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Archives for: May 2009

Drag Me To Hell

Yes, a part of me really wanted to see Up tonight but the geek inside of me prevailed and I went with some friends to see Drag Me to Hell and I'm so glad I did. So let's say you're Sam Raimi and people are giving you all kinds of crap after Spiderman 3,… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/30/09| 01:34:40 am| Movies| 2 comments »


A Farewell to Arms (1932)

Last year I listened to an audio book of A Farewell to Arms and absolutely loved it. I always forget about how enjoyable I find Hemingway until I'm actually reading his work. This work seems to be popular for big screen adaptions. I just happened to s… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/29/09| 10:28:40 am| movies, netflix/tivo| 2 comments »


Military equality

Dear President Obama, It's time to end "don't ask, don't tell" and let openly gay people serve in our military. Moral Kombat Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and Arab linguist who was discharged from the Army National Guard earlier this month… more »
posted by dan | 05/29/09| 09:17:18 am| culture/news| 6 comments »


My New Favorite Blog

Old School Nick is an awesome Tumblr blog that discusses all things classic Nickelodeon. From the whereabouts of the Wild and Crazy Kids hosts to the appreciation of Clarissa Darling, it's all there. more »
posted by brendoman | 05/28/09| 05:30:06 pm| TeeVee, Linkworthy| 4 comments »


Frozen River (2008)

In Frozen River, Melissa Leo stars as Ray, a woman whose husband has stolen the family's money for their new double-wide trailer and left the family. She works at a bargain store, it's almost Christmas, the kids have almost nothing, and if she doesn't c… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/28/09| 03:00:37 pm| movies, netflix/tivo, 2008| Leave a comment »


Encounters at the End of the World (2008)

I kept hearing about Encounters at the End of the World at the end of last year, and once I realized it was another Werner Herzog movie, I added it to my queue. His tendency to go to the far ends of the world continues in this film, and that tendency is… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/28/09| 02:11:11 pm| movies, netflix/tivo, 2008| Leave a comment »


Zero Punctuation Reviews Duke Nukem Forever

I think this says pretty much everything that needs to be said: Probably NSFW. more »
posted by brendoman | 05/27/09| 04:31:23 pm| I Love Video Games, Video of the Day| Leave a comment »


Terminator Salvation (2009)

I know that the goal of Terminator Salvation was to distance itself from Terminator 3. That alone is part of the reason why I'm not a good candidate for judging this movie, because I actually liked Rise of the Machines. Personally, I'll take a few chee… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/27/09| 03:37:00 pm| movies, 2009|


The International (2009)

Well, I had a review mostly written at the end of the week last week, and for some reason, my computer got shut down over the weekend and I lost it. Boo. So I'll try to remember all the clever things I wrote before the long weekend. One sign that th… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/26/09| 03:56:31 pm| movies, 2009| 1 comment »


Memorial Weekend

Hi again. It's me, the blog neglecter. I will try to be better this week. I don't want to get too far behind with the movie reviews, because now that I'm back at work I'm watching more movies at lunch, and now that tv shows are repeats I'm watching a… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/26/09| 03:53:11 pm| monday| Leave a comment »


Happy birthdays

Our kids sure love their birthdays, and with so many grandparents it seems like we've been having a lot of them lately. Here's Eva from a few weeks ago: [youtube]UqeHeLVnwi4[/youtube] And here's Daniel's, celebrated in Fremont yesterday: [youtube… more »
posted by Kyle | 05/26/09| 04:43:21 am| Home and personal| 2 comments »


WTF of the Day: Possible Buffy Feature Film (But No Whedon and Co.)

Seriously... "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon isn't involved and it's not set up at a studio, but Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment are working with original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, on what is being label… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/25/09| 08:56:51 pm| Fun| Leave a comment »


Don't Panic

In addition to being Memorial Day, today is also Towel Day. Hope you all have a good one. more »
posted by brendoman | 05/25/09| 12:18:01 pm| In the News, I'm a Big Geek| Leave a comment »


Role Models

Role Models more »
posted by dan | 05/25/09| 12:14:10 pm| Movies|


How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother: Season Two more »
posted by dan | 05/25/09| 12:13:29 pm| Television|


How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother - Season 1 more »
posted by dan | 05/25/09| 12:12:49 pm| Television|


Transcend

Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever by Ray Kurzweil Ph.D., Terry Grossman M.D. more »
posted by dan | 05/25/09| 12:12:03 pm| Books|


This Perfect Day

This Perfect Day by ira levin more »
posted by dan | 05/25/09| 12:11:27 pm| Books|


TMBG @ JJ 2009

We took Emma and a friend to the 2nd annual Jiggle Jam, a children's music festival headlined by They Might Be Giants. TMBG has been one of my favorite bands for over a decade and it's been great to see them expand into children's music. They've released… more »
posted by dan | 05/24/09| 01:37:09 pm| culture/news, family/personal| Leave a comment »


Her Majesty The Decemberists more »
posted by Kyle | 05/23/09| 06:43:23 pm| Music| Leave a comment »


WTF of the Day: Cyberdyne is Real

Yeah, you heard me. Cyberdyne is a real company in Japan. Did I mention they are building a "cyborg-type robot" that you wear as a suit? This both fascinates and terrifies me. Thanks to /Film for the heads up. more »
posted by brendoman | 05/22/09| 07:32:40 pm| Our robot overlords, WTF of the Day| Leave a comment »


Flash Game of the Day: Doom Triple Pack

Remember Doom? Remember Heretic? How about Hexen? Then Doom Triple Pack will be right up your alley. Be sure to read the controls before you get rolling because they take some getting used to, but once you get rolling, you'll feel like it's 1994 all… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/22/09| 06:57:15 pm| Flash Games| Leave a comment »


Goodbye Hair

Last month: Last night: Today: It was fun while it lasted. more »
posted by brendoman | 05/22/09| 05:54:32 pm| Random, In the News| 6 comments »


School's Out

I had my last day of class on Tuesday.  For my final web design project I did a redesign of brendomanproductions.com.  It uses tables and frames, which I’m not too proud about, but they were required.  I am looking forward to next semester… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/21/09| 01:08:10 pm| Random, I'm a Big Geek| 6 comments »


VOTD: Battlestar Galactica Universal Tour Footage

[youtube]xDnRq3-w3oc[/youtube] Battle of Galactica Oh man, this is so awesome. Ken Plume, the guru behind Quick Stop Entertainment posted this on his Twitter feed and I had to share it. This is from back when the Universal tour was really cool an… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/19/09| 05:13:47 pm| TeeVee, Video of the Day| 1 comment »


Sit beneath the shade of Porcupine Tree.

Greetings. I am Kirby. I have been a reader of this blog for a long time, you might recognize my name from the comments, or when I destroy you in fantasy football or Tournament Pick 'Em. I came to brendoman.com through who you call Smiles (I know him… more »
posted by Kirby | 05/18/09| 08:51:19 pm| Tunes| 3 comments »


Back to the Weekends

Well, since I know lots of you couldn't give a crap about what movies I'm watching, I thought I'd better update this with life in general kind of stuff. Today I had my 3 month-ish followup with my back surgeon. The x-rays look good and he says I look… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/18/09| 01:44:05 pm| monday| 1 comment »


Survey: Your FAVORITE Movie

Sorry I've been so silent. I've had finals and my final web design project is due on Tuesday so I've been a little occupied with that. I also went to La Jolla yesterday with some friends and relaxed on the beach all day. On Friday I came up with a pos… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/17/09| 03:56:40 pm| Movies| 5 comments »


The Kirksville Cyclone of Aught-Nine

I've debated about whether or not I should write about my experience in our tornado. I didn't see as much as other people, I'm not sure I have any special insights into what happened, and I wasn't affected by the tornado nearly as much as some other peo… more »
posted by Kyle | 05/16/09| 11:53:00 am| Home and personal| 10 comments »


Convalescence Movie Roundup

Some of these movies I don't even remember well enough (not to speak of them, but of how long ago I watched them) to give a proper review, so I thought I'd go through the last few movies I watched while on disability and give small reviews for each of th… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/15/09| 05:25:36 pm| movies, netflix/tivo, 2008, 2009| 1 comment »


Anvil! The Story of Anvil

[youtube]umAxeO-QfmY[/youtube] My friend Matt invited me to a screening of Anvil! The Story of Anvil at the Nuart in L.A. tonight and boy, am I glad I made the drive. It is seriously one of the best documentary films I have ever seen. Imagine This i… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/14/09| 02:17:23 am| Movies, Tunes| 1 comment »


Star Trek (2009)

The summer blockbuster season continues! I have a cool mother-in-law. We asked her to tell us what she wanted to do for Mother's Day, and she said she wanted to eat out and go see Star Trek. We didn't even have to buy her an expensive dinner! We had… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/12/09| 02:12:17 pm| movies, 2009| Leave a comment »


Flaming Lips double album

Billboard confirms recent rumors that the next Flaming Lips release will be a double album. I wasn't sure what to think of this at first. I've come to realize that At War With The Mystics is not as solid an album as The Soft Bulletin or Yoshimi Battl… more »
posted by Kyle | 05/12/09| 01:16:39 pm| Music| 3 comments »


Star Trek

I got to see Star Trek on IMAX on Thursday and I don't know what else to say about it that hasn't already been said. It was awesome. I'll probably go see it again, for sure. JJ and the rest of the crew did an amazing job. I was especially surprised b… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/11/09| 03:36:10 pm| Movies, I'm a Big Geek| 1 comment »


Emma's Latest Movie

I showed Emma how to use iStopMotion. She animated a short film and then we recorded some piano music for the soundtrack. Here's the finished product: LPS Dance Chase more »
posted by dan | 05/10/09| 11:47:40 am| family/personal| 1 comment »


LPS Dance Chase

Emma animated this stop motion movie and recorded the soundtrack on the piano (including both parts of Heart and Soul). [youtube]UZAkhjZ1q5g[/youtube] more »
posted by dan | 05/10/09| 11:41:06 am| Episodes| 2 comments »


Emma's Piano Recital

Emma started piano lessons back in September. She has learned a lot in 8 months. This video is from her recital today: [youtube]UuOFaVmsqG8[/youtube] more »
posted by dan | 05/10/09| 11:36:54 am| Episodes| Leave a comment »


On the Job Front

It's been five months since I've been out of a job. I have applied for countless positions and have only gotten one interview. I'm just not sure what to do anymore. I have about three months of unemployment left. I just came to the horrible realizati… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/09/09| 08:27:24 pm| Rants and Raves| 1 comment »


Flying Down to Rio (1933)

For Christmas, I received the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers DVD set. It was awesome. It has all of their major movies together and even includes some great postcards replicas of media items that were used to promote the movies, as well as a CD with mu… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/08/09| 05:35:15 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| 1 comment »


X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

When I heard a movie was going to made about the origins of Wolverine, I was confused. Didn't that get explored in X2, which is the most popular of the X-Men movies? But of course, comic books usually have more than one version of a story, and, I guess… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/07/09| 05:20:19 pm| movies, 2009| 2 comments »


R.I.P. Duke Nukem Forever?

Many would say (myself included probably) that Duke Nukem Forever has been dead for a long time. Even so, the news that 3D Realms, the developer of the most famous vaporware ever, has shut down pretty much puts the last nail in the coffin. A coffin whi… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/07/09| 02:57:02 pm| I Love Video Games, I'm a Big Geek| 1 comment »


Plainview 101 second try

Alright, hopefully this one will sound better. Plain View #101 - March 27, 2009 more »
posted by matt | 05/06/09| 09:53:38 pm| podcast| Leave a comment »


Happy Birthday Luis!

Luis turns 26 today! I can't believe that when he first started commenting here he was a 19 year old kid full of hopes and dreams. This site wouldn't be what it is without him, and for that we salute you! more »
posted by brendoman | 05/06/09| 08:15:09 pm| Fun, Site News, In the News| 1 comment »


Castaways & Cutouts by The Decemberists more »
posted by Kyle | 05/06/09| 10:00:18 am| Music| Leave a comment »


Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

When I was first home from surgery, it seemed like we had people over every night of the week bringing us entertainment and food. I highly recommend it. The Manns came over and made us dinner and an insanely good dessert that I need to get a recipe for… more »
posted by Jeri | 05/05/09| 05:19:14 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| 4 comments »


Don't Give Up The Fight

If you haven't yet, be sure to send a note to Warner Bros here about Angus on DVD. I would use Warner Archive from the dropdown menu since that is the most plausible release and would require little effort on their part. You might get a form mail respo… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/05/09| 04:13:19 pm| Movies| 2 comments »


Speaker For the Dead

Speaker for the Dead (Ender, Book 2) by Orson Scott Card more »
posted by dan | 05/05/09| 05:19:02 am| Books|


Red Letter Year by Ani DiFranco more »
posted by Kyle | 05/04/09| 06:48:09 am| Music| Leave a comment »


Little Plastic Castle by Ani DiFranco more »
posted by Kyle | 05/04/09| 06:47:10 am| Music| Leave a comment »


Maly's Piano Recital Yesterday

[youtube]c9DnX4alpVM[/youtube] more »
posted by matt | 05/04/09| 05:36:03 am| media| Leave a comment »


WTF of the Day: Dude Gets Wolverine Claws

Wow. The page says it is just temporary but the very fact that someone would do this even for a little bit blows my mind. That has got to hurt, am I right? more »
posted by brendoman | 05/04/09| 01:39:50 am| Movies, Comics, WTF of the Day| 2 comments »


Time Flies

I was reminded of that fact after looking at this picture that was taken over three years ago and then watching the video Danny posted of his daughter Emma's recent piano recital. Going back even further, I remember when Emma was first born. As I watch… more »
posted by brendoman | 05/04/09| 01:36:22 am| Thoughts and Ideas| Leave a comment »


Emma's Piano Recital

Emma started piano lessons back in September. She has learned a lot in 8 months. This video is from her recital today: [youtube]UuOFaVmsqG8[/youtube] more »
posted by dan | 05/03/09| 04:55:15 pm| family/personal| 4 comments »


Link of the Day: Super NES Quiz

The folks at Mental Floss know how to do a quiz right and this one is definitely up there with their best. I got 12 out of 13 only because I totally forgot about Pilotwings. I'm not even sure if I ever played it. more »
posted by brendoman | 05/01/09| 10:50:07 pm| I Love Video Games, Linkworthy| Leave a comment »


My Brute

Come and fight me! more »
posted by matt | 05/01/09| 08:39:21 pm| gaming| 3 comments »


Plainview 101

Plain View #101 - March 27, 2009 Tropic Thunder The Circus Transamerica T.V. The Man Who Loved Clowns Educational Stuff Field Trip Will's B-Ball Tourny Maly's Glasses Fulton Bill Clinton Tumblr subscribe to this… more »
posted by matt | 05/01/09| 08:32:46 pm| media, kids, podcast, education| 2 comments »


This is a Pandemic 2 post

Swine flu has inexplicably captured our hearts and minds, so I think that it is only appropriate that we revisit the game that was responsible for nearly bringing me to the brink of insanity. :D I still have not beaten it, ugh. Sorry it's so b… more »
posted by Luis | 05/01/09| 08:18:51 pm| Flash Games| 1 comment »