So my Patriots lost to a better team yesterday for the second time in a row.

Although we couldn’t avenge ourselves this year, I’m thrilled that the game was exhilarating until the very end.

Although I’m glad the Patriots were able to secure another AFC title, we just couldn’t pierce through the Giants defense to score another life saving touch down.

To all my Giants friends (as well the Tebow lovers who were upset with the Patriots for destroying the Broncos–no, I’m glad we ended Tebow Time!!!), thanks for playing a great game and being good sports!

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See you next year!

Just finished watching Underworld: Awakening, and I think I just saw the best vampire/werewolf movie ever made–and I’m not even a living dead fantasy type of flick lover!

I loved how the Underworld franchise is moving away from the fantasy aspect of vampires and werewolves and is incorporating more science within the story.

Spoiler Alert: this girl is important.

The only thing I hated about this flick is the fact that I’ll have to wait until the next movie. Let’s just say it should be full of hybrid fun.

No, not the other type of friends with benefits, but rather friends who truly benefit you throughout life.

Throughout my life I’ve been blessed with friends ranging from pure acquaintances to the would die for variety.

Although most of them I would help out without a second thought, very few (less than a dozen) truly benefit me (as in help improve my life).

I’m not sure whether it’s the state of the economy, the dismal political choices, or the immense loneliness that is apparently blanketing the planet, but it seems as if people view me as an ATM; a place to make withdrawals but no deposits.

It’s become so straining that I’ve begun publicly expressing apathy towards various individuals, ignoring their plights for help and refusing to hangout (or even hang around) with them as I’m tired of having my strength and emotions exhausted on their behalf.

This probably doesn’t make the greatest friend in the world, but I wish for once people would get over their doubts, fears, depression, etc., and resolve their own recurring issues without my input.

The world isn’t going to hell in a hand basket, and for once I’d like to be inspired by select friends overcoming their issues (instead of vice versa) and look at life as a challenge full of obstacles instead of a dungeon full of beatings.

Let’s inspire each other towards success instead of wallowing in despair. Oh, and I wouldn’t mind if people threw their skin in the game from time to time, as it would help benefit me (and ease the load).

Last week I was able to see Stones In His Pocket at the Warehouse Theatre (note: see disclosure below) which provided a totally different experience than what I had seen in the two previous drama’s (The Elephant Man and Metamorphosis).

Instead of seeing it on opening night (or the day after) to an audience of academics, business “folk” and retirees, most of the viewers were either parents or children which made for some interesting moments every time one of the actors loudly dropped the F-bomb (which frequently occurred throughout the drama).

Aside from the shell shocked faces of parents (not to mention the roaring laughter from the kids), the drama only consisted of two actors portraying multiple characters throughout the story, which took place on Ireland.

The two main characters of Stones In His Pocket are extra’s, and the drama follows the glories (or rather the lack thereof) of being an extra in a movie where everyone treated them like filth.

I’m not going to reveal why they titled the play “Stones In His Pocket” (as you only find out during the last 10 minutes), but overall the acting was phenomenal, especially when the male actors had to take on the role of female characters (which made all the kids in the audience laugh hysterically).

While I did enjoy the content of the story, I did not enjoy watching the actors switch roles “on the spot” as it made it slightly confusing as to which character they were portraying–especially during the parts when they were at the bar or on the set (as they had to play multiple parts, sometimes up to 5 or 6 different characters in under five minutes).

With the exception of multi-acting dilemma, the story was inspiring and should be seen by anyone desiring to enter the life of the silver screen.

Disclosure: The Warehouse Theatre provided me with seasonal tickets in exchange for reviewing their drama’s online. For those interested you can purchase season tickets here.

PS: Heh! I found this video (by Warehouse Theatre) to be hilarious! Although I wonder if that was juice he was drinking?

It’s becoming a tradition once a month to meet with the Djembe crew and (re)learn the beats of my ancestors.

I still need to order a djembe for myself (I’ve put it off this holiday season due to presents for everyone else) but the community seems to enjoy “volunteering” me to play (they prefer active participants over spectators).

Heh! Just as I was blogging this, one guy wanted me to use his professional set!

Enough blogging! I’m being asked to jump in. Fortunately there is no one to take a video of my awesome performance.

I saw this upon Google+ (which I sadly spend more time upon than every other social hub–combined!) and after 30 seconds (more like 10) I’m going to add this to my Christmas list.

It’s made by 3 Man Chess (obviously) and unlike a few other ugly prototypes, this one is elegant and functional. I’m wagering whether it’s worth the $50 to purchase the game (shipping included), although I may hold off for now as I’m waiting to see if the owner is willing to create an iOS (iPhone/iPad) app. Android too.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Unless you’re apart of the faith known as PETA, I hope you consume enough food, drink & fellowship today, as well as thank the cook(s) who prepared the food!

As for me I just finished digesting some delicious steak, although I need to grab some turkey lest my brother consumes it all!!!

As far as reasons to be thankful, there would be too many to list here, but I am thankful for my family and friends who have made my life 10 times more interesting!

As far as geek thanks goes, I’m thankful for:

• WordPress (and Page.ly)
• Evernote
• Remember The Milk
• Google+
• Twitter
• Pandora
• Netflix (ignore the haters full of hate)
• Gmail
• Instagram
• Apple
• Every iOS developer under the sun

Also despite my disaffection for him, I’m thankful for President Obama for killing off Osama bin Laden helping restore America’s future into space.

Well I have to go now! The turkey is calling me!

Image Credit: iGourmet

For the first time in my life I’m about to witness something I thought I’d never see in two hundred years (or rather my life time): The US government (albeit through their own stupidity) is going to implement automatic spending cuts to help curb the deficit (the latter which has now surpassed $15 trillion).

I know some of my progressive and conservative friends see the idea of a drastic cut across the board as evil, but honestly when are we going to start tackling our deficit? I’m tired of the future looking gloomy because one side wants to tax everyone to death while the other wants to lighten everyone’s load with no one doing anything about the debt-o-pocolypse that threatens the future of everyone.

While the automatic cuts are not a permanent solution, it’s a start in my book.

So I finished reading the biography of Steve Jobs yesterday, and I’m trying to process a book that highlighted the good, bad and awesome of America’s third greatest CEO (note: I’m biased, but I consider Elon Musk of SpaceX and Robert Bigelow of Bigelow Aerospace to better. And yes, I am a space geek! ).

Before I proceed I’ll let you know that there are spoilers in this post, so if you haven’t read Steve Jobs biography (and you must if you desire to own your own business in the future) then stop reading right now.

And if you’ve read the book, you’ll understand why I titled this post as it is (and no I will not explain it as I want you to read the book).

Simple is better

Steve Jobs had an uncanny ability to not only find out what people needed before they knew they needed something, but also reduced what ever tech he was creating down to its very essence.

I was surprised by the fact that he thought about the iPad before he envisioned the iPhone, and how he considered creating a music iCloud app for Android, but decided against as he didn’t want to make them happy.

I also loved the fact that he wasn’t extremely vain with his wealth, choosing instead to live in a simply elegant home rather than a supersized extravagant mansion.

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If there was one area of his life I found to be truly appalling, it would be how he treated his oldest daughter.

Ignoring the fact that he didn’t even want to pay child support (even after DNA testing proved that the girl was his), he pretty much ignored her for the first decade of her existence. When he did acknowledge her, she was not exactly given the respect that she deserved.

I did find the fact that he threw tantrums to be hilarious, and while some of my friends viewed Steve Jobs as a manipulative liar (due to his “distortion field”), he seemed to only “play the opposition” when negotiating deals (although to Steve’s credit he was much more truthful, even if he was a little blunt).

Full of Awesome?

If you ignore Steve Jobs personal life and his love of cussing random strangers out (like that ice cream lady), Steve Jobs was a great man who changed the world for the better and saved the music industry from extinction.

While some things about him were perplexing (like the fact he declined to have surgery when he first discovered he had cancer), I can honestly say that the world would be a much duller place if he had never existed.

Although he will never win any awards for World’s Greatest Dad (note: his wife however should win the award for World’s Greatest Mother), he will go down in history as one of the greatest CEO of the 21st Century, with only Elon Musk and Robert Bigelow eclipsing him (as the 2 latter individuals are trying to expand humankind upon other worlds).

Translation: Superhero it is!

And I do not remember a time previously when I was extremely excited about reading a biography (or even autobiography) of an individual.

The last biography (or was it an autobiography?) I read dealt with Ariel Sharon, although I read portions of it in the library.

I purchased “Steve Jobs” from iBooks (how fitting), and despite the expense ($17?!) I’m going to pour over this treasure trove of info in order to gain a greater understanding of the greatest business man the world has ever known (at least within the geekoverse).