Transformers 2

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 6:31 PM
So I saw Transformers 2: The Revenge of the Fallen yesterday. I must say that the movie was an awesome sequel to the first one. In some ways, it was better. See, when I watched the first Transformers movie, I was just happy to watch a Camaro changing into a robot, in CG. That was like the coolest thing EVER. I had so many memories of playing with Transformers when I was little, and now it's been modernized to be even more awesome than I remembered. That was the thrill of watching the first movie. In the second movie, they added more and better robot fight scenes. There was this one scene where Optimus takes out two power swords, and battles three Decepticons. EPIC FIGHT!!!!!!!! I didn't really care about the story line as much as I enjoyed watching CG robot fights. (You can tell I really like Transformers.)

One thing I realized from watching the Transformers movies: the military probably had a lot of say in the movie, as to how the US military was going to be portrayed. I almost feel like the movie was doing a bit of advertising for the military. The first movie had a lot of US Air Force clips included, and it wasn't just the publicly obvious ones. A lot of behind the scenes action, such as the command centers, and the call-ins for airstrikes was shown. In the sequel, the military clips expanded to the US Army and US Navy. I feel like the military was really trying to show us what their jobs are like, and how cool it was.

-Howitzer

Waxing the Sky

Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 8:07 PM
So, sitting at home, I get the idea that I would wash and wax the Saturn Sky. I had time to kill, and the car needed a wash. As I'm looking up information online, I find that there is a whole community of guys that really take care of their cars. I mean, they go through multiple steps of detailing to make sure that their cars' paint jobs are of showroom quality. I continue reading. Two days later, one clay detailing kit, one car wax kit, 8 microfiber towels...and more later, I am finally ready to start. Oh and I also managed to get my little brother to help me too. This is gonna be great!



+5 hours later....



Holy shit that took a long time to finish. But the car is gorgeous right now. The paint feels smoother than glass. Ice is probably closer. In the end, we put a lot of work into the car, but the reward was definitely worth it. I can't wait to go driving in the thing now. In fact, I think I'll go feel the car again.

-Howitzer

Build A Computer

Monday, July 13, 2009 at 7:17 PM
So I finally delivered the computer that I built for Grace's parents...and I'm really regretting doing it for them. It's not that it took a lot of time or cost me anything. It's just that..I'm afraid the computer will fail in some unforeseen way, and then Grace's parents will think that they made a bad decision in asking me to build their computer. See, the computer worked fine for a week while I used it. But what if a random hard drive error occurs? Well then it would be "my fault". In an OEM computer, the customer can go back to the OEM company and ask for repairs/fixes. However, if a home built computer breaks, then it's up to the builder to fix it. Which would be me.

It's not that I'm unwilling to fix the computer. It's that I'll be in Boston (759 miles away). Thankfully, I just checked Dell's website, and their computers come with a limited warantee for only one year. And really, what are the chances that my home built computer will fail in one year? *knock on wood*

Grace: Your parent's computer will be fine. I'm just being extra careful here.

In other news:
Selling my portable amp to finance my desktop amp.
Did a good deed today.
Braces off in three weeks.

-Howitzer

One More Thing...

Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Sleeping early is really hard for me. I've been sleeping past 2am the past few days, and I haven't been getting good rest as a result. I suppose I should be sleeping instead of posting. I will deliberate on the reason for my night owl habits more.

-Howitzer

It's Great To Be A Wolverine...

at 9:46 PM
I went to the CSE building tonight on North Campus to watch a movie with George. We ended up wasting about an hour before finally starting the movie around 10pm. I think George usually sleeps around that time.

Anyways, the point is that Michigan is really nice. As in, it has much better facilities than MIT. Those CAEN labs that everyone bitches about? They are super nice. All the software that you would ever need, software that would cost thousands otherwise, right at your fingertips. Not to mention near-unlimited printing, and the ability to hold group meetings with each person having their own computer. Oh and those 24" monitors that are starting to appear? Wow. At MIT, the most I saw was maybe 10 computers at their biggest library. They looked like the computers we would have at the Ann Arbor public library.

To be fair, I was only at MIT for three days. But don't let that statement fool you. Michigan is an awesome place. Great education, ridiculous people, and awesome facilities.

-Howitzer

Mangos

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 9:05 PM
An introduction, since this is my first entry. Howitzer has been my game ID since I first touched a computer game. It's been with me ever since.

I really like mangos, to the point that I'm almost ready to say they're my favorite fruit. I'm not particularly into fruits, but if there's one fruit that I would crown my favorite, it'd be the mango. How much do I like mangos? I saw a box of them down in the basement, starting to get overripe and wrinkly, and I felt bad for them. I had been shepherding this group of mangos for the past few days, bringing up the ripe ones to the kitchen in hopes that someone else in my family would see it and eat it. Alas, I'm pretty sure I've been the only one eating them.

I had to do something drastic to save these mangos; I brought the entire box upstairs. We shall see if they are noticed tomorrow. In the meantime, I will do my part by devouring 1 (2 maybe?) of the group.

-Howitzer

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