An Open Letter to Brad Pitt

Dear Brad:

Congratulations on your Oscar nomination...you realize 2008 was a subpar year for movies, right?

It was.

Benjamin Button was a Forest Gump ripoff. The only difference: Button swapped borderline retardation for a reversed aging process. And some would say Kate Blanchett is better looking than Robin Wright Penn. This is a moot point.

I prefer Robin Wright Penn's Bohemian look to Blanchett's more classical, porcelain beauty anyways.

That is neither here nor there.

Also, you look kind of old. It was like in Oceans 13, you looked like normal Brad. then in Babel you looked really old. The clock is tickin'. So maybe it is a good thing you're nominated. Before too long your face will look like Robert Redford's—like luggage. And, you won't be able to play those crucial heartthrob roles you used to.

It's part of the game I suppose.

You'll probably take home an Oscar in March, but realize this: 2008 movies were horrible.

Best Regards,

Adam Stephen Hook

p.s. Lose the Freddie Mercury mustache.

Happy Helloween

SE7EN Puppets

I think I already posted this. But it is so rad, it's worth a second. This one has some cuss words, so cover your ears.

Ski time in t-minus 3 months

I think I just peed a little bit.

By the way

Batman was rad. Almost too rad to comprehend.

I had to pee for the last 66% of the movie, which significantly increased the tension of the goings on.

Did you see the goo on Harvey Dent's pillow when he was in Gotham General? Nice touch.

Speaking of Harvey Dent, Aaron Eckhart went to BYU- my alma mater.

Dear Judd

Dear Mr Apatow:

I recently revisited your film Knocked Up. I can't say how much I enjoyed your movie- even the second time. But I noticed something. Feel free to correct me if I'm way off base.

Your brand of humor is excellent. The formula seems to work: Lovable loser/pothead, stumbles bassackwards into relationship with totally unapproachable girl. Insert penis jokes. Love ensues.

It's fantastic.

Just a few suggestions though. Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, and the other dudes on the couch need a break from your films. They're very appreciative of the past three years. They all have great houses in North Hollywood or Brentwood. Not bad for some dudes from Canada.

With all due respect, your formula spills over to all facets of life. For example, one of my friends used a line from Knocked Up in church. Church.

Congratulations on infecting the world with your formulaic comedies. Maybe put some other actors on the payroll. And I don't mean a different A-list female co-star.

You make personal-hygiene jokes for a living. Maybe I'm jealous.


Yours Truly,


Adam Hook.

Back in the day

The year that was: 2007

It's in the books, folks. This post came about from a convo with a couple of good friends. We started wrapping up the year over some burgers and fries. Here's some of the best that 2007 had to offer:

Best Movie: No Country for Old Men.
Best Concert: Rock The Bells.
Best Album: Kanye West's Graduation. Radiohead's In Rainbows was up there too.
Best Restaurant: SLC's Red Iguana. (some of the best mole`, and one of the cutest hipster hostesses around).
Best purchase: It was a toss-up between my Jordan Vs and my OZ wheels. (The wheels edged the Jordans out by a few RCH).
Biggest Regret: Sitting around on my ass too much- not enough cardio (too much blogging).
Favorite word: Again it was a virtual tie between two perennial cuss words queef, and F--K.
Best Web Site: Hands down, unequivocally PANDORA.
Best Book: Chuck Klosterman's Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs.
Best Magazine: Vice. Check em out online Viceland.com
Fashion Must-Haves: American Apparel plain T's and, of course, sneakers.

Let's be honest, 2007 was marginal. It wasn't a banner year for a lot of stuff. I'm not saying it was a bad year, but it wasn't one to write home about. Let's just say it was worth a few bullet points on some kid's blog.

1.21 Gigawatt? 1.21 Gigawho?

I love YouTube. It seems like I can always find a clip to make me laugh or just get me thinking. I recenly ran across this... well If it was music I'd call it a remix or something. Regardless of how you want to label it. It's pretty kickass. I hold a special place in my heart for the epic Back to the Future trilogy. Also I'd rate Emmit "Doc" Brown up there with the likes of Dr. Dre (of The Chronic), and Dr. Bruce Jarvik (pioneer of artificial heart). How can you not argue that the importance of the Flux Capacitor does not rival the artificial heart?

Emmit Brown is that dope. Seriously. Enjoy the Clip.