When You Have Stood In The Presence of God (Snakes on a Plane Review)

No, I'm not talking about a religious experience, though you could consider it one, I'm talking about the greatest movie to grace the theaters not only this summer, this year, or the last 3 years, I'm talking about the greatest movie in the history of film and entertainment. Before I went to go see Snakes on a Plane, I had mixed feelings. One of my friends had seen it Thursday at 10:00, the first showing, and said that it was good, but it did not quite live up to all the hype. This had me disappointed, to say the least. Later in the day, I read some reviews on RottenTomatoes.com. Usually, I hate this site, but as I clicked on the Snakes on a Plane review page, I practically yelled at my future SoaP movie partner that the movie had gotten an 81% so far, amazingly good for a movie that is made to be so-bad-it's-good. The librarian politely asked me to leave the library. So by the time that we reached the theater, I was a little worried, and all I could do was wait. We got into the theater and sat down with the other 8 people there, and in just a couple of minutes, the first preview started playing. The anticipation was rising as my friend and I saw the New Line Cinemas Presents logo pop up. Then we both burst out laughing as the beginning credits started to roll. I hate to ruin anything in the movie, but let me just say, the beginning is in no way what you will be expecting. The laughs didn't stop there, and with us adding our commentary throughout the entire movie, everything this movie represented was made apparent. This was the most fun movie I have ever been to in my life. My friend went as far as to stand up and clap when Samuel said his now famous line, and the only other group of youngsters there stood up with him to applaud the greatness. By the end of the movie, all of our expectations had not only been shattered, but the movie lived up to every single bit of amazingness it promised. For one of the very few times in my life, something great truly lived up to it's incredible level of hype. Snakes on a Plane gets a 97% approval rating for me, and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

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I Found It On...CafePress!

On Sunday I bought this shirt. It officially rocks out loud. Once I get it, I am going to take a picture of myself wearing it. By the way, Cafepress is a very intriguing site, where you can design your own, well, anything, from shirts to buttons to coffee mugs. It's a great idea, and even though I haven't completely figured it out, I still love it. Check it out for a buttload of SoaP t-shirts. Once my Snakes on a Plane collection is complete, I will make a big stack for a picture on the blog. All I need now is the novel, the DVD, it's counterpart Snakes on a Train, and an actual live snake...scratch the real snake and you've got my collection. Until I find some more stuff. Cafepress FTW!

The End of the Story

The Series of Unfortunate Events is a wonderfully written story with great wit and mesmerizing characters, rarely matched in the literary world today. And it is one of the most depressing series of books you will ever read. If you haven't read any of the books yet, do it before October 13th, yep that's a Friday, when the final SoUE book comes out: The End. This will hopefully be a masterful finale, with as much emotion as the last 12, and most definitely a gripping and satisfactory ending. Lemony Snicket, the author, has stated that he might stick around to write more stories after the saga of the Baudelaire family has ended, but for now, mark your calender for Friday the 13th of October, when this horrible series of unfortunate events will finally come to a close.

Here Comes Snappy Claus!

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted, but I was way to caught up in America's Got Talent, the most godforsaken show on television. It was especially upsetting tonight, because my favorite performer, Bobby Badfingers, was not picked to move on. America has truly failed me. But wait, his memory can still live on. This is truly a gift from the heavens: Badfingers.com! That's right, it has everything from movie clips to solo mp3's from Badfingers himself. Heck, you can even sign up for the Whippersnapper fanclub, to be even closer to Bobby. This is honestly too good to be true. Here is a great rendition of a classic song. You are sure to love it.

http://www.badfingers.com/audio/wipeout-revisited.mp3

w00t!

Have you ever heard this expression? If you are on the internet, probably so. Anyways, this is usually an expression of joy or success. And the site Woot.com is exactly that, joyful and successful. Woot is a site that sells one product every day. Just one, and they sell it cheaper than you will find it in any store, other than maybe Amazon or EBay, but they cheated, so we won't count them. It is very interesting to see what they are selling every day, even though it will sometimes not be quite as interesting when they are selling funnel cake holders. Which, by the way, they don't usually sell. So check out the site, and maybe place an order. It's fast, safe (I've done it, successfully might I add), and cheap, and any combination of those words is usually a good thing.

Online Video Game Player

I just recently got an email from my uncle, and in it was a link: onVGP. This site contains 1000's, yes thousands of old video games, anywhere from Super Mario Bros. to Zelda to Sonic. It is still in Beta, and isn't anywhere near perfected, but if you need a quick or extremely long fix, this is the place to go. Not too many people seem to be visiting this website, so spread it around, as it can provide hours of fun. I'll be putting it in one of my link sections later too. Have fun, but not at school/work! Fun is forbidden!

The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman

Webcomics. There are a lot of them. But one has always stood out to me because of its comic quality and obvious attention to detail. Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman, is a webcomic about one certain character in the world of Half-Life 2 who doesn't quite fit in. Half-Life 2 is a computer game for those who don't know. And for those who don't know, know this. It is known to millions of people as the best computer game. Ever. Including myself. But that's not what this is about, this is about Gordon Frohman, an unfortuante soul who is stuck in this video game world, pointing out all the inside jokes, problems, and general mishaps within it. You can check it out at HLComic.com, but I would recommend starting from the beginning. Fair warning, there is a small bit of language in a few of the comics, but nothing really R-Rated. Enjoy the comic!