Where Are My Posts?

Actually, I have a lot of stuff I wanted to post lately:
1. TM Christmas Party
2. Seiichi's new haircut
3. My new haircut
4. My Birthday Party (or lack thereof)
5. Christmas at the Sabio's
6. The Transformers 2-Disc DVD Set
7. Jeanne D'Arc for the PSP
8. Nymphadora Tonks
9. Vagina Dentata
10. Heath Ledger = Joker
***Just waiting for the videos and pics. I've been doing mostly text-only posts for the past month, I wanted to have pics and videos with my next posts. Also tamurd comes to mind.

Ol' Bruce Wayne

I have to admit. This is the best comic book I have read. Ever. I didn't want to necessarily agree with Drei right away when he said this is the best ever, even before reading it.

Besides, I have come across some pretty good comic books during my time: Infinity Trilogy, Adam Warlock and the Infinity Watch, X-Men: Omega Red Series, Punisher WarZone, Legion Quest, Identity Crisis, Stormwatch Series, just to name a few.

But the Dark Knight Returns comic book has it all. Story, art, character development, scope. There are also a few things I have never seen before on a comic book or a story told that way (spoilers ahead) i.e. Superman's "Where?" message and the added focus on his "super-hearing" ability, the idea that heroes are what makes villains villains (no superheroes, no super-villains), Batman as ruthless f@#k, and children actually killed by the Joker and then his "twist" at the end.

Yep, this book actually takes the cake.

(image from Wikipedia.org)

What Is Wrong With Miami?

One and seven for the past eight?? Blechh. The offense is killing us right now. No movement, and absolutely lethargic on the wings. Only Haslem and Wright have shown to want to win all the games. And Dorell, doesn't even get enough playing time.

What would it take for this team to get back? Wade's back but still not a hundred percent. Pat Riley is contemplating retirement. Shaq is.. well Shaq is old. The Smush Parker signing is proving to be way awful. And all tradeable assets have been dealt (draft picks and Doleac).

So where? Where are they going to go from here? You can only ride the Wade-factor for so long. And besides, you have to get to the playoffs first, before Wade and Shaq and Zo can carry you, right?

So what do we do? If it were up to me: (1) Start Dorrell Wright (2) Trade Smush and Barron for a young Jarrett Jack-type PG; a point who hustles, gets to the hole, and knows how to feed big men, and a marginally-decent defender (3) Shaq 25 mins, Zo 20 mins and (4) transform Ricky Davis into a purely defensive SF (it is apprent now, that his offense cannot be trusted to win games).

Actually easier said than done, and might not have apparent results, but it should definitely be a step in the right direction.

Riles Finally Rid Of Walker

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-timberwolves-heattrade&prov=ap&type=lgns

"Antoine Walker's turbulent time with the Miami Heat is over.
The Heat traded the three-time All-Star forward to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in a five-player deal that came one day after Miami completed a winless preseason.
Walker, backup center Michael Doleac, oft-injured forward Wayne Simien and a conditional first-round draft pick were sent to Minnesota for former Miami swingman Ricky Davis and center Mark Blount.
The deal gives Miami the third scoring option it wanted in Davis. The Heat will try to fit him in alongside Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade -- the 2006 finals MVP who'll miss a few more weeks while recovering from knee and shoulder surgeries. "

Seems to be a good deal for the Heat. A few things to note though: Blount's longer contract and more importantly, less playing time for Dorrell Wright as Davis seems to be figured to eat into the starting 2 and 3 spots, as well as backup for each position.

Nice Song from a New Band

http://zelletheband.com.ph/music.htm

Select the song "Sabihin"from the embedded music player. I haven't gotten around listening to the whole playlist but their sound looks to be promising and refreshing. Hopefully, they don't turn out to be like SinoSiKat -their album sounds like one endless loop of a single song (even though I did like Safety Off). Here's to the five-beer vocalist and to the new band, Zelle.

Chichi Koko is Sick

Get well soon, baby. Hopefully you recover both body and mind sooner rather than later.

Save the Cheerleader. Save the Galaxy.

I know it's against weblogging etiquette to link to other blog sites, but you guys have to check this out. Fascinating.

Huh? I Didn't Get It..

Motion pictures that I don't comprehend (in an intellectual level, at least) come few and far in between. But not since Revolver's awful plot did a movie make mo go.. "What the hell.. I didn't get it.."
And then, I saw The Fountain (starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz) on DVD. I just didn't get it. Well, the future part at least. But from the looks of things, a lot of people are struggling with their theories as well. Check this out.


"The hills are alive.. with the sound of.."

Things I Learned This July

1. Although the Transformers movie is exceptionally good, 300 is still the movie of the year for me.
2. I will always watch Robert Rodriguez' films. Planet Terror (Grindhouse) is just so dang cool on so many levels. Even the "Machete" trailer was a treat.
3. We absolutely, positively, must have a nanny for Seiichi.
4. The Nokia 6288 is a nice phone.
5. There is a shortage of good RPG games on the PSP.
6. I wasn't that concerned when the NBA and FBI found out that one of its referees is being investigated for "game-fixing."
7. My work demands so much of my time. My body feels like a train wreck from the extended work shifts and changing schedules. But often times, it has to be that way, you know.
8. Prison Break is almost the same level, watchability-wise, as Heroes. Almost, but not quite.
9. On the other hand, I'm confident in my masculinity when I say that Michael Scofield is ten-thousand times more watchable than Peter Petrelli. (Acting)
10. I can't keep up with my credit card bills.
11. PLU PLU needs help.
12. My wife does like sissy songs. Typecast, anyone? She claims the band's music is punk. Its sissy whichever way you look at it.
13. I'm nearing the 200-pound mark. Which means i'm almost 30 lbs overweight. Which means I need to start taking pearl white again.
14. The best game I have ever played on the PSP is the easy-to-understand-but-hard-to-master Puzzle Quest game.
15. I need more blog posts.

She Wanted Me Less and I Wanted Her More

We won. First place at the Battle of the Bands competition here at TM.
We played four songs, Seven Mary Three's Cumbersome, Nada Surf's Inside of Love, Radiohead's Creep, and the song that I think won it for us: a heavy metal version of Breathe's Hands to Heaven.
It was funny actually, we were practicing and we didn't know what our last song would be. We spent an entire practice session just thinking of what songs we could play. Hands to Heaven came up because I remembered this was only a four-chord song from start to finish. We arranged the music in 5 minutes, complete with the intro, pauses and drum solo. We practiced it once and hoped for the best. Didn't imagine that after we played, the song would get a lot of good reviews from our mates.
(On a side note, this wouldn't be my first time joining a band competition. I have had some success with my previous company band as well: Shrek: Movie Theme Presentation and Rec Event Retro 80s Theme. Fun times.)

Just so I don't forget, here are a few videos from our practices as well as small clips from the event itself (i know we should have had full videos of the event, but hey, the cam's battery died out, so..):

Creep Clip

Hands to Heaven Clip

Inside of Love Practice Clip

Cumbersome Practice Clip 1

Cumbersome Practice Clip 2

Cumbersome Practice Clip 3

***Note to self: The other band played a heavier remade version of Scorpion's Still Loving You (I think they got it off of some band's remake). Anyway, the song was great and hopefully I get to play it one day.

***Note to readers: Playing at a stage on a beachfront is an amazing experience. Hope you guys get to do it even once in your lifetime.