Fitness Boxing Resulits 8/31/20

 We got things off on a good foot today, and we'll see ya'll late for Super Mario Odyssey!

 

Twitch Sings Duet Set List 8/29/20

 Here is the list of duets performed during the August 29, 2020 Twitch Sings stream over at twitch.tv/fredcasden

 

1. Duet with kalenal: Evermore (Dan Stevens)
2. Duet with GrubbyTheGoblin: Bad Moon Rising
3. Duet with saiyrbear: Yesterday
4. Duet with Lina_Bean: Eleanor Rigby
5. Duet with Sedeyice_: Hallelujah
6. Duet with foxy_melly: With A Little Help From My Friends
7. Duet with foxy_melly: You Raise Me Up
8. Duet with shadowbear: Paint It Black
9. Duet with ChantryRae: My Girl
10. Duet with LeticiaLikePatricia: Strangers In The Night
11. Duet with Lina_Bean: Crazy
12. Duet with LadyTwoSocks: Over The Hills And Far Away
13. Duet with joejlevy: Baby I Need Your Loving
14. Duet with TomTuffnuts: We're Not Gonna Take It
15. Duet with Wightwulf: White Wedding
16. Duet with CougarTai: Take On Me
17. Duet with PrincessPashley: Bad Romance
18. Duet with kalenal: Can You Feel The Love Tonight
19. Duet with WolverineGuyKev: Suddenly Seymour
20. Duet with Sujidu: Imagine
21. Duet with PorkMarshmallow: Copacabana

Best of the Week August 23-29, 2020

These are highlights from all the streams done over the week of August 23 to 29, 2020 which featured Overwatch, Fitness Boxing, Super Mario Odyssey, The Division 2, Star Trek Online, WWE 2K20 and Twitch Sings!

Quick Thoughts: Men In Black

For this week's watch along over on my discord channel, the movie was Men In Black starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, and safe to say unlike it's sequels it certainly holds up. Sure a lot of things are quite dated with it, such as the existence of the Twin Towers and the New York Mets playing in Shea Stadium, basically dating the film to be prior to 2001, but the pacing of the movie along with the score certainly keeps a viewer invested. 

Actually, the pacing is what's really key with Men In Black, because when you really break it down, it takes place over the course of a handful of days. There isn't a montage to show a large passage of time other than to show James Edwards suiting up to become Agent J, and there is a gradual increase of urgency when plot elements like the Galaxy on Orion's Belt and the presence of the Bug alien being revealed. 

In terms of the actors themselves, Tommy Lee Jones basically has the same approach as he used in many films in 90s, but when he's not as stoic and straight-laced, there are signs of some goofiness as best seen in his turn as Two-Face in Batman Forever. Will Smith was at the height of his 'charm' at this point, with snappy one-liners and enough comedic moments to make one take notice that he's at his best when he has someone to play off of. Vincent D'Onofrio probably steals the show with all the physical acting to portray the movements of the Bug hiding in a Human body, such as various unique and awkward contortions of the arms that just make him come across as obviously alien.

One more note, I have to mention the animated series which unlike the follow up films, did include the character of Laurel Weaver as Agent L, to this day it annoys me that the character was not in Men In Black II because of how old Linda Fiorentino was combine with wanting to bring back Tommy Lee Jones. I understand why, but considering the animated series placed Laurel in a lab setting at MIB HQ, that would have worked great in the sequels. 

Anyway, the plan for next Saturday's watch along is Pulp Fiction! 

Fitness Boxing Results 8/29/20

We started off on a good foot today!

Talking About August 2020 Twitch Things

August was an interesting month for me over on Twitch, and since I have nothing else to talk about, let's just keep it positive!

Fitness Boxing Results 8/28/20

 I hate left-right step combos as for me they are more MISS than Hit! 

 

Fitness Boxing Results 8/27/20

 According to my scale I'm down to 270 LBS / 122.47 KG.... on July 15 I was at 288 LBs / 131 KGs!

 

Fitness Boxing Results 8/26/20

We were dialed in as we did today's session live on my twitch channel! People seem to enjoy seeing me punching air lol

 

Fitness Boxing Results 8/25/20

 Woke up and did a second Fitness Boxing stream, solid effort today! 

Fitness Boxing Results 8/24/20

 Was really dialed in this morning

Fitness Boxing Results 8/23/20

 Not a bad start to the day as the high calorie burning routines continue

Best of the Week August 16 to 22, 2020

Here are highlights from the week of August 16 to 22, 2020, featuring Overwatch, Mass Effect Andromeda, The Division 2, Star Trek Online, Minecraft Story Mode and Twitch Sings! 

 

Quick Thoughts: Jackie Chan's First Strike

This week's Discord watch along was Jackie Chan's First Strike, starring of course Jackie Chan. It's been a long time since I sat down and watched it, so this was a real treat. Something that totally got my attention was how similar the limited music is to that of The Living Daylights, as the hook heard in the opening credits is very close in tone. Of course this movie has a spy plot and a couple of lines referencing James Bond so I can't be too surprised now that I think of it. 

The ADR dubbing is fine for the most part, but there are times where it can get really silly, most notably with some of the henchmen.Granted we were watching the New Line Cinema version of JCFS, so the dubbing was from the late 90s, which means it wasn't quite as sharp as things are today. 

Of course, Jackie Chan's stunts are the real highlight of this movie, in particular the ladder fight. Something that always sticks out about Chan's films is that since he did pretty much all of his own stunts, you get to see the effort going into every movement he makes, and be amazed at how coordinated everything is, while also keeping in mind that in the end credits there are going to be some outtakes involving the mishaps that happened along the way.

Fitness Boxing Results 8/22/20

 The intensity was there even if I wasn't quite in rhythm today lol

 

Mass Effect Andromeda Is A Good Game

 That's right, I'm someone who likes Mass Effect Andromeda, which is why it's the topic of this week's video commentary!

Fitness Boxing Results 8/21/20

 Not as crisp as yesterday, but still a solid work out

Fitness Boxing Resulys 8/20/20

Yeah I was dialed in this morning... nearly perfect, I think I broke my personal best on the 'Fitness Age' score, which as near as I can tell reflects my 'reaction timing'

Note: I was right, but when I managed to score below 20 it was in a 25-minuet session back on August 2. Obviously today's was 45 minuets!

 

 

Fitness Boxing Results 8/19/20

 Switched to using the Switch undocked today... seem to track me a little better than than normal.

Fitness Boxing Results 8/18/20

 Weight Check is about 275 to 277 lbs

Artwork: Overwatch 'An Unlikely Team'

 

Since Overwatch is such a big part of my weekly lineup, I went to DaemonsW0lf with the idea of Moira looking less than thrilled teaming with Reinhardt and Torbjourn! As usual, she  knocked it out of the park! If you're looking to have some things done, visit her site at https://www.darkwolfcreative.com/

 

 

Fitness Boxing Results 8/17/2020

 Woke up at 11 AM... I need to get back to waking up earlier

Fitness Boxing Resulys 8/16/20 - I Slept In Edition

 I will admit... I slept in today, so shorter workout because there's a huge difference in how I feel when I wake up in the mornings compared to afternoons lol

 

Twitch Sings Duets Set List 8/15/2020

 Here's the complete List of Duets Performed During my August 15, 2020 Twitch Sings Stream over at twitch.tv/fredcasden! Twitch Sings is featured every Saturday Night!

1. Duet with ChunTaiLi: Old Time Rock & Roll
2. Duet with joejlevy: Ring Of Fire
3. Duet with saiyrbear: Kokomo 
4. Duet with poppinbuckets: Out Of Touch 
5. Duet with Lina_Bean: Hero
   
6. Duet with ScruffyPigeonFromHell: 18 And Life 
7. Duet with Phoenix_face: Bodies
8. Duet with MonkeyRetch: Whiskey In The Jar 
9. Duet with ValleyTheVampire: Uptown Girl 
10. Duet with BluVelvet: Behind Blue Eyes 
11. Duet with SomethingCreepy: Gaston
12. Duet with NiaBellagamba: Can't Help Falling In Love 
13. Duet with froggieshow: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
14. Duet with RancePrease: King Of The Road 
15. Duet with Pandasweet81: Your Cheatin' Heart 
16. Duet with FattyTwoBits: Come Together 
17. Duet with SomethingCreepy: Shallow
18. Duet with NCarolinian: Angel
19. Duet with Flint_Locke: Twist And Shout 
20. Duet with MerlynTemple: Sleeping Sun
21. Duet with Aphoticphoton: Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 
22. Duet with PorkMarshmallow: Only The Good Die Young
23. Duet with BadB3CKS: Belle 
24. Duet with kalenal: Royals
25. Duet with dani89: Bad Guy 
26. Duet with AnnieTalksShow: (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
27. Duet with sombreartist: Friday I'm In Love 
28. Duet with countrymom1970: You Gave Me A Mountain 
29. Duet with ryuuthekitsune: Sharp Dressed Man 
30. Duet with LilStoneRoom: Let It Go
31. Duet with JusticePirate: Hard To Say I'm Sorry 
32. Duet with docmcstreamy: Ain't No Sunshine
33. Duet with SpicyAvocado781: Landslide 
34. Duet with LadyTwoSocks: Bad Moon Rising *
35. Duet with MissSharahzard: Put Your Head On My Shoulder **

*Done after the stream was over because I was testing camera and microphone placement
** Originally done during the stream, notice Twitch saying there was an issue with the upload, re-did after the stream was over

 

 

Best of the August 9 to 15, 2020

Here are the highlights from the week of August 9 to 15, 2020, featuring Overwatch, Mass Effect Andromeda, The Division 2, Star Trek Online, Minecraft Story Mode and Twitch Sings! Changed the intro a bit so it features all the game titles upfront because two nights are currently dedicated to ME:A! 

Fitness Boxing Results 8/15/20

 Was dialed in pretty good today I think

Ghostbusters: The Original Movie Novelizations Omnibus Audio Book Review

On August 11, 2020, the Audio Book for "Ghostbusters: The Original Movie Novelizations Omnibus" was released, and as a Ghost Head I made sure to get it and give it a listen, and here is my review of it. Also you can get the audio book at https://amzn.to/30U40Zw

Artwork: Superman

 Took me a couple of hours to do between late last night and this morning

Fitness Boxing Results 8/14/20

 Today's results, felt it was better than yesterday lol

Fitness Boxing Results 8/13/20

 My timing felt a little off this morning...

Fitness Boxing Resulys 8/12/20

 Another fun way to start the day, surprised that Fitness Boxing is on a trend of easy going workouts. Again I haven't changed any settings.

Fitness Boxing Results 8/11/20

 Note: I don't make any setting changes, everything is set for strength and cardio and about 45 minuets.... and clearly this was a lighter day than yesterday lol

 

 

Fitness Boxing Results 8/10/20

 From earlier today, nearly broke the 800 calorie burn estimation today

Twitch Sings Duet Set List 8/8/2020

Here are all the duets performed during my August 8, 2020 Twitch stream. Twitch Sings is featured every Saturday Night over at twitch.tv/fredcasden

 

1. Duet With Foxy_Melly: You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
2. Duet with PorkMarshmallow: Straight Up
3. Duet with Aphoticphoton: Yesterday
4. Duet with joejlevy: All Star
5. Duet with saiyrbear: Over The Hills and Far Away
6. Duet with SucculentSorcery: You Make Me Feel So Young
7. Duet with dogbomb: I'm Still Standing
8. Duet with AdrisAria: I've Got You Under My Skin
9. Duet with Hawleigh: Day Tripper
   
10. Duet with elcanadiano: A Horse With No Name
11. Duet with Dan_Darrett: Summertime Blues
12. Duet with foxy_melly: Build Me Up Butercup
13. Duet with Ivledusa: Pump Up the Jam
14. Duet with SH0RTCHANGEHER0: Maneater
15. Duet with v_reznov: Pompeii
16. Duet with kalenal: Eleanor Rigby
17. Duet with kalenal: I'll Make a Man Out Of You 
18. Duet with PintSizedFun: Love Is An Open Door
19. Duet with alexdeluxe: Fortunate Son
20. Duet with 64Alex25: Cruel Summer
21. Duet with LadyTwoSocks: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
22. Duet with WeazelGames: Holding Out For A Hero
23. Duet with eclectic_jaz: Toxic
    
24. Duet with ChunTaiLi: Kiss From A Rose
    
25. Duet with Flint_Locke: (Don't Fear) The Reaper
    

Fitness Boxing 8/9/20

 Blocking Combos... was a bit of a problem today