Where The Hell Ya Been Mav?

Ok guys, been hella busy with the new job. To add on my computer has been screwed up for forever and I used to use Tiffany's but now she uses it for her job so now I'm a little screwed. I get to use it ever now and then. But guys trust me, I still read your blogs even if I don't comment. Just bare with me and keep the good blogs coming. Thanks

New Job Info And Need Advice

So I got a new job that I start on Monday. A new car lot is being built and I am about to start detailing. Never done car detailing before but I have worked at the local marina and basically detailed huge houseboats almost solely by myself. So I'm pretty sure it will be right up my alley. Get to wear jeans, t-shirt, and hats (which is what I wear about everyday anyway), so that's perfect for me.

Ok I need some opinions. I'm looking into a new mp3 player. Tiffany has said that if I pick one out she will get it for me..maybe for Christmas. I want the 120g of whatever I get. I'm looking into the 120g Ipod Classic and the 120g Zune player. I'm not sure which one to get, I've looked them both up and its really split down the middle. Any advice guys? Pros and Cons, anything. Thanks.

Iron Man 2 Casting Switch?

So I came up on the news that Terrence Howard, who played James Rhodes in the first Iron Man will be replaced by Don Cheadle. As far as I can tell the switch came about because of "financial differences." What do you guys think? I know that Howard's role was only that of a supporting actor, but from what I hear War Machine will be in the next movie and will make Rhodes character much more prominent. Good thing or bad thing?

Note: Ha where the hell is everyone?

Another note: I have another DVD update coming up, keep checking in.

DVD Update

NEW MOVIES.....yay......

It may come as no surprise to some that my DVD collection is diversifying. Now that little Piper is here I have been interested in finding movies for her. So you will now see that there will be more of a emphasis on finding and buying animated and cartoon movies. But DAMN they are usually really high.

I ordered 3 dvd's off the Internet and am waiting for them to get here.
They are:

• Memento - God I have heard so much about Memento. Directed by Christopher Nolan, who directed the latest Batman movies. Anyone seen it? If so don't tell me anything about it but is it good?
• O' Brother Where Art Thou? - LOVE this movie. Glad to add it to my collection.
• Ice Age - A favorite of mine in the animated movies. Woot..

Other movies that I do have now are

• American History X - Honestly have never seen this entirely through. But I love everything I have seen.
• The Other Boleyn Girl - Tiffany loves this movie. Not my favorite but actually not to bad.
• Porky's - Can you believe I have never seen this? Eh found it dirt cheap so that's good.
• Stop-Loss - Always looked good, hope it is.
• Hot Fuzz - Heard it's funny.....yea that's all I got.
• Children Of Men - Looks awesome, I like Clive Owen as well.
• AVP - Never seen this. Is it cheesy?
• Shrek - Funny
• Monster House - Always looked interesting, hope its good.
• Wild Hogs - Was really cheap in a brand new box so I got it.
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Never seen it. Alot of ppl are split down the middle with this one.
• Vanilla Sky - Movie was never on my radar until recently, looks interesting.
• Indiana Jones and the Raiders Of The Lost Ark - Honestly... I'm embarrassed to say I have never seen any of these movies all the way through. I love them though. I wanted to get the pack with all the movies but I thought it would be cheaper to just get them separately, oh well.
• The Princess Bride - Classic
• Mission Impossible - Been looking for this one.
• Private Parts - Really funny, its Howard Stern.
• Frailty - If you have not seen this, watch it. Very cool.
• Alpha Dog - Dunno if it's good. Oh Well.
• The Break-Up - Tiffany has wanted this, looks funny.

As always if you guys want a review, let me know. Am I behind on reviews? If anyone has asked for one please catch me up.

Note: I have been interested in the movie Requiem for a Dream. Can anyone tell me anything about it? Thanks

Cloverfield.......Honestly

Now Tiffany borrowed this, watched it, and raved about it. So the day after we sat down and watched Cloverfield. Now I had somewhat high expectations for Cloverfield but they weren't extremely high. I gotta admit, I'm pretty disappointed. Now there were things that I really enjoyed but way too many things that annoyed me. I'm not calling this an official review because as far as I know, we all have seen it so there is no reason to go into what it's about and etc.

First off I have been asking myself maybe I should watch the movie again by myself, giving it another chance to sink in...maybe a little differently. Now I'm not one to really pick movies apart unless there are so many farfetche'd things going on. And while watching Cloverfield I could not seem to shut up. I was sighing, scoffing, and laughing during unlaughable times.

Likes:
Now I'll admit, the simple premise of a huge monster terrorizing Manhattan was pretty damn cool. Also the other selling point was that it was made as a home video. Now the shaky camera didn't bother much at all, but what I thought made it interesting was that by using a handheld camera it made the movie, the experience, and the monster seem like a reality show. Didn't seem ya know...prepared, or staged. And that was a big plus. The movie did have quite a few good laughs and that was good.

Dislikes:
I had a lot of things get under my skin. First off, the monster itself. Totally generic, it didn't pop. Plain but still reasonable cool. But when I did see the creature I was like, "Oh, that's it?" Secondly, I don't know how big Manhattan is personally but I hated how the story followed 4 people on this big island and everywhere they seemed to go, the monster was right there around them. Thirdly, I hated the smaller creatures that fell off the big one. Seemed to me like they were just thrown into the movie so you could not ask the question, "Why can't they just go into the subway and wait it out?." And after a while it seemed that the main, giant creature was only the second most dangerous creature. The characters had to worry more about the little guys that the big daddy. I hated that the monster is Huge and yet for most of the movie you get tiny glimpses of it. In the end you do get a few really good shots but like I said, the creature still did not impress me much. Also I just could not stop comparing the movie to the plot of Godzilla, not necessarily the Godzilla movies themselves. The ending left me wanting more of an explanation but that as not too much of a problem to me.

In the end, I'm still glad I own the movie. It was in the least still entertaining. And it was a decent watch, I didn't hate it but so many annoying things always popped into my head. I'm usually an advocate of telling people to just watch the movie, go with it, don't ask too many questions and just enjoy it, but with Cloverfield something was off to me. I will definitely give it another shot because everyone else seemed to enjoy it so maybe I'm being too harsh.

DVD Update

4 new movies to talk about.

Went into Blockbusters because I had a few coupons and found 4 movies.

Sideways - Not a newer movie. About 2 guys on a road trip to wine country. Tried watching this a few years ago and hated it. I've heard really good things about it so I decided to give it another shot.

Million Dollar Baby - Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. Excited to see this one, looks interesting and won quite a few awards. We will see.

Before The Devil Knows Your Dead - Know nothing about this, looks good, has a good cast, only 2.99, what the hell, right?

The Bank Job - Jason Statham in a action movie....need I say more? Looked like another generic Bank Heist movie but I have heard it's actually a great movie.

Well there ya go, I have been planning on making a blog of DVD's I have always wanted that I just can't find. I may put that together. I'd also be interested in everyone else's "Wanted" DVD list.

DVD Update

Umm, I think I went overboard a little. It's totally Tiffany's fault. She is supposed to smack my hand away when I reach for another DVD. Anyways, to be truthful, I really didn't spend a ton of money on all these DVD's, I got a lot of great deals, whether it be the 5$ movie rack at Wally World, or buy 2 get 3 free at Gamestop, so honestly it's not that bad.

Lets Start with the game. I went ahead and found Madden 08 for only 10 bucks, and Tiff's brother has it so I bought it so we could play, not knowing the next damn day he bought 09, but oh well. Its good to have a nice variety of different games for my 360.

Next is the 5$ movie rack at Wal-Mart. I have said it a thousand times and I truly believe it, that our Wal-Mart has the best selection of 5$ movies I have heard of or ever seen. It's amazing the quality of movies in that bin (actually its a four sided shelf), but everywhere it's different.

So I bought 2 movies out of the 5$ bin

• Fargo - Made from the Coen brothers who made No Country. My parents used to rave about this movie so I'm excited to see it.
• Men of Honor -(Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert De Niro). This movie is so underrated, our walmart has like an entire shelf of this movie so I guess no one buys it but it is a really good movie. Check this one out.

Gamestop (Buy 2 get 3 free). So I really did not want to get five movies here but Tiffany found a really good movie that we both have been looking for. The only bad thing is that its not worth it to just get one movie when you can get 5 for the price of 3 so I forced myself to find 4 others.

• Titanic - This is not my favorite movie but it's ok, the thing that excited me the most was the AMAZING box it came in. It looks like a book, its huge. So thats a plus.
• Once Upon A Time In Mexico - Never seen this, loved Desperado so had to get the next movie. Johnny Depp in it is just a plus. Thought it was odd that the spine of the movie did not have the movie title on it, had never seen that before. Then realized I bought a DVD without the sleeve which pissed me off. Note on the sleeve later.
• Ultraviolet - Always looked interesting, never was a must have for me but needed to find movies so this was the next one. Hope it's good.
• Phantom of the Opera - This was for Tiffany. She has wanted it for a long time so no brainer there.
• L.A. Confidential - Heard a lot of good things about it, I have high expectations for it, so hope it does not disappoint.

Flea Market. I get alot of movies at the flea market. You can find really rare movies for dirt cheap. Alot of the DVD's I buy are only 5$ and whats so great about them compared to Walmart is that they have so many more movies to choose from. Only downside is that its only open on Saturday and Sunday.

• Wildfire Season 1 - All for Tiffany. She loves this show. I believe its the best buy out of all my new movies. An entire season for 5 bucks. Can't beat that. I'm curious to watch it as well.
• Apocalypse Now - So called greatest war movie ever. Very excited to watch it. Not a huge war movie fan but seems like I always hear the name of this movie so could not pass it up.
• Signs - Have this on VHS but have always wanted it on DVD. Great, great movie. Prolly one of the reasons we all still go see M. Night's sub par movies in theaters.
• Predator - Love this movie, surprised I didn't have it. Easy choice.
• Se7en - Gosh the hype on this movie, I really am glad I found it. Been looking for it everywhere. I'm sure it will be great from all I've heard from it. GREAT BOX as well.
• Monster's Ball - Ever since the Joker I have been fascinated with Heath Ledgers past projects so saw this one. Honestly never heard of it but looks pretty good.
• V for Vendetta - Heard this was the best of the V for Vendetta, Ultraviolet, and Aeonflux movies, so got it.

Game King (Found the COMPLETE Once Upon A Time In Mexico here and asked the clerk if there was someway I could buy just the sleeve to the movie. Really wierd question. Anyways he was really cool and just gave me the sleeve for free so Hells Yea.)

• Talledega Nights - Needed a good laugh and have been keeping a eye out for this one.
• Jeepers Creepers - Just a really cool movie, glad to add it to my collection.

Blockbusters

• Rendition - Looked really good, anyone know anything let me know.
• Fracture - Also looked cool, one of the only movies I have ever bought that I didn't know a single thing about.
• The Hammer - Honestly always looked silly but I remember hearing that it was actually quite good so for 2.99 not much of a risk.
• There Will Be Blood - Always looked for this movies to drop in price and finally found it for 4.99 so scooped it up.
• Atonement - This is one of those movies that I have seen sit and sit on the shelf telling me to buy it and I finally caved. Looks like it has potential.
• Water Horse: Legend of the Deep - Tiffany always thought this looked cute so I picked it up for her.
• In Bruges - Another movie that I knew nothing about, seemed like I had seen it on someones top 10 of the year list so I risked it.

Video/Video. (Buy 2 get 1 free). This is a place I never go into, its honestly kinda nasty inside and never really had much but had not been in there in probably 5 years so stopped in there to see what they had.

• X-Men - I have the 3rd one and am one step closer to completing the trilogy. Not much to say....its the X-Men....its awesome.
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - God finally. The only Harry Potter movie I didn't have on DVD. It's always like 10 dollars and thats too damn much. 5 bucks here.
• Freedom Writers - Sixty congrats. You first movie you reviewed that really effected a purchase. Based buying this solely on your review. Good job.

Wal-Mart

• Will Smith Collection. This came with I, Robot and Independence Day. GREAT, GREAT buy.
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail - LOVE, LOVE this movie. Finally found it for a reasonable price. LOVE this movie.

So thats it. As always, want a review let me know.

New Addition To The Family

So the little lady has arrived. On September 9th 2008. 6lb. 5 1/2 ounce, 20 inches long, Piper Elizabeth Bolin was born. After much stress and anticipation when it was go time to actually deliver her it honestly did not take very long. We got home yesterday and she still in these pics has the just born look, even today she looks so much better. She..is...a..cutie. And what's even better is that she does NOT cry. Like ever. She fusses a little to let you know she wants something and then she stops, can't beat that.

We were exhausted. We didn't sleep in the hospital and just the paranoia of her now being in the room made it impossible to get any sleep. We are home now and it's been great, every second is different and everytime she does something different you'd swear she learned to fly by the way we act.

Note: My next blog will be my DVD update blog. I got 29 new DVD's and a 360 game. I'll go in depth on them all so be sure to watch for it.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock

Waiting now.....Tiff went to the doctor this morning and he told her to wait until tomorrow for him to induce her. She is having major contractions and is dilated so we think that any second she will need to be rushed to the hospital so Tick Tock.....waiting sucks. Either way, tomorrow is the latest that Piper will be here, or so we think. As long as the labor does not take days to get through, she will be born tonight or tomorrow.

Note: Got a TON of new DVDs this weekend. I'll make a lengthy blog as soon as I can about them. I'm really excited with all the ones I found, so look out for it.

DVD Update

Exciting blog (to me anyways). As you know we collect DVD's. Today we went to a kinda, sorta yard sale thing. Really was dreading it because it did not look very enticing. So anyways, I'm wandering around and see a box with some DVD's in it. Didn't think much of it, expecting some crap movies, but it's always fun to hunt through piles for maybe a gem. I found a few really decent movies, a few cartoon movies, and a few that interested Tiffany so I asked the woman there how much for the whole box. She ended up saying 10 dollars for 19 DVD's. Wow. Not an amazing collection but definitely had some positives for not only me, but Tiff and Piper as well. What's just as amazing is that I didn't have one single DVD of what was in the box. So here they are...

• A Cinderella Story (Hilary Duff)
• Swiss Family Robinson
• Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (Frankie Muniz)
• Jersey Girl (Ben Affleck)
• Uptown Girls (Brittany Murphy)
• Shrek 2
• Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith
• Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
• In Good Company (Scarlett Johansson)
• Dukes Of Hazzard (Johnny Knoxville)
• Patch Adams (Robin Williams)
• Win A Date With Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel)....never heard of it
• Master And Commander (Russell Crowe)
• Nanny McPhee
• Land Before Time: The Great Longneck Migration
• Land Before Time: Invasion Of The Tinysauruses
• Elizabethtown
• Must Love Dogs
• Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (Kick Ass Box)

So there ya go. I'd say worth 10 bucks. Oh, my dad also surprised me by buying me the first Saw movie, which for some damn reason I didn't have yet. Love that movie. Ok as usual, want a review let me know, I may update my DVD Collection blog with these new ones but maybe not.

DVD Update

So I noticed in the K-mart paper today that they had a sale of 3 for 18$ in DVD's. Well I could not pass that up. Now they didn't have any great, GREAT movies but they had some movies that I have been wanting to add to my collection. My main goal was to find O' Brother Where Art Thou? Well I didn't find it so I was pretty bummed about that. First thing that caught my attention was a kick ass version of Unbreakable. Came in a great fold out box which I think we all can agree is freakin awesome. Next I bought Gone In 60 Seconds. I really enjoyed this movie and have been looking for a good price on it. Lastly I had trouble. Since I could not find O' Brother I didn't know where to turn. I bought Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp. I have heard many good things about it so I hope its good.

Note: How about some participation, eh? Ok so me and Tiff have somewhat of a conundrum. Since Piper will be here any day and we are both movie freaks, we have just assumed that Piper will be one too. So my question to you is...What should be her first movie? Now we have been debating on what will be her first. Should it be the old favorites? Like The Lion King or Aladdin? Or the slightly newer Toy Story or maybe the newest Finding Nemo or Ratatouille? What are your opinions on the issue? Feel free to give us your first if you know.

It's The Strangest Thing...

Note: Sixty STOP READING..scroll down to my entry before this one if you didn't read it first.

Ok so we went to the hospital at 11:30 this morning. We spent all day waiting and waiting trying to anticipate when they would call us back. It was going so, SO slow but I knew that once they finally called us back that things would start to snowball and would happen much more quickly. So the reason she needed a C-section is because she was still breached (head up, butt down). The bad part about a C-section is a couple things. First, it leaves a scar, second, its still a surgery, and lastly, its an extra 20 grand to have one.....yea.

Well we waited from 11:30 until about 5 or so and the doctor finally came in. This is finally it right? .....No. He did a final ultrasound to make sure she was still breached and low and behold, she turned. The doctor said it was only the 3rd time in 15 years that a baby had turned within 3 days.

So....they sent us home. Yea, all the stress and agony of waiting and after all that, no baby. No Piper. Well what pissed me off is that I thought they should have given her a ultrasound that morning and then we would not have had to wait all day. Seemed kinda pointless to have had to wait. Anyways. everyone agreed that natural childbirth would be the way to go.

So now we wait, and wait until nature runs its course. So I'm totally deflated. I was so in the zone of expecting that the next time I came home, I would not be alone. But what do ya do? Oh well? So I'll continue to keep ya posted.

So This Is It...

By 4 0'clock tomorrow my life will change forever. 10 months of stress and preparation leads to 5 minutes that it will take for my daughter to take her first breath. I've said before that it has felt like we were playing house for so long, but now that the day is set, the time exact, I find myself spinning in circles. I have struggled today to come to grips with what is about to happen and even though I am so, so happy, I can't help but to feel the fear run over me. Needless to say I won't be blogging for a few days, at least until Monday so please keep checking to see any updates. I'll be staying overnight in the hospital until Sunday and will try to get you guys some info as soon as I can.

Note: I experimented with a music player that I can add some new music to every few days. I seem to be able to add only 10 songs to the playlist which sucks so if anyone knows have to add more please let me know. If the player ends up being more of an annoyance tell me. I do this for you guys.

CD Collection

I figured this may be an interesting read for some, and a long uneventful one for others. Note that these are not even half of my cd's. I had bought all these at least 3 years ago and farther back. I have tons of burned cd's now that has a majority of the rest of my music. Ha also note that there are a few guilty pleasure bands in my collection and also a few that I bought or had gotten as a gift that were a little before my taste changed to what it is now..being rock and metal.

After each cd I put my 3 favorite songs, so If you are interested in a band you have a few songs to check out first.

Note: I apologize for how jumbled this list is, I fucked it up and could not get it organized. I hope you guys can read it ok even though it seems to blur together, so forgive me. Also I could not find the damn default color for the first cd name so that's why it is different.

Note: A * after the band and album are my recommendation to definitely check that band out.

Pantera -Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboy's Vulgar Hits *
Walk
Mouth For War
Cemetery Gates
Megadeth - Greatest Hits*
Peace Sells
Trust
Sweating Bullets
Tool - Lateralus**
Lateralus
The Grudge
Parabola
Tool - 10,000 Days
Right In Two
Jambi
Vicarious
Black Label Society - Kings Of Salvation*
We Live No More
Crazy Of High
Doomsday Inc.
Smile Empty Soul - Smile Empty Soul
Your Way
The Other Side
Silhouettes
Chevelle - Wonder What’s Next*
Don’t Fake This
An Evening With El Diablo
Family System
Chevelle - This Type Of Thinking (Could Do Us In)*
Another Know It All
Emotional Drought
Bend The Bracket
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Master Of Puppets
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Battery
Metallica - The Black Album
Enter Sandman
Nothing Else Matters
Wherever I May Roam
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Fade To Black
Ride The Lightning
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Mind’s Eye
White Unicorn
Joker & The Thief
Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen*
And All Things Will End
Unholy Confessions
I Won’t See You Tonight Pt. 1
Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil
The Wicked End
Strength Of The World
Bat Country
Avenged Sevenfold - Sounding The Seventh Trumpet
Warmness On The Soul
An Epic Of Time Wasted
We Come Out At Night
AC-DC - Back In Black
Hells Bells
Let Me Put My Love Into You
Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
Godsmack - Faceless
Serenity
Faceless
Re-Align
Project 86 - Songs To Burn Your Bridges By*
Breakneck Speed
The Spy Hunter
Breakdown In 3/4
Slipknot - Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
Pulse Of The Maggots
The Nameless
Duality
A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
Magdalena
Judith
3 Libras
Incubus - Make Yourself*
The Warmth
Pardon Me
Make Yourself
Seether - Disclaimer II
Love Her
Fade Away
Take Me Away
Seether - Karma And Effect
Never Leave
Because Of Me
Remedy
Dragonforce - Inhuman Rampage
Through The Fire And Flames
Storming The Burning Fields
The Flame Of Youth
Iron Maiden - Edward The Great: Greatest Hits
The Number Of The Beast
The Trooper
Wasted Years
Underoath - (They’re Only Chasing Safety)*
A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black And White
The Impact Of Reason
I Don’t Feel Very Receptive Today
Headbangers Ball: The Revenge
10 Years - Wasteland
Black Label Society - In This River
Trivium - A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation
System Of A Down- Mesmerize
Violent Pornography
Sad Statue
This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m On This Song
System Of A Down - Hypnotize
Tentative
Vicinity Of Obscenity
U-Fig
System Of A Down - Toxicity
X
Aerials
Atwa
System Of A Down - Steal This Album!
Roulette
Innervision
Fuck The System
12 Stones - 12 Stones*
Running Out Of Pain
Home
In My Head
Fuel - Natural Selection
Won’t Back Down
Million Miles
Down Inside Of You
Fuel - Something Like Human*
Innocent
Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
Empty Spaces
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits
Californication
Fortune Faded
By The Way
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
Dani California
She’s Only 18
Snow (Hey Oh)
John Mayer Trio - Try!
Gravity
Vultures
Daughters
John Mayer - Room For Squares
Why Georgia
Neon
My Stupid Mouth
Guns ‘N’ Roses - Greatest Hits
Paradise City
Welcome To The Jungle
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Black Sabbath - Greatest Hits 1970 -1978
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Velvet Revolver - Contraband
Dirty Little Thing
Slither
Illegal I Song
Marilyn Manson - Holy Wood (In The Shadow OF The Valley OF Death)
The Fight Song
The Nobodies
Disposable Teens
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf
No One Knows
Go With The Flow
First It Giveth
Nirvana - Nevermind
Lounge Act
Breed
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Panic! At The Disco - A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
Build God, Then We’ll Talk
I Write Sins, Not Tragedies
Time To Dance
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
DOA
Best Of You
No Way Back
Damageplan - New Found Power
Pride
Story Of The Year - Page Avenue
And The Hero Will Drown
Falling Down
Anthem Of Our Dying Day
3 Doors Down - Away From The Sun
Sarah Yellin
This Time
Dangerous Game
3 Doors Down - The Better Life
By My Side
Loser
So I Need You
3 Doors Down - Seventeen Days
Landing In London
My World
Never Will I Break
The Offspring - Splinter
(Can’t Get My) Head Around You
Race Against Myself
The Noose
Mudvayne - Lost And Found
Forget To Remember
Determined
Happy?
Ted Nugent - Super Hits
Stranglehold
Cat Scratch Fever
Armor For Sleep - What To Do When You Are Dead
The Truth About Heaven
Yellowcard - Lights And Sounds
Martin Sheen Or JFK
Waiting Game
Holly Wood Died
Led Zeppelin - Best Of Early Days/ Latter Days
Stairway To Heaven
Black Dog
Kashmir
The All-American Rejects - Move Along
Can’t Take It
Top Of The World
Night Drive
My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
Hang ‘Em High
I Never Told You What I Do For A Living
Thank You For The Venom
The Used - In Love And Death
I’m A Fake
Take It Away
Sound Effects And Overdramatics
Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace
Drown
Overrated
Let You Down
Head Automatica - Decadence
Beating Heart Baby
Brooklyn Is Burning
At The Speed Of A Yellow Bullet
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory*
Pushing Me Away
Forgotten
By Myself
Linkin Park - Meteora
Numb
Faint
From The Inside
Rob Thomas - ..Something To Be
Something To Be
This Is How A Heart Breaks
All That I Am
Blink 182 - Blink 182
Down
Violence
Always
Blink 182 - Enema Of The State
Mutt
Dysentary Gary
Adam’s Song
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
Staple It Together
Banana Pancakes
Coheed And Cambria - Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Vol. 1
Wake Up
Welcome Home
Ten Speed (Of God’s Blood And Burial)
Dierks Bentley - Modern Day Drifter
Gonna Get There Someday
Settle For A Slowdown
Come A Little Closer
Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree
Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends
XO
Sugar We’re Going Down
Fall Out Boy - Take This To Your Grave
Sending Postcards From A Plane Crash
Calm Before The Storm
Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy
WWF: Forceable Entry
Neurotica - Ride Of Your Life
Our Lady Peace - Whatever
Breaking Point - One Of A Kind
Adema - Adema
Close Friends
Skin
Giving In
Papa Roach - lovehatetragedy
She Loves Me Not
Time And Time Again
Never Said It
Hawthorne Heights - The Silence In Black And White
Ohio Is For Lovers
Life On Standby
Dissolve And Decay
Good Charlotte - Young And The Hopeless
Say Anything
Emotionless
The Day That I Die
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Greatest Hits
Free Bird
Sweet Home Alabama
That Smell
Aerosmith - Greatest Hits
Dream On
Come Together
Walk This Way
Korn - Follow The Leader
Freak On A Leash
Got The Life
All In The Family
Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause
Bawitdaba
Only God Knows Why
Cowboy
Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Boiler
My Way
Getcha Groove On
Puddle Of Mudd - Life On Display
Nothing Left To Lose
Away From Me
Freak Of The World
Thrice - Vheissu
Image Of The Invisible
Matchbox 20 - More Than You Think You Are
Cold
Hand Me Down
Bright Lights
Matchbox 20 - Yourself Or Someone Like You
Hang
Back 2 Good
3 A.M.
Matchbox 20 - Mad Season
Bent
If You’re Gone
Bed Of Lies
Nickelback - All The Right Reasons
Side Of A Bullet
Far Away
If Everyone Cared
Nickelback - The Long Road
Because Of You
Should’ve Listened
Feelin’ Way Too Damn Good
Sum 41 - Chuck
The Bitter End
Welcome To Hell
Open Your Eyes
Staind - Break The Cycle*
Waste
For You
Outside
Queen - Stone Cold Classics
Bohemian Rhapsody
Another One Bites The Dust
We Will Rock You
Jimi Hendrix - Greatest Hits
Voodoo Child
All Along The Watchtower
Purple Haze

So there they are. Just so you know the cd that I most regret buying is Dragonforce, I really got dragged into their hype and they DO NOT do it for me. The cd that was the most worth my money was honestly Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory. Its not my favorite cd but without buying that cd I would not be listening to what I do now. They are not nearly as hard as what I listen to now but that cd built that bridge that brought the heavy music into my life.

If anyone wants a review on an entire cd let me know. That would be a good change of pace. Let me know.

Updated DVD Collection

So as you may know, Tiffany and I have merged our DVD's and basically have doubled each others collection. Now I have bought a few new movies the last few days and they are in bold. All of Tiffany's movies have a * after them. You will notice a majority of her movies are Fantasy, and the more chick-flick type.

1408
28 Days Later
3:10 To Yuma *
30 Days Of Night
300
50 First Dates
A Christmas Story
An Inconvenient Truth *
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
All Dogs Go To Heaven *
Along Came Polly
Already Dead
American Beauty
American Gangster
American Pie
American Pie 2
American Psycho
Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid *
Anchorman
Anger Management
Armageddon *
Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Aviator, The
Babel
Backwoods, The
Badder Santa
Bambi II *
Batman Begins
Behind Enemy Lines
Beowulf *
Big Fish
Blade
Blade II
Blade Trinity
Blood & Chocolate *
Blood Diamond
Borat
Bourne Identity, The
Bourne Supremacy, The
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Brave One, The
Brokeback Mountain *
Brothers Grimm
Bruce Almighty
Cabin Fever
Carolina Moon *
Casino Royale
Cast Away
Charlotte’s Web *
Charmed: Season 4 *
Charmed: Season 5 *
Charmed: Season 7 *
Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe *
City By The Sea
Clash Of The Titans
Closer
Cloverfield
Collateral
Constant Gardener, The
Constantine *
Crash
Crywolf *
Dawn Of The Dead/Land Of The Dead 2-Pack
Day After Tomorrow, The
Death Hunt
Departed, The
Descent, The
Desperado *
Devil’s Advocate, The
Dirty Dancing *
Disturbia
Dodgeball
Doom
Eastern Promises
Elf
Enchanted *
Ernest Scared Stupid
Exorcism Of Emily Rose, The
Fight Club
Forgotten, The *
Forrest Gump
Four Brothers *
Friends: Series Finale *
From Hell
Full Metal Jacket
Fun With Dick And Jane
Gangs Of New York
Gladiator *
Golden Compass, The *
Gone Baby Gone
Guess Who *
Happy Feet *
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
Heartbreakers *
Hellboy
Hidalgo *
Hill’s Have Eyes, The
Hitman
Hulk
I Am Legend
Illusionist, The
Incredibles, The *
Inside Man
Into The Blue
Island, The *
Italian Job
It’s A Wonderful Life
Jackass: The Movie
Jackass: Number 2
Joe Dirt
King Arthur *
King Kong
King Of King: A Fistful Of Quarters
Knocked Up
Ladder 49
Lake House, The *
Land Before Time: The Wisdom Of Friends *
Last Of The Mohicans *
Last Samurai, The *
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The
Legend Of Zorro, The *
Little Miss Sunshine
Lookout, The
Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring *
Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers *
Lord Of The Rings: The Return OF The King
Manchurian Candidate
Matrix Revolutions *
Mean Girls *
Memoirs Of A Geisha *
Michael Clayton
Minority Report
Misery
Miss Potter *
Missing In America
Mist, The
Mona Lisa Smile *
Monster-In-Law
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mummy returns, The *
Murder By Numbers
My Girl/ My Girl 2 Double Pack *
No Country For Old Men
Notebook, The *
Ocean’s Eleven
Ocean’s Twelve
Ocean’s Thirteen
Old School
Panic Room
Pan’s Labyrinth
Pearl Harbor *
Pirate’s Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl *
Pirate’s Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest *
Poseidon *
Pulp Fiction
Pulse
Punisher, The
Pursuit OF Happyness, The
Radio
Ratatouille *
Ray
Red Eye
Reno 911: Season 1
Resident Evil *
Resident Evil: Apocalypse *
Ring, The *
Ring Two, The
Rock, The
Rumor Has It..
Rundown, The
Running Scared
Sahara *
Savage Sam *
School For Scoundrels
School Of Rock
Secondhand Lions
Secret Garden, The
Secret Window
Seinfeld: Season 3
Sentinel, The
Serenity *
Shark Tale *
Shaun Of The Dead
Shawshank Redemption, The
Shield, The: Season 1
Silent Hill *
Sin City
Sinbad *
Sixth Sense, The
Sling Blade
Spiderman 2 *
Stardust
Superbad
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Swimfan *
Syriana
Taking Lives
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Time Machine, The *
Timeline
Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life *
Transformers
Troy
Twister *
Underworld *
Underworld: Evolution *
Unfaithful
Vacancy *
Vampires *
Van Helsing *
Vanishing Point
Varsity Blues
Village, The *
Walk The Line *
War Of The Worlds *
Watership Down
We Own The Night
Wedding Crashers
What Lies Beneath *
What Woman Want
When A Stranger Calls
White Noise *
Wildthings
Wimbledon *
Without A Paddle
X-Men: The Last Stand *
You, Me, And Dupree *
Zodiac

Note: Be sure to start checking out Tiffany's (MavreksGirl) blog, she has been very motivated to do hers almost everyday now, so be sure to check on hers as well.

Sorry It's Been Awhile

So my computer is fucked so I dunno when I'll get up each new post. I'm using Tiff's laptop and we are going to trade every few days so I'll take that opportunity to post new blogs.

In DVD news I bought The King Of Kong: A Fist Full Of Quarters. I love that movie. Freakin funny.

In 360 news my friend let me borrow Marvel: Ultimate Alliance so when I learn the game maybe we can all play.

Need Some Advice

Ok so I got suckered into a deal with Columbia House and now I have a contract where I have to get 70 dollars worth of movies. Now thats sounds like alot of dvd's but the prices they have are ridiculous. I ordered one movie and it all added up to over 25 dollars with shipping and everything. I'm agitated but I've trying to make the best of the situation. So my need for advice comes in here... I never really buy DVD's brand new for full price anymore. And now I'm forced to do that so basically what I need from you guys is ideas and recommendations of very good movies that I may not be remembering that will be well worth the money. I'm trying to find good, quality DVD's and I have some in mind but I'd like your opinions on the matter. So.....give me what ya got.

360 Games Update

So my GTA screwed up (thanks Luke) and I ended up getting 2 games today. I bought Gears of War which I have been really wanting and am psyched to finally get it. And I also got Viva Pinata finally as well. Me and Tiff both have a weird, addictive obsession with it, ha.

Note: We went and saw The Dark Knight again, my second time, freakin great movie. A few complaints but Damn it's a fun movie to see in the theaters.

I'll get my updated DVD list up as soon as I can.

Shep, hope the wedding went great. Can't wait to hear about it.

DVD Update

Ok went out and bought a few more movies today, tell me what you guys think.

Terminator 2 : Judgement Day - I have been looking for the terminator movies and finally found this one. I hate to get movies out of order but I could not find the first one so oh well. Came in a hella cool box to so I'm happy.

Wild Things - I can honestly say that I have never seen this movie straight though so I'm excited to see it now.

Syriana - I usually know a little about a movie that I buy, but with Syriana with George Clooney I have no idea about it at all. Hope its good.

Shaun of the Dead - Never seen this as well but ppl rave about how funny it is so I could not pass it up.

Note: Tiffany bought 3 movies as well Brokeback Mountain (actually a really enjoyable movie), Swinfan, and You, Me & Dupree.

Another Note: Me and Tiffany are officially merging our DVD collection so I'm really excited about adding all hers to my collection. If you guys are interested I will add all her movies to a blog to show you my updated collection.

DVD Update.....Finally

Ok so sorry its been so long between posts, its been a combination of being so busy and also having nothing really to blog about.

So today I went and splurged a little and bought 8 dvds.

First off I bought

• The Illusionist - Ed Norton and Jessica Biel. I've heard VERY good things about this movie so I'm excited to watch it. I bought the dvd and got home and the damn thing was not in the box so I had to go back to the store and they replaced it, then after I left I found a tear on the box.....which really, REALLY bugs me. Oh well.
• Eastern Promises - Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts. This movie has sit in Blockbusters for a couple months begging me to buy it and I finally caved. Fingers crossed.
• Vanishing Point - 5 dollar rack and wal-mart. I think it has a big car chase scene or something....? Dunno. Stepdad said it was ok so I got it.
• Secondhand Lions - Never seen it but heard it was good. Not much else I know about it.
• Disturbia - Really enjoyed this movie. I really like Shia Labeouf (sp?) as a young, rising actor.
• The Backwoods - Gary Oldman. Stars the guy who is the police chief in the new Batman movies. Looked interesting.
• Gone Baby Gone - Ben Affleck's directorial debut. Not a fan of Ben's at all but heard great things about this movie and have had my eye out for it for awhile.
• Cloverfield - I was torn about buying this because I've heard alot of good things, but for some reason I get a few nagging people telling me it was not good. I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy it so I'm glad I got it.

Note: I know this is really late Sixty but I figured out something I hate in movies today. I hate the shooting in movies. It's so fake to see where actors are running and bullets are going everywhere but into the characters. I know you have to have some action but sometimes it really, really bugs me when bullets are spraying everywhere but where they are "supposed" to be going. Who knew that so many ppl where horrible shots?

First Baby Class

So me and Tiffany took our first baby class on Tuesday. I figured it was a La Mauze (sp?) class but it really was a introductory class to what to expect when we first hit the hospital when she goes into labor. So after some talking, some very medieval devices to help the birth along, and after seeing a 2 minute video of an actual birth, I was spent. September 4th is right around the corner and Damn I'm nervous.

It's been the last 7 months like we were playing house and buying things for a little baby, but lately it's really setting in that we will be bringing a little girl home so it's pretty scary.

Interesting note: Our small little town had a Ricin scare at a local prison and at the hospital. Ricin if you don't know is kinda like Anthrax but from what I have been told is in a paste form. But anyway someone sent an inmate that was no longer a inmate a letter with some of the Ricin laced in it and got 12 prisoners got really sick and the hospital where my dad works went on total lockdown. Pretty kick ass.

Guys I need some new music suggestions. Music is a key thing in my life and I need some new variety.

I listen to Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Killswitch Engage, Chevelle, Project 86, 12 Stones, Incubus, Stone Sour, Godsmack, Megadeth, Staind, The White Stripes, and for some reason I have been listening to alot more KoRn lately (Woot Sixty). So if you guys have suggestions let me know.

Xbox Live

Alright so finally my hard drive came in and I now have Live. Gamertag is Mavrek48 so if anybody wants to add me do so. I feel weird just adding ppl to mine without consulting with them so if anyone wants me to add them just send me your gamertag.

I have Crackdown, Call of Duty 4, Oblivion, and GTA IV if you guys don't remember.

First Thoughts On GTA IV

Frustrating.

Now I only played probably a half hour of GTA but I already have a few concerns. Now the graphics look great, totally an improvement. I always thought that the GTA games were good but the graphics have always been more on a cartoony style. This game takes it the more realistic way but still looks like a cartoon more than real. Anyway. My major concern is the camera. Now I have never played GTA on anything but the PS2 so maybe I am just a little jaded but Damn I am having trouble. Now driving itself is different yes but not extremely hard to learn, but my gripe is A) you have to steer your car, B) you have to give your car gas or brake, and C) you have to control the camera while driving, all at the same time. I'm finding this extremely frustrating. Now I did get better over the half hour so I'm hoping the game just has a learning curve and then I will be fine. Even walking around I am having fits with the camera. I feel as if I am always fighting the camera. Now I really hope I'm just doing something wrong or like I said it does have a learning curve, because if it stays the way it is, its to hard to enjoy the game. I'm more annoyed than anything, but I'm just wondering if anyone else has this problem and if its just getting used to the new controls.

Again I probably should have played a little more before I judge but I figured a beginners thoughts would not hurt.

Note: I finally watched Hitman and was a little disappointed. My fiancee really enjoyed it but I just was expecting more. Don't get me wrong, I was totally entertained but I was hoping for more of what I thought the game was. Stealth and disguises. Agent 47 being a quiet person, a cold person I expected. Now I know a movie needs dialogue, but I thought 47 talked to much. Also the script was really bad, corny at times. And a freak and random sword fight was a little out of place I thought. Also I noticed a lot of sound dubbing issues. A few times I saw the actor say one thing but I hear something else. That bugged me. Beforehand I didn't like Timothy Olyphant playing 47 but he really wasn't that bad, I thought someone older would be better but I found myself liking him. The problem again was the script. Not great. But still at the end of the day I'm glad I own it, I love the series and the movie was not terrible.

Couple New Things

Ok guys, sry I have not posted in a while. I really have not had anything interesting to write about. Ideas? Anyways I went out today and found Joe Dirt for like 2 bucks so I got that. Also I went ahead and bought GTA IV (hope it's good). I have a hard drive on the way so now I have a few games that maybe we can play together on Live, so that's a plus.

Game Review: Crackdown

Ok, so I just finished Crackdown and I'm really torn on this one. I really enjoyed the game but now that its over I still have the feeling of incompletion. I've sat back and thought about my experience playing Crackdown and I have many positive and negative thoughts on the game.

Positive

• Very, very addicting. Rooftop leaping has never been more fun.
• I liked how you could chose between a few different looking characters.
• Physics. The game had very fun physics. For example: I'm on a rooftop and I see an agility orb pretty far away on a pipe. Now in my head I'm thinking that there is no way that I will be able to land on that tiny pipe from this far away. But way more times than not, you will land wherever you want. The game makes it feel like you really have to try to land there as well, it doesn't feel like the game does it for you, which is good.
• I liked finding the agility orbs. To be honest, at times I enjoyed just running around looking for them more than the actual main story.
• I liked being able to raise your skills by using them over and over again. Little RPG element there I guess.
• Game was pretty good size, not huge, but big enough.
• Enjoyed how there were ledges everywhere to grab onto so it wasn't extremely hard to find a way onto a roof.
• Good variety of guns.

Negative

• Camera was horrible at times.
• Total lack of things to do after you beat the main game.
• REALLY, really short.
• Didn't like how by the time you leveled up most of your stats the main game was over.
• Bugged me that the enemies would continuously spawn until you killed the General.
• Some of the guns to me seemed to just be put in the game to make it seem like there were alot of guns, I only used maybe 4 different guns the entire game.
• Driving was not as sharp as it could have been.
• No side missions besides foot races and car races.

So my verdict is...I'm still glad I bought Crackdown. Only spent 16$ on it and it was worth that. It mixed elements of GTA with Spiderman to make a totally innovative game that yes could have been more polished but still is crazy addictive. I still have that empty, incomplete feeling towards crackdown but it will pass.

Note: Heard that the new Call of Duty will be named World at War is you guys didn't know. It's gonna be set back in WWII which worries me but they can't mess it up right? With how successful Modern Warfare was, they wouldn't mess with the game too much and risk screwing up that perfect blend would they? Also I'm not sure the same ppl will be developing it. Infinity Ward made Modern Warfare right? Pretty sure that's the developers, if not oh well. But also heard that it will have Co-Op which is awesome.

Few New Things

Ok guys I went out today and spent a little money and wanted to keep you guys updated.

• Reno 911 (First Season) - Ok now I have always liked Reno 911 to a point. It was never a favorite but always thought it was funny. Found it for pretty cheap for a whole season so what the heck. Also my brother is a cop so I've always wanted to show him this show and how it spoofs Cops.
• Dawn of the Dead/Land of the Dead - Ok I found this in a combo pack the other day and passed on it for some reason. I love Dawn of the Dead but wasn't sure about the other. So after a quick talk with Shep I decided to get it. Thanks Shep.
• Crackdown - Finally bought another game for my 360. Have always wanted to play Crackdown and have heard good things about it so, fingers crossed.
• Sweeney Todd - Now I have Sweeney Todd in the mail on its way here but decided to go ahead and add it. I Love this movie. Not a huge musical fan but Damn, this one was pretty great, prolly because of the dark nature of the movie.
• The Shield (Season 1) - Ok for anyone who doesn't know, The Shield is my favorite show ever. It comes on FX and it in the run with Nip Tuck, Rescue Me, things like that. This show is amazing. I strongly recommend watching it if you haven't.

Movie Review: The Sentinel

Ok guys here is a movie that you probably overlooked. If you were lucky enough to have seen it, here is my take on the movie.

Micheal Douglas plays Pete Garrison, a legendary secret service agent who in the past took a bullet for Ronald Reagan. Garrison learns from a former informant that there is a plan to assassinate the now President Ballentine. Garrison is convinced that a Neo-Nazi Aryan Disciple has infiltrated the White House. After a secret service agent is killed, Garrison is framed as the killer. To make matters worse, Garrison is secretly having an affair with the First Lady played by Kim Basinger, and the real killer is using that information to blackmail Garrison. Garrison now has to prove his innocence while he is on the run from his own kind.

Kiefer Sutherland plays as David Breckinridge, a protege' of Garrisons. His new partner Jill Marin (Eva Longoria) begins her job the very day that they start investigating Garrison.

As you progress through the movie you learn of the strained relationship between Garrison and Breckinridge. Another very good part of the movie is that Garrison is a crafty veteran when it comes to the tactics that the secret service uses to try and catch him. He knows all their tricks and knows how they think.

The Sentinel sat on my DVD rack for a couple of years before I decided to give it a try. I was very impressed. The movie was very polished and never forced. The story keeps your attention while your trying to figure out the real mole. Some may figure it out early (I Did) but others may have to wait longer to really decide who the mole is.

So my verdict? Gotta check this one out. If you find it cheap, Buy it. I'm glad to have it in my collection. Very entertaining, especially since I was not expecting it to be good at all.

Note: My next review will be of The Rock with Nicolas Cage. Have you guys seen it? Really don't want to do one on a movie that everyone has seen. Let me know guys.

2 More DVD's

Quick note, I bought The Brave One and Hitman yesterday. Hope they are good.

Later

DVD Update

Ran out to Blockbuster again. Every Monday they restock their rack of DVD's for sale. I was really hoping to find one of two movies, or both. I really wanted The Mist and Sweeney Todd. So when I went in there I got lucky and found The Mist, and even better it was only 2.99 so that was a no brainer. I'm sure glad I didn't run out and spend 20 bucks on it. So no Sweeney Todd but they also had American Gangster. Never seen it and hope it's good. Either way it was 4.99 so....SCORE.

Later

Challenge

Ok so I had an idea that came to my attention and thought it was a good, different change of pace. If you guys aren't interested, that's totally cool.

So a good friend of mine the other day came to me and we had a very serious talk. His life has taken a few really bad turns lately and he just needed someone to talk to, and in my inner circle I'm usually that guy that will just sit and listen.

During the conversation he asked me a question that I have never really thought about.
What's made you the person that you are today?
Now I've never sat back and thought about what in my life has made me how I am but it really intrigued me.

So my challenge to you guys is just the same thing. What or who has made you the person that you are today? Be cool in a video or a blog, either way. You can do it in a list if there are many different things that would help show who you are. It's really a open forum for you guys, no rules, can be anything that you want it to be.

If it doesn't sound appealing don't worry about it. I wonder if I am the only one who for some reason took that question to heart, but oh well.

Note: You can always have negative aspects of you as well. I couldn't help but think of my negative characteristics and where they came from so feel free to do them if your comfortable with it, if not, totally not my business.

Soule's Chapel

Ok well me and a couple buddies finally made it down to Soule's Chapel. So much is said about this place and for someone who is very interested in the paranormal but has never had a experience personally or ever have went on a investigation I was antsy to say the least. Now I'm not the type to run away so i made sure to drive so my friends didn't have the chance to leave me if I didn't wanna leave to early.

I did a little research on the place before I went and learned alot of things I was not aware of that in my opinion gave the place just more reasons to have a chance of paranormal activity.

First I'll tell you the things I already knew. Soule's Chapel was a really old church in the middle of nowhere that had been around for at least 100 years. The preacher was supposedly a Satanic worshipper in his own time and then preached at the church when they held service. It's rumored that he tried to dig his way to Hell and that there is or was a hole in the church itself. That preacher was hung from a large tree that looks over the field of the cemetery.

The things I didn't know was that Soule's Chapel was used as a makeshift hospital during the Civil War. Also it stopped being used for services in the early 1900's because it had become a site for KKK meetings, parties, and wannabe Satanists.

This new news really had me excited because it just seemed like a place that had seen tragedy and death and circumstances where there may be things lingering.

The church had burned 2 times during its existence and was rebuilt each time. Then in 2003, two kids from my own school got high and drunk and went and burned the place to the ground and that's how it looks today.

As we got there I noticed that the church was surrounded by pastures on two sides, a road on another, and woods on the final side. The first thing I noticed as we got out of the car was that I could clearly see my own breath which was very, very odd to me because at my house I definitely could not. My buddies took that much to strongly and I noticed that we were definitely in a valley so that explains a temperature drop.

We had our flashlights out and wandered the place for awhile and nothing spectacular occurred. Many paranormal teams have investigated the Chapel and all have reported very morbid EVP's, mist, and a little girl that wanders around the grave sights. For my first investigation I can't say that I have the "feeling" that I hear so many researchers talk about but I felt much to calm. Peaceful even. Once I got past the whole "I'm in a cemetery at midnight.... a supposedly haunted cemetery" thought, I settled down to take in what was really happening and not what my brain thought was gonna happen from the stories I've grown up hearing. I didn't feel what I expected to feel if there was activity there.

We heard a few things here and there but it's so hard to call anything paranormal when your outside for one where there are sounds everywhere and especially when there are woods nearby where every gust of wind that pulls two branches together makes your buddies jump.

Now I know that activity doesn't happen on cue, so I will definitely go back another night. My friends always wanna go on Halloween but I just feel that that's so cliche, and also I doubt I wanna be around the loonies that go hang out there each Halloween that are not investigating, if you catch my drift.

I am a little disappointed that I didn't get to see, hear, or even feel anything. But hey I guess I gotta learn that that's just part of the game. Guess that's why they call it ghost hunting and not ghost catching eh?

Note: Just watched a really cool show on Sci-Fi about the real Crystal Skulls that are appearing in the new Indiana Jones movie. Anybody else heard about them? Was pretty interesting. Some farfetch'd theories but still a very interesting watch.

Movie Review: 3:10 To Yuma

So I just finished watching 3:10 to Yuma with my fiancee'. And all I can say is "Wow," I was really, really surprised. Now let it be known that I'm not a huge fan of westerns but do enjoy a select few of them. I was not expecting to be into this one as much as I was.

Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) is a legendary outlaw that terrorizes the state of Arizona with his gang. Dan Evans (Christian Bale) is a struggling, poor rancher who is an amputee from a war some years back. Evans is having a land dispute with the a man that basically owns the whole area that is worth owning. One day when Evans has his barn burned down for not handing over his land his cattle gets out and he brings his two sons along to help round them up. On the way to doing the job, they run onto a cliff overlooking Wade's gang robbing a stage coach carrying the new railroads payroll. Wade's gang kills all but one man and Evans helps the man by taking him into the nearby town of Bisbee.

Ends up that Wade and his boys came into town and with Evan's help, they capture Wade and Evans volunteers for 200 dollars to escort him with 4 other men to the 3:10 to Yuma. Now the 3:10 to Yuma basically is a train that runs at 3:10 and takes prisoners to the Yuma prison.

After Wade is captured his boys follow closely now led by Charlie Prince who is played by Ben Foster. Anyone remember the Disney show Flash Forward? Well thats the guy, anyways. Maybe I'm the only one that remembers that show. So the events that follow I won't get into to save you the meat of the movie.

I loved the cast for this movie. Crowe and Bale are both AMAZING. Crowe is a smug outlaw that always has a smirk on his face and is actually comical. Bale was my favorite because he made you feel sad for him being poor and sad for how his kids looked at him sometimes. The internal battle Bale's character has to cope with is also a huge selling point for 3:10 to Yuma.

Final verdict....BUY THIS MOVIE. If not buy, its a must rent. Trust me, I highly doubt you would be disappointed.

More DVD's

Ok so I bought 3:10 to Yuma, Pan's Labyrinth, 30 Days of Night, and Beowulf on Monday and left a few movies that I really wanted at Blockbuster. So today I went and bought 2 more that caught my eye on Monday.

First I bought We Own The Night, I really wanted to see it beforehand anyway and after Shep gave it a thumbs up so to speak I knew it was worth it to buy. So I got it for 4.99.

I also bought Michael Clayton with George Clooney. I remember hearing from a few people that they though this movie should have won best movie last year instead of No Country For Old Men. And if its half as good as it was, then it was a wise purchase.

Note: I also had my damn hands on Dawn of the Dead but passed on it. I have really been wanting it and it was 7.99 at Gamestop but decided to wait. They have a pretty cool deal where you buy 2 dvd's and get 2 free. The only movie I was really interested in was D.O.T.D. so I thought it was smart to just save the movie for when they get a few more that I'm interested in.

Been thinking of doing more movie reviews and am needing some ideas for ones to do. So let me know guys.

New Movie Update

Ok guys a little quickie update. I bought a few movies and a few more for my fiancee. I first found 30 Days of Night for 6.99 so I got that. I have had a few ppl rave to me about it so I hope its as good as I want it to be. Also I found Pan's Labyrinth for 4.99. Really wierd movie but good (if you don't mind subtitles, because it's in Spanish.)

I bought my fiancee 3:10 to Yuma which she says is awesome and I really want to watch it. And I also bought her the new Beowulf movie.

None of the movies were over 6.99 so I was pleasantly surprised.

Note: Make sure to check out my favorites blog if you haven't already. Thanks

Favorite's Blog

Ok guys here is a Favorites list of mine. I tried to think of as many things as I could so if there is anything I may have left out let me know. Most of these are in no real order.
Note: * will mean honorable mentions

Games

• Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (X-Box 360)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (X-Box 360)
• God Of War (Playstation 2)
• Resident Evil 4 (Playstation 2)
• Any Zelda Game (Gamecube)

* (Hitman Trilogy)

Movies

• The Shawshank Redemption (Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman)
• Crash (Sandra Bullock, Terrence Howard, Brendan Fraser, Matt Dillon)
• The Bourne Series (Matt Damon..Duh)
• No Country For Old Men (Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin)
• The Departed (Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon)

* (Transformers, Troy)

Bands

• Tool
• Avenged Sevenfold
• Killswitch Engage
• Chevelle
• Project 86

* (Godsmack, Black Label Society, 12 Stones)

Shows

• The Shield
• Ghosthunters
• Rob & Big
• Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe
• Seinfeld

* (Survivorman)

Books

• Hitman: Enemy Within (William Dietz)
• I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
• The Mist (Stephen King)
• The Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
• The His Dark Materials Trilogy (Philip Pullman)

* (Stardust, Holes, Speak)

Superheroes

• Spiderman
• Gambit
• Collossus
• The Green Lantern
• Silver Surfer

* (The Punisher)

Actors

• Johnny Depp
• Shia Labeouf
• Matt Damon
• Will Smith
• Tom Cruise

* (Tom Hanks, Ed Norton)

Guitarists

• Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
• Dimebag Darryl (Pantera)
• Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)
• Andy Mckee
• Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage)

* (Stevie Ray Vaughan)

UFC Fighters

• Matt Hughes
• Chuck Liddell
• Anderson Silva
• Andrei Arlovski
• Wanderlei Silva

* (Forrest Griffin)

Gaming Franchises

• Zelda
• Resident Evil
• God Of War
• Hitman
• Grand Theft Auto

Next 5 Movies To Buy

• The Mist
• Sweeney Todd
• Indiana Jones Trilogy
• Into The Blue
• Rob & Big Seasons

Next 5 Games To Buy

• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Gears Of War
• The Orange Box
• Crackdown
• Condemned: Criminal Origins

Favs

Ok guys, for my next post I'm gonna do a Favorites blog. I'm making it a little more organized and then I'll post it. I'm gonna do Favorites for music, movies, games, books, etc. Anything you guys can think of that you may want to know plz leave me a comment on it and I'll be sure to put it in my next post

Later

Movie Review: Running Scared

Ok guys this is one that you may have missed. I remember seeing the trailer for Running Scared and was really intrigued, but after it came out I never heard much about it. I went to Blockbuster a while back and found it and remembered how good it looked so I gave it a shot.

Paul Walker plays as Joey Gazelle, who is basically a clean up man for the mob. After a drug operation goes wrong and a dirty cop dies, the mob gives Joey the job of disposing the gun that killed the cop. Now instead of throwing the gun in the river, Joey hides the snub-nosed .38 in a secret compartment in his basement. What Joey doesn't know is that his son Nicky and best friend Oleg were down there and now have seen Joey putting the gun away.

Oleg lives in a abusive home where his russian father has a sick obsession with John Wayne. When Oleg's father Anzor beats his mother one night, he runs and steals the gun that Joey hid. Oleg shoots his father and runs away. After this all hell breaks loose. Now Anzor, who ends up being a key part in the russian mob has his goons chasing and looking for Oleg, while the mob with Joey is now looking for the kid as well. Apart from that, now Joey needs to find the kid and the gun before the two mob branches do.

This is a really good movie, especially if you know nothing about it. The best thing I like about the movie is the camera angles that the director uses. There are many creative camera elements that make the movie stand out. If you have not seen or heard of this movie, give it a shot, it's very entertaining and intense.

Been Busy

Hey guys its been a while. So I borrowed my friends 360 and have playing it for the last few days. He had 3 games and I've been trying to get to all three. He has Call Of Duty 4, Halo 3, and Oblivion. I thought I could do a little mini review for each game.

Now I know most of you have already played these games but I still thought a review would be ok.

Also note that I have played these games before but this time I had Xbox Live, so that changes things.

Call Of Duty4: The great thing about this game is that there is SO much to do. Now the single player campaign is short some say but I found it just fine. After the whole career mode I got on Live and had a blast. There is endless fun in playing real people with real ever changing strategies. There is also something to unlock from new guns to new accessories to perks. So there is a ton to do. Graphics are amazing. One note of that I notices was when you have a sniper rifle you can see a reflection in your scope from whats behind you, amazing touch.

Halo 3: I still have yet to beat Halo on single player. The bulk of me playing was with my step brother when we played Co-Op. That was really enjoyable player side by side. We got on Live to play people but honestly there were not many people on the Doubles network or whatever it is. Halo is fun and it is a change of pace from CoD, but still.......its not Call Of Duty.

Oblivion: Now Oblivion could honestly be my favorite game ever. Its huge. So much to do and unlock (which I love). I love games that give you the most for your dollar. The free open world is great and the graphics (except for some peoples faces) are amazing. I can't stop playing it sometimes and I swear I'm burning my brain, I can feel it. Hours and hours have gone by mindlessly playing Oblivion and still I have barely made a dent in this huge game. GO BUY IT. Only 30 bucks brand new.

Movie Review: The Lookout

Ok guys, one of my favorite movies from last year. Surprisingly not a whole lot of ppl saw or heard about The Lookout. Its a definite steal if you can find this movie cheap.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Chris, a promising high school hockey player, who on prom night gets a little wild with his friends and they have a very serious car accident. The accident leaves Chris with severe brain damage and he has trouble remember the most simple things. So he carries around a notepad and writes everything down. His life has spiraled downward and now he is living with his blind friend Lewis, played by Jeff Daniels (great job), and gets money from his rich father.

Chris can't have a real job so he works as a night time janitor for a bank in the middle of nowhere. Simple things for his struggling, simple mind. He meets a guy named Gary at a bar that basically befriends him and promises him everything that he has lost. A girl, friends, money. Sooner or later Gary tells him that him and his friends are gonna rob a bank. Chris realizes that that's what he is there for, a way in. Chris hesitates until Gary gives him a short talk about how Chris could be independent if he had his own money. Chris agrees to help them.

During the robbery, Chris' conscience kicks in and the meat of the movie ensues.

The Lookout is a great movie for those who have not seen it. For everyone reading this, take my advice and at least see this movie once.

Called For Duty And My Duty Sucked!

Ok so i went to my fiancee's house for a cookout today. Her brother has a 360 so that's where I get some time to play it until I get my own. Well we played mostly CoD4, and I tell ya I used to be pretty good, but now..god. I freakin stunk it up on live. It was embarrassing. It was so bad that her brother was ashamed to let me play on his gamertag because I was dropping all of his stats. Yea. Anyways, I sure hope I get better. I love to play the game, but I guess I had some rust to work out. I hadn't played in probably 3 months so...theres my excuse.

I have totally not had anything to blog about lately so if you guys have some suggestions, plz let me know.

Later

It's A Girl

Well guys...It's a girl. We just found out this morning. Actually we are totally surprised. My entire family is ALL boys except for 3 girls. So needless to say most were assuming another boy. It's actually better this way, its something new in the family. But great now I have to be the hugely over protective father, ha. It's a hard feeling to describe, I mean we have known that we are having a baby for a while but to finally know what it is takes it to a whole new level. I gotta say when I found out she was a girl (she now, no more "its", Yay) I smiled so much that it hurt. Its an amazing, indescribable feeling.

Hard as it is to believe, the doc said that she isn't sucking her thumb, so explain that one to me. That's her, my daughter, September 4, that's when shes here so can't wait.

Note: Shep, did you feel the earthquake any today, this morning? I can't remember where in Ohio you live and was wondering if you were close enough. Anyways, I was, bout near knocked me outta bed at around 5:30 ha.

Alright guys that's all for me today, been a crazy, crazy day, I'm beat. Later

Another Note: Sorry about the white border around the pic, I should have trimmed off the white area, but oh well.

Movie Review: The Mist

Ok guys, The Mist. Now before I had even seen this movie I heard mixed feelings. And still now I hear mixed feelings. All I know is that I actually really enjoyed The Mist. Now I have the book but have yet to read it, so I can't compare them yet.

The movie starts with David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and his family getting into their storm cellar after a freak storm passes through their small Maine town. After the storm is over a freak Mist is seen in the distance, but they think nothing of it. Drayton and his son go into the city to get groceries to stock pile up for the lack of electricity. While in the store a man runs into the store and yells a somewhat cliche' sounding line of "There's something in the mist." And so begins the drama. The trapped shoppers split into 2 camps: those who believe it is an act of a vengeful god who demands human sacrifice and those don't. A crazy lady played by Marcia Gay Harden preaches that God is angry with how the human race has acted and needs sacrifices. Most don't believe her at first but then more into the movie, the things that happen coincide with what she is saying. The division between the two groups of people turns violent on more than one occasion.

All I know is that I never was bored or restless during The Mist. It kept my attention and to me was surprisingly good. I was terribly afraid of how they would make the creatures look because I knew that if there were horrible that that would be the end of the movie to me. But they never bothered me very much. This is a scary movie but has a light comedy feel at times. I found myself laughing many times during the movie. The end was great to me. My fiancee HATED it but I really enjoyed it. I think she hated it because it wasn't a typical movie ending that we are all used to, but that's exactly why I loved it. I never saw it coming. This is definitely at least a rent for you guys. I will have this in my collection soon. Give The Mist a shot and you may just be like me, someone who was somewhat interested but had heard a few negative things and actually turned out really enjoying the movie.


Note: Again I'm gonna take the time to thank Shepdawg25 for his ustream last night. We all knew he was tired but he got on anyway. Really appreciate it man.

Ramble, Ramble

Movie Update: I bought I Am Legend and American Beauty.

I may do a review for The Mist next for Sixty while the movie is still fresh on my mind.

I've gotten back into reading a whole lot more lately. I've always been a big reader. I bought 2 new books: I Am Legend and I wanted The Mist and found it but found Stephen King's Skeleton Crew which had The Mist and 21 other short stories and 2 poems and it was only a dollar more so that was a no brainer. I love to read and I can read VERY fast (swear it runs in the family) but sometimes I feel that all the books that I say are my favorites are all the same genre, some even kiddy. Oh well, like what you like right?

OK so two questions I have for you guys. First, do you like the books better or the movies that portray them? And Why? I ask this because I read Stardust two days before watching the movie and the book was SO much better. The movie was good and all but I LOVED the book. So much was left out of the movie. But as far as I know that's how every movie goes, leaving out so much.

And second, I was sitting and wondering the other day what makes a great game great to me? So I wanna know what makes a game good to you guys? I love games where you can grow your character (Oblivion) and also depth is a must for me. So let me now your guys opinion.

Elite

Hey guys, I'm looking into buying a 360. I found an absolute steal. A Xbox 360 Elite, brand new factory sealed for 340 dollars. Just trying to round up the money and hopefully..finally I can start doing game reviews or playing with some of you guys on Live. I'll keep ya posted with the news.

So the last week I've watched quite a few new movies. I just watched Ocean's Thirteen. I've seen Sweeney Todd (very good), Enchanted (with fiancee..eh), The Mist (actually really enjoyed it), and Superbad. I was kinda disappointed in Superbad to be honest. It was funny and entertaining but the whole trying to get laid thing is so old by now. I loved Knocked Up and was expecting that from Superbad. Still, I'm glad to have it in my collection. I know alot of ppl like it so Oh well to each his own I guess. HA doesn't make us not friends now does it?

Anyways I really have nothing else to talk about....OH, I have been reading a new book. Hitman. Its a really good book. I love the games, and haven't seen the movie yet. The book is a very good read for all the readers out there. Later guys

New Movies

Hey guys, I got a few new movies. I'll update my main DVD list if you wanna refresh your memories. Anyways first off my cousin gave me Full Metal Jacket. Never seen it but oh well, a movies a movie to me. My fiancee bought me Big Fish. I have been dying for it and for some reason its been really hard to find actually. So ha totally love her. Also I bought Stardust, Superbad, and Ocean's Thirteen today. So there ya go. Have a good one.

Finally Have Time

Hey guys, this is my first chance to sit down and make a new post in like 3 days. I've been hella busy (shep..ya know) Anyways my fiancee's family had a yard sale on Saturday. I really wanna sell my drums and I really thought someone would buy them, I had a few close calls with them but no one was willing to pull the trigger so I'm still stuck with em. Ha this was my first yard sale that I had a ton of my own things in and I made 200 dollars. Not to bad for a first timer eh? Anyways I'm going to bed I'm beat. Later guys

Adsense?

Hey guys, what is Adsense? Is there a catch? Seems kinda simple, would it be a sellout to do that? Getting paid (prolly very little) always sounds good to me. Anyways what are your guys thoughts? Do you know something that I don't?

UFC: Fight Night

Hey guys, I just watched the UFC Fight Night on Spike and man it was awesome. There were knockouts (great ones) and every fight was very good. I think that its the first time that there was not one fight that was boring. Anyone else into the UFC? ha i think its a guilty pleasure of mine. Anyways, if you guys have any questions or would like my thoughts on really anything, music, gaming, movies, paranormal, just send me a question. Later guys

Movie Review: Inside Man

Alright guys, Inside Man. Now I found this movie at Gamestop for like 4.99. I had never heard of it and honestly thought it was just another ho hum bank robbery movie. I was dead wrong. Spike Lee did a amazing job in this one.

The movie is about 4 people dressed as painters who hold up a bank in Manhattan. Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) is a negotiator and has his own skeletons in his closet at the time of the movie. Clive Owen plays Dalton Russell, the leader of the robbers. Owen plays a game of cat and mouse with the police and delays them from doing anything to stop the robbery. The 4 robbers have about 50 hostages and use them in VERY useful ways. Jodie Foster plays Madeliene White, a sort of Mrs. Fix-it to certain situations. She is hired by the owner of the bank to retrieve something hidden in one of the lock boxes inside the bank. So she tries to convince the police to let her in the bank and "resolve" the situation.

This movie really surprised me. It was so smart at times, and even as a viewer it kept me off balance as to what exactly was happening. Clive Owen was very good in Inside Man. The mixture of real time moments mixed with moments in the future keeps you guessing the entire movie. I recommend this movie strongly, especially if you find it for 4.99 like me. you will most likely go into watching this movie expecting one thing, but at the end it completely flip flops on you. Go buy it..and enjoy.

Been Thinking

Hey guys, just a little update. Hey is it weird that ppl that you have never met actually care about wat you have to say or even look forward to reading a new post about someone else's life? I know i really enjoy looking at everyones blog so maybe its not that weird. Your thoughts?

Anyways I have been trying to sell my drum set for like ever now and I finally hope I have a serious buyer. If they dont end up buying them my fiancee and her family are having a huge yard sale type thing this saturday and hopefully I can sell them there. It's insane the number of ppl that come to those things. So I've been unpacking boxes and shoe boxes full of old stuff trying to find stuff I dont mind selling.

I been thinking, I still dont have a next gen console. Ha I bought CoD 4 when I found it on sale one day at the store b/c i plan on having a 360. But lately I have been worrying about whether to get a 360 or save a little more and get a PS3. I have never bought a Microsoft console, I've always stuck with Sony and not until recently have I even considered getting a PS3. I've heard so many problems with the 360 and that worries me. I can't be throwing my money around on something like that, that I cant rely on. I dont have that kind of cash. I absolutely love the 360 library, but the two main games I wanted were CoD4 (which i have...for the 360) and Oblivion. Now I could get both of those for the PS3 so i dunno anymore. I also really love Xbox Live and that is a big selling point to. So any words of advice? I'm still leaning towards the 360 mainly b/c i have heard that they have fixed the RRoD thing so....? What do you guys think? Later

Movie Review: Pulp Fiction

Alright boys and girls, Pulp Fiction. Quentin Tarantino's first major achievement in film making. I had heard so much about this movie before I finally decided to buy it. Tarantino's style was never a big deal to me. There are 2 reasons I finally made myself buy this movie, one I'm a movie collector, and two...Sin City. I really enjoyed Sin City and after watching it i thought maybe Pulp Fiction was worth a shot. I mean just about everyone had it one there favorite movies list of all time so what the hey.

The movie begins with a couple talking about robbing places and how deranged they are in the way they talk about both each other and their adventures. Two low rate hitmen played by John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson go to an apartment complex to retrieve a valuable item to their boss. Jackson's character also recites what he claims is a Bible verse, Ezekiel 25:17 before every execution that he performs. Bruce Willis plays a boxer who gets paid off by the hitmens(that a word?) boss to throw his next fight. Willis decides to not throw the fight and bets the money he was paid to actually throw the fight and bets it all on himself. Now he is on the run and is paranoid. He has a great dream where a pocketwatch goes through absolute hell to end up in his hands. Freakin Hilarious.

The movie follows these characters in throughout the movie. Sometimes they interweave together and it gets just a little confusing at times. This movie started off slow with me and honestly Bruce Willis' plotline was my favorite in the movie. The coffee shop scene toward the end was also a great scene. Pulp Fiction was an alright movie to me. I'm glad I own it and all but lets just say its not on my all time favorites movie list. The movie was entertaining at times and slow at other points. I was disappointed mainly because I was just expecting more from what I had heard about it. It has such a cult following and I expected greatness.

Note: If you guys would I'd love to see a favorite's list of yours. Either leave it as a comment or make a small blog on your list. Cya