Every Arnold Scream From Every Arnold Movie

When you see them all together like this, Arnold does scream a lot...

Ping Pong Cats

Why? Why Not?!

The fastest dog ever?

If I take my dogs for a walk, they are exhausted and sleep for 2 days...

There's no time to explain!

I would try to blog about this clip, but there's no time to explain!!!

Fireworks In Reverse!

What's better than fireworks on New Year's Eve?  Fireworks in reverse!!  Special thanks to the good folks at Mashable for posting this...

http://mashable.com/2013/01/02/fireworks-in-reverse/

Happy New Year!

Best gift ever?

This guy got his dad tickets to the championship football game.  His reaction is priceless...

The Muppets!!

If you grew up with the Muppets like I did, then you will love The Muppet movie from 2011.  We just watched it today and loved it.  mon nom a nom!

Merry Christmas!!

Getting back to business.

Hello everyone. I know it's been a long time since I've been blogging. But there's been lots of craziness in my life and things have not been "normal".

Some of you may or may not know, that I lost my job on November 1. Being unemployed has been an adjustment to say the least.

Trying to find a new job is my main focus right now in my life. However, I am finding time to do those things around the house that just never get done. For example my garage is never been cleaner...

I am using social media to try to find a new job. I'm also going to make an effort to blog every day. (I even downloaded the blogger apps for my iPhone and iPad!). Some blog posts might be job-related. Others might just be anything that I find amusing on that particular day. I might just rant and rave about whatever is grinding my gears that day too.

So I apologize for my sloppy blogging habits. As always you can usually find me on Twitter @dudeman718

Joseph Cannizzaro's Current Resume

Joseph Cannizzaro
Edgewater Park, NJ 08010

Email:
joecannizzaro@comcast.net 

Twitter:
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http://twitter.com/ican_tweet4u

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Blog:
http://dudeman718.blogspot.com/

Linkedin:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephcannizzaro

Objective I am seeking a challenging position in a progressive company where I can apply my experience in retail management or office/computer work and provide excellent customer/social media service.

Employment History

Executive Assistant Manager/Assistant Manager/Store Team Lead 7/2004 – 11/2012 Walgreens, Westhampton, NJ

 Assist the Store Manager in the operation of the store and in the direction of the work force
 Responsible for improving unit sales, profits and image through the overall development and protection of   store assets
 Training and development of store personnel
 Maintain excellent customer service
 Maintain store inventory
 Responsible for opening and closing of the store
 Daily store operations which include:
 Managing all money in the store
 Overseeing departments such as Cosmetics, Photo and front cashier
 Checking vendors in and out
Managing the stock room
 Processing daily store paperwork

Testing Specialist 8/2001 – 7/2004 Mellon HR Solutions, Fort Lee, NJ

 Day-to-day involvement on multiple projects as tester and data management for system generated fulfillment, voice response system, and web applications
 Test case execution
 Test results documentation
 Data management for the identification and readiness of test participants
 Attend internal meetings, as appropriate
 Troubleshooting Benefits Analyst
 Draft system generated fulfillment, develop programing specifications, develop test case scenarios, execute test cases, and document test results
 Create and test system generated package logic
 Maintain fulfillment inventories with direction from team management
 Work with internal departments on print program, data and system requirements

Help Desk Operator – Level One 7/2000 – 8/2001 St. Joseph’s Hospital, Paterson, NJ

 Desktop Support
 Perform daily system backups
 Monitor hospital systems
  Troubleshooting

Site Coordinator 5/1997 – 7/2000 PricewaterhouseCoopers, Fort Lee, NJ

  Interface with all departments and personnel on a daily basis
 Monitor and coordinate the courier schedule
 Traffic coordination of incoming/outgoing parcels
 Maintain documentation materials for Shipping Department
 Data Entry/Troubleshooting

Assistant Manager 3/1995 – 5/1997 Palmer Video, Cliffside Park, NJ

 Interact with customers on service issues, video recommendations, and bill disputes
 Recruit, interview and train staff
 Manage retail store and staff including scheduling, performance, etc.
 Produce sales/earnings report
 Manage inventory/order processing
 Develop store promotions

Education

1999 - 2000 The Cittone Institute, Ramsey, NJ
 Help Desk Analyst – GPA 4.0, Attendance – 99%

1989 - 1993 Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
 Bachelor of Arts – GPA 3.0, Dean’s List – Spring 1993

Other Experience

Proficient in Microsoft Office; Windows 95/98/NT/2000; Internet Explorer; Lotus Notes; Social Media (Twitter and Facebook)

References are available on request.

Baby Got Back (Sung By the Movies)

I saw this today on Twitter and had to post it right away. It was tweeted out by the movie master Roger Ebert himself!! It's an amazing movie with clips from 295 movies used to recreate Sir Mix-A-Lot's Baby Got Back! No Really! :)

Call Me Maybe?

Hey! Sorry for the big gaps in posts. I'm gonna try to be more frequent. Have you heard this song? "Call me maybe" It seems to always be on the radio when I turn it on. It's a catchy tune. I confess to tapping my toes and singing along once or twice to it... Here is the official video in case you haven't seen it. Now there has been tons of copies made. You can just go to YouTube to find dozens of them. But here are two of my favorites... Star Wars and Batman...

New Trailer for Prometheus

Ridley Scott, check.

Outer Space, check.

Images that will haunt my nightmares, check.




Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_(film)

Official Website: http://www.projectprometheus.com/

We're not a team, we're a time bomb.

It's been about a year since my last post. Sorry about that. I've been very lazy in my blogging. I'm going to make a honest effort to post more frequently.

What made me dust off the old blog with a new post? The latest trailer for The Avengers.

It's no secret that I have a passion for sci-fi and comic book movies. And I have been looking forward to this one in particular for sometime. There were a few teaser trailers and small tid-bits of info here and there but nothing really solid.

That all changed this past Wednesday when this trailer came out. I am not exaggerating when I say, this trailer gave me the chills.

I see lots of trailers and action movies tend to be all the same. The hero, the bad guy, some explosions and a witty quote or two. This trailer has all of the above. But somehow, it's different. It seems much more epic in scope.

Marvel comics has been planning this movie for awhile and that work looks like it's going to pay off big time. Nothing like this has ever been tried before. (having several characters from several past movies all come together in an epic movie) And I think that the studio wants to get this one right.

Enough chit chat, lets get to the trailer!!!!! I still can't believe how awesome it is!!!!!!




The Avengers Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(2012_film)

Official Website: http://marvel.com/avengers_movie

St Patricks Day 2011 Flashmob. Central Station, Sydney, Australia.

Happy Saint Patty's Day!! :)

Old Men Lightsaber Duel (Return Of The Geriatric)

Someone took footage of some old people fighting and turned it into the best fight ever! :)

Spock - Fascinating!

I found this video Fascinating!

You're ruining my Zen thing man! (My review of Tron Legacy)

I was really looking forward to Tron Legacy. The original Tron was one of my childhood favorites. I saw the trailers for the new film and was excited. Then around last week, I became worried when i started to hear mixed reviews. Some said it was just ok. I heard one that said they hated it more than The Phantom Menace!! But I try not to let early reviews cloud my judgement. Let's face it, this is a Disney movie! It's not supposed to be high drama. It's a fun popcorn movie.

So my friend and I marched off to the theater and walked in with my ticket and 3-D glasses in hand. (It had been a while since I saw ANYTHING in 3-D!) The preview for Pirates of the Caribbean looked AWESOME in 3-D! So I thought maybe the reviews were wrong. This movie might be great!

Here is the plot from Wikipedia:

In 1989, Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), an innovative software programmer and the CEO of ENCOM International, tells his eight-year old son Sam (Owen Best) about a new "digital frontier" he has created called The Grid, a virtual domain existing inside the game system. Kevin tells Sam of the two programs helping him, Tron and Clu. Tron keeps The Grid secure, while Clu is tasked with creating the perfect system.

Twenty years later, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), haunted by Flynn's mysterious disappearance, investigates a page that originated from a supposedly disconnected number at Flynn's long-shuttered arcade. Exploring the arcade, Sam discovers a concealed door leading to a computer laboratory in the basement. Attempting to discover what his father was doing by calling up the command logs and reissuing the last command entered Sam activates a digitizing laser which transports him to The Grid.

We spend about 20 minutes in the "real" world. Then we are in the computer! The special effects look great. They really did a great job of updating them for the 21st century. The problem is with such a big gap in time between films, there is lots of explaining to be done. Which is fine. We want the answers. But the story needed a few re-writes. All the special effects in the world can't make up for a bad story.

Once father and son reunite, we find that Flynn has been in the computer for a long time. A really long time. Time goes much faster in the computer than in the real world. And in his time in hiding, he as almost become a zen like master. When Sam runs off to save them both, Flynn has to jump into action and his response to Sam is "You're ruining my Zen thing man!" (the best line of the movie, by far...)

I understood the story, but for some reason, it just wasn't enough. It needed more. And as for the 3D, I really didn't think it added anything to the film at all. But, at the end of the day, it's still a Disney film. So it was better than most films, but after so many good films over the years, I kinda hold them to a higher standard.

And let's face it, who wouldn't want to go into a computer? For the last few years, I've been addicted to Twitter. I could just imagine the addiction if I was in the damn thing!

So unfortunately, I would have to say that this is a wait and rent it film... Maybe the next one will be better?

Bad to the Bone - Megamind Review

I saw Megamind yesterday. It was a roller coster of a good time. Here is the info from Wikipedia:

Megamind (Will Ferrell) is a super-intelligent alien who-- at the age of eight days old-- is sent to Earth from his home planet during a time of crisis. However, he lands in a prison thanks to another infant alien similarly sent from a different planet who eventually becomes a superhero known as Metro Man (Brad Pitt), defender of the fictional Metro City. As a result, Megamind is raised as a social deviant, who is neglected for his destructive intellect, with his fish-like sidekick Minion (David Cross) as his only friend. Realizing that he enjoys causing trouble, and jealous of all of the attention Metro Man receives, Megamind becomes a super villain to rival Metro Man, though he is thwarted on a regular basis. During one of his many attempts to defeat Metro Man, Megamind kidnaps news reporter Roxanne Ritchi (Tina Fey) and uses her as bait to lure Metro Man into the city observatory where Megamind intends to kill him with a death ray. The plan appears flawed enough for Metro Man to escape, but he proclaims that the inside of the observatory is lined with copper, which he says drains his power. Metro Man is apparently killed by the death ray, allowing Megamind to take over Metro City. Megamind is initially thrilled that he has finally defeated his archenemy, but soon grows depressed over the fact that without someone to fight, his life as a super villain no longer has any purpose.

The basic story will be familiar to any sci fi fan. It's Superman's story. But when the "hero" is out of the picture, what is the villain to do?

It's a very interesting idea. I think that it touches on some very basic needs. First and foremost, what is the meaning of life? What makes us happy? And what will we do when we get it all? (Pretty heavy stuff for a cartoon.)

Don't get me wrong. This movie is full of laughs. It's loaded with gags for the kids, but there are lots of jokes for the parents. For example, when Megamind takes over, city hall gets posters that say, "No You Can't" (mocking the famous Obama, "Yes, We Can" poster.)

There are lots of similar 'adult' jokes in there.

The supporting cast is there and they do a very good job moving the story along. But the main focus in on Megamind himself and his journey of self-discovery. And lets face it, anyone with a giant blue head that's as funny as Will Ferrell, can't be all "bad" can they? :)