Batman was a great movie. I can't wait to see it again on a normal screen and in extreme comfort.

I knew I bought my PSP for a reason, from imdb.com

Sony Says It Can't Stop Porn Producers From Releasing Films for PSP

Following reports that several Japanese producers of pornographic movies are planning to release them in the UMD format used with Sony's hot-selling PlayStation Portable device, Sony issued a statement Wednesday saying that there was no way that it could legally block distribution and sale of the disks. A public relations official at Sony Computer told the Asahi Shimbun: "It is utterly undesirable, but we cannot stop software makers from selling such videos."

Icons overdue
I started brainstorming with Bryant to get some icons done for Tony, Kevin, and maybe even Andy. If any of you guys have ideas, let me know. If any of you want to MAKE the icons, DO SO and send them to me. Otherwise I'll go ahead and make a mockery of your face and lifestyle just for some drawing practice.

Cool technology:
FCHV (Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle) - Toyota is taking another big step with a demo/research version of this very promising technology. I knew about it long ago, but didn't hear of anything developing until today. The car will use tanks of hydrogen instead of gasoline, and the only exhaust is water. Then maybe we'll end up with a worldwide humidity crisis. And everyone will be all sweaty and nasty. And this will help with our overpopulation problems. And the world will be a better place just in time for our generation to die and miss out on utopia. That's probably how it'll go. Screw you, Toyota, and all your earth-saving goodness.

FTTP (Fiber to the Premises) - Fiber optic cables used by the phone companies can provide internet download speeds over 60x faster than DSL. Before you know it you'll be subscribing to "iFlix" to watch all the movies your heart--suffering from inactivity and massive quantities of theater butter popcorn--desires. Have you ever looked at the "nutrition facts" for microwave popcorn? Just 35 calories, nice! Oh wait, there are 3 servings in a bag! Who eats a third of a bag?! More like "nutrition tricks"... to get you fat like everyone else. Those bastards!

River or Joaquin
jhiro.net has risen from the World Wide Wasteland. If you can't tell, I feel like doing a crossword puzzle.

I gave Bryant the photos I shot when I was gimped out of football, suggesting he put one or two up on his Web site if he'd like. It appears he opted to steal my thunder and put just about all of them up on his xanga. So we see how he's doing so well at IBM.

"They smilin' in your face, all the time they wanna take your place... backstabbers.... BA-ACK STAB-BER-RSS"

Actually I would say thanks for saving me the trouble, but I'm planning on adding a photo album section to my site anyway. There you will find the photographer's cut... my own choices for cropping and compression. I'll email everyone once it's uploaded and ready. Until then, settle for what you've got, and work on those icons.

Since Brendan has seen Batman already, but wanted to see it again, I thought maybe we can at least give him and the rest of us a different experience.

Would anyone want to see the movie in IMAX? There's a theatre downtown and here are the showtimes:

Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience - Wednesday 6/15
Rated PG-13, 2 hr 14 min
Showtimes: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15, 12:00am

I would think 9:15 PM would probably work the best, but I would be down for the 6:30 and Midnight showing. Let me know, otherwise we can watch it at Century 21 or Mercado.

So after football I took a nap and woke up with a headache. I didn't think it was a heat exhaustion thing because I think you actually need to have worked your body pretty hard to get that. I couldn't do shit in football. Hehe! But it was still ridiculously fun and hopefully we can do it again next week. Upon waking up Derek called me up to go see Lords of Dogtown. I'm not a skating freak and while it probably isn't bad, I really need to be in the mood to watch something like that. Derek made some calls and told Roxy "nah". Well Derek I guess had his sites on a film so he got me out of bed and told me that we were going to watch Cinderella Man.

Brendan's Quick Film Review That You Guys Probably Don't Take Seriously

We all know that Ron Howard can direct. We all know that he likes to take survival stories and turn them into a hopey and good feely film. Well I say that is just fine. If Garden State is the film I wish I could make for 2 million dollars then Cinderella Man is the kind of film I wish I could make with a Hollywood type budget. Directing praises aside...a director's job is much easier when you have exceptional talent. Like Jonathan Hironaga. Or for this review's purposes, Russell Crowe, Rene Zellwegger and Paul Giamatti.

These three really got thier shit together. Besides Zellwegger's lines that sometimes come off as a bit cheesy (not her fault, but the script's), these actors really let the story play out on it's own rather than try to overwhelm the camera. I'm guessing all them will recieve nods for their preformances.

The cinematography is awesome. Derek really liked how it was all filmed. If you need a good comparison then think back to how Any Given Sunday had a very dark, dirty look with a lot of the camera playing into people getting lit up on the field. Cinderella Man is no different...each punch taken and delivered makes you stop and think for just a second..."shit I'm glad that isn't me"...then before you can collect yourself another punch just floored you again and again and again. While Rocky and Raging Bull made you feel the impact, Cinderella Man does it better since in the 20's and 30's boxing was at its darkest. The refs let the boxers really go all out without something like 23 stitches each stopping them.

The story itself isn't just about one man or one underdog like Rudy and then everyone relating to to them...the story has a backdrop of the Great Depression and Jim Braddock (Crowe) really was considered a hero among those struggling during those times. In a way you can say that Braddock was the only hope that these people had that things were going to get better. It is powerful and meaningful and makes you feel like a lazy bum for not doing anything meaningful with your life. I'm speaking for myself.

Bottom line: If you wait for this on DVD then you might regret it. The sounds (folly and soundtrack provided by Thoman Newman (Road to Perdition) who Derek and I agree has a very firm grasp of how we think the 20's and 30's sounded) really need to be heard in a theater. Usually dramas don't need to be seen on the big screen, but this one must be viewed at Century or CineArts. Sorry Rudy and Lucas...your underdog, bitch asses just got moved down the list...Jim Braddock just rolled into town and knocked ur shit out.

By the way the title "Cinderella Man" seemed gay to me also...but then after doing research on all the boxers in the film...this really was a nickname given to him by a reporter in the New York Times I believe, for his rise from down and out to hero.