Damien at the Speed of Life - Latest Comments

Re: Online Diarist Blog Safari 2-5-12

Corinne Rodrigues — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:12:36 -0000

Sorry I've been so absent, Damien. Thanks for this ♥

Re: Movies I Liked so Much, I Bought Them

Damien Riley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:30:44 -0000

Yeah I knew you had a hybrid of some sort going that was an amazing deal. Last we chatted I think I was happy with Amazon Instant and Netflix. My wife missed reg tv and Hulu just didn't seem the same so we went back to Directv which is really a great company. Fios TV sucked, we tried them for a while. At any rate. We're back to Directv basic package and we rent via Redbox etc. My wife has all but finished her master's and is in practicum training to be an MFT so in about 2-3 years we can certainly afford to do the Netflix and Hulu stuff. Right now we still have to pinch every penny. Until then, we seriously have seen every movie there is so Netflix or Blockbuster aren't necessary. I just thought it was a trip that you cannot rent a DVD anywhere up here. Amazing times. The regular channels are more appealing to us so we do Directv for now. Hopefully your big name can get me some traffic to this post ;) Thanks man.

Re: Movies I Liked so Much, I Bought Them

Justin Germino — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:03:32 -0000

yes, the dinner cruise was fantastic, as always on dinner cruises the experience is better than the cuisine. But we are picky about food since my wife is a trained chef and I am spoiled.

For Movies, you do the DVD mailer thing then? Blockbuster Total Access was really good because it doesn't have the 28 day delay Netflix has with new releases, but it loses some benefit when you can't drive down and exchange instantly for replacements.

Do you know that I did away with Dish Network in 2 of my rooms and have no cable or Satellite in CA, I am using Roku XDS boxes with Hulu+, Netflix and Amazon VOD and average about $30 per month for all those services and get access to any content I could possibly watch for a fraction of what I was paying for cable/satellite. The only problem is live TV, you can only get CNN International instead of local for live News, and only JTV and a handful of other channels offer live TV content.

Re: Movies I Liked so Much, I Bought Them

Damien Riley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:07:00 -0000

That's awesome man, I get the "won it" idea. I think I have seen Robert Redford's "A River Runs Through it" 100+ times because when I used to be a single man I never took it out of the VHS. I wrote my thesis watching that amazing background of a movie. This post features movies like that. Like you, I have many movies I liked once and that was enough. It doesn't mean they were bad by any means. As an interesting side note, we live about 3 hours south of Vegas in a place known as the "high desert." We officially as of a few months ago have no Blockbuster or any other DVD or VHS rental stores in a driveable distance. We do have Red Box but the selection is very limited. I'm jealous of you over there :) On aNOTHER side note, I read your post about the San Diego dinner cruise and sarah and I decided we are taking a Long Beach one soon. Thanks for that inspirational idea. Was it great?

Re: Movies I Liked so Much, I Bought Them

Justin Germino — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:56:11 -0000

I am such a movie buff I have a weird sense of ownership pride that takes over, almost like a collector. I have bought movies I have seen and enjoyed and never once watched them on DVD, just like knowing that I won them. The Ghost and the Darkness is one example. Where other movies I have watched maybe 10 times whenever a mood strikes (Tombstone for example) and others I have annual traditions or marathons, like my kids and I watch the LOTR marathon at least 1x per year queued up for an all dayer, and probably will again before the Hobbit releases this December.

This is even with me owning Netflix, Hulu+ and Amazon Prime for all the video on demand content I can consume, I will go to Blockbuster and buy their 5 for $20 deals and scoop up 5 new movies every once in a while to build my collection. Odd I know, but just one of my habits.

Re: Movies I Liked so Much, I Bought Them

Damien Riley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:25:33 -0000

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy was amazing, of course. For me, however, it wasn't one I bought. This particular list is for "movies I liked so much I BOUGHT them." Some movies, like Lord of the Rings, I'm ok just seeing once in the theater or wherever. Plus, I think it may be the longest running trilogy on our Satellite box. One of them is literally always on! Having said that, I am planning to make a much longer post that will include all the movies I have reviewed that I enjoyed (ie; 4 to 5/5 stars) through the years. Does that make sense? You know me, I tend to confuse people with my blogging concepts but I'm always improving them (hopefully).

Re: Movies I Liked so Much, I Bought Them

Justin Germino — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:13:41 -0000

Pretty much anything Pixar :), Dispicable Me was great as well. The Lord of the Rings trilogy wasn't on your list of enjoyable movies?

Re: Guitar Quotes

Damien Riley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:09:10 -0000

Nice looking blog. I can't say I like the blogspot platform though. In my opinion, Wordpress.org is FAR superior. I'll check out more of your content later. Thanks for stopping by and reading my guitar quotes page. Rock on.

Re: Guitar Quotes

guitar player — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:57:04 -0000

nice collection...mine here Guitar Quotes :D

Re: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Movie Review)

Gggefffd — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:18:11 -0000

Great review. I haven't seen the movie but I was fascinated by the trailer. Not by the 911 aspect but by the possibility of adventure that the young boy could have been exposed to. I imagined the distraught son swept away by his imagination by interesting strangers into new territory with the ultimate payback of a resolution to his quest. From your review, it appears that my expectations were dashed.

Re: Online Diarist Blog Safari 2-5-12

Michael Kwan — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:06:00 -0000

Thanks for the linkage! :)

Re: Online Diarist Blog Safari 1-18-12

Damien Riley — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:36:02 -0000

You're welcome Michael. I really enjoy your restaurant reviews. Glad to see you are doing more of them. Enjoy the rest of the tour.

Re: Online Diarist Blog Safari 1-18-12

Michael Kwan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:13:57 -0000

Thanks for mentioning my food post! We're in the middle of "Dine Out Vancouver" right now, where many restaurants are offering discounted prix fixe menus. I already have one review up and I intend on having three more over the course of this food festival! :)

Re: Blog Stats and Earnings December 2011

Damien Riley — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:56:54 -0000

No this is with minimal work. Over the holidays I completely relaxed. Hardly any sponsored posts and I just wrote movie reviews and diary posts. i didn't mean to brag or say I made a lot in December, that's for sure. I'll have to look into Mypoints! I have a day job I love so making money blogging is not my #1 priority. I like to share though for newbies and curious veterans who know me :)

Re: Blog Stats and Earnings December 2011

Angelika Insomniac — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:27:17 -0000

Is that a lot of work? It seems that when I was seriously WORKING to get visitors & backlinks I was doing nothing else. I earn more with mypoints...

Re: Blog Stats and Earnings December 2011

Justin Germino — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:51:45 -0000

A few days ago I posted my December 2011 results >http://www.dragonblogger.com/d...

Re: Blog Stats and Earnings December 2011

Damien Riley — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:11:50 -0000

Thanks. I figure it gives sign posts along the way you know? Last I checked you were making a LOT of bucks, keep it up dude! You are inspiring a lot of people with your earnings posts.

Re: Blog Stats and Earnings December 2011

Justin Germino — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:07:00 -0000

Cool to see you still sticking by CAN so many years later. I was psyched to have my best month ever in terms of income but not traffic in December 2011.

Re: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Movie Review)

Damien Riley — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:47:03 -0000

You're welcome. I've heard that we learn more about Lisbeth in the next two sequels so ...

Re: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Movie Review)

Fawn — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:29:12 -0000

I've gotten mixed reviews on this movie. Most really enjoy it but those who saw the originals in Swedish seem to prefer those. The odd thing is the Swedish press seems to like this one more. Go figure. Thanks for a thorough review of the movie.

Re: Add VALUE to Your Blog “U”

Damien Riley — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:11:17 -0000

I realized I wasn't as long as I could have been. What would you suggest I add to this post?

Re: Ten Reasons Roller Coasters are Good for You

Damien Riley — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:38:50 -0000

@Steve: The untreated heart conditions link is my only source. The rest is my opinion.

Re: Ten Reasons Roller Coasters are Good for You

Steve — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:03:20 -0000

Mr. Riley,

I came across your blog through Internet research for a paper I'm writing, which concerns the health benefits derived from amusement parks and amusement rides. Could you provide me with sources describing these benefits? Thank you.

Re: Sarah Bottling and Label Company

Justin Germino — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:47:30 -0000

Cute, happy belated anniversary. 9 Years eh? I hit my 12th year wedding anniversary on July 4th.

Re: The River

Damien Riley — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:09:49 -0000

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