The Venture Bros. Season 4 Preview Is Pure Bliss and Madness

Awesome. That is all.

Can't think of title ... doesn't matter anyway ...

Dammit! I've overslept the last two days and have not made it to the gym. Just started a new workout routine 3 weeks ago and I do not want to relapse into laziness. I need to catch up the rest of this week and get myself back on schedule.

The Ballad of G.I. Joe Will Break Your Heart

Saw this on Topless Robot yesterday.

The Ballad of G.I. Joe from Olivia Wilde

Languor

Pic grabbed from: http://abanzai.animeblogger.net/2007/05/01/lucky-star-04/

lan·guor
[lang-ger]
–noun
1. lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
2. lack of spirit or interest; listlessness; stagnation.


It's been one of those weeks. Hell, feels like it's been one of those months, and I'm only two weeks into it. I had some major projects that I've wanted to work on that I've let lapse. Haven't really done too much, aside from work and ... well, not really doing much at all at home. Just feel like at times recently I've suffered from some mental and physical exhaustion. Just can't put my finger on why, though.

It's not like I haven't been doing things I enjoy. I recently went to the evening practice of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. I'm hosting a party tonight, where friends from my normal circle and friends from work will all be in attendance. The Gators are the preseason #1 in the USA Today coaches' poll! And I'm pretty much booked for a nice, two-week vacation at the end of September through the first few days of October. Going to start off in Los Angeles and then head out to Japan for a 10-day tour!

Besides all that, I've restarted my workout regimen with a new plan that will hopefully help me shed some fat. Also joined a friend of mine and started climbing again at Vertical Ventures. I plan on heading out to enjoy the Florida beaches real soon. And I've got all my ongoing projects, like: renewing my CCNA certification, and continuing on to CCNA Voice and CCNP; learning a foreign language; make a serious effort to date and get a girlfriend; train myself to be a better cook; and clean up, reorganize and improve my home.

(o.O)

You know, reading over all of that again maybe that is why I've been lethargic these last two weeks. Maybe I'll just concentrate on that girlfriend part for now ...

Ong-Bak 2

I don't need to tell you, I will be see this when it comes out in theaters.

Conan O'Brien at Bang Zoom Entertainment

Awesome! Just awesome!

Selfless Promotion

I just wanted to point people to some music videos made by a talented friend of mine.


Icarus



Hideaway (222 Version)



Divine Sickness (222 Version)



Hope y'all give him some love!

Wait ... Where did the first half of 2009 go?

Is it really July already?

I was actually working on a new post, but time just seems to be flying by and I have nothing to show for it. I did recently celebrate two birthdays, one for a friend and another one being my niece's. Working on some other activities/projects, but nothing concrete enough to warrant a posting about it.

Let's see what I can come up with later this week.

I give this website the highest rating possible

Someone has taken my personal ratings system for movies and created what may possibly be the greatest website known to mankind. Here it is!

Most Influential Influence

Wait ... you mean I'm supposed to update this thing?

So, yeah, haven't really said or done much of anything in this space in a while. Don't really know why, just haven't. I'm working on something to post, hopefully in the next day or two. Until then, I'll just put up some videos that caught my interest this week.

You trying to be a hero, Watkins? Just trying to kill some bugs, sir.

For a little while now, my roommates and myself have been dealing with an issue in my house. An infestation, really, and it's proved difficult at first to identify. It started in X's room, where he would often find bites consisting of a raised red bump or flat welt somewhere around his hands or near his ankles. They looked like mosquito bites, and that's what we originally attributed them to. But we could not find any mosquitoes anywhere inside the house, and we really did not see evidence of them outside of the house. Weirdest thing, is that he would always find new bites upon waking up from ... bed ... uh oh ...

Bedbugs!

So. Much. Fun. I won't go into the long and gory details about this wonderful pest. You can read the Wikipedia entry I linked to, or if you prefer, this one from Britannica Online. Needless to say, these little critters have been a big nuisance. We tried some home remedies, like home foggers and such, but although I believe we killed many of them it never seemed like we could eliminate them all. What was worse, we would bomb a room and the infestation would disappear for a while only to reappear in another room.

Finally, I got too annoyed with the whole situation and finally decided to call in the professionals. A major treatment was made to my house yesterday. Hopefully, that will eliminate the whole lot of them.

YES! MvC2

I spent so much money playing this in college at our local arcade. I made friends playing this game. I cannot wait until this is released. I'll buy it on both my PS3 and Xbox360.

Family Guy: What God Is Up To

This Is How Intermixi Rolls

Want to go to Japan?

Greatest. Video. Ever!

Taste The Deliciousness

Had to order a piece of California and have it shipped to me. This came from Marini's Candies, which had a location about a block away from where I worked in Santa Cruz.

Chocolate-covered bacon. Nom nom nom.

A coworker of mine had requested I bring some from California when I moved back, but I was unable to do so. I then realized a few days ago that Marini's would ship their candies since it is not summer yet. So, an order was put in and then promptly snatched from my hands!

Does he tempt the awesomeness!?

Hell yes!

I Want This Game Now!

Happy Friday the 13th!

I like Friday the 13th (the date, not the movie). Something about the superstitions surrounding it all just amuses me. Anyway, enjoy your Friday!

Golden Axe: Beast Rider

If the above video does not explain to you why I am playing this game, then there is nothing else I can say.

In all seriousness, I've so far enjoyed the latest iteration of the Golden Axe franchise. It's not for everyone, make no mistake about that. It does not try to reinvent the wheel; does not try to be anything other than a hack-and-slash action game.

As I've played through it so far, I've felt like I've been playing an upgraded version of the arcade classic. Does it get everything correct? No. But then I never thought it had to. Golden Axe: Beast Rider has its problems and shortcomings but for me this has not ruined my enjoyment of the title. For me, it's just fun and that's why I play video games.