つぎの水曜日に韓国にいくよ！

I am extremely excited about going to Korea next week. In our two week stay we will stay mostly in and around Seoul. Currently there are no specific plans, other than meeting some friends and doing a little bit of sight seeing. I am especially excited for the Korean food. Bulgogi is amazing, as is Kimchi and basically anything that is spicy! I am also looking forward to the nightlife in Seoul, which I heard was basically Tokyo but much cheaper. Hopefully I will post some thoughts about the trip throughout the two weeks but it's not guarantee.

Blogging frustrations

I can't keep a blog. I really can't. Mainly because I have nothing to say. Really...I am not really good at ranting about nothing or anything. It takes time and energy, both of which I have plenty of, to write a blog post. For some odd reason I can't make myself just type a few words everyday about what happened that day. I realize that later on I will find it very useful and nostalgic to read back on what useless nonsense I was into at the time. Regardless of that fact, I think it is really impossible for me to keep a blog. I will maybe get a few posts in month or a year but I doubt I can sustain any meaningful consistency.

Hurm...The City Is Afraid Of Me.

**Contains Spoilers**

I have to hand it to Zack Snyder. For a commercial director to take a geek property like Watchmen, direct a 3 hour movie that remains faithful to the comic and succeeds in creating a great film. I loved Watchmen through and through. No, it's no Dark Knight or Spider-Man 2 but it's not supposed to be. It's a different film in and of itself but I think that's mainly because Snyder may have been too faithful to the comic. You see Dave Gibbons' laid out the story in a certain that really only works in that medium. To truly appreciate the story and pacing you must read the comic. I think that might be the reason the film isn't doing as well as it should. But then again I think fans would be outraged if a he deviated from the comic too much. That being said I am still having a hard time viewing the film as someone who hasn't read the comic. Even still, I think in the end this is everything a fan could truly ask for. Oh and Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach really impressed me. I mean he played Rorschach almost exactly I pictured how Rorschach would be if he was real. I LOVED IT! One questionable call that I still can't decided whether it was a great decision or not was the end. To make Dr. Manhattan the fall guy deviated from the space octopus concept from the comic. Now I realize the space octopus was a bit ridiculous but what I found interesting is that the world was willing to come together when they realized that America's weapon (Manhattan) destroyed multiple cities. Why would the soviets sympathize with America, I mean if anything that should further intensify their hate for America. I dunno, that was just a minor quibble I had.

Rating : FIVE Hurms out of FIVE!

Random Thoughs Waiting To Jump Out!

Street Fighter 4 is hard to play with a controller.

Killzone 2 has finally arrived! A game thought to be : THE PS3 SAVIOR, THE HALO KILLER, THE BEST GAME EVERER!!!11!!1 After playing it for several hours I can confirm that it is a wonderful little game. However, like most, I'm having trouble acclimating myself to the controls! I understand the design decision but when I miss my mark by literally inches every time it starts to get irritating! Regardless of that fact I am finding myself enjoying SP more that most. That is because I actually like the lightweight story telling. As for the lines, there is not much left to say.

Flower at the opposite end of the spectrum has also been taking up some of my game time. Actually not much at all since I was able to finish it in about two hours. But that short experience left relaxed and calm. The last level especially left me all tingly inside. [spoiler] The sensation of bringing color to the world as you rapidly swoop across the land, climb over buildings and destroy all darkness was incredible.[/spoiler]


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Our Great Adventure To The Land Of The Rising Sun

Jarrett and I are going to Japan next week! To keep up with our quirky adventures and whatnot please check out Japan Jotter.

Dark Defender Dexter

Dexter is a Showtime series original based off of the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. This show is about Dexter, a serial killer who works for the Miami Metro Police Department as a blood pattern analyst. He kills felons who are able to evade the justice system. In doing so, he believes he is preventing murder and future crimes. So in essence he is a superhero.

I remember reading an IGN article a while ago called The State of TV. It basically gave you a quick glance at whether certain TV shows were living up to their hype or not. One of the shows they happened to check out was Dexter. After reading all the raving reviews on it, I felt I needed to be in on the action as well.

I would have never guessed that I would be absorbed by a TV show about cops in Miami. The beauty of Dexter is it takes you in the mind of a serial killer and makes you understand the reasons for his actions. The whole idea that Harry, his foster father, saw the demon inside of Dexter and helped him focus it was really intriguing. Throughout the series it revisits Dexter's origins and I believe that is what really makes this show. The combination of learning about his origins and getting into his mind will make you feel sorry for the guy. What I really love about the show is that it takes everything that is great storytelling, from the pace to character development and tightly packages it with a great premise.

Cool Stuff!

The first game out of EAT SLEEP PLAY is going to be for Twisted Metal fans. How fitting, my possible last PS2 game I'm going to purchase was also the first Playstation game I purchased back in the day.




Twisted Metal 2 was everything a car combat game should be. It was a fast paced action game that did not take itself too seriously. The level design, especially Paris couldn't have been better. The fact that you can manipulate the levels (destroy the Eiffel tower) to create new possibilities was something I had never experienced in a game before. Twisted Metal provided that experience for me.