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• A lot of Sony news came out this past weekend including a price drop in the Playstation 3 and that they are gonna start selling a new model next month that comes with a 80GB Hard Drive. Xbox 360 still has the biggest Hard Drive on the market with the release of their 120GB Hard Drive a few months ago.
• I would expect Sony to announce changes to their online Playstation Store. As of now it is very weak on content and it is very hard to find things that you’re looking for.

7-06-07:
Dane Cook
Just played Texas Hold 'Em poker with funnyman Dane Cook on Xbox Live Arcade. It was pretty cool, except for the part that I lost to him. Still kinda cool if you ask me.

7-02-07:
My Zeitgeist Review



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Doomsday Clock – A few months back when the track listing was released I got excited to hear the song Doomsday Clock. I had it in my head that it would be an awesome opener like the song Where Boys Fear To Tread was on the second disc of Mellon Collie. Most of my theory was true; it is a nice hard rocking song. If I could have changed one thing about this song would to turn the tempo up just a little bit more.  This song proves that the Smashing Pumpkins only need Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin to make good rock song and as your about to find out, a good rocking album.

7 Shades Of Black – The opening drum beat reminded me of the beginning of Cherub Rock, but then it takes flight to its own level. It has the happy upbeat feel to it. The chorus has a good rhythm to it and I like how it pauses at a few parts of the song just to speed up and rock again.

Bleeding The Orchid – After rocking out on the first two tracks, Bleeding The Orchid brings the tempo down a little to a nice mellow song but not to slow to where it makes you tired. It feels like a song that should be on Siamese Dream & Mellon Collie.

That’s The Way (My Love Is) – another good up tempo song that feels like a happy pop song.

Tarantula – The First single of the album. Jimmy pounding away on the drums really gives this song life. This song has all the sounds that made the Pumpkins a hit. From the loud intro, to the memorable chores, the muted guitar , the kick ass solo’s, bring the song into a slow dreamy rhythm to calm the mood just to bring it into high gear one more time to rock you out.

Starz – When I first saw the song title Starz I prayed it didn’t sound anything like the horrible Billy Corgan solo album track Strayz. I don’t know what is up with him using “Z” in place of “S” but when you hear the song that doesn’t even matter anymore. This song has a good beat to it that can get stuck in your head after you heard it. I think Corgan may have dubbed his voice a little too much during the “We are starz” line but once you hear the song for the second or third time you really don’t notice it too much.

United States – Every Pumpkin album has at least one long track, and this one is it. Song starts out with a drum solo by Jimmy, just to have Corgan jump in with his loud distorted guitar. The song’s lyrics are not that great for this song, but with a song that’s this heavy and rocking, lyrics really don’t matter. About half way though they slow it down again a little which reminds me of the middle of the classic hit Silverfuck with the funky guitar sounds. The final few minutes of the song are the ones that really come at you with everything they got.

Neverlost – Every album has to have that one weak song that you wished they just kept off the album and this song is the one. I kept hoping this song would break into something better but it didn’t. To me it sounds like a song that was left off the Zwan album. This is the one song I will be skipping while listening to the album.

Bring The Light – One thing about this song is that repeating lyrics “Bring the Light,” 29 times actually. It can be kind of annoying at first but after I heard it a few times I really got into it. The song does sound like something that could have been on Corgan’s solo album The Future Embrace but instead with using distorted guitar, a great drumming track and a nice solo. 

(Come On) Let’s Go – First time I heard this song, a few of the guitar riffs reminded me of an old 80’s Police song. In fact the whole song feels like an 80’s rock song but not in a bad way. Sounds like a song that would be good for the video game Guitar Hero.

For God And Country – I heard this song played live at their first reunion concert and Corgan played it solo on an acoustic guitar so I thought that the album version would sound somewhat like a Disarm, Thirty-Three mix, but now that the song is out my expectations were wrong. It uses electric guitars, a nice drum beat and other unique sounds that the Pumpkins are known for using. My only complaint about this song is that the bass is a little too high.

Pomp And Circumstances – On Corgan’s past few albums the final track is usually really boring and makes you hit the stop button upon the song starting (Come With Me, Strayz). The song is still weak but not to the point where you want to turn off the album yet. It does use drums, and some small guitar solos. The “La la la la” lines make this song stick in my head after I hear it. I was hoping for a loud rocking song as a closer, something like X.Y.U or even Zero that leaves you wanting more, but Corgan seems to believe to end an album on a slow soft beat. At least the album opened with a hard rocker.

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I don’t believe in rating systems anymore so I will not rate this album but I will say it fits right in with the rest of the Smashing Pumpkins catalog. It takes the band back to the kind of sound that put them on the map with their first few albums, Gish, Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and stays clear of tuned down funky distorted sounds as heard on Machina: The Machines of God. The album has a lot of good songs and as usual the one or two songs like Neverlost that should have been released as a B-Side.


7-01-07:
Zeitgeist!!
The Smashing Pumpkins new album Zeitgeist has finally leaked onto the internet. It comes out in stores on 7/10. I was really expecting it to leak a few weeks ago, but I guess record companys are trying to make it harder for albums to leak by using "watermarks." I do have the album on my site, but I'm not gonna link to it, but if you know where to find my Family Guy episodes, you will be able to find the album, but please go buy it.

6-25-07:
Kidney Stones
For the past month or so I have been in hell with about four Kidney Stones. I went to the doctor over a month ago to find out why it was hurting to bad when I had to take a piss, well long story shorts turns out I had Kidney Stones. I had to have a few surgery to get them removed because they got stuck on the way down, so they had to go in and get them out themselfs. Not fun. Then I find out last week I have 2 more stones inside of me. They are giving it about a month for them to come out on their own before going back to the hospital to have them removed. I perfer them removing them, I would be asleep and wouldnt feel a thing.



4-14-07:
Random Thought:
The other day I started to realize just how old I am getting. I was talking to my sister in-law Jenny and her friend Dakota who are both 14, and we were talking about music. They know all about the bands of today, but ask them if they ever heard of Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, they have no idea who they are. They have heard of some of the bands before, but dont know any songs. I was just shocked that they could name all these bands of today, but none of the greatest bands of the 90's or of all time. I'm sure if I played them some of those old songs they would know it, but it just made me realize how fast time is flying. At least they knew bands like Metallica, Korn and unfortunately Kelly Clarkson. Just a random thought, ok bye bye.


3-23-07:
March is just about over and I never realized how much stuff goes on in one month. First off my 26th birthday fell on the 2nd of March. Next my son's David's birthday came on the 8th. Last but not least me and Katie's 2 year wedding anniversary was on the 17th. This year we went downtown Chicago and saw the Blue Man Group. We saw them while we were in Las Vegas 2 years ago, but thought it would be fun to see them here in Chicago. It was pretty much the same thing as the Vegas show, but a good time none the less. Tonight just for the hell of it we are gonna go see the new Ninja Turtle movie. Can't believe after all these years they are making a new Turtle movie, and the scary thing is it looks kinda good, unlike the last turtle movie. My family is doing good. Katie is a stay at home mom for the time being, but she is babysitting a few of the kids in our area to bring in a few extra bucks, which is nice. David is walking on his own and getting into all kinds of trouble, however its hard to get mad at him cause when he looks at me he just has the biggest smile and its so cute. He loves walking around saying DaDa which makes me few special. As always check out his Blog, he (katie) does a good job keeping it up to date for the most part. Earlier I was surfin the net and came across this picture and got a cheap laugh out of it, maybe you will to.


2-27-07:
Man how the time flys. In just a few days my son David is having his first birthday. He is just started to walk on his own and it feels like yesterday that we were trying to teach him how to roll over. Be sure to check out his Blog to see a small video of his first few steps and other exciting news. Also my pictures section of my website is offline due to repairs and should be up in the next day or two. Pictures are now back online. Was able to repair and update quicker then I thought.

1-17-07:
Random Thought:
I have owned the Sony Playstation 3 for about 3 weeks now and still do not own a single game for the system. None of the games out there intrest me or I already own them on a different system such as Madden and Fight Night. This was the biggest waste of money I have spent in a long time. I also find it funny the past few times I've gone into my local Best Buy they have a lot of Playstation 3 systems in stock for sale, but they can not keep the Nintendo Wii in stock at all. Funny, I thought the Wii was gonna be easy to find everywhere after launch, I guess the Wii is more popular then it was first expected to be.

1-05-07:
Happy New Year:
Well its a new year which means time for me to do My Best Of 2006

11-21-06:
Nintendo Wii & Zelda:
I've been waiting a few years now to get my hands on the new Legend Of Zelda game, and that day finally happened on 11-19-2006 with the launch of the new Nintendo Wii system and Legend Of Zelda. Knowing this system and game were gonna sell out fast, I had decided to camp out at the 24 hour Antioch Wal-Mart in hopes to get one when it launches at 12:01am. I got to the store about 11:15am on Saturday 11/18 and there was already a big line formed. Wal-Mart only had 29 systems and 26 copies of Zelda available for sale, and I was #20 so I was sure I would get both a Wii and Zelda. My camping experience was unlike any I have heard of before. You always see and hear about people having to wait outside in the freezing weather, having tents, and tons of clothes on to try to stay warm. At the Wal-Mart I was at they allowed us to "camp" at the Lay A Way section of the store, so we were nice and warm. People had brought lawn chairs and others goodies to past the time, I didn't think of brining a chair, so being at a Wal-Mart I had Katie go get me a chair, Yes I did pay for it before using it. The manager at the Wal-Mart was super nice, he had people from electronics bring over a 36" HDTV and DVD's so we had something to watch to past the time. He also brought over some bags of chips and pop for us for free, we just had to promise not to make a mess or disrupt the customers or he would ask us to go outside. The pop and chips were the Sam's brand so it wasn't the greatest but I couldn't complain, I feel like im royalty already. They also announced that later on they would get us chicken or something for dinner, and that also was a total shock. The final person that was gonna get system #29 showed up around 1:30pm. Around 3:30pm a woman that was waiting in line since about 10:00am got up and told everyone that she was gonna order pizza for everyone and asked what we all liked. She ordered 15 large pizza's for everyone. I went over to her and offered her a $100 bill, and she didn't want anything from anyone. After talking to her for a few minutes, I found out she was at that Wal-Mart "camped out" for 3 days and was first in line for the Playstation 3. I hours were ticking by slowly, I had Katie go home with David pretty much when we first got there and she was gonna come back before it got dark since she doesn't like driving at dark, but until she got back it was so boring. We were not allowed to leave the Lay A Way section at any time. They had our names on a list and they did random roll calls and if you were not there when they did the roll call your name would be crossed off and someone new would get your spot. You could only leave to go to the bathroom which was in the Lay A Way section so at least that was nice. Katie returned around 5:30pm and when she showed up I was finally able to get up and walk around the store alittle bit. They did tell us we could leave for a short period of time if we had someone to take our spot. The final 6 hours were the longest, lots of people had their Nintendo DS systems and spent a lot of time playing Mario Kart DS. I spent a lot of time talking to random people about the new system, Zelda, and kids. Around 11:30pm more people started showing up in hopes that they will get a system at midnight, they were all told that all the system's were already spoken for, but they stayed anyway thinking Wal-Mart was lieing, which they weren't and people left upset. Finally midnight came, about 20 minutes after they started selling them, my name was called up. They were really slow so it took awhile to get everyone taken care of, but I walked up and got my Nintendo Wii & Zelda. After I got home I was so tired that I told myself I will hook it all up and play in the morning and went to bed. Well I laid in bed for about 20 minutes before I realized I'm so excited and happy that I wont be able to fall asleep so I got out of bed, went down to start hooking it all up. I knew I had to get some sleep since early Sunday morning I had to travel to Downers Grove and pick up another Wii system that I had bought from some guy on Ebay about 2 weeks earlier. I wasn't sure if I would get one on launch day so that's why I got one off Ebay just to be sure. But anyway, I got my system, I got my Zelda, and I am loving every moment of it.

11-13-06:
Snuggles:
July 2005 - November 8th 2006:
RIP

Poor kitten, put to death just because he pissed on the floor.

10-31-06:
Happy Halloween

One of my favorite holidays is upon us today, Halloween. I don't really like dressing up, I just like decorating my house. Trying to think of new and good ways to make it scarier each year. This year was a success in the fact that some of our neighborhood kids came around and got scared and ran inside crying since it was too scary. I felt bad, the poor little 4 year old. I try to make it as kid friendly as possible which is why I have a Tigger in the front yard but I guess the hanging, bleeding dead corpse hanging out my bedroom window sorta erases that fact. All the other years I had Pooh instead of Tigger but Pooh died this year and couldn't be fixed.. Damn it was nice taking a hammer to that fat piece of pooh. Anyway I added some photo of my house to my Photo Gallery, so go ahead and check them out. Also below I took a small video tour of my haunted house. I'm already planning for next year, and if I have the time and can afford it, it will be great. I updated some pictures of David and added his 6th Month Pictures. I've gotten pretty behind since he is turning 8 months in 9 days. I also added a few videos of him on his Blog. I'm getting pumped for the release of the Nintendo Wii, and Legend Of Zelda on Nov. 19th. It will be different playing this Zelda, normally I make it a habit of shutting the world out for a few days until I finish it, but now it wont be that easy now that there is a little kid crawling around everywhere. Speaking of the little munchkin, he is growing up and learning this so fast. It seems just like yesterday that he learned to roll over on his own, and now he is crawling, and standing up on his own. His bedtime is still rough for him, he doesn't like to sleep. I found the secret that helps him put him to sleep. If Katie brings him into my game/music room, and I play my guitar for him, it quiets him down and he will fall asleep. So lately in my spare time I have been trying to record a few Smashing Pumpkins songs for him. I think it helps him hearing that it is me playing for him, so if I ever get some songs recorded, I'll put them up on my website. Well that's all for now. Bye till next time.




9-06-06:
Where has the time gone, it seems like it was just a few weeks ago that David was born, and here it is, 2 days away from him being 6 months old. He is doing really good, other then the fact that he likes to scream and is always cranky. He is ok if he is being held, I guess he is just spoiled. Work has been busy lately which is good, however a few weeks ago it was really slow and boring so in my free time I made a top 30 list. I have plans on making a few different kinds, but for the first one I chose to do my Top 30 Soundtrack Songs. Like I said I was pretty board. David and Katie have been doing a good job at keeping his online blog up-to-date. It gets updated just about every week, so check that out if you want to get the latest news and pictures. David Michael Hart's Blog. Anyway, today I updated the Pictures section. I have added new pictures of David plus new pictures of Family Members and David. Finally was able to get a picture of my sister Shari with him, but the biggest surprise... I finally got a picture of my dad with his grandson. I didn't think I would ever get that picture but I did. In fact its such a shock that I'll even post it here on the front page.


8-02-06:
Useless Rant:
The other day I had to go to the office supply store to get some printer ink. I wont mention the name of the store, but sorta sounds like Home Depot. Anyway when I went to check out the cashier tried selling me a value card to help me save 5%, I told her no thank you, and she kept pushing it on me and again I told her no thank you, then she gets this attitude with me saying “ok, trying to help you out” and then she has this look on her face like I made her have a bad day. After leaving the Depot, I came to realize that I am getting sick of all these store’s always trying to sell some kind of rewards, VIP, value cards. Every store I go to anymore, Jewel, Best Buy, Gamestop, Pets Mart, Home Depot, ect. Why cant I just go to a store and checkout without having to be harassed about signing up for a card, if I am interested I will ask about it myself.


6-26-2006:
"Love is good, love is kind, love is drunk and love is blind, love is good and love is mine, love is good all the time" - "Shame" - The Smashing Pumpkins

Why did I post that you may ask. Those words have been on my mind that past few weeks, I guess for once in my life I have learned and understood the true meaning on life and love itself. I never knew raising a child could be such a headache, with all the screaming and crying and not knowing what is wrong with him. I feel so lost and helpless lately. He is hurting alot lately since his teeth have started coming in and I feel completely helpless. I wish I could just take his pain away and make it my own but I cant, all I can do is comfort him the past that I can. His screaming can drive me up the wall most of the time, I just have to learn and accept it. No one ever told me how rough this could be. But I would not trade it up for the world. He is my son, my life, the one to carry on after I'm long gone. I have to love him, care for him, help him and protect him. I have a complete family now, a wife, a child and a cat who I love completely. Anyway enough of my crazy rants. Katie and I have started David's very own Blog. Unlike the last little blog we did before he was born this one will be kept up to date. It is simple enough so Katie can keep it up to date, so keep an eye on that, it should be updated at least once a week if not more. He's growing up really fast. David Michael Hart's Blog. Also I have posted some new pictures of David in my pictures section. I'll try to keep that up to date as well. Speaking of updates, I updated a few things on my website. I have gotten rid of the Matrix style homepage, so anyone who types in mikehart.net will be directly sent here to my homepage. The only other big change you will notice is after 3 years or so I finally updated my Links sections. I deleted some old ones and added a few new ones. Katie's birthday is coming up on July 12th, send her an email at katherine@mikehart.net and tell her happy birthday. Well that's it for today, don't forget to check out David's blog, the web address is http://david.mikehart.net


5-19-06:

Big update today. Been well over 2 months since I really put any news on my site. I have been sorta keeping up with putting new pictures on my site. I now have the pictures of David's baptism on here. All the pictures can be found in Pictures.

I relized that I havnt even put up the story about what happend the day that David was born, so with the help of Katie, I was able to come up with the story of that day to the best of my memory.

David’s Birth Story:

Katie had an appointment on Tuesday afternoon. They did the routine stress test on David and that was good, however Katie’s health was not good so they decided to send us to the hospital to start inducing Katie. They gave her cervadil Tuesday night to get things going and said they would start early Wednesday morning. At 5 Wednesday morning they started pitocin to get contractions going and at 7 she was 3 cm. along so they broke her water. By 9 the contractions where pretty intense so she was given a pain reliever to help her relax and she got some sleep. It was pretty funny around the time she woke up, she had no idea where she was. She asked me where am I, and I told her she was at the hospital. She then asked why am I at the hospital, and I told her the truth, I told her she was going to have a baby, she responded real quickly “I’m not having a baby!” which was kinda cute and funny. She doesn’t remember any of that, but I’ll never forget it. At 3:30 Katie decided on the epidural and by 7:30 since she was getting sicker and weaker they decided on an emergency c-section. I got to go in during it, I had to wear those stupid doctor clothes, but that was the least of my worries. I was in the room next to Katie’s head while a big sheet prevented us from seeing what was going on down there, I did look around the sheet a few times just to see what it looked like, it was pretty gross. All the sudden we start hearing the baby screaming, and then stopped. Katie got all worried, but I ensured her that it was normal, and everything is ok, about 5 seconds later we heard screaming again, and they brought it around the sheet so we could see. My first reaction was, “sick” it looked like a freakin alien. It was very gray and slimy looking. I remember though that I knew from that moment on my life was forever changed. I felt scared, confused and happy all at the same time. After they showed us, they asked me if I would like to come watch them clean him up and weigh him, I decided I should go, I didn’t have too far to go, just the other side of the room. I was worried cause I was leaving Katie’s side but she knew I was only a few feet away, so as I walked and followed the baby I got to walk right past the doctors still working on Katie’s insides, I got a good view of the insides, it was kinda cool. So as the doctors stitched Katie back up, I was watching the nurses clean the baby and weigh him. He weighed 7lb 2oz. At that time I was allowed to take pictures. After I took a picture of the “alien” being weighed, the nurse, the alien and I left the operating room and as we walked by the waiting room, the grandparents were able to see the alien for the first time. It was at this time that they wanted to take a picture of me holding him, so for the first time in my life I held a baby. After a brief visit with the grandparents, the nurse and I (with alien) proceeded to the nursery. I was still in shock while watching the nurse give him a quick bath and check to make sure everything was where it was suppose to be. About 45 minutes after we got into the nursery I thought maybe I should go check up and see how my wife was doing, I couldn’t find her at first, but they finally directed me to the recovery area. When I walked in I was surprised how good Katie looked and felt. She was still drugged up a little, but her face looked so much better and looked a lot more relaxed. The next day the alien didn’t look like an alien anymore. He finally had some color and his weird pointed head was back to a normal looking head. David Michael Hart was born at 8:18 p.m. on March 8th 2006, and was perfect. Katie and David where in the hospital for 6 days before coming home.




3-09-06:
IM A DADDY!!! First picture have been uploaded under the Pictures section. When I get more and better pictures I will put them up. Also when I get time, I will write about what happend yesterday. David Michael Hart was born 8:18pm on March 8th.

3-07-06:
Well the time is almost here. In about a week or less Twinkie will be born. Still no name has been decided so maybe we will just stick with Twinkie. I'm sure alot of people would kill me so I guess we will have to come up with a real name. I turned 25 a few days ago. Strange, I never thought I would be a father this early in life, but I guess shit happens. Katie is doing good I guess, other then the fact she is as big as a house and walking around with an alien type thing inside of her. The baby's room in our house is complete, I havent had time to put any pictures up, in fact all the pictures of my house are outdated, so once I get the time, and get the house cleaned I will update pictures. I also took down my guestbook. It got hacked or something so I was getting like 100 posts everyday from spam companys trying to sell their product, I couldnt figure out how to block the spamers so I just shut it down. Well next time I post, I should be a daddy.... Scary!!

2-20-06:
Finally had time to do alittle updating to my website. I have completely redone the Pictures section of my webpage. It should be easier to use and to find pictures, and it will be alot easier for me to keep updated. I went into the Hart's Family Album Archives and scanned a bunch of old pictures.

1-16-06:
Happy New Year... I guess
Well the new year has started, another exciting year to look forward to. Last year I got married, this year I become a daddy. I guess I should sound alot more excited, but as of right now, I am more scared then anything. I never could stand babys. I never wanted to hold one, I think they smell and are ugly. But I guess its something I will have to get used to. Anyway, a few changes have been made to my site. Added my Xbox 360 Gamer Card. Only thing you can do with it is see my video game achivements and see what games I've played. If you have Xbox Live add me as a friend. I have also been playing Animal Crossing: Wild World for Nintendo DS. If you would like to add me as a friend and visit my town, my town info is below. Remember to Email Me or Instant Message me your town info or else we cant connect.
Friend Code: 2577-6069-9150
Name: Mike
Town: Starland

12-30-05:
Well the end of the year is upon us which means its time for My Best Of 2005 Awards. Only 80 more days until Twinkie is born. Just to clear up some confusion, Twinkie is NOT going to be the name of the child. It is just a nickname until we announce the real name which wont be until he is born. You can get all the update on the website Katie making, Twinkie's Webpage.

11-21-05:
Well turkey day is upon us again, however this Thanksgiving is totally fucked up. Katie's sister decided to get married the day after Thanksgiving. What kind of dumbass waterhead decides to get married that day after Thanksgiving. Moron!!! I find it funny half of her family members wont be making it since they have other plans for the holiday weekend, or just gonna be so fuckin stuffed from all the food that they would just like to sit on their asses at home and watch football. That is what I would like to do (that and play my xbox 360) but I'm gonna have to go up there for atleast a few hours. But I will be at home for Thanksgiving with my family, but Katie will be up with her family. Well just like every year. Here are some Thanksgiving specials:
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?

10-10-05:
Well I finally baught a Sony PSP system. I really did not want one since there are no games out that I am interested in. However I was researching and found out what the system can do that Sony doesnt want you to know. I am able to hack into the firmware and upload all my emulators and roms allowing me to play all the old Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Sega games whenever and whereever I want. I have been uploading the newest seasons of Simpsons, American Dad, and Family guy on this site. You can download them HERE. Katie and I have decided on a temperary name for the baby until we find out what it is early next month. From now on it will be known as Twinkie. Katie has made a site dedicated to Twinkie and I am hosting it on this time. Check it for the updates and new pictures of Twinkie when they become available. Twinkie's Webpage

9-14-05:
I will be taken down Season 4 of Family Guy within the next few days/weeks, so download them now if you want them before they are gone so I can make room for the upcoming season 5

8-13-05:
Katie went to the doctor yesterday, and got another ultrasound. This time they were able to see a heartbeat. Click Here to see a new picture of "it". Your able to make out a head now, so there is something in there for sure growing..

8-11-05:
Well lots of shit going on latly. First off it is offical, I am gonna be a daddy come March '06. It was a shock finding this out, and I'm still trying to get used to the fact, but I guess it will just take some time. Click Here to see the first picture of "it". Can't tell much about it, other then the fact that something is growing inside Katie. We saw Green Day & Jimmy Eat World last night at the All-State. It was a really good show, however I was amazed by all the kids that were there with their parents, I'm talking about 7-12 year olds. It was a good show, they played some shit off American Idiot, plus a few of their older hits, mostly off Dookie. Last weekend we went to Wizard World 2005, it was a good show this year, however I didnt buy as much as I noramlly would since money is a little tight and with the news about us having a child, I'm trying to save my money alittle more. The highlight of the show was that I got to meet and talk to Kevin Eastman, who is the creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He's a cool guy, I told him what a fan I was growing up and he drew me a skecth of my favorite chacacter, The Shredder. You can see a scan of it, plus pictures of the other cool crap i baught this year at Wizard World 2005. I even found some time to update a few pictures on my website. I updated pictures of my house, mostly just my game room, and retook pictures of my video game collection which just keeps growing.
My Townhouse
My Video Game Collection


6-22-05:
Last night me and Katie got to meet Billy Corgan agian at a release party for his new album TheFutureEmbrace. I was finally able to get a few pictures of him up close. I really couldnt take a picture of him with me, he said he wasnt doing pictures today, but I got the best I could get, you can atleast see my face. Also got one of him and Katie while he is signing a poster for her. Also the Billy Corgan Incident that me and Katie went to a few weeks ago and had hot dogs with Corgan is now online (see below). you can go to music.yahoo.com and find it or just see it here. Go to the Videos section and you will find it.


6-05-05:
Havnt made any updates in awhile. Been pretty busy. Finally got to meet and hang out with Billy Corgan for awhile a few weeks ago. Here is a review of the event as written by my wife Katie. On Tuesday may 24th, we got to meet Billy Corgan. we entered a contest with Katie and her number ended up being the closest number chosen. It was a pick a number from 1 to 100 contest, the number being 88, Katie choose 79. What ended up happening is we were given direction to a spot, only 80 people total where allowed to go. Once we got to downtown Chicago by Montrose Harbor we boarded a bus to the unknown. The unknown ended up being the Rivara where we saw Billy Corgan and his band play four songs from his upcoming album and as a rehearsal to his world tour. The songs were "Untitled Instumental", "To Love Somebody", "M.O.H." and "A100" We got to shake his hand and see how the real concerts would be. After the mini concert, he boarded the bus with the band members and the winners and we went to a hot dog place. Billy bought everyone hot dogs and we were all able to talk with him and the members of the band. After everyone was done eating Billy went around and socialized with everyone. He talked to us for a while about whatever came up. He signed autographs, Katie had him sign his book and she got a hug from him. The only one he gave a hug to. We also had him sign our badges we wore that said The incident with Billy Corgan. We also got To talk to some of the members in his band including drummer Matt Walker. Unfortunately we were unable to get pictures because cameras weren’t allowed, but it was a fun and unforgettable day. We can’t wait to see the real concerts on the 5th and 6th of July

5-06-05:
The address for the wedding pictures have moved. The new address is www.mikehart.net/pics/wedding/

4-21-05:
Added 2 spoof Star Wars trailers on my Videos page, including M&M's meet Star Wars
Download Billy Corgan's new song from his upcoming album "The Future Embrace"
Billy Corgan - A100 (taken down)
I will be taking down the website wedding.mikehart.net on April 30th. The pictures and video will still be on this site, but you wont be able to use that site address after April 30th




3/23/05:
Well I'm back, I'm married, and I've got the flu. Got married Thursday (3/17) and afterward went to see Celine Dion, after a few songs, an usher came up to us and told us they would like to move us to the front row in the center since Katie was still in her wedding dress. As soon as we got to our new seats Celine came down and talked to us, and said it was so cool and beautiful that we were there. She gave us both hugs and kisses. It was kinda scary since we were on a huge tv screen and all 4,000 people could see us and hear us. Throw out the whole concert, she kept winking, blowing kisses and waving at both me and Katie. It was really cool. One of the best parts though had to be when she performed "My Heart Will Go On" she basiclly sang the song directly to us, standing right in front of us and pointing at us. At the end of the show, Celine came down to us again, with a rose and gave it to Katie, and gave us both more hugs and kisses. All the dancers on stage even waved to us. It was increadable. Words could not describe it. After the show as we were leaving everyone was coming up to us saying how cool that was, that we stole the show away from Celine. A few people asked if we were just part of the show. It was a day we will never forget, getting married and having Celine Dion sing to us for our wedding. Pictures of both the Vegas trip and the Wedding are now online to download.
Las Vegas 2005 Pictures
Michael & Katherine Hart Wedding Pictures

3/07/05:
Well this is probley gonna be my last post as a single man. only 10 more days till I get married. I leave for Las Vegas on Saturday (3/12) and will be back Saturday (3/19) a whole week in "sin city". Got alot of activities going on besides getting married. 3/12 I am seeing Danny Gans at the Mirage, in fact thats the hotel I will be staying at. on 3/13 we are seeing Penn & Teller at the Rio, and 3/14 seeing Blue Man Group at the Luxor. Then after I get married on 3/17 seeing Celine Dion at Caesars Palace. I will be adding pictures and the video of the wedding on my speical wedding webpage that I made, but I am not gonna give that address out yet until after I get back from Vegas. I dont want people I dont know, or dont want there finding out where and when I'm getting married. This is a speical thing for our familys only, and a few of our closest friends.

3/02/05:
Today is my 24th birthday... Yippie!

2/09/05:
Removed the location and time of my wedding in Las Vegas for security reasons. Dont want people I dont know, or dont want there to attend and ruin my/our special day.

2/07/05:
Added my top 6 Favorite Super Bowl Ad's Of 2005. You can find them over in the Videos section of my webpage.
I finally have some big news to update my website with. I am getting married to my girlfriend of 4 years, Katie. Now some of you may think we were already married, but we wernt, you were just being led to believe we were. The date of the wedding is March 17th 2005. It is happening at the Treasure Island Hotel in Las Vegas. All my friends and family are welcome to attend, but you must be able to get yourself there and find a hotel on your own. If you are unable to attend, the wedding should be broadcasted live over the internet via webcam. If you are interested in watching it, Email Me and I will send you the info you will need when I get it. The wedding will be professnaly recorded, so when I get back, I will upload the video and pictures on my website. My parents, all my sisters and brother, and Katie's mom and stepdad will be attending.

12-23-04:
Christmas time is upon us and the new year is coming up just as well. Hope everyone has a good and safe Christmas. I still need to take and add pictures of my house since I lit the house up with Christmas lights. Since this year is closing up, it is time to announce my Best Of (and worse of) the year 2004. So check out the Best Of 2004

11-24-04:
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which could only mean one thing, the return of Thanksgiving Turkey Tic-Tac-Toe. Do you have what it takes to beat the bird?? I still have some Nintendo DS Systems for sale. They are going to be the hot item this Christmas season. ebgames.com says the next shipment wont ship until early 2005. Email Me if you are interested. Here is a Picture of all the systems I have for sale. All are brand new. Happy Thanksgiving, and now enjoy some Thanksgiving jokes:
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?

11-05-04:
Bush won, thank God. Atleast a wont be a repeat of 2000 where we wouldnt know the results for 30 days after the election. The new Star Wars Episode III trailer came out today, I have up on my Videos page to be downloaded. Can't wait for this movie to come out.

10-29-04:
Added a new section to my website. Created a Videos page. Just a collection of fun videos I find around the internet. Since I now have 4GB of space on my website, I figured I could add alot more stuff to it. Be sure to check out the Ashlee Simpson video I have posted. She is such a dumb bitch. I thought she was bad as an actor on that crap show 7th Heaven that Katie watches.

10-28-04:
Wow, an update to my website. Dont get alot of them much anymore. Elections are less then a week away. Who's gonna win? I have no idea, only thing I do know is there is gonna be total chaos in the U.S. If you thought 2000 was bad, I think this is gonna be worse. I heard on news radio am 780 here, that this election is gonna be the closest in history. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasnt 2000 close. How much closer can you get? I know another attack is coming, no matter who wins, we are gonna get attacked, harder then 9/11. Anyway, enough with my politic opinion. Halloween is just a few days away. I love halloween, its the only time a year I can have gravestones in my front yard, and skeletons hanging from my porch. You should stop by and see my house, (call for directions) or just look at pictures I put up. Halloween 2004 Pictures.

10-01-04:
No updates in awhile. Mostly cause there hasnt been anything to put up. I'm starting to hate my job more and more everyday for reasons that I can't go into here. Katie is still babysitting, it isnt much but it is something. My mom is still down in Florida, cleaning up and waiting for people to come repair things from Hurricane Charley. Finally was able to get close and pet the wild kittens that have been living outside my parents. They have been friendly with my dad, and now me. They even let me take a few pictures of them.



8-25-04:
Finally got the pictures of the damage to my parents house in Florida. Click Here to see them.

8-20-04:
Been awhile since I've updated. Tons of stuff today. First off, my parents are in Flordia. Hurricane Charley hit the Cape Coral area last Friday, Aug 13th and did some damage to the house. I dont have any pictures yet, since I wasnt able to go down there, but I will have pictures next week when my dad comes back. Last weekend I went to the Chicago Comic Con. Got alot of cool stuff, such as exclusive figures that you could only get there, and a lifesize Terminator head. I took pictures of everything I got. Check them out 2004 Chicago Wizard World. My parents have a few kittens that are living outside under a bush. I tried to catch it a few times before I got Starla, but it does not like to come around people. However lately one of the kittens, (the cute one) has started to become alittle more friendly. Below are a few pictures of the kitten.


7-19-04:
Big update today. Added tons of new pictures. Last weekend me and Katie went to the Alpine Fest in Lake Zurich. Compaired to last year, it was alot cheaper. Last year we went with Dan, and played those crappy fair games they have and Katie really wanted a big bear. Well long story short, Katie got her bear, after me and dan spent like $50-$60 to get it. We were screwed by a trailer park redneck bitch. Well this year, it was a different story. Katie got like 8-9 bears for only about $20. I won at every game, and that same trailer park trash chick was there, this time I beat her on the first try. Katie still doesnt have a job, but does get to babysit a kid down the road every once in awhile, so she is getting some income. Just wish her father would give her a brake and help her. What the hell does he expect her to do, she has no car, no money, nothing. Am I supose to do it all for her. Not just me either, my own parent have to help her out sometimes cause she need clothes and he doesnt offer to help or anything. Well thats enough ranting today, now onto the pictures.
I have new pictures of my house again. This time with more crap, and the outside with all the grass and plants.
Check out Pictures Of The House
Also I have new pictures of Starla my kitten.
Check out Pictures Of Starla
And finally, I took a bunch of pics of my game room, and my whole collection
Check out Pictures Of My Game Collection


7-09-04:
Since Sunday I have gotten about 54 video games, worth almost $2,000.00 for only alittle over $250. Each game was only $4.99. Circuit Citys all over are having a major blow out sale on games, and not just crappy games, but cool games. On Monday I even baught my first X-Box system cause I had gotten about 21 X-Box games. I got most of the ones I really wanted, but still gonna look around, cause the sale lasts till next week. You can see a list of games I have baught HERE. Katie's birthday is sometime next week, I have it down to either the 12th, or 14th, so go ahead and email her and tell her happy birthday.

7-01-04:
Won a free Webber Grill the other day at a cookout in my sub-division. I havent used it yet, but plan to on the upcoming 3 day weekend. Got Katie a small part time job at my work. All she is doing is cleaning the entire office. There is durt and dust around everywhere, and its been a LONG time since its even been cleaned, kinda hard to keep clean with all the dirt and machines outside, but she is doing a good job and is getting paid alittle for it, plus it gets her out of the house. My kitten Starla is still a major pain in the ass. She loves to wake me up every morning at 4am, and will not let me go back to sleep. I dont have the heart, and still to tired to just get her and lock her up somewhere. At work today, one of the guys out back found a snake. He was able to catch it in a box, until animal control came. At first it sounded like a rattle snake, made the same kind of sounds as a rattle, but when animal control came, she said it was a fox snake, and that they pretend to be a rattle snake, but its harmless. That fucking thing didnt look harmless to me, I would have had a heart-attack if I was outside and saw it in front of me. Check out a picture of the damn thing. Click the picture to see a bigger picture.


6-23-04:
My cats name has finally been decided, her name is Starla. It's a hyper little thing but I'm happy with it. Life is good, got everything I could ever dream of, a house, a girl, and my own cat. I'm ready to retire now. Got the new Mega Man Anniversary Collection today, which contains all the old classic Mega Man games 1-8, and I have relized how much I have spent on games that have old classic games on them. I guess I like the idea, cause now I can go back and relive my childhood without trying to hook up 50 diffrent systems. Just because I am board at work, below is a small list of what games I've baught, just so I can play classics on the newer game systems.
Animal Crossing -Super Mario, Zelda, Punchout, & others- $49.99
Legend Of Zelda: Collectors Edition -Zelda, Zelda 2, -$99.99
Mega Man Anniversary Collection -Mega Man 1-8 -$29.99
Metroid Prime -Metroid -$49.99
Midway Arcade Treasures -Rampage, Joust, Smash TV -$29.99
Namco Museum -Pacman, Ms. Pacman -$19.99
Sonic Adventure DX -all the old Sonic Game Gear games -$49.99
Sonic Mega Collection -all old Sonic Games -$39.99
Star Wars: Rebel Strike -3 1980 Arcade Games -$49.99
Activision Anthology -Old Atari Games -$29.99
Plus all the Gameboy Advance Classic NES games. And there are still alot of games coming out in the future that I will get just for the classics. I guess I just like having all the old games on 1 system rather then an old system that hardly works anymore. Well thats enough ranting for one day, check back someday soon, when I'll add more pictures of Starla. Oh if your wondering where the name Starla came from, its one of my faviorte Smashing Pumpkins songs, and I was listening to it while trying to figure out a name. Its a great song, and a great name for a kitten.

6-18-04:
Got my first new kitten last night. It is a playful little thing, and very friendly. Seems to be attached to Katie. It follows her around and always goes to her. Don't know what it is about her, but even Simba likes Katie more then me now. Have not named her as of yet, still trying to think of some good names. One name that has been crossing my mind for her is Starla. If you have any other good ideas, let me know.

6-16-04:
Havnt updated my site in awhile, mostly cause nothing new going on. They are finally just about done with the landscaping around my house so I'll put pictures of that up someday. Got and beat the new Legend Of Zelda game, in the middle of watching Simpsons season 4 dvd's, and thats about it. Katie still has no job. I saw the father of Val the other day, that was a weird experence. Kyle finally moved back around here, so all I need now is Dan, and the whole crew will be back together to cause trouble upon this ill faded world

5-18-04:
Added some pictures of my Game Room/Music Room. Got well over 570 games just in that room alone, as well as all my guitar and music equipment.

5-12-04:
Been busy trying to find old classic video games that I have lost or people had stolen. Im looking to buy old NES, SNES, Sega, Sega CD games. If you have any you want to sell Email Me or Instant Message me. Here is a list of Games I Am Missing that I am willing to buy. The E3 Video Game convention is going on, and a lot of killer games are coming out in the next year or so, including a new Zelda game that is realistic looking. Check out IGN's Gamecube section to see some of the hit games coming out


5-3-04:
Finally had time to take new pictures of my house with everything moved in. Don't have everything where I plan, but until I get enough money to get some more funiture, this is how its gonna look for awhile, using TV trays as TV stands. It does the job, but will look nice someday. I have high speed internet, so I am online 24/7 again. Today I'm getting my garage door opener, and blinds installed.

4-23-04:
As of today I am a home owner. Its taken awhile, but I finally got it. Today and tomorrow is move in day. Wont have high speed internet till Monday. I will have pictures up someday, but you can still check out the Pictures I took last week.

4-18-04:
Added the first pictures of my new Town House. Just a few more days till I'm out of this place.

4-15-04:
It's getting closer. The closing on the house is next friday the 23rd. Yesterday I started packing up. Packed all the DVD's (took 6 boxes), video game systems and games. Its hard to believe how much stuff we have in such a small apartment. Still dont know how I'm gonna get everything to the new house, but it will be figured out soon. Ive already got a washer/dryer, and fridge. Weather is gonna play a big part in moving. If its clear and nice, I'll just borrow one of the trucks from my dad, but if its raining, then I'm gonna have to rent one of those u-haul trucks, and it isnt cheep. So by monday/tuesday, I will have a better idea of what I'm gonna do.

4-6-04:
Crap movie The Matrix Revolutions came out on DVD today. I thought if I saw it again, maybe I would like it alittle bit more.. Nope.. Worst movie I ever saw, next to Cabin Boy. Only a few more weeks till I get my house. The closing date is the 23rd, which means I'm gonna start moving in that day. Still looking for people to help me move. hint, hint...

3-25-04:
If I get this new house, it will be a miracle. There have been many bumps in the road, some small, some major, but Im hoping it will all get fixed and I will be moved in by the end of April. Other then that all that I have been doing is playing the new Pokemon game that came out for Gamecube. Yeah, its sad, I know.

3-12-04:
Well I guess I can finally say that I will be getting my very own town house in Round Lake, IL. by the end of April. Have not said much about it to anyone cause I had to be sure everything went though ok, and now that it has, I can tell everyone. It's a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom brand new townhouse, it isnt even finished being built yet. Don't have any pictures of the house its self, but I do have the floor plan. Both my parents are in Florida, my dad wont be back till March 23rd, so its kinda boring at work.


2-29-04:
Went to the Chicago Bulls game last night, It was an ok time. Not that big of a Bulls fan anymore, Used to be a few years ago but thats when they were good and worth having me as a fan. Took a few pictures from the game, including Cheerleaders, the halftime baby race, and the "Fat Cheerleaders". We were 7 rows back from the court, so they were kick ass seats. check out the Chicago Bulls Pictures. Other then that, 2 more days till my birthday, this year went by very fast, but I guess thats what happens when you get older.

2-26-04:
Autumn Run Apartments in Naperville is a bad place to live. We have had cars broke into, drug deals going down, pipe bombs in trunks of cars, and yesterday a small fire in one of the apartments. Video taped all the fire trucks and some little mexican bitch was yelling at me across the parking lot "why are you recording this to, so you can get on the news and make money, grow up" and my answer to that is yes, I am trying to make money, and I'll tape whatever the fuck I want. She is just jelious cause I have a good job, and smart enough to tape news and sell it, while she is stuck fliping burgers at burger king. It's a free country and I do what I want and dont need a fucking mexican bitch to say otherwise. Stupid bitch. Anyway, I have created a newer and better guestbook, Please take a few miniutes and sign it, even if you signed my old one, sign this one. Be true, be cool, be a friend.
Sign The Guestbook

2-23-04:
What an exciting weekend I just had. Friday I recorded my first demo of Ava Adore, (with Alvin the Chipmunk on vocals.) on my new 4 track recorder that I bought the night before. But I guess the big thing was the bomb scare at my apartment and how me and Katie got on the news twice. We were at my parents Saturday afternoon, got back to the apartment at about 5pm, I was bringing stuff in from the car when a fire truck and 3 cop cars pulled in, one one cop car had its lights on, so I didn't think anything about it. About 20-30 minutes later I looked out my window and saw cars parked on the street, didn't have lights or anything so I thought maybe someone was having a party. Then around 7pm, Katie's dad called asking where we were cause they were driving around, cause the cops wouldn't let them in the complex cause of a bomb scare. I immediately, and when I got outside and walked alittle closer i noticed the whole street was lined up with cops, FBI agents, fire trucks, K-9 units and the bomb squad. I ran back to get my camera, so I can tape it all in case something happened. While walking around I talked to a bunch of people that knew more info. Turned out someone called the FBI at 11am and reported a bomb, 5-6 hours later they show up, nice huh? Around 9:30 - 10:00 they blew off the first bomb, after that I thought it was all over, so I walked back away from the scene, and talked to other people about what was going on, then we heard the explosion from the second bomb they blew off. Didn't catch that one on tape. I walked back over and when an FBI agent saw i had a camera told me to put it away, and get out of here cause they didn't was the place taped. But of course I didn't listen, snuck around and got more on film. There was a guy in what looked like to be a bio suit, carrying what turned out to be a shoe box full of white powder which was explosive. around midnight they started allowing people to drive back in the complex, but were screening everyone to make sure they lived in the complex. At about 12:30am they allowed everyone that was evacuated back in their homes, and took down the road blocks all together. Sunday came along and me and Katie went for a walk to where all the action took place. As we got there, a camera man and Darlene Hill from Fox News Chicago, came over and asked us if we would like to answer some questions and be on TV. So we did it. They asked us both about 5-6 questions, and afterwards I told them I had home video of the first bomb going off. They asked if they could see it, so they came over into our apartment, I showed them the video and they asked if they could have it and they would pay me $175 for a 10 sec clip, so of course I said yes, only thing was I couldn't sell it to anyone else or I don't get paid, I like Fox News so I agreed. They video taped the video right off my computer screen, so didnt even have to make a copy of the tape for them. Later that day, we walked around some more and CBS 2 Chicago was doing a live report so me and katie were walking around the background like complete idiots, it was still cool though that were we on TV twice now. The 9:00 news came on Fox, and they showed both me and Katie for about 5-10 seconds each, kinda upsetting that they asked us so much, and we only got a small part, but my video was on the air, and we were on TV so I guess its all good. So with all this going on lately, we are all alittle more aware of our surroundings, and what's going on. Not everyday you are in the middle of 2 bombs at your apartment. I taped and put the videos of the news programs on my site, click on a link below, and they should open in Media Player, or right click and select "Save Target To", to download.

Fox News Chicago (report with us & my tape)

CBS 2 Chicago Taken offline. email me if you want it



02-18-04:
Found online that me and katie were in a newspaper article (w/pic) in regards to us sitting out in the cold waiting to see Zwan on the coldest day of the year. Check it out!!

02-07-04:
It's the end of an era. Today I got rid of my Mustang so that I could getting a bigger vehicle. One that could handle driving in snow, so today I got a brand new 2004 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Series. It was more money then what the Mustang was, but I got a really good deal. Check out a few of the pictures below.



01-29-04:
Created Mikes Simpsons Quiz

01-23-04:
No news.. same old. katie found a part time job. I redesigned Harts Tractors website. No fancy, flashy things, just a basic design. Realized allot of people in the heavy equipment business are total morons, and like things simple and easy. Got rid of my crappy high speed internet service that only offers tech support mon-fri 8am-8pm Noment. We found out we can FINALLY get SBC DSL..



12-24-03:
Merry Christmas!!
Me and Katie wish all of our family and friend a very Merry Christmas. We hope everyone stays safe, and has a great time with their loved ones. Dont forget what Christmas really means, besides all the gifts and toys. Remeber our troops overseas, (including our friend Dan). I have made a Best Of 2003 page, with things I thought were the best of the year, so check it out, and tell me what your best of 2003 things are.
Merry Christmas To Everyone - Mike & Katie


12-16-03:
Parents had a Christmas party at their house last Saturday. 100 people, tons of food, swiming, games, bartenders all adds up to a great party. No one got hurt, lot people left smashed, and 2 fires. Some dumbass tossed a lit smoke in the trash can in the basement. I saved the day, and saw it and got it out before it really got nasty. Second fire happend by all the food, someone put a plate to close to the burning flame, burned the wall, rug, and the table, but no one got hurt so thats all the matters.

11-25-03:
Well its that time of the year that fat people love, and turkey hate, Thanksgiving. But the turkeys shall have their revenge and rise up to dystory all man. Play Thanksgiving Tic Tac Toe to find out who will win the battle between man and bird.. And after you do that, check out these Video Game Theme pics that I find very funny and amuzing. Katie's job hunt is still going strong, this weeks adventure takes her to Dunkin Donuts.. First it was a housekeeper mexican, now shes gonna be a hindu jelly donut maker.. Someday hopfully her adventrues will land her an american job. as long as she doesnt sell vaccum cleaners, what a bad job that must be, i think id rather kill myself. Well have a happy thanksgiving...

11-06-03:
Saw the Matrix Revolutions last night, and wow... what a waste of money and my life that was. Matrix Revolutions was one of the worst movies I had ever seen. I wasnt that big of a fan of Reloaded, I was hoping Revolutions would blow that one away, but I was wrong. I dont know what happend to the Matrix movies, first one the best, second one is good, third one totally sucks. Below are some spoilers and my thoughts on what happend.
Highlight to read if you dare.
I believe Agent Smith was created by the Oracle. In Revolutions he refers to her as mom. I believe he was created by her, so that he would take over the matrix, and the machine's have no choice but to have Neo save them, and Neo says he wants peace if he is to stop Smith. When Smith enters Neo's body and takes it over, the machines now have control of smith and they destory them, including Neo, so Neo sacerfices himself sorta like Jesus did. Trinity dies... finally.. sorry but if you have like 5 metal rods though your body, you cant stay alive to give a 5 miniute boring speech to Neo about how she loves him... just die already.. The end shows that there is peace between the humans and machines, and inside the matrix, everthing Smith did to destory it goes back to normal. There was about a 25-30 miniute battle in Zion, Humans Vs. Machines. 30 miniutes of guns shooting at those squid like machines.. how boring that got. Atleast in the Terminator movies, the Machines had guns and looked alot cooler, not just little flying things..
Overall, Matrix Revolutions was the worst Matrix movie, and in my top 3 of all time crappy movies....
In other news, last week a freakin semi truck hit the car I was driving, taking off the side mirror, leaving a nice scratch, and taking off some of the panneling. To make this worse, it was my dads car that I was using while he was on vacation in Flordia with my mom. But atleast it wasnt the Prowler, and no one got hurt.
on the 17th a nice little Zelda Collectors Disc comes out, that I am going to get. What a great idea, take old classic nintendo games, and put them all on a little disc that will last unlike the first nintendo system.

10-23-03:
Life is really boring, what more can I say. Every day for the past month its the same thing over, and over again. Wake up, sit in traffic for over an hour, twisted my foot real bad, Katie gets laid off, friends get shipped over sea's (but I guess thats better then selling vaccum cleaners for a living), parents go to Flordia, and I spend to much on games and dvd's. Just this past week, I got enough games to last me a month stright. Super Mario 3 for Game Boy, Star Wars: Rebel Strike, and Ninja Turtles for GC, and GBA. So thats it for now. No news or anything. Maybe some other time.. Blah...

9-19-03:
Put some new pics of the Bar & Gameroom at my parents house. It turned out to be really nice, however my dad is putting more slots in, so I'll post pics of that when it is done.
Me and Katie have been together for over 2 years now. It is weird, time has been flying by latly.
I hope to make a small Family Guy website one of these days. If you have not seen Family Guy, be sure to catch it weeknights on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network, or go to the store and buy the DVD's. Its alot better then the Simpsons, and very funny.

9-09-03:
Since I've gotten high speed internet, I've been downloading almost everything I can find of Zwan and Smashing Pumpkins. Since I also trade bootlegs and videos I updated my Zwan bootlist and added a Smashing Pumpkins one. Anything you want, just let me know..
Smashing Pumpkins Bootlist / Zwan Bootlist

8-14-03:
Got around to take some new pictures of the apartment since the old ones sucked.. check them out
Updated Apartment Pics

8-10-03:
Been awhile since I updated since I've been busy, so here is a small update. Finally got highspeed internet, so I am online just about 24/7 again. I can now make updates quicker and faster which makes me happy. Went to the Chicago Comic Convention, where I got a few good things. Got the Terminator 3, and Freddy Vs. Jason posters that I have been looking for.. was also lucky enough to get a Masters Of The Universe: Keldor figure. There were only about 100-150 of them, that they had a lottery for, and I got one. Keldor is the human form of Skeletor. Click on the pic below to see what it looks like.

7-24-03:
They say I'll have DSL by this coming tuesday.. We will see. Until then, here are some exciting picture of my sister Shari, that my mother asked me to put up to make her turn pink.

7-24-03:
They say I'll have DSL by this coming tuesday.. We will see. Until then, here are some exciting picture of my sister Shari, that my mother asked me to put up to make her turn pink.

5-8-03:
My site has not been updated that much as you can till. Mostly cause I dont have high speed internet at home, which makes it hard to work on. Im hoping to have fast internet at my apartment by the end of the month. Saw Zwan again on 5-6 at the Aragon in Chicago. That was the best of all the concerts I went to, even though I had to stand in the way back against a wall since my hypothyroidism has been acting up alot latly. The first good movie of the summer came out last week, X2. Far better and about a whole hour longer then the first X-men, X2 makes waiting three years for the sequal well worth it. The storyline is probley the best part of the movie. I never read the comics or anything so I am not a huge X-men fan, but I understood it, and thought it was great. The action sceens are really well thought out and shot well. They leave it open for a third X-men, but it seems latly, what movie doesnt leave the ending open for a sequal. However, we have to wait till 2006 to get an X3.
I give X2 4/4 Stars.
A few of the movies I am really excited for are:
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines, Matrix Reloaded, Bruce Almighty, Freddy Vs. Jason, and American Pie 3
Movies I think will totally suck:
The Hulk (give it up with the comic books), 2 Fast 2 Furious (Vin Desal its not the same), Chariles Angels 2 (first one sucked, why should this be any different.), Bad Boys 2 (just sounds like a bad idea), Exorcist: The Beginning (first one might be a classic, but that was in the 70's. all the sequals sucked, so why do they think people of 2003 will like another sequal), Lara Croft Tomb Raider 2 (just plain stupid),

4-21-03:
Finally got a few pictures of the bar & gameroom that my parents have built in the basement. click on a a picture to see a bigger version of it.

4-2-03:
Another Change Of Email Address:
Well I knew it would happen since I was moving out, and getting a new internet provider. But this time should be the last for a long while. I have finally figured out how to use the address given to me with my website, so from now on please email me at
mike@mikehart.net

3-27-03:
Finally added pictures of the apartment. I have not had much time to do it, and we still dont have the apartment finished yet. Once we get it done and I have time I plan on taking better pics and puting them up, so until then check out the Apartment.
Other then that nothing new is going on. Saw Zwan last week in Mil. Wisc. They didnt allow camera in that show so no pics. Monday I am taking a road trip to Normal IL. to see Zwan one more time. I have been playing the new Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker game. If you really know me, you know i love Zelda games, and wont rest until I finish it.

3-17-03:
I have moved into the apartment. I got the internet connected so I can now check email, however updates to my site will be limited since im only on a 56K modom. I will update mostly at work where I have high speed internet. We are still unpacking and hooking things up. I will take a few pictures today or tomorrow and upload them. My email address has not changed yet so you can still use mhartat@ameritech.net

3-11-03:
In 3 days I move into my new apartment in Naperville. Still going though all my stuff and packing so I havent really updated my site as I wanted to. I was working on a whole new design but it will be put on hold for awhile. The apartment that I am moving to does not have DSL/Cable or any high speed internet so I will not be online as much. However in mid May they say they will have T1 access which I still believe to be bull. On top of all that, since I am going to have to cancel my internet service I have now, that will probley mean I will have to change my email address again. I added some of my Nintendo Games to my Inventory List today. I say some of the games cause I know I have much more then is listed. I just need to find them. Check back late next week for I will add pictures and info on my apartment.

2-22-2003:
Well move out time is 3 weeks away. Been pretty busy going though all my stuff and packing things that are going to stay in storage, and stuff thats coming with me. Since I am going though all my crap, I thought this would be a good time to make a complete list of all the video games and CD's I own, sorta like I did with my DVD List. I wanted to keep a record of all the stuff I own just in case someday I might need it. So I decided to put it on my site for some odd reason. So check out my Inventory List... Next Sunday is my 22nd birthday... Big deal!!!

2-16-2003:
Well it is offical. Me and Katie are moving in our apartment March 14th in Naperville. It should be an interesting time. Ill be working, and Katie will still be going to school at NIU. Since we are moving in next to her father she will be able to drive his car to school. We will be seeing Zwan 2 more time next month, March 21st in Milwaukee, and March 31 in my favorite town, Normal/Bloomington, IL.

2-12-2003:
Created a Zwan webpage in my spare time. Since I created a Smashing Pumpkins page, I thought it would be fitting to create a Zwan page. It includes lyrics, pictures, news, tour dates. Check it out and tell me what you think.
"Endless Zwan"

2-10-2003:
Well I knew someday this was gonna happen.. I have decided to move out of the parents house. Me and Katie are getting our own apartment in Naperville, IL. Our move in date is March 14th. Only about a month left.. It is gonna be so weird doing this, but everyone has to do it, and now it is my turn. here is a picture of the floor plan of our apartment. Also only a few more weeks till my 22nd birthday (March 2nd).

1-28-2003
Zwan Day!!!
Today Zwan's first album, "Mary Star Of The Sea" hits store shelves. Check it out, it is a very good album, for my review of the CD click the link above. Speaking of Zwan, they were at the Metro in Chicago for 5 sold out shows, and I had the luck to go to all 5 shows. Camera were allowed in so I took as many pictures as I could, and I have uploaded them. I didnt get many pics for the 1st and last show, but the other dates have good pics. I took 70 pictures for each show, and went though and picked 20 for each show to put online. You can veiw the pictures and concert info at my "Zwan 5 Nights @ the Metro" page. Also you can read my Zwan - Mary Star Of The Sea Review

1-11-2003:
Happy New Year!!!
I am back from Flordia. I was their almost a month. I havnt updated much on my site yet, but I plan on redesigning it soon. I didnt get many pics from Flordia, but I did buy a new digital camcorder, so I mostly have video. When I get time I'll go though the vids and capture some pictures. In other news, I passed my Website Design class with an A. I could have maybe gotten the A+ but I didnt try at all on the final.. But I guess the big news right now is the 5 ZWAN concerts in Chicago next week at the Metro. Tickets sold out real quick but me and Katie scored tickets to see 3 out of the 5 shows. Its gonna be a fucking good concert, then a few days after that, Zwan's first CD will come out in stores. I took down the mp3 of the Zwan song I had on my site. I need the room, and since its now almost everywhere there is no need to keep it. Also gone is my Website Survey.. It was only for my class so I didnt care.


12-09-2002:
Added a Fun Stuff section, that includes games, and other fun stuff to kill time if you are really board. Also I've been working on a new look for my site, but might not be up till early next year since I will be in Flordia from Dec. 16th - Jan 18th.

11-28-2002:
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving, and if you are waiting to eat that turkey, try....
Thanksgiving Tic Tac Toe

11-25-2002:
Christmas in Flordia.
This year Me, Katie, Dorothy, and my parents will be spending chirstmas and New Years in Flordia. I will be there frome Dec. 16th - Jan 13h. I wont have much access to the internet, but I will be able to make changes to my website and add pictures.

11-12-2002:
Well I have decided to put my site back online after about 5days of being offline. Not really in the mood to talk about why I took it off, but its back now.. in other news, "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of The Clones" came out on dvd.. be sure to check this DVD out. I believe it is the best of all the movies so far.

10-30-2002:
here is a cool little feature that you might find fun.
Mike's Magic Eight Ball

9-12-02:
Change Of Email Address:
My mhart18@aol.com email address has been dropped. From now on please send any Email
to my new email address. mhartat@ameritech.net. Also my AOL screen name mhart18 will not be in service anymore, however I will still have an AOL Instant Messanger screen name, that screen name is mht727. So please update your buddie list and address book. Thank you

9-05-02:
Went and saw the Aerosmith/Kid Rock concert the other night. It was a good show. Aerosmith played mostly old OLD stuff from when they first were around, plus a few of there newer stuff. It was a good concert, but I enjoyed the Kid Rock performance better, even though I dont like him
Pictures my mother asked me to put on here.....