Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Scrubs and My Interior monologue

Recently my wife and I have fallen back into love with "Scrubs." We had watched the first season a while ago, and recently a friend lent us the second. Not too keen at first, upon watching the first episode (the opening credits, actually) I immediately fell back in love with the show. Not only is it dang funny and original, but it's got a dang good soundtrack, too. But that's not what I want to talk about. Ever since finishing the second season (which I did the first night I borrowed it, sad but true) I've had a continual interior monologue going on in my head. Almost a weird "wonder years" theme seems to run through it as something would happen and I would think "it was then that I realized that teaching juniors would be harder than I thought." while I realize that this is odd, I've actually come to enjoy it.
You see, women are always asking men "What are you thinking?" whenever they see us staring off into space. Apparently many men appear studious when they're actually sitting there thinking something along the lines of "duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh........." And when we actually fess up to the truth (as opposed to making something up on the spot) we get in trouble because obviously we didn't trust our wives enough to tell them the truth. In reality I guess the problem is that women just give us way more credit than we deserve.
But, anyway, as I was saying, the interior monologue is great because it's a nice change from the normal periods of blankness. Instead of having no thoughts to share with my wife (and thus get myself into trouble ), instead I have thoughts that deserve to get me in trouble. For instance, thinking about how much simpler teaching would be if duct tape was integrated more fully into the classroom.
I love television.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

DC's Infinite Crisis

Twenty Years ago DC comics did the unthinkable- They killed off more than half of their universe and completely rebooted their continuity. "Crisis on Infinite Earths" was the crossover that industries have tried and failed to copy ever since. The series was earth shattering; literal. "Crisis on infinite earths" restructured comics into what they are today.
DC has tried many time to duplicate the success of the original "Crisis," but they've never really succeeded. Until Now.
Over the last year or more DC has been slowly guiding it's entire "universe" towards a single looming event. With hints scattered throughout the continuity of various books, cryptic messages and odd occurrences, fans have been waiting eagerly for what comes next. And they were not disappointed.
DC once again changed their universe with "Identity Crisis," a book that shed light on several dark truths that had existed in he DC universe, especially among the Justice League. Fans were also shocked by the deaths of a few heroes, including some favorite supporting characters such as Sue Dibney from "Formerly know as the Justice League." "Identity Crisis" ended, but not before DC let fans know that the wave of change was still on it's way.
The company finally let the fans get a taste of what was coming with "Countdown to Infinite Crisis," a 99 Cent book that blew everyone away and converted every comic fan on earth into a Blue Beetle fan. Focusing on Blue Beetle, the book shows Ted unraveling the mystery behind several recent events and end with his shocking death. With several more countdown series spinning directly out of the book, fans were now worked into a frenzy. What was this "Infinite Crisis?" And just how much would change?
With the release of the Infinite crisis Mini series, DC has officially answered that question: EVERYTHING. A direct sequel to "Crisis on Infinite Earths," DC heralds the new age of comics with the most courageous and inventive event in comic history. "Infinite Crisis," featuring the return of the golden age Superman along with a few friends, several hero deaths and amazing art and writing is comic gold. I warn you, don't pick this up unless you are ready to become addicted. DC is back, and if "Infinite Crisis" is any indication, the future of comics is in their hands.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Me and the wacky title of this page

As I may have mentioned above, my name is Mike Cherniske- yes, I'm the one with the dark hair. The beautiful red head in my arms is my wife, Lanae. Yes, I know, how does a fat ugly short guy get such a hot wife? Well, I can't actually say. Not because I don't know, but because I'm currently working to patent the formula. If all goes well you may see it in stores by Christmas.
If you're wondering if I'm serious or not, I'll let you figure that one out on your own.
Now, you're probably wondering about this crazy title. Truth is, I thought it'd be funny. Also, it seems to be the best description of what I plan on talking about on this page. While I'll probably focus on Movies, Comics, and the reasons why people tick me off, I have no mission statement, no divine purpose to guide my writings. And so, after you've read one of my posts, I expect that you'll find yourself asking "And what does that have to do with the price of eggs in china?" Call it my contribution to the world.