Hawaii Part 1

Well, in case my excitement over the podcast didn't tell you, i'm home from Hawaii, and I have some interesting stories to share!

One of the first big things we saw in Hawaii was Pearl Harbor. The memorial over the sunken USS Arizona was truly fascinating. I knew little about the memorial itself before I arrived, so I was shocked to see the Arizona just lying below the water under the memorial. It was so close, but oily water made it seem that the ship was in a completely different world. Oil leaking from the ship carved a rainbow road through harbor, a sight I will not forget anytime soon.

More Hawaii posts to come

PODCAST WOOOOOOOOP

HOOOLY SHIIIIIIIT

me and Seth finally figured out how to get this mo fo' uploaded.

It's a month old and it's really nerdy...but it's here and ready to assault your brainy brain

Enjoy!!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6475839/Mike%20and%20Seth%20Audio%20blog.%20episode%200.m4a

p.s. A new episode will be up next week...and it was mike who figured out that we're idiots, not seth

Aloha Predators!

I went to go see Predators the other day and really enjoyed. If you're looking for a pile of actiony and tense-y goodness, Predators is your movie. The movie really captures the same spirit of the original film, while doing just enough to make it worth seeing. Brody does a great job being the "leader" of the group and the scenery and score do a great job setting the tension. It won't win any oscars, but it was an entertaining film nonetheless.

BTW, Predators was filmed in Hawaii, which is where I'm going now.

Aloha!

The LeBron Issue and My New Hobby

Yesterday, LeBron announced that he would be leaving Cleveland to play in Miami. Personally, I don't pay attention to anything NBA related, so forgive me if I say something stupid, but I really need to thrown in my two cents about this whole situation. The main thing I don't understand is why people in Cleveland are upset to the point that police are stationed in front of the Lebron banner. People going in crazy directions with there career is part of NBA as I understand, and this is certainly not the first or last time some high profile player will switch teams. All this hubbub (love that word) is just the most recent emergence of our worship of insignificant things in the grand scheme of life. Basketball is a game (it pains me to say that as a flyer fan, but deep down I know its true) and LeBron's desire to win a championship isn't worth all the hate.

In other news, I have acquired this new hobby of finding actor's in LOST in other things they did. This has to be the best video I found:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUcdZ_76zwg&feature=related

Things That Hate Mike Jones: Kroger Edition

So, for this post, I decided to list a couple things that i'm pretty sure hate me and try to understand why they do, with a maybe funny conclusion if i'm lucky!

Kroger's Garbage Disposal: For some reason, the garbage disposal decided to spit icky gross water at me. It missed, but it was a bitch none the less.

The Apple Case: Apples at Kroger are very fickle fruits and like to unstack themselves almost immediately, requiring another 20 minutes of careful restacking.

Lazy People and Customers who think the backroom is a magic portal: Basically, some people I work with like to be stealth lazy. I would almost not mind if they were upfront about it, but alas, they are not. Also, Customers who think that the backroom is this magical place that can conjure anything (including guitar picks, which a customer asked me to look for) love to drive Mike crazy.

I starting to suspect that these things are all connected by weekly planning sessions i'm not invited to...

PS: We are having technical difficulties (we're stupid) with the podcast, so it may not be able to be listened to for awhile...boo

First Episode of the Mike and Seth Show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good News Everyone!!!

The Mike and Seth Show is here!!!!!

Basically, the show is Seth and I talking about whatever has our intrest at the moment. Generally, this means we will be talking about videogames, we will try our best to branch out for people who really don't "give a hoot bout dem videojuegos."

So if you are interested in any way, give us the benefit of the doubt (assume it's super awesome) and give it a listen!

Enjoy!!

https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Mike%20and%20Seth/Mike%20and%20Seth%20Audio%20blog.%20episode%200.m4a?w=c9b6b50f

The Roger Ebert Thing

A while ago, renowned film critic Roger Ebert said that videogames could never be art.

Personally, this statement is so short sighted not because Roger is bashing video games, but because he, a critic of one art form, is saying another type of entertainment, of which he has little experience, will never be able to convey ideas and messages like an accepted form of art. If I had to pick one thing that drives me crazy about people, it would be this.

It's the people who always say "the old ways are best" and have no desire to see what new, exciting things the future can hold. Personally, being shortsighted and immovable in our perceptions of the world brings nothing better than the status quo. I'm not saying people should be a leaf caught in the breeze, morally speaking, I'm saying many of us need to be more open of the inevitable future. Thomas Jefferson really nails this idea when he says "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."

I hope this is something society can learn to truly embrace and never, ever forget.