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stop complaining about transformers

listen, if you went to watch transformers: revenge of the fallen, it was for one of two reasons:

1. 1. lots of giant robots
2. 2. megan fox

actually,  maybe both reasons.

you didnt go see it for any sort of storyline, character/plot development, writing, etc. its a michael bay film. dont go in there expecting shawshank redemption. do go in there expecting robot balls.

will all of that said, i heart giant robots (balls and all).

rating: 5/5 angry ninjas

and the winner is…

karas cupcakes. dont get me wrong, sprinkles is pretty dang awesome, but karas frosting puts it over the top. sprinkles frosting is like sugar cookie frosting – a bit harder and flakier. karas is much smoother – more like what you would expect a cupcake topping to be like.

at the end of the day, im not gonna complain if im offered a cupcake from either of these places, but karas takes the cake (pun intended). these cupcakes are sugar bombs, so make sure you have milk handy.

both get 5/5 angry ninjas, with karas getting the nod.

ps. rough football weekend – fantasy and niners

one super busy weekend

angry ninja so tired from weekend. lady was gone, so it was filled with angry ninja with friends activities.

thursday night

1. after dropping off the lady at the airport, went to fu lam mum for their late night dim sum. four shrimp dumplings, pork dumplings, and three custard buns later, i am stuffed. and its also 12 oclock. way past my bedtime for a weeknight.

friday night

1. tgi fridays is one happening place. what makes it so? happy hour from 10 pm to 12 am. half off beers and appetizers == super full. also super sleepy. always get the sesame jack chicken.

saturday

1. the day was spent hanging out with my cousin, helping my dad repair the deck (made me feel manly) in the backyard, watching burn after reading, making shepherds pie (recipe to follow later – so delicious), and going out to bjs for appetizers and drinks. i think i just described enough activities for an entire weekend right there.
2. burn after reading review – 3/5 angry ninjas
3. 

sunday

1. 49ers tailgate! 49ers win! whoo! 10 am – 5:30 pm was spent in beautiful candlestick park.
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and there you have it. now if only i could get another weekend to recover from this past one.

what a bridal bazzar

that was quite a weekend. for those of you who couldnt read between the lines,  i was in vegas for a bachelor party, i mean bridal bazzar. good times all around. heres a mini recap of some of the events. dont worry. this post is sfw:

del friscos

after landing in beautiful las vegas, the first thing we did was head out to del friscos. you might have not heard of this joint before, but our cabbie said that it was the best steakhouse in all of vegas. now i havent eaten at all the steakhouses in vegas, so i cant give a real comparison, but it really was one of the best steaks ive had.

rating: 5/5 angry ninjas

venetian

we stayed at the venetian. now im not sure if this is normal, but that hotel smells really weird. i was told that each of the hotels purposely have a distinct smell piped in – im just not sure why the venetians smell had to be vanilla funk. the suites were really nice and large, so we werent tripping all over each other. one weird thing – it is impossible to get anywhere in that hotel without going through a maze of elevators/hallways. this makes it hard to navigate at 6 in the morning. especially when youre stuck in an elevator with strangers.

friend: why he heck are we stopping on every floor?
silence
elevator stops on another floor
friend: what is going on?!
silence
elevator stops on another floor as the strangers get off
me: i think that guy was leaning on all of the buttons with his shoulder.
friend: you mean that guy that just got off? we need to go fight him.

rating: 4/5 angry ninjas (would have been 5/5 if not for funky vanilla odor and rat maze)

pai gow poker

out of all the times ive been to vegas, i had yet to find a game i really enjoyed. my friends all enjoy blackjack (game goes too fast), poker (requires too much thinking), and roulette (holy moley, im not even going to get into this one) to some degree, but ive never really found a game that i really felt comfortable playing. until pai gow poker. its especially awesome when you get a kick ass dealer that does things like this:

friend shows hand
dealer (while slapping friends hand): are you serious?! what did i say?! 6 or higher, you split!
friend: oh i forgot.
dealer (grabs one of his $5 chips): if you win this hand, you give me this chip. if you lose this hand, ill give you it back.

now imagine that going on for the entire 3 hours we sat at the table. awesome

rating: 5/5 angry ninjas (probably because i didnt lose money)

overall, it was definitely a great experience. we went with a group of solid guys and had just enough events planned so that we werent bored at any time of the day. it was nice to spend some time with the bachelor, who ive known for 19 years. mike, youve always been the older brother i never had, and i know you expressed some interest in angry ninja t shirts, so this ones for you. your lady is lucky to have such a stand-up guy.

ps. it feels great to not have to share a bed with another dude anymore.

angry ninja movie review – two for the price of one

so i said that i was going to catch either get smart or the the incredible hulk this weekend. well it turns out that fate wanted me to watch both. why fate?

1. i had a free movie pass
2. the lady was out of town
3. i dont have air conditioning
4. it was hot as hades this weekend
5. did i mention that i dont have air conditioning?

those five things just dont occur over by accident. fate.

get smart

now i remember watching the tv show on nick at nite when i was a kid. from what i can remember, and my memory is pretty fuzzy, the movie did a pretty good job portraying the characters (i just dont remember agent 99 – anne hathaway – ever being so hot… or so young.)

steve carell did a pretty good job as max smart. he was his usual funny self and the rock had some moments as well. add in the guy who plays hiro on heroes, and you have yourself a pretty entertaining movie.

rating: 3/5 angry ninjas

the incredible hulk

given the bust/horribleness that was hulk in 2003, i had mild expectations for this film. i just dont think that a very good comic book story can be written about a big green giant who gets angry and smashes things.

well add the word “incredible” in the title and what do you get? an incredible movie? well, no. you get a movie that is much better. edward norton is as usual, solid, and the fight at the end is one of the better comic book fights in recent memory.

iron man could learn a lesson or two that area (if im watching comic book movie, i want to see an epic fight, not some pansy lets-just-fly-up-as-high-as-we-can-and-insert-spoiler-here). speaking of iron man, tony stark makes a little cameo at the end of the movie. not sure if i should be excited, or dreading what it precludes.

rating: 3/5 angry ninjas

so there you have it folks. two movies this weekend. both worth watching (at least renting on dvd). now i need to figure out a way to not burninate.