I've been meaning to write a few blog posts for months now, but it's reached such a critical mass I decided to lump them all together into one big post. Some reviews will be one liners, others might be longer on how much I remember about the topic at hand. So without further ado, in reverse chronological order, here is what I've been up to the past few months.

The Dark Knight

I went to see this yesterday and just loved it. Heath Ledger was brilliant, as everyone else has said a multitude of times, but I also found Aaron Eckhart's performance as Two Face very menacing as well. The story was top notch, the action fast and violent and definitely a far cry from the older Batman films that were always a little too childish.

Hancock

I actually really enjoyed this film. Will Smith was brilliant as the drunk hero of LA, and the action was great. The story seemed to go off a little sideways towards the end, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.

The Incredible Hulk

This is what the first Hulk film should have been (ignoring the even more abysmal attempts before that). Brilliant action, decent special effects and a plot that didn't confuse even if it wasn't the most original. At least it didn't devolve into a weird lightning/father punch-up towards the end.

Iron Man

A very good film, one that made me smile. The ending seemed a little hurried with the final battle seemingly over too quickly, but the rest of the film was very enjoyable. And not as depressing a film as the current trend of super hero movies. Can't wait to see Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder later in the year.

MacBook Pro

My biggest purchase of the year, a 15" MacBook Pro, my first Apple purchase outside of iPods. Absolutely loving it so far, using Windows less and less (what with most of my gaming on the 360 or via Cross Over Games). Getting more and more used to the Apple way of doing things as well, installing apps being one prime example that just blows my mind every time. Just reeling at how much everything for Mac costs compared to alternatives on Windows/Linux.

Time Capsule

A brilliant piece of kit for keeping myself backed up (a notoriously bad habit). However, I have had a few troubles with it not showing up on the network and/or not allowing access to an external hard drive attached to it. Seems to be better now, but nowhere near as smooth a process as the MacBook Pro.

iPod Touch

Got myself a 16Gb iPod Touch followed shortly thereafter by the 32Gb model as I really needed the extra space. For a start, this is what hand-held devices should be like. The multi-touch features are nothing short of superb and the explosion of Apps makes it more and more usable by the day. All without the contract (and admittedly the 3G connectivity) of the iPhone.

Xbox 360

What can I say? Had it almost exactly 6 months and it died on me. Waiting on Microsoft now to return it after a botched repair request (typical MS). In the meantime I'm making do with PC and Xbox games in between gaming nights at friends' houses. Need to complete GTA IV and Forza 2 when I get it back to grab a few more achievements.

Work

Well I finally got myself a job. Via Twitter no less. I'm now working for the brilliant team at 383 Project developing websites of all sorts. It's been great fun so far and I'm going to miss working with the guys (and gal) when I go back to Uni in September for my second year.

Phew, so that's a quick run down of what's being happening in my small corner of the world over the past few months. This would normally be the part where I promise to start making posts more regularly, but we all know how that will turn out. So until next time, enjoy the rest of the 'Net.