The Mummy

Adam Blue — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:56:19 +0000

I’m actually really excited about the 3rd Mummy movie coming out tonight. I was a huge fan of the first, but not so much of the second. This new one just looks great though. Dragons, Yetis, Chinese Mummy-warriors? That’s all awesome.

I’m really digging my HTC Tilt a lot more than I thought I would. Here’s a look at the ‘Gas Prices’ portion of the Windows Live Search app:

I like that it will use my current GPS location to find all nearby gas station prices. And I noticed prices are going down. It also has an easy to use program for movie times. I tell ya, I’m really digging this phone.

Ok, I think that’s all I have for now.

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Corbet’s Sandwhich

Adam Blue — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:13:56 +0000

Corbet made me one of the greatest peanut butter sandwiches I’ve ever had. I just had to blog about that.

Anyway, a bunch of us are seeing the Dark Knight tonight. I didn’t like Batman Begins, and I’m honestly not too hyped for this one. Do you think it’s getting more attention since the passing of Heath Ledger? I had to throw that out there, but I’m only being honest. It’s just the numbers for this are already huge. Midnight showings have already begun to sell so well, that many theaters are adding in 3am and 6am showings. That’s nuts. I hope I’m proven wrong tonight.

I found an awesome band. Hibria.

Also, freakin’ AT&T charged $750 extra on my wireless account. Yeah. After a few days I got it all sorted out, and they’re mailing me a check. I decided to quit auto-pay.

And It Was Brutal

Adam Blue — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:17:50 +0000

Fourth of July, I had to work late. So, after work I headed on over to Corbet’s which was full of alcohol and fun. I learned a new drinking game called Kings…I think. It’s a card game where upon drawing a card, the face determines an action, which is usually followed by drinking.

The next day was Dethklok. Even though I still consider Iron Maiden my favorite band, the Dethklok show was the best show I have ever been to. With me was Corbet and Schrader. I started with a Coors at Schrader’s, then some Vodka at the House of Blues. We went in line for some Dethklok merch…but that stuff sold out immediately. Even before the first band started. The pit for the second band got a little rough, and the music wasn’t that good, so we headed back to the bar…for some more drinks. Then, right when the band stopped we all headed up to the pit. We had a good spot in the middle, not too far from the front.

Then Dethklok started. It went insane. I had alcohol poured all over my body. My hair was drenched, and I could feel alcohol in my eye. I got pushed back right to the edge of the craziness. It was amazing watching them play and stay in-sync with the music videos behind them. And Brendon Small plays lead while growling…he’s amazing. Unfortunately I didn’t have my N95 with me…instead, it was my new Tilt. And it takes terrible video. Here’s some video, but again, it’s nothing special.

I seriously wish I had my N95 back. I might need to do that soon…but I’m trying to be good with my money.

Afterward, we went to this bar called O’Riley’s, watched another band play, and drank more beer. Today I woke up slightly hung over, but I’m feeling better.

Back To Geotagging

Adam Blue — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:31:59 +0000

I sold my N95 for a lot of money to save, and went back to my 8801. But the problem is I missed 3G, Shozu, and Geotagging. Luckily, the laptop I bought recently went on sale for $250 less, Best Buy refunded me that money, and some guy on Craig’s List had his HTC Kaiser, aka AT&T Tilt, aka AT&T 8925 for sale for $275. So, I met with him and snagged it up.

With Star (the dog) in the house, she went crazy one night and tore up the siding to the front door. So today I replaced it, but now I have to paint around it and on the nails. I took pictures to show the before and after…I was quite amazed with myself. The second picture actually geotagged itself…even though I hadn’t been outside since the first.

Now I’m debating whether I bring this to Brazil to Geotag all day and pay the data cost, or just use my Canon Digital Elph and upload and manually tag. I really like the idea of embedded GPS though… I’ll have to get data pricing figured out.

Check This Out

Adam Blue — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:06:04 +0000

So, if you’re using Firefox (especially the new v3), there’s this neat plug-in called PicLens. If you don’t know anything about it, you might as well install it. I actually enabled it on my blog, so you can ‘PicLens’ all my photos.

Here’s something pretty sad - Chase, the cat with no face. It’s worth a read.

I also got a new laptop. It’s a Gateway P-6860FX, one of the best gaming laptops available, and it was only $1350. I sold my gaming desktop for this. I have some future plans that require a mobile desktop replacement, which this certainly is.

So, about selling my desktop; I have some plans coming up so I’ve been selling off a bunch of stuff, with Craig’s List becoming a new friend. Through my new friend, I’ve met some cool people. It’s the opposite of how CL usually turns out. Usually someone shows up leather clad with whips and chains, and a mule. With a clown riding on top - and they were really supposed to come pick up a lamp. I let them in anyway.

The new Offspring album came out today. It’s pretty horrible.

The past couple years I’ve been checking out some Brazilian punk bands - but not really punk. It’s an interesting genre mix out there. But I dig this song. The band is called Charlie Brown Jr., and for the record it is in Portuguese.

Pic Of The Day - 6/11/08

Adam Blue — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:18:22 +0000

This is absolutely amazing.

GET MORE AT ManBabies.com!

And Satan, aka Jacob, showed me this:

That is all.

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Pic of the Day and Other Things

Adam Blue — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:14:59 +0000

I recently discovered something awesome. Muxtape. Make an account, upload your 12 favorite tracks, and share. Using this, I’ve come across music I haven’t heard before, and I dig it.

Also an amazing event occurred. itsadam.com finally updated. Not only that, but it was given a nice overhaul.

Alright, here’s the Pic of The Day:

Also, I’ll get back to everyone with something else going on. I have to wait for the final word from the Master.

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Iron Maiden In San Antonio + More

Adam Blue — Sun, 25 May 2008 20:18:37 +0000

Sorry for the delay, but this is how it went down:

Schrader and I leave Wednesday morning. I had a Salad as my only meal. When we get to San Antonio, we head to Applebee’s where I have the spinach dip and a beer. A big beer. Then Schrader grabs some rum at Liquor World.

We then drink up the rum as we head out with his buddy Dan to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.

Once there, I by my lonesome make my way through the pit to get to the front and center. The first and only band before Maiden, was the Bassist’s daughter, Lauren Harris. She is smokin’ hot. The music was just okay, but she was fun to look at. I didn’t get any photos of her while I was there, but here’s a good one I found on the net:

Then Maiden starts. I push my way to the very middle-front…and I’m only about a few bodies from the barricade. Here’s a video of The Trooper I shot with my N95, giving you an idea of my location.

And here’s a video I found on YouTube of the intro. Here you can actually see how many freaking people were at this concert…and I was in the front and center…I’m proud of myself (give it a few seconds to light up):

And here’s Bruce calling out some guy smoking pot (found on YouTube):

But the pit was pretty crazy. Not body slamming crazy like Pennywise, but these people were so crazy about seeing Iron Maiden that they were pushing hard up against me from all angles trying to move in closer. Make sure to check out my Flickr Photostream for all the photos from the concert.

After four hours of sweating like hell and not drinking water after consuming a bunch of alcohol, Maiden was done. And I was feeling sick. We head back, grab some food and decide to go to a Gentleman’s Club. Once inside, the DJ mentions the Iron Maiden concert, and starts playing some Maiden. So, naked girls + alcohol + Maiden = Totally-uber-epic. Then my buddy bought me a lap dance and asked the DJ to play some Maiden for it. Ha. That was crazy. Though, lap dances do nothing for me, it was a nice gesture.

The next morning we wake up to leave and make it back in 3 1/2 hours. Ha. I think I did good there.

So, that’s it for Maiden, but it didn’t stop there. After an hour with Conan on the 360 (great game), I went with my Dad and Bro to see the new Indiana Jones movie. Did Not Like. I’m not going to go into detail until more people see it, but too much CGI = Crap.

I’ve got some more news too, but I’ll get to that later this week. Stay Tuned.

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Friday Night and Finally Working Out

Adam Blue — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:31:30 +0000

So, like usual, the people telling me they want to go out don’t. And instead I end up going out with other people, but still having a ton of fun. Last night after work I went out with a buddy of mine and met up with this dude known as ‘Frank the Tank’. In honor of the name, he put me in his phone as ‘My Boy Blue’. This is how the night went.

Risky’s

Embargo

The Library.

At Risky’s I just had myself a beer, but apparently Frank was having margaritas with Everclear. I’ve really never heard of that…and don’t think I even want to try it. Then we went to Embargo which had an out of whack sausage ratio, so we were out of there pretty quick. We really just grabbed a Corona and split. Then we went to the Library which was sort of packed, but didn’t really have many good looking women. We had some beer and some shots…Tuaca, I think. But then the bar closed and that was the night. Like usual, I grabbed some food and passed out.

I woke up this morning with a pretty bad headache, but after some breakfast I was back to normal.

And for some good news, I started working out again. I was really sore immediately after, but the next day I was feeling great. I can already tell this will be easy…even though it has been NINE MONTHS. That’s insane.

And I’d like to add: Iron Maiden on Wednesday…followed by some craziness. I can’t wait for next weekend to just go away.

Feeling Bad, Taking Names

Adam Blue — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:08:02 +0000

So now I really feel emo. I even take a second to laugh at myself, then go back to being emo. It just sucks right now. I’ll be seeing Maiden next week, but something else will be going on at that same time and I’m only going to feel like crap. But you know what? I need to get over that crap. It’s not worth it. It’s just a timed emotion. It will go away. Knowing you got to this point only means none of it is worth it. I defeat my anger by imagining myself punching and kicking various wooden objects (walls, tables, chairs), and it works. Just having these conversations on the INTERNET is completely stupid. Anything seriously that needs to be said should be said on the phone. That’s another reason why I should know this isn’t a big deal…

But yes…Maiden next week. It’s amazing just thinking that I’ll be seeing Iron Maiden and they’ll be playing their old stuff. …and again, I hope the other thing happening that week won’t keep me down. Sad face.

I started a company though, BSP Merchandise. I have some pretty crazy ideas for this, and it will take more than one, and that’s why I have my Amigos in on it too. But yeah, if you clicked on the link and found nothing, that’s because there’s nothing yet. But that’s the motivation I need to keep this going forward.

The Granada theater emailed me with pics of the Pennywise/Strung-Out show, and one picture contains me…taking a picture!

Can you find me? I’m next to the guy in yellow.

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