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What happens in Vegas… Ok it didn’t stay there this time. September 3, 2008

On Monday, August 25 2008 Gazbot officially asked me to marry him. On an otherwise awesome Vegas Vacation this was definitely a highlight. We were at Star Trek: The Experience on the replica promenade from Deep Space Nine. As one would expect it was nerdy, awkward, and all around fantastic. Obviously, I said yes! I have now officially entered into the world of Bridezilla’s! I can’t wait! So for anyone who I have not told yet here’s the news! Hooray!!

Barack Roll! August 21, 2008

Out of all the variations I’ve seen this one actually made me chuckle out loud

Sunshine August 10, 2008

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Remember that trailer that you saw that one time? You know, the one in front of that movie… you can’t really remember what it was, but there was a Sun in it, and a ship, definitely a ship. Yeah! That one! Well that movie is called Sunshine and its a movie by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) and it’s got Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later), Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Hiroyuki Sanada (Ringu) and Chris Evans (Fantastic Four) in it. When I was out looking for a Blu-Ray disk to buy so I could flex my Playstation 3 muscles we came up with this one. I mean, c’mon, it’s Danny Boyle how come I didn’t see it in the movies? How come no one saw it in the movies?

The premise of the movie is summed up pretty succinctly in the opening speech of the movie. Basically the Sun is dying, and life as we know it will go out with it unless something is done. A Solar Bomb was made to create a star within the star, and sent out 7 years prior. The mission was declared MIA. Now Icarus 2, the second attempt at trying to replenish the sun is embarking on their mission. The crew is comprised of eight members, all different scientific experts. And, Go! I really like the premise & story of this movie, it had the same vibe for me as a lot of Ray Bradbury short stories.

Visually this movie was stunning. The set design & costume design was brilliant. I was seriously blown away by some of the scenes. As soon as I saw the initial shots of the spaceship that they were taking on this mission I knew I had made an excellent choice for wanting to see a visually impressive movie.

I was actually really impressed by Chris Evans’ performance in this movie. I liked him a lot in the two Fantastic Four movies but was worried that he might get typecast as the same sort of alpha-male goon in every movie he was in. Of course Cillian Murphy was amazing as always. Then interaction & chemistry between the crew was palpable & believable. There was a good tone set throughout the whole movie that I felt kept you very engaged. It was one of those movies was futuristic but kept that sense of reality to it that keeps you thinking “This could actually happen” which always adds a cool feeling to a movie watching experience.

Unfortunately this movie did not do very well in the Box Office at all, which is a shame. When something like that happens it makes me sad. Because original story Science Fiction adventures like this one are great. But if they keep bombing at the box office they’ll just keep making “Disaster Movie”, “Epic Movie”, “This is a disgrace to Leslie Neilson’s Legacy Movie” and other terrible horrible pieces of crap that the public just eats up. If you are a science fiction fan, and/or a Blu-Ray snob then you definitely need to check this movie out.

Little Kids August 7, 2008

I remember when I was younger I would sit on the bus & wave at everyone in cars behind me or around me. Now I wear sunglasses to avoid contact with other people because I hate the awkwardness of the random hello. But today I was behind a school bus and a bunch of kids in the back were waving to me so I gave ‘em a double thumbs up and a big wave. It was pretty awesome.

But I still walked double speed to get into a door before someone coming down the hallway could get within Hello range.

McCain’s Celebrity Ad August 6, 2008

I’m sure that most of you know about the Advertisement that McCain put out last week comparing Obama to Britney Spears & Paris Hilton? In case you have not seen it, here it is:

I actually used to be a pretty big McCain fan, and I definitely still respect the guy for being one of the best Republicans out there. But c’mon, what the hell is this? This kind of campaign advertising just makes me feel like I should be working on a Presidential Campaign, because the ones working on this one are idiots. So anyway, as a result of this ad Funny or Die approached Paris Hilton to film a response, and it’s pretty hilarious.

This is actually the funnies thing I’ve ever seen Paris Hilton do.. .well besides her cameo on My Name is Earl, that was pretty good. And go figure, the plan proposed in a campaign spoof is probably the best one I’ve heard yet. 2012, Oprah vs. Paris Hilton.

Adventures in Hair August 1, 2008

Here’s my latest adventure in experimenting with color. The turquoise looks cool but there’s not as much of it as I would like. I might add some more later. I like the way it contrasts with the pink though

Here I go… July 31, 2008

Well, I’m pretty excited that BluRay finally won the HDTV war. If nothing else it gave me an excuse to put my credit card debt further in peril & buy myself a Playstation 3. I’ve been toying with the idea for quite some time now, but with no major titles being exclusive to PS3 my XBox seems okay for now. Then there’s that pesky God Of War 3 coming out which ALMOST made it worth it to invest in a Playstation 3, but not quite.

In my research for what BluRay player I should invest in though, the PS3 seems like the best choice on the market still. Stand Alone BluRay players are still hovering around $400 dollars and most reviews seem to indicate that they are not as good as the upgradable PS3. And of course the first thing I did after buying my PS3 was buying my first BluRay DVD, Casino Royale.

I’ve never actually seen a James Bond movie in my life, but with the new one coming out I figured now was a good time to start. I think I quite possibly chose the best movie to break my BluRay cherry. The colors were amazing, the effects were great, and the action was good as well. This movie did a really great job for getting me excited about the James Bond franchise. I almost want to go back & watch all of the old ones, but I am a little leary that they might seem cheesy in comparison. Gary and I are speculating that Craig Daniel is the Christian Bale Batman of 007, Pierce Brosnan is the Michael Keaton & Sean Connery is probably the Adam West. But we shall see.

The next thing I did was download the demo for the new PS3 Naruto game Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, and boy is that game awesome. You get to play as Kakashi or Naruto in the demo & you get to see one stage. It’s pretty badass. It definitely blows the other Naruto games I have played completely out of the water.

I’m pretty excited about PS3 now, but of course the downside is I have to actually think about what console I am going to buy my games for now.

I’ll keep my day job. June 11, 2008

I have officially made up my first joke, enjoy.

So a Professor goes to a Summer Home to cheat on his wife with a Virgin. Upon his return his Wife asks him “Where have you been?” to which he replies “Teaching A-broad”

Election ‘08 June 5, 2008

Needless to say, I am very excited that Barack Obama is the Democratic Party candidate for the Presidency in 2008. I have been a big supporter of him for quite some time, and I truly believe that he has visionary ideas that I would love to see shape the future of America. I’ve been reading posts & reactions to this mostly on CNN, but in various places, and people are fuming. Mostly Hillary Clinton Supporters. I was going to comment on one entry in particular, but comments were closed, so I figured it would be a good reason to update my blog.

I am reading some of the knee-jerk reactionary posts about Obama clinching the nomation and it makes me sad that people just get riled up and aren’t concerned about facts. Yes, Hillary Clinton put up a heck of a fight and it was close, but if you completely remove Super delegates from the picture Barack Obama was still ahead in numbers for Pledge delegates. If he was behind in the Pledged Delegates then I would say that there is a bigger problem here.

And to think, that people who support Hillary Clinton would be so blind, and so stubborn to possibly not support her ideas & her party just to throw a tantrum? Seriously. Obama & Clinton have a lot of the same ideas, and they come together on a lot of things. If someone who supported Clinton abstains from voting, or spitefully votes for John McCain then that is proof that those people didn’t really care about any specific issues, but were just voting on some sort of floating principle either an investment in a dynasty, or a gender.

There’s plenty of our Presidents that people said would never do a good job because of inexperience or other issues. FDR would never get (re)elected as a man with Polio in today’s day & age. But, let’s face it people, you don’t have presidential experience until you are actually president. The oldest, most jaded individual might make a much worse president than a younger greener candidate. I mean if having a former president as your father doesn’t help out any, there goes that theory. We have a Cabinet, we have a Senate, we have a Congress. There is a concept of “Checks and Balances”. The country will not let someone come in inexperienced and just do whatever they want willy nilly.

Please. Become an informed voter. Make decisions on what issues you support. Decide what is important to you. Read about Obama’s stances, read about McCain’s stances. And whoever will carry the ideas that you truly believe to be important to the White House is the person you should be voting for.

Collaborations May 22, 2008

So as most of you know my boyfriend, Gary, is an artist. Lately he’s been concentrating on doing some smaller Comic projects here & there. While hanging out we would start talking about some small ideas for a funny little comic, and so far we’ve come up with two!

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This was a conversation that we were having about how Zombies waste so much food. I mean if they need to eat Flesh & Brains to live, then how come they only bite someone once & then let the rest go! Craziness. Gary drew & inked this. I lettered it & made the dialog bubbles. And the both of us came up with the concept/writing. It was cool!

This was an idea we came up with for a short Fantasy type story. It’s funny how ideas evolve, because this started from something completely unrelated. I really only helped with the idea/concept on this one. I love the dragon it’s so cute!

You should check out Gary’s Site and hire him to draw things for you

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