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All Shiny and Chrome

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I didn’t think it was possible for a movie to completely blow me away and douse me in its flames of awesomeness, but one film recently let me bask in its glory.

Mad Max: Fury Road

Figure A

This one is worth going to the movie theater for. Trust me on this. The stunts, accidents, and flames were all real, as were the unique post-apocalyptic cars themselves. You cannot go wrong with an armada of aggressive cars, all shiny and chrome, especially if you have your own Drum & Metal Corps (please see Figure A and the flame shooting guitar).

The movie doesn’t have a lot of dialogue, but the action sequences are works of art awesome. There isn’t any pointless romance, though there is a budding relationship between two characters. It’s played out in a way that doesn’t pigeonhole any characters for the sake of a “lame” romance. It fits with the flow and story. The two characters involved are not the main characters. I liked how the writers left the main two characters alone in that regard.

The villain’s (Immortan Joe) costume and make-up was amazing….everything in Mad Max: Fury Road was amazing!

I give it infinity flame throwing guitars. This is my highest ever rating!

Glory, Pride, and the Maiden Vain

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The Adventures of Double-Oh Awesome

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It’s been a while since I’ve shared a good ol’ military story!

Turkey – 2001
The shop I worked in was responsible for hooking buildings up to the base network (among many other things that have nothing to do with this story).  Agent Double-Oh Awesome entered the scene when we got word that they just finished building a new *drum roll* building that had to be wired up to the network.

We looked at the floor plans and decided that we would need to use the dusty, hardly ever used radios that sat in the corner in our shop in order to communicate with each other to get everything connected properly.

Two of us went out assuming that our dusty radios were just simple two way devices. When we got to the site and found that we were the only ones there, well…put two young adults with radios together, and you get the adventures of Double-Oh Awesome fighting the Taliban and their evil laser sheep.

I can’t remember exactly what was said, but our game went something like this:
“Qsssshhh! Qssssshhh! Double-Oh Awesome, I got a bad guy by the truck!”
“Roger! I’m on my way *fake fighting noises* Hold on, I’m busy kicking a**!”
“Ahhhh! They have wild sheep! Sheep with lasers!”
*Karate sounds*

And so forth….This went on for a good ten minutes until a third voice joined the foray:

“WHO IS USING THE SQUADRON RADIOS? I DEMAND YOUR NAMES.”

I remember exchanging expressions of horror and utter shock with my coworker. We had no idea the simple radios were connected to the rest of the squadron (they had always been turned off, and there were only two of them). After giving each other sheepish looks, we held our radios out at arm’s length, turned them off, put them in the bed of the truck, and continued our work.

How did we finish the job? We popped our heads out of the building’s windows to shout numbers and instructions to each other. When we got back to the shop, we said nothing of the radios and returned them to their corner. Not a word or a reprimand was spoken, and we decided to never mention Double-Oh Awesome. 

Weekly Roundup: All the Reasons Why Elrond is Awesome

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Elrond takes a selfie at Club Silmaril

This week’s roundup is dedicated to the awesomeness that is Elrond. He is one of the most underrated characters in all things popular right now.

Why is he so awesome? For starters, he is one badass elf. He managed to create the great elven refuge, Rivendell, and successfully lead it (warding off any attacks and keeping the general populace content) for thousands of years.

He is keeper of one of the three elven rings of power (the only three rings that The One Ring cannot control) and is a card carrying member of the powerful White Council. I am just itching to see The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies because Elrond and the White Council kick some major Necromancer butt. I cannot wait to see him as a warrior in the limelight! And yes, I am always late to the movie party…

“Elrond: Son of Earendil and Elwing, who at the end of the First Age chose to belong to the Firstborn, and remained in Middle-earth until the end of the Third Age; master of Imladris (Rivendell) and keeper of Vilya, the Ring of Air, which he had received from Gil-galad. Called Master Elrond and Elrond Half-elven. The name means ‘Star-dome’.”
–The Silmarillion, JRR Tolkien

 
Despite his power and prowess as a respected warrior, Elrond was kind hearted. Rivendell was a refuge, after all, and he treated his guests with honor.

“He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves and as kind as summer.”
–The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien

So what if he’s a little grumpy, he is awesome.

He didn’t exactly appreciate his selfie being uploaded. He especially didn’t appreciate the cute chibi drawing. 😉