Last week I stumbled across a post regarding the latest Dark Knight viral website launch. Syncing up with ComicCon, the producers of the film (to be released next year) launched a rather obscure site with a count-down clock. You see from the re-direct they’ve obviously changed it to the on-site promo. The image displayed along with this post is the actual main page. After the countdown was up, you were presented clues and puzzles to advance to the next screen. The basic payoff was a new teaser trailer. Pretty cool. You were suppose to sync up with individuals on the ground at a location that was quickly determined to be right across from where ComicCon was being hosted (CA). We’re talking some cool shit here people. I’m sure if you search DIGG for the posting you can find additional information (or I’ll just give you the link I was using). So, what’s the point you ask? I’ll break into a new paragraph to continue.

Now, I’ve been reading DIGG for a while now. I’ve Dug and Buried. Read very heated and angry posts… I’ve enjoyed being a fly as opposed to a participant. Last week, when I was waiting for the clock to count down, I was glued to DIGG (like many) reading up to the minute information regarding the interaction of this promotional promo site. As I was screaming at the computer:

“What the hell, where are the real time updates… this is CRAP… I HATE YOU DIGG…”

Other DIGG members were posting the same things. It was great. I was on the edge of my seat as it was unfolding. I was part of the group trying to figure it out, calling the provided number (it was a creepy “hostage” message with additional clues… amazing) to gain additional information, going back and forth with posters… I was part of a viral event that has since disappeared from the original location (obviously people have saved the .swf files and captured screens). Virtually being in the thick was simply awesome. Well done Warner Bros. And thank you DIGG.

Another testing from the cell phone.

So I was reading a couple blogs talking about new comic-movies in the works. They referenced “scrapping the barrel” for B-grade series, except this one: Y The Last Man. What got me interested was all the fanboy talk of the difficulty “one” film would be. See, it’s a series that gets more complex as it goes… I know, I know, look at X-Men and Spidey; both complex series with a massive history and storyline… What I was getting at is I agree with all the fanboys that this would make a fantastic HBO or SHO series. Toss in some high production costs, some A-talent; would make for a killer series.

So, what’s it about? From Amazon:

A mysterious plague has killed every man on earth except Yorick Brown, who was somehow spared. That is the provocative premise of the comics series whose first five issues make up this book. The sole Y-chromosomed survivor is an amiable, headstrong young man, the son of a U.S. congresswoman and, as it happens, an amateur escape artist. He spends most of the story on the run from a tribe of self-styled Amazons bent on eliminating the last vestige of patriarchy. He is also trying, with a bioengineer who may be responsible for the worldwide “gendercide,” to figure out why he survived; hoping to reach his girlfriend in Australia; and, of course, contemplating the repopulation of the planet.

After reading the first book I was blown away. Just went out over lunch to get the rest of the published series. Not since Sin City have I been this into a book, and I’ve been out of the graphic novels for some time. More when I get into the series.

The wife got me a Wii for Fathers Day (how freaking “old news” can you get, wasn’t fathers day, like, a while ago… see, if I don’t blog about this stuff I have no idea when it happened!?). Love it. Brought the joy back into gaming for me.

So, I work, you know, at a job, and can’t spend hours all day playing Bowling. But my kid can. And he can rub it in my face that he’s a Pro level before me. Screw that into your pipe and smoke it! Man, was I pisssed. So I stayed up that very night he called me out and made Pro Status. He has since LOST his… bruhahahahahaah.

Look, I’m not shooting for father of the year here people, just a little friendly competition with the boy. Back off.

I’ve also scored gold in ping-pong (3rd try, no less). Look, I’m not as much of a dork as this all is starting to sound… whatever people, don’t you have some intellectuals BLOG you can go read??

Wii kicks ass, and the wife who bought it for me does as well. Her fitness score is in the 60’s… mine is 31. HA! Big dork here people, big dork…

Well, I’ve been playing over at Facebook ( i know, but it’s a lot better then MySpace… maybe), messing with LinkedIn more, and forever trying to change the outlook. Just like the last post, I’m starting soccer season soon (next week to be exact). BU8 now. Crazy. Should be a good season.

I know I always say it, but I’m going to try and add stuff here more, because I miss it when i can’t remember what I’ve done for the past 5 months (and I can’t) – writing it down helps in the long run.

So I guess I’m back for the moment. I know you’ve missed me.

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I’ve been silent for a bit, I realize. A lot has been going on. I started a new position, left my previous (hard decision because of the people I loved working with; easy decision because of the people I would be working with), and have been trying to play catchup ever since. I’ve blinked and it’s been 6 weeks. Things of note from the past 6 weeks:

• Yes, my 911 is still in the shop. I just talked to Stephen and it’s a parts issue. Once they get in it’s a weeks worth of work to get her all together and running. I’ll have to keep her below 4000 rpms and not at a constant push for about 1,000 miles, then I need to bring her back in for a tune and adjustment. Patience is palpable due to my good friend who is letting me borrow his car while I am without one.
• Yes, soccer season has started (2 weeks ago) but due to the weather we have had to cancel the last 2 practices. Jeff and I need to meet still to review strategy (yes, I did say strategy – his words, not mine).
• Yes, I had a very productive meet and learn down in Florida. While there I did fly in the chopper. I also spent a lovely evening one night on the yacht. We did have a concern about the whole ‘motion’ issue I have, but the only time I could really feel any movement was when the chopper was landing on the yacht.
• Yes, I did in fact spend Valentines Day with my wife at a Mother’s and More meeting learning about our “5 Love Languages.” I could go on, but I think that’s enough of an explanation to trigger snickering and potential outright laughter.
• YP/IYP – Yellow Pages / Internet Yellow Pages. Wow. Who knew?
• seomoz.org is my new favorite BLOG.
• Yes, my wedding anniversary is coming up next week (reminder to self…)
• Yes, I did get the NANO and Nike+ package.
• No, I have not had time to go for a run. Christ, it’s -1 with the wind chill around here for God’s sake, and I hate running inside.
• Chloe still won’t poop.

That’s about it. I have some pictures, some YouTube conversations, DIGG fondness, and other work related stuff but that’s for another post.

So I log in after a nasty holiday to talk all about the fun toys I just got, and I read about the new ease of moving one’s blogspot account over to a registered URL. Since I own an ass-load of urls, and I like to keep things as simple as possible (right, because drunkinlife.blogspot.com is so EASY to remember) I’m considering it – the question is, which url? Do I move it over to say andrewdoak.com and convert content there to this platform? Do I say make a sub directory of slant32 and call it slant32.com/blog or better yet, slant32.com/drunkinlife? Not sure. Blogger must be reading my mind because I was looking to WordPress for a possible solution of this same nature…I’m going to have to think about this…

Oh yeah, I got a new 8GB nano (PRODUCT)red, MacBook Pro 17′ everything, NIKE + iPod running package, and some other cool little things.

Spoiled? Hell yes. Come-on, you want to read about spoiled, go over to my 89c4 site for Christ’s sake.

We wake up at a normal hour to finish packing prior to our 12:30 flight. It’s hectic (of course) but all gets done. We hit the road with little issue. Little to no traffic lets us cruise to airport in record time. A mile and a half from the airport a sound rings clear from the front of the vehicle. We have a blowout. Thank god for the Benz, we don’t even swerve. I pull over to inspect the damage – front tire has a triangle shaped piece torn from the inside of the wheel. The wife and I rush as quickly as possible to change the tire. See, I haven’t change a tire on the Benz before – and didn’t we just buy 4 new tires last year!? So I read the instructions in the manual and start the process. One little problem: according to the road side assistance lady…

“…once you remove the 6 lug nuts the tire should come right off…nothing else is holding it in place…you might run into the fact that they rust sometimes…tap gently to loosen it…”

Right, so after I’ve used every profanity known to man, beaten my expensive rim into a nasty condition, my tire is still stuck to the car. I’m pulling, yanking, and still nothing. Nothing till I notice that the threads and the opening aren’t aligned. I twist the tire back and forth till it comes loose. We slap the spare on, drive no more then 50mph to the airport, and make it with enough time to eat lunch. Also, when we pull into the parking lot waiting for us is a luggage cart – someone was looking out for us.

Needless to say we finally made it to our destination (even if Southwest lost our car seats) with a borrowed set of car seats for the little ones.

Happy Holidays everyone.

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