Of Ironmen and the Jones'

Last week I went to see the movie "Iron Man". I will start off by saying it was never one of my favorite series in the Marvel Universe. I went in expecting a weak telling of the background of Tony Stark and Iron Man. However I was blown away by Robert Downy Jr.'s performance as Tony Stark. I didn't think it was much of a strech considering his past addictions and drinking problems. He was born to play the part.

I felt the casting was great and kept the feel of the universe it is set.
The action was great and the effects were top notch. Even the slower parts of the movie were layden with humour and furthered your immersion into this great story.

I have felt on so many of the other super hero movies they just dropped the ball and changed the story to fit some kind of demographic need or whatever. For example I am a huge X-Men movie and found them only passable at best. I have to say this is Marvels best movie to date!Great job Marvel!


This past week I was lucky enough to get tickets for the midnight showing of the new Indiana Jones movie. I was really excited to see this movie and I wasn't disapointed in the least. They brought back many from the original cast. I won't say much about this so you can be surprised by all the characters from past movies. Also watch for a lot of jokes about Indiana Jone's age in this one. There is also some humour that if you don't know the previous movies well you might not catch them. I really like how George Lucas always has to do something like that.

Shia Lebough perhaps stole some of Harrison Ford's thunder in this one. I personally think his action sequences were the amungst the best in the film. Especially the sword fight scene. I would hate to be him after that fight though lol.
Cate Blanchett played the fanatical russian eh scientist well and wasn't too bad on the eyes either. Her accent was well done and her mannerisms made you believe she was truely a russian offer of the era. I also enjoyed her action scenes as well. She had a few tounge in cheek moments that are pretty obvious at their meanings.

Overall the story is set up like most of the others in the series. Being chased find the way to the lost object, get captured, and at the end discover the deeper truth of the artifact. I wouldn't change this though because it really felt like I was watching one of the other movies except the sci fi twist that sorta made me roll my eyes. All in all I would have to say go see this as soon as you can it was that good if you are a fan of this series it is well worth the eight dollars. I think this might be my new favorite of the series, hmm perhaps a tie with the Last Crusade. In both movies the interaction of the main characters is what made these films so great for me and this one won't disapoint!

Feelin' GREAT!

Hello everyone I know it has been awhile and I have been silent for far too long. For the past few months my head has been hurting me and I was unable to read most printed material and decided to go and buy me some new glasses. I just got them yesterday and they are great and the headaches are gone and more importantly I can read my textbooks now! Anyhow I found a great song and video I would like to share with you and I hope you enjoy. Sadly this isn't one of my video's but it was so funny I had to post it.

A friend sent this to me...

Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable programs such as NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I’ve tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate.

DEAR DESPERATE ,
First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.
Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html and try to download Tears 6.2 and don’t forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.
But remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.
Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your systemresources.)
Also do not attempt to reinstall Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Cooking 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Good Luck,
Tech Support

No More Kings!

For the past month or so I have been using Pandora to find new music because I am was getting sick of the same old thing I hear everyday. I ran across a band called No More Kings. They are an interesting mix of modern pop rock with silly lyrics and melodies. Some songs are about becoming a zombie and another is about Knight Rider and yes the do even have one about the classic Karate Kid entitled "Sweep the Leg" Their style reminds me a bit of a band I really liked back in the 1990's The Refreshments and their song "Bandito" It was a refreshing change.
Here are two songs from No More Kings "Sweep the Leg" and "Micheal (Jump In)".
No More Kings "Sweep the Leg" (new version)

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"Michael (Jump In)" - No More Kings

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Phone calls for under $20 a year?

I have been listening to many podcasts lately and on one of Cnet's blog they mentioned a product called magicJack. It is simply a $40 dongle that connects through any USB connection on your computer or laptop and allows you to plug in a analog phone line. It installs in minutes and then you can start calling. The first year is included in the $40 price tag and it is only $20 each year after. I have been researching VOIP for a while now and haven't found anything else like this. Could this be a Vonage or Skype killer? That remains to be seen I am going to purchase one within the next two weeks and I will be back with a more in depth review of the quality of the service.

The magicJack service has the following features that can make it comparable to both VOIP and standard phone service:


-Free Local & Long Distance calling

-Free Phone Number

-Free Voice Mail

-Free Directory Assistance

-Free Call Waiting

-Free Follow Me (multi number forwarding)

-Free International Calling

The features seem nice and since there is no extra charge it is almost a fresh breath of air after since phone companies have been charging additional fees to access many of these features. The free international calling is basically when you are traveling to that country and take it with you. You are able to still receive and make calls as you would normally in the US. However calling the a foreign county with the service isn't available at this time, although according to the site's FAQS it is on its way. We will see how the whole thing pans out. I wish this small company the best of luck. It is nice to see an innovation that isn't dictated by the larger companies.

Newest AMV creation!

About a week ago a friend made a request that I make a AMV to the song Love never dies Part 2 by Apop Beserk. I struggled a bit because it is a slow song but I used footage from the anime Chobits. I feel it came out pretty good... Enjoy!

Voltaire and Gothcoming...

This past weekend I attended Gothcoming at Outland night club. It was an interesting experience. First doors were supposed to open at 8pm. They didn't open until well after 9pm. It seemed they were having lighting issues. Voltaire's set started late and only lasted about one hour. He was very charismatic, entertaining, and funny. Here are some youtube clips of songs he did. I wish I brought a camera with me but I didn't sorry.