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Here is a list of Movies that I watched in 2009 and my ratings along with short comments.
I am going to give ratings of a 1-10. Like if a Movie was 4 stars out of 10 I will do 4/10.

So its going to go like Movie – Comment – Rating

“17 Again” – Fun Movie – 7/10
“Avatar” – Watched it in 3d, words can not describe how good this movie is, go see it now! – 10/10
“All About Steve” – Glad I didnt go to the movies to see it, laaaaaaame – 2/10
“Couple’s Retreat” – This was a funny movie but not as funny as the previews let on, let down – 5/10
“Crank 2″ – Why did I watch all of it? – 1/10
“District 9″ – Interesting story, different – 6/10
“Echelon Conspiracy” – Snoozeville – 1/10
“Fast And Furious 4″ – Not bad, really good story with lots of backfill to build the entire story together – 7/10
“Fighting” – Ugh lame – 4/10
“The Fourth Kind” – Really Spooky – 7/10
“Friday The 13th 2009″ – Typical slasher film – 5/10
“Gamer” – This was a titty and gore flick, lame – 4/10
“G.I. Joe” – If Only Michael Bay had done it – 5/10
“The Hangover” – OMG this was super funny especially the credits – 8/10
“He’s Just Not That Into You” – Very clever movie, really good – 8/10
“Hotel For Dogs” – Watch it if you love dogs – 6/10
“I Love You Beth Cooper” – Teen flick, pretty good – 5/10
“I Love You, Man” – A funny guy movie, love it – 7/10
“The International” – ZZzzzzzz – 4/10
“Knowing” – Super duper effects in this film – 7/10
“Last House On The Left” – This one will make you wanna kill someone, but its good – 7/10
“New Moon” – Really good addition to the twilight saga (no I am not gay) – 7/10
“Night At The Museum 2″ – Did you see the first one, more of the same – 4/10
“Observe And Report” – Could have been better, previews looked good – 5/10
“Public Enemies” – Typical Gangster flick -  6/10
“Paranormal Activity” – I wish I had though to make this film, good thriller (its not real) 7/10
“Powder Blue” – Actually a good story, why was this not more publicized? – 7/10
“The Proposal” – Clever witty cute – 6/10
“Push” – Ugh no comment, avoid this movie – 3/10
“Race To Witch Mountain” – I am tired of seeing the Rock play in kiddy type movies – 4/10
“The Soloist” – Very good story, Jamie Fox did really well in this one – 6/10
“Star Trek” – I like how they are starting all over with this, very good movie, you do not need to really know anything about star trek to enjoy this movie – 9/10
“The Surrogates” – Ever wanted to clone yourself and let it do everything for you, this is the movie for you, but not me, borderline lame, but decent – 6/10
“Taken” – Like this would ever really happen, still cool – 6/10
“The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3″ – Think about the movie Phone Booth but in a train – 5/10
“Terminator 4″ – Very good effects, still abit disappointed in the story as a whole – 6/10
“Transformers 2″ – Too much action, yes action (its documented on the web) and goofyness, think what you saw in the first one X10 – 6/10
“The Ugly Truth” – ohhhooo this one was funny like The Hangover, good stuff, we were all laughing hard in the theater – 8/10
“Watchmen” The chick is hot, but you see too much of a Blue Nuclear guy and his Penis – 3/10
“Wolverine” -  Good look into the back story of The Wolverine – 7/10

There were a LOT of movies that I didn’t get to see. I hope to see these soon.

“The Blind Side”
“2012″
“Law Abiding Citizen”
“Halloween 2″
“The Road”
“Brothers”
“The Lovely Bones”

Are you the type that likes to recycle? Do you save glass bottles?
Well I have got a tip for you that will bring new life to old Wine Bottles.

Lets make small lamps with them for indirect lighting! Great for ambient lighting, or even gifts.

NOTE: I did not originally come up with this idea. I wish I did, but in my keyword search on a title for this article I discovered there is nothing new under the sun.

Ok are you ready to make some awesome bottle lights? Well lets get started.

Things you will need:

Wine bottle
Safety Glasses
Gloves
Drill or drill press with 1/2 inch carbide or glass cutting drill bit Here is the drill bit I used the most.
Duct tape / electricians tape or a solid base to hold your bottle still
WD40 or water for lubricant
Miniature light string with 20 lights
Patience….lots of Patience!

In the pics you will see below, I first started out drilling the bottle in the sink with painters tape wrapped around the bottle to get the drill to not wobble around and start. I was also using a plain glass cutting carbide bit which I later changed over to a better drill bit.

When I got the better drill bit I borrowed a drill press which made it a lot easier to manage. I almost completely submerged the bottle in water to lubricate it. This bit was like a spade bit designed for cutting through glass.

With this drill bit you can usually complete 3 bottles. It really depends on the thickness of the glass and if lubricant is used.

Steady the glass bottle and drill a 1/2 inch hole in the bottle. Its that simple, but take your TIME doing so.
It takes anywhere from 40 minutes to well over 1.5 hrs depending on the glass the sharpness of the bit.

The bottles in these pics are a jagermeister bottle, a kahlua bottle, and a blue wine bottle called once bitten. I have made several true wine bottle lights but at the time of this writing they are all wrapped up as gifts.

Do not force it and break the glass, take your time. This is not at all like drilling metal or wood.

You really need a variable speed drill or drill press and maintain a speed of 350-600 rpms.

Once you have honed out your hole, feed the lights through the hole and use a coat hanger to adjust to the lights to your liking inside the bottle. I used the 20 strand of lights found at Wal-Mart.

That’s basically it, now you have a really cool ambient light.

Summary:

1. Get yourself a nice wine bottle
2. Secure it still with tape or whatever
3. Drill a hole in it with the special bit
4. Patience don’t rush it…this could take awhile (40mins to 1hr)
5. Rinse it out really good
6. Feed the lights through it
7. Enjoy your craft

What? You are not backing up your computer? Well you really should.

This was recently discussed on my tech blog, but I felt like some of my readers that do not follow that blog could benefit from a rewrite. If you are still not backing up the data on your computer, what are you waiting for? It is NOW easier than EVER to do so without any additional hardware.

There are many ways to lose information from a computer:
A child playing the keyboard like a piano, a power surge, lightning, floods, and sometimes equipment just fails. If you regularly make backup copies of your files and keep them in a separate place, you can get some, if not all, of your information back if something happens to the originals on your computer.

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Seriously if you are not backing up your data in some fashion by now, you are begging *Murphy to come show you how bad you need it.

* Murphy = Murphy’s law, if anything can go wrong….it will

I still have not started Christmas Shopping yet. Usually by this time I am done! Well I have been busier with lots of things lately, busier than usual.

This holiday season, make sure you are updated with the best deals and gift ideas.
I have compiled several popular deals below from all types of categories, ranging from toys, to electronics, to jewelry.

I think I will try my best this year to order all I can online to save me from having to travel, and stand in lines.
The less stress for me the better!

Windows 7 Netbooks Under Starting $350

Blu-ray Players Under $200

HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer

Movies & TV Gift and Boxed Set Sale

Up to 40% Off Kitchen & Home Gifts

Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device

Top Holiday Deals & Frustration-Free Packaging in Toys

Bestselling AT&T Phones from $.01

Extra Discounts on Magazine Subscriptions

Save over 30% off the Canon PIXMA iP100 Mobile Photo Printer

Diamond Stud Earrings- Best Deals of the Season

Video Games- 18 Days, 18 Deals

I must say… I love me some Amazon.com and the biggest shopping day of the year is almost here!

Black Friday deals start as early as Monday, Nov. 23, 2009!

Amazon’s Black Friday page  is the central point to find all of your Amazon.com and Endless.com Black Friday deals and thousands of other products that are on sale for a limited time only. So, don’t waste a minute. Get to shopping! There is a thousand of new deals each day starting Monday. You shouldn’t have to stand in line to get a great deal!