A Recap of Stuff

Hey, just wanted to drop a few lines to tell y'all what I've been up to. Over the weekend I discussed my website with a friend of mine. We came to the conclusion that it would be good to enhance it with a new design. Or at least I came to that conclusion a while ago. I'm not liking the current design I have now, also not happy with the results of it, so I'm going to redo it. Which is what I have been busy with recently.

On Sunday I mostly watched videos on YouTube. Watched alot of Classic Game Room, which has a bunch of reviews of games and stuff. I myself made a game collection video over the weekend for YouTube. Started with the Nintendo (NES) game collection. The games I have are some of my favorites from my childhood. Played the shit of them and still do to this day. Its funny how something that is over 20 years old can still be entertaining. Will probably do the handhelds that I have next. Sadly I only have the Nintendo DS and Gameboy, so I'll probably do those games together in one video.

Some other stuff that I would like to share. I unclogged a drain that was backed up. I went under the sink and took apart the P-trap and stuck my finger up the drain pipe to unclog the sink. When it all came loose it sounded like someone pucked into a bucket, since I had the bucket ready to catch all that was going to come loose. Was a quite a bit of crap stuck up there. Felt good to be able to fix it myself.

Went out and took some photos of the snow this morning (Monday). Had a yard stick and measured the snow. All total from the past week, or so, we have 14 inches. And yes it is still cold, so I don't see it going anywhere soon. Gotta love it.

I'm definitely enjoying things recently...everyday things are starting to really fasicinate me...its weird, but I'm liking it. It feels good to be a little happier than I was a few months ago. :)

Alrightly, thats all for now. Thanks for reading.
Take care.

Watching a Bunch of Movies Lately

So yeah, I've been watching a quite bit of movies lately, which is a perfect time for it, because of the shitty weather we've been having. I usually do this when it is winter time, either watch movies or dig deep into a game. Lately though it has been strictly movies. This past week I have watched Amityville Horror, Marley and Me, Star Wars Clone Wars, and Wall-E. All in my opinion were very good movies. Highly recommend giving them a try. Just thought I'd write a little about them to give y' all my thoughts, hope you enjoy.

Wall-E: I finally got around to watching this movie last night, and I gotta say it was an amazing movie. Pixar never disappoints, they always seem to create some of the most creative stories and amazing 3D animation ever. The movie starts out with the main character, which is Wall-E, as a lone robot on Earth who is there to compact trash. He eventually is greeted by another robot sent from space to find plant life. They become friends and go through an amazing adventure to bring back humans to Earth. Please don't hesitate to check this movie out it is pretty damn good. Just don't know why it took me so long to check it out.

Amityville Horror: I was flipping through the channels and noticed this movie was coming on. Now I remember seeing it on cable TV before, but didn't watch it, I just kept flipping through. So when I saw that it was coming on again, I thought what the heck. The story to this movie is that a newlywed couple moves into a house that had previously been a scene of a terrible mass murder. The son of the family that lived there before went through the home and killed his parents and brothers and sister. So the new couple along with their kids move into the home, which was very affordable for them. Not long after moving in they experience weird demonic occurrences that puts a toll on them. They eventually are driven away from the home and never return, leaving all their possessions. I thought this movie was damn good. The remake that came out not long ago, I guess sucked and wasn't true to the story that Geogre Lutz told, so I'm not going to even bother watching it. The 1979 version was good in my opinion. Oh yeah, it is supposed to be based on a true story. Definitely check it out if you haven't.






Star Wars Clone Wars: Ok, so with this movie I was going in with the thought that this movie was going to suck ass, so I was preparing myself for it, but to my surprise I actually liked it. Now I'm not 100% sure if this movie is supposed to take place in between the second and third episodes, but I'm pretty sure they do. It would only make sense I guess if the clone wars happened at that time. Like I know what I'm talking about...the whole Star Wars story is so huge that it would take me a life time to fully understand it. Anyways, to break down this movie I gotta say the character design was kinda unique. The way they modeled the hair and facial features made it look like it was blocky in some ways, so that took time to sink in. Animation and art style was top notch, so yeah visually it was excellent. Again going to the story of this movie, it was good, and will not confuse someone who hasn't watched all the previous movies, but still should watch them to get a general idea of what is going on. Overall I really liked this movie.







Marley and Me: Oh man, it isn't often that a movie like this comes along. It is a movie that grabs ahold of your heart and keeps on pulling. I hate to sound like a wimp, but I gotta say this was a emotional movie. Especially the last 20 or so minutes of it. Definitely don't want to spoil any of it, but I'm sure you'll guess what'll happen. If you are a animal lover, especially a dog lover then you're going to love this movie. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston seemed like a realistic couple who struggled with so many problems, but still managed to stay together, all the while the dog kept being the worst dog ever. There is a few funny scenes and a bunch of emotional ones too. Highly recommend this movie.

So there you have it, my list of movies that I've watched this past week, hope you enjoyed my general thoughts about them and if you have any comments about them, you know what to do.

Thanks for reading, take care.

A New Year...Thank God!

Thank God 2008 is over with. I'm so glad to have it in the past and so glad that the promise of a new year is here. I believe (at least I'm hoping) that 2009 will be a great year. In a few weeks we will be having a new president whom I believe will bring in some much needed change. It is so historic to have Mr. Obama come in as our first African-American president. Looking forward to seeing what he will be able to achieve...maybe he will be our next great healer, we'll see.

What I do see happening this year for myself? Well, I think I'm going to be doing more blogging, more socializing, meeting more new friends both virtually and in person, I see myself reaching new goals, and sticking to the old ones as well.

I also see myself remaining sober, which is always good. I see myself creating that retro gaming site that I mentioned last year, I will be updating my design studio site often, and hope to gain new work, remain financially stable, and hopefully be in good spirits about the economy.

I know that is a lot to be looking forward to, which is good...better than not setting yourself up for nothing.

Anyways, hope everyone has a great new year!

Take care.