EbbWorld Annex

The Disastrous Invention of a New Middle Class

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:57:00 +0000

The Disastrous Invention of a New Middle Class (www.thefiscaltimes.com)

To hear politicians tell it, the college diploma is the guaranteed gateway to middle-class life, so everybody should probably go to college. The argument seems self-evident—over a lifetime, college graduates far out-earn those without a degree ($2.1 million, supposedly), so go to college, live the American Dream. Unfortunately, as many recent college graduates have discovered, diplomas no longer guarantee success.

MTT is reminiscing

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:26:00 +0000

Les Miserables

Was the Discovery “Retirement” Flight to DC Over-hyped?

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:21:00 +0000

Taking to your social network of choice today (not to mention major news media outlets) your news feed was probably inundated with pictures snapped from local area office buildings and parking lots of the Space Shuttle Discovery taking its final flight on top of a Boeing 747 en route to its final resting place at the Smithsonian Air & Space Annex/Museum at Dulles Airport. A cool sight indeed because how often do you see a space shuttle hitching a ride on a 747 (and possessing a certain sober sentimentality as it represents that last ride of NASA’s space shuttle program), but did it really deserve such grandeur and attention (engineering feat notwithstanding)? Before logging on to Facebook today, I never knew so many of my peers even cared about NASA’s exploits these days, let alone knew the space shuttle program was retired after Atlantis’ last launch last summer (darn Obama for scuttling Bush’s planned successor, Project Constellation!).

The funny thing about me writing this is I’m a huge NASA fan, love space, love space shuttles (I will own Space Shuttle Pinball one day), and am super bummed the program had to end (again, darn Obama!). Yet considering the past achievements and various other markedly more exciting operations of the space shuttle program (launches anyone?), this “victory lap” flight seems to pale in comparison. I feel most people that got so excited about this somewhat boring (relatively speaking) sub-space flight are sort of like fair weather fans. I mean I didn’t see nary a post about Atlantis’s final flight from Cape Canaveral last summer? That was much more significant. I mean just cause a space shuttle “glides” over your house it’s all the sudden really important? Space exploration is cool now?

I mean first off it’s not like we haven't seen a 747 flying around our neighborhoods; perhaps not over DC and with a space shuttle attached to its back, but was the sight of it that much more novel than a massive solo 747 flying overhead like the dozens of times they do over Northern Virginia every day?

Secondly, as cool as the space shuttle is, it is a 30 year old aeronautical design. Seeing it in the mid-eighties was definitely, well, space-age, but in today’s aerospace industry it’s like seeing a classic car drive by; super cool, but not novel per se. It’s not like the sight of a 747 and space shuttle combined was much different than the hundreds of times we saw jets escort the shuttles back home from missions - yet everyone and their mother posted photos as if a second moon appeared in the sky (cool yes, but that cool...disabled and just gliding on top of a common plane?)

Finally, and this isn’t to marginalize this particular retirement flight because it was neat, but more to explain how much cooler and amazing the actual space shuttle launches were (see below). I mean if this pedestrian fly-by wowed you, then the actual launches must’ve blown your gaskets over the years. Or they didn’t, because you probably never watched any of them (save the Challenger’s and Columbia’s I bet), nor could name the rest of the fleet.

I don’t know, I guess I should be excited the exposure this event created for NASA and space programs in general – and I should be very happy NASA picked my backyard to gift one of its greatest technological achievements for its final display. Maybe my frustration is that there was just something so fair-weather about so many DC folks freaking out about the fly-by today. It reminded me a lot of so many in DC “Rocking the Red” these days that don’t even know who Don Beaupreis.

You wanna see cool…check this video of Discovery's final launch

MTT is procrastinating

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:45:00 +0000

I realize there are 50,000 sites that do this exact thing, but many times better I'm sure. Thank you for choosing mine :)

Brave

Japanese trailer is pretty cool

Longway North

Speaking of animation featuring strong female leads, how cool is this French short film?

Ice Age 4

More animation. Sid cracks me up.

Hotel Transylvania

More animation.

Rise of the Guardians

Animation overload! This is my least favorite.

Bonus #1:

Iron Sky

First 4 minutes

Es lebe die Geländewagen!

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:03:00 +0000

Great quick history of the G-Wagon!

Bicycling

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:10:00 +0000

Given a choice between motorcycling and bicycling, I’d choose motorcycling 9 times out of 10. But that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy bicycling; shoot I used to ride my BMX pretty much constantly throughout my youth. Yet with rising gas prices, lowering opportunities to work out, and unseasonably warm weather, I’ve decided to start bicycling to work on occasion. Despite using a mountain bike that’s too small for me (hoping to borrow a friend’s proper road bike in the near future) and a butt that’s uber sore, I’m still enjoying to the exercise.

It’s about 13.2 miles from my house to my work so I’m doing a healthy 26+ miles each day I ride in. No small feat for an IT professional. But because it’s to and from work, I’m making the most efficient use of my time in regards to trying to find time to work out. It’s a win-win situation and make me feel good…despite the sore tush.

Here’s a slick biking calories calculator too!

Calories Burned Calculator
Estimate the calories you burned on your bike ride:
Pace:
Weight:
Time:

Map of my route

Movie Trailer Thursday for upcoming movies

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:54:00 +0000

Paranorman

Stop-motion is always worth a look

The Raven

Bal'imore represent

The Avengers

I think I'm super-hero'ed out

Bonus #1:

John Carter Extended Scene

4 minutes of this ~~Attack of the Clones look-a-like~~ action scene

Bonus #2:

The Hobbit video blog #6!

I wanna do IT for the production!

Is the Ark of the Covenant Really Buried on a Small Canadian Island?

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:41:00 +0000

How cool is this? If I ever become super-wealthy, I going on an Oak Island Quest of my own...

Is the Ark of the Covenant Really Buried on a Small Canadian Island?

MTT'n

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:39:00 +0000

Wrath of the Titans

2nd trailer better than the first..second movie better than the first?

The Raid

Asian action film like crazy

4:44 Last Day on Earth

So many end-of-the-world movies these days

American Reunion

No it's not just to post a raunchy teen (now "adult") comedy for raunchy teen comedy's sake. Little fact...this movie's original, along with Gladiator, I would identify as the two defining movies that launched my writing ~~career~~. Obviously Gladiator for different reasons, but American Pie because of how it was a major catalyst for my personal "enlightenment" period to my peer culture, college life, how badly young women are mistreated by guys, and the fallen, lost world I lived in.

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Never a huge Comic-Con fan, but I definitely can appreciate all this.

Struck by Lightning

Oh I don't know...I never watch Glee. Though secretly in retrospect I do wish I was involved in some writing groups or journalism whilst in high school. Guess being in sports all the time didn't really allow for that jock/journalism crossover :/

Beyond The Black Rainbow

WTH is right. Though I do dig the "2001: A Space Odyssey" vibe.

Bonus #1:

Brave

Fun clip from new Pixar movie!

D.C. Sports Fans vs. Philly Sports Fans

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:24:00 +0000

As a simultaneous lifetime resident of Northern Virginia and fan of Philadelphia professional sports team, I uniquely have the ability to accurately distinguish between the typical D.C. fan and Philly fan. Thom Loverro’s article below merely manifests currently and practically this disconnect, but deep down I know it’s more an issue of priorities.

Thom Loverro: Fight with Philadelphia is not one the Nationals can win

You see, in Philly, the Eagles, the Flyers, the Phils, and, to a lesser extent, the Sixers, are the priority. In D.C., only the Redskins (I will concede this…yes, D.C. folk love their Redskins still) are the priority. D.C.-ites would like to claim that the Caps are the priority now, but for every 10 current Caps fans I can show you 7 of them who didn’t even know Jaromir Jagr was once a Cap, let alone Michael Pivonka and Liut. The Bullets? Ha! The Nationals? Just see above link.

But you know, it’s not all D.C. folks’ faults. As a D.C. folk myself, I realize that there are much bigger fish to fry in this area than underperforming professional sports teams. For one there’s the whole political spectrum, which everyone in and around D.C. is invariably directly, or pseudo-directly involved in. That and educational and vocational pursuits rule the Beltway lands. We’re a bunch of overachieving, goal-seeking, educationally inundated folks. This is a far cry from a large portion of blue-collar Philly fan demographic.

But as Mr. Loverro succinctly describes in his article above…Philly fans are of a different breed. They live and breathe their teams. In D.C., fans are passionate, but only when convenient (or when success forces attention). As long as it doesn’t conflict with another iPhoneappointment (apart from the Redskins), D.C. fans are there to support their teams.

Movie Trailer Thursday

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:09:00 +0000

I know no one really comes to this site anymore, but posting movie trailers and writing the occasional EbbWorld-ish article (when I have time) is somehow therapeutic. Sort of reminding me of the halcyon days, when everything was going to be alright and work itself out.

Headhunters

UK Trailer

Prometheus

International trailer

The Secret World of Arrietty

I think I posted one of these before...but I still like good anime, especially Miyazaki stuff

Undefeated

Uplifting HS sports documentary? Like The Blind Side?

7500

I don't like horror movies.

The FP

No idea...post-apocalyptic DDR.

1095 days and none the wiser

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:41:00 +0000

MTT is random

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Sorry for the recent absence

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

These movies seem to be natural for Mel Gibson

Art Is... The Permanent Revolution

MTT is cultured

Red Lights

I don't like scary movies :/

The Amazing Spiderman

Reboot

The Bourne Legacy

Wonders what Matt Damon's cameo will be...

Iron Sky

The Nazi's are hiding on the moon!

Extraterrestre

Spanish sci-fi alien invasion?

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Could be funny

Arnold Schwarzenegger DVD Commentary = Hilarious Greatness

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:00 +0000

So these mash-ups have been around for a while, but they’re new to me…but Arnold Schwarzenegger’s commentary is absolutely hilarious. Being a huge fan of Total Recall and Conan the Barbarian (TV versions of course) and 80’s science fiction & fantasy in general, it makes it even more amazing. I honestly thought at first this was all a joke, or someone was mimicking Arnold’s voice as a joke video. But no, this is the real deal. Absolute movie magic.

I miss the DVD’s extras…you don’t get that in streaming.

Total Recall

Conan the Barbarian

untitled

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:13:00 +0000

I miss the conversations about life, love, and why...

Millennial-what?

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:25:00 +0000

Angels fight with guns and knives right?

There’s a few non-salvation related topics and advanced tenets of Christianity that many Christians are unaware of. That’s fine, as there’s no way one could be informed adequately about all of them and the 2,000 years of history surrounding them (though I think every Christian should have at least an inkling of interest surrounding them – and at least incorporate a pursuit of them into their burgeoning Christian walk to some capacity). That said, one particularly salient topic in today’s culture is that of Millennialism; basically the “end times/end of the world” scenario’s and how they will all take place (not claiming I'm an expert BTW). I don’t want to go into all the details surrounding Christian view on Millennialism (as they can get way to complicated/speculative – so go to Wikipedia to learn about them), but I do find it somewhat disconcerting most Christians aren’t even aware they exist. Most Christians seem to get their “end times” theology (eschatology) from Hollywood or New York Times’ best-sellers; which as we know more often than not are not very good reflections of Biblical accuracy.

Basically Christian views on Millennialism are split up into three major categories, with a fourth derivative of one. Each viewpoint has many well respected and bright scholarly proponents. No one view seems to dominate any other in scholarship (though Premillennial dispensationalism with its popular “rapture” notion is very popular among the masses, not to mention pop culture). Like I said, go to Wikipedia for a more in depth view, but I did find this nifty little graphic that I think is the best distilled resource that explains the different views.

Is this a salvation issue? No. Will it make you a better Christian? Prolly not. But it has its place in reaffirming the urgency Christ himself gave before his Ascension.

*For the record, I subscribe to Amillennialism. Why? Frankly two reasons:

The first being that book of Revelations is chock-full of metaphorical imagery and figurative language. Do I think it’s full of literal meanings as well? Yes…but for someone to claim they can accurately distinguish between the literal and figurative; well you may as well claim to be God himself.

The second reason is more emotionally based, but after all Creationhas already been through…do you we really think God and Jesus are gonna mess around and prolong this limited length, width, depth, and time-based existence further? I don’t think so. I think when God is ready to usher in the new Reality, and bring the hammer, he’s not gonna noodle around much longer with this limited, entropy-occupied 4D universe, let alone 1000+ years.

This said, and regardless your view, or lack thereof – I think we can all agree on one thing; we’re all pretty darn excited and desiring of Christ’s inevitable Descension.

UPDATED: I Wanna Be An Elf!

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:08:00 +0000

So the greatest worst news today comes from ~~Middle Earth~~New Zealand. Apparently Peter Jackson is in need of some help in his still-in-production filming of the two Hobbitmovies. Greatest news? I qualify to be a “Big Man” (“with character face” no less) or a “Male Elf”! Worstest news? I don’t qualify as an already resident and legal worker in the country of New Zealand :(

Location:

Wellington, Wellington

Listed:

Thu, 19 Jan

Type:

Part time, Contract/Temp

The journey continues for 2012 and we are once again seeking EXTRAS

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Currently live in Wellington area
• 17 years & over
• Able to work in NZ
• Have flexible availability

We are looking for MEN & WOMEN for a VARIETY of characters

• MEN – under 5’4” (163cm)
• WOMEN – under 5” (155cm)
• BIG MEN – with character faces – 5’9 and over (175cm+)
• MEN with LARGE biceps any height.
• WOMEN with character faces and long hair
• MEN & WOMEN – ELVES slim, athletic, 5’5” – 6’4” (165 – 203cm)

We will be holding the Casting Call
SATURDAY 28th JANUARY from 1pm – 4pm
THE BELMONT HALL – HUTT CITY(next to The Belmont Primary School, 709 Western Hutt Road)

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit.

Wish I were a Kiwi today :/

The Hobbit Official Extras Casting Call 2012

UPDATE 1/31: HA!

Police called to 'Hobbit' auditions due to overwhelming crowds

Conceived During a Surprise Snowstorm?

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:10:00 +0000

Of course I don’t know for sure (eww if I did), but as a psuedo-amateur weather enthusiast, I came upon an article over at the WashingtonPost.com weather blog page that may have shed light on the time I was conceived to enter existence. And sure there may be better worldly circumstances in which to be conceived, but few would surpass a massive surprise snowstorm no?

Washington D.C.’s top 5 surprise snowstorms

According to this report, there was a pretty significant surprise snow event that occurred in the D.C. Metro area on President's Day back in 1979. They were expecting a few inches at most, but ended up getting walloped for a foot or two of snow. Now I can’t think of a better time than a massive surprise snowstorm to cuddle up with the wifey. Taking in consideration the typical 9 months is takes babies to incubate inside their host, I was born in early Novemberthat year…almost 9 months later from the snowstorm exactly lol.

Anyways, I was supposedly a “late” baby so that would push me to early Feb. late Jan. conception time period… I don’t know why I thought about this…because yes it is slightly disturbing to think about now that I think about it more. I guess I just found it interesting the date of the storm and my birth.

Movie Trailer Thursday

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:55:00 +0000

Lost my muse a time ago...lost motivation a time ago. Sorry for the movie trailer delay. Was working like a Cylon this past month.

Prometheus

Actually had this for MTT over a month ago before most of the Internet outlets even had it...but alas was too busy

Resident Evil: Retribution

Sony commercial? Nope, just RE 5 movie.

Side by Side

Digital killed the film star?

Bonus #1:

The Bark Side

My favorite is the one dressed as an Ewok lol

God Bless Tim Tebow, but Eric Liddel Did It First

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:32:00 +0000

This ESPNarticle manifests what truly drives Tim Tebow; and that drive comes from within and from “above”.

Believing in Tim Tebow (ESPN.com)

But having proper perspective, having an eternal perspective in the face of our very temporal earthly existence isn’t something novel in modern sports, or even in the past few decades. Famous Scottish Olympic runner and missionary Eric Liddell was running in the name of the Lord and keeping things in perspective 80 years ago.

Check out this clip from the movie “Chariots of Fire” in which Eric really brings it home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yoDE-3dTvU (embed was disabled...sorry)

*To the apostle Paul’s credit…he was the first to compare faith to running a race, some 1900 years ago lol.

Jalopnik Posted My Tip

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:08:00 +0000

So the popular automotive blog Jalopnik posted an article based on a link I sent them (which I saw at WashingtonPost.com). Pretty cool.

Check it out.

Sea Foam Blizzard in England

UPDATED: Strange coincidence, or is North Korea a lot like ancient Israel?

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:41:00 +0000

So as I’m sure you’re aware, North Korea’s short dictator and Hollywood wanna-be Kim Jong il died like last week (good riddance), to the overwhelming chagrin of its brainwashed emaciated population. The country is officially in a morbid state of mourning, and as new reports and videos (see below) have started to come out, I cannot help but see a connection between this sort of communal mourning and that of ancient Israeli culture as described in the Bible.

Firstly I must admit that for all my life when I’ve read, mostly described in the Old Testament (though the high priests Caiaphas’ robe-tearing escapade upon Jesus claiming to be God is right up there), about these uber serious, extended, mourning sessions by the Hebrew peoples, both individual and communal, I could honestly never really relate, nor conceptualize what that type of mourning entailed. I mean I’ve seen people cry, even uncontrollably sob, at the death of a close family member or something else extremely tragic. But mourn? "Old Testament, day and night, multi-day" mourning? Never seen it and never really knew what it looked like.

Until now…thanks to those poor saps that got the short end of the stick by being born in North Korea :/

Genuine, or fo show?

Now the outward action of mourning is one thing, but what’s really going on inside those peoples’ hearts? Are they truly deprecated at the passing of their “Dear Leader”, or are they just trying to “cover their bases” in sight of the ever watching eye of the North Korean, Gestapo/Sauron-like authorities who will throw you in the Peninsula’s worst dungeons for saying “Lady Gaga” out in the open? I think it’s probably 50/50. No doubt the cult of personality, forcibly enforced, of the Dear Leader was as palpable as land mines along the 38^thParallel, and knowing so I’m sure at least half of these people truly areabsolutely devastated that the only god-king they’ve ever known (apart from his father and now his son) is actually dead. That said, I think the North Korean people are smarter than their actions may say. I think a ton of them could give a rat’s @$$ about the Dear Leader and his miserable example of a “leader”, and merely give the status quo “worship” only to avoid the severe punishment they and their family would receive if they did actually relent a bit (though where are all the revolutionaries and visionaries in DPRK?!).

Regardless, because this type of mourning only reminds me of the “mourning” often found in the Bible, I wondered if the split is similar. I mean growing up in an evangelical culture, often strong Jewish sympathizers; I was implicitly taught that this type of mourning was an extreme, yet pious act of devotion and reverence to G_d. But what is half the folks in Numbers 20 were just giving lip service…

“Moses removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar. And Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain, and when the whole community learned that Aaron had died, all the Israelites mourned for him thirty days.” –Numbers 20:28-29

Are we to assume each and every Israelite was that broken up that Aaron had died? Sure he was a good guy, as opposed to Kim Jung. But thirty days of mourning? Come on. Not a chance that whole people were genuinely mourning that long. Heck, most of them were prolly over it by the end of the week; getting on with their lives.

There are other extreme Biblical accounts of mourning that I actually believe were legit however by those that partook. Take Daniel 10 for example.

“In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.
At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.” -Daniel 10:1-3

Now it’s a bit self righteous sounding at the end there, but if you were acutely aware of Danial’s overall life, you’d know this guy was legit. He was authentic and I take his word for it.

Then again, there are times where the Bible makes it clear the people are giving lip service, either out of fear of punishment or for personal gain or public accolade, like in Zechariah,

“Then the word of the LORD Almighty came to me: “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted? And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves? “ -Zechariah 7:5-6

So it’s nice that God himself calls out the false façades of mourning that these people were giving. That said, I still feel like the church culture treats almost allaccounts of old skool “mourning” as a holy thing….when in fact, save a small few of truly authentic individuals and small groups, I’d say most of the Old Testament Israelite mourning was to follow the group and give lip service to a God or patriarch that they’d prolly turn their backs on or forget about in a few days.

Sure blessed are those that mourn (genuine mourning that is), for they will be comforted…but I think Jesus said it best in Luke 23 on his way up to Calvary,

“As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children.” -Luke 23:26-28

So people of North Korea…don’t mourn for Kim Jung il. His fate has already been determined (he lost by the way). If you’re going to mourn, mourn for any unforgiven sin you or your children have…for that is the only thing worth truly mourning over anything else.

For better context on the monumental pressures of social conformity that North Koreans face, check out this recent National Geographic documentary.

UPDATE:

Clearly the "mourning" going on during il's funeral the other day is staged. I mean I would too if the state TV was all up in my grill and it meant getting a pat on the back or sent to jail, or worse. That said, what the world wouldn't give to see one North Korean in front of everyone giving the jerk the bird as his casket drove by.

That said, there are two things I'm actually envious of North Korea in these clips: snow and G-wagens :)

UPDATE 2:

Despair over Kim Jong Il: Real grief or forced? (MSNBC.com)

MTT is chippn’ the glasses and crackin’ the plates…cause that’s what Bilbo Baggins hates!

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:17:00 +0000

Only one trailer today folks…but this is because to post other trailers would only dilute the untouchable quality and greatness of said trailer. I would not want to tarnish it by adding other trivial, paint-by-numbers, standard Hollywood depthless fair.

So here you have it. Enjoy!

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Note, The Hobbit is being split into two separate movies. This is the first part.

Bonus #1:

The Hobbit

Just in case you missed the one above...or if you want to watch it 37 times like me :)

Bonus #2:

The Hobbit (1977)

Some of you may remember the old 1977 Hobbit cartoon movie. I grew up with it, and though it's not always critically acclaimed, I am actually very fond of it (though perhaps if I first saw it as a cynical adult I would've not been so fond). Anyways, If you need a Hobbit refresher and don't have time to read the ibook (though it's actually really short relatively speaking) I think it does a good job following the story. If you like this first part the rest of the movie is on Youtube.

Tebow of the Day

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:06:00 +0000

As you know, all the stuff surrounding Tim Tebow has blown up. There’s some great stuff out there written about him, and some not-so-great (which boggles, but not totally, the mind that people would be against a guy, not perfect, but always trying to do the right thing and be a good role model, though not perfect)

Anyways, I’ve conglomerated a bunch of articles on the guy…too many for one post…so as I feel it I’ll just be posting articles (both good and bad) on the guy that you may find interesting.

Tebow's day not ruined by high-profile loss to Patriots

By Jeff Darlington | NFL.com

MTT is going big or going home today

noreply@blogger.com (Keith) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:11:00 +0000

Trying to make up for last week's no-show...

The Grey

Qui Gon Gin going all survival mode

Lockout

A cross between Escape from New York and The Fifth Element starring Guy Pearce? Awesome!

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

First one didn't do too much for me

Cabin In The Woods

Typical teenage horror flick? Perhaps not...

Battleship

More expansive/explosive trailer.

The Expendables 2

All your favorite 80's action heroes are back

The Narrative of Victor Karloch

Pretty amazing puppeteering.

Fullmetal Alchemist : The Sacred Star of Milos

Never really been a Fullmetal fan, but I always love pluggin' Japanese Anime

Men In Black 3

Liked the first, not so much the second. We'll see.

MS One: Maximum Security

Apparently they decided to change the name of the movie since the last trailer I posted lol

Rock of Ages

Continuing the "80's" and "metal" theme lol

Five Year Engagement

Obligatory pretty-lame romantic comedy trailer

The Dictator

Sasha Baron Cohen is up to his lampooning shenanigans again. Love the 5 topaz Lambos though.

The Three Stooges

Not sure if my beloved comedic trio is in good hands :/

Bonus #1:

The Dark Knight Rises

Unfortunately looks like the leaked trailer 2 has been removed most places. Sorry.

Bonus #2:

Mission Impossible 3: Ghost Protocol

3 minute crazy action clip

Bonus #3:

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

9 clips from new Sherlock Holmes movie

Location:	Wellington, Wellington
Listed:	Thu, 19 Jan
Type:	Part time, Contract/Temp