SORE!!!!

Oh I am out of shape. The last week or so I have been going to Bally's and I realize I have gotten out of shape.

It's unbelievable - you go thru life running around between work at work and then work at home. The whole time not realizing you are gaining weight until one day you really look at yourself or compare yourself to someone else and you STOP. "When did I gain all this weight?"

That happened to me. Not that I am super fat but last year I was on a roll - I lost alot fo weight, put on some muscle and was actually turning heads.

Well I am back on the saddle again. But this week of riding the Bally's fitness horse has left me feeling like I need a day or two off from it. Time to switch gears and start working at the house again. Fun, Fun, Fun. Actually I jest, it is coming along nicely. Today I think the bar and part of the living room. Wish me luck.

Movies Movies Movies

Off to see the Hulk tomorrow. Looks good. I've like pretty much all the Marvel movies. What's up with DC? Why aren't they making more movies than just SUPERMAN and BATMAN. Don't get me wrong I like em, but why not expand it? I mean, I'd go see Green Latern or the Martian. I'd even see a FLASH movie although I thought the tv series they made was kinda dorky. They guy went one season and the whole time, 5 secs into bursting speed was exhausted. Kinda makes it hard to be the flash - I much prefer the smallville flash. Also what was up with that old Captain America movie - I think I was like the only one who ever saw it? It was probably the worst hero movie I ever saw. Scratch that I kinda started to watch that movie about S.H.I.E.L.D - that was the worst movie, I ALMOST SAW.

Maybe its cause they just don't know how to pick the actors and the movie fails?
Captain America was who?

How about Wonder Woman? Jessica Biel all the way!!! The girl can act - I liked her in Blade - was convincing in a fight scene and come on - the body - I'd go pay to see that in a wonder woman outfit ;) I mean Beckinsale is gorgeous - I loved her in Underworld but I think I would much rather see Jessica as Wonderwoman. Besides, in a fight, I think Jessica would be able to take her. She just seems more physical and it comes off on film. Besides I don't see wonderwoman with a british accent. Maybe I'm stereotyping her from the tv show and also the cartoons but Wonderwoman was not british.

But the movie is being done by Joss and I have nothing but admiration for him, he's done a great job with everything he has touched and I do like Kate so I'm sure it's going to be a good movie.

My point is, sorry got off track, DC has some great heroes that should see some scene time. I mean it seems like they really are focused on the cartoons and tvseries. The Justic League, smallville, The Batman. etc. I mean the cartoons are well drawn and I guess it allows them to tell more stories but there is nothing like watching a movie. It's more epic usually than a 30 minute episode of something.

How about an anti-hero movie, one with Darkseid and the GODS? or a movie based on Firestorm - I liked that character or Doctor Fate? Maybe there are not alot of DC movies cause some of the characters were kinda dumb or at least had dumb names: elongated man, Mister Miracle, Blue Beedle, or my favorite name killer, Ambush bug - I kid you not, I wikipedia it, there was a DC character called Ambush Bug. For all you non-believers : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush_Bug

Not that I have anything against Marvel movies, I love them and you have to give it up to Stan Lee, the man is still working hard after all these years. Talk about crossover careers, went from story teller, to comic artist to movie producer, to movie consultant to being in the movies. He's like a renaissance man. We should all have such colorful lives. Anyways, if the bits that make up my blog happen upon the monitor of someone either directly looking to make a hero movie or anyone at DC, you have to make some more movies beyond superman and batman.

I hope Whedon's movie is a hit and he is asked to make more. Just Joss next time you have a woman hero role, consider Biel. How about Black Cat :)

The Vatican and Hall of Maps

Just look at how loooooong that hall is. And full inch by inch with paintings and early maps.

I can't think of anywhere in the USA where we have anything remotely as extravagant as these types of architectural achievements and they have them everywhere from the streets of Florence all the way to Rome. I had to upload this cause it was awe inspiring to stand and walk down this room.

The Roman Senate and Colloseum

Here is a high vantage view of the remains of the powerful Roman senate and the Colloseum.

YouTube and Me

My first YouTube upload. Oh no, we're in video. Here we are about to enter the Vatican Museum. It's really amazing the amount of history inside there. I was really amazed at the amount of non-catholic artifacts that were inside the Vatican. Many works from Rome, Egypt, Greece.

Me in Florence. Ahhhh what a great time. It's soooo beautiful. We had great weather too.

Back

Back on the saddle again.

Just came back from my Europe trip. Think I might go ahead and upload some of our photos. Went to Rome, London, Florence and Venice. It's one of those trips that you find yourself wishing didn't end. So much history. I'm a big history fan so seeing the David and visiting the Vatican, British library, etc is a real treat.

I will say you begin to realize how short lived you are. Visiting those sites and listening to the stories of the past humbles you and forces you to re-evaluate your worth. To think that some of the greatest monuments, statues, etc were created 4000 years ago with inferior tools. A statue or monument could take several lifetimes to complete. Talk about dedication.

And here I am just trying to customize different flavors of linux and build a game. :)