Can't sleep tonight. It's 1:30 AM. Here's what's on my brain ( Read more... )

I love my PS3. I really do. I much prefer the Dual Shock controller to the 360 controller: It's smaller, and the 360's D-Pad is barely functional. I find PS3's user interface much more attractive than XBox Live, and it isn't covered head to toe in obnoxious ads that I have to page through to get to my game. It doesn't constantly beg me to send ( Read more... )

I came to a realization the other day. Previously on this blog, I've mentioned my love for incredibly dark films such as Park Chan-Wook's Vengeance Trilogy, or Takeshi Kitano's "Sonatine". I've realized that these are my horror films. I am quickly bored of disturbing, queasy acts of violence (ala Saw). I especially hate that genre of audience- ( Read more... )

All across the Internet, people are prematurely sounding the death-knell for Nintendo. Most of it doesn't seem to have anything to do with Nintendo actually being doomed as much as with journalists' insatiable need for exciting news. But the Big N is here to stay, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Sure, the heady days of the Wii's ( Read more... )

Cowboys and Aliens gets off to a bang-up start. Daniel Craig wakes up in the dirt with nothing but the clothes on his back and a mysterious metallic bracelet and no idea of who he is. I was sold right there that this would be a movie worth seeing. And on balance, it probably is. Unfortunately, the first reel is the best one, and it's all ( Read more... )

I haven't been posting much, since things have been pretty crazy lately, what with moving into a new house and all. But I've been listening to some great music lately.

1) Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (1980)I've always loved Peter Gabriel, but only just picked up this excellent CD (his third self titled album, years before Weezer did it :P). It' ( Read more... )

Alright, I am super jazzed. Ever since I arrived in Yakima, I've been bothered by the lack of real, quality asian cuisine. There is one decent place, Ozeki's, that's pretty expensive for what you get, and a lot of "chinese buffet" greasy spoons. Another popular favorite are the various "Teriyaki" restaurants, which usually say something like " ( Read more... )

Looks like I'm only 3 days in to my 30 day challenge, and I've already missed a day. Looks like I'll have to do a little catch up today. Today's challenges ( Read more... )

Yet another great meme I'm stealing from yuushi! I've fallen out of the anime scene over the last several years, but I still love it just as much as ever. So to pay tribute to such a fundamental influence in my life, and to make sure I post a bit more than I do (i.e. at all), let's give it a try ( Read more... )

Out of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands of the 80's (including Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer), Anthrax get the least amount of love these days. But while Megadeth is probably my favorite of the four acts, Anthrax is the band I'd most like to hang out with. In fact, they're probably the only major metal act that hasn't really managed to piss ( Read more... )