Henry Imler May 13th, 2008
I got my birthday present from Meredith a little early and a little late this year. She is sending me to Wizard World 2008 in Chicago at the end of June. I am pretty stoaked. My good friends Q and Hank will be going and possibly JR and Jake J as well. The specially guests are Bendis and Alex Ross, both of whom I am excited to see. Bendis is behind what I am currently reading in the Marvel universe and Ross is the artist behind my favorite DC comic and is in the middle of doing some sweet Marvel Avengers/Invaders stuff.
Henry Imler May 13th, 2008
Enjoyed:
Highlights from the Cavs/Celtics Game - Watch that dunk from LeBron to punctuate the win. Wow.
You know that LOST episode that blew my mind? Here is some good recap and analysis. I think they have to move the island in time not change its physical location.
Jake Jones sent me this good news of the (yester)day: Ticket to Ride XBLA details chug in. Can’t wait to play online with him after he is in Florida. Perhaps I’ll see Bredoman on there too, he shared this story on Google Reader as well. Maybe this will spur Danny to get an Xbox 360.
#99 Grammar from Stuff White People Like - “Hangs head”
Craked.com :: The 10 Most Terrifying Video Game Enemies of All Time - Black headcrabs? Hey Grant - “Shwoosh, Shwoosh.” Check. The best villain? Any Body of water in Sonic the Hedgehog II:
Sonic’s deadliest nemesis was the innocent pool of water. This sounds totally stupid, but remember: You’re playing a video game about a neon blue rodent who jogs at Mach 5. You gave up your right to be incredulous a long time ago.
Need to read closer (and you should too!)
The Nature of Scripture: See 1 Samuel 13:1 in the hands of angry inerrantists and 1 sam 13.1 and inerrancy at finitum non capax infiniti.
Challies.com :: Book Review - The Irresistible Revolution - Challies reviews Irresistible Revolution in this post. While he likes some of the points the book makes, Challies takes serious issue with several points, some of which are a prosperity message, traces of pantheism, and civil disobedience. While Challies’ motives and concerns are in the right place, I think he misses the mark in evaluating what Claiborne is saying in these areas. I just wanted to point out this review now, I hope to post something substantial on it in the near future, when I am done grading and writing for this semester.
The Evangelical Manefesto - I heard a lot about this last week. Have not had the time to check it out. I look forward to doing so next week. I love a lot of things about the evangelical movement, but lots of other stuff makes me slap my head in shame, disgust, and flabbergahstedness.
Henry Imler May 9th, 2008
Q. What is the number one way to spot a good TV series?
A. When you go back and watch the pilot episode and each time a character is introduced, you are flooded with emotion.
This evening while I was checking my Vista/360 media sharing setup, I fired up the series premier of Battlestar Galactica. After the opening attack, the show shifts to the Battlestar Galactica mere hours before it is set to be decommissioned. The camera pans around the space battleship, giving the viewer glimpses of what are to become the major characters in the show.
As each one is introduced I was reminded about not only what happens to humanity in the open hour - it is reduced by 99.999444% - but also about the personal stories of what have become very real people. I could go into more detail, but I don’t want to spoil the story for any potential viewers. Suffice it to say all of the trials and tribulations are grafted onto the characters. To see them naked and remember the road they will travel is an incredibly emotional experience.
Moral? Watch BSG.
Henry Imler May 8th, 2008
Tonight LOST melted my face; punched my brain (my physical brain); and then sprinked salt on my tounge, just because it could.
And I am the kind of person who likes these sorts of storytelling conventions.
Henry Imler May 8th, 2008
Every once and a while the lust bug jumps up and bites me hard. Each time this happens I get uncontrollable feelings of lust for some object. I’ll spend hours and hours stalking this item of my lust. I am a technophile. There is a newish line of laptops poping up everywhere - the subnotebook computer. They are cheap ($400-$600), light (2-3lbs), and seem perfect for reading/studying on the go. And as a grad student, I am on the go just about all the time. The two subnotebooks I am lusting after the most are the Asus - Eee PC 900 and HP’s HP 2133 Mini-Note PC.
Look at how pretty they are!
Just the idea of a little book-like computer that is light, has long battery life, is stylish, and user-friendly is incredibly appealing. But, as Meredith said, my current laptop is awesome and works great. As I responded to her wise words, I think I would like to play with it for a week.
Anyone want me to review one of these for them? Hewlett and Asus, I am talking to you.
Speaking of lust in conjunction with unnecessary technological products, I am also eying a skin for my lappy. HP has these cool skins you can pick out for your product. Being a fan of comics and more specifically the Avengers, I scoped out their comics section and came across this beauty:
I think this is what I want for my birthday next month.
Henry Imler May 5th, 2008
Simmons on the Suns:
Why did they fall short? Because they squandered three winnable games down the stretch, all because of execution mistakes that teams tend to make when the players aren’t totally comfortable with one another yet. What stood out about the Spurs in Round 1 was their infallibility in big moments — they knew what to do and where to go, and then they did it. You don’t get there by accident; you get there by picking a nucleus and building around it. Back in 2005, the Spurs had the right nucleus (Duncan, Ginobili and Parker) and so did the Suns (Nash, Stoudemire, Marion and Johnson), but only one of those teams kept it intact. And that’s why the Spurs won two titles (and counting), and that’s why the Suns won the title of “critically acclaimed” and that’s it.
Basketbawlful :: Word of the Day: thug
I have been loving the NBA playoffs. All of the series, with the exception of the Magic/Raptors pairing was full of plot lines and intrigue. And even that series was filled with good basketball. There has been a lot of physical play of which I am a huge fan. I hated the ticky-tack league. Some of the hits have been vicious and I have loved it. Earn those points, boys, earn ‘em. This post gets the nod because it contains a series of videos detailing the physical play… and for the picture of the Bad Boy and Bird. How can you not love a post like that? You can’t, that’s how.
Marvel mines more precious metal with `Iron Man 2′
- Marvel Film Productions
- Iron Man - Out now
- The Incredible Hulk - Scheduled for June 13, 2008 release
- Iron Man 2 - Scheduled for April 30, 2010 release
- Thor - Scheduled for June 4, 2010 release
- The First Avenger: Captain America (working title) - Scheduled for May 6, 2011 release
- The Avengers - Scheduled for July 2011 release
- Ant-Man - Writer/director engaged
- Licensed Film Productions
- Punisher: War Zone - Lionsgate - Scheduled for December 5, 2008 release
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Fox - Scheduled for May 1, 2009 release
- Marvel Character Animated TV Projects
- Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes - Moonscoop SAS (France) - 26, 30-minute episodes airing internationally.
- Spectacular Spider-Man - Sony - Currently airing on Kids’ WB
- Wolverine and the X-Men - First Serve Toonz (India) - 26, 30-minute episodes in development; scheduled for Spring 2009 release on Nicktoons.
- Iron Man: Armored Adventures - Method Films (France) - 26, 30-minute episodes in development; scheduled for Spring 2009 release on Nicktoons.
- Hulk Gamma Corps - In development; scheduled for Spring 2009 release.
- Super Hero Squad - In development; scheduled for Spring 2009 release.
- Marvel Character Animated Direct-to-DVD Projects
- Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow - Lionsgate - Scheduled for Late-2008 release.
- Hulk Vs. - Lionsgate - Scheduled for Early-2009 release.
- Thor: Son of Asgard - Lionsgate - Scheduled for Late-2009 release.
- Planet Hulk - Lionsgate - Scheduled for Early 2010 release.
Henry Imler May 5th, 2008
I hate (celebrating) Cinco De Mayo (and seeing white people celebrate it with their all-white friends). I’m not Mexican; I don’t care about the first military victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla back in 1862. If you are of Mexican heritage and you wanna celebrate your actual history - wonderful, go ahead and knock your self out. If you are a white person looking for an excuse to drink and attempting to be “authentic,” give it a rest - we have appropriated plenty of other people’s holidays in an effort to have reasons to get smashed.
The End.
Henry Imler April 24th, 2008
Yup, I said it. I love spyware. Well, not in general, but when I heard via Lifehacker that I could get a free copy of Windows Vista Ultimate in exchange for installing a feedback program on my desktop, I jumped at the chance. For three months I had to run this feedback data collection program on a computer. At the conclusion of the three months, I would be shipped a free copy of Vista Ultimate.
I did not really care about the data collection because I only use my desktop for a media server now-a-days, so there was nothing about usage habits they could really collect. I’ll let someone look at my computing habits and settings on a computer I don’t use for three months in exchange for a 200+ dollar software license.
My package shipped today.
