I am still smiling, hours after I saw it. So many positives, any critiques i would normally have were balanced by what Spielberg/Abrams chose to go with. The actors, though mostly children, did an amazing job. There was enough depth to each one that I definitely could identify with those children. The home movies, the ideas of adventure, the simplicity of disregarding danger even though you're afraid for the sake of doing what's right. There was just so much good in a movie that was founded on so many types of bad, you want to pull for the characters. Part of the delight of this is the children explaining what makes a good story, to the average viewer this was probably just part of the story, but to you observant types who apply what they had heard you notice that the movie was almost self referential. That dragged me so much more into a childhood nostalgia, of creating movies, of just playing with my friends.

The weird part for me was how much the movie resembled South Park. Not just because the chubby one who hasn't had his lean-ifying kick in was like cartman, but also because you have a group of children acting independently of all the adults who don't really seem to be doing anything, questioning anything, fighting anything. The adults seemed very passive and apathetic. They also sort of lob this softball by showing how the main parents act towards their kids at the beginning. Thus, the children were given the roles of adults, most obviously by the characters they play in their movie. Also we see it in Alli driving, or with the pyro making his own explosives and bragging about it to the military.

In an alien monster movie i prefer to have that alien kick ass, destroy everything, even the main characters, and survive. Cloverfield scratched that itch. Godzilla was more good than evil, and the monster in this movie was a good mix of both. They actually developed the monster's character. boggles the mind. they did so much, they gave it to us on a platter, and they said enjoy this, we worked hard on it. it paid off.

well i'm on Percocet at the moment, so my thoughts aren't as coherent as they should be, but i'm not getting paid to write, so pthhhhhhhh to you.

p.s. shut the jeabot

and is near ending as long as no more rain comes. i've never been so close to a town that had nearly a quarter of its residents have to evacuate due to flood fears. But the river crested below expected and yet its still pretty damn high. so in celebration of this good news, and the fact i got promoted to Captain and moved to a new squadron i bring you:

The Sony Playstation Network is back up, to include the store. But wait, there's more:

The Welcome back program which includes 2 free ps3 games, 2 free psp games, a playstation plus 30 day trial or extension, and a free theme are all live.

and if you run into any issues downloading your games like i did i found this helpful thread

http://community.us.playstation.com/thread/3428792

i can finally put the brand new PS3 i got for free a few weeks ago to good use, i for one will be playing a lot of fat princess as soon as i finish L.A. Noire. Then again Little Big Planet and Infamous might distract me as well.
Oh well, at least E3 is full swing and we'll know exactly what to look forward to the rest of the year.

I've been toying with idea of getting a lifestyle mindset out there, and yeah there have been a few out there i've liked and drawn inspiration from. Most notably is Rob Dyrdek's Make Your Own Luck brand. I think it's great, and it fits me well. But still in the back of my mind it doesn't encompass what drives me to do the fun and crazy stuff i do. The mindset is about going beyond your limits, trying new things, and finishing your goals even when it feels like you have nothing left.

The one word that drives me is Push.

you hear it in the military, you hear it in fitness classes, you hear it on the courses and parks people frequent. When you need that extra oomph you leave all doubt behind and just Push.

So i'm going to work to get this brand going. I'm doing my best to live it, when the military decided to keep me underground as a career i said to myself there are things that i still want to do outdoors, in the air, in the water, and maybe even in space.

I'm getting back into BMX, I'm gonna run more races, I'm going to finish getting my skydiving license, I'm gonna learn to scuba dive next year, finish swimming my 100 miles, and the list will keep on growing as I push my limits, face new challenges, and bring you lovely people with me for the ride.

Thanks for hearing me out and support me if you can so we can make Push a part of every adventurous, goal driven person out there.

-Jeff
(obviously trademark and patent pending)

and to her ex-husband who cheated on her, got the other girl pregnant, and then lived off the alimony from her for 2 years causing her to be a complete mess when it comes to even the slightest bit of trust. I hate you. you turned a perfectly lovely evening of chat into a nightmare where everything i said was the worst possible thing.

I have never been accused of not committing enough on day one, usually the opposite. i get called clingy, or get told i care too much, or want too much for day one. she usually runs away, far far away. i meant no harm. but not her, short of marriage i don't think there was anything i could say to get her to think that i actually do like her as much as i do.

So, hopefully she sticks around and sees that i am filled with good intentions, that i am looking for a family, with children, and pets, and a nice house. that i do in fact like most canadians.

what this means to the rest of the world is that, i've now hidden my profile (since i don't know how to change status from single) on MC, that i cancelled my subscription after an unsuccessful year on Match.com (yeah i got 6 months free, didn't help, i guess i'm an undesirable on that site), and now i am committed to Kristy T.

it's on the internet so you know i mean it.

:p

***written while on oxycodone, the reason described a bit later****

So I went home to colorado for a few days in April. It was nice i got to see my mom, the puppies, and my uncle. I also did a bit of shopping before i headed to Arizona on the 22nd. I don't have many pictures or videos at the moment, but i will upload what i can when i can.

On the 22nd i made it to arizona after spending the entirety of the 21st at DIA. Since there was a miscommunication, i couldn't begin class. I did however complete my first jump ever, a Tandem with Joe.  The next day there was also not a class, so i got my first ten minutes in the wind tunnel in.

but then i began my journey towards my USPA Level A License. I got 20 jumps in before my unfortunate end by breaking my right ankle avoiding a canopy collision. still need 5 more to get my license, but it will be at least 2 months before i can think about it.

But i had a lot of good times on those jumps, getting to know a bunch of Aussies, a few Brazilians, a Saudi, the Alaskan, the packers and everyone else at the drop zone.

we hit up 3 casinos, 2 theaters, a go kart track, a Diamondbacks baseball game, a SPA, plenty of restaurants.

I finished warrior dash in 1628 place on sunday that placed me easily in the top 20% of all competitors for the two days. I had been jumping earlier that day, and i dinged my leg up pretty bad, so it kind of sucked. 37 minutes for a 3.4 mile race is pretty good.

I also went to visit Alec out in Prescott where i bought a wolf hat. which sounds weird, but every night i've worn that hat, girls have come up to kiss me, including cinco de mayo, hooray.  It was nice to see all the different parts of AZ, besides my allergies, the weather was great, the people were nice, and i got a sweet tan.

So now that i'm all drugged up with the broken ankle and what not, i can say i had a fun 20 days away, it's been grey and rainy here since i got back. depressing. this place is just depressing, there are very few silver linings here. I gotta find something to do to break up he grey that encapsulates everything here.

I can't run, swim, bike, jump, etc... for a few months. and i thought i was glued to xbox before. lol

alrighty, my drug fueled update is done. :p

got an oil change, got a new fuse. i can now charge my phone and listen to music again. hooray!

but now the likelihood of me getting a new car has increased, they're so pretty. and they go faster, and they hold more, and they do cooler things, and i want i want i want.

sorry the consumer in me is ready for the Dodge Avenger. I think it's be sweet to get a superhero-esque paint scheme that is on the conservative side of things.

anyway, here are a few links that i've been reading! and no i will not comment on that current hot topic, you know the one, the one about charlie sheen shutting the government down using nuclear reactors... yeah, not gonna comment on that.
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For the last line, love this judge

Scion has a military appreciation care package event going on

My birthday is coming up and a Roku XDS would be nice, come on you're feeling generous. lol

If you go to my youtube channel (crossmenjeff) you'll see some of my new favorites and likes. i think those vids are worth checking out if you wanna see the humor i like

7 deaths and counting are now on this church's head. they knew what would happen and they did it anyway, i'm guessing in an attempt to draw the muslim community out to attack the church specifically, but it'd be best if their church disappeared altogether due to reaction from the local christian community.

Anger of Quran burning by Church in Florida... Yes, that church

i wish there was a way to communicate to the world that in general, we're not ignorant, racist, stupid, illogical, offensive, hateful people here in America.

I value the integration of all religions in society, i believe there is a place and value that each can provide. I myself am an Atheist, but i understand the role of religion in people's lives. Do i think that on some level the reaction is a bit much, yes, but at the same time it was provoked by some media whore church in Florida.

The thing is, that you can't just burn a bible or a flag or a map of Florida to get these people to understand how offensive their act was. And they are so far removed from the actions in Afghanistan that the death of others means nothing to them. And i certainly wouldn't wish violence on them. So how does a civilized society deal with a church that has decided to go against any semblance of peace, brotherhood, respect and humanity? i guess we'll see.

It has been about 10 years since i first played this game, and boy did i love the intro theme.

Delta Force 2, the game not the movie starring Chuck Norris.

See kids, back in the day you couldn't just rush into compounds and hope to save any hostages terrorists might be keeping. In fact you never really knew where the bad guys would be, and you certainly didn't have enough ammo to spray and pray. You had to use strategy, you had to use your map and a pair of binoculars, and the enemy, they were pretty good at spotting things in the distance. You could maybe take two hits if you were wearing armor. It demanded perfection...

Oh yeah, here's another blast from my past, great soundtrack, and way more fun than Starcraft and command and conquer, yeah i said it

did my first dry run of the fitness test today after waking up not too shabby, didn't want to over-exert just get an idea of where i am comfortable. I have over 2 weeks to get back into good shape for the test itself but here's what i was comfortable doing. as soon as i see the standards again i'll work to above those levels.

1 min = 50 pushups
1 min = 50 situps
10 min/mile
(since this was a gauge i'll be in the gym later today to build upon those)

the standards (as provided by This Website)
67 = perfect pushups 10 pts
58 = perfect situps 10 pts
33in = perfect waist 20 freebie pts
11:57 = min run 50 pts (or excellent minimum if i do well on the rest)
10:30 = my goal
9:12 = crack head perfect

Here's the gameplan for the rest of today
finish out 200 challenge
walk .5 more miles
sprint .5 miles
a little xbox Your Shape Fitness evolved
possibly Insanity to kill my muscles tonight and prep for tomorrow's workout


Meals for rest of today
oatmeal, walnuts, berries
salmon fillet and some veggies for lunch
chicken breast and veggies for dinner.

YOUUUU but mostly these links

Moonageddon  (there's another link floating around saying they have nothing to do with the recent earthquakes, but the tinfoil hat fashionistas among you will disagree, or will blame it on some super secret squirrel government project)


The greatest drink in all the land and it's fun to say BAWLS!


Clearly the most ethical thing a company could do why pay 20 dollars a dose when you could pay 15,000!


Beat box loop artist!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiInBOVHpO8

My Favorite Christine Lakin


Friend's cake-lollipops


Another loop artist, Closer cover with a hint of the D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3RL-s_A2DY

JennaMarbles with bad news, but mexican street dogs make us all feel better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtAkRE8yw9w&tracker=False

Ewan Dobson, sure the setting could use some work but you are there for the music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZDOV2i61tM

Stefano Barone if you like this style of music without the weird background
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDFP_MbvyGc&NR=1