Well, I have today off of work so Eboun and I went out to breakfast before she went to work at MTN. The logical place? Al’s Breakfast.
This place is ALWAYS busy. The food is cheap, good, greasy, and fast. That is after you’ve waited in line for a place to sit. This shot is from the back of the room. What you see is what you get. Only less blurry.
The other day I went out to dinner with Hannah (http://www.hellahota.wordpress.com/) and Eboun. Wakame is a Thai/Sushi restarount near lake Calhoun in Minneapolis and it’s our friend Yo’s newest place of employment. Yo is the sushi chef of the city in my opinion and I’m lucky to count him as a friend. Hannah took these photo’s of a couple of our dishes. The one wrapped in cucumber is spicy as all get out and is a special creation just for Eboun. The heart shaped one is a joke. The desert has mustard on it. LOL!
Yo is a clown.
So, last Friday was my birthday and I turned… OLD. Don’t worry about it.
After a long day at work, I went out to dinner with some really close friends and of course my family. MOSCOW ON THE HILL.
After dinner, I said goodbye to my family and went out to see more of my friends at Barrio in Downtown St. Paul. It’s just a hop skip and a jump away from dinner so I got there in NO time. People think DT St. Paul is dead… they’re wrong. You just have to come down and check things out. There are pockets of life that are growing.
This place was BUSY before we got there.
Yes, I was drinking…
FUCK YOU I’M AN ANTEATER!!!!
It was a good night. Thanks to everyone who came out! I’m swore off drinking for a while. But apparently I just meant I wouldn’t have a drink the next MORNING. The next night, ELKO.
In our second movie of the night, we went and saw the new Star Trek movie. It was opening night so the movie was packed. We got there 40 minutes early and ended up getting seats in the back corner of the theater, which is only marginally better than sitting in the front row.
Chris Pine – James T. Kirk as a young troublemaker who ends up going into starfleet to see if he lives up to his deceased father. What? Deceased? Real Star Trek fans will balk at that. But it’s cool. He is obnoxious like William Shattner used to be and ignores rules like Kirk should. 
Zacharay Quinto - Spock (the young one) who is coming to terms with his mixed ethnicity as half human half vulcan. He is smart, strong and… logical. This story sort of revolves around Spocks character while allowing others to be stars as well. This may be the perfect role for Zachary Quinto if he’s trying not be be only know as Sylar on the TV show Heroes. No cheerleaders in this movie…
Leonard Nimoy – Spock (the older one) who I can’t tell you too much about without ruining the plot entirely. Rumor has it that William Shattner turned down a role in this movie when he learned that Loenard Nimoy had such a large role. 
Zoe Saldana – Uhura. We spend most of the movie joking with the fact that nearly no one knows Uhura’s first name. A young Uhura is a sexy thing. Kirk chases and chases but as we know from the old TV show, he never really catches Uhura.So, last night Eboun and I went out and saw 2 movies. That’s right, an old fashioned double header.
First up… X-Men Origins – Wolverine.
I actually really like all the X-Men movies so far. I, like many people my age, had an affinity toward the original comics. The movies have been fairly close to the comics and where they have been off, they haven’t been criminally so.
On the other hand, I am not one of those who followed the Wolverine spin off so closely. I have friends who tell me that the new movie is really close to the Wolverine Origins graphic novel. I guess I say all of that to say this; I liked the movie a lot. Now I have to go back to the comic books to see what I was missing.
This movie opens up with logan as a child. Then it immediately goes into a visually amazing opening sequence that shows how invincible Wolverine and Sabertooth were as brothers. They are brothers if you didn’t know. It ends up being a very interesting way to show them growing up together. I don’t want to give away the whole movie but I will say that the story moves really well and there are enough twists to keep an unfamiliar movie goer excited.
The players;
Hugh Jackman stars as Wolverine – if you don’t already understand the premise of X-Men by now, get back under your rock. A thing I didn’t know until I started looking for photo’s for this little review is that Hugh Jackman’s company, Seed Productions, also produced the movie
Liev Schreiber plays Victor/Sabertooth – Wolverines brother who has grown distant and is very violent. He pretty much kills everything.
Danny Huston plays Stryker – A man who’s story I can’t really tell very well without giving away too much of this movie. He’s the bad guy for sure, and he’s sorrounded by a team of mutants strong enough to kill most anyone. This team includes Wolverines brother, Sabertooth (or Victor).
Lynn Collins plays Kayla Silverfox – Wolverines love interest who is through a twist of fate, playing him into the hands of Stryker.
There are others, and it may be worth noting the major film acting debut of Will-i-am (of Black Eyed Peas fame), but if you go see the film, you’ll latch onto who you like best. Everyone is good.
I have only two gripes about this movie and I wouldn’t say either is a game ender by any means. First, they never call Sabertooth by the name Sabertooth. He is referred to by his family name the whole time which seems a little wierd to me because Marvel did go on to do a LOT with Sabertooth as a character. Secondly, there are a few moments where the special effects may as well have been drawn in. I mean Roger Rabit style. Again, this doesn’t ruin the movie but it is a little distracting.
Ladies will love the brief moments of Hugh Jackman running around nude and guys will love all the fights and explosions and flashing lights and stuff. Something for everyone. Hooray!
Went over to the Red Stag to catch Ashley Gold do a show. She is a friend of Yo’s and any friend of his is a friend of mine… She can sing dammit!
Eboun and Ashley
