My Manic World

$5000 reward for return of stolen media from Media Partners. NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

Looking for the MEDIA housed on Several electronic devices that were stolen over Mother's Day Weekend, at the 911 Western Ave, Suite 306 in the Maritime building between Marion and Madison.

Media housed on various stolen devices included intellectual property. We're aware that the likelihood of actually retrieving the devices is pretty much nil. We're just hoping that we can recover thedata and media from the respective devices.

• Apple Power Mac G5
• Western Digital MyBook 1T
• Burly RAID SATA Enclosure (Black)
• 2 OWC Mercury Enclosures (Silver)
• 2 DROBO Units

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Seriously. Sleek black hair. Magnetic, charismatic, witty but cocky jerk with a grin to smooth it over.The man you love to hate and want to see naked anyway. The archetypical "bad boy." He definitely had to bulk up and trim down for this role - and every shot of him in a wifebeater tshirt made me ogle with delight. The fact that he's a crazy garage tech genius doesn't hurt the case for me either. ooo..shinies! New celebrity crush established. I can't help it.

Months ago, when I saw the first trailer, I got chills up my spine when I first heard those delicious Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" riffs. The power and the feeling of that was absolutely awesome. Holy crap. I was convinced within the first thirty seconds that this would be an AWESOME movie. I kept waiting to be disappointed, and I wasn't. Instead I'm sitting here on Monday, after seeing the movie Friday, humming those riffs to myself. It's the pinnacle of cool, I don't care how much of an indie snob you are, Black Sabbath is still cool and badass. Especially if you can ignore the fact that that's the same guy that gimps around his house screaming "Sharoooon!"

I don't usually dig the whole mecha thing, even in anime. I skip those. But something about this variety of mecha was uniquely interesting to me, and I'm not sure yet as to why. You see it being fabricated, tested, at times the suit is an extra character within the film. There are even "supporting role" robots, which Tony Stark interacts with regularly much to my amusement. Seeing the suit being built from early stages and beyond gives the whole thing a sense of tangibility. The unlikeliness of it's existence is lessened, as scientifically ridiculous as it might seem. At first these scenes seem superfluous, but now that I think about it, it was essential to see Stark building the suit and the whole process, it built the characters and remained an interesting part of the movie, much to my surprise. A mecha hater has found a mech she can like. Miraculous!

Ok. This is a no brainer. It also provides a few comedic moments, and only once do I stop to ponder the effects of supersonic mecha flight on the human being that is theoretically within. Then I forget about it, and decide that I don't give a crap.

This is a fangirl point. I don't really know much about cars, engineering or anything. I just know that when I see an Audi, I look twice. And Tony Stark happens to own a very very hot one - a new R8. God I hope they make it in some kind of cherry red. Or a dark purple. Cuz I like purple. If I won the lottery, that would be my toy. Good marketing move on Audi's behalf.
Hell yes. Plz. Sure they look good in silver, but I'd definitely be getting this bitch custom painted. rawr.

There are two blondes in this movie. An equally cocky reporter asking Tony Stark hardline questions, the beach blonde. And then there's the strawberry blonde of Gwyneth Paltrow, his personal assistant and trash taker-outer. This is where the movie can take a slightly macho tone, it's the more submissive subservient yet smart girl that appeals to Tony's heart, rather than the one that is in his face and equal to his attitude. I don't know if things could ever be flipped around on this account, and Elektra is not a superhero movie I consider to be making groundbreaking strides in girl power. It would be nice to see a feminine yet hardass woman superhero movie. Does it exist? I'm not sure. Granted, Tony Stark is the superhero here, and all things taken in to account, I really don't care so much about any social overtones that could be gleaned from the movie.

It's good when people will put up with your shit, like low flying in cities and no-fly zones in war zones, not to mention arc generators in your chest. Which only make you hotter when you give a cockeyed grin and a sarcastic remark. This movie is a good day for garage nerds.

It took me a good part of the movie to figure out who the heck the bald guy was. It's a new but good kind of role for Jeff Bridges.  I hope to see Terrence Howard a bit more (and maybe in his own suit, teehee), and Faran Tahir would be interesting to see in more diverse roles. Like, not as a terrorist. Niches must suck like that.

I was really beginning to get sick and $#^! tired of superhero movies. But they've come back for more, and I really think Marvel has something up their sleeve. I saw a preview for The Hulk (which I am still undecided about despite Ed Norton in the lead role). From what I've been told, despite my limited comic book storyline knowledge, there could be a massive superhero movie in the works, based on bringing multiple storylines already at play in the films together in one epic movie. It could be something we've never seen before, and they aren't really talking about it yet. Will we get tired of superhero movies? I don't know. I'm still looking forward to the ones coming up like Batman. But I'm pretty sure we're overdue for a farse movie dubbed "Just another Superhero movie". 

Robert Downey Jr., despite his drug problems and unpredicability, has always seemed to fly a bit under the radar in terms of pure star power. This is going to blow his popularity through the roof, and I hope he can handle it. Without him, I am not sure another actor could have pulled this movie off quite right. It was never cheesy, his attitude always seemed natural and quick, it was purely amazing to watch. This is the role of a lifetime for Robert Downey Jr., and I'm ever so glad to see something go amazingly well for him. I just hope he can handle it.

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• Someone available on an extended basis to assist with branding, logo development and original materials. My goal is to have the kick-off of this project done in the next 3-4 months. People who are good are usually booked, so I understand that and am willing to wait for the right fit.
  
• For the website component, I can do the updating, but need someone to set it up and make it easy to update. I don't need anything too flashy.
  
• The content will be political, so someone who is comfortable with that. Hint: If you identify with the Christian Right, this project will probably not be a good match for you.
• I'm very willing to pay a fair wage for the right person, but most likely cannot afford to hire a firm.
  
• I prefer someone local (Seattle) so we can meet in person.

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