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The characters in "Chronicle" were able to fly in the clouds at high speeds

It seems there have been a long string of teenage coming of age super hero movies. “I am Number Four” was the first which came to mind, but this “Chronicle” film was quite exceptional. It dealt with subject matter such as abuse, the emotions evoked by supernatural power and also the tough realities of teen dating.

Although the feel seems like it covers an “already told story” of coming of age cliche’s and pseudo-documentary footage, Chronicle is able to capture the overwhelming awe of power gone mad. Extremely destructive imagery is portrayed in the movie. Both buildings and people are confronted with the mental power of the character “Andrew.” Nothing is able to stand in the wake of Andrew’s mind. Yet he is not invulnerable. That is a key point in all of these films, including, “I am Number Four” – no matter how powerful one’s mind is, it is impossible in a corporal body to be prepared for everything at all times.

I love how Andrew’s cousin is able to stay rooted by using his knowledge of philosophy. That is an extremely good lesson to tell young people, because knowledge is both dangerous and freeing. It can provide a mirror to those who avoid mirrors. Unfortunately, Andrew takes only a snippet of knowledge and uses it as justification for his anti-social behavior.

Also, the allegory of the cave was suggested as an important story in the film. It is actually part of a larger work by Plato which I have yet to read called, “The Republic.” It is available for free to read by clicking HERE. I’m going to check it out. The introduction is very long but I’m sure it is helpful. Yet part of me wants to just jump right in.

-Tyler

Yo! We got a new Wide-Screen header image set up for everybody who’s got a HD monitor. Hope you enjoy!

-Tyler

delicious bbq beef

Gallo’s Italian Deli Cdm

3900 E Coast Hwy
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
(949) 675-7404

Gallo’s subs are made of bread and meat and cheese goodness. The other day I looked on the menu, and it said they sold muenster cheese. And if you are an upstanding citizen, you would know that muenster is actually, “edible lactose gold.”

The first time I had muenster on a sandwich that I would normally have another type on cheese on…was in New York City. I was visiting the city and had the pleasure to see an old friend. She was dressed to impress and wanted to get hamburgers.

“Hamburgers huh? I’m listening…” I said to her as we walked across the street after playing some darts.

Actually, that makes no sense because now that I think of it we ordered over the phone. So in reality the above quote happened before we walked across the street.

What’s important is that the shop was open late. And the cheeseburger had muenster cheese on it. It tasted so delicious and it was excellent after a long night of adventuring around New York.

Well, when I saw that they had Muenster cheese at Gallo’s deli in Corona del Mar, I did not hesitate. They asked me what kind of cheese and I was the most polite cheese asker you’ve ever heard. There was no way they were going to tell me no muenster. I knew what I wanted and I asked for the cheese goodness with such kindness and sensitivity that literally my breath was made of rainbows.

yum meat balls

The gentleman made me the sandwich with muenster. It was a meatball sub and it looked like the picture that you see here.

The reason why it looks like this is because THIS IS IT! This is the sandwhich I ate today. I ate a meatball sub today and one last week.

The bbq beef picture that is depicted at the top of this article was from earlier this week.

I’ve been going there a lot because…I get hungry man.

The cheese is so good when it is hot with the saucy snack-able meats.

-Tyler

It's nice to keep track of cash spending visually

There’s a cool new-ish feature for Wells Fargo online. It is called, “Money Map” and you can find it in the tabs when you check your Wells Fargo online personal accounts. It is nice because it visually helps a person keep track of budget items.

For example, I noticed that I haven’t been using my Starbucks card because last month money was really tight. So I was using cash and wanted to minimize my latte intake. (YEAH RIGHT, that didn’t workout very well)

But instead I’ve actually been consuming more latte’s than a latte disposal machine. So what’s been happening is that I’ve been using cash to buy lots of latte’s.

One thing that I like about Money Map is that is graphically showed that I was using more cash. This made me think, “Ok, I need to probably start using my Starbucks card again because I’m missing out on the free drink after 15 starbux drinks.”

Times are tough lately, and being able to track spending is a smart thing to do. If you click on the different bar graphs on the right, it will give a detail on the purchases on that category.

Last thing, there is a “My Spending Report” that shows a line that is the monthly average. It shows when you are going way over the normal amount of spending. For me that was March. That was because I was finishing my last couple classes of school and I had to basically pay by check. Even though it was a State University it still cost me over $1,500 for registration/tuition alone. This isn’t counting books or fuel for transportation.

So overall this is a nice addition to Wells Fargo’s online banking interface. Hopefully they can keep useful items like this cooking…without crowding or over-complicating the user interface.

-Tyler