Real or fake, having a nice watch will not only make you feel better, but will make you look better - in business and social situations. 

*Note* - My take on Fake vs. Real merchandise.  As long as you look like you could afford the real thing, nobody will question you and or assume.  I.e., if you look like crap, handle yourself like crap, and act/talk like a jackass - don’t get a fake Rolex.  On the flipside, if you’re wearing a nice suit, nice hairdo, shoes etc. nobody will assume about the Rado on your arm.  

Nice Watch Benefits

1. Superiors / Colleagues Notice.
   If they don’t you won’t have to worry about them, you’ll soon be above them on the organizational chart.  Whether you know everything or nothing about a business, any executive or high-ranking manager has time to talk about their watch.   Seiko, Rolex or Swatch. 

2. Women notice.  Just like the old tip that women look at your shoes, they will sure as hell notice you’re watch.  When I go out, I like to rock my Movado Sapphire.  The black face with the simple dot is easy to spot by everyone, especially women.  Let’s them know instantly you have good taste, and that it’d look good on their dresser when you two wake up the next morning… 
3. Clients notice.  Much like executive etc., I’ve had clients sign with me purely on my watch.  Let’s them know you’re legit, and the real deal.  Somewhere along the lines you did something right with somebody’s money, to afford that arm-candy. 
4. Ego-Cookies. 
   Simply knowing there’s something on your arm that can pay most peoples rent/mortgage makes you feel like… well… James Bond. 

Count your pennies or go find a guy on the corner.  (Better yet, try ebay.cn…) 

Had a cubicle off the beaten path where you could blog, surf and not worry about someone walking by and seeing you slack?  Now you just got moved right next to bosses office and where everyone walks?  No worries, follow these steps and make it an improvement.

1. Surf Smaller
   You can still surf, blog or whatever, just not at full-screen.  Resize your window down so that your head/shoulders block out what you’re doing.  Keep something big & scary on the screen, and sneak Firefox down in that corner.  Also, copy text out of pages into Notepad or your favorite editor, IDE, word processor etc. Nobody will know the difference with ASCII text. 

2. Productivity Screensaver. 
   Use the Windows ‘My Pictures’ screensaver and screenshot a poopload of scary IT business stuff.  Snap your .Net code, your PL/SQL queries, whatever.  Dump the screenshots into a folder and set that as you’re screensaver.  Now whenever your boss walks by, no matter where or what you’re doing, it’ll look like your in the middle  of formulating the cure for cancer instead of organizing your NetFlix queue. 
3. Stay Late / Work Early. 
   Most bosses that come in at 8am will never know if you’re in at 4am, or 7:55am.  With a cubicle right in their direct path, they’ll always notice who’s in early, and who’s working late.   They like that. 
4. Make More Friends
   Talk to your coworkers, joke, meddle, and visit.  With a cubicle in a high-traffic zone its very easy to get away from your work and socialize more.  Socializing more means a friendlier environment, networking opportunities, and a great way to look like a bigger part of the team. Also a great way for your boss to learn about you, by overhearing your conversations or witnessing your sweet office, which brings us to… 
5. Decorate and Organize
   Get some cool office stuff and make your cubicle look slick.  Keep it clean and organized, and you will get more respect.  From everyone.   Get crazy, frame a picture or two and finagle a way to hang them from those carpeted cubicle walls. Special note, having papers strewn etc. all over your cubicle doesn’t make you look busy - it makes you look like you’re out of control and not managing tasks well. 

Any movie with Alec Baldwin drinking heavily, and a lot of famous actors acting really weird should be good, however this one wasn’t.  It was very boring and odd, and I turned it off at the underage gay sex scene. The End.  Don’t see it. 

Repo Man Review

Never heard of this movie?   Me neither.  Not sure if I stumbled across it on NetFlix, or Digg or wherever, but it’s worth watching purely for the 80s stink of it. 

The movie is about working as a hardcore repo man, yet somehow manages to mix in Aliens, cyborgs, CIA, Robberies, Nukes, Lobotomy’s, punk-rockers and a slew of products lableled purely as their contents.  I.e. ‘Drink,’ ‘Chips,’ etc.  (Seems as if the producer was holding out for Doritos or Pepsi to advertise in the movie and when they didn’t really, stuck it to them!  Probably would have been a great candidate for Mystery Science Theatre 3000.) 

Believe it or not, the movie stars Emilio Estevez.  EMMIIILIOOOOO!  He so rocks in this movie, not sure where in the Breakfast club timeline it takes place, but I can guaruntee it’s pre-Men-At-Work and the Paula Abdul.  He plays a nihlistic punk who stumbles into a career as an up-and-coming repo man.  As he’s learning the ropes of his new trade, his life intersects with a sweet a$$ ‘84 Chevy Malibu that, well, is an out of control Alienish Microwave oven.  Watch to find out, it’ll make you want a Malibu.    

It’s one of those movies you watch while you’re doing laundry, cooking, or drinking heavily with the boys.  Won’t change your life, won’t make you think, but definitely will make you miss the 80s movies that are filmed to not look like 80s movies - but so truly are.  (Shout out to you Flight of the Navigator and Weird Science.)  Whether you pay attention to it, listen or glance once in awhile, you will have a hard time following it so just enjoy the ride it provides and watch out for the Rodriguez Brothers. 

Again, it’s worth seeing so check it out. 

Overall a pretty good movie. 

To sum it up, it’s what Benchwarmers should have been, and the perfect prequel to Swingers.   The movie essentially is about a bunch of losers who  acquire the services of the anti-Hitch Billy Bob Thornton.  (Anti-Hitch meaning the Sith/Vader version of Will Smith’s Hitch character.) 

Two very funny parts deal with a tennis match, and some paintball warfare.  Lots of familiar faces- Jon Heder, Billy Bob, Horatio Sanz, David Cross, Marcellus from Pulp Fiction, that guy from Upright Citizens Brigade, and the VH1 guy with the big gap.  Although the movie focusses mainly on Jon Heder and Billy Bob, the supporting cast creates a nice buzz and blurs the fact that they are merely the ’supporting cast.’  All characters were played well, fit the story and add to the laughs. 

Under certain circumstances, School for Scoundrels would classify as a good date movie, provided you’re well into the relationship - don’t want to bring a 1st or 3rd date to it as it may give away some of your tactics… (Depending on your style.)

Final Verdict - good movie to download/netflix but I’m not going to put it on the shelf.  (Especially with Borat releasing in under a week.)  Great for some good laughs, good story, and some good knowledge/teachings.  8/10.