Been watching a bunch of movies lately since TV season has started yet. It's amazing how some good movies get overlooked, and how some other bad movies people actually watch (ok maybe people don't actually watch them, it's amazing they actually get made...)
So what have I seen lately?
Stardust was very entertaining. The pacing was a little weird, and it started out a little random but it was overall very good. There was a part that was especially sweet about love. 8/10
The Nanny Diaries was surprisingly entertaining. I wasn't sure what to think, especially since the movie wasn't really hyped all that much, but it was also pretty good. It tried to be a little too Devil Wears Prada but hey, that was a good movie too, so why not. Very timely as Sara and I was just talking how much time I would spend at home and with our kids. A good movie to keep me in check and remind me of the important things in life. Oh and she though the little kid looks like me when I was young. 7/10
Ok, now on to the random crap movies.
My Boss's Daughter - OMG, total trash. Stopped after 20 mins. Tara Reid used to be hot though, it's really sad how she's ending up. 1/10
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen - Totally random. it's amazing how different a script can be since Mean Girls was so similar. Megan Fox was in it though. Nice. 2/10
Bring it on: All or Nothing - I don't understand how Hayden Panettiere is famous. She's short and stumpy. Feel bad for Solace Knowles, Beyonce's sister - she's not nearly as pretty as her sister. She should go do what Ashley Simpson did.
I kind of want to watch Good Luck Chuck and Balls of Fury, but I know I'm going to regret it, so I have to hold out. Sigh
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, September 8, 2007
New shoes...
Oh btw, Songi got me those Puma's - she rocks. She found a discount online, and since there's no Puma store in Washington, no tax.
I can see why girls get so happy about shoes now. Big pimp'in.
I can see why girls get so happy about shoes now. Big pimp'in.
6 month checkpoint...
Without fail, at the beginning of everything month I remark how quickly another month has past. I can't believe it's September already. It's already been 4 months since I started my new job, 6 months since I quite my old job, and 6 months since I've been 27! I'm 27 and a half! OMG.
The only good thing about freaking out is that it forces me to think about where I am now - something I guess I never really do. Since I've grown up as a gamer, I tend to think of life progression of an accumulation of stats.
Relationships
Significant Other: +, things are going very well amidst a change with my new job
Family: +, hung out with my LA family, talking to my HK family
Friends: -, haven't been keeping touch/seeing my friends that much
Co-workers: same, lost some old ones, gained some new ones
Career
Work: +, content is more exciting and diverse with new challenges
Learning: +, learning more and lots of different training
Income: +, making a little more, and spending a less since I don't pay for things when travelling
Opportunities: +, meeting more people and more interest from headhunters
Personal
Health: same, working out more but also eating a lot more
Fun: same, trading off some personal fun (RPGs, anime) for more group fun (movies, Wii)
Happiness: same, work is interesting but new lifestyle is definitely harder on personal life
The problem with thinking this way though is that 1) you end up being competitive about your stats, and 2) you have to decide if you want to be a well-rounded average character, or a super strong specialist character. I think these are both issues I just need to think about and maybe re-position.
I used to think that there was one category of stats - career. Naturally, overtime I realized that there was really more to life than that but still I considered career first - in some sense, I always thought I would be a "career specialist". But this past year my priorities have gradually evolved. I've been hearing and seeing how these people in Asia just work, and true, there's probably more opportunity and possibility of promotion by working harder, but I guess the American in me is really questioning if this is the right balance, especially since I really am happy when I'm with Songi. She's away this weekend and my life just seems kind of empty. Then again, maybe I would feel just as empty if I had no career.
Makes me wonder if there's some way to maxing out your career, relationship, and personal stats. I've always been fond of the well-rounded character.
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Btw, watching Comedy Central, and they just had a Girls Gone Wild commercial right after a Gerber baby food savings account (wtf?) commercial. There is clearly something
wrong with the way ads work on TV. No wonder TV advertising is in trouble.
The only good thing about freaking out is that it forces me to think about where I am now - something I guess I never really do. Since I've grown up as a gamer, I tend to think of life progression of an accumulation of stats.
Relationships
Significant Other: +, things are going very well amidst a change with my new job
Family: +, hung out with my LA family, talking to my HK family
Friends: -, haven't been keeping touch/seeing my friends that much
Co-workers: same, lost some old ones, gained some new ones
Career
Work: +, content is more exciting and diverse with new challenges
Learning: +, learning more and lots of different training
Income: +, making a little more, and spending a less since I don't pay for things when travelling
Opportunities: +, meeting more people and more interest from headhunters
Personal
Health: same, working out more but also eating a lot more
Fun: same, trading off some personal fun (RPGs, anime) for more group fun (movies, Wii)
Happiness: same, work is interesting but new lifestyle is definitely harder on personal life
The problem with thinking this way though is that 1) you end up being competitive about your stats, and 2) you have to decide if you want to be a well-rounded average character, or a super strong specialist character. I think these are both issues I just need to think about and maybe re-position.
I used to think that there was one category of stats - career. Naturally, overtime I realized that there was really more to life than that but still I considered career first - in some sense, I always thought I would be a "career specialist". But this past year my priorities have gradually evolved. I've been hearing and seeing how these people in Asia just work, and true, there's probably more opportunity and possibility of promotion by working harder, but I guess the American in me is really questioning if this is the right balance, especially since I really am happy when I'm with Songi. She's away this weekend and my life just seems kind of empty. Then again, maybe I would feel just as empty if I had no career.
Makes me wonder if there's some way to maxing out your career, relationship, and personal stats. I've always been fond of the well-rounded character.
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Btw, watching Comedy Central, and they just had a Girls Gone Wild commercial right after a Gerber baby food savings account (wtf?) commercial. There is clearly something
wrong with the way ads work on TV. No wonder TV advertising is in trouble.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Sweet photo editing
By using some crazy algorithms, these folks are able to change the size of pictures without messing them all up by getting rid of the "boring" parts. I wonder how long before Adobe licenses this from them.
Monday, August 20, 2007
DROOL... PUMA DUCATI BORGO
I'm not sure why but this is one of the first times when I saw something on the self and just REALLY wanted it. Good thing I still have some self-control. $120 shoes is just a little ridiculous... I can't believe I'm all excited about shoes... wtf.
BOREDOM IS BAD FOR YOUR WALLET
I have no idea how people (e.g. Sakura) can spend all this time surfing the internet. I've read a bunch of news sites, configured an iGoogle page, accepted Facebook requests, cleaned out my work and personal inbox, and watched a bunch of cool soccer videos on YouTube. I even looked up Red Vs. Blue again and started watching that...
Ugh. The thing that sucks is that I'm just waiting around for a deck from the client for the work to hit. Dum dee dum dee dum.
Btw, there's this random beer garden (really just a restaurant that serves beer) in the middle of a Japanese garden down here in San Diego. Went there for lunch. Pretty cool.
Oh and someone just told me that Sushi Ota is the best sushi restaurant on the whole West Coast - supposedly they fly all their fish in from Japan. Can't seem to find it on any website though - is it that good?
I almost forgot - now I'm just shopping online. Just makes me want to buy stuff. BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY!!! Boredom is so dangerous...
Ugh. The thing that sucks is that I'm just waiting around for a deck from the client for the work to hit. Dum dee dum dee dum.
Btw, there's this random beer garden (really just a restaurant that serves beer) in the middle of a Japanese garden down here in San Diego. Went there for lunch. Pretty cool.
Oh and someone just told me that Sushi Ota is the best sushi restaurant on the whole West Coast - supposedly they fly all their fish in from Japan. Can't seem to find it on any website though - is it that good?
I almost forgot - now I'm just shopping online. Just makes me want to buy stuff. BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY!!! Boredom is so dangerous...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
GOOG under $500? AAPL under $120?
Oh and of course MSFT is under $29. Good thing I got out at $31. Wow looks like the market is really starting to crash now. The S&P is actually down for 2007 after 10% gains for the past 2 years. MUST BE PATIENT. Need to wait out the slump. dum dee dum dee dum...
In my job, sometimes it's crazy busy, and sometimes we don't have much to do - I guess that's similar to lots of other jobs. The annoying thing is that because we're always on site, there's not a whole lot we can do when we're not busy. There's some talk about being proactive, but most of that is just busy work.
I just want to go play. :)
In my job, sometimes it's crazy busy, and sometimes we don't have much to do - I guess that's similar to lots of other jobs. The annoying thing is that because we're always on site, there's not a whole lot we can do when we're not busy. There's some talk about being proactive, but most of that is just busy work.
I just want to go play. :)
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