Rachel's Bridals

Portrait of a Klingon

This is one I did for our department blog. The theme was Star Trek, and the first thing I came up with was making someone I work with look like a Klingon... so here he is, the boss of my boss in Klingon form. If I am filing for unemployment tomorrow you know why.

The Games We Play

I have to admit I got this idea from Kevin's blog about Valkyria Chronicles. I loved his rendition of such a classic, and thought I would do my own based on one of my favorite games of all time. I took one of Obama's "Hope" posters, which I still say look way to much like some communistic propaganda posters I have seen in the past, and turned it into someone we can all get behind, dear ol' Sack Boy. For any of you who haven't played this game, you are seriously missing out. There are hours upon hours of fun that come with it. Seriously, check it out.

Fall Out 3 is another game that I just finished, and honestly can't wait to play again. It has an amazing atmoshere, a fun and engaging story and tons of possibilities as you choose whether to be good or bad in this nuclear wasteland that was once D.C.
There are some amazing places to visit and fun side quests to keep you busy for a very long time. I would suggest it heavily but I do warn against bad language and a lot gore.

I am also currently playing Far Cry 2, which is really fun with a HUGE open world, but the game play can get a little old sometimes. I still love it though and recommend it with the same warnings as Fall Out. I also played Resistance 2 but had a hard time getting in to it. It didn't feel like they did much to make the sequel bigger and better, and I didn't feel as sucked in to the story as I was in the first. I also recently finished The Force Unleashed and I loved it. It's definitely something that only Star Wars Geeks like myself will fully enjoy, but I still think it is fun for anyone who likes the Saga.

Up next for me is Mirror's Edge and Killzone. What are you guys playing?

Lady in a Blue Dress

I saw this on a few of my friend’s blogs and I just had to try it out, so here it goes.

1. Put your music listening device on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look. (For me, some of these were actually pretty appropriate, while others made absolutely no sense.)
4. Title this post what the answer to your last question is.


*If someone says 'Is this Okay?' you say:
In My Place - Coldplay

*What do you like in a guy/girl?
Taster - Grandaddy

*How do you feel today?
2113 – Coheed and Cambria

*What is your life's purpose?
She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5


*What do your friends think of you?
It’s not a fashion Statement, it’s a Death Wish- My Chemical Romance

*What do your parents think of you?
Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass Elegance - Grandaddy


*What do you often think about?
I Want to Save You – Something Corporate

*What do you think of the person you love?
Yeah is What We Had - Grandaddy

*What is your life story?
Slow Dance – Senses Fail

*What do you want to be when you grow up?
Map of the Problematique – Muse

*What do you think when you see the person you love?
O.K. With My Decay - Grandaddy

*What will they play at your funeral?
Honey, Honey – Abba (wow…. Not sure what I think about that…)

*What is your biggest fear?
Ana’s Song - Silverchair

*What is your biggest secret?
Crushcrushcrush - Paramore

*What do you think of your friends?
Forsaken – Queen of the Damned Soundtrack (Sorry Guys lol)

*What are you going to name this post?
Lady in a Blue Dress – Senses Fail

Well that was interesting... lol pretty fun though.

Twilight- the movie

That's right boys and girls, I was able to see Twilight last night at the Gateway. Sure, I had to get my tickets a few weeks ago, and even then they only had good seats in one of the 2:30 am showings (I am now at work and have been up since one... thanks Full throttle) but it was definitely worth it. I will try to give you all my best review without spoiling anything. No worries, I hate it when people ruin movies for me, so I wouldn't do that, not that I am going to give away any plot spoilers to anyone who has read the book. When it comes to that I can say they did a great job of keeping all the main plot points intact. Yes, they had to cut some of it down, and they meshed some parts together into one, but I didn't feel like I was being cheated at all. They really did a great job of putting an entire book into a two hour movie. I thought all the characters were really well cast, even Bella who I was not so sure about. I honestly think that any fan of the books will enjoy the movie a lot if they go in to it knowing that it's going to have spots taken out entirely, and that there are going to be some changes. They still kept very true the heart of the story, and did a really great job of visualizing such a great book. Enjoy!

Working as a Graphic Designer

Each week I have to make artwork based on a theme for our ads, and even though it's not my favorite kind of art to do, I still have done a few that I really liked and thought I would post on here.

My Summer Entertainment

Ok so I have never done this before, but I figured I should give it a shot and give a list of all the fun Summer movies and Video Games I played, ala Kevin style. So here it goes.

Iron Man:
I loved this movie. I have never been a big Robert Downey Jr. fan, until this movie. He plays the perfect opposite to what a hero should be, and really just makes the movie funnier than I think it would be otherwise if they had got the usual plucky hero type. The action and special effects were really amazing, and a lot of the sequences had me glued, although I felt that the end battle wasn't nearly as fun to watch as some of the battles in the middle of the movie, but all in all I think this was a good one.

Prince Caspian:
I actually liked this one a lot more than most people did I am finding. I don't think it was better than the original, but I think for a sequel it definitely held up to the hype. I just think the story isn't as fun as that of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, so they did great with what they had. I loved the final battle, especially once the trees get in to it, and I thought they did a great job of making Peter, Susan, Edward and Lucy look really cool too lol.

Indiana Jones:
Again, I was one of few who really loved this movie. So many people seemed to be bugged about the whole alien thing, but I found it perfectly fitting for the time period the movie was portaying. I know, it wasn't realistic. I get it. But really, is a bunch of nazis getting their faces burned off by the arc of the covenant really that believable? So yeah, I loved it all, and I thought the action held up great considering how worried I was about Harrison Ford's age. All in all, this was my second favorite Indy movie, right after Raiders.

Sex and the City:
Yes... I saw this movie. I think I was the only straight guy in the movie theater. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, but that's not saying much. It really was just a big drama fest mixed with some funny quirky parts, so yeah, all in all not something I am excited to see again and again, but I am sure I will get to anyway lol

Kung Fu Panda:
Easily one of my favorite movies of the year, as the Furious Five figurines on my work desk might say. Not only did this movie have me laughing harder than I have for a long time, but the Kung Fu in it was actually amazing! Especially in the ways that they used actual animals to do the actual styles, and all the cool special effects you would expect in a fun kung fu movie. This movie had a great story, great music and was visually stunning. I recommend it to anyone.

Don't Mess with the Zohan:
Don't waste your time or money. I like the Sandman, but he just seems to be trying to take business from Mike Meyers in this stupid, bad joke filled crapfest.

Get Smart:
I liked this one a lot more than I thought I would too. Good for a good laugh, has some fun stuff in it, but don't go expecting an amazing story or oscar winning performances. Purely a movie for fun, and it succeeds in that.

Wall-E:
Most people didn't like this movie for the lack of actual talking, but that is one of the things I loved about it. Pixar made Wall-E so expressive that he didn't need to talk more than the few words he says, and his personality made him entertaining. This movie was also visually fantastic, and the story was fun even if it did get a tad bit preachy and guessable. All in all another one of my favorites for the year.

Hancock:
I'll admit it. I am a big Will Smith fan. That being said I think this is one of his better action films. He does some really good acting in it, much like I am Legend and Pursuit of Happiness, both of which were rolls I prefer him in. So yeah, the action was good, I didn't think the little twist was as big a deal as some people made it out to be, and in the end I really loved the movie and the story and hope they do another one.

Dark Knight:
This was definitely one of the best of the year, if only for the Joker. What an amazingly cool character. I was absolutely hating him one minute, and laughing at him the next. Really an amazing job by Heath Ledger. I did have a few problems with it, like Christian Bale getting a bit too carried away with his "Batman voice" and the fact that it was just so depressing the entire time, but I think that's what they were going for, so in a way that made it a huge success for me. If I thought there wasn't going to be a sequel to set everything right, I wouldn't like it as much, but as it is now I loved it.

I watch too many movies I realized. That's just the ones I saw in the theaters. As far as games go, everything is kind of overshadowed by Little Big Planet Beta, let alone the actual game coming out here soon, but I did have some fun with a few. I finally got to play through Resistance, and I thought it was pretty good for a FPS. I played the Wii version of Dragon Quest, and I thought it was really fun for what it was, and definitely a good start out for kids to get used to turn base fighting. Currently I am playing Grid, and Drakes. I am usually not a fan of Racing games at all, but Grid is in its own little world. It really is such a fun game, and really easy to get really good, so that's nice. This is my second time through Drakes and I love it still. This time I am going through for the Trophies, but I could play this many more times and still love it.

Anyway, that's it for me I think. I'll let you all know how Little Big Planet is soon enough! Anybody else have anything good?