A taste of things to come.

rowgun @ 2009-12-28T00:00:00

2009-12-28T06:00:39Z

05:33 Beware @LeeLongoria @designeric and @Sirgilson - I've started compiling a list of movies that you need to see. Maybe a weekly movie night. #
12:40 *gasp* could it be? An actual 'Bone' movie in the works? bit.ly/8cuVaG #
18:56 @leelongoria The term you are looking for is 'Fireplug'. :) #

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rowgun @ 2009-12-27T00:00:00

2009-12-27T06:00:40Z

01:33 @leelongoria Crazy... where'd you end up going tonight? #
11:20 What is all this talk about Demons Souls for the PS3? Has anyone played it, is it any good? #demonssouls #demonsouls #
19:28 Seeing "Sherlock holmes" at Angelika Film Center & Cafe loopt.us/T2Ly8w.t #

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rowgun @ 2009-12-25T00:01:00

2009-12-25T06:01:24Z

21:05 Watching 'A Christmas Story' for the first time with @DiscoverU - thanks TBS! #

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rowgun @ 2009-12-24T00:01:00

2009-12-24T06:01:23Z

15:44 Just discovered Miike Snow - Sofar I'm impressed with the album. #
22:44 Every night needs random belly dancing. Yay #agora #

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rowgun @ 2009-12-23T00:01:00

2009-12-23T06:01:23Z

13:00 @designeric Nooooo don't do it - It's creativity suicide! #

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rowgun @ 2009-12-22T00:01:00

2009-12-22T06:01:24Z

09:30 Yay Insurance covers everything with the car! Some advice: Car insurance does not cover stolen items in the car. Renters/House Ins does. #

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rowgun @ 2009-12-21T00:01:00

2009-12-21T06:01:04Z

11:19 Best movie review ever. Who would have thought a 70-min review of Phantom Menace would be funnier than the movie itself bit.ly/4KQUc1 #

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rowgun @ 2009-12-20T00:01:00

2009-12-20T06:01:22Z

07:45 @leelongoria I played a bit of it, sofar it's pretty interesting, not a A-grade game, but still fun #
23:09 Goddamn midtown. Just had my car broken into. Stole all the electronics. #

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rowgun @ 2009-12-19T00:01:00

2009-12-19T06:01:16Z

10:55 @designeric Yayyyy so the interview went well? #
12:05 @cwgabriel I love the series so far. It really paints a great picture of a comic that I've read for years. Thanks for putting these out! #
16:20 The title track from Avatar, "I See You", is nowhere as catchy as "My heart will go on". #balladfail #

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Watchmen

2009-03-06T09:56:00Z

Just finished watching a midnight showing of Watchmen. I definitely have mixed feelings about it - some parts were incredible, some parts were unfortunately laughable. I think another viewing would help clear my thoughts a bit.

I'm curious to see how the general public feels about this movie. Seems like alot would be missed if a viewer didn't have any exposure to the book.

Proof we really are gay uncles

2008-12-29T01:50:11Z

Proof we really are gay uncles
Originally uploaded by Rowgun.

Showing our niece "The Sound of Music" for the first time.

The Pixar Story - a documentary you might already own

2008-11-21T04:01:20Z

The Pixar Story
Originally uploaded by Rowgun.

If you picked up one of the 2-disc versions of Wall-e this past week, it comes with an incredible documentary on the bonus disc.

"The Pixar Story" is a full-length documentary that goes into great detail about the birth and subsequent success of Pixar studios. If you're a fan of animation, every big name in animation talks in this film, including some of the last animators of Disney's "Nine Old Men", the original animators on Snow White. It also includes some great video clips, like John Lasseter's test reel for "Where the wild things are", using 2d characters over a 3d background.

It paints a very balanced picture of Pixar, going into its troubled start in the 80's, as well as its difficulty creating the story that would become "Toy Story". You also get some really great home videos capturing key moments in the studio's history, like Lasseter receiving the green light for "Toy Story".

If you're a fan of animation, I definitely recommend taking a look.

Join the impact rally in Houston

2008-11-15T20:12:10Z

Join the impact rally in Houston
Originally uploaded by Rowgun.

rowgun @ 2008-10-31T08:26:00

2008-10-31T13:26:47Z

Barack Obama and Sarah Palin will be downloadable characters in the game "Mercenaries 2". Just watch Palin take out a helicopter. It's incredible.

Hurricane ike aftermath

2008-09-13T15:53:20Z

Hurricane ike aftermath
Originally uploaded by Rowgun.

Power is out, but doing ok. I'm curious how the rest of houston fared.

hurricane ike

2008-09-13T09:43:50Z

power's out. Wind and rain are pretty crazy right now, can't sleep cause of all the noise. Hopefully this will end soon.

Harvey Milk Trailer

2008-09-04T16:20:06Z

I'm not sure why...

2008-07-28T19:50:05Z

...i'm on a Sesame Street bender, but I'm enjoying it while it lasts. Here's a preview for the new season with a clip featuring Neil Patrick Harris as Telly's Shoe Fairy.

Something to make you smile on a Friday afternoon

2008-07-18T21:18:09Z

Feist on Sesame Street. It even has similar camera moves from the video!

Hear Hear

2008-06-13T03:59:51Z

Adam Sessler from G4TV makes a great statement on playing with strangers over Xbox live. I wish there was a "ban idiotic adolescents" filter.

Free month of Netflix

2008-05-17T20:00:37Z

If anyone wants a free 1 month trial of Netflix, use one of these codes:

www.netflix.com/tellafriend

M49204090215
M41202050245
M47208050255
M40205090255

enjoy!

Iron Man

2008-05-02T04:15:00Z

Nailed the attitude, characters, and had some fantastic action scenes. A great start to what will hopefully be an awesome series.

4 out of 5 stars

A Conundrum

2008-04-15T02:42:56Z

Guy, some friends and I watched the delightful Auntie Mame last night. It's great to see a film a second time when you're not so focused on the developing story, and can just enjoy the finer details of the film. Great, witty one-liners, gorgeous sets, and a funny set of characters make this movie a classic. However, there is the one addition that makes people uncomfortable: Mame Dennis' asian caricature butler.

What I find really interesting is the range of reactions people have to this character. Some pay no attention to it at all, while others are absolutely disgusted with the portrayal. I fall under the line of preserving art as it was originally depicted, stereotypes and all. If not, you get the awful whitewashing of history, like in Fantasia.

The editors of Dark Horse Comics put it best: they publish graphic novels by Osamu Tezuka, a Japanese artist who was known to include black-faced characters in his work. In the preface of Metropolis, the editors write:

"...We are against discrimination, in all its forms, and intend to continue to work for its elimination. Nonetheless, we do not believe it would be proper to revise these works. Tezuka is no longer with us, and we cannot erase what he has done, and to alter his work would only violate his rights as a creator. More importantly, stopping publication or changing the content of his work would do little to solve the problems of discrimination that exist in the world.

We are presenting Osamu Tezuka's work as it was originally created, without changes. We do this because we believe it is also important to promote the underlying themes in his work, such as love for mankind and the sanctity of life. We hope that when you, the reader, encounter this work, you will keep in mind the differences in attitudes, then and now, toward discrimination, and that this will contribute to an even greater awareness of such problems."

Barack the vote

2008-02-20T01:02:19Z

Barack the vote
Originally uploaded by Rowgun.

Toyota center, houston tx

in Treatment Episodes

2008-02-01T04:25:41Z

If anyone out there is interested in the HBO show, In Treament, but doesn't currently subscribe to the channel, you can watch the episodes before they air on the website, or even download them through a podcast in iTunes.

NOTE - The language has been edited for a PG/PG-13 audience, but you still get a good feel for what the show is about. I've only seen the first episode, which definitely is different from other shows out there. Check it out and decide for yourself.