So today I’m trying to wrap my head around moving my little entertainment stand out of the living room, while me and the mrs. will be having carpet installed on Friday. The good news, with the advent of the flat screen TV, huge entertainment centers are a thing of the late 90’s. We were able … Continue reading
Go by your local grocery store or Walmart today, and I just bet you will meet your Pusherman. Now I say this after finishing off a box of caramel delites, but don’t you agree your local girl scout is taking all the cash out of your wallet? Everybody has their own favorite girl scout cookie, … Continue reading
The world is in short supply of true badasses of the television and silver screen. The 80’s was chock full of them, but nowadays I find very few that meet my standards. I honestly only held Horatio Caine of CSI: Miami and Michael Weston of Burn Notice as the only two badasses currently on my … Continue reading
In my spare time when my son is preoccupied, I pull out my handy dandy Nintendo DS. That’s how I game. All Nintendo Ds games.. most of them are J-RPGs, all the time. I’m 35 years old. Usually that’s not that big a deal, but in November I went to the Gamestop counter and plopped … Continue reading
Back in the 90’s when I played Street Fighter II, my friends would so-du-ken the shit out of me with Ken and Ryu, as I played with Chun-Li and her spinning bird kick. She is one of my favorite characters from the Capcom series. So when I had the opportunity to DVR Street Fighter: Legend … Continue reading
Last week the internet had a lovefest with Nicolas Cage as Everyone. It’s funny because I had just watched two of his movies in a row: Bangkok Dangerous and National Treasure 2. It seems most people either love or hate Nicolas Cage, and I’m in the camp that enjoys his work, but I think it … Continue reading
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a must own on DVD. I saw it in the theater over the summer with the family, and my wife grabbed it on DVD yesterday for my son to watch again and again and again. You know what? This movie is an instant classic. As I watched “Cloudy” … Continue reading
There is a point when you see enough good movies in a row that you can call it a “streak”, and you may be wary of the next movie you see for fear of breaking that good run. I haven’t had the opportunity to see that many movies for the past couple of years due … Continue reading
So my son has this Nascar Race Track that he received for his birthday that is actually kind of fun. You get these Nascars that race on the rubber track. These cars will actually fly around the track and pass each other magically on the corners and spin each other into the “infield” carpet. It’s … Continue reading
Right on. As promised, here is part III of Open Your Ears dedicated to my favorite Asian pop of 2009. And rather than a long intro, here are my top 5 singles. #5 A Boy by G-Dragon- Korea’s hottest pop star set waves with his blond hair and sometime controversial appearances. He really has a … Continue reading