I have a blog?

I forgot about this page...maybe i'll stop forgetting about it and update it more frequently now that I live in New York City and don't do much besides work.  This is just a minor update telling you that I will be back in action...maybe...hopefully...we'll see.

One last hurrah!

    This is it...my radio show is ending this week, Thursday the 28th to be exact.  It's a sad day in radio history, John and I have created a truly groundbreaking show (I can't believe I typed that with a straight face).  But seriously, we've had a ton of fun these past few months, rebooting Thanks For Not Listening and playing everything we love and having friends call in and not call in.  We've had kids call in and talk about legos, kids call in and tell us the only reason they are listening because they lost cable and we were came on first...it's been a good run.  

    So, to the point of this blog...Thursday being the last show for TFNL, I'd like to invite anyone who reads this thing to be sure and tune in from 11PM until 1AM, hopefully we'll make sure you don't regret your decision.  We want you all to call in and make requests and talk about whatever, I'll give the number out on air that night...if you're in the Willimantic area you can listen at 90.1 FM or if you happen to be anywhere else, you can tune in ONLINE ...I can't wait to hear from people, if you do listen that is...John and I will be playing whatever.  

    On a separate topic, my big move to Brooklyn happens in t-minus 6 days and counting...holy fuck!  This is one of the most exciting times of my life, I have a place to live, a place to work aaaand I have a giant mixing board...that's right a mixing board, why you might be asking...it was given to me by Mr. Pete Nichols and it's going to be used to do a podcast or an online radio show from NYC apartment weekly, or monthly...but stay tuned for that nonsense.

Insert witty Batman reference here...

So, I've seriously neglected this here page.  I feel like a major disappointment to my audience (Tyler, I apologize).  But, onto to more pressing matters...The Dark Knight!  I'm not going to lie, I have been more excited for this movie than any other movie I can remember.  Watching the trailers 30 times each and seeing that opening scene more times than I can count was tiding me over until I could actually see the movie itself.  Then the day came, I head over to John's and as I am walking into his apt I look down and find a $10 bill, so I give John the 10 i found and 5 out of my wallet to pay for my IMAX experience and we are on our way.  So, the opening scene hits and I am reciting lines with the masked vigilantes and then finally, the moment I had been waiting for...the rest of the movie, once the scene of the exterior of the police building is shown I am pumped, I turn to John and say, "it's really happening, the movie is continuing past the opening scene."  John laughs and the most amazing, intense, jaw dropping spectacle of a movie is being shoved down my throat at a break neck pace, with only brief moments for me to take a sip from my oversized Mountain Dew or shove some peanut M&M's in my face.  I could say Heath Ledger's Joker was amazing, but that would be a serious understatement...maybe, undeniably the greatest movie villain of all time is more fitting?  He isn't merely an actor playing a character, he was the Joker cast to play the Joker.  I don't think I have to say that Christian Bale was awesome, because we all know that was going to be the case no matter what, but Aaron Eckhart was a solid Harvey Dent/Two-Face and I think they did an awesome job of building up his character just to tear him apart in the last 30 minutes or so.  

For 2 hrs and 30+ minutes this movie never drags or has you looking for the ending, it flows perfectly and is so well written and intricately woven that it will stand as the quintessential comic book movie that all future comic book movies are compared to...so basically all new comers have a lot to live up too.  I don't think I have to sit here and tell you scene for scene what happens or what the cool parts are, i think $314 million in 2 weeks is a pretty good sign that most of you have seen it for yourselves.  I'm not gonna lie, I saw it 4 times and I could easily go again right now and be just as happy as I was during my first viewing, and never have I been able to say or do that.  

On a lighter note, my apt is clean and smells like apple cinnamon.  I plan on paying more attention to my blog over the next few weeks, whether it be movies, TV, music, or just life in general...it's something for me to do and I don't really care who reads it, even though it's nice to get feedback every so often, so don't be a stranger.  And, if you happen across this page and have no idea who I am, feel free to tune into my radio show Thursday nights from 11 pm until 1 am.  It's a free streaming show that is broadcast from Eastern CT State University (90.1) and I like to be listened to.  

I think that may be it for now...go read Tyler's blog too.

Hulk Smash...

So if the title didn't give it away, I saw the new Hulk movie last night...and I had a good time watching it.  I thought the cast was good and I also enjoyed the plot.  It was cool how they used the premise of the old TV show, Bruce Banner on the run from the government who was hunting him to use his blood to create a super soldier serum.  Edward Norton always adds a little something extra to a movie, there's just something about him and the way he carries himself.  Now, it wasn't a ground breaker by any means, or better than Iron Man, but it was a good character builder for the upcoming Avengers movie, which should be amazing...once they finish the other 3 big movies (Captain America, Thor, Antman).  I do enjoy how they are tying all these movies together too, creating the Marvel universe now instead of having to explain it for 30 minutes of an Avengers movie.

In real world news, I've been on a cleaning kick around the apartment, moving things around and vacuuming and dusting.  I guess my thought process is that this mess has me in a funk.  I'm hoping once I get this place all cleaned up and the way I want it to look it will be more comfortable to live in and I will be a happier person.  I know it seems strange because I'll be moving in a month and half, or so.  But why not be happy while I'm still here, I just need to finish school and my internship and I'm out.  

p.s. That picture was taken by my phone while driving down my road and I think it's amazing, it's pictures like this that make me appreciate where I grew up...but the city calls.

This movie looks hilarious...

So Bill Maher, who I've had a love/hate relationship with since I first saw his show back in the 90's has this movie coming out called Religulous (not misspelled).  It's basically just him going around and questioning the beliefs of...believers.  Anyhow, you should click on the link I posted on this bad boy and watch the trailer, and if you like what you see, you should see it with me when it comes out...because religion makes for a good comedy. 

I told you this blog wasn't going to involve anything groundbreaking...Stay tuned for more awesome nothingness...

I'll have the Machete with a side of Bullets please...

Well, I've been on a movie watching kick the past few days and I've caught up on Indiana Jones 4, Iron Man, Semi-Pro, The Golden Compass, and of course Rambo.

All the movies had something to offer, whether it be Indy's wit and badass nature or Iron Man's wit and badass nature.  Semi-Pro had it's moments that had me laughing real hard, but I don't feel it was Will Ferrell's best work.  The Golden Compass had real cool futuristic look to but still had an old timey quality.  The CGI "demons" were kind of annoying at times, but the story was pretty cool and Daniel Craig (James Bond) was awesome for the short time he was in the movie.  

And now, the most ridiculously over the top, murder filled, mumble fest I have ever seen...Rambo.  It starts out with carnage and then has a little lull as we see John Rambo catching snakes and mumbling some dialect.  The movie starts to set it self up with the missionary people who want into Burma, which is a war zone.  After some pussyfooting around the issue, Rambo says he will take them to Burma on his fishing boat.  They encounter pirates...this is when we first see the Rambo we know and love, he fucks shit up, blowing heads right off, as John Travolta would say he had a "hand cannon."  Blah, Blah, Blah, missionaries get blown to pieces, lose legs, get captured, Rambo escorts a group of mercenaries into the region to extract missionaries.  They don't want Rambo to help, he kills 4 men with a bow and arrows, they now want his help.  They extract the missionaries from the army base, which leads to a big chase scene in the jungle and a final showdown...Holy Fuck, sorry for the profanity but that's what I said aloud when Rambo opened fire with the turret gun, legs blasted off, see through holes in peoples chests, heads disintegrated...hundreds of men die in this scene alone, it's fucking ridiculous, and it's not just assuming 100 men die, you watch every damn one, and it's not just Rambo killing, it's the cool sniper dude with his rail gun, and all the surviving mercs.  Then it ends with Rambo finally going home.

I need to get a hobby, I know I said it before but seriously, I can't be watching movies all the time...unless I was rich...I think I found my hobby, money collecting.  Well, until I find something new to write about, enjoy the heat wave and don't forget your sunblock.

Morning Scrabble and Drew Carey...

What the hell am I doing with myself...this is going to be a long summer.  I'm sitting here playing scrabble on Facebook (which is fun, feel free to challenge me) and watching the Price Is Right.  I feel like this may be my summer fun.  I don't move until August and until then I will be taking classes twice a week all summer while working at the Dairy Queen 30 hours a week.  

Maybe I'll try and start something new and exciting, either a ritual or a way to make some cash, but I need to find something to pass the time.  If you read this and have some cool ideas to throw at me, feel free to do so, I'll take anything right now.  But as for right this moment, it's time to get ready for school, 3 hours of class followed by a 2 hour break and then another 3 hours of class.  It's not al that bad though, good teachers, interesting subjects (for the most part) and breaks in the middle help split it all up.  

This post is going nowhere fast, so I'm going to call it quits for now, later today I'm going to post my first ever movie reviews for Iron Man and Indiana Jones...so stay tuned for that nonsense.  Tell all your friends to come here and read about my life, it's the least exciting excitement you'll get all day, and it's free.

Great View...Even Better Friends...

This is the view I will soon grow accustomed to seeing from the rooftop of the apartment I will be inhabiting this August.  It looks cooler in person, trust me...and for those of you who don't know, that's Manhattan and my feet are in Brooklyn.  I cannot wait for this move and I really can't wait until I can say I'm done with school forever.  Job hunting is an endeavor I sort of dread when I do finally move, but I think I will do alright.  I'm going to be living with the 2 people I most enjoy in my life, Tyler and Justin...It's been long overdue for the 3 of us to live together, and it's gonna be a shit show at first, then it will just be 3 smelly dudes coexisting and playing Rock Band as if they were getting paid to do so(mix in some Mario Kart for good measure).  I feel pretty good about life right now, finishing school is going to be the ultimate weight off my shoulders.  My next big goal for the summer is getting into shape by running, biking, and whatever else I can think of.  Stay tuned for more shit on this bad boy.

I needed a hobby...

Blogging seemed like the logical progression of a person who sits around all day doing nothing, that is, when I'm not at school or work.  I really have nothing to write about at this exact moment, but I figured I would start this page and say a few words just to get myself started.  I don't plan on writing anything ground breaking on this blog, maybe a few words on life here and there, but I will use it to voice my opinion on movies, music, or whatever else I feel.  I may post some pictures from life...who knows, this is going to be fun...I think.

p.s. Don't expect the flawless grammar and punctuation to continue throughout this blogging experience, although I will try my best.