Archives for: January 2010
The Book of Job by Raymond P. Schiendlin more »
posted by jksterup | 01/31/10| 08:46:34 pm| Books| Leave a comment »
Video of the Day: Pee-Wee Gets an iPad
Pee-wee Gets An iPad! from Pee-wee Herman
This is a pretty great video especially for those of you wanting to see a closer look at the set of The Pee-Wee Herman Show and the puppets in action. It's pretty funny too. more »
posted by brendoman | 01/29/10| 04:01:11 pm| TeeVee, I'm a Big Geek, Video of the Day| Leave a comment »
Missing
Sometimes I still dream about the simpler days. I had a little wine this evening and, as I shook my head from side to side to gauge whether or not I was buzzed, I missed those fun times when I used to come home from a night at Stubrik's and buzz-blog on… more »
Things I'm Not Going To Buy - LOTR Theatrical Blu-rays
In addition to the iPad (what a silly name) I will not be buying the upcoming Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Blu-ray box set. While I'm sure they will look amazing in 1080p, this just seems like a giant step backward for me and a cash gra… more »
Awesome Shirt - Trouble at the Banana Stand
Fans of Arrested Development might want to check out today's Shirt.Woot. If you buy it today it is $10 with free shipping. more »
Avatar (2009)
All of the hype that led up to the release of Avatar really didn't affect me much. I saw the trailers and was underwhelmed. To be honest, the idea that this movie was being released in 3D, which was intended to enhance the realistic look of the film, s… more »
Dilemma
So, as I am sure you all know, the iPad iTab was announced today. It has a 9.7 inch screen and for all intents and purposes is a gigantic iPod Touch and runs all of the apps the iPhone runs… such as the Kindle App.
Last week, my Kindle 2 arrived in… more »
A Small Reminder About Avatar
When it comes to actual tickets sold, it is only ranked 25th of all time and has a long, long way to go to get to the top seeing as how Gone With The Wind sold 869 million tickets and Avatar has sold about 59 million tickets. Just sayin'. more »
The Road (2009)
I actually read Cormac McCarthy's novel earlier this year. It's a Pulitzer-winner, so I broke out of my usual habit of only reading old classics (which really is just a habit rather than a rule, but habits are so comfortable, aren't they?). In this ins… more »
posted by wendytime | 01/26/10| 05:26:39 pm| [no category assigned], movies, 2009| Leave a comment »
Hogwarts is almost done!
John over at The Disney Blog has an awesome photo of the nearly completed Hogwart's castle at Universal Orlando. I'm planning my trip already. While the castle and rides and what not have me excited, it's the idea of visiting the Three Broomsticks in H… more »
Call For Questions
In case you didn't know, I appear regularly on a podcast called Bagged and Boarded hosted by my good friends Matt Cohen and Jesse Rivers. I have a segment called The BrendoMan Minute where I talk about random stuff and answer questions sent to me from l… more »
A broken bail system
This week NPR featured a fascinating three-part story about problems with the bail system in America.Part 1 and Part 2 deal with the inequality faced by defendants who can't afford to pay bail, and Part 3 gets into the business of bail bondsmen and a… more »
Link of the Day: Pee-Wee Herman Show Set Pics and Show Review
Just to follow up on my review I posted of the show, Best Week Ever has some awesome set pics and a glowing review of the show. Seriously, just thinking about it right now makes me want to go see it again. more »
TeeVee
This is pretty much all that's going on in my life besides work. Well, this and all the rain.
Before you go thinking it's not that impressive, here is what I had before:
Yeah. I was one of those guys that was always saying that HD just do… more »
posted by brendoman | 01/22/10| 11:46:23 am| I Love Video Games, TeeVee, I'm a Big Geek| Leave a comment »
Band of Outsiders (1964)
The first time I heard about Band of Outsiders was when the lovely J9 had to show me her favorite scene, which is the famous dancing sequence in the movie. Two young guys and a girl are hanging out a restaurant, start up the jukebox, and do a choreograp… more »
Sanjuro (1962)
Oh man. I really should have kept up with my blogging, especially on these Kurosawa movies, because they're all running together in my head. All I could remember about this movie at first was its ending, but after a little prompting, it's coming back t… more »
Extra Long Weekend
Well, hello there! I'm sitting here with my mom during the intermission at the Cirque du Soleil and just realized I never posted today. Ah, the wonders of Droid. Now I can look like any other crazy phone-obsessed person while waiting for the show to r… more »
The Pee-Wee Herman Show
I am honoring the memory of Dr. King by working. Huzzah. This past weekend was mostly awesome. I got a new TV. I new it was going to be a huge jump going from a small CRT to a 42" 1080p HDTV but man, it still blew me away when I fired that thing up.… more »
Books For Sale
During my time as a Christian and as a pastor I collected lots of books. It's been 2.5 years since I stopped believing in the Christian faith, so most of those books are irrelevant to me. Last night Sara and I went through our bookshelves and pulled out… more »
Make Your Own Irish Liqueur
Okay, so Kristen shared this recipe with me, and I instantly went to the store to make sure I had the ingredients to try it. Now, the author on the site refers to the final product as homemade Bailey's, but let me tell you up front that it's merely home… more »
Labyrinth (1986)
Yet another movie I somehow missed in childhood was Labyrinth. I always meant to watch it once I found out it starred David Bowie but never got around to it. Luckily, Ric asked for it for his birthday this year, so I finally got to see it! Jennife… more »
Rififi (1955)
Thank goodness for the promptings of IMDb, because I'm so far behind that my memory needed to be jogged! And I can't believe that, since Rififi has been one of the highlights of the last couple months for me. I have hit a block of foreign flicks on my… more »
Haiti's Story, Our Test
After my post yesterday, a good friend emailed me to express some concern over the idea that the earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath was a test from God for American Christians. Her concern is that it causes us to imagine God as some cosmic teacher sen… more »
Am I Willing to Suffer?
"But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers w… more »
Letting the Days Go By
I don't know how it happened, but I'm hopelessly addicted to Animal Crossing again, this time on the Wii. I didn't think I would be that into it since it's so similar to the DS version, but really that is all I need. My schedule literally rotates aroun… more »
Hidden Fortress (1958)
Yet another of the movies from my Kurosawa class, Hidden Fortress is one of the most accessible to a general audience, especially since it served as an influence on George Lucas' for his Star Wars franchise. In this story, two bumbling and greedy peasan… more »
Back to Basics Weekend
Well, the holidays are definitely over and I'm back to the usual routine. Work promises to be busy in the next few months. Software-wise, we just had a meeting last week to make a to-do list and prioritize it, and it looks to be very busy. Right now I… more »
Link of the Day: Donate Games
I read an article in the paper (yeah, those floppy paper things with printing on them we used to read in Social Studies) about Donate Games, an organization in Dana Point that is pretty awesome. They accept donated games from all systems, which are tax… more »
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Ric and I saw Where the Wild Things Are way back in November when we were on vacation in Monterey. There was a lot of build up for this movie, which had an awesome trailer that was mostly a music video, which makes sense, because director Spike Jonze ga… more »
Throne of Blood (1957)
One of the movies we watched in the Kurosawa course I audited was Throne of Blood, which was an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth set in 16th century Japan. Like some of Kurosawa's other adaptation, this is a loose one that basically follows a little… more »
More Free Stickers!
Today we announced a new sticker which Phil actually designed for me (using custom artwork from Ian Johnston) as a Christmas present. For an unknown limited time we are giving these away for free along with our regular Brax stickers if you contact us h… more »
Link of the Day: Download More RAM
The next time someone in your family is pestering you because their computer is "acting weird," just send them to this site. I can honestly see it having a sort of placebo effect. more »
Stepping Out in Faith
I have been attending the same church since I was about ten years old. There were some really rough times. I witnessed the failure of four people in leadership, all during the most impressionable years. Between these leaders and several other experien… more »
Workout Fun
I think I might have forgotten to mention it specifically, but my new phone is a Droid, and it is awesome. One of the coolest things about it is all of the GPS connectivity. If I'm out and about and decide to hunt for something, I simply do a quick sea… more »
Buzz Lightyear
It's been awhile since I uploaded a Buzz Lightyear pic but I wanted to record this one from last night for posterity since I beat Phil. I also cracked the top 100 which is pretty awesome since it was just near closing. more »
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
What seems like ages ago, we had a movie night at the Agadoni home and Amy's choice was Crocodile Dundee. Believe it or not, I had never seen this movie. I know, I know. Blame my mother. I know I do.
I know a synopsis sounds pointless to all of y… more »
Pete & Pete Quiz
The Adventures of Pete & Pete: The Quiz
Score: 93% (14 out of 15)
I can't believe I missed one. more »
Quick Movie Thoughts - Paranormal Activity & The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Paranormal Activity scared the crap out of me so in order to think happy thoughts I went to see The Fantastic Mr. Fox with Jon and Grace and it was awesome and made me feel warm and fuzzy. That's it. more »
Holidays
Hi everyone! I'm back from my blogging break. I think I needed some time away from computers over the holidays. I checked in once in a while to be up-to-date with friends' blogs and Facebooks, but overall, I dialed it back and it felt good to live in… more »
Time to Go
"Exciting things are afoot in the Hough House. Stephanie and I are expecting... to move to California." I remember being up in front of CCF that last Senior Night in 2002. Wow, it is hard to believe that we have been in Pasadena for seven and a half year… more »
This Will Be Our Year
I think we're supposed to say it like "twenty ten" because really it just makes more sense.
Not much going on here, playing a lot of Wii, wishing January were over already so LOST will be on. Hope you are all having as awesome a new year as I am so f… more »