Mega Insane Crazy Happy Fun Time Update!

Well Hello. It's been a while.

The primary reason for my absence is that I did indeed decided to move to Gainesville, FL. I now reside in a home downtown with my lovely girlfriend! Moving had been a soul destroying experience in and of itself, though. We still don't have everything unpacked and set up. THERE IS SO MUCH STUFF. It went without a hitch though, all things considered. I drove the U-Haul here with great success and no collisions/property damage to speak of. The city is nice so far, the little bit of it I've been out and about in, and we're only two blocks from downtown, which is a good place to be when your feet are your primary mode of transportation. So in conclusion, the move went smoothly and I'm glad to be here.

I have however seen some movies and such recently I feel compelled to share my opinions on with you, the vast and unruly internet. GO!

Mutant Chronicles.

a independently produced sci-fi action romp, based on a tabletop roleplaying game, with Ron Pearlman in a lead role. This appeals to me on so many levels out of the gate, I figured it either had to be: enormously disappointing, or insanely amazing. (un?)Fortunately it was neither, but it was a fully satisfactory flick. The movie takes place in 2707, and the world is run by 4 corporations, who are all, unsurprisingly, at war with one another. During a firefight between two of these corporations a seal is broken over an alien machine that was centuries buried in the earth, thats single purpose was to convert dead and dying humans into human-killing mutant deviants. An order of monks is in place to protect humanity led by Brother Samuel (Ron Pearlman) who, according to the "Chronicles", has to assemble a small elite team to go into the pit where the machine is and destroy it. From here the movie takes fairly standard action movie queues through till the end, with the team itself comprised of a veritable who's who of racial movie stereotypes. We have (in no particular order): The Lone Wolf Anti-Hero (Thomas Jane, doing his best Bruce Willis impersonation), The Comic-Relief Latino (Luis Echegaray), The Heart of Gold Black Guy Who Also Dies First (Pras), The Badass Asians (Devon Aoki and Tom Wu, respectfully), the Douchebag German (Benno Furmann), and the Monks Who Are Badass Regardless of Religious Affiliation (Ron Pearlman and Anna Walton). One major positive I can give to the film is the cinematography, which is all filtered to look very washed out, with the exception of the color red, which makes the blood splatters look more righteous and the monk's attire look more badass. All in all an acceptable tale, but not much you haven't experienced before.

Star Trek.

You've probably seen this, and already know that it is completely awesome. If you haven't seen it, it is completely awesome in every respect and you need to go see it immediately. Okay!

This American Life Live! Return to the Scene of the Crime.

This is the second of these live broadcast events that Ira Glass and the TAL crew have done, and needless to say this one was every bit as good at this first time. The format was a bit different, as the show was (mostly) broadcast as a radio episode as well. The acts were all good, and included a segment by my favorite TAL contributor (Starlee Kine) and a performance of "A Heart Broken" from Commentary! The Musical (musical commentary on the excellent Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog DVD) by Joss Whedon.

That's about all I have this time around, be prepared for more frequent and meaty updates soon.