Month: May 2005

  • Remember my blog post on E3 2005, and how I mentioned that one of the booth babes from E3 2002
    is quite possibly somebody I know? I've been meaning to ask her about
    it, but I haven't seen her for almost two weeks now. Well, just about
    four hours ago, I finally saw her again.  Before I even got a
    chance to inquire about it, she started up a conversation that lasted
    throughout the whole trip to her work place. But as soon as we were
    about to part ways, I was able to bring it up.  This is how it
    went....

    ME: Before you go, there is something I've been meaning to ask you
    about. Are you familiar with the Electronic Entertainment Expo?
    HER: yyeeaaaahhhhh, why? (she had that look like she knows where this is going)
    ME: There's this picture I saw of a woman at E3 a couple of years ago, and she looks just like you.
    HER: What was she wearing?
    ME: Well, you know, she's one of those women who works at one of the
    booths. (yeah, no way I was describing that she was wearing a skimpy
    outfit).
    HER: I plead the fifth. (she smiles)
    ME: oh, okay (I chuckle)
    HER: You know, I was suppose to be there again this year, but I ended up going to Maui.
    ME: Wait, so it was you?
    HER: yyeeaahhh, it was.  I'm a video game chick.
    ME: Really? I'm surprised. (I think I actually did have a surprised look on my face)

    ...and then we waved goodbye to each other. So there you go. 
    She's a "booth babe" and I'm an acquaintance of hers.  Out of all
    these years of me taking pictures of them, I actually know one
    now. In a way, it's almost like knowing a celebrity.




  • All Random Is


    nostalgia central     (link)


    Pride FC: Thompson vs Emelianenko     (video)


    M3Power Jetski Game     (flash game)


    pool tricks     (video)


    cat stuck in tree     (video)


    destroy the death star     (flash game)


    lost in translation     (link)

    a day in the life of a reports analyst (video)

    five in a row (flash game)

    Micheal Jackson never copped a feel (flash)


    Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter     (flash)


    chasm     (flash game)


  • So I saw Madagascar
    because I like animals, and thought it looks cute. Sure enough, it was
    a cute movie, but it's not up to the quality of a Shrek or a Finding
    Nemo. But at the end, the movie has many flaws in it.  Firstly,
    the humor honestly isn't that funny.  A lot of the humor are
    geared towards little kids, like a fighting granny or your typical
    sight gags. Then you have the humor that's geared directly at adults,
    with the movie referrences or the "it's like a Puffy party" type
    jokes.  The problem there is that, the majority of the time, the
    humor isn't that funny. It's like the writers can't find the proper
    balance between the kids and adult humor, and eventually dragged down
    the plot because of that.  It's sad because the story itself is
    quite compelling, with the concept on what would happen if domesticated
    animals end up back in the wild.  A stronger non-kiddy movie would
    have took that concept and gone all the way with it, but all Madagascar
    did was tackle the subject in a very traditional fashion.  So
    that's pretty much how the movie ended up, a lot of unfulfilled
    potential. I'll rate it a "C"

  • I'd like to repost a link to my favorite video of the month.  It
    would be *that* World of Warcraft video with LLEERRROOOYYYY
    JJEENNKKIIIIIIINNNNSSSS!!!!
    I don't even care if it's fake or not, because I find it funny as hell, and I don't even play the game.

    - WoW Guild "Pals for life's" Leeroy Jenkins (15MBs)



  • Random Atheist Peace


    The All-Time top 100 voices in the movies     (link)


    a guide for xbox live and Halo 2     (video)


    penguin ice breakout     (flash game)


    get yourself some manga head     (link)


    baseball player goes nuts     (video)


    bunny hopper     (flash game)


    phallic logo awards     (link)


    robot cat     (videos)


    hulk smash     (flash game)


    a matter of public record     (link)


    on the run     (flash game)


    broadcast machine     (link)



  • You guys have heard of or seen the new Carl's Jr / Hardee's commercial
    featuring Paris Hilton washing a car and eating a Spicy BBQ burger
    right? If not, you can go to spicyparis.com. Anyways, I'm not sure if you've heard the news, but the Parent Television Council wants to ban this commercial because they say it's soft-porn and indecent.
    Not only that but the PTC wants to boycott Carl's Jr / Hardee's for
    their ad. I'm sorry, what? THAT'S soft-porn?! THAT'S indecent?! What
    are they smoking? Have they even seen soft-porn? You get racier things
    from dramatic shows like soap operas and more nudity from Shampoo
    commercials than that Paris Hilton ad. 

    Sure the ad was made to be sexy, but it was no where near
    indecent.  She wasn't pleasuring herself or anything like that.
    She was alone with no male companion to cling on to, nor did she have
    any "suggestive" props.  She was only wearing a one piece suit,
    which would hardly be called "almost nude." Heck, the only thing wrong
    with the ad is that it's trying to make us believe that she actually
    washes her car, or that a thin figure like she has actually eats
    burgers.

    I actually personally don't care too much about the ad itself. I'm more
    concerned of yet another witch hunt coming from another conservative
    group. This is getting to be really ridiculous, that these people would
    take such a strong stance against a commercial that doesn't even
    warrant the criticism. If you don't like it, Turn it off!  If
    you're afraid that you can't control your kids to see objectionable
    material, then don't use the TV as a baby sitter! Blame this, blame
    that.  Take your own responsibility some time why don't you.


  • - My music for the week -


    Tenacious D - self titled

    Kylie Minogue - Fever

    Iron Maiden - Dance of Death

    The Offspring - Splinter

    Metallica - Master of Puppets

    Your Dominant Thinking Style:
    Modifying
    Super logical and rational, you consider every fact available
    to you.You don't make rash decisions and are rarely moved by
    emotion.You prefer what's known and proven - to the new and
    untested.You tend to ground those around you and add stability.

    Your Secondary Thinking Style:
    Visioning
    You are very insightful and tend to make decisions based on your
    insights.You focus on how things should be - even if you haven't worked
    out the details. An idealist, thinking of the future helps you guide
    your path.You tend to give others long-term direction and momentum.

     

  • I guess the past six days when I was only getting five, four, three
    hours of sleep finally hit my body hard.  I ended up sleeping
    almost twelve hours yesterday.  Pretty much, I went home after
    work, did a couple of things, went to sleep, then next thing I know I'm
    waking up, and it's almost time for work again.  So much for using
    Monday to catch up on all the things I didn't have time to do last
    week. Hopefully the rest of the week will be a slow one for me, because
    I really can't afford procrastinating anymore on my "to do list."




  • Random Social Suicide


    Star Wars earns record-breaking $158.5M     (link)


    find cheap gas     (link)


    webcam almost nude     (flash)


    bike crash photos     (pics)


    how to brew beer in a coffee pot     (link)


    large lake completely disappears     (link)


    kick-ass old guy     (video)


    same reaction much?     (pic)


    CBS' TV Fall lineup     (link)


    NBC's TV Fall lineup     (link)


    WB's TV Fall lineup     (link)


    ABC's TV Fall lineup     (link)


    FOX's TV Fall lineup     (link)


    UPN's TV Fall lineup     (link)


  • Well, the past week has been something busy for me. It was either me
    being sucked into E3 news online, my Dad's birthday, my parent's
    wedding anniversary, watching Star Wars, actually attending E3, and
    going to my relative's wedding.  So yeah, I'm beat and
    tired.  For several of those days, I didn't really get much
    sleep.  I was sooo occupied that my e-mail has just been piling
    up, and my recorded TV shows haven't even been seen yet. Hopefully this
    week will be more relaxed, so I can catch up on all the things I wasn't
    able to do.

    But for now, after three days since I watched it, here's my Star Wars Episode III review.

    Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith, gives us the final send off to this movie franchise that George Lucas
    started in 1977.  I've got two words to sum up the movie, NOT
    BAD.  The previous two prequel installments weren't exactly as
    memorable as we hoped they would be, but this time Lucas did some
    things correctly.  The emphasis on Anakin turning to a full fledge
    villain gives the movie some emotional value that the other two were
    lacking.  There were less technical mythological and political
    scenes in this one (although some is still there), and it only helps
    makes the movie's main core story more effective.

    The one main problem I had with the film though, is the dialogue. 
    Lucas has never really been that great with dialogue in the first
    place, but some scenes comes off really awkward by the poor
    writing.  Another thing lacking in this film is some light
    heartedness.  While Obi-Wan and R2D2 provided some humorous scenes
    in some moderate doses, this film is primarily darker than a normal
    Star Wars film is.  I suppose one thing that the original trilogy
    had going for it is the character of Hans Solo, which really helped add
    that needed sense of whimsy.  Unfortunately for the pre-quels, the
    closest thing to a Hans Solo is Obi-Wan, and it's simply not up to par.
    Although this has Ewan McGregor's best work as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

    The best thing in Revenge of the Sith is Ian McDiarmid's
    work as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and as Darth Sidious. The way he
    handled the manipulation of everybody and everything that occured is
    simply astounding. The way he influenced Anakin to go into the Dark
    Side of the force also created some great moments in Star Wars
    mythology.  His work here will forever be remembered by the fans
    for years to come.

    So, we got great characters showing their best work in Star Wars. 
    You got great visuals paired with awesome actions sequences (the most
    light saber battles in a Star Wars film).  You got an engrossing
    storyline between Anakin's turn to Darth Vader, the fall out of his
    relationship with Padme, Obi-Wan's inner conflict to fight his friend,
    and the great Darth Sidious. Despite some flaws the movie has, this is
    definitely a good addition to this franchise.  B+