More From the Random Thought Generator

There is someone I have a couple things I want to say to right now but I'm scared. I hate that because I think my fear is going to make me miss out on a chance to tell someone how I really feel about them. Hopefully I'll grow a pair...

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Great press conference the other day Mr Jobs. It seems since the whole iPhone 4 leak on Gizmodo that every major online news outlet has been out to get Jobs and crew at Apple. Even listening to the Twit broadcasts yesterday you could hear the bitterness in their voices. I'll make one simple statement and leave it at that: Apple may not be perfect but they are still the innovator in this country that sets the standard for computers, smart phones, and music distribution. Love or hate 'em there has never really been a reason for the bile they receive. If the press conference taught us anything it showed us that the current iPhone antenna issues are common to all smartphones, they are offering a viable solution to the problem (including your money back), and the problem has been inflated as typical with the hype driven media.

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Just finished Second Coming. The story arch that ties together a lot of threads that have been going on in all the X-Titles for the last 3-4 years. Have to say I was surprised. The main key points of the story are really wrapping up the "hatred for mutants" story that has been going on for years within the core titles and introduce a change from the "No More Mutants" status quo that has become synonymous with the X-Men books.

In typical event fashion my one complaint is too much dialogue and too little story over waaaaay too many issues. This has become the event death knell. Felt the same way with Blackest Night, Secret Invasion, and several other stories. Here's to hoping that Marvel and DC are learning to streamline storytelling to get to the core and the tale and stop weighing us down in fluff.

But in the end this story comes together well. It really starts a new direction for the mutants (vampires which I'm not going to pass judgement on yet but...meh) that is promised with every major storyline. They are heroes now. In the eyes of a lot of the world. Cyclops comes into his own even if I don't agree with a lot of his decisions. Wolverine takes the reigns of X-Force with a strong team I can't wait to read. And best yet...Hope is not a waste of character. In fact she was used to her fullest...though I'm sad to see Cable go...again.

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That is all. Have a great weekend all.

J...