I’m about to shave off my mustache and goatee again, and with it THE White Hair of Wisdom. So, it’s time again for some words of wisdom:
Icecream can be eaten from a cup, a bowl, or a small plate. The wise choice is, of course, the small plate. Why ? That’s the only one you can lick clean after you’re done eating with your spoon.
Yupz, that time again. And this time it’s Laura Harris. She’s blonde, she’s my age, and unluckily, not yet a rising star. Having an extensive guest stint on 24 2 years ago, she might have a few shots this year on The Dead Zone, as this screenshot shows. And while you look at the picture, I’ll be hoping for more TV appearances and hopefully more feature films (again, unluckily, she’s film another direct to video for next year).
Better forget the Sensations title and stuff it away under the heading Disappointments. Such a long title, but so little taste to savor. The thick crackling slices eat away like dried tough crackers, with a salty after taste. The normal Cheese-Onion had a distinct flavor, this one though, is pretty straightforward salty. Nothing more. Back to Pringles it is.5-.
Ich war ein Berliner, for 5 days, at least. Or 3 full days, and 2 halve ones, to be exact.
Weather wasn’t as bad as CNN forecasted. It was actually a pretty hot and sunny weekend, with only a shower on Friday.
So, the lesson learned ? The usual bradwurst and sauerkraut joke is very much outdated. Currently, the majority of the sausage sold is the currywurst, basically a bradwurst, which is actually just a lot of dough, and barely has any meat in it (I even dare to pass these around at any vegetarian party), and some curry sauce on top of it. The sauerkraut is totally gone. So, if you hear someone joking around with these factually challenged attempts at fun, for the sake of world peace, correct it.
And back to Counter-Strike, which means, pictures will be here, but later. Much later.
President Kennedy uttered the words “Ich bin ein Berliner” (twice in one speech, I think), for whatever crowd pleasing reasons (he was after all, standing in front of 120.000 Germans). Guess I’ll find out how it feels to be a Berliner pretty soon.
Here’s another CNN Weather update.
Hope they have the cardboard boxes ready for us, because in some smart move from a certain frnd, he chose a hotel with 
out of the possible 
. Yups, you didn’t misread, it clearly says ZERO out of FIVE stars, coz that’s whud ya get for 30 bucks a night.
But most importantly, how will I survive 5 days without Counter-Strike ???
When I moved into this house in Feb 2002, I bought everything I needed from IKEA. So too the utensils, the bubbly blue style range (a set of 6 each). Now, 3½ years later, I’m shocked to see I have only ONE FORK LEFT ! (The one you see in the picture below)
And it’s even the damaged one (a bit is melted because I left it too long in the pan).
Pleez, if you see someone walking away from my house, with his hand suspiciously inside his jacket, possible hiding a fork, apprehend him and call the police. This is no way to live.
In a landmark ruling, a UK court has fined a man £500 for logging onto a domestic Wi-Fi network without permission.
Hmm, should I start worrying now ? Naah. What’s Wi-Fi anywayz, I have no idea how that works. You say whud ? There’s a Wi-Fi card built into my notebook ? Naah, must be an accident.
New names appearing this week.
– First we have Vista. Say whud ? Windows Vista, to be exact. That will be the XP follow-up, previously named Longhorn. The old name at least had a tough edge too it, but Vista sounds pretty weak. Then again, it had been delayed and delayed and delayed again. Then they even remove the planned features (namely, WinFS), so all we’re left with is XP with some superficial touch-ups. And while they, again, say it’s designed from the ground up, just like Windows Server 2003, we know most of the current patches released for Windows 2000 and XP means you also have to apply the patch on your Windows Server 2003 machine, as the very same vulnerability exists there.
-Then we have Apocalypto. Say whud ? Apocalypto, you know. It sounds like a children’s game or something, but it’s far from that. It’s the new utterly violent and blood spattering movie penned and produced and distributed by Mel Gibson. In the same manner he did Passion (invested $25 million of his own money, got some $600 million back), he will just direct this one, aiming for a summer 2006 release. He will also film it in some ancient Mayan language. Hopefully, the subtitles will be there again (which he reluctantly did for Passion), otherwise he can kiss his cash goodbye. C’moooon, who here can speak Aramaic or Mayan, raise your hands.
Off to Berlin this Friday (till Tuesday, conveniently sandwiching the weekend in between, as I always do), so let’s see what I can look forward too. This is CNN’s Weather Forecast:
Yay.
The people at Google keep themselves quite busy, and the latest project to enter the beta stage is Google Earth (download it here).
As you can see, it integrates your search with satellite images, making for some nifty effects as you zoom and tilt your way into your own local neighborhood.
This is where I live, for instance. That one house somewhere in the middle.
Features work better States-side, with more hits on restaurants and hotels, etc. Big cities will even have 3D buildings streaming to your desktop. Nifty++. Why don’t you try it yourself. (Oh, by the way, I think the satellite images and 3D info are somewhat up to date, as you won’t be able to locate the Twin Towers in New York, I already looked for you).
As you can seen in my last ice cream review, I wasn’t too happy with the new Extreme Gold ice cream cone from Nestle, but now they have another version, Extreme Gold Miniatures. 12 Really tiny cones, with the same concept (the cone is solid chocolate), but with a whole taste overhaul. The ice cream itself is luckily either vanilla or chocolate (6 of both) and the taste is rich (replacing the milky substance in the big Straciatella version). It seems the chocolate outside seems richer too, and it looks like it melts faster (or that could be my imagination. And since it’s so small, it’s in your stomach before you know it anyway). Despite the small size, I can vouch for every little one, it will be a treat. Try it. Twelvice. You’ll like it.8½.
I’m told I’m one of the better cooks this side of the galaxy, and it’s been proven time and again. This moth for instance, couldn’t resist the rich, one of a kind, pasta sauce I was preparing (actually, it’s so rich, I serve it without the pasta), and flew right into the hot pan without hesitation. Not a smart move. Besides being taught by parents that eating without utensils will get you killed, you also may never touch my food without written application (and a following signed approval).
Here’s the rude moth after several minutes of CPR (it couldn’t be helped, his heart just stopped). At least he died a wonderful death.
As always, funny names and long descriptions. Officially, it’s Sweet Cream Ice Cream with Chocolate Cookie Pieces, Fudge Dinosaurs and a Fudge Swirl. Unofficially, it’s just darn good. Then again, what would you expect from the most expensive ice cream one can buy from the deep freeze section.8+.
I haven’t seen any footage yet, but I can’ t help but wonder, did he moonwalk out of the courthouse after the not guilty verdict ?
