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Archives for: March 2010

The Expendables Trailer

[youtube]wv4PfF2ys-4&feature[/youtube] Holy crap. If you've ever been a fan of action films, I think you'll enjoy this. I still wish they had managed to sign Van Damme. That would have been pretty epic. more »
posted by brendoman | 03/31/10| 02:13:13 pm| Video of the Day| 1 comment »


Congratulations to Bagged & Boarded!

A couple years ago I was riding to Disneyland with my friend Matt and he played a podcast he had recorded with our friend Jesse. It was going to be released on Quickstop Entertainment, which is now known as FRED. It was one of the funniest podcasts I'd… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/31/10| 09:59:03 am| Movies, I'm a Big Geek, Linkworthy, Podcasting, Comics| Leave a comment »


Comic-Con is Sold Out

This shouldn't surprise anyone but Comic-Con is completely sold out. It keeps happening earlier and earlier every year, yet folks still wait and then get mad when they can't get a badge. I do know the SDCC folks do sell a good amount of badges at face… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/31/10| 09:46:56 am| I'm a Big Geek, Comics| Leave a comment »


Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archaeology by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday more »
posted by Kyle | 03/29/10| 08:15:56 am| Books, Comics| Leave a comment »


Planetary: Crossing Worlds by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday more »
posted by Kyle | 03/29/10| 08:15:19 am| Books, Comics| Leave a comment »


Old Home Movies: Jenny Brushing Teeth

I've been digitizing some old home movies and this is one of my all-time favorites. It's my kid sister, Jenny, on October 6, 1991. She's almost 3 years old and just goofing off in the bathroom sink, being cute. [youtube]g5ozWMYWfn4[/youtube] more »
posted by dan | 03/28/10| 04:36:48 pm| family/personal| 4 comments »


PDX!

Oh yeah, I booked my plane tickets yesterday for my trip to Portland next month. I'll be visiting my brother and attending a certain someone's wedding. Good times! more »
posted by brendoman | 03/26/10| 08:35:20 pm| Site News, Random| 3 comments »


WTF of the Day: Movie Ticket Price Increases

I already thought movies were too freaking expensive. Then 3D came along and jacked up the prices. Now it appears the increasing popularity of 3D is resulting in yet another ticket price hike. Ticket prices will be going up at movie theaters across… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/26/10| 01:14:57 pm| Movies, WTF of the Day| 8 comments »


Axe Cop!

Why did nobody tell me about this before now? This is the most amazingly hilarious webcomic I have ever read.Axe Cop, written by Malachai Nicolle (age 6) and illustrated by Ethan Nicolle (age 29), follows the adventures of an axe-wielding cop, his p… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/26/10| 10:53:00 am| Literature, Comics| 5 comments »


2012 (2009): A Five-Minute Review

I knew 2012 was going to be "special" when I saw the trailers, but I had no clue how special it would be. Ranking on a similar level of insanity as this year's earlier movie, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, this story takes the premise that the world will en… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/25/10| 02:05:58 pm| movies, 2009| Leave a comment »


Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) - A Five Minute Review

I saw a short segment of the Kennedy Center Honors a couple months back, and they were paying tribute to Mel Brooks. It reminded me that I had never seen Robin Hood: Men in Tights, so I added it to my queue and pushed it up to the top, because I felt li… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/24/10| 05:03:48 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


NOTY 2010

Since I don't watch basketball (or any sporting events, really) I have to get my bracket fun from the Name of the Year competition. This year's bracket was released today, and I immediately filled it out.Out this year for me: any name that just comb… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/24/10| 09:10:03 am| Fun and Games|


Planetary Vol. 3: Leaving the 20th Century by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday more »
posted by Kyle | 03/22/10| 06:24:41 pm| Books, Comics| Leave a comment »


Zed's dead, Baby. Zed's dead.

Even back in high school I had a very prominent widow's peak, and my friends would tease me about my receding hairline. I used to get defensive and say, "It's not receding--it hasn't moved in years," which was the truth. Recently, this retort has becom… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/22/10| 06:21:00 pm| Home and personal| 7 comments »


One year ago...

If you had told me that all of my high school students would be into Michael Jackson, I would have laughed at you. more »
posted by Kyle | 03/22/10| 12:38:07 pm| Music| 1 comment »


Plainview 112

Plain View #112 - January 26, 2009 Rough weekSchool of RockHigh FidelityTop 5 Cusack moviesParanormal ActivityBrothersTumblrsubscribe to this podcast! more »
posted by matt | 03/22/10| 10:01:00 am| media, podcast| 1 comment »


This is a Mess

It's that time of the year again, time to try and get in on the discount rooms for Comic-Con. This year was even more of a disaster than last year. Why? Because at this point I do not have a hotel room at all. I was on the site at 9 AM, assured that… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/22/10| 09:56:30 am| Rants and Raves, I'm a Big Geek| Leave a comment »


March 21, 2010

That's the day that the United States was transformed into a nightmarish dystopia in which the private health care system is given slightly more stringent regulations and the government federal government makes it possible for slightly more people to rec… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/22/10| 08:44:47 am| Politics, News| 2 comments »


Honestly, I would probably read this

I already own the book the cover layout is based on.Photoshop job by Michael Carroll more »
posted by Kyle | 03/19/10| 08:57:33 pm| Fun and Games, Literature, Comics| Leave a comment »


What's New

Hey everyone, I thought I'd do my Monday update today, since I missed it on Monday and don't feel much like working on Friday. It's been a long week! I feel like I'm constantly working on answering questions for people. One of those people is my mo… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/19/10| 04:27:40 pm| monday| Leave a comment »


That Obscure Object of Desire (1977): A Five Minute Review

That Obscure Object of Desire is a film by French writer-director Luis Bunuel. As it begins, a man boards a train and surprises its passengers by dumping a pail of water over a young girl's head. His cabin traveling companions are curious and ask why h… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/19/10| 04:06:47 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


R.I.P. Alex Chilton

[youtube]vAiB6VSSORc[/youtube] I was sorry to to hear the news that Alex Chilton, frontman for the band Big Star passed away. While they were never super huge, Chilton and Big Star influenced a generation of bands including R.E.M., Wilco, and The Rep… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/18/10| 08:35:55 am| In the News, Tunes| Leave a comment »


White Ribbon (2009): A Five Minute Review

Ever since I saw Cache, Michael Haneke entered my radar as a filmmaker to follow. If you haven't seen that movie, do so now - it's a perfect companion piece to White Ribbon. more »
posted by Jeri | 03/16/10| 05:04:19 pm| movies, 2009| Leave a comment »


The Illusion of Balance and the Dumbing of America

"I'm glad I don't teach in Texas." That was my initial reaction to reading about their state Board of Education's latest rewriting of their curriculum to present the Civil Rights Movement, McCarthyism, and the founding of America in a way that treats co… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/15/10| 07:42:14 pm| Education, Politics| 4 comments »


Dark City Revisited

I remember coming back to school from Spring Break in 1999 and everyone was buzzing about The Matrix, myself included. I had already seen it twice in the span of a week and couldn't wait to tell my friends in the dorm what I had discovered and ask them… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/15/10| 09:52:14 am| Movies| 1 comment »


More Quick Movie Reviews

Erika and I are still catching up on recent releases. This past week was devoted to catching some Academy Award nominees.I had been reluctant to see The Hurt Locker despite its rave reviews, but decided I should give it a chance after Roger Ebert… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/13/10| 09:46:22 am| Movies and TV| Leave a comment »


Plastic Beach by Gorillaz more »
posted by Kyle | 03/13/10| 07:52:21 am| Music| Leave a comment »


Planetary: Crossing Worlds by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday more »
posted by Kyle | 03/13/10| 07:49:24 am| Books, Comics| Leave a comment »


Tourney Time!

It's that time again. You can join our bracket league by clicking here. The password is apples. Feel free to tell your friends. I don't know how, but I am the defending champion. Bring it on... more »
posted by brendoman | 03/12/10| 02:47:07 pm| Sports| Leave a comment »


Movies of Our Youth: Taped From Television

We all have those movies that we're drawn to on cable when they are on, but back in the day there was another category of movies, movies that still haunt those of us of a certain generation and they are different for everyone. I'm talking about movies t… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/11/10| 03:49:50 pm| Movies| 3 comments »


Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy XIII more »
posted by brendoman | 03/10/10| 08:51:58 am| Media| Leave a comment »


Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2 more »
posted by brendoman | 03/10/10| 08:51:25 am| Media| Leave a comment »


Ladies of Grace Adieu

The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke more »
posted by brendoman | 03/10/10| 08:50:42 am| Media| Leave a comment »


Funny People

Funny People (2-Disc Unrated Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] more »
posted by brendoman | 03/10/10| 08:49:59 am| Media| Leave a comment »


R.I.P. Corey Haim

My two favorite Corey Haim movies are probably Lucas and Dream a Little Dream. I know folks frequently cite The Lost Boys, which I enjoy, but I think Haim showed something in those other two films that we really didn't get to see often. It's a shame he… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/10/10| 08:48:00 am| Movies, In the News| 1 comment »


Teacher Dan

[youtube]daIgZAnQnOA[/youtube] more »
posted by Kyle | 03/09/10| 08:52:10 pm| Home and personal|


Catsup

Hey everyone, Sorry for being absent around here lately. Life's been busy. Our IT guy loaded over five million records into our new software system over the weekend and we are officially live as of yesterday! Of course, we're still doing tons of wo… more »
posted by Jeri | 03/09/10| 02:33:29 pm| monday| 2 comments »


If Congress passes a health care bill, Rush Limbaugh will leave the country

Seriously, Democrats, if you didn't already have enough incentive, this should clinch it.I'm not sure where Limbaugh thinks he'll go, though, considering that every other industrialized nation in the world already provides universal health care. I g… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/09/10| 01:07:48 pm| Politics, News| Leave a comment »


Pitch Black

So yesterday pretty much sucked. I was home sick from work with a pretty bad cold. Around 10:30 the power went out. I then remembered a notice I had received saying there would be power outages between 9 AM Monday and 9 AM Tuesday. I had thought that… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/09/10| 10:12:54 am| Random| 2 comments »


Random post-Oscar thoughts

Am I the only one who thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were totally unfunny? I know hosting the Oscars is a tough gig, but surely they can do better than that. I laughed twice in 4 hours.My fears about Avatar sweeping the Oscars turned out to… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/08/10| 10:57:31 am| Movies and TV| 2 comments »


Report on Daniel's first anime night

First of all, when I began the movie the first thing Daniel said was, "This looks like your iPod" (Lately Daniel has noticed me watching Dragonball GT on it). Just three years old and he already recognizes the look of Japanese animation. The boy has p… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/05/10| 08:56:59 pm| Movies and TV| Leave a comment »


The Inaugural Father-Son Anime Night

Erika is leaving town for the weekend, it's time for a family movie night, and I thought this would be a great opportunity for me to rent Ponyo with Daniel. Unfortunately it was all out at the store, so I grabbed Kiki's Delivery Service, another Miyazak… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/05/10| 01:08:50 pm| Movies and TV| 3 comments »


Truman athletes on TV

The TV show NCAA On Campus featured three athletes from Truman State University this week: Rhodes Scholar and swimmer Andrew McCall, 20-time All-American swimmer Kate Aherne, and wrestler Ryan Banning. Watch it online here (the piece about Truman begins… more »
posted by Kyle | 03/03/10| 08:48:32 pm| Movies and TV| Leave a comment »


Stupid Smarch Weather!

Dang, where is 2010 going? Pretty soon it will be 2012 and we will all die in spectacular nonsensical Roland Emmerich fashion. Or something. I finished Deadwood. As much as I prepared myself, knowing it didn't get a proper end, it was still a gia… more »
posted by brendoman | 03/02/10| 11:11:13 pm| Random, I'm a Big Geek| Leave a comment »


Planetary Vol. 1: All Over the World and Other Stories by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday more »
posted by Kyle | 03/02/10| 06:10:15 am| Books, Comics| Leave a comment »