"Let Me In" comes out today...

So already having seen "Let the Right One In" (The swedish "vampire flick") I am noticing that "Let Me In"(American remake) seems to be getting pretty good reviews. None are going as far as to say it is better, however at the same time, saying it is a pretty good flick. I am interested in seeing it, but I don't really feel the need to go out and see it in the theater. I'm a huge fan of the original, I own the bluray(albeit the messed up subtitles version) and it was barely a year ago that I saw it. I just don't feel like spending $10 to see the same movie over again, even if it happens to be good. Making a "good" remake should not be considered an accomplishment if the original source material was already fantastic. Here's hoping enough other people go see this and find out it is a remake, and decide to seek out the original swedish film of barely a couple years ago.

RIP Greg Giraldo.....damn.

News hit today that Greg Giraldo died of an apparent accidental overdose of prescription drugs. That sucks, dude was pretty funny. He is most famous for being a roaster at most all of comedy central roasts. I also enjoyed seeing him as a judge on the latest season of Last Comic Standing....

RIP!

"Never Start a conversation by saying....." #29

Me: "Hey Jen, today on The View....."
Jen: (breaking in before I could continue)"Wait...you watch The View?"
Me: "Sometimes, depending on who is on"
Jen: "umm....ahahahahahahahahahaha"
Me: :(

In case you hadn't heard.....I have a podcast now.

So something else pretty big I did over the summer was start a podcast with a couple good friends(Shawn & Doug). We had been toying with the idea for awhile, and decided to finally sit down, come up with an idea and do it to it. Well it is called "Retro Flick Fillet" Basically it the premise is that we re-watch a movie or movies we have already seen at least once for the show and then kind of do a compare/contrast as to how we though about them initially and how we feel about them now. So far we have three episodes recorded and posted, which you can find here:

http://idiotpod.libsyn.com/

• Episode 1: Star Wars Prequels
• Episode 2: Kickboxer & Bloodsport
• Episode 3: Running Man & Total Recall
  

I know most people say you can't really have a successful podcast without an actual website to support it, but none of us take it serious enough to need to make it "successful" or "big" We are mostly doing it as an excuse to get together once a month and bullshit with each other over something we all like, which is movies. If it gets listeners and people like it, then that is a bonus, however that isn't the reason we are doing it. I think I can post a direct feed to it on this blog, I just have to mess with the settings to get it right. So look for that to pop up on here sometime soon. Also, don't be surprised to see the layout to change. I just changed it to the current layout to try something new, but it still looks pretty plain and bland to me. I will be messing with it shortly to spruce it up a bit, hopefully!

Shorter, more frequent updates...yeah that's the ticket

So I am trying to figure out how to maintain this blog more consistently than in the past and I think the problem before was I tried to have something long and drawn out to say everytime. So sometimes I would be ready to make a post and then not do it because I only had a few thoughts. This time around I think I will just update it whenever I have ANYthing to say.....regardless of what it is.....which leads me too the next blog post.....in a matter of seconds.....

Summa Summa Summa tiiiiiiiiiiime......

Well it has been another pretty good summer. I say that in the past tense as if the hot weather is over. Yesterday it was over 100 degrees and we are two days from October. Sacramento is known from going straight from Summer to Winter and vice versa, but this year is really pushing the boundary between that phrase being an exaggeration and actual truth.

As far as what I did this summer, I spent a few weekends river rafting. Had a blast. So much in fact that in the future I will be looking to invest in some higher quality rafts. The kind you can actually move around in and sit on the sides, not just the cheap inflatable ones you basically have to lay in. Don't get me wrong, those are fun too, but you feel a little bit helpless in them and not in very much control, plus it is nice to be sitting up on the raft rather than in it for obvious reasons, such as more room for the cooler of beverages!

I spent some down in Southern California, dabbled a bit in Hollywood, which was cool. The highlight of that trip was my adventure at SModcastle.(Kevin Smith's live podcast theater) Met up with a couple dudes I know via facebook and their podcast Bagged & Boarded. Had a blast. That was definitely the type of thing I would do a lot more often if I lived in closer proximity.

Had a few bbqs, but overall it was a down year for bbq gatherings. Not sure why, I guess time just flew by. Of course if you know me, the changing of seasons is hardly a reason for me to stop bbqing anyway......

I think that is about it outside the normal summer adventures me and my friends/family partake in every year. Just another typical long, hot California summer!

I'll be headed to apple hill for a day next month, hopefully it was cooled way down.

I'm bringing bloggin' back!

Yep, that's right, this here blog is making a return momentarily. Going to mess with the layout a bit and stuff.....stay tuned....