Fun with the new MacBook

What the hell is an "aluminum falcon"?

oh good god, this is hilarious:

Oh China

Having visited China last summer I've been very keen on seeing exactly what kind of coverage the Olympics are going to get. Here are two rather contrasting reports on the "Bird's Nest" stadium that I found fascinating.

First--a report from the BBC News website:

Beijing Olympic Bird's Nest ready

The main venue for Beijing's Olympic Games - the "Bird's Nest" stadium - is complete and fully operational, Chinese officials have said.

The 91,000-seat stadium will host the Olympics' opening and closing ceremonies as well as athletics events.

A network of steel girders gives the stadium its nest-like appearance. All 37 venues for the Games are now ready.

The International Olympic Committee has praised Beijing's preparations, but said air quality was a concern.

The Bird's Nest - or National Stadium - was designed by award-winning Swiss firm Herzog and de Meuron and Chinese architect Li Xinggang.

The design beat dozens of other entries in a worldwide competition held in 2003.

"The Bird's Nest is the last completed Olympic venue but the best," said project manager Tan Xiaochun.

The project was completed at a cost of $500m (£250m).

"You can imagine yourself to be an athlete, standing at the centre of the venue attracting thousands of eyes," said Li Xinggang.

"You will be turned on by the audience's cheers, feeling at the centre of a stage. It will lead you to final success."

Interesting. Glosses over MANY important factors of the stadium, such as one of the original designer, contemporary Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei, who has chosen not to be associated with the project anymore, well I guess BBC is doing what he asked...but also the air quality concern, which they seem to just throw in there! Oh, by the way, air quality might be bad, but look how pretty! Now here is a report I found from Al Jazeera (am I going to be on some kind of list now that I'm posting an Al Jazeera report?):




I hope to see more reporting like this in the future. BBC, you've let me down.


So when you're watching, if you do, Olympic coverage this year, just remember this guy:

Age of the Understatement

I dig this:



It's the Beatles...no wait...Oasis? Nope, it's The Last Shadow Puppets.

May I be blunt with you?

Be-nig or malig-nant

I'd like to give a shout out to Andrew for bringing this awesomeness to my attention

Manny's 500th

I can not believe I could've been there...

Big Train - Jockeys

Spaced - Night Out

In the spirit of Simon Pegg & friends goodness I'm posting one of my fav bits from the brilliant British sitcom "Spaced"

Wilfred the pot smoking dog - Nachos

Wilfred - apparently a cult series in Australia, now airing on ifc website. Random brilliance.

Shake it boys

The boys shake their groove things during the game

Take Me Back to Your House

This is fabulously random:



Basement Jaxx feat. Martina Bang

The sky over Fenway

This was taken with my iPhone mid way through the 2 hr. rain delay when we thought it was all over. Minutes later it was pouring rain again. But we made it through and beat the Yankees!

Battlestar Top Ten

Not the funniest thing, but exciting nonetheless...



Tigh's is my favorite

Rock Gods

Stone Cold Matt Urban leads the Rock Band Revolution

While I belt out the Rock hits

Ah Gluttony

A fun clip from "Black Books" with Dylan Moran

BSG Season 4 Preview

omigod. yay.

Atta' Boy Andy!

11th Ranked Scottish tennis player Andy Murray beat Roger Federer in the first round of the Dubai Championships today and I just gotta say--Suck it Roger!

That's right--Tennis smack talk. Wut wut!

Freezing Time in Grand Central

Neato:

Suck it 5 year olds

16

Swede it

See this movie.

Official Trailer:



"Sweded" trailer:

No time for love Dr. Jones

First preview of "Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"!!!



Oooweeee! I love me some Indiana Jones!

Make Pies Not War

The City is at War



Band-->Cobra Starship

God Bless America - "Top Gear" in Alabama

Ok, British show about cars, but really it's more about the challenges that the three presenters give themselves. Here's a funny/frightening clip from their road trip in the Deep South episode where they encounter gun-toting car salesmen, lots of fat dudes, and finally good ol' fashioned American ignorance! Go us!

Girl Drink Drunk

This has always been one of my favorite "Kids in the Hall" sketches:



And I must admit, I too, am a girl drink drunk:





That's right. That drink is green bitches.

Denial

I'm going to go ahead and deny that Superbowl XLII ever took place and continue to think of this as the Pats perfect season (18-0 = history, not too shabby)

So instead, please enjoy some clips from last year's Puppy Bowl:

Which is scarier?

VS.

I watched two movies last night--"28 Weeks Later" & "Ratatouille." You would think that I'd have nightmares about the former, but NO!

Instead, I had a nightmare that I came upon three rats in the subway and two of them picked up the other and started running towards me to throw it at me. And then as they came closer I noticed that the rat they were holding was actually a small cat...that part kind of came out of left field...

That's right--to me a cartoon rat is scarier than "rage" infected zombies who vomit blood.

Tom Brady would kick your a**

Short but sweet



Loves it!

I can't get Kylie out of my head

I like good music. I like singer song writers like Ed Harcourt, Fiona Apple. The classics--The Beatles, Bob Dylan , The Who. But I also, inexplicably, uncontrollably, adore Kylie Minogue. Suck it.

Mini Me

I love me some Mini Cooper. So when my mom had to rent a car this weekend, she splurged and got a Mini! I got to drive it around and it's a bit odd, made some funny noises, not so much with the pick up. But gosh, look how cute we look in it! Impracticality be damned!

Media Monkeys & Junkie Junkies

Been listening to David Bowie lately and thought of this brilliant clip from "Flight of the Conchords"

Dennis & Dee Go on Welfare

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
I don't think I can explain how much this show makes me laugh

AFC Champs!

Kevin Faulk (33) & Lawrence Maroney (39) kicking ass in the AFC Championship game against the San Diego Chargers. These two were my personal co-mvp's.

Best. Movie. Ever.

"I try really hard actually"

Had to post this as I just won a Rhino music contest by naming the band who sings the song covered by Ellen Page & Michael Cera in "Juno" (a quality flick)

I won a $100 Amazon gift card! How cool is that? Thanks Moldy Peaches!

Go Pats!

This is somewhat clever ,though slightly behind the times as the Patriots are now 17-0, bitches. Features hot pics of Tom Brady too!

17-0

Tom Brady's Academy Award worthy fake out

"Say It to Me Now"

First song of "Once." Performed by Glen Hansard. Knew I was going to like it immediately.

My Favorite Movies of 2007

Favorite Movies of 2007

1. Once
2. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix
3. Gone Baby Gone
4. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
5. Hot Fuzz
6. Waitress
7. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
8. Juno
9. The Bourne Ultimatum
10. Knocked Up

Honorable Mention

1. Ocean’s 13
2. Live Free or Die Hard
3. Superbad
4. Across the Universe
5. Lars & The Real Girl
6. Margot at the Wedding
7. I Am Legend
8. Michael Clayton
9. Dan in Real Life
10. Die Falscher (The Counterfeiters)

Other movies I saw, and liked, but didn’t feel compelled to list anywhere:

1. Becoming Jane
2. Sunshine
3. Grindhouse: Planet Terror
4. Enchanted
5. Beer Fest
   

Just Ok:

1. The Golden Compass
2. Transformers
3. National Treasure 2
4. Youth Without Youth
5. Breach
6. Eagle vs. Shark
7. Jane Austen Book Club
8. Rescue Dawn
9. Grindhouse: Death Proof

Movies I wasn’t a fan of:

1. No Country for Old Men
2. Blades of Glory
3. Sweeney Todd

Movies I didn’t See that may be added later:

American Gangster, Eastern Promises, Charlie Wilson’s War, The Savages, Atonement, The Kite Runner, Away From Her, La Vie en Rose Into the Wild, The Darjeeling Limited, 28 Weeks Later, Ratatouille, There Will be Blood, Stardust, Pirates of the Caribbean 3