Monthly Archives: January 2013

Day 11: J.J. Abrams is the Chosen One

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

I can’t tell you when, where or how old I was the first time I watched “Star Wars.” It was a long time ago. I can tell you I where I was when I first read the news that Lucasfilm … Continue reading →

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Day 10: Review: “The Last Stand”

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

Synopsis:  The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff. The last time Arnold Schwarzenegger head lined a … Continue reading →

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Day 9: Wait for it…

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

The first week of school is always the calm before the storm. No major assignments that need to be immediately turned in, no deadlines for articles. Nope, just the preparation for all of that. In about two weeks is when … Continue reading →

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Day 9: A small step or the biggest one

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

I submitted my intent to graduate forms today via the interwebs. It’s now a non stop train ride from here to the graduation on May 11th. Thats a Saturday in case you needed to know. I hope I stay more … Continue reading →

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Day 8: Just a little ways down the road

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

Last week I renewed my drivers license for the first time since I was 18. I won’t have to do it again until Feb. 2017, four years from now. Where in the world where I be at then. It definitely won’t be … Continue reading →

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Day 7: Zero Dark Thirty

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

About halfway through my viewing of Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” Friday night – a month after it started its limited run – I had a realization. I was watching ZDT, the film depicting the decade long hunt for Osama … Continue reading →

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Day 6: Some catching up to do

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

I love Netflix. It’s the perfect way to get caught up on any television shows I’ve let fall by the wayside because of a hectic school/work schedule or because there’s other, far higher quality programming for me to spend my … Continue reading →

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Day 5: Well, that was fun

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

We did it. We won. Take that Kent State. Though I have to feel a little sorry for the Flash fan base. Hadn’t been to a Bowl game in 40 years and  they came up short. Well, their time will … Continue reading →

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Day 4: My Night in Mobile

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

So I’ve already done more in my two nights in Mobile than I did in my entire trip here last year. Friday night I went to the Mobile Greyhound Park, a dog racing track about 10 miles outside of the … Continue reading →

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Day 3: So much for every day

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Daniel McFadin

That didn’t take long. Spent most of yesterday getting ready to make the trip to Mobile,  driving to Jonesboro then watching the Fiesta Bowl with a friend that I forgot about my solemn swear to blog every day. NEVER AGAIN….until I forget … Continue reading →

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