Idiocracy is one of those movies that you don’t intend on watching but you get sucked into it (trust me, I’ve seen it 3 times now and none where on purpose). The basic premise of this movie is that Luke Wilson becomes part of a government experiment and wakes up to find himself 500 years in the future. What he finds is truly sad. He instantly goes from average Joe to the smartest man in the world! The people in the future no longer think for themselves and buy into pretty much anything you tell them. You could easily tell them land for sale Branson, and they would be wanting to buy that, Hollywood, and the Golden Gate Bridge from you! It was a sad state. The movie is actually quite humorous, and it is scary that, at times, you can actually see some of this happening in our society now. People buy into commercialism and don’t bother doing research on a product. They just take the company’s word for it (Watch the scene in the movie about actually using water to get crops to grow). Heck, last election cycle worked like that too, didn’t it? Overall, this isn’t a movie that would make it to my top ten movies. However, it is a great Sunday afternoon flick to watch that doesn’t require a lot of thinking, and you definitely get some good laughs.

While we had them as a car insurance company, they weren’t too bad.  We never really had to use them for anything, so they were fine.  However, six months ago, without any notice, they raised our rate by about $50 for six months.  I let that go.  When we came up for renewal in December, they raised it again another $70 for every six months.  Now, we didn’t have any accidents or any tickets, so was a bit confused by the rate increase.  I started shopping around, and we went with another company.  I did not pay the renewal and assumed they canceled the policy.  Well, they don’t do that.  Instead, they still cover you for an additional three months.  If you don’t pay it then, they send you to collections.  Of course, nobody ever bothered to tell us that.  I am sure it was in some tiny print somewhere,  but I don’t even recall reading that anywhere.  I now have to fax them proof that we have other insurance or pay the bill.

Just a warning for you all — make sure you call and cancel.  Would I use Allstate again?  Probably not (unless they were the cheapest).

We just rented this movie. I had heard a lot of bad reviews regarding it, so we didn’t bother to see it till now. This movie is actually pretty good.

Flushed Away is about Roddy (Hugh Jackman) who ends up flushed down the toilet. The story is about his adventures in the sewer and Ratropolis. Rita (Kate Winslet) tries to help Roddy get home. Both Madison and I enjoyed this movie. There are jokes for both of us. Now that I have seen it about 20 times, I can honestly say that I catch something new each time. The animation is great. My favorite part is the slugs. They really have nothing to do with the storyline, but they will make you giggle throughout the whole movie.

We will be buying this movie. I just haven’t decided if it will be for Christmas or sooner.

Do you have a boat just laying around not being used anymore? Do you just not know what to do with it? Do you not want to go through the trouble of having to sell it? Boat Angel is for you then. You are able to donate your boat and get a tax deduction. They will also come to you to pick it up, so you do not have to even bother to drive it anywhere. They also take cars, planes, and RVs if you need to get rid of any of those.

The money that has been raised has made over 2,000,000 meals, funded medical operations, given supplies to schools, funded a boat angel outreach center, and has helped in world wide emergencies. These are just a few of the places that the donations have been used towards. There is quite a long list.

How does this work? First, you need to call BoatAngel at 1-800-227-2643 or you can fill out their online form. They will then send you a disposable camera for you to take a picture of your boat. They then can see the condition of it. You then return the camera, and your boat will get picked up in 7 - 14 days. Pretty easy, and it goes for a good cause.

Now that you no longer have a boat, you will definitely need to start looking at some travel deals. There are tons of vacation packages and cruise vacations all times of the year. However, make sure you look into cheap travel insurance and your
car rental before you book flights. Nothing is worse than when your flight on time turns into your flight not on time, and you are stuck somewhere.