Rock*'s adventures in space

Sun training with Jason

November 10th, 2009 Rockstar

I am am spending the week at the Sun campus in CO with Jason. It’s been a good change of pace. : ‘ )

Healthcare

September 29th, 2009 Rockstar

At the root of the issue it isn’t Obama’s plan or the Republican’s ideas that need ‘fixing’ – the problem is the way Americans view healthcare:

Let me ask this: should healthcare be considered ‘infrastructure’ in the sense that it is a necessary part of a successful society (think: roads, schools, etc)? If the answer is ‘yes’ (as I believe), then it should be regulated like other parts of our societal infrastructure, to take the emphasis off of private institutions making a financial profit at the expense of the public. This is not to say we would take away the free market. The public sector still develops (and competes) in creating technologies and systems used in our infrastructure.

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Trip to LA

September 23rd, 2009 Rockstar

Me and Aubry took a trip to LA last week. We stayed at the Hilton on the Universal Studios lot. The first day we went to the Universal Studios Theme Park (which was actually fairly disappointing in my opinion), and then saw Ron White, a stand up comedian. I think Universal Studios was probably way cooler in the mid 90’s when Jurassic Park was fresh in everyone’s minds and 3D movies were something to marvel at. The Simpsons ride was pretty cool. : ‘ )

The second day we saw a live taping of the Bill Maher show. The trip overall was fun, but the vacation was not nearly long enough. It was really just a two day jaunt. I’ll post pics soon.

- Rock*

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Last night / Ponyo / Jaws

August 15th, 2009 Rockstar

Last night was pretty good.

Went to dinner w/ Aubry, Jake, Nathan and his girlfriend at Mt. Fuji in Parker. I had some killer hibachi style lobster and steak. Much deliciousness was had by all.

Then we all went to Ponyo, a new animated film by Miyazaki (maker of Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, etc.) They were actually showing it opening night at the movie theatre in the Denver suburb I live in (Parker, CO). I was happy to see that Miyazaki is now popular enough to get his films shown in small town theatres. Unlike Miyazaki’s earlier films in which there is some degree of darkness and strife, Ponyo was strangely upbeat throughout the entire movie. Although not my favorite work from Miyazaki, I thought it highly imaginative, beautiful and light hearted. If you’ve liked Miyazaki’s previous films, you’ll probably like this one too.

Then me and Aubry went up to Blackhawk, one of three towns in Colorado where gambling is legal. I won over $300. I won over $100 playing a ‘Jaws’ slot machine, and I just couldn’t lose at blackjack. : ‘ )

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Trip to San Diego / Comic Con ‘09

August 14th, 2009 Rockstar

Sorry for the lack of posting, some technical issues caused my site some problems, but they’ve been overcome.

Anyway, my most recent adventure: From July 22nd to the 26th me Matt and Jake all went to San Diego to attend Comic Con.

I’ve posted to the gallery with 50 random photos from the trip.

Some highlights:

- Walked around the convention floor and played some new video games in beta that won’t be out for another six months, got a ton of free swag, etc.
- Met Matt Groening
- Met Bruce Campbell
- Got my picture taken with: Green Women (a la Star Trek), a full sized Dalek, me walking through a StarGate (a la Stargate / SG1 / Atlantis) — see the gallery
- Saw a premiere of the new Green Lantern movie
- Saw a a ton of panels with TV creators/actors, comic book creators/writers, etc.
- Had some killer seafood for dinner on a pier
- Went to SeaWorld (it was actually kinda lame)

It was a ton of fun.

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