I Suck At Birthday Parties

Yesterday, Karen, our baby daughter (Briana), and I were invited to a birthday party by my favorite sister-in-law (Janine). Now, I suck at birthday parties. Luckily, this party was for my nephew (PJ) who turned the ripe old age of 9. It's amazing how time flies. I can't believe PJ is 9 already.

The theme for PJ's birthday party was brunch. So, it was basically a brunch party complete with boil-in-the-bag omelettes. (For anyone curious, omelettes were to be made by placing two eggs and its ingredients into a plastic bag, shaken, and then placed in boiling water for 13 minutes.) When I first heard of this omelette making idea proposed by Janine, I thought it was very peculiar. After awhile, I started to think that essentially it's like poaching an egg.

Needless to say, I was curious as to how the omelettes would come out. And truth be told, the omelettes were actually pretty good. Everyone else seemed to have liked the omelettes as well.

Anyway, the birthday party was nice. PJ seemed to have a great time, enjoying all of his presents. Following the party, Karen and I decided to watch a chick flick. That chick flick: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

(The video below is a trailer for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.)


The film is basically A Christmas Carol with the romantic comedy twist starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. Matthew McConaughey is the main character who must change his womanizing ways or be visited by the ghosts. Personally, I thought Emma Stone was the funniest part of the movie as the Ghost of Girlfriends Past in her 1980s hair and attire.

Truth be told, the movie was actually entertaining and I'm not a big Matthew McConaughey fan, primarily because he always seems dirty. But the movie, which was filmed in Ipswich Massachusetts, was enjoyable.

And shortly after Karen and Briana went to bed, I decided to make yesterday a double feature by following up Ghosts of Girlfriends Past with yet another movie. That movie: Diary of the Dead. The movie was definitely not a chick flick, but it continued the "dead" theme for the double feature night.

(The video below is a trailer for Diary of the Dead.)


Diary of the Dead is the fifth film in George Romero's dead series of zombie movies. The plot centers around a group of college students who are making a movie themselves as the zombie outbreak happens. One student, in particular, then makes it his mission to film the zombie outbreak like a documentary. Hence, the Diary of the Dead.

Despite the student who films the outbreak, the movie was entertaining. Granted, I'm always a sucker for zombie movies... and zombie video games. And really, what's not to enjoy when zombies get blasted in the head?