PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey, trying to overcome its reputation for corruption, traffic and toxic waste dumps, has rejected dozens of sardonic and sarcastic entries in a contest for a new tourist slogan.

A list of five possible slogans released on Wednesday leaves out "New Jersey: We can always use another relative on the payroll," and "Come to New Jersey: It's not as bad as it smells."

I have finished my Christmas shopping. On time and on budget, I might add. That's the first time in many years that both of those have been true. Usually I spend double what I budget. Half on me and half on others. Now I don't even want anything though, since i have purchased every gadget in the world already, so there's no need for me to get myself anything.

Here's to you Mr. Egg Nog Inventor. The first time I heard it I couldn't stop laughing.

My favorite part is when the guy goes "what the heck is nog?"

And now, for your listening pleasure, a real men of genius tribute to Mr. Egg Nog Inventor

I would like to congratulate the fine folks at the NFL and CBS for their great jobs this weekend. They decided, in their infinite wisdom, that we would rather see San Francisco play Jacksonville than see San Diego play Indianapolis. Brilliant! I mean come on, really, who wouldn't rather see the 49ers play the Jaguars? I think everyone would pick that game if they had a choice. There's nothing special about a game between an undefeated team and a team fighting for the playoffs. Get real. I want to see a team fighting for the #1 pick in the NFL draft instead. I think, when you look deep in your hearts, that's what you want too.

I saw King Kong today. It was about what I expected. The CGI by itself was excellent and the minature sets were terrific. There were some flaws in the CG when it interacted with the live actors, specifically when Naomi Watts was being flung all over the place by Kong.

On my scale I'd rate it a 5. Would watch if it was on TV or someone else rented it. On a normal scale I'd probably give it a 8 out of 10. The movie was fine, I just don't want to purchase it, which is really what my scale is all about.

I liked Chronicles of Narnia better.

The Cavs are so irritating to watch lately.

Here's an example game flow.

Non-Cavs : 10
Cavs : 0


Cavs : 20
Non-Cavs : 14


Non-Cavs : 33
Cavs : 25


Repeat. They were outscored 10-0 by the Nuggest tonight, then they went on a 20-2 run, then they gave up a 12-0 run. They can't string together an entire game.

Ding dong, school is over. Today I had my Finance final. On it I wrote "Who cares. This class is over!" and turned it in in 1 minute. The professor stated that it should only take us a minute to do it, so I did it in 1 minute. I got full credit for it.

I thought my last day of school was yesterday, but in fact it is tomorrow.

I give The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe a 9. Probable Purchase on my scale. If you liked the book you will certainly like the movie because it doesn't deviate much from the original material. If you've never read the book, then you should go read the book and then watch the movie.

The effects were terrific, and it was completely fine that the movie was toned down in some areas in order the be more kid friendly. The books were written for kids, so the movie should adhere to that. For example, you don't see anyone's head being cut off, even though they allude to it. You don't see anyone's face getting eaten by a lion, even though they infer that.

It clocked in at 2 hours and 10 minutes and I think they actually could have added another 30 minutes in there. I enjoyed it and will probably go see it again in a few weeks.

I'm going to see the Chronicles of Narnia today. I remember liking the books as a kid, so we'll see if that translates into likiing the movie as an adult.