Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Match Point, 2005
A Woody Allen movie not being marketed as one. But then again, anyone who reads film review kind of things know it's an Allen movie. Is it reverse marketing?
If you are sick and tired of seeing typical Allen's neurotic stuttering on screen performance, no worry, you won't see it in this flick. He is, to many's relief, totally behind the scene.
Apparently things look pretty good with him behind the camera.
Match Point is about lust and luck. It is a tragedy well told.
Vince, if you have some time to spare, like when you are not studying World History or Arabic, or Persian or making millions on the side, you may perhaps want to check it out. I won't say you are gonna like it but there is a good chance that you won't find it boring, if anything, Scarlett Johansson, should get your attention.
If you are sick and tired of seeing typical Allen's neurotic stuttering on screen performance, no worry, you won't see it in this flick. He is, to many's relief, totally behind the scene.
Apparently things look pretty good with him behind the camera.
Match Point is about lust and luck. It is a tragedy well told.
Vince, if you have some time to spare, like when you are not studying World History or Arabic, or Persian or making millions on the side, you may perhaps want to check it out. I won't say you are gonna like it but there is a good chance that you won't find it boring, if anything, Scarlett Johansson, should get your attention.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
The Heat Wave Is Not Breaking Any Record
The heat wave is not breaking any record, so we are suffering for nothing.
Mind you, the bullshit feel like temperature doesn't count. I feel like is 300 degrees out there, but it doesn't count, because like I said, it's bullshit.
It's around 91 degree out in the city in the afternoon. It may feel like 191 degree. We may get a thunderstorm later in the afternoon. Hopefully we may have some relief later in the day and tomorrow.
Mind you, the bullshit feel like temperature doesn't count. I feel like is 300 degrees out there, but it doesn't count, because like I said, it's bullshit.
It's around 91 degree out in the city in the afternoon. It may feel like 191 degree. We may get a thunderstorm later in the afternoon. Hopefully we may have some relief later in the day and tomorrow.
Live from Bryant Park ...
It's Pokemon Party of the Decade.
The party starts from 10AM to 5PM on Aug 8 at Bryant Park, New York City. Special Guest Hulk Hogan.
The party starts from 10AM to 5PM on Aug 8 at Bryant Park, New York City. Special Guest Hulk Hogan.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
New York City is Hot
New York City is in the high 90s.
But nowadays, people like to talk about the "feel like" temperature. So it's 97 degrees out there, it's bad enough, but the meteorologist or the weatherman likes to give you more, like it feels like 110 or 120 or whatever, something in my mind, that's totally arbitrary.
How can you tell what I feel about the temperature?
I just like some objective reading. If the thermostat says 95, then it's 95, what are all these heat index, feel like temperature thing?
UPDATE:
It read 101F in the City in the afternoon. About the time I got home, around 7PM, it's about 94F outside my house.
But nowadays, people like to talk about the "feel like" temperature. So it's 97 degrees out there, it's bad enough, but the meteorologist or the weatherman likes to give you more, like it feels like 110 or 120 or whatever, something in my mind, that's totally arbitrary.
How can you tell what I feel about the temperature?
I just like some objective reading. If the thermostat says 95, then it's 95, what are all these heat index, feel like temperature thing?
UPDATE:
It read 101F in the City in the afternoon. About the time I got home, around 7PM, it's about 94F outside my house.
We Like to Keep Our Train Dirty
In order to discourage any scum sucking yuppie from gentrifying Flushing, we like to keep our #7 train extremely dirty.Indeed it's rated the dirtiest by the straphanger report.
We only care about how often the trains arrive during morning rush, in that department, we totally rock, train frequency is clockd at every 2.5 minutes, which is a tie to the Manhattan #6 train.
Full article from the New York Times.
The World Is Coming to an End
While the world is gradually coming to an end, I still choose to blog about things I like to blog about and remain total oblivious to world suffering.
Peace out.
Peace out.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
Cingular 8125
Every 2 years or so, I would do my homework on cell phone.
My latest little obsession is the Cingular 8125, which should be the same as T-Mobile's MDA. Because of untested reception and anecdotes regarding T-mobile's poor reception around where I live, so I stick with Cingular if possible.
In Flushing, most shops don't carry the phone in stock. And online, if this phone is selected, you can't uncheck any data plan, the least is 19.99 and the most expensive data plan is 39.99. I was hoping to just get a cheap voice plan and all data via free WiFi.
Guess Cingular doesn't like the idea one bit. To me, they might as well not carry the phone all together if I have to have data plan in order to buy the phone.
Do I need the Cingular 8125? Absolutely not.
My latest little obsession is the Cingular 8125, which should be the same as T-Mobile's MDA. Because of untested reception and anecdotes regarding T-mobile's poor reception around where I live, so I stick with Cingular if possible.
In Flushing, most shops don't carry the phone in stock. And online, if this phone is selected, you can't uncheck any data plan, the least is 19.99 and the most expensive data plan is 39.99. I was hoping to just get a cheap voice plan and all data via free WiFi.
Guess Cingular doesn't like the idea one bit. To me, they might as well not carry the phone all together if I have to have data plan in order to buy the phone.
Do I need the Cingular 8125? Absolutely not.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Manhole breathes Fire in Woodside, Queens
Manhole is all the rage now. And I thought it only happens when a guy eats too much chilly. Video hosted in YouTube found via Gawker media.
On another unrelated, I always find the Time Warner or other cable companies' Triple Play plan oddly amusing. Triple Play, I don't know about you, I think it can be from the playbook of some sex trade. Triple Play, I like the idea ... cable TV, VoIP and Broadband Internet access ....
filed under Astoria Blackout marathon, manhole, fire, triple play.
On another unrelated, I always find the Time Warner or other cable companies' Triple Play plan oddly amusing. Triple Play, I don't know about you, I think it can be from the playbook of some sex trade. Triple Play, I like the idea ... cable TV, VoIP and Broadband Internet access ....
filed under Astoria Blackout marathon, manhole, fire, triple play.
Monday, July 24, 2006
103 inch Plasma TV
[picture linked from nytimes.com, credit: Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters]Blogger is messing up, so can't upload any pictures, just use your imagination. Or go to the New York Times. Forget about the link, look it up yourself.
Panicsonic, the plasma king, is introducing the ludicrously huge 103 inch plasma TV.
It's selling quite arbitrarily for $70,000; very lovely women not included.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Pokemon Center Really Exists
I am mildly retarded, so I didn't know Pokemon Center is actually here in New York City until today.
It's at Rockefeller Center, 48th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue. Though I don't see Ash and Pikachu.
It's at Rockefeller Center, 48th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue. Though I don't see Ash and Pikachu.
Saturday, July 22, 2006
"Don't make me take off my sunglasses"
For some reason, I can't figure out where I left my sunglasses. I am pretty good at misplacing things. I am old fashioned and kind of retarded so I think aviator with B-15 glasses just fit me well, all these years.
Con Ed doesn't care about Astoria
Because Astoria is not upper east side or upper west side. It's just Queens. So Con Ed let the blackout continue, since last Monday.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Breaking: New Nikon 10.2 MP DSLR in 20 Days
Nikon, in 20 days is going to announce a new 10.2 MP DSLR.
And why am I not getting excited?
For any more mega pixels, I need to buy a new PC to handle the file size and transfer. A well built and feature rich camera body helps a great deal but you need good lens to match.
And above anything else, mega pixels and lenses can't replace hardwork and talents. Let's see what Nikon has to offer in 20 days. If anything, it provides more discussion material in dpreview.com.
And why am I not getting excited?
For any more mega pixels, I need to buy a new PC to handle the file size and transfer. A well built and feature rich camera body helps a great deal but you need good lens to match.
And above anything else, mega pixels and lenses can't replace hardwork and talents. Let's see what Nikon has to offer in 20 days. If anything, it provides more discussion material in dpreview.com.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Spy Kids, Live in Hong Kong
"Grandma, I am going to turn you in, and I'm not even sorry."[poster from maopost.com via Google images, all rights belong to their rightful owners]
Inspired by Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids movie series and probably Mao's Cultural Revolution, Hong Kong is enticing elite kid force to rat out their peers on online piracy.
Boy scouts will patrol online forums for any suspect copyright violations. They would report on their brothers, sisters, teachers, friends, parents, grand parents and grand grand parents if they dare to put any BitTorrent seeds out there so other people can listen to their horrid choice of Canto pops or whatever they think is oh-so-cool.
Other countries are immensely interested in this youth program ... or not.
Dean Boyd, a Homeland Security Department spokesman in Washington, said that the United States had no plans to introduce a similar program, partly because of liability concerns. Deron Smith, a spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America, said in an e-mail message that the group had no plans to ask scouts to report infringements to law enforcement officials.
Orginal article from the New York Times.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Restaurants
Devi, on 18th Street. Indian Cusine. Good.
Cipollini, Manhasset, Long Island. Italian. Good.
Mr. Tang, Mott Street, Chinatown. Cantonese seafood. Good.
Cipollini, Manhasset, Long Island. Italian. Good.
Mr. Tang, Mott Street, Chinatown. Cantonese seafood. Good.
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