I Need To Explain Myself

Being the unprofessional that I am, I have neglected my blog for the last few days. Well, Thuirsday I left for my Grandma's house to celebrate her birthday and July the 4th with the rest of the fam.. and it's been a blast (You'd know if you'd read my twitter.. loser) so that's whats up there... I promise to give you twice as much effort this week... Okay I dont promise.. but I'll try =D. Happy Day-After-The-4th day! Love you guys! -Dustyn

Today Will Be Short And Festive

Happy Fiday the Fourth... have a video cuz I have to run...

This Is Surprising

I was doing a roundup of the summer movies since we're in the weeks of the big 3 releases (WALL-E, Hancock, and Dark Knight) and I was surprised by what I've seen so far, and thought it merited a post. Apparently, graduating and not having TV (the Internet is good enough for me) has skewed my idea of pop-culture. When I think of the most anticipated movie of the summer I immediately think of one of the big 3, wouldn't you think so? Turns out, the most anticipated movie of the summer is NOT Dark Knight, it's Hellboy 2. Pan's Labyrinth has done wonders for Guillermo's career and I'm both saddened and overjoyed that HB2 is the most anticipated movie.
What also came as a surprise to me is Hancock is getting HORRIBLE reviews... it only received a 33% on RottenTomatoes.com. Will Smith... Jason Bateman!.. what went wrong?! I'm anxious to see whether this will be the movie to break Will's winning streak.
What didn't come as a surprise is WALL-E getting epic reviews and Dark Knight doing the same. I've also seen a review for Hellboy 2 that gives it a 10/10 but I hold it with a grain of salt because I'm not sure the core material for Hellboy can merit a perfect score but I don't doubt Guillermo's ability so, we shall see.

It's Been A Crazy Week

So yesterday I was supposed to do a post on tech news and today, a review of WALL-E. This week has been so crazy that my posts thus far have been somewhat lackluster and yesterday's post went missing altogether. I still plan to have the WALL-E review up some time today though chances are it will be late late because I have a few plans today and I have to get ready for a trip this weekend. Sorry about the wait and the terrible writing.. I promise it will get better soon! I do promise Friday's will be up on time. Hope to see you later!

The Trick Is To Keep Breathing

We've finally come to our first music Tuesday, and I thought I'd start with my favorite band ever;

Garbage

You might get a nostalgic twinge when you hear these guys nowadays since their best songs were done in the late 90's but believe it or not they are still going pretty strong. Where to start..? Oh yes, well, their first album came out in 1995 (a good year... *twinge*) and was probably the most prominent alternative rock album of the decade (second only to Alanis Morrissette's Jagged Little Pill). With singles like 'Only Happy When It Rains', Milk', and 'Queer' it's no surprise the album reached.. alright alright, no more details.

Why do I love Garbage? Well their songs are amazing. From the 60's Bubblegum sound of "Cherry Lips"to the hardcore sex scenes in "Hammering In My Head" the range they cover is epic and all of it is great. They do what they want, even if they know they'll lose some fans. beautifulgarbage was definitely a change from their first two super successful albums but it's what they wanted, and I admire that... not to mention, I still loved that CD. They have unique artistic videos ("The World Is Not Enough" is the video posted, and It's a bonafide bond song!). They're political! I know, I'm so not the type to be political but I love what they say when they say it.

If you liked Garbage in the 90's, I recommend you revisit them. Pick up "Bleed Like Me" or the recent compilation "Absolute Garbage" and if you STILL love them, as I do, you might like what I say next. It's rumored that they are working on a NEW album to release this year. It's not so much a rumor as the band members are really into the idea, but I say rumor just in case it doesn't happen. Whatever happens, they will always remain my #1 band.

I Fail

I wanted to review WALL-E for you today. I even had it written down on the weekly planner but it fell through. I didn't get a chance to see it and I tried like a bitch, too. I had a couple of fallback options like reviewing the best movie of last summer (Stardust) or another one of this summers big releases (Indy 4) but I want to stick with making this weeks movie WALL-E. SO! On Thursday, my self-proclaimed entertainment day, I don't have anything planned yet so I wanted to try again. By Thursday I should have seen WALL-E and had time to mull it over. I apologize if you were anticipating my movie review today, and I'm sorry for both of us that I didn't get to see WALL-E. Regardless, it will be here Thursday.

P.S. Stardust is amazing and Indy 4 is disappointing.