Awesome Movies

I couldn't fit all my favorite movies into the little space they give you, so here's a list. Not that anyone cares, but if you really like one of the categories in general, and haven't seen a movie I put in that category, I recommend that you see it.

Comedy

Office Space

Elf

Drop Dead Gorgeous - this is one of the funniest movies you've never seen

Houseguest - it's too bad that Sinbad hasn't made any more movies

Amelie

Daddy Day Care - very funny and Steve Zahn is hilarious

Grosse Pointe Blank

The Princess Bride

Groundhog Day - you have to watch a few times to appreciate how funny Bill Murray is.

What About Bob - the first time I saw this, I thought it was stupid. But the more I see it, the funnier it gets.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

A Christmas Story

Happy Gilmore

Fletch

Liar Liar

Blues Brothers

This is Spinal Tap

Big

A League of Their Own


Thriller

The Sixth Sense

Identity - great movie that I'd never heard of

Memento

The Da Vinci Code

The Usual Suspects

The Silence of the Lambs

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The Spanish Prisoner

Heist

Signs

Runaway Jury

Seven

Action/Adventure

Braveheart

Saving Private Ryan

Minority Report

Pulp Fiction

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Drama

Catch Me If You Can - I wouldn't exactly call it a drama...it's funny, it's a true story, it has elements of a thriller. An all-around great movie.

Almost Famous

A Beautiful Mind

Forrest Gump

Lost in Translation

The Shawshank Redemption

Erin Brockovich

Stand by Me

The Untouchables

Glengary Glen Ross

Titanic

Hotel Rwanda

American Beauty

Witness


Sports

Remember the Titans

Breaking Away

Rudy

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Twelve Monkeys

Blade Runner

The Matrix

The Lord of the Rings

Harry Potter

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Star Wars

Brazil

Jurassic Park

Gattaca

For Kids

The Incredibles

Monsters Inc

Madagascar

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Over the Hedge

Robots

Finding Nemo

Toy Story

A Bug's Life

Music

Purple Rain

That Thing You Do

Documentaries

Spellbound

Bowling for Columbine

- schneid

Volleyball

I actually played volleyball today at lunch for the first time in about four years, if you don't count Westy's annual beer parties. Now that I'm back at Tellabs, Mike K. put me on his 4-man team, and we play once a week during lunchtime. I didn't think I would survive...that 75 minutes was the longest I've exercised in three years. Yes, I'm that badly out of shape and overweight. 205 lbs. is not a proper weight for someone 5'7". But it actually felt great to be out there, and my body does remember how to play volleyball. I'd like to work my way up to playing basketball at lunchtime too. The courts are right here at the Tellabs facility, which is very convenient. I might ride my bicycle to work a couple of times a week from the new house. Home and work are both near the Prairie Path, so I could ride without getting killed. It's about 8 or 9 miles which is a reasonable distance, and would probably take about 45 minutes.

These social+athletic+fun pursuits are another big reason why Tellabs is such a great place to work.

- schneid

We have paint and carpet!

The carpet has been installed at the new house and the painters are almost done. The only white walls left in the house are in closets - everything else has been painted a different color. Now that the carpet is down, it will be easier to work at the house because we can take the kids with us. We didn't want the kids playing in the house due to the bare floors and tack strips.

Remaining tasks: bathroom countertops, tile, vinyl, and appliances. We're planning on moving in July, although we haven't set a date yet.

- schneid