Link of the Day [2.24.11]
New MacBooks are here! New MacBooks are here!No idea what this means for computing technology. Sounds cool and exciting.http://www.intel.com/technology/io/thunderbolt/index.htm
And the nominees are….
It’s not too late to place in your entry to the Fourth Annual BrowserMetrics Oscar Pool. We’re up to seven entries two of which I have no idea who they are. So join in if you hadn’t done so.
The entries so far have only one unanimous winner, Toy Story 3. Yeah, Pixar is always a shoe-in for best animated film. I wish that weren’t the case. I think if Satoshi Kon was still alive he would give them a run for their money with his brand of anime.
I just bought a few of the Oscar nominated shorts: Let’s Pollute in the animated category and in the live action, The Crush and The God of Love. I don’t know why, but I wanted to see if these are as good as my bet for them were.
And don’t forget the winner (most positive points) can win any of the best picture nominees. It would be awesome as a download.
Hawaii Vacation 2010: Surfing is the only life, the only way for me
We’re onto the last days of the Hawaiian Vacation and here’s the first one of someone surfing. This shot is just off of Cousin Bob’s old, new house. It’s right off the breaks in front of Diamond Head.
I took one look at this sight and I wanted to jump right in. It looks like a mellow break. I mean, these surfers you see in this photo are Japanese tourists learning to surf. I guess the break is mellow. I wanted to get out there, too.
Man, I think I’m gonna get a surfboard this summer.
Unknown
Yup, I contributed to Unknown winning the box office bonanza for this past weekend. It was the number one movie grossing $25+ million. I wasn’t the only one as the Sunday matinee was packed. Lots of old, white folks. They switched from Owings Mills to Hunt Valley.
Anyway, without spoiling it too much, the movie was a complete Jason Bourne ripoff. Oops. I said too much.
It was very confusing when the twists started happening. Just what was Liam Neeson’s motivation supposed to be? Thinking more about it. A lot of the twists don’t make any sense because it completely wrecks any character motiviation as to why they played each other for the fool. I was expecting a nice little thriller in the Hitchcock mode. What I got was Bourne Identity 2: Married with Children.
2 of 5 stars.
Quote of the Day [2.22.11]
When I breeze into that city
People gonna stoop and bow
And all them women gonna make me
Teach 'em what they don't know howJackson, Johnny Cash w/June Carter Cash
Under my umbrella
Old man winter ain’t leaving without gracing us with one last blast of winter precipitation. It’s sleeting this moment, but will turn to snow over night. I’m trying to keep warm with a mug of hot cocoa, but can imagine what its like in the sleet tonight.
All this precipitation makes me want to buy one of these umbrellas. I’ve been eyeing umbrellas for a while now and have gravitated to the more expensive kinds. The ones that, if you lose them, you kick yourself afterwards. Why do I lust after something like this?
PS. This should’ve been a link of the day but I am tired of typing those letters.
Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch
Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.
Two of these make you sleepy. This is the second…… Zzzzzzz. *snore* …. hunh. Whazzzzat?
Hawaii Vacation 2010: Waikiki Walk Around
Friday night and we go to town.
My nephew, mom, aunt and I spend it wandering around Waikiki. We had planned to walk to Ala Moana several blocks away, but decide against it as the road got dark and the ladies didn’t feel like making the trek.
We get some Starbuck’s and join the crowd of tourists as they wander around the main drag. We don’t get close to the beach, but we do get close to the real Hawaii.
We stop into 88 tees. I’m looking for something cool, but the place is a mad house. Japanese tourists up the wazoo fill the isles and I worry that I can’t buy anything because I can’t speak japanese. Yet, I don’t find anything because the shelves are messy and I don’t like any of the hipster tees they sell. The nephew finds some hipster vintage football tees, but for thirty dollars, it ain’t worth it.
Behind 88 tees, you can find the seedy side of town — the porn video palaces. The nephew finds one of their pamphlets. Hoy!
We’re lost for a bit before we wander into the Waikiki duty free mall. Again, nothing but Japanese. Up a few floors, we shop like the Japanese tourists, but don’t buy anything as this mall is the fancy pants stores. I watch the cute girls go by.
Then we wait. In the cool night, we wait to get picked up to go back west. The cousin comes by later than expected. Our one night in Town is done.
More fun photos to look at on my flickr Hawaii Vacation 2010 Set.
Quote of the Day [2.18.11]
“Can you imagine bouncing a check to Kunta Kinte?”
Britta Perry (Gillian Jacons), Community
Spring Is Coming
Wasn’t it beautiful today? Can you think of anything more beautiful? There. I knew you could.