The Winchester

Look, I know I'm late to the party with this, but eBay might just be one of the Best Things Ever. I have found everything I could ever want on there and more so. Seriously, remember Brewster's Millions ? If I was to get that kind of money, eBay would become my bitch so fast it would be forced to change it's URL to eBayThanksMatt.com. Among the treasures I have purchased. The entire set of Frank Miller 's Sin City graphic novels for roughly $60. In the store, that would have run me well over $100. I am currently awaiting an updated version of the game Oregon Trail . Yeah, that's right. Several other graphic novels. A McNair Ravens jersey for Nichole. The entire run of The Greatest American Hero on DVD. Matchbox cars, one of which is a Special Edition Knight Rider KITT. A Pac-Man lunchbox. Battle Beasts. Some Star-Com toys. An Atmosfear game from way back (scary game where you had to watch a VHS starring an Evil Guy along with the game) And let's not...

Batman Begins was a good movie. Two of Batman's recurring villians from the comic books made their way on-screen, and it wasn't exactly his "main" two. Scarecrow and Ra's al Ghul are not the first two evil guys people would think of when thinking of Batman's greatest villians. Even a comic book stud like myself would place several others before these two, yet there they were. And I say Bully For Them. It probably took some amount of guts to tell Those Of Higher Up that the real main villian would be a person that anyone unfamiliar with comics would not know. Ra's al Ghul definitely had many good and major plotlines throughout Batman history, but he does not wear a flashy suit or rob banks or look like a penguin, as does his foe The Penguin. I think it's how he got his name. So good for them. Got some lower tiered, as far as the general public goes, villians to thwart Batman. Now bring it on. The Joker is easily my All-Time Favorite Villian. Across the ...

(Originally written March 19, 2007) When I say My Bathroom, I am not referring to a previous blog describing the bathroom I envisioned for My Restaurant. I am referring to My actual Bathroom in my apartment. What follows is a brief yet informative paragraph detailing how My Bathroom went from a bathroom to My Bathroom. For those that don't know, by the end of this month I will be fully moved into an apartment with Nichole. I am leaving mine and moving into hers, which will then become ours. That's how it works. Before this move, we had discussed whether or not we would upgrade the apartment from it's current Two Bedroom/Two Baths status, to a Two Bedroom with a Den/Two Baths unit. Keeping the current apartment until the lease is up would save us roughly $300 or more in monthly rent, but we sacrifice having extra room (which, with a 3 year old in the house, is sometimes missed). We came to a compromise of sorts. We keep the apartment we're in but I get to have the 2nd ba...

This morning, at approximately 7:06am, I may have found what may just be the Greatest Movie Ever. Now, I was only able to catch about 20 minutes or so but I am convinced that when I do in fact watch the entire cinematic masterpiece, I will be able to say that in all confidence. For those of you who do not know who Nick Fury is, let me give you a very quick, short background. Nick Fury is a Marvel comic book character, the head of an organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. [Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division - originally. It's been changed but that's not what's important.] It's a counter-terrorism/intelligence agency that deals with superhuman threats. Basically. Anyway, Nick Fury is the head of the agency, and a TV movie was made called Nick Fury: Agent of Shield in 1998. This is the movie of which I speak. Not being a huge fan of Nick Fury's character in the comics - don't get me wrong, I like him and he's an enormous bad-ass -...