First Confession Review

This isn't a book I would just pick up and read but I was assigned it in my English class and had little choice in the matter. It came as a surprise but it was really interesting once I started reading to the point where I couldn't put it down.

First confession is the story about 2 kids. Andrea and Victor. At the end of their summer they are going to have their holy communion and confession. So they decide to do as many bad things as they can because they will be forgiven. But they get into a lot more trouble then they thought they would.

Thats it for my summary without going into much detail. It was a good book and I really got feelings for the characters and saw how they progressed through the book. The only thing I was somewhat disappointed was the lack of answers in the ending. But it was pretty good nonetheless.

I would reccomend it to you if you enjoy life stories.

My new song - Timeless

Tropic Thunder Review

I went and saw this movie last night. It was for sure the funniest movie I've seen all summer. It was completely insane. Everything about it was stupid and funny. But they actually have a lot of deeper meaning jokes in it. That wont be funny unless you know what they are talking about. It starts with the trailers for movies of the main actors and then goes straight into the action. There is nothing like this movie, Ben Stiller is a genius, goes to show comedians should be the ones writing comedy movies.

One of the funniest trailers was Robert Downey Jr.'s err or Kirk Lazarus' They wont put the trailer up yet but they do have an official website for the movie XD even though its not real.
http://www.satansalley.com/
http://www.kirklazarus.com/
Robert Downey Jr. was definitely the highlight of the movie.

Let me tell you now, this movie has extreme cussing. Everyword there is, they use. And several zillion times as well. not 15 seconds goes by without more cussing. Also contains a lot of graphic scenes, bloody and gutty. As well as some sexual humor. This movie is not for children.

Now for talking about the movie in spoilers.

Well like I said it starts out with the trailers, first is for an energy drink called booty sweat. Second is Ben Stiller's....I forget the name, some sixth sequel of an action movie. Jack Black's The Fatties bunch of fat farting people.....And Robert Downey Jr.'s Satan's Alley about male love between to priests XD the other one is Tobey Mcguire *almost died laughing*

Well right after that we enter this war scene everything bad is happening, people dying, and they pumped it up to the extreme. helicopter crashes, guys guts flying out, blood squirting out for a long long long time. Then they set off the 5 million dollar explosion, camera wasnt rolling, actors were arguing...So then the studio wanted to cancel it. The guy who wrote the book they were basing the movie on suggested they drop them out in the real thing(wasnt supposed to be real)

In between that time we learn a bit about the actors, Ben Stillers character(actor not in movie movie character) was a washed up action star who was trying to make it big again(and his agent and 15 year long friend does everything he can to make sure he gets a Tivo written into his contract), Jack Black's character is a comedian(and heroine addict) that wants other roles to be taken more seriously. And Robert Downey Jr.'s character is the award winner who gets way to far into character to the point of being stuck as one.

So they board the helicopter and take off. They kick them all out, the director tells them that there are cameras placed everywhere and gives them a script, he then tells them that he is going to leave with his camera and shoot from various angles himself. Right after the "Lets Make the greatest War movie ever" he steps on a land mine and explodes. Ben stiller's character thinks that was just special effects and decides to play and eat the blood and guts from the "prop" directors head....The other guys are still idiots but know whats going on a little more...

Well next it turns out they are in a drug making territory. Where they are then being shot at, of course they think its part of the movie "ambush scene" and they start shooting back(of course their guns don't have real bullets XD ) The drug guys think these guys don't fear death and retreat after they throw a fake grenade.

After that they follow the map, and find out they are going the wrong way. Eventually RDJ's character realizes whats really going on and decides to abandon the scenes and find the way out. Ben Stillers character however decides to continue the movie, so they split up. Well sure enough just like the script says, they capture Ben Stiller's character and torture him(He thinks its just amazing movie making) The other group of actors finds out and decide they have to do something. So using their amazing acting skills they raid the drug place with their prop guns and acting skills.

They eventually save Ben Stiller's character who was being forced to play his box office flop movie Simple Jack over and over again because they loved that movie. But of course..He doesnt want to go, he is happy there doing performances where people like him and his new little "son". He then convinces RDJ's character that he is the nut job, and he then goes through an identity crisis of his characters eventually realizing he is Kirk Lazarus, he pulls off his hair revealing extremely overly bleached blonde hair and then pulls out his contacts showing extremely blue eyes.

Ben Stiller who still isnt listening to reason they decide to drag him out. And do so, they get in the truck and drive away, it is shot at with a rocket launcher blowing up. Finally he comes out of it, and then decides to sacrifice himself to save them, and so he can be with his "son"(they could have all escaped just fine if he didnt go back) he runs back 30 seconds later "I was wrong!" throws the kid off the bridge and runs back to the helicopter. They take off but the drug leader(who is a 7 year old) takes the rocket launcher and shoots at the helicopter, just then Ben Stiller's agent appears out of the woods with a Tivo, he throws it into the air and it hits the rocket and explodes saving the helicopter.

Well they go home, apparently the movie is made anyway. And wins awards too. And so they are all happy again.

The movie ends with Tom Cruz's character dancing stupidly. They wait till the very end of the song to reveal it as Tom Cruz, he is bald and fat and a jerk who used every variation of the word "fuck" he could.


Now I left out a lot of stuff, but that's a good portion of it. Go see it, you wont regret it, as long as you understand it. Its funny for those who dont get the jokes and even more funny for those who do.

Enjoy it!

Haibane-Renmei anime review

The anime I will be reviewing today is called Haibane-Renmei. Its a Geneon Title I found lurking around. I admit that I had no idea what to expect, seeing pictures I was expecting some sort of biblical anime with angels. Surprisingly the word angel was not mentioned once through the whole thing.

The story is about a group of special people called Haibane. They are born in a cocoon leaving all their memories for their past life behind. They end up in this place called the old home. Its in a town surrounded by walls. The Haibane and the townspeople are not allowed to leave the walls. Only the birds and the mysterious people known as Toga. The Haibane resemble angels with Halos and wings that grow after birth.

Most of the process isnt explained in the anime, if it was I missed it completely. They are treated as special people of the town but have rules that they must abide by. Rakka the main character struggles at first but overcomes her problems and then has to help Reki the leader of the house overcome her problems.

I really enjoyed this anime, it was pretty different then most I usually watch. It was more about overcoming the hardships that face you and getting through the hard times and defeating the inner evil. It was an enjoyable anime that I would reccomend for those who want a nice tale of a struggling girl looking for her place in a new world. Its more of an extra long movie then a whole anime series. The characters develop and you get to feel their hardships as they come.

If you are wanting a short heart warming tale to get you teary eyed this is for you.

Phillips SHE9500 Ultra Sound In Ear headphones

During the beginning full headphones were what I liked the kind that go over the ears. Ear buds were to annoying and always fell out. Or they hurt my ears. But after getting my ipod I decided to give earbuds a second chance. The Apple earbuds included were comfier then most I remember or maybe my ears are bigger now....But did I am very hard on head phones. VERY HARD, they lasted all but 3 months before snapping. Since then I have gone through countless other sets. I found that in ear earbuds are a ten times better then reguluar ones. For one they go in, they feel better, and sound better. What more could you ask for. I started with the cheap $15 dollar ones. They lasted all but a month. I didnt break them this time. The stupid little rubber things fell off and got lost. And many of them since have had the exact same problem. Thos little rubber things love to fall off and get lost. Poof they are gone. Then you're stuck with a hard shell useless earbuds because it cant go in your ear anymore. One day I was at best buy and I decided to go for the more expensive ones and cool looking ones. The Skull Candy Ear buds. The nice one too, not the cheapy ones. Well they were actually pretty good headphones for a couple months then.....Yeah a piece fell off. Luckily I had a replacement. But then the whole left headphone died. Stopped working completely. My beautiful shiny silver and black earbuds. Now in the garbage. Then I came accross these, the ones I am actually reviewing. They were really expensive. Almost $40 when I bought them.....(lots cheaper now) But it was money well spent. I have to completely admit these are the best earbuds I have ever had. In fact they are the best headphones period I have ever had. Not only are they very comfortable, they sound really nice and thank you phillips! I dont know what you did to these but THANK YOU. The rubber ends havent fallen off once. I am just as hard on these if not harder then all the previous headphones. 3 months later, they are still working and show no sign of breaking down. If you want good earbuds check these out.

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Yen+ Magazine Review issue one

I got a hold of the yen press Yen+ magazine yesterday at Borders Express. I was a little skeptical about picking it up. Usually I buy individual volumes with the exception of the Monthly Shonen Jump. Well whats interesting about this magazine other then its huge list of titles in it(11 in total) is that they arent all manga from japan. In fact only about half are. The rest are from Korea and here in the States. Sounds a little scary for some people....Not me I'm open to new things. I have to admit I really enjoyed the English/korean mangas it had in it as opposed to the japanese ones which were also good i'd say they can compete in quality. Now i will break it down by titles.
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First Maximum Ride. I havent read any of the works of James Patterson but this manga makes me consider thinking about it. The only thing dissapointing was that it was over to soon and now i'll have to wait till next month to continue it.

The first thing I have to point out is its amazing and unique art style. Nare Lee has an amazingly unique style all her own. I really loved how the characters looked and the detail in drawings

The story itself I cannot comment on because the first chapter mainly seemed to introduce the characters. But after an introduction like that I am really looking forward to more.

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Next is Night School. This title was interesting and original to say the least. It seems to have a lot of things going on at once. I'm not really sure what to think of this title. Seems to be about a school at night with monsters and such. But hey who says all first chapters have to be epic masterpieces. Maybe it will get better.

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Pig Bride was one of the more interesting titles. About a boy who is told he is to get married to an ugly girl(whom wears a pig mask, so who knows for sure) when he is 16. He was 8 at the time and when he turns 16 sure enough....

I liked the comedy elements in this, despite it looking serious at some points its really funny too. I have to say I am really looking forward to the next chapter.

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Sarasah was another one of the titles I disliked. But then again its only the first chapter. But all she did was try to get this guy to like her the whole time(he hates her with a passion) and its just not something i'm into. But the ending was interesting so I may read the next chapter.

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One Fine Day was...just wow...I am so unsure what to say about this. It was....adorable. I am not sure where this manga is going but it is just adorable. Overall I really dont see any plot yet, just small stories of the characters. A cat, dog, mouse, and their err owner? See they change into, catgirl, doggirl, and mouse girl. So its confusing to think of what that means. Seriously they they are adorably cute, read this one if only for that. Cant wait for their continued adventures.

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Jack Frost looks a whole lot more serious then the rest. With the exception of Maximum Ride which also had a more serious look to it. So it starts off the first few pages, I swear it looks like its an anime, completely dark and hard to see anything. A girls first day in the new class and....

*Spoilers*She gets her head cut off apparently by a guy in her class. She talks to herself quite a bit despite being a decapitated head. Pretty much leaves us at that in the end waiting for the next chapter*Spoiler over*

With its combination of beautiful artwork as well as sense of humor and horror. I think I will enjoy this manga and am looking forward to the next chapter.

Next the japanese side with many more interesting mangas. I have to admit, its really hard switching from Right to Left in normal manga to Left to Right for the English/korean manga and then back to the Right to Left again.

The common theme I noticed in this side of the magazine is....ninja related stuff. Now I have nothing against ninjas but it was overwhelming ninja after ninja manga.

Anyhow first I will talk about Soul Eater, the manga featured on the cover to the left. Admittingly the cover makes it looks silly. Surprisingly It turned out really good and I enjoyed it a lot.

Its about a girl Maka and a demon scythe Soul Eater. They have to collect 99 human souls and one witch soul and then he can become the scythe of the shinigami, a grim reaper like character. She is apparently made Soul Eater for the purpose of making a scythe better then her dad(whom her mom made) who is the current scythe because Maka hates him despite his feelings for his daughter. Well the first chapter they get their 99th soul and then start after the witches soul. Which is a lot harder then they imagined. And they were in for a surprise soon after.

With its fun characters, and art it was a really enjoyable manga and i cant wait for the next chapter. Definitely one of my favorites in the magazine.

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Nabari No Ou, A well drawn series but its plot didnt go very far in the first chapter. It seemed rather generic. Average boy finds out he has ninja powers and doesnt want any part of it. Hopefully it will start to develop in later chapters.

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Sumomomo, Momomo. I think I got that right. This one was actually kind of interesting despite its seeminly strange plot. Starts off with this girl, her father tells her that she is not strong enough to keep the family name strong and healthy because she is a woman. So he then commands her to go and find the strongest person to marry and have kids with. The guy she found, apparently this marriage was set up when they were born??, is a total wuss. He had given up on the way of the warrior and decided to be a public prosecutor. She requests his marriage and then to immediately "Do it". He refuses her and tries to get away. We learn more about their past in the chapter.

It was surprisingly entertaining and comedy filled. The main character yells out laws and punishments to people of their wrong doings...kind of...different.. Well i'll have to read the next chapter to see if it will be as exciting.

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Bamboo Blade, first thought...Another ninja/warrior manga......But it had its own unique sense of humor that got me interested in it. The main character makes who is a teacher and leader of the kendo club, makes a bet with one of his buddies who is a kendo club teacher at another school that they can beat him. And if he wins he gets sushi for a year. He is broke and feels that he must win this at all costs. Problem is he has only one member in his kendo club. And now he must set up a team of 5 girls to go against his friend for the sushi!

Despite its sillyness it was a lot of fun to read. I think i'll be enjoying this more in the future. This was also the only manga in here that got 2 chapters.

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Higurashi When They Cry was a complete turn in the way this was going, finally not about warriors or ninjas or something of that sort. Right off the bat I can tell this is a really nicely done manga. The artwork is really beautiful and that alone is enough to make me want to continue it.

The story so far is about this guy named Keiichi Maebara who has moved to the town of Hinamizawa 3 weeks ago. Though you cant tell, he seems to be a really popular guy already. But its a small town and everyone knows each other. He later learns about an event happening in the town involving the gruesome death of someone. But nobody is saying anything about it.

It ends making me uneasily wait for the next chapter. I have always enjoyed mysteries and though I cant tell if this is going to be mystery or horror or maybe both. I cant wait for the next chapter.

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Well thats it for my really long review. I would reccomend anyone to pick this up, its got such a variety in it you are sure to find something that interests you. Enjoy

The Vanilla Bean Wendys Frosty Shake

Back when Wendy's first introduced the Vanilla Frosty I was happy seeing as vanilla is my favorite flavor. And then they introduce Frosty Shakes. They sure look delicious but their price tag kept me away for the longest time. Sure there just about as much as any other place nowadays though.

Well today I finally got to try one. And my god what have I been missing. The vanilla bean frosty shake. Possibly the most pure vanilla shake I have ever had. Previously i've only had McDonalds vanilla shake, Carl's Jr., and a few other random places. But none of the compare to this one. It even had real vanilla bean bits in it, which kind of scared me at first, bunch of little things floating in my shake....But I didnt even notice them once I started drinking it.

If you want a real vanilla shake go to Wendy's now. You will not be dissapointed. Even a cherry on top.