Now I'm not one to tell people what to do...But heres the music I currently enjoy, and you should too. So go buy it, burn it, or borrow it. I SAID GO!

1.Dashboard Confessional - A Mark * A Mission * A Brand * A Scar
2.Nelly Furtado - Folklore
3.Brand New - Your Favorite Weapon
4.Eurotrip - Soundtrack (SCOTTY DOESN'T KNOW!)
5.Reel Big Fish - Cheer Up!

Davis and I were in search of some decent Chinese in this city which seems to have no concept of what Chinese food even "is" and stumbled upon the quaint little "Szechuan Restaurant" about 5 blocks down the street. We called in for takeout, Davis got the General Tso and I got my standard, chicken and broccoli with fried rice. Upon pickup, the cashier was polite and the restaurant seemed small, but quaint and accomodating. At this point, I'd like to warn you that that concludes the positive portion of the review. My "fried rice" was simply steamed, long grain (uncle ben's) rice with scrambled egg in it. That was it. The main course tasted like absolute ass. It was a little easier to choke down the leftovers the next day because I think it lost some of its pungency. I'm not sure how you can operate a Chinese restaurant and serve food like that, expecting repeat business. A closer look at the menu we picked up while there called the place "Kirby's Szechuan" on one side and "Szechuan Restaurant" on the other. Not to mention it was fairly overpriced (about $9) for these two heaping platefuls of putrid garbage. Davis claimed it was acceptable and would order from there again. If it were the apocalypse and that was the only restaurant left standing, I would probably just start gnawing off my leg.
In conclusion I award 'Kirby's' Szechuan House 5 out of 5 stomach pumps.

As I was watching Starsky and Hutch (yet again) I thought to myself, how great would it be if the same cast was transplanted into a weekly sitcom of the same name? The irony being, of course, Starsky and Hutch already was a TV show... but still, here are my top picks for movies that should be turned into weekly TV shows (if somehow television started generating twenty times as much profit and prestige and we could keep the same cast):

My TV Lineup:
10. Bad Santa - I'd like to see what Billy Bob could bring to a weekly role and Bad Santa seemed to capture his white trash, criminal spirit best
9. Happy Gilmore - The world is just about at the point where it realizes that Adam Sandler plays the same character in every movie, it's time for him to settle down with one role in a weekly mayhem-filled laughfest.
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: The adventures of Jack Sparrow
7. Bad Boys - Would have been much better as a half hour TV show than a 2 and a half hour sequel
6. Road Trip - It could at least be the next Undeclared
5. Zoolander - it's basically Starsky and Hutch; Ben and Owen are wearing funnier clothes, but they could have the same weekly adventures
4. Castaway - America needs a Gilligan's island for the 00s
3. Ace Ventura Pet Detective - this short-lived franchise was just made for serialization
2. Oceans 11 - here's a group that would make the cast of friends look like street performers
1. Indiana Jones - and definately bring back that little Chinese kid from Temple as the sidekick

An off day. Not quite a weekend. Not quite a holiday. Well minor holidays can be infused with the off day spirit, because theres nothing really to celebrate. President's Day comes to mind. No an off day is an oft-unexpected or sometimes relished experience where you don't have to go to work or school and have all day to make some magic happen. Heres some tips and helpful hints to get you through your next one.

Hint the First:While sleeping in is the first thing to come to mind when planning an off day, it is not a truly good idea. Why? You ask? Well if you sleep in too late then most of the off-day time is wasted. You wake up at 1:00 PM and you really only get 4 to 5 hours of off-time that you wouldn't normally have. If you must sleep in, go only until about 10:00 AM and save Sundays for catching up on lost zzz's.

Hint the Second:Once you are up, your going to want to start the day with the most overlooked but most enjoyable meal, breakfast. And I'm not talking about a bagel to go from Dunkin' Donuts. Go hit a breakfast buffet! Get some omelettes, French Toast, fresh fruit. Chocolate Chip Pancakes are super. Get served! Enjoy the most sugar filled meal of the day. And do it around 11:00 AM or Noon, that way you can enjoy the meaty part of the day without worrying about grabbing lunch.

Hint the Third:Do something you wouldn't normally do. Theme parks are a great way to spend a day you faked sick. Take a drive out to a shopping metropolis like a really big mall you rarely get too or an eclectic pseudo-hippy marketplace. Maybe you should head into the city or to a museum. Are you the violent, aggressive type? Go play Lazer-Tag or Paintball. In the summer you could hit the beach.

Hint the Fourth:The more people you bring, the more fun you'll have, so convince some friends to take the day off too. Be warned though, don't just say yeah I'm taking the day off, wanna go do something? Then you have ten people trying to do what they want to do. My suggestion is say to them, yeah I was gonna head down to the beach for the day, you should take the day off and come with. If you lay out your plans to them first, then they are going to take off to do what you want to do, not just take off to hang out with you.

Hint the Fifth:Gotta have some good tunes to cruise too, so make up a mixtape with some fun stuff you can croon along with in the car. My suggestion is Ska music, its loud, fun, and happy. Don't go driving around listening to Sarah Mcglachlan, it'll kill the mood.

Hint the Sixth:Get a souvenir to commemorate your off day. That way next time your sitting in work or school you can whip out that keychain that says "Tiajuana, no place on Earth like it" and keep your hopes and dreams alive until the next off day. Having a thrifty off-day and can't afford something? Steal it! It's your day!

Hint the Seventh:Bring a camera. You never know what wackiness will ensue that leads to a kodak moment.

Hint the Eighth:The off day should continue longer than the normal outing, so don't cut the fun short just because you have a big test or a board meeting tomorrow. Bridging the daytime festivities and the nighttime festivities can sometimes be difficult and you don't want to be standint around a parking lot saying to each other "OK, now what?" for 15 minutes. After the daytime fun, go head off to a big sit-down dinner, where you can have the "where-too" next conversation and still appear to be doing something. Guys, this works for dates too. If your really stuck for nightime fun ideas though, make the dinner the activity and go to somewhere where you can see a dinner-show, or they have many arcade machines and a bowling alley like Jillians. Japanese Hibachis are always good fun.

Hint the Ninth:If the day is not going according to plan, your friends are annoying you, or you really do have to be up early in the morning for a board meeting or an enema, then you need an out. Going to the bathroom, coming out and saying "I'm not feeling too hot..." Is a sure escape plan that usually doesn't lend itself to too many questions. Or have someone call your ever present cell phone and then saying "I gotta go work out some issues with my boy/girl friend/gay lover/parents/wife/husband/cult leader" and then storming off looking upset or pissed off also works.

Hint the Tenth:Don't let the fun die! Take another day off the next day! Or just quit your job and make every day an off-day. Retired people are a great example!