7-31-08
Coming January 2009:
Twinkie Episode II: The Twinkie Strikes Back!!!


7-18-08
The Dark Knight:

Went to the midnight showing of The Dark Knight, and I must say it might be the best Batman movie ever made. In fact it might have been one of the best films I have seen in a long time. I am not going to give a long review, I did have a few complaints about the story, but I must say the late Heath Ledger did an excellent job as the Joker. When it was first announced he was cast as the Joker I felt he would be terrible, but this film proved me wrong. I think I still prefer Jack Nicholson as the Joker back in Tim Burton’s 1989 film Batman, but Heath Ledger’s take on the Joker made him a dark, sick and twisted character just as the Joker was intended to be and that is proved early in the film when the Joker does his “magic trick”. The other main villain in the movie Two-Face (yes he is in the film, trailers don’t show him though) really didn’t impress me. He was just a pawn in the Joker’s master plan, but it sure was better than watching Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face in Batman Forever. I highly recommend the film and it was well worth the staying out till 3am to be one of the first to see it.

6-21-08:
60 States In the USA???
Is this man really fit to be the President, or was it an honest mistake???


6-13-08:
Metal Gear Solid 4 Causes Smoking!!

Yesterday I broke down and bought my first Playstation 3 game, Metal Gear Solid 4. It is not a game I was looking forward to but wanted to pick it up just to see what all the hype was about. After about 30 minutes after loaded the disc in the system I realized a few things. Games that require you to install files on your system sucks, and the main character Solid Snake really has a smoking problem. During the install screens it shows Snake smoking a cigarette with messages about the game and about how you shouldn't smoke around kids on the side. This goes on for about 10 minutes and Snake goes thru at least 5 or 6 cigarettes in a row. No wonder he looks so old compared to the last Metal Gear Solid game. Other than installing the game and going thru the opening credits I haven't put much time in the game, I'll give it more time when I complete Lego Indiana Jones.



4-01-08:
Sad News:
After 3 years Katie and I are getting a divorce. It was fun while it lasted, but all things must surly have to end.
(this was an april fools day joke)

3-11-08:
Super Smash Bros Brawl

Smash Bros Brawl launched in the U.S. on Sunday and I went to a midnight launch for the game with all the freaks and geeks. There were so many young kids with their parents and high school kids I just wanted to start a brawl, get it? Anyway I must say I am completely disappointed with the game. Reviews are coming out saying its the best of the series and the best game on the Wii, but I just don't see it. I feel like its just a small upgrade from the Gamecube version Melee. The classic modes plays, feels and looks just as it did on the Gamecube. The single player adventure is extremely long and boring. They try to give it a storyline but fails, the only good thing from the single player mode is the beautiful CG movies. I have tried since the day I got the game to go online and play some multiplayer, but still no success to connect to any other gamers. This game was more hype than anything and I don't understand why people are saying this is the best game ever. It is a fun game if you are new to Smash Bros, but not worthy of all the "perfect 10's, and 5 stars". If I would to give the game a rating I would give it a 3 out of 5

3-02-08:
Happy Birthday:
Today is my 27th birthday and it is also the day my Xbox 360 Elite crashed on me. Didn't even get the Red Ring Of Death, instead every disc I put it, the system would not read it so I had to go out and get a new 360 and instead of buying a new Elite system just bought the cheaper "arcade" version since I already have a hard drive, cables, ect. Only bad thing is its not black like the elite but I didnt want to spend an extra $170 just to have a black system even if the white one looks out of place next to all my other audio/video equipment.

2-17-08:
Flickr:
Just set up a Flickr account and in the process of learning how to upload pictures and manage it. I am planning on getting rid of my current pictures page which uses Gallery 2 and replace it with Flickr. Until then check out my Flickr Page

2-11-08:
R.I.P Roy Scheider

Jaws was one of my all time favorite movies growing up and still is today and with news that the star of the movie Roy Scheider who played Chef Brody in both Jaws and Jaws II died yesterday made me a little sad. He will be remembered mostly for his great performance in Jaws with such memorable quotes such as "We're gonna need a bigger boat" & "Smile you son of a bitch"


2-08-08:
First PS3 game and Blu-Ray DVD.

I've owned a Playstation 3 for well over a year now, and the only thing I have used it for was to play Playstation 2 games. I have not bought a PS3 game or a Blu-Ray DVD until now. I bought my first PS3 game, a downloadable version of the classic arcade Mortal Kombat II. I guess it doesn't count as a full Playstation 3 game but it is a start. I also bought my first Blu-Ray DVD title and decided to hook up the system to my 64" HDTV and give Blu-Ray a try. The movie of choice was the original Terminator, and I have to say I still do not see a difference between Blu-Ray/HD-DVD compared to a normal DVD. I guess I am not a picture quality whore like a lot of my friends are. I do also own the Xbox 360 HD-DVD Add on and the only good HD-DVD I saw that I will admit looked really good on my TV was the Planet Earth documentary, it's a bit pricey but I thought it was worth it. So after watching my first Blu-Ray and not being very impressed, the Playstation 3 is back upstairs in my game room hooked up to a SD TV collecting more dust while I have a Xbox 360 and Wii hooked up to the big screen. That concludes my rant for the day, to sum it up, PS3 still sucks, I don't see that much of a difference between standard DVD's and Blu-Ray/HD-DVD, and "I'll be back"... I know that was cheesy.


1-29-08:
Florida Trip:
Been back from Florida for about a week now. It was a good trip for the most part, the flight home was from hell but other then that it was a quiet, peaceful and relaxing vacation. Went to a few zoo's and other places, Katie will update David's Blog soon with all that info and pictures. I set up his blog so we can add YouTube videos on it, so look for funny and cute videos of David there as well as here.

David acting goofy on a car ride in Florida

David feeding a goat at a petting zoo

1-29-08:
Another Halo 3 Picture


1-16-08:
Going Off The Grid:
Tomorrow Katie, David and I are taking a well deserved family vacation to Cape Coral, Florida. My parents are down there as well but since they bought a second house down there we will be staying in the guest house so it will be nice to get away from everything. Only bad thing is there is no internet down there, not even a phone line so I wont have any internet, Xbox Live or anything until Tuesday the 22nd. I don't know what we will be doing the whole time while we are down there, maybe so to some zoo's, beaches, and site seeing. It should be nice since the weather is saying temps will be in the 80's compared to Chicago's 4 degree weather that's expected this weekend. This is our first time going on an airplane with David so I am alittle nervous. He is a hyper little boy who really doesn't like to stay still and always likes to go, go, go so keeping in strapped in for a 3 hour flight should be interesting. I hate screaming babies when I fly and here I am brining one on a plane...

1-10-08:
Best Of 2007
Finally had time to finish my annual Best Of feature I do every year. So here is the newest, Best Of 2007

1-07-08:
Useless Rant

Why is it that when I go to Portillo's (or most other fast food joints) and I order one hot dog with everything and the price is $2.25 and then if I order a second hot dog with nothing on it the price is still $2.25. If I am ordering something plain shouldn't it be a little cheaper since I am not getting mustard, onion, tomato, relish, pickle or anything else your heart desires on your dog?

12-27-07:
Christmas
Hope everyone had a good X-Mas. Mine was good. David got a lot of new toys to play with. I'm pretty sure Katie will add pictures and videos to his blog in the next few days. First thing that needs to be done first is to get our house clean. He got so much stuff we haven't even gotten all of it out of the boxes yet. I got a few new games and other fun stuff and I got Katie a Roomba to help her with the house cleaning every night.

12-27-07:
Rock Band Profiles
Just as Halo 3 and Guitar Hero III are doing, the game Rock Band is now allowing people to keep an online profile to keep track of stats and all those kinda of goodies. I have 2 different profiles, one that is my personal profile and another for the band that I am in with Katie, Zwan (smashing pumpkins was already taken). It also lists me under a few other bands that were just created as a test that I am not sure if I can delete or not.
mhart Rock Band Profile: http://www.rockband.com/rockers/mhart
Zwan Rock Band Profile: http://www.rockband.com/bands/zwan

12-24-07:
Merry Christmas!!


12-14-07:
Guitar Hero Profile:
Finally got around to setting up my profile on the Guitar Hero website. Now people can see how good/bad I am and what songs I have been playing most. Guitar Hero III Profile

12-10-07:
YouTube:
Finally set up a YouTube account so this is just a test to see if it works.


12-10-07:
Late Thanksgiving Crap:
Damn, totally forgot to add my yearly Thanksgiving crap that I always put up. Its a little late but still fun!
Thanksgiving Tic-Tac-Toe

Only at Thanksgiving can you say any of the following in polite company.

1. Talk about a huge breast!
2. Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist.
3. It's Cool Whip time!
4. If I don't undo my pants, I'll burst!
5. Whew, that's one terrific spread!
6. I'm in the mood for a little dark meat.
7. Are you ready for seconds yet?
8. It's a little dry, do you still want to eat it?
9. Just wait your turn, you'll get some!
10. Don't play with your meat.
11. Just spread the legs open and stuff it in.
12. Do you think you'll be able to handle all these people at once?
13. I didn't expect everyone to come at once!
14. You still have a little bit on your chin.
15. How long will it take after you stick it in?
16. You'll know it's ready when it pops up.
17. Wow, I didn't think I could handle all of that!
18. That's the biggest one I've ever seen!
19. How long do I beat it before it's ready?

11-14-07:
Sick & Contact Me
Been sick for about the past 3 weeks and I dont seem to be getting any better. Starting to feel like I'm gonna die. Doc says my white blood count is low and thats why I am not getting any better so I'm on pills trying to get better. In the mean time I added a new page to my website, a Contact Me page.

10-18-07:
Shotty Snipers
This is what happens when I play too much Shotty Snipers in Halo 3. Who ever created this game type should be killed.


10-06-07:
Halo 3:
My badass character in Halo 3

Actual in-game screen shot. Check out my Halo 3 Profile