KEEP A LOOK OUT

So I'm trying to find a 1984 Optimus Prime AM Radio. I had one and it went up in flames during the fire. Completely melted. I had it since I was a young kid and I'm trying to buy it back. Unfortunately it costs 125 bucks on ebay! Below is the link. If anyone happens to come across it in a rummage sale or something (for cheap) pick it up and I'll pay ya back. Thanks!

Ebay overpriced Optimus Prime

Memorial Day Weekend

It's been a long LONG weekend this Memorial Day 2008. It all started off with Liz' Graduation!

Liz graduated cum laude and received several awards as well. Check out the poorly shot photos from Graduation here

Seton Hall Graduation 2008

Liz law-school pal Jane gave an excellent speech as well. Much better than the douche who introduced her.

Saturday, I got my Wii Fit on in the morning and then me and Liz hit the shore house. First order of business...getting new Bikes! Both me and Liz got Hampton Cruisers, Liz of course got pink and I got khaki (see pic).



At night me and Liz went to Pt. Pleasant to the boardwalk (obviously). We played some mini-golf and hit up the skeeball. After skeeball I found my new favorite game. Deal or No Deal! I hate the show but the game was fun and borderline mathematical. Using basic statistics and assume the computer didn't cheat, I won over 2500 points. Too bad I lost the receipt of our totally point score later.

Sunday we hit the beach, rode our bikes a little, and Whitney & Jason came down to hang out, eat, and go out for drinks.

Monday, more biking, little beach (I left because it was crazy windy only to go home and do work), and see Indy 4 for a 2nd time. Why? BECAUSE IT'S INDIANA F*CKING JONES!

That was our weekend. Now time to get a DJ for the wedding. We got a photographer already (Abacus Studios) so now we're moving on down the long list of things to do.

Incase you forgot...

Carlos Mencia is NOT FUNNY.

Indy 4, Wii Fit, and no more dentist!

Wednesday was incredibly busy for me. Lots happened.

I picked up Wii Fit and of course I'm fat and 36 years old according to it. Screw You Nintendo. I don't really what to say about other than it's interesting and does feel like a work out. I put in about 40 minutes and I'm going to try and do 30-40 minutes every day I don't go to the gym. The procrastinator that I am won't start until Tuesday of course. :)

I'm finally done with the dentist. My tooth is new and shinny, I can eat with both sides of my mouth, and no more pain....except for the bill.

Went to see Indy 4 at midnight. I loved it but I can understand why people would hate it. I'd think they're a little short-sighted or maybe just stuck up. Relax, it's supposed to be fun.

I'll be sure to have a nice big juicy post after Memorial Day. But for now, I leave you with a link to the concert I'm going to see tonight.

PAGAN FEST

Mallah and Brain

Very few know the love of monkey and brain in a robot. Mallah and Brain are two of those few.

Awesome Animation

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Double Viking 3 Great Videos!

Jesus catches a dude watching porn

Bill O'Reilly goes batshit on Inside Edition.

Sue Simmons drops the bomb

Also, the New York Post has an article about claiming Sue Simmons is a drunk. Check their website, I don't have the link on me.

GTA IV isn't all that. Yahtzee agrees.

He finds it more fun than I did, maybe all the small problems he points out just bug me more or maybe I'm not interested in senseless violence...naaaaa.

Batman vs Iron Man

Guitar Hero 3 Les Paul Guitar woes

So I bought the wireless Les Paul guitar from RedOctane's website and guess what, it didn't work properly. The damn star-power sensor was crazy. I e-mail to get it replaced, and they of course accept but then make me pay for shipping. Now, maybe I'm going overboard but if you send me something that's broken, I expect you to take the damn thing back and swallow the cost of sending me broken garbage. If I didn't have the Rock Band guitar so much, I would've asked for a refund but now that $10 I saved from buying from their website is gone. I got the guitar back and it works better now. It's still not perfect, like my original one before the fire, but good enough I guess. I just don't want to keep shipping back and forth this P.O.S. built product and loose more money.

Also, GH3 stinks, the difficulty level is absurd compared to Rock Band. I play for fun, not to be a black belt judo master at plastic guitar button mashing. No chance I'm buying the Aerosmith version and the newly announced Rock Band ripoff aka Guitar Hero 4 can kiss my ass. Let me stop before I come off as an uber-angry fanboy and talk about something good.

I got a new softball glove! The one my dad got me last year burned really good so I needed a new one and it came quick! Sports Authority online gets a good mark in my book.

Next thing coming up...buying back the 250+ comics I lost..........ugh.

Boom Blox > GTA IV

Where I was totally disappointed by GTA IV, Boom Blox has blown me away on how pure and fun it is!

BOOM BLOX

Wii and Wedding stuff.

My Wii comes today from Nintendo along with all my games, the Gamecube, and my DS! I don't know what's fixed, not fixed, damaged, etc but I have high hopes and I can't wait to play Mario Kart Wii and Boom Blox. I return GTA IV because it stinks and is boring. I saw Iron Man again with Liz for free and finally saw the secret after-credit scene with Samuel L. Jackson and the fanboy in me had a heart-attack. Just the thought of what it suggests makes me want freeze my body and awaken when it comes to fruition, which I'm sure probably won't happen. BUT WHO KNOWS!

Me and Liz booked a photographer, DJ, and videographer last night. We're currently unbooking them now due to some poor online reviews. They're called "The Pros" and don't use them. They are incredibly cheap but very "corporate".

I got a new bottom retainer and I gotta wear it full time for 2 weeks. It hurts.

Liz is finally done with exams so I actually get to hang out with my fiancee which is nice.

That's about it, the condo association has more gift cards for us and more photos from the inside of the condo taken by engineers a couple days after the fire. I'll post those over the weekend.

Iron Man Review ... and a not-smelly jacket.

So, Iron Man was Awesome. There's my review. If you don't want to see it, then I don't understand why we're friends at all because obviously you make poor life decisions. The film really was able to hit every mark. It was funny, serious, scary, action-packed, and incredibly enjoyable. The film also did an excellent job staying away from certain comic cliches while still keeping some. Heck, there's even a twist ending. Fanboys will rejoice too, for there are plenty of little comic references and secrets only one with deep Marvel knowledge will know. In order to be fair, I guess I should point out the negative. There was probably a total of 2 cheesy lines in the film, maybe 3 and you can always have more action but I didn't think there wasn't enough. I just left wanting MORE.

I just realized there is a surprise after the credits I missed so I'm going to see it again with Liz.

Side-note: I'm wearing a "rejected" jacket today and it actually fits fine, not discolored, and doesn't smell....much.

Iron Man and Video Games

Going to see Iron Man tonight! I'm totally excited unlike everyone I know (except Karl and Renee, they're excited and much cooler than my otherwise dense ugly friends). Also I'm going alone, which wouldn't be the first time. Remember the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie? Of course you don't, because you didn't go with me, you being everyone.

I got GTA, I'm not impressed. I might trade it in for Wii Fit or Iron Man, we'll see...

Nintendo is shipping back my repaired items TODAY! I can't believe it, they are awesome. I love Nintendo.

Repairs, Comments, and more Games.

Finally got my Fedora and Cowboy hat back. They still smell a little, but they fit and make me look awesome. We'll be leaving them out in the garage to air out a bit or maybe try the "vinegar method" that Liz's mom is currently trying out on her dress and coat.

Nintendo received my stuff today, I can't wait to get my Wii back and start playing Mario Kart Wii but it's not too bad because I bought GTA IV as an impulse buy. I've got issues with GTA in general (nothing to do with the sex and violence) but I've got no other games and it's getting absurd reviews so I gotta know first hand if it's all B.S. or the real deal. I also bought Justice League Unlimited Vol 1 & 2. I watch it on Boomerang but they skip episodes which annoys me so at midnight I went on an angry Amazon rage and bought it. What can I say, I've got a thing for B-list DC Superheroes. There was a dude dressed as Vigilante at Comic-Con and I was freaking out. Liz looked at me like the idiot I am.

I'm also totally excited about 2 things this week. 1) HOUSE WAS BRAND NEW! I love House, one of my favorite shows ever. 2) IRON MAN IS COMING OUT! I'm totally seeing it Thurs at 8pm. If you wish to join me, give me a ring or just show up.

Lastly, I notice people are actually commenting on posts! It's like sing Duran Duran at a Karaoke bar and then getting applause! (Metaphor of the day). Keep it up.

And remember, sex is bad m'kay.

We win our first softball game

Let me start off by saying I'm shocked that there are readers out there. Blows my mind. On Friday I found out that Jack, guy I used to work it, keeps he's Teo fix going by reading the blog, Renee continues her secret love obsession with me, and Dave Bober makes his fantasies come true via teoandthefire.

Friday was the last day of Pre-Cana (thank God!) and me and Liz are officially ready for marriage. We even got a little certificate saying something like "You're not a pagan sinner! Congrats". The "sex talk" was the most amusing because we were told that you can have sex when a woman can't get pregnant as long as you don't wear protection. Something about timing and mucus, it was gross. So if you can figure out both your biological clocks, screw away and don't make babies but the moment you introduce plastic wrap, you're a sinner.

Saturday was at first clothes organization day. We got rid of a lot of crap, put some "rejected" items outside to air out (which surprisingly work! I may have suits!), and put away the rest. I can now go to the gym because I have gym clothes. Later, I visited Andrew and Peggy's place, to see a VERY VERY VERY drunk Pat. It was like watching deaf-mute trying to have sex but instead making sweet love to a pile of dirty clothes. Sad part is, Pat was in fact making sweet love to dirty clothes. Andrew's sweat-shirts will never be the same. Pat and Karl asked me to throw more metaphors into my blog. Last time those 2 asked me to do something, it involved Polaroids, ski goggles, a hose, and a mule. The situation was like being in a room with Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie except a lot uglier.

Sunday involved buying Mario Kart Wii (though I don't own a Wii, Nintendo is repairing it for free), playing it at Matt's house, Harold and Kumar (totally awesome), and softball (We won! My average is .666, number of the BEAST). Oh, and I started testing my Nintendo, and it seems to work fine, though I seemed to have lost the light-gun and a 2nd controler I think. More searching needs to be done. Some games don't work, but the good ones seem to be ok. Only time will tell.

Remember, reading my blog is like having sex while in outerspace...it's awesome.

Root Canal and Clothes

A lot has happened this week. Most importantly, my pain is gone. I finally had the root canal (on Monday AND Wednesday) and all the crazy pain is gone. They still haven't properly filled it up nor put the crown on (ugh) so I've got a temporary filling. Also, since I have ZERO insurance, it's going to cost my an arm and a leg. I'm not pleased.

We had a borderline pointless meaning with the association basically telling us 2 things. 1, our association fee is being reduced by 15% (sweet) and nothing is going to happen with the building for over a month (un-sweet, bitter?).

I got a SNES in the mail, along with some other stuff. I'm just racking up the credit card bill. It's wonderful. I also got my clothes back! Most of the stuff is good, I lost some jackets and my suits (I'm suit-less) and some other things I really liked which just made me depressed. Liz lost her really nice dress and I felt awful. I'm getting her a new one as a graduation gift.

I'm really looking forward to the weekend. I just want to relax, play some Rock Band & Call of Duty 4, and forget about everything just for a little bit. Maybe I'll even start exercising again.

Parents House almost pulls a Teo's Condo, My Teeth, and the Comic Con

This weekend was a lot of fun and a complete mess.

Friday: Liz' birthday

We went out to celebrate Liz' 25th Birthday. It was a lot of fun but 2 bad things happened. First I started to feel some pain from my tooth that I was going to have a Root Canal on Wendsay for and second, my parents told me that there was a gas leak in the house and we have no hot water. GAS LEAK! Meaning if there was a spark, my parents house and everything in it would've been just like my condo...GONE. It's like Final Destination, the Grim Reaper wants me dead but sucks at his job. Also the Gas company apparently sucks and wants us dead because the so-called 24 hour emergency support we pay for said they'd come tomorrow morning to fix the gas leak THEY CAUSED! That's right, they came to fix the water heater and left by almost destroying our home. I'm thinking lawsuit. This also meant no hot water tomorrow morning for Comic Con.

Saturday: New York Comic Con and PAIN.

So me and Liz wake up early to go to the 3rd Annual New York Comic Con which I LOVE! Liz is the best fiancee ever because she decided to keep me company. After our cold showers we go to comic con and get on the huge line. We did some panels (which bored Liz to death), went around the floor and bought some stuff (I got some toys I lost in the fire and some comics, I bought Liz an Ugly Doll). We even saw some celebrities that weren't comic book writers (Ron Perlman, Seth Green, Selma Blair, and Milo something [Peter from Heroes]). Liz knows Milo's full name because she's in love with him he was on Gilmore Girls. It was a long day (9-5:30) and though I enjoyed all of it, I was in a ton of pain. My tooth went crazy and the pain went from my chin to my eye into my skull. It was unbearable. I had to take breaks to deal with it. We later met up with Pat, Kelsey and Lindsay for Ethiopian food (I'm cultured bitch!) and I went home in total agony. I left the dentist a message and went to bed.

Sunday: Narcotics and Pre-Cana.

Sunday was a slow day mainly because I was in pain for most of it. I packed my Nintendo stuff to ship out on Monday for repair/replacement. I also took a ton of medication (2 Alleve, 1 Tylenol Extra Strength, and local oral anesthetic.  Still it wasn't working but then the dentist's office called and booked me for Monday 9am and called in a prescription of Codeine. Much much better. Me and Liz then went to get our Catholic on at Pre-Cana where we started the 6-hour training? I don't really know how to describe Pre-Cana other than it tries to flesh out potential problems you may run into as a married couple. There are journals involved, need I say more.

That's my weekend, the pain continues with a Root Canal and an Association Meeting at night. I'll let ya know how that goes. Otherwise, I'm going to get ready for sleep while on Codeine (God Bless it). If you want to see cool pictures from Comic Con or Liz's Party go to my flickr site. 

Money, Mets, and Gift Cards

I received the insurance money Tuesday afternoon. I could say something cliche like "It's so interesting how all my worldy possesions can be reduced to 2 checks." but instead I'll say what the cool kids with their rap music say: "Money Money, yeah yeah". Honestly though, most of it will be saved/invested until we either move back in or sell the place and buy a new one. All the cash will go untouched. Well, most of it, since I did already by a MacBook, Xbox 360, iPod, HDTV, and a Digital Camera.

Weds night went to see what was probably my last time in Shea. I'm a Yankee's fan but I don't hate the Mets and I want 1 more experience in the stadiums before they're gone. Mets won 5-2 and it was a really good game. Homers, good catches, strike-outs, etc. Yanks beat the Red Sox too. Suck it Boston!

Also, the people from Liz Moot Court team at Seton Hall Law pitched in and got us a large gift card to Macy's. Liz said she was borderline speechless and I can't say enough on how kind it was to do that for us. We'll be saving it to help buy furniture down the line. I also can't repeat myself enough on how I appreciate everyone's gifts and efforts to help during this time. It's been overwhelming.

Pictures from INSIDE THE CONDO

Click on the link below.

Recovery Day