It’s known to most that the Harry Potter novel and movie series is beloved by a great many in the world, and there is little that can change popular opinion one way or the other. As the final installment of an 8 film epic saga, fans and naysayers alike have long ago determined if they will watch this momentous occasion or not.
X-Men First Class is Matthew Vaughn’s (Stardust, Kick-Ass, Snatch) film that tackles the movie franchise that arguably, has fallen off of favor in the last few films. Fortunately for the fans, Vaughn does not push the film into a sensationalist drudge of action and flash, but rather carefully constructs an origin story (while wholly different from the comic series) that is accessible to both new and old fans and related to the previous film cannon. Continue reading
So it’s been 6 months since I embarked on my quest to improve myself. It is about time I do a followup to see my own status.
NASA finally announced the final venues for their soon to be retired Space Shuttle Orbiters.
Now there are a few issues with this list, but let’s just start from the beginning.
Instead of actually doing things like “work,” I spent much of my day today cleaning up and tweaking my desktop to the above. It involves a lot of custom work, including some new GeekTools scripts, and a custom Bokeh wallpaper made in photoshop. Continue reading