Today, we will be discussing Taken on Bluray. The Blu-ray in question offers both theatrical and unrated editions. Having seen the former in the theater, I chose the latter. As per usual, this review will be spoiler free. Taken is the story of a father who had been a spy. He quit his day job, [...]
Archive of entries posted on July 2009
Disconnection
In this day in age, I find it fairly hard to disconnect for any length of time. I’m talking about a true disconnect. Dump the cell phone, turn off the computer, get off the internet, turn off the TV, and stay that way for a spell. I know for some people it really isn’t all [...]
Review: Yes Man
Yes Man stars Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel. It is a great little comedy about a guy who is in a rut and has little to no motivation to escape it. Enter the premise of the movie: he attends a seminar where he promises to start saying yes to everything, from there his adventure unfolds. [...]
A+ Testing Experience
A little while back I, with the help of some friendly competition with Lauren, finally got my A+ certification. Well, more importantly I finally got off my rear to study for it and take the test. I thought I’d briefly share the material I used to study and what the test was like. I read [...]
Review: The Incredible Hulk (Xbox 360)
I bought Incredible Hulk for the Xbox 360 at Best Buy a while back for $20. I wanted to get it because I knew it was an open environment similar to Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (which incidentally, was the first game I got all of the achievements for), and also because you could play in [...]
Eee: Game On
Everyone knows the real reason anyone uses a computer is to play games (or at least a close second… but not everyone watches porn). With that in mind, here’s a few games that I have enjoyed investigating. Still haven’t got StarCraft to connect to Battle.net, so no fix to pass on there. PlanetSide – I [...]
Ride Friday: Test ride BMW R1200RT
I’ve been researching and looking at touring bikes for a while now. Ever since I’ve had to return John’s bike, I’ve been keeping my eye out for used bikes and doing more digging from time to time. After my first long ride, which I’ve talked about previously, I knew what I wanted from a touring [...]
Humor in the friendly skies
So I’m traveling a bit as of late. Most of my traveling is normally car based, but I’ve also got two plane based trips back to back. The first is a business trip to Texas and the second is my vacation to Minnesota. I’m currently on my way to Texas (as I write this) and [...]
Review: The Last Samurai on Blu-Ray
I remember very clearly when The Last Samurai was first coming out. The thought of Tom Cruise ruining what could be a decent movie on feudal Japan was forefront in my mind. Far happened to be in town so she and I went down to see the movie in Carson City, not expecting much. What [...]
Review: Kindle DX after 2 weeks
Two things I need to mention off the bat. Number 1, if you’ve been playing along at home and saying to yourself “The Kindle DX has been out for much longer than 2 weeks”, you’re right, but this post got delayed due to scheduling conflicts. Number 2, I’ve returned my Kindle DX. So, with that [...]