4 out of 7

Well I personally believe that in the past week alone I have committed (at least) 4 out of the 7 deadly sins. Allow me to elaborate:

I'll start with Gluttony first. This weekend alone I managed to eat an entire 18" pizza by myself. That already makes me a glutton - but that's not all folks ... I think in this past week I have also downed approximately 25 bottles of beer (not in one sitting) but everyday I have gone down to the bar with co-workers and friends to pound back a few. Instead of being contented with a bottle or two - I usually end up hammering 10-12 bottles per sitting. On top of the drinking - each session usually includes eating some really greasy pork dish. Filipino's are really fond of pork so it is often the "pulutan" (beermate) of choice. Needless to say after this week's drinking/eating binge my body feels like shit. I also have a pain in my side that's not going away...I think I broke my liver.

Next on the chain of sins we have Lust. I am not going to elaborate on this one - but it goes hand in hand with the drinking. The more beers I have the more sex I want. And without getting into the intricate details...I've sinned a few to many times this week ...

Sloth. Well this sin has actually gone on for about 6 months or so. To sum up a long paragraph: I am a lazy bastard. Firstly, I have not gone to the gym since last year - which has screwed my entire physique that I once had before coming to the Philippines. Secondly, I live across the street from work and even then am too lazy to go in on time everyday. When I have to do things like go down to the convenience store (right in the lobby of our condo) or pay the bills (bank is like a 5 min walk from my condo) I find myself not wanting to go and have even ended up not paying a bill once or twice. I have pretty much isolated myself and my wife in our condo - we don't even go out really anymore...

Lastly - is Greed. I make a decent amount here in the Philippines but instead of using the money I make wisely (like to pay off bills etc.) it ends up buying my excessive amounts of booze and food. Again without giving too much boring details - I am wasting my money on selfish things.

So that's all - the other 3 sins I don't think I have committed yet (maybe someone can let me know). But I think the point of me realizing all this as well as blogging it will kind of let myself know that I need to do something about it. Hopefully in a future post I can write about how I feel proud that I know I am doing things right. I guess the change starts today - we'll see how it goes.

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A Little More Believable...

Now this makes more sense.

If the Transformers really did want to blend into our world quietly the following video illustrates some more subtle things they would hide inside.

Thanks to the maker of this video - it was awesome.

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Typical Game Over Screen

What would YOU do if you saw this after trying so hard - but failing?
HAHA

Thanks AVGN!

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The Internet is for What?

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The Ramblings of an Alcoholic

The other day I saw the movie Iron Man - and for those of you who have read my review - you know I loved it. For those of you who are thinking - "oh no, here comes more Iron Man worship" this entry is not going to be about the movie but about a subject which just got me thinking.

For those of you who have seen the movie you would no doubt have noticed that alcohol is very prevalent in it. I mean, comon, at the very start of the movie - Stark is sucking down some scotch as he is being escorted by the Military. He is drinking at his awards ceremony, he is drinking while on his way to a business presentation of the Jericho Missiles, he is drinking during (or right after) he gives his presentation, he drinks at home while working, he keeps hard liquor in his office, etc. etc.

Anyways - I know you're thinking who cares or what's the point - it's just a movie and he loves drinking...

A lot of movies often depict top management or CEO's as drinkers...often keeping bottles of the finest liquors in their offices and sucking back a shot or two while working or meeting. Usually this is no secret as their offices seem to have a little bar displayed for all.

I remember a time when I was a little kid and I was helping my dad with his Cleaning business and my job was to empty all the garbage's...I remember that out of all the offices we cleaned the top bosses offices always had huge bottles of Crowne Royal or some other type of nice hard liquor proudly displayed in their cabinets with shot glasses to match.

Now for those that know me - you know I am an avid fan of a hard alcoholic beverage, (preferably Rye or Vodka) but no matter how much I drink - I usually feel a nice buzz after a couple of hard shots or so.

Which brings me to the point of my ramblings...if the top guys of companies are always drinking - does that mean to say that a majority of business decisions or ideas that come from the top level are actually made drunk? If so - that's fucking scary! Take the example of Stark in Iron Man...are all the weapons that he designs actually thought up of when he could very well be drunk? I know that when I get drunk I think of some pretty crazy shit - and if I had the means to make my ideas come true I would. I can picture Stark absolutely ripped and thinking of something like: "I want to create a missile that when launched - separates into many missiles and can blow up even more shit"...then starts production!

I can tell you - the other day I was drunk and wanted to make a homemade flamethrower just after looking at a bottle of lighter fluid...and I can honestly tell you that if the materials were readily available I would have made it!

Anyways, in reality how many business decisions are actually influenced by alcohol? If you have time check out this article about how drinking and work go hand in hand with each other. The basic point is that drinking makes you more sociable - which makes you more contacts - which makes you more money. I can't say I disagree with this.

The only problem I see - is that I think more decisions that are made when under the influence would be emotional rather than reasonable. An example of this can be seen from my own brother. I know that if he is sober he will never let me borrow any money. But if I ask to borrow some cash when he has been drinking he has no problem - sometimes giving me more than I need! I guess my point is that drinking can really flip someone's mood upside down. Imagine if I'm the president and after a few drinks with my buds the conversation moved to bombs and I just happened to think it would be "kick ass" to bomb the Philippines - so I do...I'm sure the next day I'd regret the decision but who the fuck cares 'cause at the time it was fun!

Of course I am going over the top with that example - but anyways just thought it would be fun to poke at...and for those of you reading your argument may be: "Hey they aren't drinking that much - it's not like they are drunk!" - well I know that - but my point is that even with that shot or two it's guaranteed to affect whatever mood they are in.

On another note - do you notice in movies that no matter how much people drink they always seem to be absolutely fine? With all the drinking Stark does in Iron Man I wouldn't think I would have the same reflexes and quick thinking he does like when getting shot at and stuff.

For all of those drinkers out there - keep on chuggin' and have one for me!

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Iron Man

For those of you who don't want to waste their precious internet time reading a whole review and synopsis of Iron Man - I have written a review just for you.

THIS MOVIE IS GOOD. GO SEE THIS MOVIE!
Done.

For those who would like to read on... I am not going to write a traditional review with 5 star ratings for different categories. No, instead I am going to tell you why I like this movie. I really don't care if you agree with me or not but oh well - here it goes...

This wasn't a typical marvel movie - I walked into the theatre with low expectations but came out very satisfied.

As soon as the movie opens they are playing ACDC's Back in Black. That's already fucking cool! A couple of seconds later - army vehicles, guns and explosions! Holy Shit!

The whole movie has awesome technology - all the engineering, robotics and designs were cool to watch. A majority of the movie was spent watching Stark building the Iron Man suit and testing it.

A typical action flick usually has a cool car chase. This movie didn't...no, it had a fucking PLANE CHASE. That's right - Iron Man being chased by two F-22 Raptors that's damn cool!

Now admittingly, the film lacked a lot of the action I was expecting to see. But I wasn't too disappointed - I know there is going to be a part 2 - and this movie had to set the direction of the story. It's a typical character building plot.

The action scenes this movie did have did not disappoint. A lot of Guns, Explosions, and even FLAMETHROWING! The music they chose was awesome for the scenes too. As I said above - they opened the movie with ACDC, popped in some Audioslave and ended the movie with Black Sabbath's - Iron Man (go figure). Needless to say the soundtrack kicks ass.

I also want to make the note that Iron Man is not your typical Superhero. Stark is a wise-cracking, scotch-downing weapons engineer who has an "eye-opening" experience that inspires him to build the ironman suit. Also note that common superheroes such as Batman, Superman, and Spiderman never kill anyone. Iron Man does - so that's also cool! Yeah!

Well - that's my review. If you really want a rating - go read official reviews. I don't care about that shit - I liked this movie and that's that. Now go watch it because I command you to do so!

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W00t! Free!

I scored free tickets to see --> tonight - I will be leaving in an hour or so...review to come after.

I haven't seen a movie in the theatre for almost a year so this better not disappoint.

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A Perfect Representation

Welcome.

This first post will summarize my vision for this blog. I found the following from a cell phone forward and thought that it best describes the direction I will take this blog.

There is a dangerous virus being passed around electronically orally, and by hand. This virus is called Weary Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you received WORK from any of your colleagues, your boss, or anyone else by any means DO NOT TOUCH IT. This virus will wipe out your private life completely. If you should come into contact with WORK put your jacket on and take two good friends to the nearest grocery store. Purchase the antidote known as Work Isolation Neutralizer Extract (WINE) or Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system. You should forward this warning to 5 of your friends. If you do not have 5 friends you have already been infected.

In short, this will blog will be about anything and everything regarding life - EXCEPT the aspect of work. Look forward to personal opinions and reviews of the randomness of my everyday life both in reality and the virtual world.

My name is Aaron - I am 23 years old and I absolutely hate work.

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