Warning: Horrible Blogger Found

That's 2 thumbs pointing and yours truly.  I have determined I am a horrible blogger.  I don't blog as often as I want and when I do, the postings sometimes seem like they don't consist of anything with substance.  Hell, my last post was over 4 months ago (and before that almost another month)

I can't even bring myself to blog about random and unimportant stuff.  I tell myself, "I should review that movie I saw the other night" or "I should share the great book I just read or just listened to the audiobook", but of course I don't and the thoughts just keep backing up.

Here is a quick list of the things I thought about blogging about (but sadly never did):

Topics:

Cleveland Browns Drafting of Johnny Manziel

My Recent Additional to Kickstarter.com

Physical Books vs Audiobooks

Movies:

Shrek the Musical - watched on NetFlix

Einstein and Eddington - watched on NetFlix

Epic - watched on HBO

The Warriors Way - watched on NetFlix

Captian America: The Winter Soldier - saw in theater

Machine Gun Preacher - watched on NetFlix

Thor: The Dark World - bought the Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy

Free Birds - bought the Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy

Draft Day - saw in theater

Rio 2 - saw in theater

The Wolverine - bought on Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box - watched on NetFlix

The Lego Movie - saw in theater

Malalficent - saw in theater

TV Shows:

Alcatraz - watched on Amazon Prime

Heroes - rewatching on Netflix

Black Sail - watched on Stars

Penny Dreadful - new show on Showtime

AudioBooks:

"The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

"Bossypants" by Tina Fey

"The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

"Nerd Do Well" by Simon Pegg

"Inferno" by Dan Brown

"Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz

"Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham

"Forever Odd" by Dean Koontz

"World War Z" by Max Brooks

"Bleachers" by John Grisham

"Brother Odd" by Dean Koontz

"If You Ask Me" by Betty White

"The Gold Coast" by Nelson DeMille

"The Demigod Diaries" by Rick Riordan

Books:

The Walking Dead - Book 1

Saga. Volume 1

Saga. Volume 2

Maybe at some point I will revisit the above topics but I think for times sake I will go with forward progress and stick with new media consumed and topics discussed (examples being: Kiri Callaghan's "Alys" which I just finished reading or maybe discuss my possible unhealthy love for the TV Shows "Doctor Who" and "The Walking Dead"

I am someone who takes in a good amount so entertainment through both the eyes and the ears and though a lot of people say they don't care about other's opinions, some do ask for mine occasionally (and sometimes I give it away without request).

Now I'm going to tell myself to post more.  I'm going to tell myself to be more diligent about what and when to post.  So Cross some fingers, maybe some toes and even an eye or two and keep your eyes open for future thoughts posted here.

Monthly Loot Crate

The passing of a month can mean many things around my house.  It's that time again for another round of bills.  We need to remember to give our loving canines their monthly dose of meds.  But one of the things that brings me the most excitement, is when it's time for another Loot Crate.

What is Loot Crate you might ask?  Well it's a monthly gear and swag club for those people that live to embrace the geek and gamer lifestyle.  It's a product discovery box, connecting subscribers (who are known as looters) with the best new and emerging companies producing gear, snacks, toys, hardware, art and several other goodies for the geek and gaming world.  Each month, Loot Crate handpicks 6-8 new items to include in each box, which are keep secret until the boxes are delivered to each looter!  There is a different theme every month and the items reference to that theme.

It makes one excited to get the postal mail again knowing that it's not just bills and junk filling up the mailbox.  I've gotten some exciting crates in the past (see bottom of this post for a recap) and think other would enjoy it too.  

Give it a try and let me know what you think in the comments below.

     January Theme - Launch

Star Wars: Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide

Superman POP! Vinyl

Minecraft 2014 Calendar

NASA "Meatball" Emblem Patch

Star Wars Pocketmodel TCG

Melting Rubik's Cube Wall Graphic

Star Trek Communicator Badge

     December Theme - Console Wars

Console Wars II T-Shirt

Grip-It Control Protectors

Tin-Tastic Creative Activity Set - American Patriot

Energems - Peanut Butter Blast

Bravest Wars sticker

Split Personality Wristband -Geek/Gamer

Legends Never Die Magnet

      Oh....and a candy cane (it's the season)!

     November Theme - Celebrate

South Park Rechargeable Mobile Speaker - Cartman

Batman Tyvek Mighty Wallet

Premium Playing Cards - Gold Dragon

BFAST Breatfast Shake

First Person Shooter Glass

Doctor Balloon

Police Box Wall Graphic

     October Theme - Survive

Evoking Dead T-Shirt

The Zombie Survival Guide

Outbreak Status Temporary Tattoo Set

Zombie Hunter ID

Love Your Guts Card

8-Bit Zombie Buttons

Creepy Candy

 My 1st Crate!

    September Theme - Animate

TMNT Pop! Vinyl - Raphael

Futurama Keychain - Bender

Ten & Stimpy Plushies - Ren

Teenage Muntant Ninja Trooper magnet

Family Guy & Yoshi Lip Balm - Quagmire Vanilla

PokeAwesome sticker

It's Over 9000! Wall Vinyl

Moose Movie Minute - "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2"

It was my birthday and I did what I wanted too.  And what I wanted to do was see a movie with my family.  Now since my home has a 7 year old and a 3 year old, that movie needed to be carefully chosen, and the cost needed to be budgeted.  So it was decided to see "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" at the dollar theater (Carriage Place in Dublin).  As a bonus we ended up seeing it in 3D.  Now I'm normally a supporter of the "3D=$3 more" concept, but in this case (at a discount theater) the increase cost was minimal and I think worth it.

As I've mentioned in posts before, if you don't like the original then a sequel is not going to be any better to you.  So this film being a sequel, if you liked the original Cloudy With Meatballs (shortened for reading ease), then I do recommend the 2nd.  Though not as surprising as it's predecessor, this movie was still a enjoyable romp through the food infested land of "Chew-And-Swallow".  Though not every original voice returns, the majority of the cast reprises their roles (Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Benjamin Bratt and the always cool Neil Patrick Harris).  In this movie lovers opinion, when the original cast returns, sequels work so much better (all continuing series do).

I like this movie, my children liked this movie and I believe even my wife like this movie.  That's 4 votes for a recommended watch.  It's got comedy, excitements and some decent 3D effects.  It will definitely find it's way into my collection.

Have you seen this film, or the original?  What did you think?  Let me know in the comments below.

Moose Movie Minute - "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters"

Let's start this out with a simple comment.  If you didn't like the first movie, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief", then you are most likely not going to like this one.

That out of the way, "Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters" is a very enjoyable movie.  Like the first one, this movie was loosely based on the book, same title, written by Rick Riordan.  Part of a wonderful young adult series about Olympian demigod children, along this lines of Harry Potter but with Greek Gods and Goddesses instead of Witches and Wizards.

All the original leading cast returns (Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario & Brandon T. Jackson) minus Pierce Brosnan, and we add Stanley Tucci (the always enjoyable), Nathan Fillion (the always charismatic) and Anthony Stewart Head (hello Giles from Buffy, thanks for replacing Brosnan).  Having the same cast of characters helps give the sequel continuity that would have been lost with different actors.  You can continue to follow their character's adventures because it's still the same actors having those adventures.

As someone who has read the books too, I enjoy these movies just as much but in a differential way.  The stories are the same but then again the stories are different, as many adaptations of books to movies will be, but both are still very good.  I must mention that I do prefer the books to the movies, but since I'm a movie nut, just forget you read that I wrote that.

It's extremely interesting how the story integrates Greek mythology into today's everyday world.  Sure, this exists, how else would you explain that.  In this viewer's eyes, it works, and it works well.  Good writing, good acting and some ok special-effects make for a decent movie.  I know I liked it, you might too.

Have you see either Percy Jackson movie?  Let me know what you thought down in the comments below.