It’s Friday the 13th! Actually, it’s the third Friday the 13th we’ve had this year.

The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskevidekatriaphobia (say that five times fast) and the earliest recorded reference in English dates back to 1869 but some scholars believe that superstitions surrounding this day date back to ancient times.

Friday has been considered an unlucky day since the 14th century’s Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (yes, that guy from “A Knight’s Tale”). Dating back to ancient Greece, 12 has always been the number of completeness – 12 hours on a clock face, 12 zodiac signs, 12 months in a year – so 13 is supernatural since it surpasses completeness and creates an imbalance.

LEGEND HAS IT: If 13 people sit down to dinner together, one will die within the year.

The fears surrounding the number 13 are even more prevalent in today’s society. Many cities do not have a 13th Street or 13th Avenue. Many buildings don't have a 13th floor. If you have 13 letters in your name, you’re said to have the “devil's luck” - Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all have 13 letters in their names!

“Run, keep running! Run as if the Devil himself is upon us!” - CJS

Wow, only TWO more races in the NASCAR Season! While it seems that Ron Hornaday has clinched the Truck Series Championship and Kyle Busch has run away with the Nationwide Championship, the only series still up for grabs is that of the Sprint Cup. Last weekend at Texas, the #48 Jimmie Johnson had a huge lead in the points. A wreck on Lap 3 sent him to the garage for over an hour. Jimmie finished 120 laps down in 38th place. Meanwhile, Mark Martin in his #5 Chevy capitalized on the situation and finished 4th in that race, jumping from 3rd place in points to 2nd, just 73 points behind first place. Will Jimmie win an unprecedented FOURTH championship? Or will a NASCAR's Gentleman Driver take home his first ever Sprint Cup? GO #5 Mark Martin!

I mean how on earth can you not like NASCAR!!!

Favorite Pixar Film...

CrestHawk: Wall-E (ya'll thought I was gonna say Cars didn't you...)
SmoothCriminal: Up,
notMiceElf: Wall-E, I like the cockroach
Moiraine: The Incredibles
Inari: Not a fan of Pixar movies. Sorry.

I can't think of anything. My mind is awash with gun fire, spent shells, grenade pins, and my fallen comrades. Modern Warfare 2 is simply a-ma-z-i-n-g. Well... It's all fun until Smooth enters the game. I'm pretty sure, after watching him play, that he is a freaking robot. Within 10 seconds of the match starting he can find you from across the entire map and shoot you dead with one shot from an pistol. a PISTOL. It's insane. He's... insane. Who the heck can do that!? See, robot. Take off his hat and I'm sure you'll find a bunch of wires, transistors, and quite possibly a cassette player with an MJ song playing. Freaking robot Smooth.

I am a huge movie buff. Moiraine suggested since I see pretty much all movies maybe I should write a movie review for this issue. Today I will be reviewing 2012. How could I possibly have seen it since it was released today? Midnight showing of course! No sleep last night for poor Inari. Instead I watched the city of Santa Monica (including the Habbo office) fall into the ocean.

Now for the actual review part. Character development/story I would give a B. Too many characters with back stories to get really attached to any specific character. You like them but don't care if they do not make it. Special effects would be an -A. Could have been better. This movie is no Titanic. It will not be an instant classic. It is entertaining and worth seeing on a big screen. All in all I give this movie a +B.