tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77636411499676414232023-11-16T01:37:42.766-05:00The Word of ZupkaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.comBlogger364125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-22403372053002253672014-12-06T12:39:00.000-05:002014-12-06T12:39:41.153-05:00Zupka Watches Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode 4<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So the last bunch were... uneven to say the least.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-MMMM... Binary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-'including the holodeck, with which we've had problems' YA THINK?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-the bynars are...moderately annoying</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-oh riker. thanks for 5 minutes of designing your fantasy girl</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Those admiralty uniforms are HIDEOUS</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Jameson; good scotch, old admiral</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-that's a sweet wheelchair</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-mystery healing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-as he gets younger, he's getting crazier</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Fascinated with data... That can't be good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Data got taken over?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Beam the life form on? Ya, THATS a good idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Ugly Bags of Mostly Water... lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Photoelectric, that's kinda cool</span></div>
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-Entrance exams for Wes! WOOO!<br />
-Picard has a buddy.<br />
-THOSE DAMN ADMIRAL UNIFORMS<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-81719039993390305052014-11-09T19:00:00.000-05:002014-11-09T19:00:08.300-05:00Zupka Watches Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode 3<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, last chunk we were about 3/5 with good episodes. Let's see how we fare now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Yessss... Q hath returned.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-I do love me some Q and Worf banter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Though nothing truly beats Picard and Q banter</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-HOLD ON. T-Bag from Prison Break is Wyatt? Well, shit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Plague ship, huh. That can't be good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Especially when it has the women from Wyatt's drawings! This can't be good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Nope, not good. T-Bag has run off to the plague ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-And THEY knew about him? Weird...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Oh, one of those super difficult language things...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Question: how does the holodeck KNOW that Picard wants to play Dixon HIll</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-He saw AUTOMOBILES!!! WOW!</span></div>
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-Cause I know, Ive seen the future</div>
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-Ahh, the origin of Shut up Wesly...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-60875697642800514852014-08-20T16:00:00.000-04:002014-08-20T16:00:01.636-04:00Zupka Watches Star Trek: The Next Generation - Episode 1<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, for our first entry of this intrepid journey! So, where do we start? The beginning of course!</span><br />
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ABD - Review for stripe test. Everything felt good. Hit 13 pushups, which I think is a record. Doesn't count really as the official stripe test is Thursday.<br />
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BJJ- 7th degree black belt Marcio Stambowski came to my school. Ended up teaching a seminar on sweeps. Scissor sweeps. Got a second stripe on my white belt.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-17971842212260806892014-01-27T21:51:00.000-05:002014-01-27T21:51:04.476-05:00Training Log - Week of 19 JAN 14<u>20 JAN 14:</u><br />
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ABD - Reviewed for stripe test next week. Knife defenses and first part of our muay thai combo.<br />
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This little webisode did have once of my favorite quotes from Doctor Who:<br />
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<dd style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;"><b>Cass</b>: Where are we going?</dd><dd style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;"><b>The Doctor</b>: Back of the ship.</dd><dd style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;"><b>Cass</b>: Why?</dd><dd style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;"><b>The Doctor</b>: Because the front crashes first. Think it through. <span style="color: red;"><-- font="" here.="" line="" right="" this=""></--></span></dd><br />
I would like to see more of the Time War with the Eighth Doctor. Why was there so much hate for the Time Lords? What has the Doctor been up to? Maybe someday we will get more.<br />
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I liked this. It was a pleasant surprise, and added to the saga of the 50th.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-43557429204255537742014-01-20T21:56:00.000-05:002014-01-20T21:56:15.280-05:00How to post video from iPhone to You Tube to BloggerSo it was asked of me recently how to get a video from an iPhone to a blog here on Blogger. I figure this was the best way to share how I figured it out.<br />
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3. When asked for privacy settings, make sure it is public or unlisted. This may work with private, but unlisted mentions being able to let others who have the link so that may be the best. And it will still be private in that only people with a link to it can see it... or if you post it to a blog!<br />
4. Click the add video button here on blogger. Its that black one next to the picture.<br />
5. Choose 'My You Tube videos'<br />
6. As long as your video has been uploaded to YouTube successfully, it should be there in the list.<br />
7. Select your video, then hit the blue 'add selected' button at the bottom<br />
8. Voila! Your video should be now in your blog... like the one of my laptop below.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-10355471686416719592014-01-19T20:00:00.000-05:002014-01-19T20:00:04.146-05:00Training Log - Week of 12 JAN 1413 JAN 14:<br />
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<u>Krav Maga/Muay Thai</u>: Month one week one sees us learning defenses against underhand knife strikes, the second part of our combo. Oh and the usually litany of cardio. Great class tonight.<br />
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<u>BJJ</u>: Worked on setting up the S-mount. From there we can go for an arm bar or key lock. Rolled for the last half of class. Got taken apart by a brown belt, but I was tapped about once a minute. This is an improvement when I would get tapped 5 times a minute.<br />
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<u>General:</u> tried out some kettle bell workouts. Seems pretty fun. Also been working on push ups, sit ups and squats.<br />
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16 JAN 14:<br />
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<u>Krav Maga/Muay Thai:</u> More review from Monday's class.<br />
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<u>BJJ:</u> Did S mount again. I really like it. Need to work on escapes and defenses.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-24981753902708168982014-01-13T19:00:00.000-05:002014-01-13T19:00:01.332-05:00Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Eight Doctor comes to be in 1990s San Francisco where he must battle The Master for control of the TARDIS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Paul McGann - The Doctor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As part of my continuing quest to absorb as much Doctor Who as possible, I decided to take a quick adventure with the Eighth incarnation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And may I start by lamenting how sad it is we never got to see more of this incarnation. Now, I'm no expert on the Doctor by a long shot, but I think Paul McGann was slighted a bit in only getting one shot at the Doctor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(I know he's done audio stuff, but I'm focusing mostly on the television stuff)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In short, I really liked this entry into the Doctor Who universe. I've heard hard core fans have issue with it, but being that I came into this fairly new to Who, I really didn't have any issues with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you're looking for a quick classic Who adventure, then look no further. Its very 90s, but lets not hold that against it.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-65356189376804116182014-01-02T10:00:00.000-05:002014-01-02T10:00:01.349-05:00Back in the saddle again!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hello all! I'm back!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a new list, which can be found above or here's the link:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://zupkaspeaks.blogspot.com/p/xx-things-in-10-years.html">A Bunch of things to do in 10 years</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bit of a longer form list, but the goals are slightly bigger as a result. Some goals will change/update as time progresses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But the important thing is I'm back and ready to take 2014 head on!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-19735738474058134512013-12-05T12:00:00.000-05:002013-12-05T12:00:06.678-05:00I'm still here!!No, really. I'm still here. Just lost some blogging focus. But I'm planning on coming back strong in 2014.<br />
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Quick update on my list-o-things to do before my 30th: FAILED.<br />
I'm working on a longer form, more free flowing list. Look for that to come 2014.<br />
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Take care fellow residents of the internet.<br />
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Bloggingly yours,<br />
Lord ZupkaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-16013594195385313762013-09-14T19:00:00.000-04:002013-09-14T19:00:03.258-04:002001: A Space Odyssey (1968)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A mysterious monolith is discovered on the moon. So we send a mission to Jupiter to find out its meaning. Oh, and HAL 9000 tries to kill everyone.</div>
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Keir Dullea - Dr. David Bowman</div>
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Douglas Rain - HAL 9000</div>
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I really liked this. To be honest, I liked it a heck of a lot more than I expected. I think this is in part that I read the book first. There were certain sections that would not have made as much sense had I not read the book. Especially the opening chapter with the obelisk and the apes.</div>
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A fine Sci-Fi classic that I am glad to say I have finally read and watched.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-46868386820007342542013-07-09T20:36:00.000-04:002013-07-09T20:36:44.585-04:00Training Log - Week of 23 JUN 13<u>23 JUN 13</u><br />
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Running - Crushed a 4.25 mile run in a little over 45 minutes. Felt awesome afterwards, which is a great thing.<br />
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Biking - Actually did this yesterday, but forgot to write it. Rode 11.5 miles in under an hour. Again, felt awesome.<br />
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<u>24 JUN 13</u><br />
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ABD - Stripe test. Rocked it. Bring on the belt test!<br />
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Well this belt test was nothing short of awesome. Brown belt was earned. I'm guessing there was a smile on my face the whole time, but I was breathing so hard I couldn't tell.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Thursday training crew. Worked out that we tested in the same group. It was awesome.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-68006861797328545982013-06-29T19:00:00.000-04:002013-06-29T19:00:00.157-04:00She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Days before he is set to retire, Capitan Nathan Brittles is sent out to put a stop to Indian activity. Oh, and he has to escort his commanding officer's wife and niece to a stage back east.<br />
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<b>To the Cast!</b><br />
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John Wayne - Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles<br />
Joanne Dru - Olivia Dandridge<br />
John Agar - 1st Lt. Flint Cohill<br />
Ben Johnson - Sgt. Tyree<br />
Harry Carey, Jr - 2nd Lt. Ross Penell<br />
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<b>To the Deeper Thoughts!</b><br />
This is a fine film. Don't really have too much to say about this. I'm definitely enjoying my foray into the films of John Wayne.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-54875087138231774402013-06-27T19:00:00.000-04:002013-06-27T19:00:03.179-04:00Thunderball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nine books in, and James Bond's health is just now being called into question. With all he's done, you'd think this would have happened sooner. Turns out drinking and smoking takes a bit of a toll one one's health. Go figure, right? Well, M has just the cure for 007. A stay at Shurblands Health Clinic will do the trick. Against Bond's wishes he heads off for his health adjustment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But why stop there? Let's throw in an encounter with Count Lippe, a member of the Red Tong Triade. After trying to kill each other, Bond figures he is done with Lippe, and heads back to MI6.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Enter SPECTRE. The Special Executive for Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. Turns out Lippe was a member. Go figure, right? Anyway, they stole a couple of nuclear bombs and hold the world hostage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">M sends Bond to the Bahamas to poke around and see what he can find. And boy does he find something. Namely his buddy Felix Leiter and the nukes. Not that Leiter has the bombs; he was just sent by the CIA to assist Bond. Just when the trail seems dry, Bond and Leiter find the bombs and save the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But this kicks off a story of revenge. The leader of SPECTRE, Ernst Stavro Blofeld did not take kindly to Bond's thwarting of plans. And the hunt is on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I really liked this book. Its probably one of my favorites.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-10126739408030907792013-06-26T19:00:00.000-04:002013-06-26T19:00:04.946-04:00Man of Steel (2013)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kal-El is sent to Earth to escape the destruction of his home planet, Krypton. He grows up under the watchful eyes of the Kents, only to be discovered by his Kryptonian father's nemesis, General Zod.<br />
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<b>To the Cast!</b><br />
Henry Cavill - Clark Kent/Kal-El<br />
Amy Adams - Lois Lane<br />
Michael Shannon - General Zod<br />
Diane Lane - Martha Kent<br />
Kevin Costner - Jonathan Kent<br />
Russell Crowe - Jor-El<br />
Antje Traue - Faora-Ul<br />
Harry Lennix - General Swanwick<br />
Richard Schiff - Dr. Emil Hamilton<br />
Christopher Meloni - Colonel Nathan Hardy<br />
Ayelet Zurer - Lara Lor-Van<br />
Laurence Fishburne - Perry White<br />
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<b>To the Deeper Thoughts!</b><br />
Christopher Reeve who?<br />
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Or<br />
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This movie makes Superman look like Superman IV.<br />
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Bold words, I know. Perhaps a bit extreme. But well earned by this film. Its not even like there are a lot of big changes to the story. It was fleshed out in parts. The downfall and destruction of Krypton for example. I'm not begrudging the originals at all. I love the first two; they are great movies. But Man of Steel does something that has always been (in my opinion) missing from Superman.<br />
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It makes him interesting. I've always found Superman to be straight laced, and admittedly, bland. But the Clark/Kal-El we get here is a bit deeper, a bit darker.<br />
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Instead of being exposed to his life in chronological order, we are given a series of flashbacks that show how he was shaped by Jonathan and Martha Kent. How Martha taught him to control his powers and Jonathan taught him to temper his power and strength.<br />
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Clark finally finds a Kryptonian scout ship (becomes the Fortress of Solitude) and activates it. Well, this brings Earth to the attention of one General Zod.<br />
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Zod and his followers were banished to the Phantom Zone for their attempted coup of the Kryptonian government. But when Krypton was destroyed, their ship was pulled out of the Phantom Zone. Using some inginuity, they re-wire their ship and head to Earth to capture Kal-El. What makes Kal so special is that he was born of love. Not purpose. All Kryptonian children and programmed to do something particular when born. Jor-El, scientist. Zod, military leader. So Kal-El is an abomination in Zod's eyes.<br />
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Once Zod and company get to Clark/Superman, the movie takes off.<br />
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See what I did there?<br />
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Moving on.<br />
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Smallville is leveled, as is most of Metropolis. This is a battle between supermen. There's going to be damage. And there's damage. Lots and lots of damage. Needless to say, Superman wins; saving the city.<br />
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Our final scene is Clark arriving at The Daily Planet to start his career as a journalist. Lois already knows who Clark really is, and there's an unspoken agreement between them to keep his secret safe.<br />
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I liked this movie. It really blows all previous Superman films away. I don't know if its technology finally giving us the visuals to bring some of these things to light. But, damn. This is a great movie. I thought Henry Cavill was perfectly cast and I can't wait to see the next installment in this cinematic adventure.<br />
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ABD - Last week of review before stripe and belt testing. Everything feels good. Some minor tweaks, and I should be good to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ABD - Final review before stripe and belt testing next week. Felt really good about everything today. Can't wait for next week!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-501469123047641752013-06-15T19:56:00.000-04:002013-06-15T19:56:10.908-04:00Training Log - Week of 9 JUN 13<u>9 JUN 13</u><br />
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Biking - Planned on 8 miles. Did 9.5 in about 45 minutes. Then proceeded to do some epic yard work. It was a good day for physical activity.<br />
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ABD - Second week of month three. Intensity is high. Everything feels pretty tight for the most part. My kicks felt off, and the pendulum teeps gave me trouble, but that's par for the course.<br />
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ABD - Sparring, review. Its was all good this day.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-34695506622992042552013-06-09T19:00:00.000-04:002013-06-09T19:00:02.753-04:00Training Log - Week of 2 JUN 13<u>2 JUN 13</u><br />
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Biking - Rocked a 7 mile-ish ride this morning. Had a great pace, and my knee bothered me not.<br />
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ABD - Fist day of month three. Thighs bugged me a bit, but nothing I couldn't push through. Reviewed the first part of our Muay Thai, straight knife defense and underhand knife defense.<br />
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ABD - Second day of month three. Felt great throughout. Did some sparring, which is always a blast. Ended the class with 10 punch outs/1 sprawl, 10 punch outs/2 sprawls, all the way up to 10 sprawls. That sucked, but in a good way.<br />
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Running - 4 miles in 45 minutes. I'll take it. Knee pain? What knee pain?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-39906828822975543582013-06-05T19:00:00.000-04:002013-06-05T19:00:04.003-04:00They Were Expendable (1945)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've always liked the older black and white war films. There's just something about them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There was a lot of trepidation approaching this movie. Would they go there? Would they dare?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, they did. For the longest time, I was convinced that Gary Mitchell was going to be our advesary for the second adventure of the crew of the Enterprise. And why not? They were styling Alice Eve to look a hell of a lot like Elizabeth Dehner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But no, they went Khan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Which... I'm ok with. I know there was all the denial about Khan was going to be in the film. And that was kind of bullshit. But I can't compare this film to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I felt this was a great follow up to the reboot from 2009. (My thoughts for that film can be found <a href="http://zupkaspeaks.blogspot.com/search/label/Star%20Trek">here</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We see a Kirk that is still fairly untested in the command chair. He's more arrogant and sure of himself than we are used to. He has yet to truly taste failure. So when Khan reviles himself, it is easy to see how he is manipulated by Admiral Marcus into going after Khan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Straight to Qu'onos. Which YAY! Klingons. They looked kinda awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So there's some double crosses, triple crosses. Hell, I think there might have even been a quad cross in there somewhere. I mean Section 31 was involved, so that was the reason for all the crosses. It was a great ride.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I understand why they did some of what they did with the dialogue and switching of major events. And I'm still ok with that. If there was one moment that took me out of the film, it was Spock Prime. I don't really think he was needed. Added nothing to the film really, other than foreshadow what we all kinda knew was coming. But, they don't pay me the big bucks to make these decisions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I liked it. I look forward to future viewings of it. I'm curious as to what they are going to do for the 50th anniversary of Trek. Will they bring Khan back? Develop the romance between Kirk and Carol Marcus? War with the Klingons? Romulans? Who knows. What I know is that I can't wait to find out.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-51476445378495637362013-05-31T19:56:00.000-04:002013-05-31T19:56:15.681-04:00Training Log - Week of 26 MAY 13<u>26 MAY 13</u><br />
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Biking - Rocked a 6.25 mile ride in about 40 minutes. I'll take that as a win. Goal is 14 miles eventually. That's the distance of the relay triathlon bike portion that I would like to do this September.<br />
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Running - Literally right in the middle of my run, my knee decided to act the fool. Had to walk most of the way back as anything faster than a quick walk made my knee act up. I mean, I still did 3 miles in 40 minutes, so its still an overall win.<br />
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No more training for me this week. Apparently I tweaked a tendon on the outside of my knee. Brace, ice and no martial arts/running/biking for a week.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763641149967641423.post-49644191971324707892013-05-30T19:00:00.000-04:002013-05-30T19:00:06.165-04:00New Orleans 2013 - Sunday and Monday (AKA Shopping fail and Plantation win)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now we come to our final two days in New Orleans and the surrounding area. Sunday was a day to be dedicated to Mother's Resturant, Cafe Du Monde and shopping.</span><br />
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So, Leanda likes to shop. Who doesn't? So I pull out the (mostly) trusty AAA guide. Six miles of shopping to be had on Magazine Street! Awesome! Let us shop.</span><br />
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Fast forward to two tired people and no shopping. This is strange says we! We get back to the Quarter, and inquire as to the shopping on Magazine Street. That's when we find out there is shopping... another couple of miles out from where we turned around. One taxi cab ride later we arrived at Magazine and Washington streets. Fairly ok shopping. Nothing for me, but Leanda made a killing.</span><br />
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We stolled over to <a href="http://www.cafedumonde.com/">Cafe Du Monde</a>, known for its beignets and cafe au lait. Beignets are basically fried dough... French doughnuts COVERED in powdered sugar. If I'm honest, they were ok. Nothing spectacular, but the ambiance and the company more than made up for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">More exploring, then over to <a href="http://www.mothersrestaurant.net/">Mother's</a> for some po'boys. I got their Famous Ferdi Special (ham, turkey covered in debris). Leanda once again noshed on some jambalaya. Good food. HUGE menue, so more to try the next time we are down there. And we will go back. Probably when Owen is a bit older and can appreciate the city and its history. Our culinary day wrapped up with a light(ish) dinner at <a href="http://www.maisondupuy.com/dining.html">Bistroux</a>, a hotel restaurant not far from our lodging. I got a cuban sandwich and a drink known as a Pimm's Cup. It was an interesting gin based drink. Not sure I'll ever drink it again, as it is something of an acquired taste.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oak Alley Plantation is a sugar cane plantation situated on the Mississippi River. Very picturesque. Took a tour of the house, and learned a lot about the history of plantations in Louisiana. A very different way of life from that of New England during the same period. This is just one of the many plantations that you can visit, and I recommend this one, or any for a step back into history. After a light snack of pecan ice cream, we headed for the Abita Brew Pub<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Turns out the <a href="http://www.abitabrewpub.com/">Abita Brew Pub</a> is closed on Mondays! Ah well. Instead we hit a place called <a href="http://www.zearestaurants.com/site3.php">Zea</a> in Covington, LA. I chowed down on fried catfish, hush puppies, grits, rice and beans. Leanda had a portobello panini. VERY good food, almost glad the brew pub was closed. The catfish fell apart if my fork got even remotely close to it. If I'm ever near one of these again, I will pay a return visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And thus completes our adventure in New Orleans. Tuesday was a super early wake up, near miss of a flight in DC and home. We both really enjoyed New Orleans and look forward to returning again someday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New Orleans is still recovering from Katrina and its aftermath. But this is no reason not to visit. Don't believe the negative stories you may here. Visit once, and you'll fall in love just like we did.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772977059025429416noreply@blogger.com0