I'm Baaack!

Alright, so its been a long while since I've shared my musings and insight into all things geek. The biggest reason for the huge gap between posts is simply put due to my joining the US Army reserves. I spent nearly six months in training at Ft. Jackson, SC and Ft. Bragg, NC.

Never fear, faithful readers. Army life hasn't tamed the geek within. Without further adieu, I give you a brand new entry in Things I Think I Think.

- UFC 118, James Toney's only chance is to catch Couture quickly with a big shot. If the fight lasts longer than a couple minutes Couture will be the easy winner.

- After all the hype about Starcraft 2 finally getting released it sure did vanish off the radar with barely a peep didn't it?

- I was going through a magazine the other day and there was a picture of Tina Fey with a caption that indicated she was in the class of the "hot nerd". Am I the only one who's irritated that some people honestly think if someone wears glasses and writes for a living they're automatically a part of the great fraternity that is nerd or geekdom? Get some pics of her throwing down some 20's as a DM for D&D or staying up for 10 hours straight on WoW, then you can call her a geek or nerd. Until then shes just a chick in glasses.

- I was gone for nearly half a year so I'm late getting into Modern Warfare 2 but Damn, that's a fun game. Can't wait to get my grubby mitts on Black Ops, the next CoD game.

- If you like movies about stuff that blows up, you'd do well to see The Expendables. Solid action flick that makes no excuses for what it is: an almost non-stop, over the top series of action sequences.

- Although he was hardly Oscar worthy, Couture's turn as a former high school wrestler turned mercenary wasn't too shabby. He may have a future in action movies.

- Despite the myriad of great PC games that have been coming out of the last couple years I want to replace my aging, problem ridden computer so I can play Neverwinter Nights again.

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It Ain't Easy Being Geek

But it sure is a helluva lot of fun!

From MMORPG's and first-person shooters for you PC and console gamers, to box sets of classic TV shows and a still thriving dice and paper role playing game market for you old school geeks there seems to be something for everyone of any age nowadays. Of course, for the most part, there has always been a niche for us to scratch that geek itch and I'm not implying the quality of movies, TV and comic books is superior than it was in decades past there's just a lot more of it. Yes, thanks to the Internet even the most socially inept nerd can still have a voice. It's thanks in part to forums and message boards that media companies determine which long cancelled TV shows will be released on special edition DVD, new movies now have full scale viral ad campaigns in hopes of snagging a key demographic, the hardcore 'net users. In my humble opinion we are living in the golden age of geekdom and I, for one, am enjoying every moment. In this, my little corner of the web, I'll discuss music, movies, RPG's, video games, sports and any other pop-culture topic that catches my fancy.

Without further delay, I give you the first, quick strike edition of Things I Think I Think...

- We're in a dead spot for sports. NFL's dead, nothing going on in the NBA and even hockey's over. Hard to get excited over game 20 out of 162 in baseball...

- Between still playing Mass Effect and Fallout 3, I've barely got time to spend on Resident Evil 5 or Left 4 Dead...

- Speaking of L4D, I don't know whether to shriek in glee or rage that the sequel is being released a year and a day from the launch of the original.

- Even though I tried to resist, I think Spike TV's "Deadliest Warrior" is one of the most interesting and unique shows I've seen in a while, even if the ninja did get a raw deal.

- Not sure if I'd consider the astounding similarities between The Offspring's single "Rise and Fall" and Green Day's "American Idiot" to be a blatant rip-off, or simple coincidence.