Author: Nick Momrik

I'm searching for my first hole-in-one. I enjoy being active and making things. I work for Automattic.

A Busy Week Means A Quiet Week

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Just a warning that I have a very busy week ahead. On Friday I’m taking a couple of Microsoft certification tests, so all of my free time will be spent studying. I don’t have much free time as it is, so updates and posts to the site will be few and far between, if any at all. I’m also trying to get into a sleeping routine, which hasn’t been going so well. Starting last week I’ve been going to bed before 11:00 during the week, trying to get more sleep. It’s not working! I haven’t been able to sleep worth a shit since I’ve been doing this. In fact, I’m home sick from work today because I’m rundown. The last thing I want to do is risk getting mono again, so I always play it safe when I feel like this. I was getting more rest by going to bed at 1:00 AM…I just don’t understand! So, when I’m not at work, studying, or trying to sleep, I’ll be biking or eating. As you can see, it doesn’t leave much time for working on the web.

It’s a bad week for this to happen though, especially with all of the new domains I’ve recently registered. In addition to the ones I posted about the other day, I have one that just completed a transfer today. I had to buy it from someone who had it registered, so I’ve wanted to keep it quiet until it was in my name. I’ve got some pretty big plans for it, which I’m extremely excited about. It’s just too bad that I’ll have to wait until the weekend to get started on it. I’ve also purchased my own dedicated server, where I’ll be running all of my sites from. I have to transfer everything over to the server from my current hosting providers and update the domain names to use this new server. In that process, mtdewvirus.com might “disappear” for a day or two, but I’ll try to make the transition as smooth as possible. If anyone has any suggestions for this process, I’m all ears! Since I have my own server, I now have the means to host people’s sites with all of the extra space and bandwidth I’m paying for. If you are interesting in starting a site, or need a place to host your domains, contact me and I’ll see what we can work out.

As you can see, a busy week for me means a quiet week for the site. 😐

The Hunted

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The Hunted (Widescreen Edition)I always enjoy this type of movie. I think it comes from the child inside of me. As a kid I always wanted to sneak around like the highly trained government professionals. Moving around inside a room without letting anyone else know you are there has got to be one of the coolest tricks in the book.

Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro had the leading roles and they did not disappoint. Jones played an expert tracker, who worked for the government, training men to kill efficiently and automatically. Del Toro played one of Jones’ pupils, who can no longer tell a target from a civilian. The movie revolves around Jones tracking down Del Toro, attempting to bring him in to the authorities. There are several great scenes where the two fight one-on-one.

The plot kept my interest through the entire movie and I wasn’t disappointed in the ending. I give it a B+.

Monster

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MonsterCharlize Theron did an amazing job in the movie. After watching it, I can see why she won Best Actress. She completely transformed herself into the character. I don’t know how someone so gorgeous can put on that kind of weight just for a movie, but she did it.

Monster is based on a true story, and that always adds a little extra to a plot. You’re sitting there watching and whenever she kills another man, you realize, “This actually happened!” I thought the movie was a bit slow during quite a few parts and not all that entertaining, but it was great to watch Theron work her magic. A good story put to film.

I give the movie a B.

Spider-Man 2

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Spider-Man 2Went tonight with Hater to see it. Great movie! A few too many previews, but it didn’t take away from the movie.

The story continues and has all of the characters we remember from the Spider-Man, in addition to a few new ones. Peter Parker experiences an emotional rollercoaster, before finally finding his true self with the help of a few friends, fans, and family. He loses his “spidey” powers for a period of time until he realizes his destiny as a hero.

The work the producers did with Doc Ock’s character was pretty spectacular. Finding something to do with all of those arms must have taken a lot of imagination, but it looked pretty realistic. The fight scenes were pretty amazing as well. Stan Lee made his usual appearance. Did you notice him?

I give Spider-Man 2 an A.

So Close, Yet So Far Away

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After work I sat down and decided to play a quick SnG on UB. It was just a 6 seated table and I ended up placing in the money at 2nd place. While playing, I noticed that a freeroll was starting at 6:15, so I signed up. The top 25 finishers (out of 2500 entered in the tournament) would get an entry in a tournament at the end of the month. The winner of that tournament would get a package and seat in the Aruba event of the World Poker Tour!

For the first hour of the tournament I played extremely tight, only seeing a total of 4 flops and not winning a single hand along the way. The 2nd hour paid me well and then it was up and down after that. Over 4 hours later, I’m still in the tournament and trying to survive. Only 50 left, 45, 40. People kept dropping out and I was still hanging around. I couldn’t get a single hand near the end, so the blinds and antes ate me alive. I ended up finishing in 27th place, just 2 away from placing in the top 25! It sucked, but 27th out of 2500 is pretty damn good for my first tournament that size!