Saw the No Doubt / Paramore / The Sounds show at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in Chula Vista last night.  AMAZING!!! Wasn't too familiar with The Sounds, but they put on a great show.  Everyone started jumping up and doen when they played "Hurt You"... mainly becuase it's the theme music to the Geico Caveman commercial where they're in the ( Read more... )

Okay, okay.  I know what you're thinking.  Santana's?  Really?  You're going to review Santana's ( Read more... )

New Movie #18: "Wolverine: Origins"

This movie was a mixed bag for me.  Everything that had to do with Wolverine and his ex-mercenary teammates was absolutely amazing, except for the whole Weapon XI bullshit they pulled with Deadpool.  However, the sub-plot with the missing kids, and the cameo appearances by Cyclops and Emma Frost were totally ( Read more... )

New Restaurant #5:  Kapit Bahay, Las Vegas

No one's Filipino food is better than your Mom's Filipino food.  But this one is pretty good for Vegas.  It's located right on the strip, in a little outdoor shopping center next to the new Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino.  The place looks and feels like a standard San Diego Filipino restaurant, except for ( Read more... )

This movie was so fucking good that I hated it...  Great performance by Mickey Rourke?  Yes.  Oscar worthy?  Yes.  Marisa Tomei pretty much topless for the entirety of the movie?  Yes.  In the end, though, my world seemed a little dimmer from watching this film.  The shine was taken off of absolutely everything before me, and I couldn't shake the ( Read more... )

I LOVED "Sin City", "300" and "The Spirit".  In the end, however, movies like "Sin City", "300" and "The Spirit" wouldn't be held in such high regard, if not for the strength of their respective stylized visuals.  The stories in all were solid, but often times felt like static moments in life, stretched to fill 120 minutes of space.  Creative and ( Read more... )

So, I've decided that a strict regiment of weekly / monthly / daily activities has been a little too constraining, and has put more pressure on me to do things for the sake of fulfilling the New Year's resolution, rather than doing things to better my life.  So, since the intent of the resolution is to better myself throughout the year, I have ( Read more... )

Took the opportunity to see "Taken" last night, while the rest of my testosterone-challenged friends took on "He's Just Not That into You".  It sooooooo did not disappoint ( Read more... )

Ate at Thai Time the other day.  It's this little Thai food place next to Horton Plaza (in the little taxi turnaround area, next to the NBC building).  It was fairly inexpensive, and extremely fast!  I ate vegetable Spicy Basil Fried Rice, and it was excellent.  If you're looking for a fast Thai place, without having to drive up to Clairemont Mesa ( Read more... )

So, I've been wanting to see this movie for a while, ever since it debuted at The Sundance Film Festival a couple of years back.  Never got around to it at the festival, as other films tended to be scheduled at the same time ( Read more... )