It’s free, and if your time is free too, you might wanna try this link.
It’s the MSN’s game Outsmart, basically a bunch of celebrity quizes where you actually play against the celebrity. MSN gets more traffic, hence be able to sell more ads. You get a bit of trivia. The celebrity get to plug his/her new cd or movie. And hey, it’s pretty fun. It almost seems unscripted {:)
Oh yeah, one more thing. The second American Express/Seinfeld/Superman webisode is finally online.
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Check this picture. Yeah, you probably already recognise her. It’s Zang Ziyi. First she stole my heart with Oscar winning Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in 2000. She took it overseas a year later with Rush Hour 2. You might think that was all, but Hero (not fully distributed throughout the world yet) was the second Oscar nominated movie of hers.
But as a sign she’s ready to take on the world, she has TWO movies running in Cannes. 2046, a sci-fi/drama and (current title, might be changed) House of Flying Daggers, another love story/martial arts. She definitely knows how to make the right choices.
More pictures over here. Yeah, smitten is an understatement. I should brush up on my Mandarin.
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Green ogres must look cuter the older they get, because Shrek 2 open with monstrous numbers. $104.3 million, with some other record breaking numbers as well. Second was Troy, with $23.8 million, only slightly better than Van Helsing in the same time frame.
Van Helsing clings on number 3 with another $10.1 million. Mean Girls still means business in its fourth week with $6.9 million on number 4. Man on Fire isn’t extinguished either, on number 5 with $3.5 million.
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Back in early 2001, when they were still unknown, all it took was a few seconds to get my attention (Wherever Will You Go was attached to the Enterprise series announcement trailers, a publicity stunt that worked out for both parties). Catchy as that was, it was never recaptured with their mildly entertaining following singles. The album was just about the same.
After 3 years, their sophomore album is out, and called Two. Not only signifying it’s the second album, but also to make clear they were a duo to start with (a pushing record company and some clever PR management will definitely make you believe otherwise).
With 11 songs, again, their first single Our Lives, seems the most catchy. The rest seems to build on the same template as their previous songs. Luckily, they’re upbeat enough to leave a twitching finger off the “next” button. Lyric wise, it’s still the same heartbreaking love songs that always go well with me. Singer Alex Band isn’t a vocal wonder, but he is making progress, and it’s mixed well together with the guitars, which consists of mostly mellow riffs. Not too special, but not too bad either.6½.
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Rate 1 (FR#^&% MESS !) to 5 (how very tidy !). Only rate the latest picture, otherwise I can’t keep track of the average.
Total: 1074 out of 317 votes > Average is: 3.388
Why buy a new expensive digital camera, and not use the self-timer function ?
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A tragedy of epic proportion, literally and illiterally. No doubt the $180 million was well spent, and luckily, they didn’t forget to pay the screenwriters as well. Wolfgang Petersen manages to show us the things that matter. The taglines (For honor – For victory – For love – For destiny – For passion – For Troy) were not made up (unlike most movies). It’s all there, blending together into a massive movie. The first strike very early in the movie will drop your jaw, and it grips you all the way to the end. The bloodiness is definitely there, but so are the subtleties, the dialogue that gives insight to the two hero characters. Bar the slight obviousness of typecasting, the acting is intense, helping you immerse into the story much quicker.
However entertaining, in the end, be it Homer’s insight so long ago (The Iliad was written somewhere 8 or 9 hundred years B.C.), or Wolfgang’s effort to show it to the world again, the message is clear: in war there are only losers.8.
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As you may or may not now, my new digital camera has a resolution that’s almost triple the old one. Who am I then to withhold all the extra pixels from you ? So here are 2 desk pics at full res, perfect for your desktop wallpaper. Resize at your own discretion (or if you don’t want to, Windows can do it automatically when clicking the Stretch option in the same menu where you choose your wallpaper).
Pic 1 | Pic 2
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Another suggestion is to keep it shorter. And that’s not all, I made it easier as well, at least a few are fully googlable. Well, here goes:
1. How many fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters do I have ? (Include younger/older, for instance: father=4(older))
2. What is my average daily Pringles consumption (measurement = 1 can) ?
a. 0.5 to 1
b. 0.25 to 0.5
c. 1 to 2
d. 2 to 3
3. Which TV series did I not watch regularly ?
a. The Powers of Matthew Star
b. Dr. Katz
c. Profiler
d. Cheers
4. Which Star Wars DVD do I not own ? (you may use more letters)
a. Star Wars: Episode I
b. Star Wars: Episode II
c. Star Wars: Episode III
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Starting off with a slow introductory pace, it’s nice to see the story takes time to explore the characters. In this case though, it’s not too deep. Throwing in a bit of drama before starting the thriller sequence is another good thing to build on. When things start getting out of hand, at no time does it really feel totally out of control, though. Along with some average acting, and a screenplay that’s not too tricky, it able to be mildly entertaining.7-.
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Rate 1 (FR#^&% MESS !) to 5 (how very tidy !). Only rate the latest picture, otherwise I can’t keep track of the average.
Total: 1055 out of 313 votes > Average is: 3.371
You must have wondered with me why my desk is always such a mess. Well, now we know. Found two familymembers trashing the place up ! It wasn’t my fault all along !
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Rate 1 (sucks) to 5 (cool). Only rate the latest pictures, otherwise I can’t keep track of the average.
Total: 524 out of 160 votes > Average is: 3.275
Not messy at all. Good enough to leave it be for a few days, coz I’m back at work on Monday, not a day earlier !
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Okay, I’m funny right ? People sometimes say it. But we really have to get this straight before I move on to the next question… WHY AM I NOT getting 2 million bucks rolled into my back account every week ?
Ray Romano does. And he’s not even half as funny as I am. His Everybody Loves Raymond sitcom got renewed on CBS for a last _shorter_ ninth season, for a record payroll, beating previous recordholders like Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt, Tim Allen, Kelsey Grammer and Jerry Seinfeld. So, right now, I’m feeling a bit unfunny, if you know what I mean.
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Okay, that was mean, last time, when I didn’t reveal the correct answers. Let’s just say my ego got in the way. Won’t happen again. I promise. As suggested by Ez, I’ll be popping a few open K-uestions as well.
1. The {:) smiley is copyrighted, trademarked and registered, no toughie. But why this { character ? Hint: use the word hair in your answer.
2. When I wake up, be it after 6, 7, 8 or even 12 hours (weekeeeeends!!) I always:
a. do 20 push-ups
b. do 50 push-ups
c. *yawn*
3. No surprise again, I have to award my own greatness once in a while, and what better way than materialistic enrichment. So this week I’ll be giving myself (let’s just say I’ll have a few less vacation days to enjoy):
a. Iriver’s H140 (iHP-140): MP3 player with FM tuner, 40 GB hard disk, 16 hours playtime with rechargeable Li-Polymer battery. Valued at roughly 480 euros.
b. Canon A80, digital camera, 4 Mpixel, 3xzoom, valued at roughly 400 euros.
c. Samsung V410, new mobile phone with video capabilities. Valued at roughly 600 euros.
d. other …
4. Everybody knows you have to refresh the oil from the deepfry pan at least once a year (or two). That, of course, means you have to clean the whole thing first, and while most professional designs got it down to just 3 parts (heating, pan, net), it still takes hours to clean it. I consider this as:
a. a sport
b. leisure
c. utter relaxation
d. other …
5. I should do these k-uizes:
a. at a rapidly higher rate
b. at a highly accelerating speed
c. other … (I wouldn’t chose this one if I were you)
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With the 2-parter season finale aired, the average Nielsen ratings in, Fox hasn’t greenlighted a second season yet. While it might be cancelled by the number crunchers, as an objective viewer, I keep track of the quality of the show. The first half of the season let us believe a highly predictable script generator might have been at work. But just as I was about to give up the show, several good elements were added. Not only did it lead to better dialogue, the story structure and character interaction was more dynamic as well. With even more jaw dropping revelations during the last few episodes, you finally had the idea the writers were finally getting their act together, and you’d hope a summer break would give them enough inspiration to make a blooming second season. Let’s hope this season doesn’t rewind, and skip safely to a new one.
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Troy opened big, but not epic, with $45.6 million. Opening lower than Van Helsing, this movie might have bigger legs (better reviews, bigger names in the cast list) to draw in more cash, comparable for instance to Gladiator. This weeks number one has 2 things against it, the R rating, and the 2’40” running time. A big drop for the second week of Van Helsing, with $20.1 million, an expected drop of 61%. Mean Girls also drops one place, at 3 with $10.1 million. Another new release is Breakin’ All the Rules, starring Jamie Foxx at number 4 with $5.3 million. Denzel hangs on to the top 5 with Man on Fire, earning $5.25 million.
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