this is what it feels like

Every Bengals fan has to feel great after that game last night. Palmer looked fantastic. He took hits and got right back up, his passing was right where it was last year, he scrambled for yards. It was really nice to see how great the Palmer to T.J. connection will be when teams put lots of coverage on Chad. It was also nice to hear the ESPN announcers recognize how deep we are at wide receiver. The defense was also impressive, although I'd like to see them a little more dominant in denying the big play. Brett Favre must really hate playing in Cincinnati, and I almost feel bad for him, but I have to admit it's pretty funny to watch the futility as their offense is abused by our defense. Teams did it to us for fifteen years, so it's only fair.

Don't believe the hype for Snakes on a Plane. Here is a movie that I really wanted to like. I went in with a very positive attitude. I knew it would be bad, but it was not hilariously bad like everyone made it out to be. It had a fair amount of laughable parts, but there was an equal number of times when it was just contemptibly bad. It tried too hard to be so bad that it would make us laugh along with the filmmakers, instead at laughed mockingly at their failed attempt at a hilarious campy film. Sam Jackson did turn in a great performance and had some ridiculous funny lines, but the rest of it was pretty forgettable.

UFC 62 was better than the last couple pay-per-views by a long shot. Most of the fights were very entertaining, including the rematch of Bonner vs. Griffin. I was hesitant to get excited about the fight because I knew there was no way it could live up to their first fight, and while that was still true, it turned out to be what was probably the most entertaining match of the night. Those two never fail to put on a good fight, and Forrest Griffin is hilarious. Bonner was robbed of a round by the judges, and I feel bad for him that he lost, but hopefully he'll rebound with a good win his next fight. Rich Franklin comes back for UFC 64 in October against a very tough opponent. Can't wait for that, and for UFC 63 in September.

I'm working on packing up the apartment. The wisdom teeth come out tomorrow and we move out either Thursday or Friday.