Monday, May 30, 2005

are you fucking serious?

It's taken us 4 months to find out there are no archieves? Our adoring fans failed to point this shit out to us? and where the fuck are you going for the next week? Luckily for us all I am here to save the day! be back in a week or so...

Thursday, May 26, 2005

"It's Not My Fault"

A Very quotable line from Star Wars, and a very good reaction to any of our 4 readers who wish to point out to me that I promised an update to the buttons you see directly on the left-hand side of the screen. It was my plan to perform this feat last weekend, but it got delayed and I was going to do it today. Now I will not be around until the 6th of June concerning matters best left till another time, if you really care at all. I will be back, there will be an update, and I even have one more addition now that it has taken this long.

While I am gone, if Dave happens by our site, it would be great if he perchance were to look into the fact that our previous blogs are not in fact archiving, and that i have no idea how to archive the comic when it commences. Theses are things I need Dave to look into, as I am busy as all heck.

Vale!

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Previews!

I love movie previews. I could sit and watch them all day. Just some brief notes on previews I've seen recently at Star Wars and Hitchhiker's Guide.
Chicken Little- I've found myself drawn into their ad campaign, mimicking other movie trailers. I doubt i'll actually go to a theatre to watch this, but I'm sure I will watch it at some point.
War of the Worlds- Eh. Something bad is happening in this trailer. Something that will change the world. OoOoOo. Pass.
Stealth- W...T...F...
Batman Begins- I was looking forward to seeing this. But the last preview and the preview shown after the last Smallville have totally turned me off. I like my Batman fighting the Joker and Riddler and playing with his cool toys. Not being the new Karate Kid training in Tibet. At least we finally learn just why Batman is such a badass. He was trained by a Jedi Master.
Fantastic 4- I really had no desire to see this at all. Felt like another Hulk or Daredevil waiting to happen. But the new trailer has made a believer out of me. I still think the Thing looks like a giant turd, but the rest of the team looks great. The effects look great and from the trailer it looks like it will be a good blend of action and comedy. Hopefully it will follow in the footsteps of Spidey and the Xmen. This is Marvel's First Family, they deserve a decent flick finally, not the crap like Marvel pumped out for their afore mentioned second stringers.

Friday, May 20, 2005

The End of a Saga

It was a good end too. All the big plot points were hit, as Dave said; and he is right, don't think you know the whole story without seeing, or at least having someone detail the major points of this movie. Lucas actually had me wishing Anakin wasn't so dead set on becoming a Sith, and Obi Wan developed more into the character who he will eventually be. Most of the other characters were good; JarJar was mercifully silent, Bail Organa was well acted, if a bit under-used, and Yoda has many character building scenes. Some of the characters could have definitely used more screen time, mainly some of the characters from the originals who had what amounts to cameos in this one. Padme and her sceens could have been cut down considerably, I don't care if Natalie Portman is "hot" or whatever. The woman simply cannot act or she was not given lines that she felt were believable, though I think it to be a bit of both. On the whole though, I will most likely go see this again in the theater, and will most likely pick up the other earlier ones. Just for kicks and giggles.

Both this and the post below will be moved into our section for reviews this weekend.

Better than the first two...

Well I went into episode 3 with very low expectations, as opposed to the way i had hyped myself up for episode 1. I'm glad to say that my expectations were met and even exceeded. Storywise, I wont really say anything, as everyone knows going into the film what plots points must be achieved here and what questions must be answered. Granted there were a few unexpected hints and revelations that ever so slighty filled out the story.
I can believe that Obi-Wan will become the grizzled old hermit introduced 28 years ago. The part was played quite well. And this time around I hated Anakin for the reasons we are actually supposed to hate him for as opposed to the reasons we've hated him for the last 6 years.
Good film, might see it again in the theatre, definitely will pick up on dvd.

Rebellion > Republic

Monday, May 16, 2005

The Final Episode

My wife and I have tickets to the opening of the final Star Wars movie, Revenge of the Sith. I will tell you how it was (with as little spoilers as possible) when I have seen it. Woohaa!

This brings me to a new point. At the behest of nothing so great as my own desires there will soon be a few more links and additions to the site. The first will be a review of various "dork" media that Dave and I have sampled. My first will be of the new Star Wars movie, and I'm sure that Dave would love to tell all our readers (all 4 of you) what Guild Wars is like. We'll start up reviewing movies that are gone to, new games that we play, with some amount of infrequency. The second addition will be a link to my newly created accout on deviantART. My work, once I have digitized, sized and fiddled with it, will be up for display, and even for purchase as prints in the not too distant future. As for the comic, I have been working ever so diligently (read: sketching) at it, and as my partner-in-crime brother will soon be joining me in my current abode, the comic will come to fruition some time within a month. Then all I have to do is figure out a way to archive the dang thing. Think about it readers, I'll finally have to do some art.

Vale!

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

A Void of Endless Nothingness

Otherwise known as HD.com; that's right, we have zero in the real content category. So help us fix this. Anyone who comes here, please hit the "comments" button below this entry and tell us, what would you come here to see? Besides the flailing attempt at a web site by two really big geeks, that is.

Monday, May 02, 2005

Math--Sad but true...

this is a copy of an email i was sent. The end is cut off a bit but you'll get the idea.

>Last week I purchased a burger for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2
>and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket
>and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies,
>while looking at the screen on her register.
>
>I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two
>quarters, but she hailed the manager for help.
>
>While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there and
>cried.
>
>Why do I tell you this?
>
>Please read more about the "history of teaching math":
>
>Teaching Math In 1950
>
>************************ A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.
>His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?
>
>Teaching Math In 1960
>
>************************ A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.
>His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
>
>Teaching Math In 1970
>
>************************ A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.
>His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
>
>Teaching Math In 1980
>
>*********************** A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.
>His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment:
>Underline the number 20.
>
>Teaching Math In 1990
>
>************************ By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the
>logger makes $20. What do you think of this way of making a living?
>Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the

>forest birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down the trees.
>(There are no wrong answers.)
>
>Teaching Math In 2005
>
>************************El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La
>cuesta de production es