New Shoes.... No Sleepy

I will be posting some new infor in Tennis shoes soon (tomorrow or Saturday) but for tonight it is off to never never land. My wife and I just got back from 2 1/2 hours of tennis and I'm beat. Shoes tomorrow time for sleepy!!

Toe the Line...

So last night I was in the line for Serenity and met some really interesting folks. I went up and talked to the first people in line just to see how long they had been waiting. She was a very nice gal who had been in line since 3:00 pm (movie started at 7:00) The guy behind her was a little put off by this because he had been first in line for the last dozen or so sci-fi movies. The funny thing about them is that the were Klingons (both of them). Let me repeat this for those who think they just had some sort of seizure....... KLINGONS. You know Star Trek looked like Romulans in the 60's grew some sort of turtle on their head in the 80's. You know Klingons! They are from the House VamPyr. The oldest continuous lineage house in the state of Colorado and, something like the third oldest Klingon house in the United States. How did I know they were Klingons you wonder? Well they gave me a business card (sorry you are still not having a seizure). Of course this makes sense because; you should have a business card to give that little extra bit of cool (damn that hurt my head just typing that). There is something very wrong about having cool and Klingon in the same paragraph (my brain bone hurts really bad). Let me give you a little taste of the Klingon Empire:

The VamPyr's belong to a Mysterious Klingon Family line called "The Family of Blood" after defeating an enemy in battle this family line has a ritual of drinking the blood of the vanquished in order to gain their life energy. Whether or not this is based in fact, most races including Klingons give the Vampyr a wide berth.

I could not make this up. It is on the back of the business card. Why do bad thing happen to good people (like me having that stuck in my skull for the rest of my life...... and now you) But wait there's more. Before I continue The Klingon people were really nice. I mean it; really nice. The have the Milehi convention coming up in October. The convention goes to support literacy programs so big props for them. Please visit there web site at http://www.milehicon.org/ . If you can't go to the convention send them a check you cheap bastards.

Now more brain damage. I was talking to couple of guys in line and they seemed pretty nice when they started chirping about how it was bush that we started our blogs just to see Serenity. Okay it may have been a little week but kiss my ass. Don't lay your crap on me man! Anyway; this dude starts chatting politics and sense I'm a Political Science major I always like to banter a little bit. This yoyo says to me that he is a Pro Choice, Anti Death penalty, Pro Gay marriage Republican. About that moment it felt like a nest of termites were trying to gnaw their way out of my head in all different directions. One more time "I'm a Pro Choice, Anti Death penalty, Pro Gay marriage Republican". Then doesn't that make you a Democrat? Why would you think like that and vote the exact opposite of what you believe? Dude from the line, if you read this..... You are a closet case, self loathing denial mongar. Don't reject who you are. Embrace it. That way maybe the thrombosis in my head will just cut loose and finish me off instead of having that dumb ass statement stuck in my head for god knows how long. Sitting. Waiting. Planning.

Serenity NOW!!!!!

Well; I'm back from Serenity what a ride. I will try not to give up too much here. I will repost on Saturday after I have seen the movie for the third time...... So here it goes..... Holy Shit Batman that was freaking AWESOME. Not just good but AMAZING!! The movie was Serenity not Firefly not to say it was a complete departure from our beloved TV show. It was it's own complete movie; even non fans will enjoy this non (and I mean NON FREAKING) stop action packed movie. The movie goes into a bit of the back story of River and Simon (the Brother and Sister the the Firefly-Serenity picks up at the beginning of the TV series); and really helps to kick off the movie. The first ten minutes of the movie introduces the heroin, hero and bad guy. The "Bad Guy" is an extremely interesting character with an honor code that is completely intriguing. Driven, compelled, remorseless, relentless, and with no excuses or sadness for what he knows he is.

The action is spectacular. The acting is spot on. There were a couple of mildly wooden moments at the beginning. Kind of like old Army buddies getting together after a long time apart, just takes a minute for the rust to come off and then it's a well oiled machine. The jokes are as sarcastic and sardonic as ever. The pace of the movie is extremely fast but, is put together tighter than a nuns ass. The moments with the Reavers are truly terrifying. They make you jump out of your damn seat more than once. The story makes total sense out of why The Alliance is after River so relentlessly (which was something that was a little lacking in the series). The direction and camera work was remarkable. Joss Whedon is something truly marvelous. Brave and daring and true to his vision of the world where there are people who will do right just because it's right but, it's over crowded with people who will be herded around by mediocrity and even full on evil Bureaucracy. Also; for the final 15 minutes of this movie Joss has the biggest set of cast iron balls dragging on the ground behind him you could ever imagine. BRAVO. BRAVO. BRAVO.

10 out of 5 stars ********** if I wasn't going to get bored very quickly from typing stars I would go on and on. I plan on seeing this movie at least two more times in the theater. It is for sure already a top 3 sci-fi movie. Probably a top 5 movie overall and after it all has a chance to settle it could be 3 or 4 overall. Sprint to see this movie. If your date falls trying to keep up with you; fuck 'em. Leave 'em for the Goramm Reavers!!

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Greedo Shot First?

So I know this guy who knows this guy who knows a rat and I saw a ripped copy of Revenge of the Sith. This in it’s self is not a big deal because every day movies get ripped off on the internet and I’m all for this but……. I find it extremely funny that the most insane sue happy, megalomaniacal, egomaniacal, security crazed, control freak, film franchise killing fuck-tard could get his stuff ripped off. Not some kind of cam with people standing up in the middle or coughing or some sort of weird theater laugh track; this is the DVD master copy taken from the talons of the beast himself. I have been a full on SW junkie for 30 years (well close enough to that) and seeing the things I have seen in my beloved series such as:

1. Greedo shooting first (did I miss something is that supposed to be a good thing)
   
2. Han Solo walking on Jaba the Hut (how did Jaba loose like 600 lbs and slither his wrinkled fat slug ass down to the Falcon’s hanger?)
   
3. An elephant sized creature that is covered from head to toe with floor length fur living on a planet with a mean average temperature of 185* and is covered in sand (what the hell would a herd of Banthas eat……. GRIT?)
   
4. Ewoks (please shoot me; no I mean it. Life is not worth living the more I think about a freaking Star Wars movie inhabited with teddy bears!)
   
5. Jar-Jar Binks (seriously; how he can walk down the street without an old Star Wars fan taking a bat to him is beyond me)
   
6. Some thing that drives with it’s feet saying fucking “POO DOO” (enough said)

So after all of these insults Me-sa think itsa funny thatsa Mista George-a got ripped off-sa. My official review of the DVD rip is this: Nice. Really, really nice. The quality was what you would expect from DVD. The copy I saw was played in a DVD player and not in a computer so that was handy. And the graphics were even sharper in the DVD format than I remembered in the theater. So when it comes out on video BUY IT. If someone you know, knows someone who knows someone else’s uncles, cousins, half brother that is willing to give you a rip of the DVD take it and remember that karma is a bitch for butt holes who okay putting Rastafarian salamanders into the best set of movies ever.

Is this what George looks like when he hears he got ganked?

Racquet Ready

I have been playing tennis for about 25 years now. While the thought of that makes me want to throw myself in front of a bus or possibly do something more important with my life (as opposed to reviewing stuff and bitching on an internet BLOG) I would like to share some of my thoughts on equipment. The first thing when anyone thinks about tennis is racquets (freaking duh). Although I think shoes are the most important thing (trust me on this if you are just getting started playing competitive tennis) but racquets are 1A for sure. Digression is the the theme of this blog if you haven't gotten that yet please feel free to catch on now. Racquets are the coolest thing in tennis; the right racquet can make you feel like the god of thunder on the court or conversely the king of a mushroom patch. (I have no idea what that means but it can't be as good as the god of thunder for Christ sakes) Anyway, I have recently switched to play with the Prince Red O3 racquet. WOW. This is the most supple stick I have played with since I had to stop playing with wood ( mom caught me playing with wood and she forbid me from ever doing it again or else..... HELL). Seriously; wood had a great soft feel that allowed you to control shots and place the ball surgical. This racquet has all of those sweet attributes as well as being able to generate a lot of power. The O3 Red has a sweet spot that is almost 100% un-missable because of a new revolutionary design with giant holes all around the out side of the racquet head. The Red is a racquet I would not recommend for someone who is not so strong; not that you have to be Hercules but you need to generate some of your own pace with this racquet. It's the touch that makes it rock. Loads of spin. Tons of placement. It's a mid plus racquet about 105 cm head size so not like swinging a spare tire that you can't miss the ball with so not 100% for beginners. But I would highly recommend this Racquet. (Go on... Get it) http://www.princetennis.com/product/product_detail.asp?Product=1185

If you have a specific stick you want me to swing and give you an honest opinion of how it is leave a post for me and I will contact you directly to set it up. GO HIT SOME BALLS!!

Serenity!! Opens this Friday the 30th

Joss Whedon, the Oscar® - and Emmy - nominated writer/director responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE, ANGEL and FIREFLY, now applies his trademark compassion and wit to a small band of galactic outcasts 500 years in the future in his feature film directorial debut, Serenity. The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family –squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal.

BLOG for free tickets

I started this blog for one specific reason...... GET FREE FIRE FLY TICKETS. Mission accomplished. I am a HUGE (6' 1" 255 lbs.) Firefly fan and have always wanted to have my own blog so in a cosmic way it was kind the perfect storm. I thought my chances of getting these tickets were thinner that a super model on a month long bulimic bender but in the end it all worked out. I will be posting a brief synopses of the movie on my next post and I will also be reviewing the movie Tuesday night after I see the movie. I am a big movie buff. Basically they are my favorite thing and sci-fi just rocks. For a quick review of my opinion of some movies just to establish a base line 1)Star Wars-rocked 2) Empire Strikes Back-rocked 3)Return of the Jedi-the madness begins... 4)Phantom Menace-um okay... What's with the talking frog 5)Attack of the Clones- what the fuck! 6) Revenge of the Sith-nice come back but does not make up for episodes Six(VI), One(I) and Two(II). And just by the way Starship Troopers was a better movie that all three of those Star Wars movies combined.