I finally got to see The Matrix Reloaded Saturday night so I thought I'd give it my thorough review and probably give away the ending, but I think everyone in America has seen it as as of right... now.
Firstly, it looked great. The effects made the recent Star Wars movies look like they were produced using a low wattage toaster oven. The cinematography was also first rate, despite the complexity of the shots, it was always possible to take in the whole scene and understand what was going on, unlike the movies of Michael Bay and his school of generic action directors.
It was a little too long, the whole Zion part in the beginning drug on for me and many others. Also there was too much of Keanu Reeve's ass and not enough of that fine ass Carrie Anne Moss's fine ass. It took a bit too long for Neo to finally talk to the Oracle and figure out the mission, which was essentially the whole plot of the movie. Also the new characters, though heavily hyped in magazines and even appearing on the movie posters, didn't seem to play much of a role in the movie. Looking for a key master? Sounded like a page out of Ghostbusters II. Although I thought to myself, it's gonna be some guy making keys, and sure enough it was the most delightful character of the movie. Then there were those two weird albino twins... weren't they end bosses in Streets of Rage?
The car chase scene was set up as the biggest pay off in the movie, and it was definately the coolest car chase I'd ever scene but it didn't really hold any suspense or intensity for me and I'm not sure why. I think other car chases (like in the Transporter or Bourne Identity) were more fun to watch because they were more realistic... or at least there was a fleeting chance that such a thing could occur. Then again, reality isn't really the point of the Matrix. The playground scene, with a gazillion Agent Smiths was superb, a video game brought to life.
Finally... the ending. Neo emerges having put a 24 hour death sentence on both the fate of humanity and the machines in order to keep the whole process of the matrix from looping over again. Apparently these machines have created Zion and plan to destory it and recreate it over and over again until the matrix is perfected (does that make any sense to you?). Agent Smith gets out into the real world and inhabits a human body and Neo gets some magical electrical powers. Throughout the entire movie, they emphasize that things like ghosts, deja vu, strange phenomenon are programming glitches in the matrix and don't exist in the real world and all of a sudden Neo is blasting sentinals out of the sky with his hands. The one explanation for this that seems to be getting kicked around is that there is a matrix within the matrix... however if that's the case, I fear that people will riot and tear the theaters into pieces. I expect more from the writers of the matrix than such a lame plot device. However, the Oracle, the Keymaster, Colonel Sanders, were all just computer programs running in the matrix, could anything they said be believed? Probably not, which may just make all the events of Reloaded completely irrelevant. But it sure looked good up on screen...

Well those of you that know me know that its just about my favorite time of the year...yep thats right, summer! As long as I can remember, the hottest months of the year have been the shining beacon to live for during the other shitty 8 months are so. Plus, theres no snow to worry about my mother yelling at me not to drive in! So in honor of the scorching hot season, heres a top 10 list of summer related nonsense that puts a big smile on my face...things you might even have the pleasure of enjoying with me if you come hang out between now and September 1...ENJOY!

10.TV Season Finale's - Ahhh the time of year I both dread and look forward too...TV's finest hours also mark the last for some shows, or at least the last for 3 agonizing months...unless its a show on comedy central...I love those guys.

9.Rita's Water Ice - Used to be I had to wait for months for that one special day, where Rita's threw her windows back open to begin serving her special blend of fruit and ice, but then they opened one all year round in the mall, taking away some of the specialness...But Mango really hits the spot on those really sweltering days

8.First Hot Day At Kutztown University - How I looked forward to that first hot day...that first sunshine filled afternoon where all the sluts took off their sweaters and jeans, and headed out to the DMZ in their skimpiest bikinis, and lowest cut tank tops, put on some sun tan lotion, and pretended they were on the beach or something. All the while people would play frisbee, blast some tunes, or poor bubble bath into our fountain. God bless the state school system.

7.Summer Concert Season - Concerts may happen all year round, but the summer season brings out the biggest and best massive concert tours with multiple bands, extreme sports exhibitions, and sideshow freaks...plus theres no ice and snow to keep me away from the club shows I love so very much.

6.Water Gun Fights - Sure I don't get to do it as much as I used too, but man o man I used to love wielding my super soaker, and pelting some poor unsuspecting souls with water balloons!

5.Mallwalking - Yeah we do it all year long, but theres just something about having that month between the end of school and the beginning of camp to wake up at noon, Swing by the mall, grab some breakfast in the food court at 1:00 PM, then play in the arcade and ride the escalators up and down repeatedly.

4.Fairs - What would a summer be without the good old Pennsylvania State Fair down at the race track, and seeing all those disgusting carnies walking about our fair suburban town...and also the Clifford Picnic of course I've come to know and love...cause man I kick ass at their Bingo games! Plus the fried Oreo Cookies are to die for!

3.Summer Trips - Sure I hate the beach (the sand is so abrasive), but I love going down there...the boardwalk, the funnel cake...the bikinis. Going on a vacation from my vacation is the most rewarding part of my year.

2.Summer Movie Season - Ah the best and the brightest come out to shine...My beloved event movies and big budget sequels keep me going all summer long, with nary a disappointing week. Nothing better than a cushy seat in an air conditioned movie theater with Ben Affleck blowing some shit up right in front of me.

and #1... The last day of school! - The day I look forward to the most all year is the day school ends, and I dont have to worry about working hard for a full 3 and half months!!! Oh wait a minute... Shit. Don't go to school anymore. Well there goes my reason for living.

Yesterday my girlfriend suckered me into working with her and some other Kutztown University students at Dorney Park to earn "Booster Bucks" towards a trip her RHA group is taking to North Carolina. After being told I couldn't ride rides even during my break, I set off to work at HERCULES, one of my all time favorite rollercoasters. En route however, my job was changed to Thunder Creek Speedway. So me and another guy, Dave went on over. We were greeted by 2 crazy ass Puero Ricans, my new amigos, Jose and Luis. They turned out to be great guys, hitting on under age girls, and screaming obscenities in Spanish. Jose even let me read the rules of the ride over the loudspeakers. While that was going on, Dave was being trained by the rides supervisor, a walking penis named Gregg to take care of the swan boat rides next door. Then after I was trained at the Speedway, I was sent to sit in the far part of the track in a small tower to watch and make sure the cars going by that area were ok. For about 2 and half hours nothing happened, so I talked to myself quite a bit. After that I just left the booth to go to the bathroom and they yelled at me for not calling first to say I was coming in. Then they told me to go on break. So I hit up the employee cafeteria expecting Taco Bell to be there, but I was sorely mistaken. Just regular grill food for cheap. So I scarfed a chicken sandwhich and then headed out to get some funnel cake in the park. After my break I was forced to help people in and out of the cars for 2 more hours, then the park closed and me and Dave got to ride the Thunder Creek which was pretty cool. Then we came home. The End. In conclusion, Dorney Park is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to work there.

There was a time in my life, brief but expensive, when I used to read all the X-Men comics. That'd being said, my first reaction to the release of X-Men 2 (or X2 as it were) was: who are all these people buying tickets? Certainly not comic fans... does this movie make any sense to them in the least? Overall I thought the movie was a good mix for fans and newcomers. A lot of new characters were introduced, but the plot still didn't seem too muddled down. It didn't suffer terribly from the George Lucas all-of-a-sudden-three-things-happened syndrome. I thought Lady Deathstrike was a bit underused and Storm and Nightcrawler were overused. Mastermind (Stryker's son) certainly came out of nowhere. I think the writers have also gone a bit mad with the use of Mystique, a minor villain from the comic, but her scenes were pretty good so I'll let it slide. The best part of the movie was about a half hour in when Wolverine started kicking ass in the X-Mansion, this scene highly surpassed the battle in the climax unfortunately. Also the movie was a might too long. The first hour I was saying, 'this is the greatest movie I've ever seen' but by the end I was thinking, 'damn my neck is sore because I'm sitting in the front row since all these people came out of their shanties to see this movie.' In conclusion, X2 stands as a great action movie with likable characters and it should play out to be one of the best movies this summer. Oh, and it kicked Spiderman's ass.

I put up a new pictures section and posted the pictures from our opus to the Allister concert. Check it out!

Good day shopkeep, I require a hand-operated buzzsaw capable of cutting through a human sternum.
What?
It's for a school project, I'm some sort of student sent here for... oh blast what the devil do they study? Ah, Latin class.
Uhh, sorry kid, I can't sell power tools to minors.
Now look here you gore-bellied codpiece. Allow me to purchase the provisions I demand or I'll transform your blue collar into a red one and- Who the deuce are you? No I don't have any spare change. Where the hell would I keep it? In my diaper? Get out of here you hobo. Oh bloody hell, is this thing still on?