Monthly Archives: June 2009

Quiet Science

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Are you someone that happens to enjoy music?  Would you consider yourself to be a music lover?  Do you like finding bands with great music?  If you answered yes to most of these questions then have I got the band for you!  A good friend of mine happens to be the frontman for a kick ass band called Quiet Science.  I think the best way to describe their music is a melodic blend of indie rock and ambient music.  If these two genres were to have coitus, it would give birth to the great sounds of Quiet Science.  For those that have no idea what coitus is then I suggest you look it up.  I find Quiet Science to have the sounds of the Killers, Coldplay, with a hint of Duran Duran.  Call me crazy (you better not call me crazy) but it is just my opinion.

It brings me great pleasure to introduce you to the rockin’ band members…

Mark Nathan – Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar.
Robert Wesley – Bass.
Daisy Elisabeth - Synth, Piano, Organ, Bgv.
Charles Barrett – Drums.

If you would like to learn more about this sweet band then please visit them at www.quietsciencemusic.com.  On their website you have the chance to listen to their latest songs.  If you like what you hear than you can download their music on iTunes.  How awesome is that?  I don’t know about you but I think it is cool to know someone that is on iTunes.  If they come to your town for a show, I would highly recommend attending their show.

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www.QuietScienceMusic.com

www.QuietScienceMusic.com

****Breaking News****

Quiet Science was scheduled to perform at a music festival in Illinois.  Upon arrival they were moved from the small stage to the big stage.  Hundreds of people within the stage’s distance flocked towards the big stage.  All these people were hypnotized by the sweet sounds they were hearing.  Reports even say that many people suffered from what is known simply as Eargasms.  As a result of their awesomeness on stage, it has been reported that Quiet Science is meeting with a record label.  So show some support and make sure you buy up all their good stuff on iTunes or visit their site at www.quietsciencemusic.com

Transformers 2

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On Saturday, I had decided that I wanted to go see Transformers 2.  However, I was leery at first because of how other people were calling it a dud.  The critics even said it could’ve been the worst movie ever.  After hearing that I started to think that maybe I should go see the Proposal instead. Ha-ha just kidding.  However, I convinced myself that I should at least go and see it and formulate an opinion of my own.  As I sit there through the movie, I was asking myself what the hell was some people’s problems with the movie.  I am going to go on the record and say that I liked the second one.  I will even take it a step further and say that in some ways it was better than the first one.

Maybe if I hide behind this corner he won't be able to stare at my boobs!

Maybe if I hide behind this corner they won't be able to stare at my boobs!

So for all those people that didn’t like Transformers please just hear me out on this.  Here is a list of reasons why I did like it better than the first one…

  • Action Action Action: This movie had way more action sequences than the first one.  I can’t believe that for this reason alone people should’ve loved this movie.  The fight sequences in this movie was just bad ass.  I mean show me a movie that has robots fighting in various martial art styles!
  • More Characters: With the sequel comes the introduction of more characters.  In this case it is more robots.  I loved how this movie incorporated some more cool robots.  Also the cars that were in this movie were crazy. I especially liked the sport and sleek cars.
  • More Meagan Fox: I mean I do not have to explain myself any further.  Now please keep in mind that I find Fox to be very attractive.  However, I am not a huge fan.  But for those that are, I mean she is the single reason why you should’ve liked this movie.  Not only was she a hot ticket in this movie how about the fem-bot decepticon played by Isabel Lucas.  You can’t tell me that seeing all that scattered ass in the college sequences didn’t make you want to enroll in school again!
  • Rockin’ Music: I found myself even enjoying the music in this film.  The soundtrack definitely rivals the first.  I mean how can you beat Linkin Park, The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Staind, Green Day and more!  That is a killer lineup if you ask me.
  • Low Expectations: Unlike the Hangover, I went into the movie with low expectations.  The movie was a ton better than I had expected it to.  I think they took the right elements and infused it into the sequel.  It is very rare for any sequel to compete with the first.  So as a viewer you should manage your expectation level.

optimus-prime Now here are some of the things I didn’t like about the movie..

  • Too long: Although the action scenes made you forget about how long the movie was.  There were definitely a few scenes that reminded you that this movie could’ve been cut by at least 25 minutes.
  • Robot Potty Humor: I think Michael Bay definitely pushed the limits on the PG-13 rating.  Normally I wouldn’t see a robot humping a human’s leg or a robot calling another robot a “pussy” offensive.  But I felt a little bit uncomfortable for all those parents that brought their kid to go see this movie.  I also thought that the twin robots acting like your stereotypical black guys was a bit much as well.  I mean if you are going to take it that far, you might as well thrown in scenes where they are eating fried chicken and drinking kool-aid.
  • Script: I thought that the plot, story, and dialogue was a lot better in the first one.  I found myself laughing at how bad some of the one-liners were in the second movie.  The story was told better in the first one.  Not that I didn’t like the story in the second one.  It to me was better crafted in the first.  But the second one made up for a weak script with more action sequences.

I think the reason why many people didn’t like this movie is because they thought this movie was going to be the king of all sequels.  Like a Dark Knight type sequel.  But I will break it down like this.  If you want to see a movie with great action sequences and special effects than go see this movie.  If you are looking for a solid plot or story line then don’t go see this movie.

I gave this movie…

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Office Scavenger

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This beats shopping at the grocery store!!

This beats shopping at the grocery store!!

One of my fellow readers wanted to hear my thoughts on people that steal from the office fridge.  Since I am about giving the readers what they want, I am going to share my commentary about a person I’d like to call the “Office Scavenger”!!

For those that work in an environment in which there is a community refrigerator can understand the pain when they discover they’ve been had by the office scavenger.  Well what is an office scavenger??  An office scavenger is a person that is known for taking and eating other people’s food from the community fridge.  I don’t care where you work but every environment has at least one.   Every office tries to thwart the evil scavenger by putting labels or hiding their food from the clutches of the scavenger.  But it never fails, the office scavenger ignores all labels and can sniff out food with their keen sense of smell.  The scavenger has always been an interesting species to follow.  If you think about it these animals have the skills to hunt for their own food.  But decide to feed off the remains of food.  Some other famous animal scavengers include: coyotes, vultures, crows, and hyenas.

So how do you identify the office scavenger?  Well here are some common behaviors of an office scavenger.

  • Never brings in their own lunch or goes out to lunch
  • Often hangs out in the vicinity of your refrigerator
  • Takes late lunches
  • May compliment you on what you are eating
  • Knows everybody by name ( to associate with who brought what)

Many people want to know how to find who the office scavenger is?  Well I have been told that there are a few questionable methods on tracking the office scavenger.  The first one would be to place one of those little cameras in the back of the fridge and on the freezer.  So you can identify who is making frequent trips to the refrigerator.  Now if you don’t want to set up hidden cameras like you are on an episode of Punk’d, then you could always go to a more traditional method.  You can set up the infamous booby trap (all I can hear is Data from the Goonies saying that word.. shout out to my boy Kevin who looks like Data & Shortround).  By setting a booby trap (heh I said booby) you can make it quite uncomfortable for the office scavenger.  Here is what you can do.   First you purchase some good food that you know the scavenger won’t resist.  Then you lace it with ExLax.  Make sure you mix it in there good so it isn’t noticeable.  Then place the food back in the fridge and

Go extra strength if you want to make the scavenger pay!

Go extra strength if you want to make the scavenger pay!

place a do not eat label on it.  The one thing I know is that the office scavenger gravitates towards the food labeled with “Do Not Eat”.  Then you play the waiting game for a bit.  If someone ends up leaving because of diarrhea problems or stomach problems then you may have your suspect.  Hey I did warn you that this method was questionable. But it gets results.

Well I hope that I have educated you enough on the ways of the office scavenger.  Now if you are reading this and are known for such behavior and have  not been caught.  Consider this your warning.  Nobody likes an office scavenger.  So don’t be that person.

-MBTC