After a long hiatus from my pseudo blog/obituary to geek greats and people whom I'd admire, I decided to take my blog in a different direction.
One that is directionless. It will be about nothing and everything. Useless crap and pretty important stuff. (To me at least.)
First things first, I need to get a camera. And learn how to use it pronto. It's something I've been wanting to do lately but I keep putting it off. I promise to do this soon so I can provide MY OWN quality pics, instead of snatching stuff of the net.
Movies-
Last week I saw 2 movies.
1. Pirates 3, the summer blockbuster. The story is so confusing it is complete and utter crap. The visuals however are great.
2. Knocked Up - I've long been a fan of Apatow and his works. I've been waiting for this one. And it's everything I thought it would be. Great comedy. Great story. Great Characters. It's a Freaks and Geeks fest!!!! All this and Heigl is a goddess!
House Update:
I'm entering month #2 and I've settled in well. Things are coming along slowly but surely. Gonna start the deck once Kristi's dad comes. I'll get the materials and we're off.
My uncle Joe is going to help me sound proof the garage so I can start making noise. I'm not bringing my amps and drums till this is done. I don't want to scare the old people.
Rob helped me set up the network last week. After playing Civ 3 for almost 2 and a half weeks I can finally log on and do my normal daily internets (as GW would say) activities which consist of constantly checking mail. Perusing craigslist for furniture (who would have thought), wishing to get a french bulldog and perhaps another rottweiler, going on myspace, or researching VWVortex looking at parts for the GTI.
1. Deck
2. Big Ass TV
3. Kick ass Computer
4. Sofas
5. Area Rugs
6. Dining table w/ chairs
Videogames -
Like I've said, I've been playing mostly CIV3. I haven't hooked up the PS3, WII or anything yet... They're still at my parents. I have brought the PS2 in but haven't set it up yet. As for games, I haven't been playing lately.
GTI update -
Developments on Project Earl Grey are at a standstill. My childhood dreams of being a closet wannabe racer are close to being crushed. With a house mortgage and car payments + bills, bills and more bills, I can't work on it. So my plan is to do some affordable mods, interior stuff and by aerodynamic parts, part by part periodically. I plan of working on the LED interior lights and when I can, get some coilovers. In terms of aerodynamics, I was set on Oettinger, but now eying OSIR. There stuff is just downright sexy.
1. Megan Racing Coilovers or Bilstein PSS9s
2. OSIR kit vs. Oettinger kits
3. APR full catback system w/ downpipe
4. K04 Turbo
Add this up and its a whole lotta clams...
Music -
I've been itching to play. I'm supposed to jam with Rich sometime but our schedules aren't quite up to sync.
I was in for quite a surprise last weekend. A couple of my friends invited me to go to a filipino music concert. Some OPM stuff. I follow more of the bands, especially the rock ones. I'm not into covers and sappy love songs... but turns out Side A was an act. They are really good. I haven't seen them in 7 years. The other act was Freestyle. Not my type of flavor, but they were good and entertaining. My favorite part was Side A doing a Queen set. They played We are the Champions and Bohemian Rhapsody. The most rockinest moment of the show. They ended with their famous balads Forevermore. And all of this in Vallejo of all places! At the fairgrounds!
I went to go see Elbert and Hellen's new project Thundershevitz at the Stork Club. I haven't been to a local show in a while. I've gone to mostly Skyflakes shows (last Dec.), a couple Eskapo shows at Gilman and even got to catch them play with El Dopa. Jay's Bday bash a couple months ago had to be the livest, most kick ass show I've seen in a while. I was actually excited about it. It was the best show I've seen since Eskapo came back.
Hopefully, I can make some time to see some of the old bands and check out some new bands in the scene.
Softball news -
We didn't make the playoffs this year, but it was still a good season. Statistically, it has been my best one to date. My batting has gotten a little better with some tips from Juan, Rob and Ralph. Summer league will be starting soon so I'm looking forward to that. If I save enough I may plan on purchasing a Juggernaut. (The hottest bat right now) Fortunately, our team has the best arsenal of bats around. I don't know if we'll be called the Banyan Loan Rangers still. I've heard Cobra Kai and the Tri-Lambs. I don't know about either of those... I still like Barrel Men.
Fishing -
It's salmon season and the bite has been really bad. Delta Smelt is on a decline and have been put on the endangered species list. Their presence is said to be an indicator for the health of the ecosystem in the area. I remember fishing with my grandpa and dad and smelts were abundant. So much that you could just drop your line, with no bait at all and pull one up. To counter this, the state of CA has decided to stop the water pumps, which is considered to be the cause of the fish's decline. I hope that it's not too late. Maybe this is why the Salmon aren't being caught.... I want to put my license to use so I plan on going fishing a couple times this summer.
Comics -
The Boys are back! Issue 7 is out and its alright. After a long hiatus, Optic Nerve came out with a new issue as well. Here are the books I'm currently reading.
1. The Boys
2. Walking Dead
3. Y, the Last Man
4. Hell Boy
5. BPRD
6. Batman (Morrisson)
I'll see whats up with World War Hulk, but I've been steering clear of Marvel crap lately.
Books I'm looking forward to -
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Black Dossiers.
To top things off, Chris, Len, Adrian and I are going to SD Comic-con this year. It should be madness. I actually fear for my life... Hopefully it's fun like always.
that's all for now folks.
