12.15.07
Posted in Video Games at 4:30 pm by earl
I would just like to send a plea out to the game publishers and developers right now. Stop Making the bad games! Ever since the last week of good games in late November, we have had a junkload of horrible games according to Gamespot. With scores like 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 ranging across the board, you need to make it stop! Were you guys too busy playing with the WiiZapper, Super Mario Galaxy, Guitar Hero 3, Halo 3 and Rock Band to put more effort into your games?
Anyway, although the Orange Box came out for the PS3 this week, I don’t want to give it to it again. So I will give Universe at War Game of the Week. The Alvin and the Chipmunks game? Seriously.
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Posted in Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 11:02 am by earl
We have cracked the top ten, and the list keeps getting better and better! Department store Santas can be a blessing or a curse. The man whose lap you’re sitting on can be a horrible person who hates his job, or can be a jolly man who loves being Santa. I actually know a guy who has a job doing just this. It’s hillarious, kids will point and yell “Santa Claus”! From Monk to the classic Santa in A Christmas Story, Department Store Santas earn their spot at #10.
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12.14.07
Posted in Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 5:00 pm by earl
Yes, this is my 400th post, and I am celebrating with a new site! Following in the steps of DragonMaster, I am making a new site dedicated to the wide world of Heroes. maybe some day I will be on the post show, arguing with other Heroes fans. If any object, you can say I, but I won’t hear you, so you can comment on the new site and talk there about it. The new site will cover my episode summaries, all of the new news on Heroes, the latest theories, and more! Have no fear, for I will still be running this site.
Anyway, back to the celebration of my 400th post, I would like to thank all of those who helped with this site, Nolanator, James, DragonMaster, Link, Colt, and sometimes Scott for commenting and arguing with me. I would like to thank TIm Kring for making the masterpiece that is Heroes, the Mythbusters for sparking several arguments on this site, and so many more people and things. I love this site, and have been running it for nearly 10 months. Thanks to everybody, and I hope I make it to 500!
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Posted in Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 1:58 pm by earl
At my town’s most recent parade, I probably took about 30 pictures. I just love the different floats and the Christmas spirit that emerges from people when they see the parade. I also love the decorations around cities, including special lights on the light poles, or just a Christmas tree in someone’s yard. It makes all the difference seeing everyone is in the Christmas spirit.
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12.13.07
Posted in Top Tens at 6:29 pm by earl
Since I love Christmas shopping and just the whole zanyness of it-I was asked by a lady to get something off the top shelf-, I thought I would give the top ten tips for holiday shopping, as you can see.
10. Eat plenty, that way you’ll have plenty of nutrition.
9. Get plenty of sleep and wear good, comfortable shoes.
8. If you’re getting gifts for a certain person, and they’re with you, create a diversion, but whatever you do, don’t ask them to hold the bag!
7. Avoid long lines by having one person to start waiting in lines for you, and if possible, split into groups and go one at a time throught the express checkout.
6. Plan out where you want and need to go, and make a schedule.
5. If someone else takes something right before you, don’t get upset. Do like my cousin and follow them until they’re not looking and take it out of their cart.
4. Ask the person what they want before you just guess, but surprise them.
3. Look for the best deals in the newspaper and make a plan of attack.
2. Take someone with you to help out, trust me, it makes it a whole lot better.
1. Make a list. This is an extremely important part.
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Posted in Movies at 5:37 pm by earl
One of my most anticipated movies since I have heard about it is I am Legend, a new horror/action/sci-fi movie starring Will Smith. The story follows Robert Neville (Smith), a scientist who helped develop a virus that wiped out all of the world population except him….or so he thinks. Soon the “infected” are attacking, and he is on a mission to stop them and find some way to bring back his wife and daughter. The movie has had its ups and downs, first starting way back in the 90s. Tom Cruise was in talks to be the main star, but after being picked up and dropped twice, once being directed by Micheal Bay, they settled with Smith. When I first saw the trailer for this, I think I was in either Transformers or something else, but it immediately looked interesting. The movie was especially demanding for Smith, being as he’s nearly the only one in the movie. They did have other people on set, but post-production later just went in and edited them out. This movie looks to be great, and another great movie by Will Smith. If I decide to go see National Treasure 2 over this, it will definitely be a must-watch on DVD. I Am LEgend lonely walks into theaters Friday, December 14, and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence. Below is the trailer.
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Posted in Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 1:56 pm by earl
Whether you’re sharing how your day went or watching Deal or No Deal with the family, no household should be without the fireplace. With the combination of this and hot cocoa, it makes for a near-perfect night, especially around Christmas time.
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Posted in The Tube at 9:31 am by earl
The Mythbusters took on a whole plane load of new airplane myths in their new special last night, and they crash landed a few myths, but saved a few at the last minute. For the first myth, let me recreate the scene. Both the pilot and the co-pilot are unconscious, and it’s up to one of the passengers with the help of someone on the ground in the radio tower to guide him down without seeing any of the pilot’s instruments. They found the myth plausible. Although Jamie and Adam were able to bring the plane down safely with the help of ground control in the flight simulator, this has never happened in aviation history-EVER! Also, if this were to happen, the passenger could simply flip a few switches and the plane would land itself.
They also tested whether you can have a conversation while skydiving-BUSTED and if one guy jumps out an airplane with his arms spread out, and then another jumps out with a streamline position 15 seconds later and catches up-CONFIRMED.
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12.12.07
Posted in Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 10:20 am by earl
This is one of the best websites that I found with help from Dragon Master where you can upload pictures and use the faces to put on elves and make them dance. It is incredibly easy to use, and I highly recommend it.
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Posted in Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 9:53 am by earl
Another classic tradition, unwrapping gifts is a necessary part of Christmas after wrapping them. Even if they are your own. There is a classic technique to opening gifts. You can either just go in and spare the paper no mercy, or meticulously not tear any piece and carefully open it. Either way, you still have to show that you love your present, and showcase the classic “Oh, I love it!” look on you face. Not that I ever have friends and family reading this, I have loved every gift I have ever been given.
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12.11.07
Posted in The Tube, Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 5:57 pm by earl
Another one of my favorite parts of Heroes are the excellent voiceovers provided by Mohinder at the beginning and end of some episodes. Thanks to HeroesWiki, here are a few. Above are also some of the cool placements of the titles in some episodes.
Genesis-Where does it come from—this quest, this need to solve life’s mysteries when the simplest of questions can never be answered? Why are we here? What is the soul? Why do we dream? Perhaps we’d be better off not looking at all. Not delving, not yearning. But that’s not human nature. Not the human heart. That is not why we are here.
This quest, this need to solve life’s mysteries—in the end, what does it matter when the human heart can only find meaning in the smallest of moments? They’re here—among us. In the shadows, in the light, everywhere. Do they even know yet?
Don’t Look Back-We all imagine ourselves the agents of our destiny, capable of determining our own fate. But have we truly any choice in when we rise or when we fall? Or does a force larger than ourselves bid us our direction? Is it evolution that takes us by the hand? Does science point our way? Or is it God who intervenes, keeping us safe?
For all his bluster, it is the sad province of man that he cannot choose his triumph. He can only choose how he will stand when the call of destiny comes, hoping that he will have the courage to answer.
One Giant Leap-When evolution selects its agents, it does so at a cost. It makes demands in exchange for singularity, and you may be asked to do something against your very nature. Suddenly, the change in your life that should have been wonderful comes as a betrayal. It may seem cruel, but the goal is nothing short of self-preservation, survival.
This force, evolution, is not sentimental. Like the earth itself, it knows only the hard facts of life’s struggle with death. All you can do is hope and trust that when you’ve served its needs faithfully, there may still remain some glimmer of the life you once knew.
Collision-Sometimes questions are more powerful than answers. How is this happening? What are they? Why them and not others? Why now? What does it all mean?
Hiros-When a change comes, some species feel the urge to migrate. They call it zugunruhe, a pull of the soul to a far off place. Following a scent in the wind, a star in the sky. The ancient message comes calling the kindred to take flight and gather together. Only then can they hope to survive the cruel season to come.
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Posted in Video Games, Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 12:24 pm by earl
Here are some pictures for the new Wii and PS2 game, Destroy All Humans:Big Willy Unleashed. It actually looks pretty good.
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Posted in Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 10:00 am by earl
Christmas stories, however not used as much nowadays as they were years ago, are still great parts of Christmas. Including the classic Night Before Christmas and many more, Christmas stories are definitely things to have in your family’s tradition of Christmas.
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12.10.07
Posted in The Tube, Top Tens at 6:36 pm by earl
Here is my list of the Top Ten Christmas-themed episodes of TV Shows of All Time. Thanks to Wikipedia. I’m sure some will get mad, so if you are, feel free to jump down my throat in comment form. Happy Gilmore was in a Christmas Movie Marathon!!! Note: I have left out the classic claymation cartoons in all of my lists because they are all true classics that shouldn’t be compared. That and these are supposed to be TV Episodes.
10. Scrubs: My Best Moment
9. Invader Zim: The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever (If noone remembers Invader Zim, shame on you.)
8. Rugrats: The Santa Experience and the Spongebob Christmas Special
7. The Simpsons: Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
6. The Office: A Benihana Christmas
5. Home Improvement: Name-? (The one where Tim sings No-Al)
4. My Name is Earl: White Lie Christmas
3. The Mythbusters Holiday Special
2. Mr. Monk and the Man who Shot Santa
1. Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa
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Posted in Weapons of Mass Enjoyment at 10:30 am by earl
A classic hat and a great part of Christmas, Santa Hats are great hats for Christmas. I make sure I wear one when wrapping presents or doing anything Christmas-related. I personally have the perfect Santa hat, which I’ve had for about 2 years. It has just the right amount of fluff.
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