The start of something new

I've been messing around with the idea to do a blog of sorts for a while now but I could never figure out what to do it on. Some folks might remember my movie blog where I watched and rated every film released in 2009. I'm going to kind of use that same idea but make it more personal and put everything I do into this.

This means any movies I watch I'll talk about. I'll have check lists for what I'm trying to accomplish. I'll also mention the books I read, games I play and everything else I do. I'll try and provide links to external sources for stats and other stuff and I'm hoping to toss my pent up energy into this. The fact that I now have a laptop means I can now fit in time anywhere to do this.

I'm getting ahead of myself though. I'm a 27 year old gay male living in North East PA. If you've seen the tv show "The Office" then you'll have a vague idea of where I live.

So let's start this off with some stats for this new year. I have a few lofty goals to accomplish but hey I also have 362 days left to do it all. I'll break this down into sections and I'll also try and not overload a single day with more than one post.

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I'm a huge movie buff and like two years ago my goal is to view all movies released in 2011. This will be a little harder this time because my net time is limited and I'm in a relationship with someone doesn't watch movies. I'm also going to list and give at least a number rating to any film I view.

Here's a list of films I missed in 2010

Green Zone
Why Did I Get Married 2
Death at a Funeral
The Backup Plan
Babies
Standing Ovation
Let Me In
Virginity Hit
Kind of a Funny Story
Burlesque
Faster
Kin's Speech
Yogi Bear
Tron: Legecy
How Do You Know
Gulliver's Travels
True Grit
Love and Other Drugs
Morning Glory
Hereafter

The theatrical releases for January 2011 are as follows...

Season of the Witch
The Dilemma
The Green Hornet
Rabbit Hole
The Company Man
No Strings Attached
The Factory
The Mechanic
Restless
The Rite

I've viewed two films so far this year.

001. Up in the Air (2009)- This was a repeat viewing due to me buying the dvd and needing to make sure it worked. This was one of my top 3 films of 2009. 5/5

002. The Tourist (2010)- Great acting, great cinematography but one of the dullest stories with an ending I saw coming from the time the film started. 2½/5


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I'm an avid gamer and a total achievement whore. I'm ranked in the top 20 for my state and I'm ranked in the top 15 for most played Xbox 360 games in the world. I'm unsure at this time what my goal here is but for right this moment I'll list what I've beaten, completed, ect. so far this year.

001. :pc: Blacklight: Tango Down - This game was beaten on 1-2-11. Terms for the beat were to finish all four black ops maps. Not an easy task due to the dead community. - 1/5

002. :360: Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx - Such a tedious expansion. Endless driving, fetch quests and collection quests coming from every which way. This game was beaten on 1-2-11 and then completed (250/250GS) on 1-3-11 2/5

003. :psp: Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - One of my top games of 2010. I love both Square and Disney and this is the first time since the original game that we get a solid title in the series. Sure 2 was good plot wise but everything felt empty. This game was beaten on 1-3-11 and this was because the ending dragged me over midnight. 4/5

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Hopefully I haven't bored you to tears or made your head explode from the amount of information. I'm hoping to continue this blog through the entire year but we'll see how hectic life gets.