Viva Las Vegas!

I just got back from my first trip to Las Vegas with Sarah, and it was awesome. We were there with our friends Doug and Heidi for their stag and stagette weekend. We stayed in the Flamingo hotel, just across the Strip from Caesars Palace. First thing, its the desert so it is hot, like sitting in your car with the heat all the way up, but not sticky hot, so I quite enjoyed some hot weather finally.

We visited the Coca-Cola store, and did a tray off flavours from the world, a range of Coca-Cola drinks from all over the globe. Some were awesome, some were nasty, and drinking 16 small cups of pop was tough. We also visited the M&M store, and the smell of chocolate almost took me away.

Sarah and I decided not to spend the $400 to rent a Dodge Viper SRT10.

The second night, the guys all went out together and the girls did their own thing. Us guys headed to Casino Royale, which as far from the James Bond equivalent as you can imagine. Fortunately this meant it was cheap and pretty friendly, which was good as I have no idea what I was doing in there. Doug was a big fan of the Blackjack table so we all joined him at our own table. I even managed to make $30!

Sarah and I went to see the Cirque du'Soleil show The Beatles LOVE. I am not a huge Beatles fan by any stretch, but the show they put on was incredible. We really look forward to being able to go back and see some more of their productions.

CM Punk makes wrestling relevant again

Unless you have been sleeping under a rock. you will have heard some mention of CM Punk's wild promo a few weeks ago, where he railed on the WWE, its business practices, its Chairman and his family, and the WWE fans. CM Punk delivered the best promo seen in many many years.

Here is that video


So, he goes to Chicago, his hometown, to battle for the WWE title, with his looming contract expiration and threat of leaving with the WWE title a serious pull for the Money in the Bank PPV. Vince attempted to screw him a la Montreal Screwjob 97, but the upstanding Cena won't sacrifice his good morals for Vince.

Here is that video


And now to maintain the madness, Vince McMahon was relieved of his duties on RAW the following night by his son in law HHH. Now, HHH was at Comic-Con in San Diego today answering questions, when in a an absolute genius move by WWE Creative, CM Punk shows up and shoots on HHH!



Wrestling has never been so relevant, or exciting!

Limitless

A movie that was produced by Bradley Cooper, so guess what? Its about Bradley Cooper. I really felt like none of the other characters were given a chance to fully develop. The story was essentially about Bradley Cooper's discovery of a drug that allows him to use the full mental capacity of his mind to fulfill his abilities to the maximum. It seems like that all he can manage to do with it is make some money.

The movie involves a sub plot of how the drug affects his mind, his relationships and potentially his health and well-being. There are some very trippy camera effects involving a travelling zoom that will mess with your mind.

Bradley Cooper is a favourite actor of mine right now, so a movie all about him is not such a bad thing. However, I felt short changed by the end. At least towards the end there is some attempt at redemption. Definitely worth a watch.

The Hosting Hippo

I have a new games website, and with the help of some great friends I will be launching that very soon! As part of that I obtained some hosting, and decided to set myself up some reseller accounts. This means I can offer hosting to those who need it.

It's also a work in progress, but you can check out its progress at the Hosting Hippo blog. We also have a Twitter account, and I would leave to hear feedback on what you think should be offered.

My initial thoughts were to offer blogging hosting for as low as $2 a month. Any ideas will be appreciated!

A new venture for me

I have decided to head into a new venture. Everyone who knows me knows I love video games, or just games in general. This is probably the main motivation in me deciding to start my own gaming website. I have been searching through Flippa.com to find the right site for me, and I came across it.

GamesCobra

I am very excited about this new direction for me. I hope to be able to create a great site that all gamers will look to use.

If you or anyone you know would like to contribute to the site, let me know. We have a Facebook Fan Page and a Twitter account, and we would love to hear your suggestions on how to make it the best gaming website on the internet.