Movie Review: ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’

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Posted by: Trent on May 16, 2013| 3 Comments

Last night I attended an early sneak peek showing of Star Trek: Into Darkness at 9PM because, honestly, I didn’t want to wait until midnight to see the film. I managed to stay away from all spoilers and I didn’t read a single review before I saw the movie because I wanted to judge it for myself. As soon as I saw the movie for myself and formed my own opinion, I was very surprised to learn how much the New York Times hated it (not to mention io9). While the film, like all movies, has its flaws, I’m happy to say that I enjoyed it very much. While I don’t think it is better than the first JJ Abrams-directed Star Trek film, I did like it enough to want to see it again. More »

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Ready For My Close-Up, Mr. Whedon

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Posted by: Trent on May 15, 2013| 5 Comments

Yesterday was a nice and bizzy day for me. I flew out of Detroit at noon and spent most of my day trying to catch up on sleep on the airplane. I was marginally successful so I have no cause for complaint. Upon my arrival back in LA, I spent the rest of my day in traffic getting home from LAX so that wasn’t fun but it was nice to get home safely. Last night, I attended a private screening of Joss Whedon‘s big screen adaptation of William Shakespeare‘s Much Ado About Nothing which was very fun because I can now personally confirm that my cameo in the film is TOTALLY VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 7 SECONDS. WEE!! More »

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Undead In Detroit

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Posted by: Trent on May 14, 2013| Leave a comment

Yesterday was my last full day here in Detroit so I did my best to make the most of it. Sarah took the day off from work so that we could hang out and play in the city before my short holiday came to an end. We spent the day in downtown Detroit hitting up some of our favorite spots then I hung out with my parents for a short while before Sarah and I went back downtown to see Peter Murphy in concert at the Magic Stick. We ended the night on the couch in Sarah’s Den of Slack watching bad TV together. All in all, a pretty perfect day. More »

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Word To Your Mama

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Posted by: Trent on May 13, 2013| 5 Comments

My Sunday here in Detroit was a pretty fantastic day … it was prolly my fave day of the trip thus far because I got to spend some time with my mom and dad in celebration of Mother’s Day. I chilled with my folks for a while at my childhood home before we stepped out for a nice Mother’s Day Brunch together. Last night, I made my way downtown to see The Breeders live in concert and then made it home in time to watch the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Anaheim Ducks on TV. See? Great day :D More »

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Tiger Town

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Posted by: Trent on May 12, 2013| Leave a comment

Yesterday was another fun-filled day here in Detroit Rock City … even if the weather started to get a little stank midway thru the day. My friends and I started our day in Royal Oak, MI where we lunched and shopped before making our way downtown to cheer on the Detroit Tigers as they faced off against the Cleveland Indians. While the weather was nice and warm in the day, it got much colder, windier and wetter as evening fell. We kinda froze our buns off at the game but we had a lot fun … even if the Tigers lost a little bit :) More »

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Detroit Is Hockey Town

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Posted by: Trent on May 11, 2013| Leave a comment

Last night was a really superfun night here in Detroit as my friends and I made our way to the Joe Louis Arena to cheer on the Detroit Red Wings as they faced the Anaheim Ducks in Stanley Cup playoff action. As you may recall, I saw these two teams in action on Wednesday night back home in SoCal and the outcome of that game wasn’t all that great. I am happy to report that my beloved Red Wings pulled out a huge victory last night, beating the Ducks 4-3. Click below to see a few fun photos from last night’s game and share in my ecstatic glee. More »

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Red Wings & Tigers & Breeders, Oh My!

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Posted by: Trent on May 10, 2013| 6 Comments

Once again, I made my way home to Detroit Rock City so that I could spend some time with my parents and friends. Mother’s Day is this Sunday, as you should know, and I wanted to come back and spend the day with my mom since I didn’t get to hang out with her much on my last visit. The rest of my weekend is bizzy bizzy with lots of fun activities planned. Over the course of the next few days I’m planning to see the Detroit Red Wings play some hockey, the Detroit Tigers play some baseball, in addition to attending a couple of concerts. The fun gets underway tonight but … my BFF Sarah and I managed to get the party started a bit early last night. More »

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Hockey Town In The OC

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Posted by: Trent on May 9, 2013| 4 Comments

Last night was a MOSTLY fun night for me considering I got to watch the Detroit Red Wings in action AND I got to see another Prince concert all in the same night, all in the same city. PLUS, I got to hang out with a dear friend so … yeah, it was a pretty sweet night. The early part of my night got underway at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA where I got to see the Detroit Red Wings face the Anaheim Ducks in a Stanley Cup 2013 playoff game. Afterward, I made my way to The Grove of Anaheim to see Prince play his final SoCal concert on this tour. It was at the concert that I got to meet and hang out with Ashen. Fun Fun Fun!!! More »

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2 Prince Shows R 2 Funky 4 U

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Posted by: Trent on May 8, 2013| 2 Comments

Last night I made my way down to Anaheim, CA to see a couple of back-to-back concerts by the one and only Prince and his new band 3rd Eye Girl. When I found out earlier this year that Prince was embarking on a mini-tour of the West Coast, I knew I had to see at least a couple of shows. At each concert stop, Prince has been performing two sets per night on two consecutive nights, giving fans a chance to see him 4 times in just a couple of days. Last night was the first night of back-to-back shows and I was lucky enough to attend both. More »

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Prince + 3rd Eye Girl 2night

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Posted by: Trent on May 7, 2013| 3 Comments

Back in March we learned that Prince was embarking on a short West Coast tour of the US with his new band 3rd Eye Girl. Tonight, Prince and 3rd Eye Girl will play the first 2 of four shows at The Grove of Anaheim, CA. I was lucky enough to secure tickets to 3 of the 4 shows and I will be seeing 2 of those shows tonight … back to back. The first show will start at 8PM, the second will start at 11:30PM. It’s going to be a long night of funk for me :D More »

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