While I was in the grocery store yesterday picking up a few things, I was chatting on the phone with a friend. I was in the cereal aisle talking about our favourite cereals. He mentioned his favourite cereal is Count Chocula. I mentioned that it’s too bad he can’t try my favourite cereal, Cocoa Krispies. It’s a USA only cereal you see. We used to have it in Canada when I was a kid, which is how I learned how great it is. Then I got a box of it in Pittsburgh back in 2001, and then an online friend sent me a box last Fall.
While I was expressing my disappointment I literally glanced at the Rice Krispies in front of me and noticed the word Cocoa on the box. I had to stop and look again for a couple of seconds to really make sure I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. Oh my god! They’re back! They’re called Rice Krispies Cocoa. I had a bowl this morning. So freakin good. I’m so glad it’s back, and I hope it’s not temporary this time. I could live on the stuff! Maybe I should stockpile it just incase it disappears again… although at $4.99 a box, that could be pricey.
I had fairly low expectations of this movie. I find George A. Romero’s movies are pretty crappy. He’s supposed to be the original zombie movie maker, and the best at it. Yet, he consistently makes the worst zombie movies. This was just a continuation of that trend.
First of all it was filmed with hand cameras. Garbage! I hate that shit. Use real cameras, so that you don’t give the viewers headaches and nausea. Second, get people who can actually act. Instead of getting 7 people who can’t act, get 3 who can, and give them more money. That would be a good start.
The best part of the movie is the zombies. The make up artists and effects artists really do a great job for this movie. They do look pretty creepy.
The new Radiohead video for House of Cards is now available to watch online. Very cool video, that used no cameras to create it. They used this laser machine that reminds me of a radar. It really does make sense in this age of data, where everything in life is technology and data. Check it out:
There is also the ”making of” video:
You can also go here to remix the video and create your own visualizations.
When I started watching this I was not 100% sure what to expect. I like watching movies like that, because the fun of watching a movie is not knowing what’s going to happen. I was expecting a family taken hostage by two crazy psychos, and probably one of them or all of them would survive, and the psychos would get caught and you’d have your happy or not-so-happy ending. Fortunately, or unfortunately, that was not how things went! I say this, because I’m not sure if I liked this movie or not.
Well I received my Zune from Matchstick. If you want to get one for free like I did, click here.
In the package was an 8 GB Zune with headphones and 3 colours for the headphones. Pink, orange, and black. The Zune itself is black. There was also an AC charger. Personally I can’t believe the Zune only comes with USB attachment for charging. I prefer to charge through my AC charger because it’s faster I find. Also came with the premium headphones which are really cool, but any time you touch the wires you can hear it through the headphones while listening to music. They are too sensitive apparently. They’re fabric covered instead of rubber, which might be why, I’m not sure.
As for the product… I’m disappointed. I’ve been waiting so long for Zune to come to Canada. First of all 8 GB is not enough for me, which is not Zune’s fault, as they do have an 80 GB model available. The promotion however only had 8 GB models. The screen is far too small for my liking, which again is because the model size. The 80 GB model has a much larger screen.
The worst part of the Zune is not the product itself, it’s the software for updating it and listening to music on your computer. It lacks a lot compared to iTunes. It has no system tray icon, so when you minimize it, it goes to your taskbar, taking up valuable real estate there. It is very memory intensive and has a slow response considering how feature lacking it is. It also lacks my favourite feature of iTunes, which is the skip when shuffling option. You can’t update just the album cover, you have to update all of the mp3 tag info or none at all. Shuffling only works in some places in the player. The social aspect is definitely the best part of the software and experience. This is something that is seriously lacking from iTunes. The other crappy part is that Canada isn’t getting the full experience from Zune, as the Marketplace isn’t working right now. Apparently it’s coming later this year.
The FM tuner is very awesome. I like that I can keep up with anything that might be going on in the news. If something is happening in the world, I can just turn on the radio and find out the most up to date information if I’m on the go and don’t have access to a computer or TV.
Overall though, I am not impressed and have no intentions of buying the 80 GB version. This is mostly due to the software. Microsoft should know that in order to compete with iTunes, they need to have everything iTunes has and more. iPod Touch here I come! (When the price comes down.) Sorry Microsoft, I really wanted to like your product, but you failed.
This was a weird movie for a few reasons. The first reason is that it’s an action movie, but yet it has a lot of emotion in it as well. Men crying and shooting in the same movie. The same men crying are shooting, actually. That’s not something you see much of in these types of movies.
The comedy is also really twisted and great. The somewhat subtle hints of anti-Americanism is pretty funny too. Gotta love the British and Europeans really, don’t you?
The characters are all really great. No boring or annoying actors in this one. My only complaint was that the story was a bit drab, and could have used a bit of a pick-me-up at some point, to keep things a little more active.
You really start to feel for the characters in the movie. Well, in particular one named Ray, played by Colin Farrell. He is so damn cute in this movie too. I just love everything about him! From his accent, to his looks, to his dirty mouth and stubbly face.
Back in early May, I came across an offer for a free MP3 player on one of my RSS feeds. My iPod is on it’s last legs I think, plus it’s one of the old versions, so I’m in need of an updated player. Plus I had a feeling it might be for the Zune, since they were releasing it this spring.
Turns out I was right! It is the Zune. I got a call last week from someone at Matchstick, who asked me more questions, and then informed me I was eligible for a free 8 GB Zune! I was thrilled about this as I’ve been waiting for the Zune for a long time now. Ever since it was announced and released in the U.S. Now I get to have one of my very own! I don’t know which colour I’ll be receiving, hopefully black. I wish that I could have had the 80 GB version, as I have more than 8 GB of music, so that kind of sucks, but I’m not going to complain about a free Zune. Not to mention I get a second free one, to give to a friend. Now if only I had friends that I actually hang out with to try out the wireless capabilities. I still haven’t received it yet, but you can be sure I’ll be blogging about it when I get it!
Apparently there are still more to give away, so if you’re interested in the Zune, which you should be, because it’s awesome go here:
So far this Spring we have had some really cool storms. Nothing really severe, which are much more fun than your regular storms, but still great ones none the less.
What I’ve noticed with most of the storms we’ve had so far, is the lightning has been the most prominent feature of the storms. I’m a bit of a weather nerd, and I love photography, so I can get the best of both worlds when I get a great photo of lightning or cloud formations. I have two really awesome examples which I’m very proud of that I have here to post on my blog.
The first is a picture of some lightning. There was no rain from this storm, as the storm didn’t come over me, but went over Toronto and the lake, so the lightning was in the distance, which allowed for perfect picture taking of lightning. If you look closely, you’ll see the CN Tower is being hit by it. This was on June 5th, 2008.
Next is a storm on June 15th, 2008. There were actually 7 separate storms that day, which is just crazy. There was two severe ones, and the others were fairly short, but still all had very heavy rain. This photo is of the second severe storm, in which winds reached almost 100 kph. The clouds were unlike anything I’d ever seen. The only time I’ve ever seen clouds like this is on TV, or photos of big storms you see in places like Kansas. It was very ominous and awesome to see. The clouds were moving very fast too. This is actually a photo stitch using Windows Live Photo Gallery. It does it so well and so easily.
Sunday June 1st, I got into an argument with my dad at the dinner table. It was due to the fact that he hadn’t showered in over a week, and was smelling really badly. I understand he has a hard time standing up in the shower, but if he can’t take a shower on his own, he should really be getting help with that. I am not going to carry my father into the shower, and my mom isn’t about to either. I don’t know why they don’t look into getting one of those bars installed in the shower, so that he could at least use that to support himself better in the shower. Although, I’m not sure if the building would allow it. Anyway, during this argument I decide it was time to talk to my sisters about the bullshit that goes on in this house, and that I’m not responsible for it, and that not everything that goes wrong with my dad’s health is my fault.
So immediately after dinner I headed straight to my room and picked up the phone and called my sister Kim. I just went straight to it, telling her my purpose for the call, and that I don’t know why she’s not talking to me, when I didn’t do anything wrong. She immediately started to raise her voice, and get mad at me for not helping my dad up and leaving him on the floor when he fell this past January. First of all, if I hadn’t woken my mom up to tell her that he fell, he probably would have been there all night. I did not help get him up though, because I just don’t want to deal with it. It freaks me out to see that shit, and I also have my own troubles. I just don’t want to be that person taking care of their parents when they fall. He only got himself to that point, and he knew he was getting worse for a few weeks.
Anyway, when I told her that I’m going through my own shit, she said that I was psycho, and that I have issues. That I have gay issues. That I’m a faggot. That’s right. My own sister called me a faggot. Well Kim, your faggot brother is not your brother anymore.
It’s really a shame it has come down to this. I was calling her, and she is the one that wasn’t talking to me. I was calling her to stop the childish bullshit once and for all. I was calling her to patch things up and get past all this and come to some sort of understanding. She wouldn’t have any part of it though, and decided to just yell like a little brat and not even let me talk or get one single word on. Then she threatened me if I hung up on her. Not sure what she was threatening exactly though. She seems to think she knows everything that goes on in my house, and then blames me for everything that goes wrong. She even brought up how I didn’t drive her and my other sister Kathy to the airport when they were here last. I told her I can’t drive on highways, that it gives me panic attacks. She doesn’t care though. She hasn’t cared about me for a long time and it really shows. It’s okay, she doesn’t exist anymore.
While I was in the grocery store yesterday picking up a few things, I was chatting on the phone with a friend. I was in the cereal aisle talking about our favourite cereals. He mentioned his favourite cereal is Count Chocula. I mentioned that it’s too bad he can’t try my favourite cereal, Cocoa Krispies. It’s a USA only cereal you see. We used to have it in Canada when I was a kid, which is how I learned how great it is. Then I got a box of it in Pittsburgh back in 2001, and then an online friend sent me a box last Fall.
When I started watching this I was not 100% sure what to expect. I like watching movies like that, because the fun of watching a movie is not knowing what’s going to happen. I was expecting a family taken hostage by two crazy psychos, and probably one of them or all of them would survive, and the psychos would get caught and you’d have your happy or not-so-happy ending. Fortunately, or unfortunately, that was not how things went! I say this, because I’m not sure if I liked this movie or not.
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