Star Trek: The Movies (Review)

After finishing up watching the original series, I finally got around to watching all of the movies.

Star Trek the Motion Picture

Not as bad as I remembered but still the worst one. None of the characters seem to be themselves, the story is slow and overall uninteresting.

Star Trek the Wrath of Kahn

Excellent movie. Still the best. I prefer Star Wars over Star Trek but I have to admit, they have a great movie that could beat every prequel Star Wars made!

Star Trek: The Search for Spock

Though it picks up from where the 2nd one left one, it's not good at all. I guess it's true what they say about the odd numbers being the worst.

Star Trek: The Voyage Home

Still as good as I remembered. Funniest one of them all and the first time I think each side character gets their own story arc to shine in.

Star Trek: The Final Frontier

Kill me. This one is terrible. Not as bad as the first one but that's ONLY because of the fantastic camping scenes with Kirk, Spock and Bones. Too bad they couldn't stay camping for the entire movie, then it would've rivaled 2 as my favorite.

Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country

It's also true about what they saw about the Even number movies, they are truly the best. Though this one would come in third, it's easy to tell it's the cast saying their final goodbye to the characters.

They were all worth my time. I really enjoyed watching through them once again!

Change of Heart

I finally saw The Force Awakens and I have to say, it's a masterpiece. I can't believe it took me this long to watch it. What a great film. Easily my favorite Star Wars movie of them all! I'm not looking forward to watching the rest of them and reading the new novels!!!

What a great day to find out that the NEW Star Wars is much better than I expected! I don't even think I'll read anymore of the older books anymore. MAN, what a great movie!!

Oh and April Fool's Day.....Disney Star Wars sucks.

Old Faithful

Well well well! After being cut by the Rangers at the end of Spring Training it looks like the 45 year old Bartolo Colon will be pitching for them after all! He signed a contract to pitch next week and if things go well there's an outside chance he could stay on the roster and continue on with the team.

I hope things go well for him. Not many players left in the game that are older than me! I'll be cheering for him when he hits the mound later next week!

Let's Go Mets!

With the season starting this week we're at #1!

I need to celebrate it while I still have the chance

April Movie Preview

Let's see what we have on the slate for this coming month in theaters!

 Avengers: Infinity War

No way am I getting out of seeing this one. The Mrs will surely drag me to the theater to see it, though I admit to being curious of what it's about.

 Rampage

I just have no desire whatsoever to see this flick. Could be good but I'm not feeling it. 

Super Troopers 2

I remember when the Kickstarter campaign to get this movie made came out. I was all for it. I loved the first one and it's kind of become a "Cult Classic" over the years. With the right group, I may go see it. I will for sure check it out at Redbox if I miss it on the big screen.

Well, that's all I care to mention coming out for April. Have a good weekend folks!!

Eating Alone

One of the things I hate seeing the most is someone eating alone. I can tolerate it during the lunch hour because I know people are just grabbing something quick between work. I also am fine seeing it in coffee shops as well since people go there for peace and quiet outside of their normal lives.

But when someone goes out to dinner by themselves I just can't stand it. I hate doing it myself when I'm on the road, which is why I only do counter service and (when I can) take it to go and eat back at the hotel.

Is there something you hate seeing others do? Let me know in the comments!

This was actually a toy...digging in someone's head?!

Tea Time

I drink a lot of tea. More so every year. I used to only drink it with cream and sugar. A few years ago I dropped the cream and just added sugar but lately I've dropped the sugar and just drank it as is. Kind of wild seeing as where I started. I could NEVER drink plain tea on its own but now I guess I've come to appreciate it more.

I have boxes of tea leaves and even a metal "dipper" for the cup. I don't boil water in a tea pot yet but I'm sure that will come later down the road.

I'll be acting like an old lady in no time at this rate.

The Cloverfeild Para....waste of time

Took me a while to see this film. I loved 10 Cloverfield Lane but this garbage wasn't even worth my time. What a horrible pointless story that just had the word "Cloverfield" slapped on to it so people would give it a shot.

The characters are boring, bland and you don't care about a single one. The story is unbelievably WORSE than the characters in it! It makes no sense, nothing is explained and it in no way connects to the other films.

This is garbage. I won't be fooled again when the next one comes out. I'm done.

Comic book ads gone wrong....

What.....is happening here?

The Polka King (Review)

Got a chance to watch this on Netflix last month. Based on the true story about the guy who jipped some old people's money out of there hands through an insane ponzi scheme, is sort of unique to watch and wild to think about it being true. You can also watch the documentary on Netflix as well which tells the true account.

Jack Black does a great job and this was better than the documentary which was a little....weird. This guy convinced thousands of people to invest in his "Polka Empire". Amazing people would think that was a good idea.

Anyway, if you're interested, it may be worth your time.

Puss in (the) Boots: Final Season Review

All my favorite cartoons are ending from Netflix! First it was All Hail King Julian and now it's Puss in Boots.

Though not as witty as King Julian, it still had me chuckle every episode here and there. I loved the characters and the story was especially sad in the end. Really good finale that tied everything up, with flashbacks from previous seasons (where they even fit in an ongoing joke) I loved it.

The Shrek movies were ok for me. The Puss in Boots movie was enjoyable and this series has been just as good.

Guess I'm going to have to find something else to keep me occupied during breakfast and lunch!

Star Trek TOS (Review)

Last year our movie theater played Wrath of Kahn so Megan and I went to see it. Like any good Star Trek fan that's worth his dilithium crystals, we re-watched "The Space Seed: episode prior to attending the film to get the back story set up.

It got me wanting to watch the original series all over again. So for the past few months each night I've been watching a few episodes and reliving those memories. Though I was always a bigger Star Wars fan back in the day I did enjoy Star Trek growing up.

My brothers and I would pretend to be the cast and go one adventures in our back yard. My fondest memories were when my Dad would be gone to a late night meeting and Mom would let us sit and eat by the TV while we watched an episode. I still remember which episodes they were upon re-watching the series. Its one of the best memories I had growing up!!

I love the Original Series best, it just feels the most like Trek. I'll be making my way through all of them now after talking to a friend of mine who's also a Trekkie. It's been 10 years since I've down it and now is the time with all the series and movies streaming.

Still not interested in watching Discovery or re-watching the reboot movies so I think I'll stop at Nemesis and that'll be enough. Afterwards, Scotty will just have to beam me up so I can start re-watching a totally new series after this......Stargate perhaps? Hmmmm.....

Sons of Anarchy Comic (review)

After watching the series last year Megan and I became big fans of the franchise. We bought the only spinoff novel they made of the series and for X-mas, I bought Megan the entire collection of Boom Comics.

Though she hasn't had the time to read them, I recently read through them and found them to be quite enjoyable. They take place in-between seasons really, with little one off stories that mainly deviate from the TV story line, though a few do connect.

They also bounce around in the time line without telling you. Some characters are dead (after being killed off in the TV series) while in later issues, they're brought back for a story arc before their death.

A little confusing but not enough to lose the reader. All in all I thought it was a pretty good comic. If you enjoyed the show, I think you'll enjoy these as well!

New Years Resolutions (Update)

March is rolling around and I found out (at the end of January) that I'd meet all my goals.

1) Got a refi on my mortgage

Check! Folded it into a 15 year loan, shaved 6 years off and have a lower monthly payment!

2) Throw more stuff away

Check! (and still ongoing) For 3 weeks straight my garbage bags had to sit on top of the trash can because it was full of stuff I've been throwing away in the house. I've cleared more space in the house than I ever have and I'm not anywhere close to stopping!

3) Get in shape

In February I weighed the lowest I ever have since highschool. Now that wasn't the goal but still I was impressed. I'm still working out but I'm going to give this one a "check" myself!

I've never met my goals this quick before so I'm trying to think of more to add. They may seem a little weak, but here goes!

4) Finish reading Marvel comic collection I got last year.

It's been slow going so far but I'm almost half way there. I hope to get them all read by the end of the year.

5) Read online book list.

I have a library app that lets me borrow 12 books a month. I made a "favorites" list of them all and plan to read each one this year. Again, this one may take a while but at least it'll keep me focused on the goal for the rest of the year.

I'll let you know in a few more months how I stand. 

Happy St Patty's Day!

Un-Bahr-able

It was all over the news the past few weeks so I thought I'd go ahead and mention it but last week Joy Bahr mocked Christians and their faith, referring to Vice President Pence's religion as a "mental illness"

Of course this outraged people but her forced 5-second apology didn't come out until a week later and it was obviously forced.

She looked like one of those kids who pushed another one down on the playground and called him names, only to be called out by his mother and forced to apologize. You've seen it, heck I've ever been the one giving the apology as a kid!

You're not sorry, you're just pissed you didn't get away with it and you try to change the subject so that no one brings it up again. That's EXACTLY how she sounded. And people should find that VERY unsettling.

It's sad that in a world that "upholds" the standard of treating everyone fairly, that when it comes to Christians, they really don't care what they say about them. I have no doubt if she'd said Muslims are mentally ill, she would have been fired from the show.

Incredible to see the double standard we have today in the media. 

Let the door hit you on the way out

So the news came out this week that Toys R Us is closing all their stores....good. I won't miss them. They were a shining example of how high prices and terrible service DO NOT go hand in hand. I don't have one single good memory from my childhood going here and I surely won't miss them as an adult.

Back in the day the store I loved in Jackson Ms, was Toby's Toys. A small hometown rival of Toys R Us who eventually closed their doors. To me Toby's Toys was better all around and I was sad to see them go. I still remember where the store was located in Jackson and think about it every time I pass by!

As for these bums, Bah! Good riddance! 

For the Love of the Game (Review)

I re-watched this last month and forgot how good it is. Sure it's a love story but that the flashbacks happen between innings is pretty good.

Sam Raimi has a good eye for direction and cinematography and it shows in the film. Glad I got a chance to see it again. It's no "Field of Dreams" but it's still a good one.

Have a good weekend folks!

Calendar Dayz

Something I did last year and (am continuing to do now) is mark on my calendar what I did on a particular day. Whether it was read a book, watch a movie, play a board game or go out with friends. I've recorded each time.

Now I'm steadily going through my calendar and looking what I did EXACTLY a year ago to the date! It's so cool remembering things that happened and knowing that information. For example, I know that exactly one year ago today Megan and I rented the movie "Trolls"

.....hmmmm, that's really something I'd care to forget but anyway, it's cool knowing it happened a year ago today.

If you keep a calendar in your house, try this out. It'll pay off by next year I promise.