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This Is Spartaaaaaaa!!!!

Posted on March 16th, 2007 by Josh.
Categories: movies, internet.

Found this stuff while surfing the web.. Gotta love Photoshop!

Edit: Had to add a link to this gem I came across - http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=231.

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Pizza Power!

Posted on March 14th, 2007 by Josh.
Categories: games, movies, music, tv.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game from 1989 came out on Xbox Live Arcade today. I was up early this morning and had time to spare, so I downloaded it and played through the first level. It was just like old times - I can see myself having a lot of fun with that game all over again.

Playing the game reminded me of the Ninja Turtles music I used to listen to as a kid. Yeah, that’s right - I had a cassette tape with songs about pizza and fighting The Shredder. I still have vague memories of the happy day that my parents made a special stop at Pizza Hut to buy me the tape. That $4.99 purchase was money well spent, as I didn’t listen to any other music for probably about a year. My mom will probably say it was longer, as the tape became permanently lodged in her Ford Tempo’s tape player.

I just had to hear it again, so after a quick google search, I found a site with mp3’s made from the tape! I started playing them in iTunes, and noticed that there is some background noise and occasional clicking from the tape player, but who am I to complain? For the most part, the quality is good enough.

I surprised myself this morning when I started singing along to the lyrics, as if it were 1990 all over again.

Click here to visit MIKEYSTMNT.COM and download them for yourself!

And yes, I am excited for the movie that comes out next Friday. I’m not expecting it to be great, but it looks like they’ve captured the spirit of the Turtles I know and love.

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Snakes on a Plane: The Drinking Game

Posted on February 16th, 2007 by Josh.
Categories: beer, movies.

Earlier this week, I stopped by the store to pick up The Departed on DVD. I hadn’t bought a new movie in a while, so it was kind of a big deal.

While I was in line to check out, I grabbed an impulse buy - something I had meant to get a while ago, but forgot about: Snakes on a Plane!

To celebrate its DVD debut at my place, I plan to have some people over to watch and play a drinking game of sorts.

Here’s a quick run down:

• See a snake? Take a drink. (You don’t have to drink multiple drinks when there are multiple snakes on screen or more than once for the same snake in the same scene, but feel free)
• Someone screams? Take a drink.
• Drink when someone dies.
• Drink every time Sam Jackson gives a command (i.e. repeat after me, stay safe, listen to me)
• Boobies? Drink!
• Drink every time Sam Jackson swears (once per sentence, unless you’re crazy)
• When Sam Jackson says THE line… finish your drink!
• If there’s anything left by the time the credits start rolling, finish your mother f’ing drink!

This is open to refinement - if you have any additions or suggestions, post a comment!

Edit: An updated version can be found here.

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Duuuuude.

Posted on January 17th, 2007 by Josh.
Categories: movies.

Bad. Ass.

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Some changes

Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Josh.
Categories: site news, games, books, movies, music.

Once again, I’ve messed with the layout and design of my blog. I threw out that old one, because it was kind of annoying, and didn’t play well with the lesser browser (IE).

I’ve opted (for now) to just pick one of the default templates, and play around with the new Blogger Beta functionality before going any further.

It’s neat - you can create widgets to drag and drop into place on the page. Very intuitive.

I’ve also ditched my book/music/movie recommendations, opting instead to relay those from time to time by posting an entry. Speaking of which, here’s one now!

The latest cause of thumb blisters

• Guitar Hero II (Playstation 2) - Along with a revamped and much more fun multiplayer mode, GHII comes with a whole new set of songs. Among my favorites at the moment are Jessica (The Allman Brothers Band), Psychobilly Freakout (The Reverend Horton Heat), YYZ (Rush), Beast and the Harlot (Avenged Sevenfold), and Hangar 18 (Megadeth). I’m still not ready for hard or expert difficulty, but I’m getting pretty good at medium.
   
   
   
   
   

• WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007 (Xbox 360) - If you know me, you know I’ve been hooked on pro wrestling since ninety-deuce. That’s not even a lie. I started watching back in the days of Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart and Razor Ramon. I stuck with ‘em even after I learned what the word choreographed means. And to this day, I get to play some fun games that try to emulate the madness seen a couple times a week on TV and in arenas around the world. The SvR game engine has been maturing over the years, and is finally becoming one that I truly enjoy. Gone are the days of ridiculous collision detection and endless button mashing. There is still a degree of button mashing, but it is a lot more manageable than it once was - with momentum shifts and well timed reversals taking a key spot in the gameplay. It’s not everyone’s cup o’ tea, but it is definitely mine.

My nose has been buried in..

• Survivor (Chuck Palahuniuk) - A month or so ago, I decided to get back into reading. Reading in my library (err.. bathroom), during lunch breaks, in bed before falling asleep.. To get me back into the swing of things, I decided I’d give Palahniuk a try. Quite a few friends have been into his work for a while, and the only one I knew - Fight Clubs - I am a big fan of. So I started there. The movie did a very good job of translating the style of the book, in my opinion. Didn’t get a whole lot out of it, but it was good. I moved on to another of his books, Survivor, and found it to have a similarly strange setup. A man is on a plane by himself, and said plane will eventually run out of fuel and lead to his death. In the meantime, he’ll be quite happy to recount his life and why he is on the plane into the “black box”. I enjoyed many aspects of the book. It won’t go down as a favorite, but it was worth my time.
   
• JPod (Douglas Coupland) - At Micah’s suggestion, I picked this book up at the store a couple weeks ago. Video game designers in an office setting. Eccentric personalities. Strange happenings in the life of the main character. Lots of programming (and other) references. So far.. so good. As Micah said, it’s right up my alley.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Recent viewings

• Nothing as of late. I should go to the theaters more often.

Latest on the iPod

• The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (Brand New) - Brand New is back with their junior album, and they are still rocking - inspired lyrics and clever melodies prevail. I found myself taking in their latest effort in much the same way I took in their second album, Deja Entendu. Upon my first listen, I wasn’t sure what to think. I was sort of indifferent, maybe didn’t like the sound. But a couple more and it quickly became a favorite. From the ever so catchy Sewing Season (Yeah) to Micah’s favorite, Jesus (or just track 3, as he calls it) - they do not fail to deliver with dreary and artful sounds, with a little bit of the screaming mixed in. I think it’s pretty well done, overall. Highly recommended.

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Ryan Butler asks Kevin Smith a question

Posted on July 22nd, 2006 by Josh.
Categories: youtube, movies.

No, really. He gets to do all the fun stuff now that he lives in LA.

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Oh I’m Ready For It

Posted on July 13th, 2006 by Josh.
Categories: youtube, movies.

Snakes on a Plane hype is at an all time high.

Samuel L. Jackson feeds the hype at the MTV Movie Awards:

Some comedian parodies a bunch of actors auditioning for the movie:

And last, but certainly not least.. Cobra Starship’s Snakes on a Plane - the music video!

You may recognize band members from Midtown, The Academy Is.., Gym Class Heroes, and The Sounds. I think I’m in love with Maja Ivarsson. The hottest thing from Sweden since Ace of Base.

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Goooooooogle

Posted on July 2nd, 2006 by Josh.
Categories: movies, sports, internet.

Seriously, though. I’ve become very dependent on Google. This once could have been said of Microsoft Office. When I first discovered Outlook, I was amazed. Archiving every bit of email on my desktop, keeping track of events in my calendar (synched with my Palm Pilot, of course) - it was great!

But now, Google comes along with Gmail (if you don’t have a Gmail account, seriously.. what are you waiting for??) and more recently Google Calendar. Google calendar allows you to plan out your life. When I think about scheduling something with friends, I go to the Google Calendar, create an event, and send out invites. Maybe it’s annoying when they get all of the invites, but I’ve only heard them laughing about my obsession. Which is okay.

I tend to put everything on my Google calendar - from birthday reminders to happy hour with my friends to reminding myself to set my WWE fantasy roster for the week (yes, WWE has a fantasy game, and yes I’m that ridiculous that I’m actually participating). On top of that, you can set it up so you get text message reminders when an event is approaching. So even if I’m for some reason away from a computer for more than 24 hrs, I’ll probably have my phone on me and I’ll keep myself up to date with my plans.

Okay, I’m sick of talking about my obsessive tendencies about organizing things electronically.

So have you seen the new Superman movie? I saw it last weekend, and I loved it. It felt like I was watching a true sequel to the original Superman - just with a lot more computer graphics and modern actors. I saw it on an IMAX screen in 3D, and it was worth every cent of the extra four dollars I paid for my ticket. Seeing Superman flying through the air and saving the world is one thing - but to see it all happen in 3D? Amazing.

What else? I feel like so much has happened since I last posted here. Well, the Suns lost. I got bored with the NBA once again. I got into the World Cup craze. USA and South Korea lost. I got bored with the World Cup. The Diamondbacks have lost a LOT of games, but I still haven’t gotten bored with Major League Baseball. I went to WWE Judgment Day. The DVD was released. I bought it. I’ll be taking some screen captures later to show you all how many times I got on camera.

Yeah. Other stuff happened, but those are the highlights of my life, I think. Sports and staying indoors during the day as much as possible. Unless it’s time spent in the pool.. or the river. Which is where I’ll be this Saturday. Okay. Enough rambling. I’ll be back. Sooner than the last time. Sentence fragments. Whoo!

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That’s a mighty good gin and tonic

Posted on May 26th, 2006 by Josh.
Categories: movies.

This never gets old..

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Snakes On A Mother Fucking Plane!

Posted on April 27th, 2006 by Josh.
Categories: movies.

Yes, it’s a real movie. No, that’s not a real poster. But it should be.

Official Movie Site. IMDB listing. Wikipedia article.

Thanks to Beck for bringing this to my attention.

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