B-School is still fun.  It’s just not as easy as most people think it is, at least for the 1st semester.

So after a crazy semester, I was happy to experience my first Winter Break since I graduated college in 1999!!! (yes, that’s a long time ago)

Here are the Top 10 highlights from my Winter Break

10.  Rented all the DVDs of Season Four for Fox’s 24 and watched the whole season in 3 days.  This show is awesome.  It’s like MacGuyver, but with a deeper plot and more action.  This show was more addicting than watching a Korean Drama!

9.  Watched the entire Making the Band 3 marathon in one night.  I still think Aubrey is FINE and has the coolest personality.  Aundrea is pretty cute too.

8.  Got caught up on Gauntlet 2 and enjoyed watching all the crazy drama between Jodie, Danny and the rest of the psycho bunch of people on the show.

7.  Watched King Kong and Chronicles of Narnia and read "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman.  I gave Kong a “B” and Chronicles an “A”.  I gave the book a "B+". 

6.  Celebrated New Year’s with College buddies at a low-key bar called White Rabbit.  $80 Open-Bar from 10pm-2am, and no lines.  Good times.

5.  Played drums at a church youth retreat on a guest Praise Team with some old Columbia and NYU friends.  Playing drums on a praise team is always a blessing.

4.  Had Christmas and New Year’s meals with my family.  Great food. Good times.

3.  Went to Vail, Colorado for 6 days and 5 nights with 200 B-School peeps.  I snowboarded for 4 days and enjoyed the best snow conditions. TONS of fresh powder and beautiful weather.

2.  Partied in the outdoor hot tub at Vail after snowboarding each day.  100 degree water in 20 degree weather combined with bathing suits, bikinis and beer.  SWEET.

1.  I still have one week left of my winter break – Anyone want to meet up and watch Munich, Syriana, and/or Match Point?

I hope all you working people are having fun at work! 

Highlights from Philly

Here are some pics from our fun weekend at the Korean-American Olympics in Philadelphia.  New York Sideout (our team name) had mad fun chilling together, playing together and cheering for each other.  Mad props to Evelyn and Grace S. for the great pics. 

For those with speakers, I've put on a classic song that epitomized the NY pride that we had as a team:  "Juicy", by the Notorious B.I.G.  This song is so NY and so inspiring.  We also sang it multiple times in Tommy's Car to and from the Kalbi house.  Enjoy.