Batman Begins Again
I’ll finally get an opportunity to see the new Batman movie tomorrow night, The Dark Knight. I’m super pumped considering the rest of my family and friends have already seen it and talked it up so much. Hopefully my expectations won’t be too high, especially of the late Heath Ledger’s performance.
Thanks to the big networks soaking up any residual traffic they can, due to the blockbuster release, I got to see Batman Begins again on Sunday. I believe it was TNT that was airing several Batman movies, including some of the older ‘comic’ style creations, which basically make me want to punch myself in the sack.
Did anyone else catch the spy pics of the batmobile? I’ve yet to scope out any of the Bat Bike, which will hopefully be rooted in plausability just as much as the tumbler was.
Finally, I pray that Morgan Freeman gets some freakin narrating work in this next flick.
Stupid Hippies
I found out via our local news yesterday that a group of hippies were protesting the construction of I-69, the new interestate that would essentially connect Evansville, IN to Indianapolis, IN. Apparently they decided to climb up in some trees and camp out in hopes to keep the giant land leveling machines from doing their job. pfft, stupid hippies. Yes, they were all arrested.
Well, these dirty followers were not happy, so what did they do the next day they were released on bail? They went to the office building of the engineering company responsible for the construction and busted out a number of their windows. Basically they went all neanderthal chucked rocks like a freakin monkey in anger. What did this change? Lol, nothing and I hope they die from whatever animal they are trying to save attacking them.
I can’t help but ask myself how these 15-20 twentysomethings find time to protest and throw rocks at buildings. I mean, do they not have jobs? They can’t, at least full time ones, and still have the time to follow someone who pretends to have a big heart. It’s like a cult, Scientology, or any other week minded group of people looking to find the shortest distance between their shitty existence and making a difference.
My Verizon Chocolate Sucks
I found out about 2 years ago that my LG flip phone was not water proof or at least river proof. Therefore I had to spring for a new phone and because I didn’t carry Verizon’s insurance I had to pay full tilt. The Chocolate was the coolest thing out at the time, so I sprung for one of those, paying almost $300, and it was the worst $300 I’ve ever spent.
For about 2 weeks after the purchase the phone was great, but soon afterward the touch sensitive buttons reared their ugly heads. Forget calling out when you are sweaty, forget sliding open the phone and not calling the first person on your contact list, and forget about playing MP3’s unless you purchase their $100 package for software and memory card. I was pissed, but at least I had a phone again, which I protected with an insurance plan.
Finally a few months ago I got fed up and decided to call Verizon’s insurance company to see about getting a replacement. I was informed that I was required to pay a $50 premium to qualify for a new phone, the same crappy Chocolate mind you. That didn’t set well with me, so I took my complaints to a Verizon dealer in the local mall.
As it turns out Verizon dealers in malls are not required to have a personality, be polite, or even look you in the eye unless you are buying a new Blueberry. After pulling up my account I was informed the only thing I could do was use my upgrade to get a 2 year pricing plan price on a new phone and/or pay $50 to get my phone replaced by Verizon, not the insurance company. To upset my situation even further I was astounded to find that Verizon doesn’t even offer an inexpensive phone anymore. For a phone with basic picture and text messaging you had to pay around $100 WITH a 2 year plan. Outrageous, especially how I was just treated by a man who spent too much time in a salon.
Are you bored yet? If not, then read on to find out how I argued with a Verizon store’s actual manager on duty about getting some phone, kinda cheap, without signing another agreement.
The moment I entered the Verizon store I was bombarded by the manager on duty trying to act like she cared, but really just sign me up for another 2 year plan. It was after 45 minutes of arguing that she finally conceded that they offered 1 year plans and that I could actually have my phone replaced for the $50 fee and a $20 service charge. Apparently the price just keeps going up depending on who you talk to in customer service. I reluctantly agreed to this charge, since I didn’t want to commit to another contract, and was told to see the manager in the service dept.
How To Get A Free New Phone From Verizon
It’s amazing, but I was immediately informed by the manager in the service department that my phone qualified to be replaced FOR FREE! He informed me that most of Verizon’s phones come with an extended service plan that state if the phone were to have a malfunction within your contract, they will replace it with the same phone for free. For free, did you hear me? No need to sign another contract, no need to pay nickel and dime games for service fees, only walk in, transfer your contacts and here is your new phone nothing attached. The polite gentlemen behind the counter informed me that Verizon insisted on keeping it’s customers in a working phone while they sere under an agreement. Of course a salesman isn’t going to tell you this.
Verizon Customer Service Sucks
I asked the Verizon service manager if every Verizon kiosk would be able to tell this information from my account. I was informed that it’s clear as day on your account, pulled up on any Verizon computer. I feel that I was lied to, misled, and abused for several hours by Verizon’s customer service just so they could try and bully me into an extended plan or new phone. Maybe when my contract is up in August I’ll be looking at what AT&T has to offer.
My Daughter Playing In Pool
I bought a new camera the other day, a Cannon HG10 and needless to say it’s already got at on of use. This is the first video I’ve got to put on YouTube and it’s of my 9month old daughter Emma playing in her new pool.
Enjoy the cuteness.
Global Warming Caused The Earthquake In The Midwest
…at least that’s what Todd Wellemeyer of the St. Louis Cardinals thinks. It’s gotta be embarassing to the Global Warming crowd to think that he just represented all their ignorance in one fail swoop before the Cardinals and Giants game tonight. I mean, Global Warming effecting the 08 Earthquake is laughable and shows the roots that Global Warming enthusiasts have. Somehow it’s our fault every time mother nature strikes out and they use that guilt to further their platform.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan, but claiming that Global Warming, which is still not proven, caused a 5.2 Earthquake makes me want to yuke. That puts Wellemeyer on par with that fruitcake Tom Cruise. Furthermore, if one feels so guilty to know that Global Warming caused a 5.2 Earthquake and subsquent 4.5 tremors, do you actually take full responsibility to change?
It’s my biggest problem with the Global Warming crowd, they claim and instill guilt and fear that Global Warming is caused by humans and will bring the end of the world. Are these same individuals so entrenched in their beliefs that they quit driving to work, quit using a clothes dryer, quit using hair spray, only buy earth friendly clothing? How about not drinking bottled water, since that’s been proven to produce more green house gases from spring to mouth than any car could. I doubt they do and it’s this blind following of a crazy Al Gore that makes my blood boil.
How about we start using a little common sense with doomsday beliefs. Let’s step back and take a look at how long humans have been on this Earth and realize that there is no way we can control mother nature, one way or another. And for Christ’s sake, let’s play ball.
Happy Valentines Day
Happy Valentines Day to my many tine’s on the net:
- Friends at V7N
- Friends at DP
- Libbs at Reddit and Digg
- My Wife and Friends on MySpace/Facebook
- The pic sharing fiends of Flickr
- and the kitties of Icanhascheezburger
Now, if you will excuse me I need to get to the store to get my wife a valentine’s day card or at least something. I wonder if they have any chocolates left at Wal-Mart, I try to be as romantic as possible.
Cinema Gouging
My wife and I used to go to the movies almost every single week. We love movies, we love seeing them in the theater, the experience, everything. One of the best parts of going to the movies was getting a taste of the previews, to see what we could look forward to in a few months. That ‘good point’ about going to the movies has now been bastardized, at least on a local level.
Last Saturday I went and saw the new movie Cloverfield and mixed in with the previews were national ads for shit I could care less about. An ad for Musinex sinus medicine, the Marine corp, something else, and something else…I was so disgusted. I’m a paying customer who has already paid a fee for seeing a movie which may or may not be good, why am I being subjected to advertising at this point?
Maybe I’ll get a discount on the price of my ticket since the Cinema owner just whored out my eyes.
Nope, I still paid $9 per ticket and a $8 for a coke and popcorn. What a rip. Am I the only one who is outraged by such senseless advertising and selling of ones soul? I’m strongly considering boycotting the local theater because of this, but it looks like there are no alternatives in my city. It’ll go on and it’ll just get worse, because no one speaks out, especially since no one is listening.
Cloverfield Cloversucked
…if you get car sick, like I do. I loved the movie, I loved the way it was filmed, but christ I had to turn away more times than the first time I laid eyes on tubgirl or lemonparty. But, it was worth it.
I’m terrible at reviews and I know most people don’t care, but here is the jest, less the spoilers. The way the film was recorded and presented allowed me to get closer and feel more attached to the characters. Quite possibly one of the most intense military scenes in a movie I’ve seen, in terms of immersiveness(I don’t think this is a word).
I’d recommend this movie to anyone with an appreciation for non-traditional movies. Those of you looking for a man in a costume, ala Godzilla, need not apply. Also, don’t forget a dose of Dramamine before attending, there were literally dozens of people who left the theater, due to motion sickness. Again, worth it.
Cloverfield Has Been Hiding
I’m impressed, a movie that has allowed nerds to fall over each other for clues and spoilers has remained a secret all the way up to a week before opening night. Of course tonight the movie Cloverfield will be opening nationwide, but until prescreenings started a week ago no ‘real’ movie clues had been found. Instead, the marketing department of J.J. Abrams decided that an ARG (alternative reality game) would provide sufficient buzz and it looks like it worked.
For those of you not familiar with ARG’s, it’s a fairly new style of marketing that companies are now trying out to establish a ‘buzz’ about their product. Nine Inch Nails did it for their latest album Year Zero, Halo 2 did it with their ‘I love bees’ campaign, and now Cloverfield has marked itself in the ARG playbook as well. While I didn’t contribute to any of these games, I did enjoy following all the nifty clues, details, and speculation that follows such an event. Unforums provided the background for the Cloverfield ARG and many others for those that are interested.
Probably what I enjoyed most about this little social experiment was the fact that spoilers were hunted and I have no self control when it comes to them. Myself and others were tired of speculating since July over what the monster looked like and a week ago we were given our first picture of it and even YouTube videos of the nasties that will be in the movie. But I am truly impressed that with so many technonerds looking for clues that we didn’t have something sooner, Cloverfield had hid himself very well. Congratulations to the J.J. and everyone involved with keeping it a secret for so long.
I’m looking forward to checking the movie out tomorrow night with my wife. I’m taking my Dramamine, drinking some 7-up, and hopefully be entertained for a little longer than the standard 90min porno.
When Did December Get Here?
Oh Christ, where have I been? It seems like just yesterday I was sweating outside, forcing myself to finish mowing my yard, weed eating, building flower beds, and other general outdoorsy fun summer stuff. Damn’t!!!111 Now I have to go Christmas shopping!
It’s been a long couple of weeks, but the good news is that my prescious little daughter is finally sleeping throughout the night now. Like clockwork we can put her down at 6:30 in the evening and she does not wake back up until 6:00 or so in the morning. Freaking awesome! Also, she is doing well, check out my flickr images on the right if you haven’t yet.
So when did December get here? Was it when the sun started setting at 5:30 pm so that getting things done after work was no longer an option? Was it when shorts on the weekend gave me little bumps all over? Or, was it when my wife pulled me, kicking and screaming, into the attic to bring down Christmas decorations? Oh well, doesn’t really matter, it’s here and the rush is on.
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