Random pics from NYC

     I know I said I would work on my blog every day when I started it up but I was far too busy with school and work that I just couldn't keep up. Then when class ended, I just wanted to take a bit of a break. Now I'm recharged and ready to update my blog as often as I can. Here are some pics from our recent trip into NYC. It was overcast so I didn't get many good pics.

This is from the interior of the Hard Rock Cafe Lobby.

            Captain America Movie Display        Parsons School of Design

This is my favorite shot from that day at Times Square.  I definitely want to go back and take more pictures on a sunnier day.  It was also too crowded for my tastes.  However, it's a tourist attraction and we went on a Saturday so what can you expect?

We had a great time with Beth and Hannah.  I wish it could have been a longer excursion because we really enjoy being with them.  I think a trip to visit them this year is in order!

Video of the Week - Colors (Take Me Away) by T.S.O.L.

I honestly never thought there was even a official video for this song. OMFG!

Finally picked up my camera today...

I took a few shots of the wild bunnies in our yard. I'm not sure I'm liking my telephoto lens. I wish I had a better one but I just don't have the resources right now to replace it. Of course, it just could be I'm a lousy photographer and need to learn how to use what I have.

We will be headed into the City tomorrow and I will see how I fare tomorrow. I plan on taking a ton of shots in Midtown for the my first time as a "tourist".

Maybe it's the color green??

Anyone remember Hulk with Eric Bana in 2003? How about the Incredible Hulk reboot with Edward Norton in 2008? Did anyone see this past year's The Green Hornet? None of those movie were very good even though the Hulk movies did better than break even at the box office (imdb.com). The Green Lantern is the latest superhero movie fail and is rumored to undergo a reboot. I didn't actually see the movie so I don't know how bad the movie is - part of that was it didn't appeal to me and the other reason is that it wasn't in the Theaters long enough to change my mind. Perhaps Hollywood should shy away from the color green when it comes to Super Hero movies. After all, green is the color of kryptonite.

I took the family to see Captain America today. I had to resist the urge to say "Flame on!" when I saw Chris Evans as Captain America - if you didn't know, Chris Evans also played Johnny Torch in The Fantastic Four movies. Despite the fact that I didn't like the idea of Chris Evans playing Cap, he did play the part well. Aside from poor editing at times, the overall story was pretty good. This is the final movie before the release of the Avengers movie next Summer. It will be interesting to see how they accommodate screen time for all of the characters - Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, etc.

I've always known that Marvel was more popular than DC Comics but there are plenty of great DC Super Heroes that can be made into movies besides Superman and Batman. Okay, that's an exaggeration but I wouldn't mind seeing a movie about The Flash. I will pass on a new Wonder Woman since I can't imagine anyone other than Linda Carter in that role.

Video of the Week - Dig by Incubus

Dedicated to Ed.