After recently watching Iron Man, I remembered once again how much I missed the world of comics. The last movie that was able to do this was the first Spiderman film. I can only report positive things about the movie as there weren’t too many things to fuss about. It stuck to the story line pretty well, and managed to keep me interested all throughout the movie - In other words, there weren’t any boring parts (at least not that I found any). The special effects were pretty amazing for a movie like this, and I was a bit worried about how it was going to turn out.

What I am most excited about right now is Marvel’s announcement of more movies likes Iron Man 2, Thor, The Avengers, Captain American, and The Incredible Hulk (which we already knew about). If a movie made by Marvel is of such quality, I don’t doubt that the rest of them will be just as good, or possibly better! All they have to do is choose the right director for the films, the proper actors, and so forth. Visit Marvel’s website here and check it all out.

Lately I’ve been watching quite a few movies both in and off theater. I was over at a friend’s house for a sleepover and we watched The Shawshank Redemption starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. This movie was made in 1994 so it’s not exactly the newest one of them all, but definitely a good film. The storyline is quite catchy especially if you like good character development, and a happy ending! I’d strongly recommend you watch this if you haven’t (considering it’s around 14 years old).

Sleeping late, and sometimes not sleeping at all has been a common doing of mine, but I’m slowly pacing myself and getting into a good sleeping pattern where I don’t sleep as late, but get a maximum amount of work done. It’s good that I haven’t had much to do with design jobs lately, but I still have a few projects I am working on for myself, and some friends. I hope to jump back into design and get some clients for some quick work, but I don’t want to put too much on myself. School is turning out to require a lot more time from me than I thought. More after the jump…

Well, I’ve finally made the plunge yesterday and went to the gym in the morning with a friend of mine. We did a couple of miles on the treadmill and the bikes just to get warmed up, and then we practiced some Jiu-Jitsu moves since we’ve both really into MMA (mixed martial arts) and stuff. It was kind of strange since we practicing on the mats where people usually stretch, but it was awesome nonetheless.

I’m definitely going back tonight after I get back from class! I miss the feeling of being in shape, and feeling strong and confident about myself. This has been a part of the 2008 resolution, so it’s one more thing I can scratch off my list, but I must stay consistent! Must not get lazy and give up! More after the jump…

This year I set a goal. I told myself that I would start going back to my old tv-watching days and pick up a few season DVDs of the “big” shows; Heroes, Psych, Entourage, and House. I recently started watching some online episodes of Psych on USA Network’s website, which I think is pretty cool. A new season of Lost is airing this Thursday, and I’m a HUGE Lost fan! I don’t care what people say about the show being dragged on and having little development and all - this show is awesome! I love all the twists and every time it gets me to say “wtf.” Back when Heroes premiered, I watched a couple of episodes, but I got carried away with school, work, and a bunch of other things, but this time around, it’ll all be good.

For 2008, I also made plans to watch at least 15 to 20 films (good ones!) that I haven’t seen yet. In the last year, all the films I’ve seen were mostly in the theater, and a few at home/dvd/tv. At home we have the whole HBO On-Demand thing that does have quite a few good films that I haven’t seen so that’s gonna be something I have to make some time for. I recently saw Cloverfield, which I was really looking forward to, and it was GREAT! I’ve never seen any movie that was shot the way this one was, and the thrill had me on the edge of my seat all the way through!

This is something I’ve been meaning to do for the longest time, and I hope to do it this time. The new school semester started last Friday, and I have a feeling I won’t be enjoying a couple of my classes. Speaking of classes, I need to call my counselor and take care of a mishap before they tell me I have to pay more money. Well, happy times, all! If anyone has any recommendations of some good films, old or new, speak up!