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Archives for: September 2009

Sorry!

Sorry I've been MIA the past couple of days. I'm in consulting all day for our software implementation project. I basically have enough time in the morning to get to work, answer a few emails, then head straight to the consulting for the next eight hou… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/30/09| 10:59:27 pm| update, etc., work| 3 comments »


WTF of the Day: Petition for Polanski Release

So in my previous post about Roman Polanski's arrrest Kyle wanted to know who was defending him. How about an insane amount of directors whose work I love. Holy crap, seriously guys? Really?We have learned the astonishing news of Roman Polanski's… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/30/09| 03:45:21 pm| Movies, In the News, Rants and Raves, WTF of the Day| 5 comments »


Damn.

It's been a long time since something I saw moved me this deeply. Watch this trailer. more »
posted by Kyle | 09/30/09| 01:54:18 pm| Movies and TV| 1 comment »


Long Beach Comic Con Webcomic Panel and Gathering

I just wanted to let you all know there will be a panel on Sunday at Long Beach Comic Con featuring Dave Kellett (Sheldon), David Malki! (Wondermark), and Jeff Zugale.  Following this panel we will be having a Webcomic creator and fan gathering where cre… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/29/09| 09:17:26 pm| I'm a Big Geek, Comics| Leave a comment »


Fall TV - The Story So Far

There are still a couple shows on deck that I'm really waiting for (30 Rock, Friday Night Lights) but I figured that now that the bulk of fall TV has started I should post my thoughts and we can start the TV chatter.  I currently am watching WAY too many… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/28/09| 03:56:35 pm| TeeVee| 13 comments »


Mexican Coke Available at Target

If you are a big soda afficionado like me, then you know all about the awesomeness that is Mexican Coke.  The reason for its awesomeness?  Sugar.  Unlike our Coke, Mexican Coke uses pure cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.  This gives it a di… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/28/09| 02:11:13 pm| Random| 2 comments »


Tired Weekend

Get it?  TIRED weekend, because it's all about the tire that I ran over on the way to Arizona.  Ric and I set out Friday evening to visit his brother's family, and we were just 30 miles shy of our destination when I ran over a tire, or tread, on the road… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/28/09| 12:54:36 pm| monday| 1 comment »


On Polanski

Much is being said today about the arrest of Roman Polanski stemming from charges placed against him in 1978 when he plead guilty to having sex with a 13 year old girl that he drugged at a party.  I'm a little suprised by the amount of folks coming to hi… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/27/09| 06:18:47 pm| Movies, In the News| 2 comments »


Upgrade!

If you are reading this post than we have successfully upgraded to the latest version of b2evolution.  If you're an author here and you're having some trouble with the menu bar or the back office be sure to hit refresh a couple times to clear your cache… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/26/09| 11:56:21 pm| Site News| 1 comment »


Look in the sky!

My friend Amy made this to celebrate my success at the new job. Sorry about the sparse updates. I'm going to be updating our b2e install tonight sometime so there might be some hiccups. If anyone has some things they would like me to post about or i… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/26/09| 10:43:27 am| Random, Funny Stuff| 2 comments »


The Elegant Universe

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene more »
posted by dan | 09/25/09| 06:17:09 pm| General|


The Informant! (2009)

I don't like it when movies use exclamation points in their titles. It always makes punctuation difficult, because I don't italicize movie titles on my blog, so if I type the title in the middle of a sentence, it'll look like a sentence fragment. So, I… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/23/09| 09:24:26 pm| movies, 2009| 3 comments »


Slaughterhouse Five (1972)

Well, I'm probably going to have to revisit this movie at another, less sleepy time, but I'll still write a light review. Slaughterhouse Five is adapted from a Vonnegut novel (I've never read anything of his) and features a man who has become unstuck… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/22/09| 05:33:08 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


Happy, Psychedelic Weekend

Hey all! Happy Monday morning to you, or if you're Nobody, good evening. Sorry, I've been watching far too much Alfred Hitchcock Presents lately, and just had to share that wonderful voice. I had a full weekend, though a productive one. I've been… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/21/09| 10:25:48 am| monday| 3 comments »


Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day - Free Monkey Island Game!

In honor of Talk Like A Pirate Day you can download the first chapter of Telltale Games' new Tales of Monkey Island series for free by going here. You have to hurry though as it's only available until midnight tonight. Sorry Mac folks, it's only for PC… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/19/09| 06:46:08 pm| I Love Video Games| Leave a comment »


The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

A couple of weeks ago we had a movie night and it was Ric's pick. He says he's starting to run out of ideas, but really, I wasn't disappointed by the fact that he chose a childhood favorite of his, which is the animated Transformers movie from the 1980s… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/18/09| 05:24:13 pm| movies, netflix/tivo, with the agadonis| 1 comment »


R.I.P. Doctor Klopek

I know this is a little late but I've been a tad busy. Henry Gibson was pretty awesome. While I dug him in Magnolia, The Blues Brothers, and a bunch of other stuff, I will remember him most fondly for his appearance in The 'Burbs, one of my favorite 80… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/18/09| 05:02:06 pm| Movies, In the News| Leave a comment »


Embryonic

After Stephen Colbert had The Flaming Lips on his show Wednesday night, ColbertNation.com began streaming the band's new album in its entirety. It will be there until Monday. I'm trying to reserve my praise just a little bit this time around. It see… more »
posted by Kyle | 09/18/09| 06:37:32 am| Music| Leave a comment »


Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

In the Kurosawa class I'm auditing, the professor seems very relaxed. It's interesting being in less of an "academic" class for once, where we mostly just watch movies, and we're let go a half hour to an hour early. It's a bit surreal for me. The prof… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/17/09| 02:58:09 pm| movies| Leave a comment »


9 (2009)

We went to see 9 over the weekend, which is an animated feature brought to you by Focus Features. Since when did Focus jump into the ring? Well, imdb says since Coraline. And if that's how they start off in the arena of animation, I'm excited to see w… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/16/09| 12:18:54 pm| movies, 2009| Leave a comment »


Plainview #106 - fixed

Here's the real link. Thanks Dee. Plainview #106 - part 1 - August 11, 2009 more »
posted by matt | 09/16/09| 04:48:46 am| podcast| Leave a comment »


How Africa Changed Me

The truth is I haven’t known what to say about Africa. I wanted to change. Or I wanted to be able to claim a life-changing experience for myself. Or I wanted to be able to attach the credibility of going to Africa to the program of change I had decided b… more »
posted by peter | 09/15/09| 09:38:11 pm| Personal Musings| 2 comments »


We Did It - Angus Released on DVD

This just might be the best week of my life. New job, new place, a Chargers win, and now this. Angus is now available for purchase on DVD at the Warner Archive. I have no idea if our efforts had anything to do with this, but it's an amazing coincidenc… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/15/09| 09:18:38 pm| Movies| 2 comments »


One More For Fantasy Football!

We need just one more person for our Fantasy Football league. Did your team in your current league get destroyed this week? This is your chance for a fresh start! Scroll down for more details. In other news, the job is going really great but it's t… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/15/09| 03:30:09 pm| Site News, Random, Sports| Leave a comment »


Badlands (1973)

Badlands is a Terrence Malick flick that stars a very, very young Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen. They are the youngest I have seen either of them in this movie and are nearly unrecognizable. Together, they play an odd pairing of a rebel without a cause… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/15/09| 12:31:03 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


R.I.P. Jim Cunningham

Holy crap you guys, Patrick Swayze died. It is a sad day indeed. more »
posted by brendoman | 09/14/09| 06:01:43 pm| Movies, In the News, Donnie Darko| 1 comment »


Birthday/Painting Weekend

Hi everyone, Welcome to another week! I am feeling much more rejuvenated in the past couple of weeks at work, as opposed to a rather drastic tiredness I was feeling not too long ago. I am a production machine though! I am really trying to make a po… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/14/09| 12:12:32 pm| monday| 2 comments »


Plainview 106 part 1

Plain View #106 - part 1 - August 11, 2009 Will to Dentist Summer over So You Think You Can Dance Leverage Burn Notice Lady Eve Blood Simple Film Rant Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »
posted by matt | 09/13/09| 01:50:16 pm| media, kids, podcast| Leave a comment »


Achewood Volume 2: Worst Song, Played On Ugliest Guitar by Chris Onstad more »
posted by brendoman | 09/12/09| 09:28:15 pm| Media| Leave a comment »


Duma Key: A Novel by Stephen King more »
posted by brendoman | 09/12/09| 09:27:40 pm| Media| Leave a comment »


Ghostbusters: The Video Game more »
posted by brendoman | 09/12/09| 09:27:10 pm| Media| Leave a comment »


Late Start Fantasy Football League

I had a few requests for this, including one from my brother who is the defending champion from last year's league, so I figured I would create a league. Since the season already started, the league won't start until Week 2 of the season. The live draf… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/12/09| 09:24:57 pm| I'm a Big Geek, Sports| 3 comments »


Pirates of the Caribbean Sequel Official

From ComingSoon.net: Two surprise announcements followed an equally surprising live musical performance by Miley Cyrus at Disney's D23 Expo. Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook officially named Summer 2012 as the release date for Pixar's John Carter… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/12/09| 01:17:36 pm| Movies, Disneyland| 1 comment »


Improvement?

I need to post quickly so I can get out of the office for the weekend. Man, I've been so productive this week, and my eyes are all red from all the data entry I've done. I'm ready to rest, but of course, I've got to go work out. And working out seem… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/11/09| 05:10:01 pm| update| Leave a comment »


In My Life

I don't have much to say right now except work is pretty darn good, the new Beatles remasters are pretty magical, and I want The Beatles Rock Band more than anything right now. I'm being a good boy though. Oh! Tomorrow marks the release of the 50t… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/10/09| 08:20:05 pm| Random, I Love Video Games, Tunes, I'm a Big Geek, Comics| 2 comments »


Bob le flambeur (1953)

Yes, I stepped away from documentaries for a moment or two to watch some different movies! I think it was a nice break. This time, I watched a movie I have heard about for years but never gotten around to until now: Bob le flambeur (Bob the gambler), d… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/10/09| 04:40:37 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007)

I have no problem with watching a harmless adventure movie once in a while, and the National Treasure series of movies is no exception. They have a few laughs and a little bit of action, and though they aren't quite as exciting or exotic as some adventu… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/09/09| 09:00:00 pm| movies, 2007| 1 comment »


Capturing the Friedmans (2003)

Another documentary I remember hearing a buzz about when it came out is Capturing the Friedmans, which chronicles what happens to a family when two of its members are arrested and charged with sex crimes. I think the thing that intrigues the movie's fan… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/09/09| 01:41:47 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


It Might Get Loud (2009)

Ric and I were interested by the premise of It Might Get Loud, in which a warehouse is filled with a comfy sitting environment and several guitars, and three different guitarists are invited to come, talk, play, and see what happens. The three guitarist… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/08/09| 09:04:46 pm| update, movies, 2009| 2 comments »


Nine Months, One Week

That is how long I was unemployed. It was pretty much the most stressful nine months and one week of my life. But somehow I squeaked by and found a great job. After applying for literally hundreds of jobs and only getting one interview, my friend Jeff… more »
posted by brendoman | 09/08/09| 06:31:33 pm| Fun| 4 comments »


Labor-Free Weekend

Hey everyone! Hope you had a great Labor Day weekend, for those of you who got to have a three-day weekend. I had a mostly good one, and I say mostly because you'll read about the no-so-good episode shortly. On Thursday night last week, we had a spo… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/08/09| 02:01:09 pm| monday| Leave a comment »


Infinite punishment

A group was handing out these fake money tracts at the parade on Saturday in Billings, MO: The highlighted line reads: God's perfect justice demands an infinite punishment in hell for breaking just one commandment. What an impossibly unfair… more »
posted by dan | 09/07/09| 06:04:52 pm| faith/skepticism| 279 comments »


Plainview 105 part 2

Plain View #105 - part 2 - August 4, 2009 Doug Benson - I Love Movies The Film Talk Facebook Etiquette Top Books Slumdog revisited subscribe to this podcast! more »
posted by matt | 09/07/09| 09:01:08 am| media, podcast| Leave a comment »


Thomas Merton on the Dark Night of the Soul

“During the ‘dark night’ of the feelings and senses, anxiety is felt in prayer, often acutely. This is necessary, because this spiritual night marks the transfer of the full, free control of our inner life into the hands of a superior power. And this too… more »
posted by peter | 09/06/09| 10:53:10 pm| Spirituality| 2 comments »


WTF of the Day: Splat Balls

Phil and I were browsing the clearance section at Wal-Mart the other day and were amused by this: If you think the product name is funny, then check out the first warning message: I really think they could have worded that a little better. more »
posted by brendoman | 09/06/09| 01:06:01 pm| Funny Stuff, WTF of the Day| Leave a comment »


I made this at GraphJam.com

Vote for it so it will end up on the main page.Update: It made the main page. more »
posted by Kyle | 09/05/09| 06:36:55 am| Home and personal|


Sherman's March (1986)

I'm not sure how Sherman's March ended up in my queue. Since I hadn't heard of it, I'm assuming it must have been based on someone's recommendation. The premise has a lot of promise, because it starts off as a documentarian's attempt to study the lasti… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/03/09| 01:52:45 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| 1 comment »


Health Care Fact Check

[youtube]NXAhRPHw2og[/youtube] healthcarefactcheck.com more »
posted by dan | 09/03/09| 11:26:00 am| culture/news| 3 comments »


Every Time I Turn Around...

This pretty much made the eight year old inside of me squee with joy. Props to Mrs. Moonfrye for doing it. Note: You might want to turn your sound down a bit before viewing or your face might melt off from the Punky Power. more »
posted by brendoman | 09/02/09| 09:55:10 pm| TeeVee, Video of the Day| 2 comments »


The Business of Being Born (2008)

Here's another documentary I checked out recently, about, well, the business of the birthing process. It operates from the premise that people in America may not know everything they should know about giving birth, and that perhaps the popular methods o… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/02/09| 06:00:00 pm| movies, netflix/tivo, 2008| 1 comment »


Inglourious Basterds (2009)

As I mentioned earlier, I went to see Inglourious Basterds over the weekend. I wasn't particularly excited about it for some reason, even though I do tend to like movies by Quentin Tarantino. Lately I feel like I've been rather the apologist for him, b… more »
posted by Jeri | 09/01/09| 12:00:00 pm| movies, 2009| Leave a comment »