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Yes, the title is the tag line from Good Burger, perhaps one of the greatest movies of the 1990s. OK, so maybe Rotten Tomatoes gave it a "Rotten" rating of 31%, but it's still in the top 20 movies in my heart. Anyway, Good Burger was on Nickelodeon this evening, so of course I watched it. This is a non-negotiable mandate. My mother could be winning millions of dollars on Deal or No Deal during the same time slot, but I would be secretly watching Good Burger. (After all, that's what DVRs are for, right?)


(Image credit: FunAdvice.com / Nickelodeon)

This movie has a very simple plot (and one that has occurred in many movies): small business fights corporate America. David fights Goliath. Susan Boyle fights Brittney Spears. And who always wins? The underdog, of course. (One exception is Mississippi State sports, but that's for another post.)

Two classic Nickelodeon stars, Kenan Thompson (of Saturday Night Live fame) and Kel Mitchell (who is not dead), are summer workers at Good Burger. Kenan's character is forced to work there to pay off damages to his teacher's car. Just as he is settling in at the counter, the nationwide chain Mondo Burger (does anyone even say "mondo" anymore?) decides to open a franchise directly across the street. They don't do too well at first, because of Kel's special sauce. Mondo Burger decides to steal the recipe and add it to their poisonous burgers. Will Kenan and Kel be able to sabotage Mondo Burger to protect the recipe and save their town's citizens from food poisoning?!

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Of course they will. It's a Nickelodeon movie. How stupid are you?

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However, that's not all I did today (though it would have certainly made for a great day by itself).

I woke up this morning (feelin' fine, got something special, special on my mind...oops...) and went to church. The Sounds of Liberty (University) led the music this morning and evening, and they have always been a favorite of mine. They are a group of college students who travel around the United States leading worship in churches and other venues. The only drawback is that they brought their own sound technician who didn't know the acoustics of the Worship Center, so you really couldn't hear them that well. Oh well.

After the service, my parents and I went to Chili's Grill and Bar. I have probably eaten $1,000 worth of food at Chili's in my life. I don't know why it's so good; I go at least twice a month (usually more). They were quite busy, but our waiter, Jacob (yay for same first name!), did a spectacular job serving us. OK, maybe not spectacular, but he didn't screw up.

After that, I came home, slipped into something more comfortable, and went with my father to Midtown to his office to unload the rubbish from his weekend of flooring. We had to take I-240 and Sam Cooper Boulevard to get there easily, but we had to go quite slow to avoid dumping thousands of pieces of parquet wood flooring in the road. My mother said that our truck looked like the Clampetts:

(Image credit: Art.com)

After that, I came back home and turned on Casino Royale. Unfortunately, I fell asleep thirty minutes into the movie and woke up just as the credits started rolling. Oh well.

I was awoken (just as I was tuning to Last Holiday) by Drew Murley calling me to cancel our previously scheduled Glee marathon due to other commitments. Instead, I picked him up from his spring musical rehearsal and took him to McDonald's. I was not hungry from my lunch at Chili's, but he ate three double cheeseburgers and some fries. He had a coupon for some free fries, so that was swell. After gossiping for a few minutes, I took him back to rehearsal and gassed up my mother's car because I am taking it back to school this week while my car is being repaired.

I came back and turned on Good Burger. What a day it's been.

Today's Picks:

• TV Show: did you read any of this post?
• Music: Singing Christmas Tree music (yes, it's sad)
• Food: Big Mouth Bites from Chili's (even though they forgot to put on the Ranch dressing. Forgivable.)
• Humorous Moment: watching Drew jump about five feet in the air when the ketchup dispenser shot out pressurized air instead of ketchup, creating a seeming gunshot noise

And, happy birthday Jim Carrey.

"I'm a dude; he's a dude; she's a dude; we're all dudes. Hey!" – Ed