The United States Navy is currently engaged in RIMPAC, a multinational naval warfare exercises near Hawaii and are first to encounter the alien forces. The combined navies of both US and Japan are soon overwhelmed by the alien's technological superiority save one US navy destroyer, USS John Paul Jones.

With the loss of so many naval ships, they find themselves resurrecting the battleship USS Missouri, a museum anchored in naval harbor of Hawaii. With almost no knowledge on how to operate a 70-year old war vessel, they enlist the help of retired navy crew currently working the museum.

:: A movie of good fun and a plug for the old Hasbro game of the same name, definitely a movie rental or watch it in theaters at discounted prices.

The United States Navy is currently engaged in RIMPAC, a multinational naval warfare exercises near Hawaii and are first to encounter the alien forces. The combined navies of both US and Japan are soon overwhelmed by the alien's technological superiority save one US navy destroyer, USS John Paul Jones.

With the loss of so many naval ships, they find themselves resurrecting the battleship USS Missouri, a museum anchored in naval harbor of Hawaii. With almost no knowledge on how to operate a 70-year old war vessel, they enlist the help of retired navy crew currently working the museum.

:: A movie of good fun and a plug for the old Hasbro game of the same name, definitely a movie rental or watch it in theaters at discounted prices.

We (don't know the others in the 'we' group yet) arrived in Nevada in a place similar to a subway station but it appears to double as a hospital or something (this will be explained later). Upon arrival, we looked for the exit so we went up these stairs that led to the outside. Just as we got outside, we realized we had to go back downstairs and purchase train tickets to take us to the location where we're supposed to go.

We arrived at the house where we're staying but it was still a bit away from Las Vegas (which we'll be going later). I remember that I was taking a vacation away from my wife (nothing bad happened, sort of a guy's night away). Anyways, we arrived at Vegas and went into this Casino/Bar/Event Room. There was only one person I recognized in the group, Vern Roseman, but despite not knowing anyone else in the group, I felt that we were all friends. We played a couple of games and then sat down at the table. I saw this one game that piqued my interest, you played as a ninja and you have to slice this balls or spherical objects as they come out of the machine. I went over back to the table and tried to get Vern's attention about the ninja-game. At that moment, the band began to play a Maroon 5 song and I started to sing along with them. As I sat down, continuing to sing along, I noticed this nice, good-looking young woman sitting on the other side of the table I was at.

As I continued to sing along, this young woman began to look towards me and leaned closer. I decided to take the moment to give her a kiss. I asked her what was her name but as she said it, I couldn't hear it because of the music playing. We continued to kiss and we kissed and kissed. During the kissing I kept thinking about this sweet young woman and at the same time about my wife back at home. Several minutes later after all the kissing, she suddenly pulled back and complained about a pain that she felt and mentioned about needing her 16th. I wasn't quite sure about what she meant but I had an inkling, so I asked her, "Your 16th kill?" She glanced over towards me, nodded and said, "Before sunrise." I could tell that by her exposing this information to me that she didn't want me to be her 16th kill, that she actually cared about me and decided to go after these two other guys that appeared to be, for a lack of better term, mob guys or muscles. She propositioned them and they both smiled and they all left together.

Knowing what I knew about her and what she was about to do, I did nothing to stop her or them.

I looked over back to my friends along the length of the table who were all enjoying several bottles of "Hank's Orange Cream Soda" but didn't offer me any (yeah, some friends they turned out to be). I scanned for some unopened bottles and found a blue-satin jacket with an embroidered name (I couldn't quite exactly make out the letters or do I clearly remember) but I knew it belonged to 'her'. The night/morning came to a close and we all left the establishment but I found myself leaving alone. As I walked out, I overheard a portion of a conversation between this woman and this guy, "I was able to transform twice tonight." As I approached closer, I could tell that their path would cross mine but ahead of me and at that moment, despite her different appearance, I could tell it was 'her' that left with the two guys. I guess she completed what she needed to get done. I wanted to return the jacket that she’d left behind but I wanted it for myself, I guess something to remember about her. As I continued to walk, I tried to keep them in my sights and several minutes later, they were gone.

I also realized that my friends were gone too and that they had gone to the beach without me (a beach in Vegas, yeah don't ask). I found myself back where I started, at the subway depot/station. I tried to retrace my steps to get myself back to where my friends are. I tried calling them, none of them answered. I tried to purchase a subway ticket like I did in the beginning but these patients were in front of me. This was taking too long and I remembered that there was another ticket dispenser on a different level, so I went to it but found that the equipment setup was now different. I looked around for some help but no one seemed to want to help me. I saw storage boxes (for keeping files) in this one room and made the comment how they should convert those into digital records.

That's it.

Today marks the birthdays of Gene Roddenberry, Diana Muldaur and Jonathan Frakes.

Gene Roddenberry, the 'father' of all things Star Trek would be celebrating his 90th birthday. The fictional Star Trek universe Roddenberry created has spanned over four decades, producing six television series, 715 episodes and eleven films, with a twelfth film currently in development and scheduled for a 2012 release.

Diana Muldaur is celebrating her 73rd birthday.  Muldaur starred in the Original Star Trek as Science Officer, Ann Mulhall in "Return to Tomorrow" and as Dr. Miranda Jones in "Is There In Truth No Beauty". She joined the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation during the 2nd Season as Dr. Katherine Pulaski (temporarily replacing Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher).

Jonathan Frakes is celebrating his 59th birthday. Frakes is well known for his role as the 1st Officer of the Enterprise, Commander William T. Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Moving on to directing in recent years, Frakes directed and also starred in Star Trek: First Contact as well as Star Trek: Insurrection.

Bruce Greenwood celebrates his 55th birthday today!

Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor. He is generally known for his roles as U.S. presidents in Thirteen Days and National Treasure: Book of Secrets and for his role as Captain Christopher Pike in the 2009 Star Trek film.
(Source: wikipedia.org)

Eric Bana celebrates his 43rd birthday today!

Eric Bana (born 9 August 1968) is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper (2000). After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention by playing the role of American Delta Force Sergeant Norm "Hoot" Hooten in Black Hawk Down (2001), the lead role as Bruce Banner in the Ang Lee directed film Hulk (2003), Hector in the movie Troy (2004), the lead in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), and the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek (2009).
(source: wikipedia.org)

Cirroc Lofton celebrates his 33rd birthday today!

Cirroc Lofton (born August 7, 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor who started his career at nine years of age with many minor roles. He is best known for playing Jake Sisko on the successful 1993 to 1999 TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which was his first major role on a TV series. During the series, as he aged from 14 to 20, Lofton reached his full adult height of 6' 3" (1.91 m).
(source: wikipedia.org)

DEAR CONGRESS, Last year I mismanaged my funds, and this year my family and I cannot decide on a budget. Until we have come to a unified decision that fits all our needs and interests, we will have to shut down our checkbook and will no longer be able to pay our taxes. I'm sure you will understand. Thank you very much for setting an example we can all follow!

I've been a long time customer while I don't expect much when it comes to rewards, Netflix continues to gives their customer the big kick in the arse.  I just recently received an e-mail stating that there will be another price change and new plans incorporated into the Netflix membership policy and that they will be splitting their DVD and Unlimited Streaming into TWO (2) services, each with it's own separate pricing.

Dear John,

We are separating unlimited DVDs by mail and unlimited streaming into two separate plans to better reflect the costs of each.  Now our members have a choice: a streaming plan only, a DVD only plan, or both.

Your current $23.99 a month membership for unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs (including Blu-ray access) will be split into 2 distinct plans:

Plan 1: Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month
Plan 2: Unlimited DVDs (including Blu-ray), 3 out at-a-time (no streaming) for $19.99 a month.

Your price for getting both of these plans will be $27.98 a month ($7.99 + $19.99). You don't need to do anything to continue your memberships for both unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs.

These prices will start for charges on or after September 1, 2011

You can easily change or cancel your unlimited streaming plan, unlimited DVD plan, or both, by going to the "Plan Change" page in Your Account.

We realize you have many choices for home entertainment, and we thank you for your business. As always, if you have questions, please feel free to call us at 1-888-357-1516.

- The Netflix Team

You thank me for my business by forcing me to pay more to stay with you as a member.  Well, let me thank you in kind by saying that I will be definitely be going to my "Plan Change" page in "Your Account" and change my membership plan so that you'll be getting LESS from me.

- Your Customer.