My New Number 1 Show

Season two started Friday (or yesterday for me) and the show is back in a tour de force manner. The story kicks off right where it left off in season 1 and the performance of the cast was thrilling, heartbreaking, astonishing and compelling in a great way. Special honours goes to Amanda Tapping and Emilie Ullerup for their heart tugging portrayal. And for great snark and flare Jonathon Young. And the interaction between Amanda and Christopher Heyerdahl is so sweet in a creepy scary kind of way (but still a good way).  Yes I on purpose use the actors name to give them the proper respect and praise for their excellent work. Plus I will not spoil anything for you, as I hate spoilers myself.

The show is turning into a formidable force to be reckoned with and I am so impressed with it due to the way it started, as a passion project on the internet in the form of a web-series. Damien Kindler, Martin Wood and Amanda Tapping has done a phenomenal job bringing this to life and what a blessing it is that it got picked up and made into a proper high quality TV show. 

I have nothing but praise for this show and I urge you to all get the season 1 DVD boxset where you'll get the webisodes and other extras. I'm getting it soon. 

Watch it! 

Rocktober Is Soon Upon Us

From EA's own YouTube 

STOKED!!!

Out Rocktober 13th, 15th or 16th, depending on where you are in the world.

PS3 and Xbox 360

This is so Metal!

News As It Were

I've gotten on the track of learning japanese now, using my Let's Learn Hiragana book. So far I've learn to read and identify 4 out of 46 of the basic Hiragana and also sort of write them. A good start I find. :-) I feel this is now a real achievable goal me learning this rather beautiful language. If I keep up my studies this project of mine will be a success. I'll be keeping you posted on my progress. :-) 

Apart from that I'm working a lot and is feeling rather good about my life in general. Sure I do have some low/dark moments but I overcome them by various means. Been reading a bit, gotten through volume 1 of the Berserk and Samurai Deeper Kyo manga. And is about to start book 2 of Timothy Zahn*s Thrawn Trilogy. Waiting on october 15th, then Brütal Legend a game I'm so stoked for comes out, 6ft cheeseburger erection type stoked (if you get that one you are a geek), AND I really hope they release the full soundtrack for it!

The Beautiful People

I've been lately thinking about people I find attractive, beautiful, gorgeous and sexy, as such I'm forging ahead now. Now this will not be a "Top 10" type list but just a look into what I find to be the above mentioned. The order is random and just will contain what makes them attractive. 

Stephen Fry:

He opens his mouth and what comes out sounds like poetry, such an exquisite use of the English language. Even when being crude and cheeky it sounds marvelous. And he writes just as well as he sounds. I love a man that can express himself well. The way he chooses to to dress himself is so cool. It's so exciting to see what tie/accessories, shirt, suit combo he does, or for that matter when being casual, even then he is classy. He is such a gorgeous man, inside and outside. A beautiful face with sweet eyes, tall and handsome. I love it when he sports the longish messy hair, like on QI season 5/6. Makes me wish I was a man. 

Keith Olbermann:

A silver fox. That silver mane graduating into black with that radiant face, cheeky smile and those blue eyes. a great sense of style, also a man with great suits, shirts and ties and that is something I like a lot. His voice is of that great baritone quality and he uses it to great effect in his delivery of his Special Comments and when I'm watching Countdown I get a thrill in his usage of the English language, rare for americans to use it that way. And at some point during the show I just get lost in how good looking he is. He is a caring and loving man with his emotions rather on his sleeve, which is another reason I find him beautiful. And check back on my November 11th '08 post to see what made me a true fan of him.

Amanda Tapping:

Now this is a woman I've been in love with for a good while. She is such a beautiful and gorgeous woman. She has these big blue awesome eyes and a super sweet face and fantastic hair. And her personality is a sweet, caring, cheeky and strong force. She is one talented woman, She writes, produces, directs and acts and has her own show now(with some of her StarGate collegues) and she is funny as hell! If you look up her convention appearances or even the commentary she's done on the SG-1 DVDs you'll know why. Once again I wish I was a man.

Eddie Izzard:

A man that can pull of wearing a dress and high heels better than some women can. And he got nice legs. He is such a funny, goofy, random guy and has that je ne sais quoi sexy thing going on. He has this amazing ability to go from handsome rugged man to this feminine gorgeous version of himself. and he's a self-proclaimed action transvestite. And I like his acting and his stand-up is great. What can I say he appeals to both side of my sexuality. 

Hugh Laurie:

I've always thought he was good looking but he is the sort of man that gets better with age. That tall slender frame with that nice rugged look he sports now since becoming Dr. House and those fantastic blue eyes, makes a girl pay attention. And he like Fry have my kind of outlook on things and I find being funny a sexy attribute. He's talented, and a great musician and has this very English humbleness to him, which is quite a good quality. 

David Hewlett:

He's just cute as a puppy, I mean, such a sweet, funny man. He's a handsome guy that don't get the attention he deserves.  Always eager to interact with fans and don't take himself serious at all. And a great comedic talent, with an amazing ability to really bring forth some hardcore emotions and portrayal of character (just see how far he went with Dr. McKay) and a good actor/writer/director. See his A Dogs Breakfast to know why, and has some added value for Stargate fans. 

Claudia Black:

Dark haired spunky yet goofy woman, with a big radiant smile and pretty eyes. First caught my eyes in Farscape as an aggressive, yet troubled Peacekeeper warrior. And if you've seen Farscape you'll know why I'm so keen on her.  She has since become more beautiful and has a great sense of humour and good at sillyness. Good with fans and doesn't take herself seriously. 

These are some of the poeple I find attractive and makes my heart skip a beat or beat harder. I just felt putting it out there.

The Journey Has Begun

Today my book order arrived from the UK.

Let's Learn Hiragana and Let's Learn katakana. So now my venture into learning japanese is at hand. I've begun to dabble with it already and has learned my first hiragana. And having a quick look at the hiragana alphabet as it were I might have worked out how I should write my own name. Though progressing through this I might be proven right or I'll find out I'm wrong. Time will tell.

So I'll be tri-lingual by the time this is completed. (or quad-lingual if you count swedish).

Decisions And Other News.

Been a while since my last entry. Been working, and the usual life stuff. 

I've made a decision last weekend. I am going to learn japanese! I'm just waiting on my paycheck so i can go ahead and buy the first two books on the japanese written language, Hiragana and Katakana. Later I'll study Kanji the third written type. I've gotten advice that starting to learn the written part first is a good place to start, and it does makes sense as if you can't read a language like japanese you will struggle in actually learning it properly. But I'll study it about an hour every day I think. (depending on energy level of course) and then get a hold of more study material as I progress.

I do have a goal of going to Japan (Tokyo) before I'm 40 (preferably 35) but that's not the main reason I want to learn the language. I have a love for anime and manga and as such I would like to not be depending on a)localized anime (you know with subtitles)/manga or b) fan translations. And if I know japanese I can just order straight form there anything I'd like to read/watch(or games I'd like to play but hate the english dub).

Hm.. Going to need a japanese keyboard soon don't I (that and the "font pack")? 

Plus japanese is to me a beautyful and awesome language! 

I've discovered a nice "new" anime via a music video on YouTube. Busou Renkin. I've seen a few episodes and I really like it and while it's a bit creepy in some areas it's a good anime. 

And this week I've seen Gedo Senki and Neko No Ongaeshi both movies from Studio Ghibli and both wonderful stories. 

I have started on Book 1 of Berserk. So far a rather brutal manga. still trying to get the story but I've just read two chapters so far. 

Yeah I'm rather immersed in this kind of thing right now. But it's all good! :-)

Other than this I'm playing a little and hanging out online. 

What's up? A little update on my life.

Right.. I've not been real active with the blog lately but I've been up to a few things.

Mainly I've been busy working. I've gotten promoted since my last life update, I've gone up to shift manager in rank and is now attending the business meetings and what come with the territory of being in the leader group at work. I've learned alot since I started but i still have tons to learn left. I have to say i do love the work as it presents a challenge and gives me a proper insight into what actually goes into running a shop.  And the people at work fits well with who I am and we have some good laughs. 

Games, yeah I have played some UFC 2009 Undisputed, Uncharted, Final Fantasy VII, and some other little stuff. Found a great way to keep a sort of diary about my gaming. GamerDNA. Where you add your game collection then either through direct updates via XBL or manually PSN or Steam and Xfire keep track of you play habits and how much you play. And you can find likeminded people there.  Contemplating getting the Tales of Monkey Island SE off XBLA or should I buy it on Steam? (though Steam in Europe has had a rather big jump in price since they did the typical idiot move of thinking 1$=1€ which is false. 1€=1,42$ . )

And I've read abit lately. Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis A really good book but for the 18+ crowd. NOT for teens/children.  and slowly making my way through Obama's bio. 

Other than that been helping my brother move.. Again. think this is the third time in a year. And doing my internet stuff and trying to keep a tidy flat. a little later today I'll be playing and reading some more. 

SL28

E3: My impressions

Alright. This past week there was E3. Or Electronic Entertainment Expo if you will. 

I've now caught up on the big 3's (that's Sony, MicroSoft and Nintendo) press conferences and various developer interviews and showcases and such. And I've formed some thoughts on the matter. 

Let's do this in one by one.

Microsoft:

Kicked off with Rock Band The Beatles. Now I like the beatles but I personally dont' care about Rock Band or Guitar Hero anymore. Sure it's fun for a bit but I'm not into it anymore. 

Then they had a string of XBLA stuff like Epic Games' new title and some other stuff like Facebook and Twitter being on the 360. And from the flags shown in the expantion of TV streaming bit it seems we're getting it here in Norway too.

Natal looks great but the Milo bit was fake as hell. Though you'd need a frikking huge livingroom to play using that thing ^_^

Modern Warfare 2 looks totally awesome (getting it on PC though) and Forza 3 did impress me.

Metal Gear Solid: Rising looks cool but is multiplatform so not a big deal per say but I love the concept nontheless.

Halo ODST and Halo Reach looks good too (but I've not really play Halo at all apart from a bit on a XBL DL of the original.) 

And I loved the look of Alan Wake.

As a whole I was impressed by Microsoft and as a 360 owner I do see it having a future and has some great stuff coming (though some boring stuff to)  Grade: A-

Nintendo:

The good stuff. Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, New DS Zelda and the general Motion + stuff.

The bad: Boring and too slow. The New Super Mario Bros Wii just an up-resed version of the DS iteration. Plus that Vitality thing... Yet another thing that needs to be plugged somewhere and I don't see the point of it really.

All in all decent, better that last year(and no stupid story from Cammy about breaking something) so a grade C+.

Sony:

They showed God of War 3 which looks brutal and it seems it's evolved quite abit from the other two. 

MAG, They actually had a live 256 player demo on stage on the HUGE screen on stage. I'm curious about how they plan to do the hosting of matches and skirmishes. and what resolution and framerate they're shooting for. My guess is 720p 30fps.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, I'm impressed by how far into the scenery you can see and the colours and everything. I should go and get Uncharted shouldn't I?

Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker looks great and a sort of sequel to MGS3. 

Gran Turisimo is just insane however you look at it and it is coming to PSP and PS3 and like 800 cars to collect! I am getting abit stoked I must admidt.

Rachet&Clank: A Crack in Time: Breif mention in the conf but I've seen gameplay and it looks great. 

The wands. I like but will I need it? Got the PS Eye already so perhaps.

Final Fantasy VII announced for PSN and two days later out on PSN. And promptly bought.

Final Fantasy XIV MMO console exclusive. for me I don't give a squirt of piss about it.. Done with MMOs for the time being.

PSP Go. Cool but way too expensive!

Oh I'm forgetting stuff.

Sony was great and stole the show by sheer amount of content and the fact they had an answer to everything the other two came with. Grade A.

Apart for the big 3 there is an impressive amount of stuff coming. :-)

UFC 2009 Undisputed

So today I decided to get this game, and man do I love it!

I've played for a bit and even gotten a trophy. Made a custom fighter and playing with him now.

This is him:

Photo taken off the tv with my W890i phone.

I'll be back later with a full review.

Towel Day

Know Where Your Towel is

On the 25th of may is towel day in honour of Douglas Adams.

The authour of the multimedia phenomenon "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" and other works. If you're a fan you'll know the significans of this day and will understand it.

I'll be marking the day. Will you?