2012 In Review

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Well it's been quite a year. We were graced with the song catchier than STD's, enough theatrics to make the circus seem dull, and we proved the Mayans wrong! But all good things must come to an end, and as we say good bye to the year that saw the man named Dong Dong take the gold medal in trampoline we look at the 5 things, in no particular order, that will surely be remembered, if only in this blog post.

1. If you didn't find something good to listen to this year between the releases of Ellie Goulding, Mumford and Sons, Fun, and the thousands of other amazing releases you obviously chopped off your ears and missed out. But regardless of whether your eardrums were on vacation or in their rightful place you probably didn't miss this one. Or the ensuing dance craze that followed. If you haven't done the dance yourself yet or seen the video you're probably lying, considering it broke 1 billion views on youtube and made it to every stage across the country.

2. We saw the end of one of the greatest kids shows Nickelodeon ever had the fortune of making, iCarly. I myself missed it the day it came out, but the internet told me that majority of the people who witnessed iGoodbye cried like babies. I thought I was stronger than that. I thought it was just a joke and people too attached to entertaining characters. I was mistaken. They handled the last episode so perfectly and every character got to spill their hearts on screen and cause you to spill your tears. Kudos to you iCarly cast and crew. It's been a good 6 seasons. You will be missed.

3. The Olympics happened. If you took time out of watching the swimming and track events you may have caught some of the most entertaining unknown and uncared about sports like Archery, Field Hockey, Handball, Skeet Shooting, and my personal favorite, Speed Walking. If that last one can be an olympic sport then I seriously need to talk to somebody about other sports that should have gone first, but that's a blog post for a different day.

4. Super hero movies became popular enough to make more money than our government and had two releases that will surely become classics in their own right. Whether it was the explosive ending to Christopher Nolan's dark trilogy, or the fun for all action packed Super Hero Super Team-Up, capes and tights aren't just for nerds anymore. Also in the world of movies, my second favorite president got to shine in 2, count them, two! Movies about his life. And on top of that Pixar made the case for animated movies yet again, this time with some back up from one of the best movie ideas ever conceived.

5. *insert your own here* Just to avoid controversy, you all add your own 5th thing here. That way no one can say I didn't have their favorite thing in my list. Sure that's a cop out, but my battery is dying. I'm sure I could talk about the amazing releases in video games, dead celebrities, politics. But I don't want to. I'll leave this time up to you to reflect.

2012 may have been a bust for you, or it may have been the best thing ever. I lean towards the latter personally. But I'm an optimist, and I see the glass half full even when it's empty. Either way, I wish you all the very best for the coming year. May the force be with you, may you lead good lives, and don't eat the yellow snow.
Captain, AWAY!!!!!!
And Happy New Year

Time

A strange mistress, or a father with a stopwatch, or a babbling brook flowing into a never-ending river, or some even more ridiculous analogy not worth noting. Time passes at a speed we can hardly comprehend, and that is neither to say its fast or slow, merely not under our control. Forgive me for talking a little strange, I just watched Romeo and Juliet and the language sticks with you. Makes me want to sing about Larks and NightingGales. But that is also time at work. Everything changes with time. Language, art, style, class, morale, ecosystems, values, ethics, perceptions, people, doughnuts. Sure, why not throw doughnuts in there, just to keep you on your toes. Keep you guessing what I'll say next. Farfegnuggin. Bet you didn't expect that. If you did you're a wizard and therefore disqualified. Back to time.
Time is clocks. Clocks represent a lot of what time is to us individuals. You count the seconds, or the minutes, or the hours away based on the little hands or the flashing lights. Clocks dictate time, and time dictates people. If we all ran on our own time the world would be in chaos, so we set limits and guidelines. Walmart, McDonalds, and TV Networks don't play by those rules, but they bribed the judges so it's cool.
What am I talking about, you may be wondering. Nothing in particualr. Just some rambling that sounds intelligent and is taking up some of your time. Yup, your time is being spent on this webpage. Some of you may click off the page at this point out of a feeling of annoyance that I would remind you of your time slipping away, but the truth is that we only have so much of it left and we all need to use it better. I'm not saying end of the world, or anything, but I do know that we all only get so many days on this Earth, so why not use every bit of it to do something important. I'm almost done, so you can move your time to a more productive field, like YouTube or Solitare, but I'd like to put an old saying to rest. Time is money. No, Time is Time, and money pales in comparison to the importance. Just wanted clear that up.
Your Welcome,
Captain Obvious

Capes

I see capes as a fashion trend in a lot of superhero wardrobes, and I find myself wondering, why? They don't look that comfy, they can't possibly be that useful, and they tend to look less aerodynamic. My favorite example of this was displayed in the Pixar movie, The Incredibles, when the costume designer is explaining problems with Capes. The scene is below for your viewing pleasure. I'm getting pretty fancy, eh? adding links and such.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M68ndaZSKa8
Anyway, the only other appearance of capes is on old school vampires and villains. Dracula and the Count from Sesame Street have been rocking it for years, and watch just about any Disney movie to see a lurker in a cape like get-up trying to stab the hero and steal a princess. Just saying. As for me, I guess I can't talk because I'm wearing a cape in my profile picture. Anyway, until next time.
Your Welcome,
Captain Obvious

Success

When you feel it it's great. It comes from accomplishment, acknowledgment, and acceptance. For me, it's not necessarily when you win something, but when you finish something, that the feelings of success blossom into a beautiful bouquet of achievement. Starting things is easy, but seeing it through to the very end takes a lot more than a simple notion. I've started countless things that never saw an end, including books, art projects, video games, Risk, movies, sentences, etc. So when something gets finished, that's cause for celebration.

Success is that little pat on the back, that story you tell your grandchildren about, that moment where you want to lift your arms up like the boxing champion of the world and wear a golden belt far too big to fit in your belt loops for a few moments, then stash it on your mantle for party guests to gawk at. It can be defined, in some methods, by the amount of money or by the items you have to show for your endeavor after, but it's mostly a feeling, and as such varies from person to person. If you don't feel successful every day, start doing something about it. it's all up to you.
Your Welcome,
Captain Obvious

Superhero: The Musical

Perhaps you didn't hear about the schism (<--not all together sure what that word means) that is Spiderman the musical. It was this elaborate production that had everything going for it.The rights to Stan Lee's character, original music by Bono, and 65 million dollars invested in it. Then came the accidents. Four of them I believe (will check facts later. On tight schedule), and with these accidents came delays, lawsuits, and controversy. During this time I garnered the inspiration to make my own musical. Originally it was to be Batman the musical, as a direct joke at the web-slingers failed attempts to become the web-singer. But then even more brilliantly I created a new character named Street Rat. Street Rat has no powers and beats people up with a broom. I'll give you more teasers as the project comes together, but right now I'm having second thoughts about his side kicks name. Right now his name is Mosquito Man, which isn't half bad, but maybe there's a better option? Give me your opinion on a name, or if you think Mosquito Man should stick around. Til next time.

Your Welcome,

Captain Obvious

Tetris

The simple formula of keeping blocks from stacking too high is as addicting as hard core drugs, maybe more so. It's not like you can beat the game, only keep working on a better score and getting to a higher level. I can play for over an hour straight without any regrets and still want to play more. As the blocks speed up and become harder to manage your mind kicks into overdrive and your fingers move as fast as lighting. One slip up and your back to level 1. I've had periods where I actually started playing Tetris in my mind. That can't be healthy. My strategy usually relies on getting some of those long pointy rods to fill in the sides, and when they are sparse my score suffers. I hate those zig zaggy ones that look like z's, you know the ones I'm talking about, because they throw off everything! Big red blocks are tough to work with too when you don't have a flat space to put them. I really like the L shaped ones for whatever reason. But, alas, all this talk fills me with a strange need to play a match. Later.

(If you want to play one too, this is the site I always use http://www.tetrislive.com/)
Your Welcome,
Captain Obvious

New Year Resolutions

They usually don't last, and are related in some way to weight loss but I've got a better one in mind. Back to blogging!!! I have missed it, and come to find that others have missed it as well, so let's try again. My idea is to post two entries a week (subject to change) but one would be about something random, and the other would be related to superheroes. I'm pretty good at those ones and they garner the most attention. If I lay out a schedule like this I hope that I will stick to it. AND if you enjoy my blog posts and I fall through please call me out on it! If I feel that someone is reading these I'll try a lot harder to get them out there. That's the dealio. Welcome back to the mind of Captain Obvious.
Your Welcome,
Captain Obvious