Wednesday, September 03, 2008

I Got Soul. But I'm not a Soldier

Well, Well, Well.  It has been a while hasn't it.  Lets see, since my last post I have:
    Gone to the Snow:
        Went down on Thursday night, got stuck between Canberra and Cooma after a crash, but it was one of those cool experiences, hanging out on a road at eleven o'clock doing jumping jacks and just laughing, it was cool. 
        As for the snow it was incredible.  It snowed all day Friday, half a day on Saturday and was clear skies and sunny on Sunday.  The cover was surprisingly good, and more importantly I was able to make tracks on all three days.  Powder runs, in Australia, I was shocked.  Although I definitely needed a board wax. Damn turtle.
    Had My Birthday:
        I actually had it while I was at the snow.  It was good.  I got some cool presents, some work out gear and some DVD's.
    Started to Apply for jobs in New York:
        This has made it all ... (Yes I'm going for it)...real.  New York was always the oasis at the edge of the work day desert.  Something I knew I was moving towards but always seemed to be just beyond being real.  Now it's starting to take shape.  I can almost hear the gunshots and smell the bagels, and it smells good.

NEVER, EVER watch Southland Tales.  It is a stupid, rambling movie, but what do you expect from the guy who made unleased Donnie Darko on us.  It has one good scene, which I am providing for you, DO NOT WATCH THE ACTUAL FILM.




Don LaFontaine - THE voice of movie trailers died recently.  You know who he is, even if you have never heard of him before.  A true legend in his field.  He will be missed.  Here is a short vid about him.


    I'm not sure who these ad's are marketing too, but they get my attention.

Here are two fan made posters for the next Batman movie:


I much prefer the top one.  I think it fits in REALLY well with the Nolanverse.  However it seems like that Riddler might be a little too close to the Joker.  Some distinction would be needed.

I have broadened my horizons a little, in regards to webcomics and podcasts.  
My Weekly Reading List: (Inadvertantly In Order)
Penny Arcade Mainly about games, but damn funny.  C'mon who hasn't heard of PA
Questionable Content More story oriented, still a little geeky, but damn funny.  Pintsize is one of the best characters ever)
Zero Punctuation Not a comic, a weekly game review.  Worth watching even if you don't care about games, the guy can turn a phrase.
Ctrl+Alt+Del Half and half between games and story, more story and a little too realistic.
XKCD Basically each one is just a thought.

My Weekly Listening List:  (In no order)
1Up Yours The ultimate games podcast, interesting, informative, funny and with some real talent.
SModcast Kevin Smith and his producer ramble on.  Very funny.
Major Nelson The official podcast of Xbox.