Here we go. Another movie review from the backlog. Enjoy my review of Superman Returns in Now Playing.

How odd is this? I received a phone call at ITT yesterday from a guy named Tru Bass. The number he left had an area code that I didn't recognize and I didn't recognize the name either. Upon calling him back, he tells me he needs a chat room for his site and I'm apparently the man for the job. Apparently this company has offices in Detroit, Chicago and Mobile but as of now I have no idea what the company does. Not wanting to be rude, I discussed the chat room with him trying to understand exactly what he wanted. At the same time, I was hoping to point him in a better direction that didn't include me as I have no experience with chat rooms. By the end of the conversation I had decided I would look into it and see what could be done. I'm not sure if I can do anything at all, but I've been told to look into it and tell Mr. Bass how much I would charge to set it up. If anyone knows how to set up a chat room (especially one with video as well), or if you recommended me for this let me know.

A week ago today, my grandmother died. It sucks, but we manage to press on and do the things we have to do. It wasn't really a surprise when I got the phone call. I had been expecting it for weeks. Every time the phone rang, I wondered if it was "the call" or was it someone calling to set up a job interview. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting on the job interview call. But I digress.

I remember my grandmother in a lot of ways. We would all go to Panama City Beach together during the summer and stay at the Sandpiper Beacon. Every Easter we had dinner there and hid Easter eggs out in the yard. I realized the other day that she is responsible for my love of Transformers. She gave me my first Transformer as a Christmas gift one year. I still have it and everything that came with it.

I'll miss her as I do my grandfather, but it's at least comforting to know that they are together and neither of them are in pain any more.

A busy summer keeps on rolling along. Most of my time has been consumed by work and movies (not that I'm complaining about watching movies), but finding time to write reviews has been tough. Just posted is a review of Cars which I saw about a month ago. Enjoy.

I've been sitting on this secret for a couple weeks. I wanted to make sure my parents found out from us face-to-face rather than read it for the first time on the web. Erika and I have decided that sometime in the future, we are not going to prevent a possible pregnancy. We aren't going to try to get pregnant, just stop trying to prevent it. In the beginning, she didn't want to have kids which I accepted and felt ok about. I wasn't begging for children, but I thought it would be nice to have at least one but mainly for selfish reasons such as having someone to help take care of us when we became elderly and to have companionship later on in life.

A few weeks ago, a switch was flipped. All of a sudden, Erika decided she wanted a child. So, now I'm the one holding back the plans. I'm just not ready right now. I've got a stressful job that doesn't give me much free time, so I want to be in a better position in order to devote plenty of time to a child. There are some minor things like space and insurance to consider as well, but I believe those will work out once Erika finishes school.

I imagine it will be a couple years before we actually see what happens. I don't think we will go too far in trying. If it happens it happens seems to be our philosophy.

And in a poorly planned segue, I've posted a review of The Omen. Make sure to check this review before you consider seeing the remake.