Is It Weird ?

Is it weird that I stopped updating? Or was that something you expected all along.

I certainly had aspirations to keep going, but finding content to make it relevant was certainly more trying than rewarding. While I now someone, somewhere, links their way here on the odd occasional fancy, no one stays and talks to me. So I get lazy. I forget to upload pictures and talk about my day. It's just not worthwhile, or interesting, for that matter.

Yet, here I am, I'm back. Or I might be. I'm going to leave this up as the main attraction at the top of the blog for the next week. If you're still out there and want me to keep blogging, IM me, leave me a wall post, or comment here just so I know you care. Otherwise...

Hell, I'm on post 99 of the new blog. Post 100 will either be a vindictive tirade or a triumphant return with pictures of my new PS3 and a travelogue of my Mexican adventure.

Celebrate the century mark with me.

Another Wasted Opportunity

I spent all of yesterday tracking a coupon code that was giving $15 off any order (should have been off 200+) and I placed a couple orders for stuff that I'd been interested in for awhile. Unfortunately, despite shipping orders for other people and keeping the code active for over a day, it died this morning and all my orders have been canceled.

Sucks. I was really hoping to get my new G15 Keyboard and Z5300e speakers from Logitech. Oh well. Wasted some time generating VCCs and saved myself a couple months of waiting on 80+ in rebates.

Video of the Week: Cause I'm Horny

I just started watching Flight of the Conchords today and (apparently Yuan's known about them for awhile now...) they're really funny. The TV show is really dry, but awkwardly humorous and the songs they use to fill time are hilarious. This one is my favorite so far, so if you like it, just check out the show.



And sorry about the lack of updates. I've been out having fun. I'll throw up some pictures and recap later.

Me and McLovin'

Haha. Awesome.

Are you SuperBad?

I hope you are.

I went to screening for Superbad last night at Shattuck Cinemas and from my initial exclamations, you can tell it was a very good time. I'll start with a couple pictures, then I'll jump into the narrative of the day.



So, I get off work at around 5:40 and meet up with Maggie near VLSB, knowing that we needed to get there early in order to get in. Expecting a relatively large crowd for a relatively small theatre, I had to get there early. Maggie even made some snide remark about actually waiting in line for something since I never bothered to rush for any of the musicals that I've seen with her.

We get down to the Shattuck area and I grab a quick mocha just to perk up after a long day's work before we head towards the theatre. From two blocks away I could see the huge mass of people piling up on the sidewalk waiting to get into the theatre. Some of the them were eating food, others playing cards; luckily, the line hadn't turned the corner of the block by very much and we settled in somewhere "comfortable". We wait for about 30 minutes before a pair of ladies walk out to check ID's (I think to make sure that we were 17+) and to pass out tickets. I grab a pair rather greedily, satisfied by my early going accomplishments. Too bad we had to wait another 30 minutes before actually walking into the theatre.

By the time we get in, I realize that we made it into the second to last group. I count my blessings and say thank the lord a couple of times. Of course, before going in they do a search of my possessions and steal my camera and my camera phone just so I'd be deterred from making illegal CAM with them - in camera quality glory...

In the theatre, there's this huge middle section taped off as "reserved", but I've got no clue who they're reserved for. I watch people get up and sit down in them, only to be kicked out a few minutes later, so I decide against tempting fate. Instead, Maggie and I grab a pair of seats in the left aisle. I settle in and give Maggie a few bucks for a popcorn I promised I'd pay for if she came along. Then I wait.

And wait.

And wait.

Finally, some guy from some country music station comes to the front, says some crap about how awesome country music is, and thanks everyone for coming to the screening. After what felt like forever, he finally starts the film. No trailers, no frills, just Superbad. Sweet.

Now, I won't spoil the movie or anything, but if you've seen Knocked Up...this is very similar. Maggie didn't enjoy it quite as much, but she still had fun with it, so that's saying something. I had a blast. Some scenes were awkward, but that just contrast with the hilarity of the dialogue and the situations the characters were put into. To be perfectly honest, it felt like a more mature American Pie, and I appreciated it. There were some points that definitely lacked a decisive conclusion and the ending was awkwardly perfect, but it was sentimental, and it really felt like it meant it. The performances by Chris Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogan, and Bill Hedar were exceptional, stealing the movie from the leads Jonah Hill and Mike Cera (Not to hate on their performances, which were great, but expected I suppose).

I love the movie, and after the movie, the three leads - Chris, Jonah, and Mike - came out and did a quick Q&A session. It was funny, although a little uninformative and shortwinded. Michael Cera busted out with a line from The Thong Song, a girl asked for a hug from Michael Cera (which enticed Maggie to want a hug), and someone drew a dick and got it signed. After that, I push around to get my camera and camera phone back from the theatre and rush back to grab a quick photo and chat up the guys before they leave. Maggie gets my flyer autographed and gets a few photos too before we leave. Then I steal a movie poster and run away.

All in all. Great night. Great fun. And definitely not super bad.

Here's a quick clip, enjoy:

Video of the Week: I Remember Everything.

The lack of updates has been disconcerting, I know. I've been slacking off and I've been doing very little of interest, but I'll recap a bit. I finished reading HP7. I got a new 42" TV to go with my 50" TV, and I went to work.

Dull.

Anyways, the next few weeks should be much more exciting. I'm probably going to Great America and I hope to watch The Simpsons Movie at some point, but the biggest thing coming up is the final chapter of the Bourne Trilogy - Ultimatum.

I can't wait to see it. I've already picked up HD versions of Identity and Supremacy and have started to rewatch them in anticipation of what critics have called "the best action film of the year and best movie of the summer". What's not to like about that?



Oh, and there's a screening of Superbad here in Berkeley tomorrow. Michael Cera and the other guys of Superbad are going to be there to do a QA session. If you want to go, let me know, cause I want to see it. Seats are limited to the first 300 people, so I'm probably going to early to wait in line.

Join me?