New Listening

This week have been quite uneventful for me.  I am still trying to make the dozens of mosquito bites disappear and work have been surprisingly quite tiring for some reason.  On the upside, I came across two bands that I have been listening to the whole week.  The first one is Krypteria, a metal band from Germany.  I don't know too much about them except that I like their sound.  The music is quite heavy and is also very symphonic and fronted by a female vocalist who is very talented as well.  I have been listening to their latest album, All Beauty Must Die.  All their tracks are sung in English, except for one in Latin.

I Saw the Devil

I SAW THE DEVIL is a shockingly violent and stunningly accomplished tale of murder and revenge. The embodiment of pure evil, Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. On a freezing, snowy night, his latest victim is the beautiful Juyeon, daughter of a retired police chief and pregnant fiancée of elite special agent Soo-hyun. Obsessed with revenge, Soo-hyun is determined to track down the murderer, even if doing so means becoming a monster himself. And when he finds Kyung-chul, turning him in to the authorities is the last thing on his mind, as the lines between good and evil fall away in this diabolically twisted game of cat and mouse.

Operation Werewolf

Another year and another Muskoka game for the history books.  Colin, Eddy, and myself departed Toronto at 11:30am on Friday and arrived at 3:00pm.  We immediately unloaded all our equipment and quickly geared up.  We were in-game by 5:00pm and my section, Bravo 1 was tasked to secure the area that was to be our Forward Observation Base for the JOTF (Joint Operations Task Force).  Bravo 2 and 3 followed a short time later and our FOB was set up and running in no time.

Off to Muskoka

I have everything packed and I am going to be off to Muskoka for a 24 hour military simulation.  I will be spending the night at Colin's house and we will depart sometime around noon on Friday.

My revised NVG mount

The hook strap that I posted before decided it didn't like my helmet and decided to break apart.  I was at first surprised, then sadness kicked in.  How would I now game my newly acquired NVG without the helmet mount?  As I was going to sleep that night, an idea dawned on me to just tie the mount to the helmet.  So the next day, I took a lace from and old boot and went to work.

Finally, a new MP3 Player!

I finally gave up this Saturday past and bought an MP3 player. I was out with some friends and they decided to drop by a Best Buy store.  I browsed through their small selection of players and saw that the 16GB S Series Walkman was on sale for $129.99 CAD, rather than the usual $149.99.  I had originally intended to buy the smaller E series but when they were both the same price, I decided to go for the bigger one.  The only difference between the two is the LCD screen size and the built in speakers for the S Series.

A day of shooting at Flag Raiders

Colin hosted a newbie friendly game at Flag Raiders in Kitchener today.  Stephen was also kind enough to get me to and from the game.  Despite the cold and rainy weather, the game was attended by over 20 players, some of them getting their feet wet (literally) for the first time at this game.  The day was pretty much just random skirmishes at the various locations on the field and Colin kept the action going without the useless game stops that some hosts tend to do.  He gave us just enough time to reload our mags before we were back out onto the field again.  Thanks Colin.

Music Beta by Google

Google today announced Music Beta, a music streaming service for web browsers, and Android devices.  The idea is for users to upload their music onto this cloud based service and then enjoy it anywhere on a Flash enabled device.  It is also capable of playing it offline by accessing the most recently played music stored in the cache.  Seems to be quite simple, by going to the website, users can first apply for an invite, upload their music, and then enjoy them by getting the Android app.  Users will also be able to create Playlists or use the Instant Mix function.

Thor

Tonight, I went to see Thor with some friends after wondering around trying to find something to do on a Sunday afternoon.  My friend Oliver who had just returned from Halifax for his first leave from the navy treated us to our favorite Korean food and then he decided to see the movie afterwards.  I normally would decline seeing a movie as I find them too expensive these days but I can never say no to Oliver.

In need of a new MP3 Player

I am in need of a new MP3 player once again.  I have been mulling over a few items for the last couple of weeks but I still have yet to decide on which one to buy or if I should buy it at all.  Currently, I am using my phone, the Samsumg Galaxy S Fascinate as my default music player.  With a 32GB microSD, I have plenty of music in there but my only gripe with the phone is how quickly the battery drains over a typical day.

My PVS-14

I have finally received the final pieces to mount my PVS-14 onto a helmet.  Ordered from two different sellers on eBay at two different times, it was pure luck that the items arrived together.  I waited for many weeks to receive the Rhino arm, strap mount,  and the J-arm. 

A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle

After two weeks of procrastination, I decided to splurge and buy the Kindle edition of this four book bundle.  At $17.80 CAD on the Kindle Store, this bundle comes with A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows.

Bullet Earphones

I came across this completely out of nowhere while bored and browsing randomly.  This is a real product produced by a company called Munitio.  Constructed of copper and is 24K gold plated with kevlar lined wires, these do not come cheap.