tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-114295702024-03-23T13:50:13.787-04:00Hi! We're Katie and Nick (or Nick and Katie if you prefer). We thought it would be interesting to write down our thoughts about books we've read, movie's we've seen and other things like that. We hope you find it entertaining!Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-21382364357031099892009-10-16T22:20:00.003-04:002009-10-16T22:25:14.942-04:00

Yes, it has been a while since any reviews have been posted. Deep chanting in order to try and reach nirvana had convinced me to try and see the good in the world. To feel compasion. To connect with my fellow persons.Then I turned on my TV. I saw a few movies. I heard that apparently a new Indiana Jones movie was made. And that there were aliens in it.How do I feel now?I want to burn it

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Apparently I'm the only one who didn't like this movie.How in the world this movie has made so much movie in so short a period of time is a mystery to me. I think I should have saved the $20 bucks and 3 hours of my life and gone and done something more fun like ramming my head into a wall.Ugh.Tags:Entertainment, Reviews

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Yes it's a movie about gay cowboys.Yes Brokeback Mountain is basically a love story.Yes I saw it.Is it worth all the fuss that is being made about it? Probably not.Don't get me wrong, the fact that the movie is making people talk is a good thing. I just thought the movie was ok. I've been telling people that if the movie starred a man and a woman it would be referred to as a "Date movie" and no

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Queen Latifah has a new movie out called "Last Holiday". From the previews I was expecting a major cheese fest/chick flick. This of course appealed to Katie and we went to see the movie.I was pleasantly surprised! Although it is pretty predictable (you just know how its going to turn out), it was a lot of fun to watch. In fact the only bad thing I can say about this movie was that LL Cool J's

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1136000121769156672005-12-30T22:29:00.000-05:002006-02-03T18:31:38.120-05:00

Of all the crap that is on the air right now, there is one show that stands out as a true gem. That is Stargate SG-1. It is based on the 1994 movie Stargate starring Kurt Russell and James Spader. Best Buy has the "Ultimate Edition" of this on DVD for only $5.99, so I picked it up since I haven't seen the movie since it was in the the theaters.It was fun to geek out and watch the movie to see the

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1135998828306340322005-12-30T22:06:00.000-05:002005-12-30T22:26:33.816-05:00

I do not understand why TV shows about lawyers are continuing to be made, much less why they are "highly rated" or "critically acclaimed". Everybody I know despises lawyers. Yet TV show after TV show and movie after movie gets made that are centered on mean, snobby, self-righteous, mercurial lawyers.I had to force myself to watch Close To Home all the way through tonight. I decided to check the

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This past Saturday was date night. Katie and I went to the movies and saw The Family Stone. She liked it, I couldn't get out of the theater fast enough.Imagine "Meet the Fockers" set at Christmas time, but less funny. Now imagine a bit of "Trading Spouses" mixed in and a sprinkle of "Its A Wonderful Life". That pretty much sums up the movie. It just couldn't decide what it wanted to be when it

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1134317583177933792005-12-11T11:00:00.000-05:002005-12-11T11:13:03.206-05:00

Back in the day (the day being 1999), if you wanted to read funny gaming related news and reviews, there was the place to go Old Man Murray. That site was so damn funny it hurt. The site was also the first place I heard about the game "Serious Sam".But alas, they have not updated in several years. And that's a real shame because I've never found another site that could quite fill their shoes. At

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The insanity in Hollywood knows no ends. Breakups, makeups, hookups, split ups. This week has more ups than a Viagra convention. Lets review shall we?Nick and Jessica Simpson - Why? Why, why, why? Nick, was The Dukes of Hazzard so bad that you have to leave? Jessica, I'm sure that Nick can't be all that bad. I want another "Nick and Jessica Special" dammit!Kevin and Britney Spears - Why? Why, why

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1133577015144290792005-12-02T21:19:00.000-05:002005-12-02T22:02:27.173-05:00

Since I'm on an anti-TV kick here lately I've been turning to the next frontier of entertainment, video games! Since I dislike patching computers and downloading the latest buggy drivers, I dedicate almost all of my game playing time to the Playstation 2. There's a ton of great games out there for the PS2, and thanks to the wonder of the internet, if you ever get stuck in a game you're only a few

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1132280410286353862005-11-27T18:14:00.000-05:002005-11-27T19:11:31.256-05:00

We all know there's a ton of crap on TV. You've heard me bitch about it on this blog, and I'm sure that anyone you run into will tell you the same thing.But what should you do instead of sitting in front of the TV as it showers you in a never-ending stream of crap? How about read something!What should you read? Well you can start with the Rubin Review. Mike's got a ton of funny stories on there

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1132548936809518492005-11-20T23:45:00.000-05:002005-11-21T00:00:26.816-05:00

Ehhhhh. It was ok.When I got out of the theater I remarked that it should have been called "Harry Potter and the blood clot" because I think I was in danger of getting one from sitting so long. They cut a ton of stuff out (which I am very thankful for, the books are getting soooo detailed) and pretty much stuck to the events dealing with the Tri-wizard tournament.Which is a good thing, there was

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1132279219032154742005-11-17T20:58:00.000-05:002005-11-17T21:08:52.360-05:00

Yes, its only November, but in the spirit of hanging your Christmas decorations out weeks before any of your neighbors, I've decided to publish my thoughts on the good (of which there was little), the bad (of which there was a lot), and the ugly (don't even get me started). So, in no particular order:The Foo Fighters - In your honorI've been a fan of Dave Grohl for a while now, and I always look

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1131503734397526682005-11-08T21:30:00.000-05:002005-11-08T21:35:34.410-05:00

Some times when you have a good idea or a good TV show, you can try and replicate the success by making a carbon copy of the original and then throw in a small twist to make it different. There are many examples of this working wonderfully, for example adding peanuts to M&M's to make Peanut M&M's. There are also examples of this working out horribly. CSI leaps to mind.I'm all for having more

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It seems the favorite pastime of TV critics this fall is bashing Desperate Housewives by saying it isn't as good as last season. Apparently those critics have been conditioned into expecting to be entertained 100% to-the-max every week, every time.And yet, if DH did make every episode like last season everyone would complain. Each week we'd see the same thing:-Susan embarrass herself in some

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Its a hard thing to admit when a good thing has run its course and its time to move on. Like a first love, or leaving home, its hard to do. But we reach down deep, discover who we are, and find the courage to move on.And that is exactly what the people behind "That 70's Show" should have done before last night. Even though major cast members are leaving and the show itself is progressing

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1130982016285208432005-11-02T20:39:00.001-05:002005-11-02T21:11:43.006-05:00

The books of Philip K. Dick are a fountain of wonderfully bizarre "what ifs". In this book he explores the world of drug addiction and an undercover police officer who works in it. The drug of choice is called "Substance D" and has the unusual effect of splitting the user's mind into two distinct entities. To try and describe what happens when Fred, the undercover officer, begins to feel the

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1130981991879794492005-11-02T20:39:00.000-05:002005-11-02T21:24:25.100-05:00

I've been a fan of Juliana for a little over a decade now. Her early albums were really amazing, great songs, great musicanship, and wonderful production on the songs. As time progressed however, Juliana began to change into something different.Which isn't always a bad thing. One has to grow if one wants to move forward as an artists or even as a person. I haven't liked all of her albums at the

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1130981967700323272005-11-02T20:38:00.000-05:002005-11-02T21:37:24.090-05:00

After reading positive reviews of this book in Dr Dobbs and on Slashdot, I decided that I needed to check it out. Every now and then I run into data that comes from some crazy source (web page, text file, spreadsheet) that needs to be massaged into some other format. I'm also a big fan of Python and Java, so this book seemed like it would be right up my alley.The book is rated as a "beginner to

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204444957576269045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11429570.post-1111195502962813532005-03-18T20:18:00.000-05:002005-11-03T20:50:05.110-05:00

The Postman by David BrinYes, this is the book that the movie "The Postman" staring Kevin Costner was based on. Everyone who saw me reading this asked that. Most laughed when I said yes. But I don't care, I thought the movie was ok (great idea, but kinda long). And as it turns out the book is actually waaaay better than the movie.The book basically takes place in the pacific northwest of the US

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Day of the Cheetah by Dale BrownThis book is one of those that makes me feel on one hand surprised that it hasn't been made into a movie, and on the other hand afraid that if they did turn it into a movie they would mess it up beyond belief.The story of the book is about a deep cover Soviet spy (during the cold war) who has infiltrated the US Air Force as a pilot. He picked to be a test pilot and

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Moonfall by Jack McDevittRecently I've been reading a lot of disaster/post apocalyptic novels as a sort of inspiration for a game I'm hoping to make someday. (Check out my blog for more details about that.) While looking through Amazon's recommendations page that it had made for me, I came across the novel Moonfall. I liked the description so I went ahead and got it to see what it was all about.

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