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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-12

Jul 12

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• theocracy "laying the demon to rest" ? http://twt.fm/194654 #musicmonday #
• pleasantly surprised at the nice cool breeze we have this morning! #
• Clocking in at almost 23 minutes is the masterpiece of Theocracy's "Mirror of Souls" ? http://twt.fm/194838 #musicmonday #
• going back a few years for this one: vicious rumors "digital dictator" ? http://twt.fm/194911 #musicmonday #
• Looking for good power metal? look to Primal Fear "16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)" ? http://twt.fm/195549 #musicmonday #
• from my favorite DT album, Train of Thought: Dream Theater "As I Am" ? http://twt.fm/195674 #musicmonday #
• ran 5.08 km on 7/6/2009 at 5:47 PM with a pace of 8'40"/km
  http://bit.ly/fkjvd #
• out at the Mayo Dairy in Planada…hoping there are no wasps in the terminal I'm about to open #
• fixed my graphics card! I took it out of the ol Powermac, cleaned off the massive Dust Bunnies, cooled it off, and now everything is pe … #
• ran 5.85 km on 7/7/2009 at 8:44 PM with a pace of 7'28"/km
  http://bit.ly/Psp4N #
• set a goal to workout 12 times in 4 weeks
  http://bit.ly/USVql #
• watching/listening to Queensryche's Mindcrime at the Moore as I work. These guys are amazing! #
• on a Jorn Lande kick: playlist includes solo albums, Ark, and Masterplan albums #
• RT: @photojojo: We're giving away an Eye-Fi Share. RT or follow @photojojo to enter! http://bit.ly/photojojoeyefi #
• as a metalhead, should I be ashamed to admit that the new Chris Daughtry album is pretty good hard rock? #
• ran 3.21 km on 7/10/2009 at 5:39 AM with a pace of 11'12"/km
  http://bit.ly/OWlej #
• going back 20+ years and listening to X-sinner's "Living On The Edge" #
• just got a text from Hannah saying that David Archuleta was AWESOME and that some fun-suckers behind them keep urging her to sit down (boo!) #
• http://foxyurl.com/o9T New blog post! #
• posted new blog: New website is live!: It has been quite a journey!  I’ve been blogging on.. http://bit.ly/rmckl #
• ran 3.31 km on 7/12/2009 at 8:06 AM with a pace of 11'27"/km
  http://bit.ly/lI7Yu #

New website is live!

Jul 10

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It has been quite a journey!  I’ve been blogging on WordPress.com since January 2008.  That’s almost 1 1/2 years of collected thoughts and rants and reviews!

So it was with a little fear and trepidation that I started a new website.  I got a great deal on some server space and was able to install WordPress.org on that server and here is the new design.

The learning curve went up exponentially.  But so did the ability to customize.

I’m looking forward to being able to further share my thoughts with you on this new platform!

Transformers 2: the anger of a fallen fan

Jul 03

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I’m sure you have heard of all the bad reviews that the second Transformer movie is getting.  I absolutely loved the first movie so I just couldn’t believe all the bad press the sequel was getting.  The reviewers had to be missing something, right?

Wrong.

I took my beautiful wife of almost 16 years to see it last night.  I was giddy and excited and a little nervous.  What if this movie sucked as bad as the critics said? As the lights dimmed, I assured myself that I was in for 2+ hours of awesomeness.

Wrong.

Here goes my rant:  I could not wait for this movie to be over.  Shia LeBeouf did a good job, but otherwise, the characters were inane and weak and shallow.  Don’t tell me not to expect much as this is a Michael Bay movie.  I went in with super low expectations of a storyline and character development, and those expectations were sorrily disappointed!

The human characters aside, the robots  seemed like caricatures of themselves.  The magic of Transformers 1 was that the robots seemed real and you could establish a small connection with them.  Almost every Transformer besides Optimus Prime was in the movie only for comic relief.  Those twin robots?  What the crap man!!  They were more annoying than Jar Jar Binks!  Here is my biggest complaint:  This is a story about a huge robot war that has made its way to earth. Robots, robots, robots!  Why did Michael Bay have to sexualize them?  Devastator with testicles?  Boo!  The little remote control Transformer humping Megan Fox’s leg like a dog?  Again, boo!

Let’s just set morality aside for a moment.  These are freakin’ robots!  And unless they are Caprica Six from Battlestar Galactica, there should be nothing sexual about them!  These are not robots studying the human condition, a-la Data from Star Trek TNG.  Why anthropomorphize them that way?

Let’s put morality back in the mix.  This movie is PG-13 but it is marketed to kids.  C’mon folks, let’s be real.  I see the commercials on Nickelodeon and Disney and I see the toys prominently displayed at the local Wal-Mart or Target.  THIS IS NOT A MOVIE FOR KIDS!!!!

Maybe I’m too pure a sci-fi fan.  Maybe I am too picky.  All I wanted was to see giant space robots (check), big explosions (check), fast cars (check), a pretty girl (check), and a fun and entertaining story to glue it all together (epic FAIL).

I was not expecting an epic movie or a movie to make me think or a movie to move my emotions.  I just wanted a summer popcorn-eater blockbuster.  I did not get itl