I'm almost dangerous

Transformers 2, a stunning example of how to NOT do a sequel.

2009-06-29T16:45:00.000-07:00

I had the the misfortune to see Michael Bay's terrible excuse for a sequel "Transformers 2". If you one of these people who have been on Twitter spouting off
"Transformers 2 waz teh awesomeest" then this isn't for you as you don't care about quality in your cinema anyway.

There was no excuse for the movie to be this bad. The story was absolutely terrible, the was little to no character development, and the whole thing was overly long. The writing was aimed at the lowest common denominator and the effects, while very good in some instances, were so poorly framed that you couldn't identify what you were looking at. For 300 million dollars you think that a studio or Steven Spielberg would have looked this thing over before it released, and if they did the shame on them for such a horribly constructed piece of crap. I know it's making tons of bank right now and really that just shows truly how low the standards of the viewing audience are these days.

Lovely grilling weather.

2009-05-24T14:54:00.000-07:00

You know, Sunday would be a great day to grill out for the holiday right? Sunshine, warm breeze, mouth-watering aromas wafting up from the grill it'll be wondiferous! Of course that's crazy talk! We have to have rain, not just a little rain, I'm talking flooding the road lose all satellite reception rain. It's a conspiracy against the gods of grilling, I swear it is.

2009-05-24T14:45:00.000-07:00

Dom at the park

2009-05-23T00:46:00.000-07:00

This came out a little darker than I wanted but I'm just an amateur, so what'ev.

This is getting really old.

2009-03-01T00:30:00.000-08:00

Today was gonna be great, I had fully intended to get out and wash and clean out my car. Maybe get out after that and take some photos around town, just really unwind. The boy got to go to his grandparents so that meant I could probably even do a little painting on my miniatures or play a non-kid friendly videogame or hell, read a book in peace. I drag my butt out of bed, make my way to the living room window throw open the curtains and...SNOW! F@CKING SNOW! Again. You could have sworn that someone was belting out the black speech of Mordor in my apartment such was the resulting deluge of profanity. I have slipped into a drinkin funk since then. My whole day dashed on the rocks. Yes it's silly, I know I could have just got on with the day but it's the principal of the thing. It seems that every time I try to plan something of late has complete fallen through. I'd plan a vacation but it would probably just fall apart too. Yeah I'm being pathetic. Bugger off if you don't like it.

Oh and Al Gore. You go to hell.

2009-02-01T02:36:00.000-08:00

Got a nice new digital SLR a week ago. I finally have access to the features I miss so much from my Yashicas, namely actual control of the image your taking. Point and shoot digi's are fun for taking web pics for your social network sites but I have craved a little more functionality from my soul-stealer. Now I got it, and boy is it fun. It's a Nikon D60, seems on the low end of digital SLRs but it suits me just fine.

Now I gotta go, Peter Gabriel dvd's to watch and all...

Winter Wunderland

2009-01-30T19:55:00.000-08:00

Quite the ice storm this year, there was close to 100,000 without power the first 24 hours but the power companies involved busted a hump to get things set right. There are still many areas without power for now, this being the third day in, but the ice has melted for the most part. There were countless trees and limbs down all over town and the surrounding areas. The current estimate from Craighead electric was around 2000 electric poles down this time, the last time was close to 1500 and it took over a week to get power back to some areas so that should give you some idea what we're dealing with here. Sadly there have been 2 fatalities resulting from this, one in Trumann where the town sheriff was hit by a falling tree while he was removing a fallen limb obstructing the street. The other was an elderly man who suffered the same while removing debris from his yard. I'm surprised that the death toll hasn't been higher but am thankful it's not. Not really a lot of traffic accidents either for a change, usually a little snow and ice falls around here and people go spastic and completely forget how to drive. We got lucky this go around, this could have been much worse.

My "Coolest kid in the world"

2009-01-23T04:32:00.000-08:00

Every parent feels that their child is the most amazing, wonderful creature on the face of this planet. At least the parents who don't need to be shot do anyway. I have to say that I'm jealous of his manly facial hair. I am however concerned with his growing disdain for the British Parliament. His going on about gun powder and plots and what-not is unsettling sometimes.

This says a lot about my family.

2009-01-23T04:21:00.000-08:00

I don't know what the hell this is. It stands outside my grandmother's house in the front yard for all the world to see. I have no idea what it means, if it has any kind of religious meaning, or if it is in fact an earmark of some genetic insanity that has indeed been passed on to me. Those of you who know me best may gain some insight into the weirdness that is my family.

My one election blog.

2009-01-22T01:09:00.000-08:00

Since it seems to be so popular, I too will write about this momentous occasion. Am I all gushy about America's first black president? No. Should I be? Possibly. I admit that it is,"shudder", historical in scope. Then again isn't every election, for ill or good? I have heard so many media heads yammering on with stars in their eyes about how much this is going to change America for the better I could just about puke blood. I seriously doubt this is going to change any racist's outlook on life, and that goes for racists on both sides of the equation. I could say that the situation in the country is beyond comprehension but it's not. It's simple human nature. We've taken a good step to equalizing things but I don't see any significant change coming over night like all the talking heads keep acting like is going to happen. America's race problems won't be going away, the poor will be poor, the scumbags of the world will still hate us, business as usual.

My God, am I really this cynical these days?

Why are all my good thoughts gone by the time I'm here?

2009-01-15T03:59:00.000-08:00

I never fails, I come up with some outstanding thing that will illuminate your souls and I shove it to the back with all the other stuff until I get on here and when the time comes I got nothing. One day I know I'm gonna be on here and that cure for cancer and the five step process to bring about peace in the middle east will just spill out in one long painful literary birth. Behold mystery of mysteries! A shining son is born to ease the troubles of man!

Probably not, I get about as far as "you know, Joel's jumpsuit in season 3 of MST3K just look so much more believable than the KTMA days one did." and all hope for humanity is lost. Write it down you say? Never! It all comes out so much more amusing this way, besides a good dose of laughter really would be a better first step than any other plan I could come up with.

"You don't know what your missing...

2008-12-27T18:04:00.000-08:00

If you aren't in the kitchen!"

That's the closing tagline at the end puppet segments of Cartoon Network's show "Chowder" created by the talented C. H. Greenblatt. He's worked on both SpongeBob Squarepants and The Grim Adv. of Billy and Mandy as a storyboard artist as well as the voice of Fred Fredburger on Grim Adv. Chowder is one of those rare shows that works on a level that can be enjoyed by adults and kids. The story centers on an expert chef named Mung Daal and his young apprentice Chowder. All the characters have food themed names and the episodes usually involve a decidedly bizarre recipe being created to advance the plot. Don't like food? Well don't let that stop you, the show's style is refreshingly original, hip, and visually rich. It can get a little gross at times but don't fear (it's no Ren & Stimpy of Bevis and Butthead) it's all in the quirky spirit of fun. The writing is equally well done and there is a wonderful blend of innocence and weirdness in every episode that elevates the comedy to a higher level. It's one of my favorite animations to come out in a long time and my son loves it as well. You should check it out if your able, the show's first DVD just came out recently and I was able to pick it up for $9.99. Plus you can find it on Cartoon Network on Sundays.

Watch it, love it, share it!

Quail? Quail!

2008-12-20T17:50:00.000-08:00

Yes, quail. Chicken junior. Mini fowl. Tiny bird. A welcome suprise at the early Christmas lunch at my grandmother's house today. Deep fried awesomeness. You can't pick this up at the grocery store.

At least I don't think you can, hmm, I should check on this...

I'll take least fun things to do at 6 a.m. for a hundred Alex...

2008-12-19T04:47:00.001-08:00

Just spent a good 30 minutes on vomit duty. My poor little boy woke up crying for me and a mad sprint for the bathroom ensued. The launch wasn't all that spectacular but my son has the most unfortunate habit of what I like to call "Full barrel vomiting". Meaning it comes out his mouth AND nose, with gusto I might add. The majority of the time spent was just trying to get his nose cleared. It seems that when you mix pink lemonaide kool-aid with fish sticks (not my decision mind you) you end up with a volatile result. He's was so pitiful sitting there shaking and trying not freak out about his stopped up nose. He hates getting nasty stuff on him and I know it was killing him to have the vomit inside his nose, especially with it smelling as bad as it did.

As I was typing this there was a second act to his performance and we got into his room in time to catch the end of it. He handled this bout better than the first, I think he was more awake, he was a bit more chipper about the whole thing. Hopefully he's done, being on vomit watch makes for a rather arduous sleep schedule...

In the beginning...

2008-12-18T04:11:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I've fought off the urge to get a blog for some time now. Yes I have a facebook and a myspace but somehow I really don't count those since I haven't all that much to say on them and quite frankly find them kind of tedious these days. Also, I really can't see anyone being interested in what I have to say anyway. If you are then I thank you and I hope I continue to keep you coming back.

Now, who wants fudge?