I watched last weeks season premiere of Celebrity Apprentice last night before work and it was freaking halirous. I love The Apprentice, and the celebs just make it amazingly ridiculous. It's even better because I have met Don Jr. and Ivanka a few times so when they make their little faces and speak nice and proper I can see the bullshit flow through. Ivanka has the mouth of a trucker who used to be a sailor. Don Jr. is quirky and laughs a lot so watching him try to swallow his laughter is amusing. I think I may have found a TV show to follow, which is rare because I don't really watch the tube.
The best line of the show was when Andrew "Dice" Clay busted out with "I don't believe in baking." Really Dice? Really? Oh and you were worried you'd look stupid because of that hat? Don't worry, because you do that all by yourself.
I'm hearing great news around the water cooler. Not only did Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts officially
drop it's plans to open a hotel in downtown Chicago but Trump has a
temporary "truce" on his loans from Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas. This means that in a down economy that a new competitor will not emerge and that we all still have a job, for now.
The Shangri-La opening is not good in the sense that it would have provided another 400 or so jobs in Chicago, but it is good in that it keeps us with the staff we have rather than cutting more jobs.
I hope things start to turn up or it won't matter what happens, we will all be in the unemployment line.
I went to see Dark Knight yesterday in IMAX. All I have to say is HOLY EFFIN CRAP!!!!!! This was the best Batman movie to date. Dark Knight was the perfect Batman movie; long, twisted, dark, funny, explosions, new toys, Chicago... perfect.
I said when Begins came out that Bale was the best Batman and Bruce, and I stand by that statement after Dark Knight. As far as the Joker goes, Cesar Romero had a great laugh and Jack Nicholson had that stare, but Heath Ledger WAS the Joker. Ledger brought everything the Joker needed together: a perfect laugh, insanity mixed with genius and the all important look. None of the others looked like someone I would call a criminal mastermind, while as Ledger scarred the crap outta me. With Harvey Dent, I think Billy Dee Williams played an alright Dent and woulda been a good Two Face, Tommy Lee Jones was special but didn't stand out in the long line of Batman villains but added a special flair to the Two Face character. Now Aaron Eckhart is going to stand out for sure. His portrayal of Dent was perfect, and the sick emotion he dumped into Two Face was great. I really liked how they portrayed his face and his storyline stands out alot, which is hard seeing as Ledger grabbed most of the attention.
In a city where just about every building is recognizable to it's citizens, one is not that recognizable... yet. If you weren't sure, the final fight between the Bat and the Joker is at the Trump Tower construction site. Which is awesome because it's a building that is changing the skyline of my city and has a starring role in my new favorite Batman movie.
