Monday, March 19, 2007

I don't make mistakes, I have learning opportunities.

Ok, so my mystery 'other' job fell through. Annoying, yes. But just like The Batman I ALWAYS have a second plan. In this case it involves me eventually moving to the Big Apple, so it can't be such a terrible fall back plan.
On to more interesting news.

Weekend Update:
Completely stealing the name from SNL. Anyway, Friday was kinda lazy. Picked Lana up and hung out at her house. Watched the Robin Williams DVD, it was great. Saturday, well Saturday was St Pattys day. Started at midday at Miranda, highlights include being scolded for calling someone emo, using my phone as a football (Gridiron) and then losing it in a bush, paying someone $50 because they found it in said bush, stealing (& then giving away) a fake flower from some random in a pub.
Sunday was a much slower day, still did some stuff but at a easier pace. Went in to the city with Lana, not to walk the bridge, but to pick up some comics. Then came home and mucked about. Lana hung out for a while, then I drove her home. Spent some time playing around with a website ill be making. Was tired, and therefore angry so i avoided contact as much as possible.

Caught in the 'Net:
This story is just weird. A 'vampire' running for President, wants to impale W if he gets in. Shouldn't a vampire want to suck his blood, maybe avoid the whole stake thing. Hey Im just going with what I know. Apparently I don't speak to enough attention seeking moronic vampires.

I know, I know ANOTHER story about Google. But word is they are making a phone. Im not sure what to think. I assume it will be closely tied to all other Google services, Doc & Spreadsheets, blogger, picasa, gmail etc BUT they seem to be designing it as 'just' a phone, not a camera/GPS/MP3 Player so it will be interesting to see if the PDA features it will have will pull an audience from the accessory loving phone market (I count myself in that market so I'm not trying to sound preachy).

The next Bond, James Bond film is said to pick up RIGHT where Casino Royale left off. I suggest Casino Royle-er OR Casino Royale: High Stakes as the title.

Reviews:
Boston Legal (Season 1) -
Do not watch this show if you want to see a character to cheer for. I suppose the suspense comes from the court room battles, however the majority of the cast are, not good role models (Unless, like me, you think supreme ego is an admirable quality). Those who are 'good' people, are marginalised and shown to be inferior to the main protagonists.
Boston Legal follows the adventures of the law firm "Crane, Poole & Schmidt". The main character is Alan Shore, played perfectly subtle by James Spader. With his is Denny Crane (William Shatner) who is shown to be both vulnerable, dislike-able, smart & stupid throughout the season. They work well together, both being sure of themselves it is interesting to watch how each asserts themselves around the office, Alan being soft spoken and vindictive, Denny being larger than life and abrasive. Their friendship, despite repeated difference of opinion is what keeps me coming back to the show.
Its hard to pidgeon hole this show as just a law show, because it seems at times that what happens in the court is incidental to what happens at the office. Part Law & Order, Part Arrested Development and all its own Boston Legal is definately worth seeing.

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