Posts tagged ‘Reviews’
I was supposed to head down to Washington DC for the Earth Day on the National Mall to check out a variety of exhibits and live music. But, plans changed. It was pouring and thundering so hard this morning that I had to make sure it wasn’t Jeff snoring. Jeff said that the Earth messed up Earth Day. So true – Earth decided to poop on its own event. So, I took the opportunity this morning to finally watch my rental DVD: The New Kids on the Block Greatest Hits. Go ahead – laugh all you want, but THEY ARE BACK with their charming sugary sweet smiles and all!
For all you blockheads out there, have you seen the old videos lately? As much as I loved reliving my youth by watching the NKOTB videos, I had to laugh out loud at some scenes. First, the way they dressed just cracked me up. Jordan Knight was actually in overalls in the “Step by Step” video. Did he really hail from Boston? He looked like he hailed from one of those farms in Pennsylvania. Moments later, I realized, oh right, that was the STYLE back then. I admit I was one of those poor saps who fell for the overalls fad. Here’s evidence.
Danny Wood’s leopard jacket was to die for though. I’d wear his leopard jacket any day, any time.
Second, their dancing really made me go all, “God, I loved those guys?! What the hell was I thinking?” In “The Right Stuff,” towards the end, their choreographed moves made me think of ducks wading forward in a lake. Ah, who cares? They were the shit!
Finally, I noticed that cleavage and skin were absent from the NKOTB videos! Nowadays, most music videos reveal cleavage or butt cheeks, as if it was illegal to NOT show any. Is global warming to blame?
Global warming is clearly evident in Mariah Carey’s videos. In Dreamlover (1993), Mariah sports a plaid shirt that pretty much covers all of her boobs and mid-rise jean shorts. Today, in her new, hilarious video “Touch my Body,” she’s sporting lingerie that exposes half of her boobs to seduce a geek. I swear, I if she leaned over just a little more, her boobs would have fallen out, Janet Jackson style.
Is the next style nudity?
I’m still reeling in shock and sadness from The Mist (by Stephen King). Definitely watch this movie on a rainy day. Better yet, during a thunderstorm to get a real good horror effect. The movie is about a mist that engulfs a small town in Maine. Within the mist are horrible creatures that kill. I don’t want to give out too much information, because I really do recommend everyone see The Mist. Why? Because there’s a serious moral of the movie: never, ever give up.
Warning: Just like any other Stephen King movie, this is a long one. So take an intermission in the middle to check your emails, pee, look out the window to make sure there is no mist creeping to you, or whatnot.
Anyone seen the Planet Earth series? I’ve only seen the first disc so far, and boy, I’ve learned a lot. The last time I learned that much in such a short time span was in college back in the early 2000’s.
Many animals were shown in the episode, and if you know me well, I wasn’t exposed to animals much growing up. Here’s an excerpt of a “spazz” conversation between me and the man during the film.
TV: *shows a giraffe taking care of business.*
Me: “Ooh, a kangaroo!”
Jeff: *looks at Sarah like, is she ok?*
Me: Oh no no, now that’s a kangaroo! *looks at baboons on TV* No, those are too small to be kangaroos.
Jeff: *Seriously starting to wonder if he should put me in a mental institution.*
Me: Oh duh that was a baboon? Where are the freaking kangaroos!?
Jeff: *rolls eyes*
Me: Aww that fawn is so cute!! I wanna pet it.
Jeff: No, that’s a kangaroo.
Me: STFU!
Ok… so I’m an idiot. No kangaroos were shown at all in disc one, but I still highly recommend you to see Planet Earth. There’s so much we can learn about this big planet. For example, did you know that penguins suffer negative 70 degrees (c) during 4 months of darkness? If you did, good for you, you’re a smart cookie. I didn’t know that, so no cookies for me. Also did you know that the jungle in the tropics supports 50% of Earth’s animals? I didn’t, because I think a bug in my bedroom covers pretty much 100% and freaks me out.
Fair warning, though: death in the wild is not sugar-coated in the film. Perhaps this is why Planet Earth was so good, because it shows the truth that we do not see everyday. I can’t wait to see the rest of Planet Earth series. I just hope I see a kangaroo, SOON, dammit!
It is that time of the year again – Christmas shopping. I go straight to Amazon, because it has almost everything you can buy! Right on the front page, there’s this weird device called the Kindle. Apparently, the Kindle is a wireless reading device that the Amazon team came up with. I have no idea how the name was derived, so don’t ask me about the name. Honestly, I keep erroneously calling it the Kringle. It really just sounds like a Christmas ornament. Or some lame 80’s device.
Actually, in my opinion, it does look like a bulky 80’s device. Afraid I somehow fell into a time vessel, I had to make sure I was still in 2007. Yes, indeed it is 2007. Clearly Steve Jobs did not assist with the Kringle, oops I mean Kindle. The designs on many wireless things nowadays is mind-blowing for us, who grew up watching technology go from big and bulky to small and sleek. Sony makes their own e-readers and it is one thousand times better looking than the Kindle. Amazon, call Steve Jobs. Stat.
After looking into the curious screaming 80’s device, I came up with a list of cons:
-You cannot view PDF files on the Kindle. This is nuts because most of our documents are PDF’s.
-Because of Digital Rights Management (DRM), you cannot “lend” a book you downloaded on your Kindle by transferring to someone else’s Kindle. You would have to actually give someone your Kindle to read your book. In other words, you’re extremely limited to do what you want with what you paid for! You cannot resell it, either.
-Hard on the eyes? I don’t know about you, but when I look at a computer screen or my sidekick for a long period of time, I get a bit cross-eyed and then I start to look like Jim Carrey.
-The Kindle is odorless. Where is the musty paper smell that you find from paper books? I don’t desire a replacement for those paperbacks I can cuddle up in bed and fall asleep with. Under no circumstances do I want to fall asleep with a weird technology device for fear the radiation would seep through into my guts.
Okay, enough cons!! Now let’s move onto the pros:
-Saves paper
-*thinks…* Um. Help?
Kringle Claus, please don’t bring me the Kindle for Christmas. Unless I’ve been naughty.
