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So far, 2006 has been pretty crap for DVD releases. All that changes in the second half of March and into April, though.

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• 03/14: A History of Violence – I didn’t see this one in the theater but decided to pick it up after reading many positive reviews. It was good, but not as good as some make it out to be. I’m going to reserve final judgment until after at least one more viewing, though.
• 03/28: King Kong (2005) – Again, didn’t see this one in the theater, but I’m sure I’ll enjoy it. I’ve yet to see a Peter Jackson movie that I didn’t like, and I’ve even seen Dead Alive, so the odds are in my favor. Should be watching sometime this weekend.
• 04/04: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – Loved the book, loved the movie. In fact, it’s my favorite of 2005 and hopefully the first of seven to be released. I mean they have to make the others, right? Second highest grossing domestic film of 05.
• 04/18: Hostel – An excellent, sick movie. Word is that a few extra seconds of ‘eye goo’ have been added to achieve an unrated status for the DVD release.

After that, it’s back to crap for awhile. Who knows, though, the studios could surprise us with some gems.

Well, today’s the day. I’ve never been more happy to check the mail. Thank you Amazon for your prompt shipping.

I went with the Special Illustrated Edition so that I don’t have to go check the Internet whenever some piece of art is mentioned and I have no idea what it looks like. Now I just have to finish Angels & Demons, which should happen in the next few days. Hopefully Da Vinci won’t suck ass.

I haven’t posted in a few days, so I thought I would rant a bit.

1. The office hours at my apartment complex are shit. They open at 8:30a and close at 5:30p. When I was without job, this wasn’t really a problem, but now it sort of is. I mean, even my crap ass former apartment office had hours to 7:00p two days a week, and they were crap ass. I want to not live in an apartment anymore.
2. The flickr badge is really making my site load slow. I’m not happy about this. I might just remove it if it continues to piss me off.
3. My throat feels a little scratchy. I’m hoping it’s just allergies, but I guess I’ll have to wait and see. The worst part is that today I declared myself “practically immune to germs” while talking to Robert. Damn you germs!

Done.

Last night I went to see Matt Pond PA at The Loft with Robert and Sue. This was my first time at The Loft. It’s a good sized venue for shows of this type with the only negative being the damn restroom attendant. Again, I hate those fockers.

I don’t generally get into music like this (ie: I’m not hip to the whole indie scene). Give me some Deftones or Pantera or Outkast, and I’m usually set. But, these guys are super talented and have a sound that is unique to my ear. By my calculations, this is my fourth time seeing them live and like always, they put on a great show. My only complaint would be that the cello sounded a bit off, which was disappointing because it’s really what makes their music standout to me.

I picked up a t-shirt and The Green Fury.

The opening act was a band called Youth Group from Australia. They were pretty solid and I enjoyed listening to them while watching some March Madness. They did a pretty kickass cover of Alphaville’s Forever Young.

Today I returned one tape adapter and picked up another. This time I went with the Monster iCarPlay Cassette Adapter. The good news is that this one did not produce the loud clicking sound that the Griffin did. The bad news is that with the volume on both my iPod and car set to max, I could barely hear the music. This one will also be returned.

And, while the Incase Neoprene Sleeve didn’t leave a sticky residue on the click wheel like some reviews suggest, it did leave a sticky residue on the back of my iPod. I’m not sure how happy I am about that.

Last night was the March APWBWGTTD meetup at the Bucket Shop Cafe. The crowd was pretty big, with at least 20 people there. In a way, it’s good that a bunch of people bitched-out because they were scared of Buckhead or to go see some crap band, because any more and we would have been severely pushing the limits of our server’s skills. I had the french dip, which was pretty good, but not as good as the Brewhouse Cafe french dip. And for those that are interested, the Bucket Shop has excellent wings. Get the hot, they aren’t too hot.

Now, I’m horrible with names, but I remember at least meeting ATL Malcontent. There were other new folks too, but like I said, bad with names. So, sorry about that.

We closed out the evening at the Trackside Tavern in The Dec, where we enjoyed some additional drinks and darts. The teams were pretty balanced with Team Awesome made up of Duane and me, and Team Other Team made up of Dave and some dude at the bar with his own darts. Yeah, he was pretty good, but Team Awesome lived up to its name and won a couple. Go Team Awesome!

And finally, since atlbloggers.net is so crowded and it’s becoming increasingly difficult for me to find the blogs that I try to read everyday, I’ve added two more to the sidebar. So, welcome Daily Dose of Dave and Scam City. It was a difficult decision to add Dave, because everyone knows I hate that guy.