Big yet short update

OK, so I haven't done this in a while. There will be a mirrored post on facebook too.

Here's the skinny so far on the condo. Most of the big external work is done. They started putting up the beams in October and as of now all 3 floors are up, the external and internal fire-walls are done, the windows are in, the A/C units are in, there is a roof with shingles, and the beginning of a deck is there too!

We've already picked out all the items for inside and we've made some upgrades. Granite counter-tops for the kitchen and hardwood floors for most of the condo are the notable ones.

They're doing plumbing and electrical now and we hope to hear soon about the bathroom though I think we're going with just builders grade. We may change the faucets in both the kitchen and bathroom though.

April 1st should be the latest the condo opens. We've already put it on the market so if you know someone who's interested in purchasing a 1-bedroom condo in Chatham give them my e-mail.

Aside from that chaos, I work for LG now in Morristown and the wedding is less that 3.5 months. We met with a priest yesterday and there is a lot to do for the whole Catholic bit.

I'll try and snap some photos of the condo so you can see how it actually exists now and is no longer a pile of rubble and ash.

Just for Fire Stuff

I'm going to start posting random thoughts just on facebook and keep this for just fire updates. As of now, they're just waiting to get plans approved before the building starts.

More of the Condo is gone

MORE GONE

I'm off to Boston for a weekend and the shore for a week. When I come back up I'm sure it'll all be gone and I'll take some more pics. Heck, if I'm lucky, maybe they'll be building something too!

Half the Condo is gone!

Demolition has been going well. Here are pics 3 days in.

Pics on Flickr

Went to see Step Brothers last night and it was definitely funny. Next movie of the summer...Mummy 3 of course. It shall be terrible and I'll enjoy every moment of it. It's not a crime to have vices as long as you admit to them. Unless your vice is killing babies or something, that's not cool.

Heading on vacation soon so post will be less but I plan on trying to upload more pictures of the condo from this afternoon hoping that the rest will be gone.

Comics

I have officially bought back every single comic I lost in the fire. The last and hardest to find: New X-men #40. Now comes the real task...Cataloging, organizing, and protecting every comic I own. At least 2000 of them. Anyone wanna help? E-mail me. :)

Twitter

Try it out. www.twitter.com

Demolition Date

Monday July 28th! Takes 7-10 business days.

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It's coming down

Looks like a couple weeks. I got a notice from the Association.

Batman: Gotham Knights

In preparation for The Dark Knight I watched the Anime "vision" (and I use heavy quotes there) of Batman in the new DC Animated feature Batman: Gotham Knights. Since I'm lazy with all posts that I write, here is the quickest breakdown.

6 animated shorts by different anime directors each tell a different Batman story. Here is a review of each tale.

1) Interesting but mainly OK until the end when Batman just looks fat. Crappy rendition of the Dark Knight
2) Good. Not much more to say about that.
3) Gay. Batman looks very feminine and that's not a positive. The costume is also horrific. Makes Batman look like Birdman.
4) Totally twisted but awesome.
5) Bloody but boring. Not much action and the tale it tells doesn't really strike any interest.
6) Some really ridiculous action, it's short but pretty damn awesome. My personal favorite.

I should also add that Kevin Conroy did the voice of Batman which is always the right call since he is the best Batman in the history of moving pictures.

Wall-E, Hellboy 2, and The Dark Knight

Wall-E - awesome.

Hellboy 2 - better than the first and since I loved the first, awesome.

The Dark Knight - High Expectations.

Tim Burton's Batman - Not good enough.

Anime Batman - Low expectations. Watching it tonight. Doubt my distaste for modern anime will change.

Batman R.I.P. - Grant Morrison consistently gives me a headache.

Batman The Animated Series - Pure Genius.

I'm stopping now.

DVDs, Comics, and HD

I've been ever slowly buying back movies and tv shows I've lost. Most recently, Batman the animated series volumes 1 through 3 came in the mail. Batman the Animated Series is truly the only way children (or adults) should be introduced to the character. "The Batman" show that airs Saturday morning is mindless drivel with a message that says "your kid is to retarded for that old Batman, he's a stupid version". And don't get me started on their fushion of the Joker with the Creeper or the gay Riddler. (See Below)



I also now have recompleted my Angel & 24 series box sets.

As for comics, I upgraded my beginning collection of Starman by getting the new Omnibus collection (Volume 1) and it's genius. Robinson's Starman is an amazing series and I'm glad he's back writing comics.

Lastly...I GET USA HD FINALLY. Now we don't have to leave FiOS because I can finally watch RAW, Burn Notice, Monk, Psych, etc in HD! Woot! As an added bonus, we get SCIFI HD! I can watch the final half of the final season on BSG in wonderful, glorious high definition.

Expect a possible post Friday.

THE GREATEST RPG RETURNS TO DS

CHRONO TRIGGER BABY!!!

SPAIN WINS! & JAPW and a suprise...

Saturday I went to see Jersey All-Pro Wrestling! It was actually a lot of fun though it was also proof that the majority of Americans are overweight. We saw LAX, Christian Cage, and some regulars from JAPW. LAX was awesome and Cage is a cool guy. Photos on flickr.

SPAIN WON THE EURO 2008! I've never in my lifetime scene Spain win a major soccer event and the outplayed and outscored the Germans (who definitely stole the game from Portugal). I'm really excited! I also bought a David Villa jersey from eBay (via Thailand) the other day. Can't wait till it comes in.

I saw Wanted over the weekend, it's good. Liz told me she saw 1 negative review but some of the comments were uneducated so I ignored it. You may like it or you may not. So much is a matter of taste.

Lastly for the surprise...I FOUND THE TRANSFORMERS RADIO! Got it off eBay for 12 bucks. It's missing the back piece for the batteries but I'll accept that for what it represents. To the other guy who trying to sell it for $125...sod off. Heh, I said sod.

Been a while

What's happened since last time....hmmm.

Spain is in the Euro final. VIVA ESPANA!

Met up with a bunch of old Ambassadors from my NYU days which was a blast.

and....drum roll.....OLD NAVY HAS MY JEAN SIZE! HAPPY FRIGGIN DAYS!

That's it, I'll post my response on the Spain v Germany game but for now I need some sort of medication. Stuffy nose and watery eyes.

Looking for new music

Any suggestions are welcome. So far I've found this:

The Action Design

The Kut

I wanted to find out what comic book character I am. Apparently I come closest to the most insane character ever. Lovely.

Your results:
You are The Joker

The Joker 54% Riddler 50% Dr. Doom 50% Apocalypse 47% Dark Phoenix 45% Mr. Freeze 43% Juggernaut 41% Venom 40% Green Goblin 37% Lex Luthor 37% Magneto 37% Two-Face 29% Mystique 25% Kingpin 24% Catwoman 21% Poison Ivy 14%

The Clown Prince of Crime. You are a brilliant mastermind but are criminally insane. You love to joke around while accomplishing the task at hand.

Click here to take the Super Villain Personality Test

F-ING LIARS!

Stupid gaming sites can't get their crap straight. Pixies album isn't next week but the week after. SCREW YOU!

PIXIES COMING TO ROCK BAND

June 17th release date for Xbox 360!!! I'm so excited.

Kotaku article on next rock band.

She's coming DOWN.

The estimates are in, they'll be demolishing our building this month. Goodbye home.