A few days ago, I returned my third Xbox 360 for a new one. My second Xbox failed on me simply because the dashboard would freeze any time I turned on the Xbox. Yes, I still have the 20GB, although I’m hoping this one will last me more than a year.

This past week, I’ve purchased Halo 3, Soul Calibur IV, and Madden NFL 09. I haven’t indulged into either games to post a review, although I’ll do that soon before this week goes out.

I also received a new blue 8GB IPod Nano in the mail today. You know what I did with that? I immediately added Joss Whedon’s Doctor Horrible episodes. I really recommend my readers to give Doctor Horrible a try (and, please, give Doctor Horrible a try!) - it’s an excellent short series that will bring both laughs and sorrow.

<rant> You know what pisses me off? (And keep in mind, I don’t even like the guy.) The media is giving such flack about Barrack Obama admitting he used drugs during high school.

Um…first of all - weren’t we all horribly confused teenagers back then?

Second of all, it was high school. Whether I agree or disagree with Obama’s political views, I actually admire the fact he admitted he used drugs - he can be an inspiration to people who currently use drugs in high school and have them realize they can be more than what they are now. That it is possible to rise above the influence and become an important figure in history.

And to balance this out - there would obviously be a problem if Obama continued to use drugs to this day. But because he rose above the influence and became what he is today (whether one considers him a liar or not, one must admit that he is an important person), he does not deserve to be put down because he did drugs during high school.

Seriously, people. If you’re going to complain about Obama, don’t shit about his high school past. That’s just lame.

Oh - another thing - it annoys the crap out of me that people are accusing him (as if it is a bad thing) of being Muslim. So what if he is Muslim? Last time I checked the documents, America is a free country and you can be a part of any religion you want.

Also, I’m sick of people giving McCain flack because he is old. Seriously, America, WTF? You’re giving these people flack because of their high school past, age, and religious affiliation? Oh, please!</rant>

Yes, I’ve changed my layout yet again. Hopefully, I will stick with this one. The last layout I had was too grainy and blurry for my tastes. This one is much more simplistic and cleaner, which I like…a lot.

Traffic for EmmaFrostFiles.com has been bouncing up and down the walls lately (which, I suppose is a good thing seeing how I get at least 200 hits/day). I’ve installed Akismet to block incoming spam, though.

Also, Google Analytics? It’s awesome and much more reliable than what CPanel offers. And I don’t care what the snooty-I-pay-for-my-own-trafficking-stats-people think about Google Analytics.

WordPress’ natural SEO is also amazing - it helps a lot with traffic.

That is all.

I wasn’t exactly a sucker for Batman Begins. I thought the movie was good, however, I wasn’t as thrilled as everyone else was. But The Dark Knight is a different story. The plot of The Dark Knight kept rolling and rolling - it had me at the edge of my seat each time the unpredictable Joker planned some thing new - or, really, “it’s all part of the plan.”

Compared to all superhero movies of the past, The Dark Knight easily takes the award for best superhero movie ever. This movie was not just a big budget action flick with plenty of blow up action - it was rich: rich in idealism, rich in hope and false hope, rich in spirit - to sum it all up, rich in depth. The fact that the three men, Lt. Gordon, Batman, and Harvey Dent, were all so desperate to rid the city of its criminals is motivating but heartbreaking. Heartbreaking because the endless amounts of criminals rusted into the roots of Gotham City is discouraging. Each time the three guys try they lose lives and their own people.

The Joker lives and breathes chaos and misanthropy. He is so misanthropic he craves that each person he tortures will have an absolute burning hatred for people as well. He lusts for their bad sides and flourishes in their own pain and torture - he loves it. It’s sadistic, it’s gruesome, but it also left me with a feeling of sympathy for the Joker. One must have gone through a very painful life to have the mind of the Joker. The Joker strives people to prove himself right through their own actions and choices. In fact throughout the movie, in my opinion, the Joker was usually right about people - about their actions, their choices, and what they really believed in.

Both Bruce Wayne/Batman and Harvey Dent, as Adrian thoughtfully mentioned, both go through major changes within the movie.  Batman had to disengage from his ethics in order to do what needed to be done. Harvey Dent, who was a good man inside, disengaged from his ethics as well - but not in order to do what needed to be done. He did it out of rage, revenge, anger, which killed his true character .

The people of Gotham City truly believed in Harvey Dent and that it was possible to rid the city of its criminal warlords. They believed in change, they wanted change, they needed change, and they were ready for change.  Throughout the movie, Batman and Joker argued over the good and evil of people. The Joker continuously proved himself right that people were snakes and could not be trusted throughout most of the movie.  In a sense the Joker vs Batman was not only a physical fight between the two but also a fight between idealism and their own philosophies.

Why I mention the people of Gotham is because of the most rewarding scene of the movie. The fact that it was not only Harvey Dent, Batman, nor Lt. Gordon who proved the Joker’s idealism was wrong but it was a joint group of regular citizens vs criminals who proved the Joker’s misanthropic idealism was wrong. The Joker’s facial expression of when he realized what the people did not do, or for lack of better term, did do, was defeat. I saw it. I’m sure you did too.

Everyone’s performance in this movie was excellent. Christian Bale as Batman was far more convincing than he was in Batman Begins, which was an obvious improvement. I fell in love with Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent. Heath Ledger’s performance as Joker was damn right through and through. Scary, sadistic, his lip movements - I somehow loved the way his lips moved and the way he smacked his lips. Just amazing. I also loved Maggie Gyllenhall as Rachel Dawes much more than I did Katie Holmes.

I would really have nothing to complain about except for one small opinion that the movie was just a bit overwhelming at times. The consistent criminal chasing and “why are they going after him” questions I had were frustrating for me at times. There were also many characters to deal with - had I not had knowledge of Batman characters in the past, I would have been extremely confused and entirely overwhelmed throughout the movie.

Nevertheless, every sentenced I summed up of Batman made up for its overwhelming feeling. Had they taken some thing out of the movie, it would have felt all too some-thing-is-missing feeling. Perfect. Just one perfect movie. This is the future of what a comic book movie should be. 5/5

Woohoo! I finally have enough time to sit on my ass and type up another WordPress blog. I’ve honestly not been busy - just lazy with updating my blog. I bought XBox 360, along with GTA IV, Call of Duty 4, Gears of War, and Top Spin 3. I’ve been having a helluva time on Live, so I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my 360. Now, let’s wait for the rrod. =] (Although, I actually bought a TurboCooler to prevent the rrod.)

So, anyways, I had an awesome time at WWC with my boyfriend. Without my boyfriend, I would have never been able to purchase all these sketches, prints, and comics. Now, here’s for the photoshoot you’ve all been waiting for:

I added descriptions and little back stories to each post, so check that out. ;)

Woohoo. Summer break is officially here. I’m generally satisfied with my report card this semester, although I swung and missed with one subject…I passed…but I had a horrible final grade. But I passed. I passed…phew. I won’t have to take that subject anymore…ever again.

I’ve been spending all day and night preparing WordPress and making customizations for emmafrostfiles.com. Trust me, everyone, everything is going to turn out really awesome in the end. I’m really excited for the final outcome of the design and coding structure (thank you, WordPress). Yeah, it’ll be awesome.

Also, Twitter.com lags a lot, which in turn slows up my load time for my blog. I think it’s time for a Twitter alternative.

My thoughts on Giant Size AXM, etc., etc. - all coming soon in the near future. I’ve just been busy.

I’ve really been rocking it with the WordPress lately. Have I told you how much I love you, baby? Where have you been all my life? I’m so sorry I cheated on you and tried out other content management systems (CMS). WordPress, you are the lover of my life.

*cough* *ahem* Ack. You did not just read that. Anyways, I have installed new plugins for my WP, as well as a popular gallery plugin called NextGenGallery. I suggest you take a look as its very hand and awesome. I am seriously thinking of moving emmafrostfiles.com over to WordPress. I will try my best to not give it the blog type look - but, I really think WordPress is the way to go.

I have a thought, a very, very stereotypical and generalized thought.
Obama = hack.
Clinton = socialist.
Mccain = old.
Paul = shutup.

Vote Mickey Mouse.

Yup, I’m back to WordPress again. After trying out the following CMS’s:

• 1024
• e107
• Drupal
• e107
• Elxis
• Geeklog
• Joomla
• Mambo
• SilverStripe
• WebsiteBaker

…..

I’ve decided it’s best to just stick with WordPress for aimeeish.com. Now, give me a month or so before I finally have this site all setup.