Transformers 2 = Suck

Man, I was totally disappointed in Transformers 2. It was way too long, had very little story, was too silly without actually being funny. I hated that they spent so much time on those fucking annoying ghetto “twins”, when they finally introduced very cool female motorcycle bots only to do nothing with them! Not to mention the Autobots from the first movie got next to zero screen time.

And don't get me started on G.I. Joe (which they showed a preview for). That movie looks like digitized shit projected on a screen! Part of what I liked about G.I. Joe was that each of the characters were crazy individuals, but they were the best in their field. I loved that one of them wore a football jersey, on had a scuba suit (at all times...), and one had a fucking wolf!

This movie striped everything that made them cool, cut off their collective balls, and gave them uniform black rubber onesies and Iron Manlite accelerator suits!

Also, is it just me or is there no Cobra Commander in this movie? It seems like Destro is the big bad...

It's only a matter of time before they rape Thundercats!

Aquatic Ape Theory

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Man, I love the beach (not so much the sand that sticks to everything) but the ocean. Kinda makes you wonder if all the proponents of the Aquatic Ape Theory aren't on to something.

This is the first time it's ever occurred to me to bring my camera to the beach and since it's not water proof it was a bit tricky.

UP!

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The Hot Air Balloon Ride I bought all the way back in March finally happened! It was well worth the wait though. The view of downtown Miami, rural Homestead, and the Everglades from 38,000 feet in the air (unencumbered by an airplane window) was absolutely amazing. I felt like a superhero flying around up there.

More pics here.

Crapica

No, the title to this blog isn't a typo. To be honest, I found Caprica pretty boring. I don't really care for any of the characters and there wasn't enough sci-fi in it at satisfy my hunger geekery. The best part of the thing was the last 5 minutes, which gives me a tiny bit of hope for the series, but I'm really not holding my breath.

Overall, I give it three blahs.

Got Something Published

A short comic I did a while back with artist JC Grande just got published by the anthology Shrunken Wool. Pretty neat! To buy a copy just click here.

The 80s were good to me

(Note: I'm the one in the Spider-Man sweatshirt with matching Spider-Man sneakers.)

I saw this pic again in like forever and I was flooded with nostalgia. I realized a huge part of my childhood memories involved my brother, my cousins, and I staying at our grandma's house after school (notice the plastic slipcover on the avocado green furniture) and just watching cartoons like Voltron and Thundercats, playing with toys, and just running around wreaking havoc... Ah, just remember my cousin Jordan (far right in the pic) getting beat with an extension cord for chopping down all of my grandpa's banana trees with a machete while we were playing "ninjas".

Man, I had a great childhood.

Caribbean Cruise

Just got back from a week-long cruise of Mexico, Belize, and the far away land of Key West! I got to see lots of great Mayan structures, which I'm a total geek for. Although I probably enjoyed visiting the ruins of Altun Ha and Tulum the most, I have to admit just lying on the beach, drinking Coronas and eating chips and salsa all day was pretty nice too. Here are some pics of the trip.

Man, it was really awesome. I didn't want to get off the boat. A team of five Filipinos had to drag me out of my cabin on Sunday morning!