2011… The year of the fighter?
Seriously.
We know about
Marvel vs. Capcom 3, which I’m already squeetastic about…
Especially since it has Deadpool in it.
Check this out…. brand new from the comic-con floor:
But what I want you to note especially is Deadpool’s level 3 finisher, as seen here:
Specifically watch around the 25 second mark:
Yup, that’s right, Deadpool just grabbed his own health bar and beat Wolverine to death with it.
but then this weekend came this:
Yeah and if you aren’t sounding like an aroused Japanese schoolgirl by that point, then let me proffer this:
That’s right, it’s Tekken Tag vs Street Fighter 4.
Travel in Alaska or Apparently this is the day for new posts
So I generally don’t get out and do stuff and when I do I suck at sharing it. So recently we had a bunch of company and were out and about quite a bit. In an effort to test the PS3 youtube upload feature and share the stuff with friends and family I put a few videos up on youtube. Below are what I have up so far. I already put a bunch of pix on Facebook, but if there is any interest I will put up pictures somewhere I can link directly to. The videos are from Exit Glacier, a glacier tour in Prince William Sound and on the way to/at Denali National Park (Denali is the actual name of McKinley, long story). Also, some of the videos have some clumsy editing, sorry about that. Also, Prince William Sound is a Rainforest, one of the most northern, so the sunny day – yeah that is an oddity.
On the way up to Exit Glacier
Exit Glacier
Harbor Seals at the Seward Sealife Center
Steller Sea Lions – Prince William Sound
Just missed Surprise Glacier calving. Surprise is the name of the glacier.
Surprise Glacier calving
Seals and sea otters in ice at Surprise Glacier
Scenery around Surprise Glacier
Awesome waterfall and another glacier
More Glaciers
Random Prince William Sound vid
Hurricane Gulch on the way to Denali National Forest
In Denali Park
Savage River
Trial, I’m sorry.
But you’ll have to change your pants after watching this.
Make sure you fullscreen and I apologize about the pants.
Not to steal from Balth’s musical endevors . . .
But thanks to San Diego Comic Con twitters I have learned of a rather good musician named Marian Call. I personally feel horrible that I just heard about her since she is an Anchorage native, and I have been oblivious to her existence for the last 2 years. Anywho she is a folk or folk/pop musician, and self proclaimed geek – hence her presence as SDCC. The below album is a solicited collection of geeked themed or related songs, especially for those familiar with Firefly and BSG. A couple are so subtle I am not even sure I get it quite yet. If you like, her website is: Marian Call and it looks like you can get most in digital or at least give them a listen. There are definite gems on each. For got to fly, may I recommend tracks 1, 5 and 6.
Fun with music.
So I broke down at the beginning of the month and bought this:
It’s a Casio Privia PX-330BK in case you were wondering. I bought it for several reasons, first of which is I’ve always wanted to learn to play the piano. This *is* a grand piano, full-keyboard. It is also a synthesizer with both MIDI and USB out.
The main reason I broke down and purchased it was for this:
See, they have a ‘Pro’ mode that will teach me to play. Of course, I’ve gotten a head start, thanks to youtube and several thousand other ‘learn to play’ online resources. I know (I think!) where middle C is, and I’m ok playing with my right hand. I still haven’t learned what to do with the left one yet since it’s backwards, but that’s ok. All in good time.
Anyways, I’ve had some audio programs lying around gathering dust since I used to do the podcast, and I thought to myself, “Self, let’s test out the midi!’
It kicks so much ass, I can’t even describe it. I’m still learning my way around the program, but I made this song in about two hours:
DarkNotes (4)
It’s called DarkNotes, and it’s a pretty simple trance track with a haunting melody. That’s me on all the parts. I love technology!
I’m going to try to put an album together, just so I can scratch it off the list. I’ll probably be doing more than 10 songs, some with vocals and some without. I’ve had some songs rolling around upstairs for quite a while, and now it’s just a matter of channeling them.
The kickass thing about my music software is it actually does composition recording, so now I have music charts of all my parts. Neato!
Anyways, if you like piano and/or trance/dance, check out the song and tell me whatcha think.
Excelsior!
FullMetal Alchemist Review
So, let’s start out by saying that I’m not a giant anime lover. It’s not that I don’t like it, there are some that I definitely do like, but for the most part… meh. Unless there is that unexplicable *something* that makes me latch on, I don’t watch a lot of it.
FMA has been on my list for quite a while, simply because i had seen the mangas while I was in Japan, and it looked interesting. Having been on the road a lot lately, and with the full series up on Hulu, I’ve finally finished it and I have to say that I was both impressed by the ride, but also very surprised at where the series ended up compared to where I thought it was going.
The story centers around two young boys, Ed and Al. They live in a picturebook rural town with their mother in a beautiful house. Their father was a famous and powerful state alchemist. Alchemy in this world is akin to science but with the implementation of magic-like speed. All you need is a transmutation circle, the ingredients, and voila; one thing can be changed into another. The boys’ father went away on state business and never came back. The boys showed a natural aptitude for alchemy as well, and their mother encouraged them by allowing them to study their father’s books. After a time, however, the mother became ill and died. The boys were left alone. They made a pact together to learn all they could about alchemy, so that they could be the first to complete the forbidden arts: to bring their mother back from the dead. It didn’t work. And in the universal law of equivalent exchange, Ed lost his arm, while Al lost his body.
But Ed somehow instinctively sacrificed his leg in exchange to anchor Al’s soul to a suit of armor on the wall. A seven foot tall, empty suit of armor. Family friends rescue Ed and equip him with metal prosthetic limbs, and the boys have a new goal: to find the philosopher’s stone; a legendary gem that will allow them to bypass the laws of equivalent exchange in order to restore both their bodies back to normal.
There are 51 episodes and one 110-minute movie showcasing their quest over four years to find the secret behind the philosopher’s stone, try and change the face of the military and the country they live in, as well as the quest for information beyond the gate of knowledge.
The show is well-written (there are a couple snafus between the show and the movie, but forgivable plot holes at that) (Did you know you only need to go faster than 11kph to outrun death? Just saying).
I watched the dubbed versions accidentally (I prefer subtitles) but didn’t realize until episode 49 that both subtitled and dubbed versions are available on Hulu.
And you can’t beat the free price tag. The characters are endearing and genuine, and I was moved at several points throughout the story. It never tended to drag like a lot of serials, and the ending of the movie (which wraps the show up; you can’t just watch the 51st episode and be done. REALLY.) was definitely a huge departure from where I thought they were going. I am very intrigued now to watch the FMA:Brotherhood series and movie as well.
The voice acting was not bad for the dubbed version, and even sounded similar to the Japanese actors. The music was good, and the art style is interesting.
8/10 Automail tune-ups by Winry.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25
- In HR class with the first year students at Madison CUNA Management School. I'm going to blink and it will be Friday, I know it. #
- Finally started to watch Fullmetal Alchemist. It's been on my list for a while, but thanks to travel and Hulu, it is now a reality. #anime #
- Last day of classes at CMS 2010. Tomorrow: Testing. Friday: Review and everyone flies home. Goes by so quick! #
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Required viewing: LXD Robot Lovestory
So I’ve been watching this Hulu original called League of eXtraordinary Dancers. It’s building to a dance war. Yeah, yeah. So far it’s been ok, but this one is off the charts. Fantastic locking, fantastic movement. I wish I could do it a quarter as well as the lead. Just amazing. Also, it’s done with a real comic book vibe, unlike the previous episodes. I’m quite.. well, impressed. Good music, too.
Rock Sugar – When it works it is AWESOME!
So a coworker of mine showed this to me earlier this week, and unfortunately it took me a while to get some time to post on it. So without further delay . . . ROCK SUGAR!
Ok, take a second to absorb that. Yup you got it. 80s rock and pop remix cover mashups. You just heard Metallica and Journey mixed in a way you never imagined. And when they work it is awesome. More examples of the awesome:
My Fav – it just really, really works well:
Another nice one:
And another one that works quite well:
And then some don’t:
And others are just plain bad:
All in all it is an interesting take on the mashup archtype. What do you think?
