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Movie Review: Big Hero 6

Jenn and I have always been a big fan of animated movies. Still to this day Aladdin and Lion King are some of my favorite movies of all time. And Jenn could watch Finding Nemo every day. With the buzz for Big Hero 6 (and winning the Academy Award for best animated movie), we decided to give it a go.

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Casa de Szerlip: The Start of a Smart Home

When I was still in High School I used to spend a ton of time reading tech blogs. Each year when these websites would do their predictions it was that home automation was going to be the next big market. However there never seemed to be the adoption that was expected. That was until the iPhone. Now you go to any home improvement store there are tons of options for connected hardware. The biggest product in the home automation category of the last couple of years has been the Nest Thermostat. 

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Casa de Szerlip: Good Things Come in Small Packages - Sonos Play 1

I'm not what you would call an audiophile. I don't love music. I don't have the same passion for music I do for TV, Movies, or Video Games. But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate it. On the other hand Jenn loves music. She gets a lot of joy out of it. When we bought our house one of the things she wanted to do was have the ability to play music throughout the house. So when we're cleaning on a Saturday morning, or putting up Christmas decorations, the house could be filled with music.

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Jimmy Fallon Is Winning Late Night

I remember when Jimmy Fallon took over the Late Night on NBC I thought he had no chance to take over the big seat. I always enjoyed him on SNL but he never seemed like he would be the "front man." And that proves why I don't make those type of decisions, because he has been unstoppable. Last Summer I posted some of my favorites of his videos (Joking Bad, Game of Desks, and two different Lip Sync Battles). However in the last couple of weeks he's outdone himself. 

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Movie Review: The Equalizer

Jenn and I have always been a big fan of Denzel Washington movies. He is one of the most enjoyable actors to watch on screen. I remember seeing the first trailer for The Equalizer and thinking wow Denzel is Batman. I would say the first 30 minutes of The Equalizer were its peak. I remember looking over at Jenn and saying that the movie had the potential to be incredible. 

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Movie Review: What If

The first movie Jenn and I rented in 2015 was What If which was actually originally released in 2013 but didn't hit theaters until summer of 2014. It stars Daniel Radcliffe (of Harry Potter fame) in a romantic comedy that after watching the trailer instantly reminded me of one of my favorite romantic comedies, 500 Days of Summer. 

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