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Dec 29

My favorite films of 2009

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I didn't get out to the theater a ton this year, but I still saw some pretty darn good films. So, in the order in which I saw them, here are my favs of the year, plus two disappointments!
 
I Love you, Man
 
Paul Rudd is on a tear, and I thought this was much funnier than The Hangover.
 
 Star Trek
The stakes were high, but J.J. Abrams pulled it off. Great action,
Aug 13

Affected by the Lockheed fire?

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Feel free to leave a comment with your Lockheed fire stories.

Check the cruzio.com homepage for updated links on all things fire. We've got links to a map, radio scanner, and CNN's coverage. 

May 29

Santa Cruz on CNN

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Just saw this post go by from one of my Twitter friends. Pretty cool piece on Santa Cruz.

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xhz6ofdJXg

May 29

Star Trek Rocked, Right?

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Who's with me? Star Trek was a great ride, yeah?

 Who was your fav actor in it? http://roddysrockinreviews.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/star-trek-crew.jpg

May 08

How I Get To Work

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A little video of how I get to work:

 

Mike Biking to work from Mike Brogan on

Apr 03

Cruzio Jelly a Success

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cruzio jelly

Cruzio had it's co-working event today and it was a total blast. Above is a pic I took of local freelancers, geeks, etc getting together to colloborate, show off their projects, and have a good time. We'll hopefully have another one real soon and I hope to see you

Jan 21

Save the Beach Flats Community Center

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The Beach Flats Community Center has had its funding cut by the city and it needs our help. They need to raise $122,000 by the end of June or they'll shut their doors.

Learn more at their site.

Jan 09

My Top 3 Movies of the Year

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I didn't see a ton of movies this year, but here are my three favorites:

Wall-E--made me feel like a kid again.

Dark Knight--Gripping crime drama+Batman+great performance as Joker by Heath Ledger=good stuff.

Milk--After a few minutes I forgot it was Sean Penn and I believed it was Harvey Milk. Great performance.

Overrated: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Jul 03

Got any plans for the 4th?

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One thing I'm not doing is heading down to the beach. Been there and got shell shocked--it's like a war zone down
Jul 02

Went to a family reunion in Ohio this weekend

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The highlight definitely had to be Cedar Point. If you haven't heard of it, it's an amusement park about an hour away from Cleveland in Sandusky. They have some of the most insane roller coasters I've ever been on. Two of the highlights have to be Millenium Force and Dragster. I looked on youtube and found a video from each one, here they are:

Millenium

Jun 18

Saw Orchestra Baobab--Truly Amazing

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Saw them at Yoshi's in Oakland, but I heard they were great at the Rio also. So fun and full of life. Here's a video from them on the Letterman show:

 

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-py_mf_orQo

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