Batman: Arkham Asylum…does it live up to the hype? Is it as good as everyone says it is?? There have been a lot of bad Batman video games made (and movies, but we will not mention there names). Is this the exception?
Spectacular Footage of the Shuttle Atlantis
Post by Jon | Posted in Blog, Science | Posted on November 19th, 2009I saw this on Universe Today and thought it was some awesome footage. The shuttle does a “belly flip” on its way to dock with the International Space Station. The footage is sped up (who knows how long the maneuver took in real life). It’s crazy to see the shuttle screaming over the clouds and ocean below and to realize that this isn’t a video game trailer or special effects. It’s 100% real. Human beings are flying around IN SPACE. Whoa.
See more info at the URL below that explains just what the shuttle is doing:
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/11/19/spectacular-shuttle-belly-flip-as-atlantis-docks-to-iss-video/
How Terminator Should Have Ended
Post by Jon | Posted in Blog, Movie Reviews | Posted on October 2nd, 2009OK, this video had me literally laughing out loud. Check it out – How Terminator Should Have Ended. I would pay double just to see a remake like this!
Review: Smallville Season 9 Premier
Post by Jon | Posted in Blog | Posted on September 26th, 2009
Smallville is back! Believe it or not Smallville is back for a 9th season. A series that seems to be as immortal as Clark Kent himself, the CW is back with yet another pre-Superman adventure. But before we dive into the premier and my thoughts on it, let’s do a quick Season 8 recap. Read more »
Disney buys Marvel
Post by Jon | Posted in Blog | Posted on September 11th, 2009A million fanboys cried out and were suddenly silent.
Stan Lee why?? I, like many others, remain very skeptical about what the future may hold for this Marvel/Disney mutant offspring. But I think this youtube video sums things up pretty good.
I guess we’ll wait and see.
Why I’m an Old-Universe Creationist
Post by Jon | Posted in Religion, Science | Posted on July 13th, 2009
How old to Christians believe the universe to be? What is the age of the universe and what does the Bible have to say about it? How does the description of the age of the universe given by science mesh with the age of the universe as described by the Bible?
These are all questions that a modern-day Christian who believes in both the validity of the Bible and the trustworthiness of science must wrestle with. An indeed many have. There are whole websites, such as Answers in Genesis which are dedicated to this very question.
YAPB Importer Exporter Plugin
Post by Jon | Posted in Programming, Web-Development | Posted on July 8th, 2009
This site, The Home of Jon, is built on the most-excellent Wordpress blogging engine. I made the switch from CodeIgniter not very long ago, because it just made more sense for me to use a Content Management System, as opposed to working on my own custom rolled website. For my art site I used a plugin called “Yet Another PhotoBlog“, or YAPB for short. I seriously love this plugin – it does just what I need it to do. Plus it’s author Johannes Jarolim coded it very nicely.
I ran into one problem though using it when I was creating my art site. I had a bunch of pictures, and though Wordpress has an import function, it doesn’t support YAPB natively. That was a big problem for me – I could import all my posts, but then I’d have to go back and manually add pictures to each of my posts (around 100 of them). Um, I don’t think so.
So I set my mind to it – I was going to write myself a Wordpress plugin to make it much easier for me to be lazy! So it was written. So let it be done.
Review of Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen
Post by Jon | Posted in Movie Reviews | Posted on June 27th, 2009
So I’m going to review this movie on two levels. The first will be as a fun-loving 80’s fanboy who loves a good action flick. The other will be as a staunch critic who looks at plot, dialogue, and overall performance of a movie. I’m sure that already gives you an inkling about what sort of movie this is. But let’s just jump right in.
New Design!
Post by Jon | Posted in Blog | Posted on June 19th, 2009
So finally got around to making a new design for the site. One that mostly matches the art site, so you don’t feel like you’re an a completely different site when you go to look at my artwork. The previous design wasn’t bad per se, but it was definitely…2005. If you have an opinion on the new design, feel free to let me know in the comments!
Review of Wolverine (Some spoilers!)
Post by Jon | Posted in Blog | Posted on May 5th, 2009
So I was able to go see Wolverine on opening day last Friday. I was
SUPER stoked, because I am a huge comic fan (obviously). I heard that
the critics were ripping Wolverine a new one, but I didn’t care. I
mean, come on, this was WOLVERINE. The classic anti-hero. The guy who’s
the best at what he does. And what he does ISN’T VERY NICE.
