
["Photo by: David Robbins. Yes these people exist."]
Oh lordy… So I just got back from Comic Con, and let me tell you. Wow! and I don’t mean “Wow” in the positive sense. Don’t get me wrong though. It definitely had it’s moments, but jesus. We’re talking about a cesspool of obesity, low self-esteem, identity crisis, and did I say obesity? It looked like a freakin’ audition for a live action Comic-Book Guy character.
But I digress. I’ve always wanted to see what all the hoopla was about. Dave was kind enough to get me a pass. So for the day I had a little identity crisis of my own. I was…
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["Jellyfish count as aliens, I mean shit look at them."]
I’ve always had a very deep appreciation for the ocean. Having cable has only deepened that appreciation with all the ocean specials they air on Discovery. I always find myself amazed to learn that we know more about outer space than we do about our own oceans. I think aliens do exist, somewhere in the abyss. There’s some freaky shit out there.
I finally got to visit the Aquarium of the Pacific. I’ve driven past it so many times but never gotten around to going inside. That trip definitely furthered my belief. I took some pictures of some of the awesome stuff they have there.
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["Fireworks over the Queen Mary."]
This year we decided to go down to Long Beach for the 4th. I had told my parents about the Aquarium of the Pacific, and they wanted to go check it out. We went down and checked out all the marine life, then had a nice dinner under the fireworks. Nice night. Long Beach got pretty crowded. It took us about an hour to get out of the parking lot, and almost two more to get back home, but there were tons of fireworks visible from the freeway to more than make up for it.