Weighing in on Iron Man 2 and the Super 8 mystery

The Alien is back to start blogging again. Hopefully consistently this time.

So we’ll start with the obvious. I just came back from the Iron Man 2 midnight show. My official stance is that the movie was pretty amazing. The “geek” side of me would tell you that this movie was AWESOME!!! It had everything the first one did and then some. Throw in some twists and turns from some notable Marvel characters, and some terrific acting from RDJ, and it summed up to be a perfect sequel.

The movie critic side of me runs about the same. Really the only main complaint that I have is it was a tad draggy in the center. But that center was filled with A LOT of wonderful and story appropriate information. Scarlett Johansson was a bit eyecandyish but that’s to be expected. Overall, whether you’re a staunch Iron Man fan or the girlfriend that was dragged to the genre for the first time, you are in for a wonderful ride. Also, and it should go without saying, make sure you stay for those credits for a juicy preview of things to come.

What I really would like to talk about, though, is the mysterious “Super 8” trailer. This is a movie produced by Steven Spielburg and directed by J.J. Abrams. The trailer gives you virtually no information about the movie other than a train was transporting a piece of material found at Area 51 to Ohio (right? What ever happens in Ohio?) when it is derailed and its contents “escape”. We’re looking at yet another Cloverfield-esqe hunt for information. Thanks to our pirate friends, you can view the trailer here http://bit.ly/cUSrPV though it probably won’t stay up for long.

For Those About to Rock...

To preface this whole thing, I saw Chris Cornell last night in Ann Arbor and it was amazing. I'm still coming down from that.

Every once and a while I fall into a musical rut where I can't find anything I want to listen to. A couple of weeks ago I found myself in this place and was totally lost. I went through my entire collection and couldn't find anything I wanted to listen too. I ended up on minutes to midnight repeatedly (which is never a good thing lol [no offense to LP fans] ). I scavenged through the itunes store but couldn't find anything.

I received some focus about a week ago. I started putting together my Cornell stuff to prepare for last night and found a good grove. But nothing got me back to full until Easter when the bunny brought me an iTunes gift card. i bought two songs by Aerosmith and just kept following iTunes suggestions. It's been amazing ever since and I keep finding new music to listen too.I think i'm starting to FINALLY find my favorite bands and music. So i've been compiling this epic playlist. Feel free to suggest:

Cochise - Audioslave
Revelations - Audioslave
She Builds Quick Machines - Velvet Revolver
Love in an Elevator - Aerosmith
No Such Thing - Chris Cornell
Psychosocial - Slipknot
Re-Education (Through Labor) - Rise Against
Take Me Away - 7 Days Away
Fallen - Seether
Spoonman - Soundgarden
Afterlife - Avenged Sevenfold
Breakdown - Seether
Like a Stone - Audioslave
Show Me How to Live - Audioslave
Billie Jean - Chris Cornell
Heaven and Hell - Dio-Black Sabbath
Welcome Home - Coheed and Cambria
Take the Time - Dream Theater
Sleeping Giant - Mastadon
One - Metallica
Shackler's Revenge - Guns N' Roses
Battery - Metallica
King Nothing - Metallica
Out of Exile - Audioslave
Gravemakers & Gunslingers - Coheed and Cambria
Down with the Sickness - Disturbed
Blind Man - Black Stone Cherry
The Running Free - Coheed and Cambria
Constant Motion - Dream Theater
Before I Forget - Slipknot
If I Was Your Vampire - Marilyn Manson
Slither - Velvet Revolver
All in the Suit That You Wear - Stone Temple Pilots
Even Flow - Pearl Jam
Sunset Superman - Dio
Holy Diver - Killswitch Engage
You Know My Name (007 Version) - Chris Cornell
Livin' on the Edge - Aerosmith

All of this is constantly changing as i'm writing this. I have more Coheed and some Rage Against the Machine going in. I have not spent a moment in silence for the last two days. I even keep slipping headphones on at work. I am so excited to finally find MY music :)

Like I said throw me some suggestions if you want. (Sorry J, Anberlin didn't make it)

Is it Plugged In?

Apparently I feel that I need to have about 1800 blogs so here's the newest one that I think you will all enjoy.

A while back, I was speaking with a young woman about a problem I was having with my car. Without going into much detail I was referencing the basic functions of an engine under the assumption that she knew the basic idea on how an engine works. She did not. I was so surprised to find out that wasn't common knowledge. I began to ask everyone around me if they knew. The majority did not. So I expanded asking people if they knew how other things work, computers, speakers, and other basic things. Still nothing.

Well you all know me and my comlete addiction to everything technnology. So I feel it is my mission to explain to the world how everything works. Enter http://isitpluggedin.blogspot.com. Here I will spend some time explaining household things and how they work. Check it out and tell me what you think. If you like it, leave comments, suggest topics or items to explain. and LEARN!!!

http://isitpluggedin.blogspot.com