Happy Birthday, Matt Damon

 

    Today, Matt Damon is now 56 years old. Born in 1970 and didn't get his stardom till the late eighties. He looks pretty good for 56. Only fourteen years older than me...but what has been in that makes us love him so much?

   Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Matt was born in October and is the younger brother of both Kent and Nancy Damon. 

    His parents divorced when he was two and he had lived with his mother and brothers. His film debut started in the late eighties with a movie called "Mystic Pizza" It was a small role as he played a younger brother of a guy who falls in love with a woman that works at a pizzeria.

   He has two siblings and is the middle child in the family. An older brother, and a younger stepsister from another family.

    He is close with his brother and thinks of him as someone that is there for him. That's how I feel with my younger brother.

   His big breakthrough in the late 90's. He and his friend Ben Affleck wrote a screenplay for a story called Good Will Hunting. Matt Damon stars as a janitor who is an extreme math genius. However, he keeps getting himself into trouble.

   Robin Williams is a psychiatrist that helps Matt's character see his full potential no matter what. He even made the cameraman laugh with one of his jokes that was off script.

  He and Ben both won an Academy Award for the movie. It was worth seeing. He later starred in other movies. One being the Bourne Identity trilogies. I didn't get into them, and they are based on a book.

   He also was in Legends of Bagger Vance, Ocean's Eleven trilogy, The Informant. He also guest voiced on an episode of Arthur. I don't know if I saw that episode. But it seemed that his acting career was starting go places.

   

    He starred in another movie called The Martian which I did see. He is stranded on Mars after his astronaut friends forget him and assumed he was dead after a threatening storm took him out. He survives and realizes he has to contact everyone to know that he is still alive.

    He spends many months on Mars trying to grow potatoes with his own fertilizer. He eventually contacts them and it takes the whole movie to find out if he'll make it home.

    Recently, Matt Damon has been a cameo in SNL skits portraying Brett Kavanaugh. It's hilarious since Matt Damon is a democrat and Brett supports (you know who). He mocks him by being a thirsty drinker and hyperactive.

   Maybe that's Brett in a nutshell, but I don't watch politics. He has also been in movies like The Odyssey portraying the lead as well as having a cameo in Oppenheimer

   Matt Damon always likes to make appearances. Especially on Jimmy Kimmel. He and Jimmy are actually friends, but Matt treats him like an enemy.

   Even taking over Jimmy Kimmel's show once. Recently, he was on celebrity Millionaire with Ken Jennings, and they won the million dollars for his charity water.org. 

   Matt has been married since 2005 after meeting his wife in a movie that was...not great. They have three daughters that are all grown up. 

   They have been with him through thick and thin...and I bet today, they will be there for his birthday. Happy Birthday to Matt Damon. Even if you started small...you made it big in Hollywood and still are today.

What happens in October?

 

     A year is near its end, and we're still on the 'Ber months. October is now here. The third of October, but it still has a lot of weeks left till the end. This is the season where the weather gets cooler. Not too cold, but not too hot.

    But sometimes...you can feel a little heat, and a little chill. You never know.

    Interesting facts happen around this time. Both Libras and Scorpio start.... depending on when in October you were born.

     Cinnamon becomes the new spice as Pumpkin becomes the new flavor. Leaves start to fall after changing color. Baseball is near its end (No Phillies win this year) and before you know it... it'll be Halloween.

   First off...October is breast cancer awareness month. Started by a woman who lost her life to breast cancer thanks to her sister carrying on the fight even today. Luckily, I never had it and get checker often. My mother, a breast cancer survivor.

      My cousin and late nana, also breast cancer survivors. Men can get them as well, so men you get checked too.

   Another fun fact is.... October is also National Pizza Month. I love Pizza, and I've talked about it before. I don't know how this started, but they chose this month to be National Pizza Month.

   One day, make a pie, order from your favorite pizzeria. But October is not just both Pizza and Breast Cancer Awareness month. This month has a lot of things going for it.

   The weather, you can never tell if you're hot or cold. Other months varies, but October is like April...you never know if it'll rain one day and be sunny the next. It's all in the supposed mix.

    Wear comfortable clothing because by the end of the month...it'll start to chill.

   Every month, like October, always has birthdays. My dad, my cousin's husband, my late uncle...all are in October. 

  Kate Winslet, Kelly Ripa, Simon Cowell, Ryan Reyonlds, Eminem, Kim Kardashian, Henry Winkler and many more are October birthdays. Some people have a Halloween birthday. A friend of mine was born on Friday the 13th in October...which is rare for some people.

  October 3rd, which is today, it's considered 'Mean Girls' Day since the date is used in the movie. This movie is quotable as hell. 

   Already twenty-two years old, and this movie still is worth watching. 

    I've experienced more tragedies in October. One year, I lost my pop-pop from an aortic tare in his heart that wasn't found in time.

     The year after, on October first.... I ended up in the hospital since I ended up with congestive heart failure. I was starting high school...and I guess I got sick. My mom took care of me for a whole year. Eventually, I got better, but.... October is always a cursed month in my mind.

   October is here, and a lot happens. Every month has its own interesting days. Ending with Halloween. I don't celebrate Halloween much. I did when I was little; loved to get candy, but it was hard for me because of my health.

    Now....we just go out to dinner instead so we don't get any trick or treaters. Until then, Enjoy October

Autumn is here- POEM

 

Do you feel it?

The coldness,

the breeze,

the leaves,

falling,

from the trees

the sound,

of leaves crunching,

between your feet,

it feels as if,

this is what fall,

is meant to be,

appreciating,

small moments

With autumn,

comes football,

pumpkin pies,

warm clothing,

apple picking,

and much more

Pumpkins,

are most known,

when it gets colder,

and you feel the temperature,

falling  

Kids start to trick-r-treat,

pies are baked,

traditions,

become well known,

once Autumn,

has arrived

Yes, it is now Autumn,

time to put away,

the summer wear,

and get ready,

for the holidays,

to come,

Autumn is here,

and it won't last long,

Enjoy

Best SpongeBob Episode

 

    Like I have said, SpongeBob has overstayed his welcome. However, before Stephen left SpongeBob to the hands of Nickelodeon, there was some hilarious episodes that I remember. But there is one episode that is by far the funniest episode I have ever seen. It is the highest rated episode according to IMDB. 

    The episode is called "Band Geeks"

   This episode came out a week before 9/11 happened. That's how old this episode is. Already 25 years old, and it's still the best episode I have seen. It starts out with Squidward playing his clarinet when he hears the phone ringing.

   It's his rival, Squillim. Squidward pretends to have a band since Squillim can't perform a t the prestigious bubble bowl. Like the Super Bowl in SpongeBob's world.

 

   He puts up signs as he tries to get people to join him. Many do as Squidward shows up late to his own meeting. Almost everyone in Bikini Bottom is there from SpongeBob to Patrick to even Plankton. There are funny quotes like Patrick asking if "Mayonnaise is an instrument."

   He soon gets in a fight with Sandy as SpongeBob confuses something for a chorus line. He gets his trumpet shoved down his neck and makes a strange noise saying, "whoever is the owner of the white Sudan, you left your lights on." I miss funny writing like that.

   They practice outside by playing their instruments. Squidward is the conductor as he tells the two flag twirlers to keep spinning. They spin so fast they become wings of a plane and start to fly into the sky. Hitting a blimp and dying on impact. Squidward is shocked that he decides to cuddle in a fetal position as one of the trumpets players plays "taps"

     Squidward wants to know how Plankton is doing on a harmonica. With him being the smallest character, he goes to each hole and blow on it. Causing him to pass out.

   After the band fails to impress Squidward, he gives up. SpongeBob decides to get people to help Squidward after they have a fight. He tells everyone that Squidward is like a firefighter or some guy in an ambulance and decide to stay overnight to help Squidward.

   Squidward meets Squillim as he has to explain where his band was. He finds out SpongeBob as well as the others eager to perform

  They are at the Bubble Bowl (or the Liberty Stadium in Memphis) where they see humans eager to watch them perform.

 Squidward worries on what's going to happen. The music plays and Squidward is shocked to find out...they are playing great. Patrick is on the drums, Sandy on the guitar and SpongeBob starts to sing. The song is called "Sweet Victory" and I have the song on my phone. 

  They perform, Squillim is shocked that he ends up having a heart attack and is carried away. Squidward, still in shock to see this, decides to join in. He is seen happy at the end which is a rarity in SpongeBob episodes.

   I still will watch it if it's on. It is that funny and enjoyable. They were going to perform for the Super Bowl in honor of Stephen Hillenburg's memory after his death. That didn't happen.

  

   They have recently updated the episode to apologize to the viewers during that Super Bowl incident by showing the Band Geeks episode on YouTube in 3D. It did help as it came out during one of the Super Bowls, just didn't play at half time.

  So....hit and miss in my opinion. Still worth a watch.

  25 years later and it's still worth the watch. Now SpongeBob episodes are just....egh. Some episodes are ok but none of them will compare to 'Band Geeks'. Another great SpongeBob episode is called "Chocolate with Nuts" where SpongeBob and Patrick sell chocolate bars to feel fancy. Won't beat this episode. If you ever catch it...watch it, you won't be disappointed.

They are nothing like their characters

   

   I watch some tv, not a lot, but there are some shows that I've seen that I can tell the actor portraying their character is the polar opposite of them. Although a few actors are similar to their character like in the show Glee, actress Lea Michelle is so much like Rachel. Self-absorbed brat that puts everyone down. Here some actors that are nothing like their characters.

  Jim Parsons has portrayed Sheldon Cooper for twelve years. Sheldon is nothing but egotistical, sometimes self-absorbed, sometimes needing to get his own way...only to learn his selfish ways in the fianle.

   Jim Parsons is nothing like that. He is kind, sweet and considered hilarious. His acting is so good, some people believe he is like Sheldon. But I know he's not. He's now acting in broadway.

   Jason Alexander has been in many movies and tv shows, but I'll always know him as George Costanza. Costanza is similar to Larry David, the creator of Seinfeld. Rude, cheap, egotistical and doesn't care if even his fiancé dies.

   Jason Alexander is the polar opposite. He is a nice person who has a wife and two sons (all grown up) and doesn't like to think about past characters. Especially Costanza.

   Hugh Laurie is a British actor and comedian. In the drama House, he portrays a doctor who is rude and mean to not only the workers, but the patients belittling them as well as making them feel they aren't important.

   Hugh Laurie is hilarious. He has a thick British accent that he tries to hide by doing a fake American one. But he is nothing like House.

 Stephanie Bearetz plays a hard ass character in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Never saw one episode because I couldn't get into it. 

    Her character Rosa is a hard ass and tough to be friends with. Even Andy Sandberg's character can't make her happy.

    Stephanie is different. She's funny, perky and even at times heartfelt.

   In the show the Office, Angela Kinsley plays Angela. The Angela in the Office is somewhat shy, mean and isn't that friendly with the other people she works with. She gets pissed when someone kills her cat and is only friendly once in a while.

   Angela Kinsley is nice is real life. She loves to laugh and believes portraying a character who is stone face quiet is nothing like her.

   Sometimes actors from TV or Movie are nothing like their characters. I just focused on the TV characters. In movie, it's similar. Tom Felton and Hiddleston are nothing like their villainous characters. Other actors can be similar to their characters....but these people are not.

Summer Ends- POEM

 

And this is it

the last week of Summer

it came

and it went

just like every summer does

We had rainy days

hot as hell days

and days that made summer

worth staying

forever

It'll start to get colder,

baseball,

will be over,

football,

has begun,

leaves,

will start to fall

The long days will get shorter

as it stars

to get colder

air conditioners 

replaced

with heaters

Halloween decorations

are out

Christmas

as well

and it seems

summer is gone

in many people's eyes

And so

another season

has come and gone

and autumn has arrived

and we won't see it again

until next year

goodbye summer

we will miss the warmth

9/11 Survivors

 

 25 years and it still hurts. I wasn't the only one that lost someone on 9/11. But I want to look on the people that had close class and survived the tragedy that we still remember today.

    I lost someone I never knew, and his name is on the memorial plaque at ground zero. Here are the celebrities that had close calls with almost perishing on 9/11

   Rob Lowe- He was on Flight 11 days before 9/11. He realized the hijackers were on his flight and were doing a dry run on it. He had no idea how lucky he was that he didn't end up as one of the victims; but he had felt guilty that he didn't stop it not knowing what would have happened.

   He still thinks about it and tries not to think that he was close to death.

   Seth MacFarlane- He was supposed on one of the planes that hit the tower, but he was hungover at the time partying in Boston the night before.

   When he woke up, he realized he was late for his flight. Plus, the time was wrong as well on his ticket. He realized his life was saved by alcohol. He doesn't think about it much as he had been interviewed as he tries to think alcohol saved his life.

    Mark Wahlberg- He too was set to board flight 11, but he decided to take another flight instead. He decided to stay at the Toronto Film Festival and took a private jet. He even admitted who would have taken on those terrorists and save everyone.

      He eventually apologized to the families who lost people on 9/11, especially on that flight.

   Michael Jackson- He was supposed to be on top of the World Trade Center, however, a call with his mother avoided his death. It's true, he was on the phone with his mother while he was supposed to be at the World Trade Center.

    The long phone call caused him to miss tragedy. His brother Jermaine wrote a book about his late brother's life. It's mentioned in there. 

  Sarah Ferguson- She was scheduled to have a meeting at the twin towers. She was running late since she was at an interview. Fortunately, she missed getting killed. She realized that 700 of her employes that were there perished from the tragedy.

   She was grateful yet sadden that not everyone she worked with survived like she did.

 Gweneth Paltrow- She had no idea that she had saved somebody's life. She didn't know till ten years later. A young woman was roller blading and almost was hit by Gweneth's Car. The encounter caused her to miss her train.

    She eventually realized that the young woman was headed to the World Trade Center. Gweneth saved her life.

  

    Steve Buscemi= Even though he didn't have to go to the World Trade Center, he decided to help out. He used to be a junior fire fighter and helped other firefighters trying to find survivors in the wreckage. 

    He stayed for almost a whole day finding bodies and it still haunted him as well as exhausted him. To this day he still remembers what he had went through by helping other firefighters throughout the whole ordeal.

  Pete Davidson- This is more tragic. Like me, Pete Davidson lost someone close to him when he was only seven years old.

  Pete Davidson is an SNL alumnus and the only memory he has of his father is losing him on 9/11. His father, Scott, was helping other firefighters save people from the twin towers that were destroyed 25 years ago.

   He has a tattoo of his father's fire station number on his arm, and he named his daughter after his late father.

 How has it already been 25 years? How does time fly so by and so fast? Well....25 years later, it still hurts.

  It hurts for everyone who either lost someone they loved or knew someone who lost someone. These people survived tragedy through ironic circumstances. Never Forget 9/11