iSight Martians
I’m just posting this link so that my astronomy obsessed older brother might be able to concoct one of these things. It would also be cool to pass along in an iChat video conference feed. Looks pretty cool and possibly easy to do.
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There should only be one. I thought I was the only one with cool catch phrase. Of course, I should’ve trademarked this a long time ago. Right around the time I made it up in 1998.
Happy 4th of July
Happy Independence Day for all those crazy Americans. Two hundred and thirty years. If George W Bush doesn’t wreck it, hopefully we can get another couple of hundred. Go America! Boo the dumb president.
Today in celebrities
Lindsay Lohan. 20 years old today. Happy Birtday. Please become normal again soon.
Le Tour 2006: Stage 1 Strasbourg
Not much to say about the first stage of this year’s tour. George Hincapie, an American, from Team Discovery Channel, a team mate of Lance’s during his 7 year reign is in yellow at the end of the day. I liked how Phil Liggett put it as Hincapie gains a few seconds in an intermediate sprint to claim the maillot jaune, “Cheeky.”
Anyway, the big news is that yestarday’s proluge winner who started out in yellow goes down with a bad laceration after the bunch sprint. It looked nasty on tape as there was a lot of bleeding for Thor Hushovd. I hope he’s okay and can continue with the race tomorrow and contend in the next three weeks.
Here’s some links to some blog commentary for those who need it:
Velo Gal’s blog
Caroline Yang Photography
Oh and if you can find it, pictures of the podium girls are well worth it. They are some hot french babes. My favorites are the girls that present the stage winners, because they wear white tops, navy skirts and nice heels. MMMM. Podium girls, I salivate over.
Thoughts on film: Superman Returns
Superman Returns. I do not trust Bryan Singer. No longer will I watch any movie of his. Superman returns suffers from the same things as X-men 1: a slow boil with no bang in the end. Bryan Singer sucks.
Plus, the super secret spoiler of the super dude’s kid just did not resonate with me. I don’t even think that Lois can bear the child of superman. Wouldn’t the super sperm have destroyed her body? I think more than 1 of them would’ve survived the insemination process. I just didn’t buy it. Corny and not at all part of the comic continuity.
2 of 5 stars.
Thoughts on film: The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada. Everyone’s boss is an asshole. Not just the girl’s in this one. Although, Meryl Streep’s Miranda can scare you, she’s no different than any other boss you might have. Work sucks, I know.
This was billed as a comedy, but there were hardly any laughs. I laughed a few times, but this was more like a regular movie. In fact, I didn’t think the movie moved me enough to care about the characters. I could’ve cared less about them, yet by the end it was over.
3 of 5 stars.
Eve of the Tour 2006
It’s the Friday before the Tour de France prologue and news is not good. The top two contenders, Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso have been suspended from their teams for being included in the Spanish doping scandal. This is unfortunate and makes this year’s Tour even more uncertain. Jan is old in cycling years and this would’ve been his best chance to win a second yellow jersey since before the Armstrong era. Basso would’ve been trying for a Giro-Tour double which hasn’t been done in awhile. This is unfortunate news and is a dark mark on the sport of
cycling.
Nacho
Funny. Mexican wrestling is supposed to be. Men in masks and tights. Jack Black with a silly accent. Yet, it was missing somethings. It wasn’t too funny as the trailer led you to believe.
I am gonna give it a mediocre rating because I think men in tights is funny.
3 of 5 stars
New Toy
I suck at bike riding. I love to do it but I suck.
Don’t give me a hill. I can’t climb.
Don’t give me a straight. There’s no power in these legs.
Don’t give me a descent. I can’t descend.
Yet, I bought a new bike. Added some pricey components. Why? The government made me do it with their damn refund.
So you on the road.