I’m taking the term proofREADING a bit literally lately. Due to Opera’s (a web browser, currently version 7.60 beta) ability to read text, I’m putting it to the test on my weblog entries now and then. And see, I even caught the first error by listening to myself. (And now you might think I can’t get enough of myself, well, you think correctly)
Of all people, ME, THE (self-knighted) crusader for free (and more free) stuff, finally gets a gmail account (all I had to do was beat up an old lady after I hacked into her normal e-mail account and forced her to invite me), when almost all computer illiterates already have one. Now I can finally join the interesting conversations.
“Yow Tienz, how many invitations do you still have left ?”
“Me gots zero, as I just started out today.”
Clearly, DON’T start bidding for a gmail account yet. (Not that I would’ve taken any bids worth less than 1000 euros seriously anywayz)
So, start mailing me at my nickname @ gmail . com as mailing myself gets boring after a while.
This time a special, the K-ooking K-uiz edition.
1. My unique mashed potato recipe, is done with:
a. semi-fresh microwave stuff. Saves time !
b. The real deal, fresh, boiled to perfectious crumblety.
c. Instant powder. Water, stir, ready !
2. My favorite combo to flavour everything (from veggies, to meat):
a. mustard/mayo
b. ketchup/vinegar
c. honey/thyme
d. soy-sauce/sesame-oil
3. Which one reaches the highest temperature:
a. butter
b. olive oil
c. water
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Another tiny K-uiz. I kinda have this feeling it’s still cucumber time:
1. Everyone knows the main function of a baseball cap, right ? Used mainly as a non-gel-hair-do-consealidator, and sometimes, it’s for reasons of aesthetics. I, unluckily, cannot take advantage of both reasons. I can’t wear a cap. Why ?
2. You know how you sometimes wake up in the middle of the night, and a stupid trivial fact finally dawns on you for no apparent reason ? (Or in my case, I woke up from a nap in the car while going to work in the morning)
Well, try to guess my latest one:
a. All Peugeot car types have 3 numbers, of which one is a zero.
b. All Lexus car types start with the letter E
c. All Opel car types (standard passengers) end with the letter A.
d. All Fiat car types end with either an O, E or A.
e. SETI monitors signals from ET at 1420MHz. It’s the frequency of hydrogen !
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Do you know someone who DOESN’T have a website yet ? Well… I do. It’s Calvin Klein. He just launched a big advertisement campaign featuring the stunningly beautiful Scarlett Johansson, and I CAN’T EVEN FIND IT ONLINE ! (Preferrably, the videos, and a few high quality pics)
In what age does that man live ? Even in the times where your name is better protected by the law (Philips-Van Heusen Corporation currently owns the whole range of the logical domain names you’d look for. Clearly they would have to give it up if challenged in court), he either doesn’t care or is too lazy.
I don’t even see any ads these days, as I watch TV on my ‘puter, and when I watch the occasional VCR taped show, I of course, will use the fast forward function. And now I’m actually volunteering to watch and ad, and I can’t. Can you imagine ?
Ain’t this fun. 2 Weeks ago, the people at NASA released a statement that is was Bill Gates’ DOS that was embedded in the Mars Rover that caused all those problems. Now, the US Royal Navy decides to use Microsoft Windows on their warships. How does Bill keep pulling it off ? I really want to have the same superpower he has. Don’t you ?
Cheyenne came by for a sleepover again. One of the few opportunities to play with my … I mean … her Supermag toys. So, when she wasn’t looking, I let my imagination take over. Here’s the result.
As a born and bred Rotjeknorees, it is my duty to show Rotterdam’s best sides. (That’s besides the fact it’s a sworn oath on paper, and my journalistic instinct was goin’ berserk)
So, this weekend, it’s the Wereldhavendagen, THE days the port of Rotterdam shows why it’s still number 1. (After all, it does cover some 40 kilometres in lenght with a surface of 105 square kilometres!).
With exhibitions from some the big honchos (mostly cargo handlers, with big machinery), demos by the seaport police, coast guards, customs and the Royal Navy. Stands with relevant job applications, loud music, some fun stuff for kids, closed with fireworks does the rest.
Here’s a 3.4 MB video and more pictures are over here.
My philosophy on life is, always have a backup of everything. By that, I mean, backup your data, have a backup bank account (with lotsa backup money, of course), distribute backup keys to your house, have backup tools with ya at all times (both meanings of it).
But also, you have to have loads and loads backup weapons. You never know when a friend will turn foe. So, to give you an understanding of what I mean, here’s an example of a backup weapon I have ready for regular Unreal Tournament buddy Albi. While he’s one of the most loyal visitor of these pages, you’ll still have to be ready for anything. So, if he even points slightly in the wrong direction, or if he blinks his eyes at the wrong interval, the next set of data will be on a Reuters journalist’s desk as fast as clogged up mail servers can deliver it.
(Points earned in several consecutive Unreal Tournament 2004 games)
So, you have any interesting thing you have backed up that I don’t know about (yet) ?
as I’m away from the internet and I’m writing on my iPAQ, let me use another approach than the usual.
Dear Weblog,
this is a story about London, and it goes a little bit like this.
Exorcist: The Beginning (well, actually, the second beginning, as the complete movie was reshot by a Renny Harlin, after Paul Schrader was fired after he completed a thriller with more psychologically aspects instead of the pints of blood the producers wanted) starts off pretty well with $18.2 million.
Teen comedy Without a Paddle, paddles to a number 2 spot with $13.7 million. More fun for teens was to be found at number 3, where The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement cashes in $13.2 million in its second week.
At the 4th spot, Alien vs. Predator proves signals from outer space degrade almost as fast as the speed of light, with only $12.5 million catched by the satellites in its second week.
I need some time off. I’m tired. So, keep yer pants on, the pictures are on their way, it just might take a few days.
One last request before I’m off with the train.
Could you guys dance around a bit for me ? You know, and shout things like “hooba hooba hooba” and stuff ? No, I don’t mean a raindance, I’m in need of a sundance.
Unexpected, I’m leaving for vacation. Most people with weblogs will throw in a few links and fancy pictures just after they’ve planned their holiday, weeks before. My destination, however, is not that awe inspiring. It’s London. It’s not that special, if you squint your eyes, and look the to west, you might actually see me waving back at ya.
So here’s a list of what I’m certain I’m going to do:
– Sleep in till late afternoon. I hope the hotel serves breakfast at 14:00.
– Watch a lot of BBC1 and BBC2. If the hotel has a receiver for BBC Digital (including BBC3 through 5), I def’ly won’t complain. During traveling, I’ll tune in my iRiver radio to BBC World.
– Have tea at 4 o’clock.
– Listen to the Big Ben.
– Buy a can of Pringles at Harrod’s.
The rest of the time, I’ll try to blend in as poifectly as possible. I already have the magically bad set of teeth the Brits are cursed to have, with the color being a close match.
Then there’s the British accent, which I’ve mastered a long time ago. “Woh-evaah, mate, woh-evaah. Kewd yew yost pawz the marwmelade ?”
Anyways, I’ll be back before you know it. 4 Days, of which only two count (Friday and Monday), coz I’m still a workaholic at heart, you know. I even thought about bringing along my set of emergency boot floppies and cd’s. Ah well, you know what, I’m gonna be bold and leave them at home. Toym to have somm fonn, sholwe ?
“_Another_ superhero movie ?” you might be thinking. Well, yeah, they’re kinda popular these days, and they usually make big money. This time it’s not from the two biggest names (Marvel and DC), but it’s from Dark Horse Comics. Their track record hasn’t been a clean one, with only one memorable entry (The Mask) standing out from the failures (Barb Wire). Enter Hellboy, the first to have this real superhero comic feeling (and a modest budget to match). Headed by the original comic writer Mike Mignola and a determined director, Guillermo del Toro (who turned down bigger movies for this one), you’d might think something special would result from this duo. Too bad though, titles like X-Men and Spider-man wipe the floor with anything mediocre, and its standards are too high to match. What you get instead is a somewhat simple outline, with simple character design. With a tiny bit of exploration, you just don’t get enough out of it. The reasons and motivations are non-existent, making for bland superheros and supervillains. The special effects are admirable for this kind of tight budgets though. And globally, it’s still entertaining. But when you think about it, you still wonder how Hellboy 2 came to life (tentative release 2006).7.