With the arrival of cold weather comes my eternal mental battle with myself, PANTS OR SHORTS! Constantly I find myself wondering, which do I truly prefer! LET US EXAMINE!
PANTS:
Pros: They look awesome. Trust me, I have sources. More than once I have received compliments about looking good in pants, but not once has anyone said that about Chris in shorts. They also protect from scrapes, something I'm very prone too.
Cons: I lose lots of flexibility and I hate jeans, which is pretty much the primary version of pants these days.
SHORTS:
Pros: Flexible, comfortable and just generally a lot more freedom. Think about it, sitting around in a grassy field under the shade of a tree, are you wearing pants? No! SHORTS!
Cons: Have you ever tried going on a date or to an office in shorts? Embarrassing!
So which one really wins? I don't know, I was just trying to kill time and not work. Either way, it doesn't matter. The seasons have control, not me.
October 4, 2010
September 25, 2010
Not so Blogging.
Reader: you haven't written a new entry in so long!
Me: your right none existent person!
Uh...yeah so I didn't lose my job, I still make crapy money. I bought Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for half off and loved it so much I played it every free minute I got and beat it 46 hours later...which looking back was foolish cause I'm bored again. So I just got How I Met Your Mother Season 5 on DVD and am watching it...my life isn't very exciting right now and now I can't afford to buy any more fun things after Iron Man 2 next week (and even that I shouldn't get)...yay!
But hey, if anyone knows about an animation jobs out there right now please let me know! Preferably 3D character animation, but beggars can't be choosers.
Me: your right none existent person!
Uh...yeah so I didn't lose my job, I still make crapy money. I bought Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for half off and loved it so much I played it every free minute I got and beat it 46 hours later...which looking back was foolish cause I'm bored again. So I just got How I Met Your Mother Season 5 on DVD and am watching it...my life isn't very exciting right now and now I can't afford to buy any more fun things after Iron Man 2 next week (and even that I shouldn't get)...yay!
But hey, if anyone knows about an animation jobs out there right now please let me know! Preferably 3D character animation, but beggars can't be choosers.
August 30, 2010
Baltimore Comic Con
Another comic con came and passed as me and my friends journeyed to Baltimore, MD. This time around two-face took on the role of batman and batman took on the role of cat woman (someone right a fan fiction about that right now!) and we had many grand adventures and I was finally able to find X-23 Target X, the rare out of print X-23 story! So all and all good day, no Adam West day, but still good.
Just like last time, if you saw our group and you have a picture please let me know! And if I met costume you and you wanna be friends, send me a message and I'll facebook ya!
Now to start working on my next costume, which may be Super Boy Prime in Anti Monitor Armor for New York Comic Con, but money and time must be figured out for that journey! (also I'm thinking I need to do another Marvel costume to start balancing it all out!)
August 23, 2010
I Declare!
May - I declare to the world that I will be figuring out a way to live in philly as long as possible while I hunt for a job
June - I make plans to replace my friends old roommate so I can stay in philly one more month
August - I declare to world that I will have a job in two months
September - I get a job at Radioshack
November - I declare to the world that I will have a better job by Christmas
December - I get a job at Honda making almost double the money
February - I declare I will have a animation job by my birthday
February - I get a job at a animation studio 4 days before my birthday (which is actually in March)
August 23 2010 - I declare to the world I'll get a better job making better money and still doing what I love by Christmas 2010.
hey, the system seems to have been working so far, might as well try it again!
June - I make plans to replace my friends old roommate so I can stay in philly one more month
August - I declare to world that I will have a job in two months
September - I get a job at Radioshack
November - I declare to the world that I will have a better job by Christmas
December - I get a job at Honda making almost double the money
February - I declare I will have a animation job by my birthday
February - I get a job at a animation studio 4 days before my birthday (which is actually in March)
August 23 2010 - I declare to the world I'll get a better job making better money and still doing what I love by Christmas 2010.
hey, the system seems to have been working so far, might as well try it again!
August 14, 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs my reviewing!
Comic:
One of the best series I've read. The first volume is filled with heart, decent art and lots of laugh. By the time you reach the sixth you love all the characters, happy with the ending but still left wanting more. And that's where my addiction began, so you can bet I was scared by the idea of a game and movie.
Video Game:
Old school beat 'em up like Streets of rage, Battle Toads or Turtle's in Time with classic chiptunes music and a great leveling system. How could it go wrong? Well guess what, IT DIDN'T! It felt like playing my Sega or Super Nintendo without feeling dated. It was fun enough that I beat it with all four characters just to unlock the secret character and am going to beat it with him! I know what you're thinking, a comic book/movie video game that's good, I had my doubts too, but consider my fears shattered! Oh and did I mention Zombies?
Movie:
How? How can you make a movie out of something so random, filled with video game/rock/pop culture references? How could you ever believe you can capture the same emotion and energy? You're a brave man Edger Wright, and I'm sorry when you announced this movie that I doubted you. I'm sorry I thought even your Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz skills wouldn't be enough. You proved me wrong. Although you had to change a lot of information and re-arrange the events a bit, you created a movie that captured the feel and had me enjoying myself the entire time.
Michael Cera, you may still not be 100% Scott Pilgrim in my head, but you did damn good job and I loved your dopiness. Ellen Wong, way to be a awesome high school ninja, I shall attempt to keep track of your future career! Kieran Culkin, you almost stole the show with your banter and energy. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, you did amazing, and I blame the director for your lack of emotion (sorry Edger) cause I could feel your real energy trying to poke through(also Edger admited in an interview that you were too funny and he toned you down). Last but not least, Jason Schwartzman, wow...just wow. Funny but evil, and you know you got something special when I keep having the line "the acoustics in here are AMAAAZZING!!!!" loop in my head just because you have awesome ways of saying everything!
(side note Anna Kendrick, you were a awesome Stacey Pilgrim and you are very very very pretty!)
And about those references, Beck and Metric supplied the perfect bands for Sex Bob-omb and Clash and Demonhead. In the first 2 seconds of the movie you hear sounds from Legend of Zelda. Seriously, this movie made me geek out so much I missed some of the lines and now have to see it again.
So what does this mean? It means I have found the trifecta of nerdum!, a trio of geekyness, A TRI-FORCE OF ENTERTAINMENT POWER! Never have a I known a series of Comics that gets adapted into a movie that really captures everything that's needed. And you top that off with a video game that got me back on the gamespot forums to geek out with fellow gamers? It's never happened! Now all I wish is they had an amazing set of toys! (I'm talking to you Hasbro!...and don't you dare give me that 3 inch B.S.)
So as much as I never want the series to end and would love to know what happens in the lives of all the side characters, I think it should be stopped here and I can forever know it ended in perfection.
One of the best series I've read. The first volume is filled with heart, decent art and lots of laugh. By the time you reach the sixth you love all the characters, happy with the ending but still left wanting more. And that's where my addiction began, so you can bet I was scared by the idea of a game and movie.
Video Game:
Old school beat 'em up like Streets of rage, Battle Toads or Turtle's in Time with classic chiptunes music and a great leveling system. How could it go wrong? Well guess what, IT DIDN'T! It felt like playing my Sega or Super Nintendo without feeling dated. It was fun enough that I beat it with all four characters just to unlock the secret character and am going to beat it with him! I know what you're thinking, a comic book/movie video game that's good, I had my doubts too, but consider my fears shattered! Oh and did I mention Zombies?
Movie:
How? How can you make a movie out of something so random, filled with video game/rock/pop culture references? How could you ever believe you can capture the same emotion and energy? You're a brave man Edger Wright, and I'm sorry when you announced this movie that I doubted you. I'm sorry I thought even your Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz skills wouldn't be enough. You proved me wrong. Although you had to change a lot of information and re-arrange the events a bit, you created a movie that captured the feel and had me enjoying myself the entire time.
Michael Cera, you may still not be 100% Scott Pilgrim in my head, but you did damn good job and I loved your dopiness. Ellen Wong, way to be a awesome high school ninja, I shall attempt to keep track of your future career! Kieran Culkin, you almost stole the show with your banter and energy. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, you did amazing, and I blame the director for your lack of emotion (sorry Edger) cause I could feel your real energy trying to poke through(also Edger admited in an interview that you were too funny and he toned you down). Last but not least, Jason Schwartzman, wow...just wow. Funny but evil, and you know you got something special when I keep having the line "the acoustics in here are AMAAAZZING!!!!" loop in my head just because you have awesome ways of saying everything!
(side note Anna Kendrick, you were a awesome Stacey Pilgrim and you are very very very pretty!)
And about those references, Beck and Metric supplied the perfect bands for Sex Bob-omb and Clash and Demonhead. In the first 2 seconds of the movie you hear sounds from Legend of Zelda. Seriously, this movie made me geek out so much I missed some of the lines and now have to see it again.
So what does this mean? It means I have found the trifecta of nerdum!, a trio of geekyness, A TRI-FORCE OF ENTERTAINMENT POWER! Never have a I known a series of Comics that gets adapted into a movie that really captures everything that's needed. And you top that off with a video game that got me back on the gamespot forums to geek out with fellow gamers? It's never happened! Now all I wish is they had an amazing set of toys! (I'm talking to you Hasbro!...and don't you dare give me that 3 inch B.S.)
So as much as I never want the series to end and would love to know what happens in the lives of all the side characters, I think it should be stopped here and I can forever know it ended in perfection.
July 22, 2010
Vol. 6 review!!!
You know what would make buying Scott Pilgrim amazing? Having chest pains that cause you to go to the hospital but just turns out to not be a heart problem and is just torn muscles....alright so that's what happened to me!
Review time!
Alright, I'm a huge fan of the series so I am a bit of a "this series can't do any wrong" but hey, reviewers agree with me, so let's just get into it!
Story: What makes a good ending? Answering all the questions from previous books, facing all your demons, growing into a better person, and loving the entire ride. Scott pulled it all off, and kept the awesome subtleness each volume had. The conclude stories spanning all the books and after the conclusion of Stephen Stills story, I went back and skimmed vol. 5 and realized that hinted the conclusion in that volume! The story is solid and keeps you guessing, but still gives you enough hints that your 100% shocked. My only complaint, the final ending was great, but felt like there could be more added. Maybe not a Scott Story, but one of the other people in his life, like Knives, could get a side story written in a brand new style the fits her personality more.
Writing: Funny, clever, and well thought out. The characters feel like real people dealing with real problems, but in crazy ass ways. It's well written and keeps you wanting to read more, especially if your into random comments that are just bizarre but make perfect since in context.
Art: Many complain the art of these comics is childish. It isn't childish, just simple, but that doesn't mean it was always good. Vol. 1 had good designs and dynamic poses, but the line quality sucked and characters did break from model. It seems 6 years is a perfect amount of time to master your art cause all the flaws from Vol. 1 are completely gone in vol. 6.
All and all, I'm happy! Always good to not be upset by your nerd loves.
Oh, and to top it off there are two more clips and one more trailer for the movie and all of them seem great and fairly accurate. The only real changes to the story I've seen are in the Vol. 6 parts, but Edger Wright already warned us he made it a bizarro version of the comic ending and Bryan Lee O'Malley helped write it so we should be good! I'm excited and we all know a review is on the way when that and the game come out!
Review time!
Alright, I'm a huge fan of the series so I am a bit of a "this series can't do any wrong" but hey, reviewers agree with me, so let's just get into it!
Story: What makes a good ending? Answering all the questions from previous books, facing all your demons, growing into a better person, and loving the entire ride. Scott pulled it all off, and kept the awesome subtleness each volume had. The conclude stories spanning all the books and after the conclusion of Stephen Stills story, I went back and skimmed vol. 5 and realized that hinted the conclusion in that volume! The story is solid and keeps you guessing, but still gives you enough hints that your 100% shocked. My only complaint, the final ending was great, but felt like there could be more added. Maybe not a Scott Story, but one of the other people in his life, like Knives, could get a side story written in a brand new style the fits her personality more.
Writing: Funny, clever, and well thought out. The characters feel like real people dealing with real problems, but in crazy ass ways. It's well written and keeps you wanting to read more, especially if your into random comments that are just bizarre but make perfect since in context.
Art: Many complain the art of these comics is childish. It isn't childish, just simple, but that doesn't mean it was always good. Vol. 1 had good designs and dynamic poses, but the line quality sucked and characters did break from model. It seems 6 years is a perfect amount of time to master your art cause all the flaws from Vol. 1 are completely gone in vol. 6.
All and all, I'm happy! Always good to not be upset by your nerd loves.
Oh, and to top it off there are two more clips and one more trailer for the movie and all of them seem great and fairly accurate. The only real changes to the story I've seen are in the Vol. 6 parts, but Edger Wright already warned us he made it a bizarro version of the comic ending and Bryan Lee O'Malley helped write it so we should be good! I'm excited and we all know a review is on the way when that and the game come out!
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