Happy Holidays from the Hughes Family :)

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Hughes Family :)

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The sad truth about the Obama win

Sadly, I fall into this category of Obama Supporters...

Indecision 2008

America's Choice - Post-Election Fears - Jon shows the Best F#$king News Team a world out there after the election.

John McCain on SNL

Check out these skits of John McCain on Saturday Night Live:

Vote Barack Obama!

Barack Obama represents the change we need and can lead us into a brighter future.

Obama '08 - Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo.

Vote Republican

This is a great video full of testimonials from PATRIOTIC AMERICANS on what it means to VOTE REPUBLICAN! The testimonials are from all segments of the population...from a doctor, an accountant, and a public safety officer to a homemaker, a mother, and a grandmother. It even includes statements from an evangelical leader, a soldier, and minorities.

If you CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY, and you are at all WORRIED ABOUT WHERE THE DEMOCRATS WILL TAKE US.

New Presidential Candidate... It's someone we know!

There's an effort to elect an unknown random person as President... and it's someone we know! Watch this online video about the surprising new nominee:
Who's the new Presidential Nominee?

SNL VP Debate Open: Palin / Biden

The funniest video ever...

The Obama Dance

I wanna say this is the last video I post, showing my support for Barack Obama, but I don't wanna lie. Check this out:

Twitter your Complaints Away and Matt Damon speaking candidly

Here are a couple of videos which have sparked my interest lately:
Twitter Your Complaints Away

'Good Will' Hunting...Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin and Matt Damon

In the spirit of the previous videos about Matt Damon, I felt the need to post this one too:

Triumph at the RNC08

Had to post this video, because it's soo funny! Check out Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the 2008 Republican Convention:

Jay Adelson on CNN

This is soo cool!!! My friend, Jay Adelson, who I worked with at Netcom a few years ago is interviewed on CNN. Check it out:

I knew Jay would be famous...some day !!!

Green Enterprise Video from ZDNet

Check out this site The Green Enterprise for a look into the enterprise to explore eco-friendly practices and innovations. In this ZDNet video series learn about what's motivating green tech, and how green technologies are impacting IT.

Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad

Gotta love this campaign ad:

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Christian the Lion

I had to post this video...it's so touching:

It's Time for Some Campainin'

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Bill Maher - Religulous

The only thing I want to say about this movie is...I can't wait til it comes out in the Fall of 2008:

Happy 10th Birthday

Check out this video, Dave and I put it together for my company's 10th Birthday:

George Carlin...RIP

This video is funny, cause I consider myself to be a Liberal Environmentalist (or try to be) and George Carlin still makes me laugh.
You will be sorely missed...George !

I don't mean to push my interests onto people, who may not feel the same...but it's time to make a change! Our economy is not so hot right now (to say it mildly), our healthcare system is profiting from ill people and many of us have friends and family in Iraq, who we would love to see back in the US. I could go on forever with issues that are not being addressed with the current Administration, but I must stop my preaching, as I don't appreciate when people preach to me.
Check out this video if you are open-minded to change:

Barack Obama has my vote! Not to mention, John Edwards and Al Gore have endorsed him!

Happy Father's Day!

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Free Rice Video

I ran across this site during my Facebook travels and found this Charity interesting. I support any Charity which feeds the hungry. Check it out at:
FreeRice.com
And here's a short video about the Charity:



Check back soon for more....

Johnny Depp

Sorry, I love Dave more than anything, but all I can say is Oooh La La to this video from the MTV Music Awards:

I had a higher quality video up before, but I'm guessing someone at YouTube took it down and this is the only one I could find :(
Gotta love Johnny Depp :)

Pork and Beans

Watch the official video for "Pork and Beans" from Weezer starring some familiar YouTube faces.

American Idol Finale

To commemorate this week of American Idol, I posted the video below of the last couple minutes of the Finale:



I voted for David Archuleta and was a bit discouraged by America's choice to vote for David Cook to win, but I know in my heart, Archuleta is still the better singer and this 2nd place win won't hurt him too bad ;)

War - What is it Good For?

Dave put this SUPER COOL video together about 2 years ago and it still applies today. I've always loved this video and he just reposted it, because it was creating alot of controversy and he didn't appreciate the comments. But I persuaded him to post it again for all of you to see. Please, please, please check it out and feel free to leave comments:

Outsourced

This looks like a good movie! Check it out:

For more information see: Outsourced The Movie

Earth Day

Here are a couple cool videos, I thought I'd post to celebrate Earth Day. Check them out:

Donny Osmond and Jimmy Kimmel

This video is hilarious!

Making dreams come true...

Karaoke in Florida with Denise, Randee and Cheri

Here are a few more archived videos of me and my friends (Denise and Randee) about 10 yrs. ago.  Please keep in mind we were in our 20's and drinking.  I must say, I sure wish I knew how skinny I was back then.  At least these videos are a good incentive that I can do it again...except this time in a much healthier way.  See Natural WeightLoss Show – Starring Cheri Thomas

for more details.

Me on the Mic – Denise singing My Heart Will Go On (Cheri Hughes, Denise McCoy, Randee Nester)

I Got You Babe (Cheri Hughes, Denise McCoy, Randee Nester)

Denise singing My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion (Cheri Hughes, Denise McCoy, Randee Nester)

I think we just about every video I've ever been in posted to YouTube now.  

Video Variety

Here are a few short movies, I thought you may enjoy.

For my 30th Birthday (seems like yesterday), Dave surprised me with a SkyDiving excursion.  Now all I have left to do before I die is... Swim with the Dolphins, have a child and become FAMOUS by receiving an Oscar for my documentary film, titled "The Formative Years - Do they affect you as an adult?".

Anyway, enough about me...check out the video:

This movie definitely will not be giving me the fame, I so deserve, but it was a chance to experience the life of a movie star for one day. Check out this short trailer (edited by Dave) of me and Dave in Cloud9: 

As I mentioned in my previous blog, I was very busy volunteering for Cinequest last week, but I did meet so many new and interesting people.  One group of volunteers was video taping people walking by the San Jose Repertory Theatre and pointing to things to get people's reaction as they walked by.  It was quite funny and harmless, and I could tell one girl in particular has a star quality about her.  So, I asked for her YouTube username and noticed she has a new post with my YouTube username in it....check it out and feel free to subscribe at VRMonkey on YouTube

Which reminds me, I should probably promote my YouTube videos, as well.  You can see my movies on the right hand-side of this page or Subscribe to my videos at    

Cheri on YouTube

Cinequest 2008

I've been so busy with my regular day job and night time volunteering for Cinequest that I have not had any spare time to update any of my blogs. I finally found a few minutes to update this Vlog, as I wanted to promote Cinequest before it ends tomorrow. I've only seen two movies during the Festival and was not very happy about either. The first movie was a documentary about Les Paul and I found it informative, as most documentaries are, but it was slow and long and it took all the strength I could muster up not to fall asleep during the last part of the film. The second movie,

The Suburban Movie, was probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The acting was not believable and I found myself holding back laughter when the main character cried. It was all Dave and I could do, not to leave the theater. Although, it was a great learning experience and helped us feel inspired about creating our own film someday.

One movie I would have liked to have seen is The Art of Travel, but I've been working too much :( Although, I did get to meet some of the stars in the movie and the Producers. Here's the Trailer for the film:

Here are some pics from the festival:

California Theatre EntranceThe Tech Museum After Party

The Art of Travel (Brooke Burns and Chris Masterson)

After Party at The Vault

Halfden Hussey (Co-Founder of Cinequest)

Yesterday, Dave and I joined the Cinequest Maverick Spirit Event - A Conversation with Academy Award Winner Michael Arndt, who wrote Little Miss Sunshine and just wrote Toy Story 3, which will be out in June 2010. Here's an inspiring video from Michael's conversation:

Last but not least, the festival is not over yet...so, if you live local check out these films:

Glory Boy Days, which was filmed locally in San Jose by SJSU students, which shows tonight (03/08/08) at 10pm at the SJ Repertory Theatre (I'll be volunteering there tonight). Here's the trailer:

And Goodbye Baby which shows tomorrow (03/09/08) at 1pm at the Camera 12 Theater. Here's the trailer for this movie:

More updates to come...so keep coming back.

Jimmy Kimmel fights back ;)

Here's the latest and greatest video rebuttal to Sarah Silverman's video to Jimmy Kimmel about her F***ing Matt Damon from a few posts back...(scroll down to see originals). Any idea what they'll come up with next?

Steve Jobs - Keynote at MacWorld 2008

This video was forwarded to me after my Toastmasters – Los Gatos Silver Tongued Cats meeting this week. Someday I would like to give a speech just like this:

Natural Weight Loss Show Episode 2

Check out my newest video:

For all the latest check out www.naturalweightlossshow.com for updates.

Cinequest - San Jose Film Festival

The San Jose Film Festival starts next week from February 27th – March 9th, 2008 and I'm looking forward to Volunteering once again. I missed Cinequest last year, as we were living in LA. Check out their website at Cinequest Film Festival 18 - Discover for all the films and events. I'll definitely see some celebrities this time :)

Matt Damon

Okay, so I have this weird fascination (I know…one of many you say) for Matt Damon and have been following him since he wrote Good Will Hunting, which is my all time favorite movie and the reason my dream is to become a Screenwriter. I’ve only seen him live once, but it was just for a minute and he was at a pretty good distance.

So anyway, enough about that…check out the videos below. The first video is the premise to the 2nd one. The 2nd video is the funniest video I have seen in my life and of course, I had to share them with everyone. BTW, please make sure your children are not in the room:

Matt Damon on Jimmy Kimmel show



Matt Damon's response to Jimmy Kimmel


Funny, wasn't it?

A Vision of Students Today

This movie speaks for itself...check it out:

Check out the commercials during the Super Bowl yesterday:
Super Bowl 2008 Commercials

Hillary Clinton in San Jose

Here's a short video of Hillary Clinton from my POV last Friday, February 1st, 2008 at the San Jose Convention Center:

NaturalWeightLossShow.com 1st Video

I started another Blog to chronicle my weight loss and getting fit over the next 6 months. Here's the website: Natural WeightLoss Show .
And here's my 1st Video:

Please let me know your thoughts...

Reynaldo Lapuz on American Idol

This video speaks for itself...check it out:

Escape from Suburbia

A few years ago, Dave and I drove up to Berkley to watch a documentary about the end of peak oil. We enjoyed the movie and you can check it out too at End of Suburbia

Now they have a Part 2 of the movie. Check it out at: Escape from Suburbia . Here is the Trailer:

Here is a hint of what I'm about to begin on my new site at Natural WeightLoss Show.
Updates before the end of January 2008. Stay tuned...

Happy New Year 2008!

Happy New Year! Check out this group of angels recap all the ridiculous, note-worthy and ridiculously note-worthy events and people of 2007...

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Ya'll come back now ya here.

Movies - Juno and The Bucket List

When I am in the mood for a good movie, I really enjoy the good ol' fashioned love story (in one form or another) with a plot line that brings a tear or two to my eyes at one point or another during the film. The love is not always about male/female relationships, but love of a friendship, love of a child, love of a pet and sometimes even love of the world.

Films that spark emotion are my favorites. Scary films just scare me...and I don't like that emotion. So, the reason I say this is because I recently saw two very good movies, which both shared this feeling of "I'm so happy I could cry" emotion.

Juno is a "coming of age" movie, which partially sparked my interest, because this was the outcome of a first time screenwriter done good. Just like I felt about Good Will Hunting when it hit theaters a few years ago. Also, partially because of the underlying coming of age theme throughout it. I'd give it 5 stars out of 5. Check out the trailer and decide for yourself:

A teenage girl makes difficult decisions when faced with an unplanned pregnancy.

Another movie that could do no wrong is The Bucket List , starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. I would pay every cent in my pocket to anyone who could keep a straight face when Jack Nicholson's character kisses the "Most beautiful girl in the world". There are also two of the best actors in the world starring in this movie and Rob Reiner is the Director. Although, I'd have to give this a 4 1/2 out of 5, but only because I felt I'd seen this storyline a few too many times. Check out the movie trailer and you make the decision: