How Messy is it at my Work Today ?

February 5th, 2004

Rate 1 (sucks) to 5 (cool). Only rate the latest pictures, otherwise I can’t keep track of the average.

Total: 486 out of 148 votes > Average is: 3.284

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No dirty business going on under the table. It’s all legal I’m tellin’ ya.

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Error Error …

February 4th, 2004
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Really nothing going on, so let’s continue my obsessionist talk about breasts.

If the Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction” happened here with a Dutch lady, on Dutch TV, we’d either shrug it off or laugh out loud and move on. Not so in the States. There are the current consequences:

– Investigation by the FCC. Micheal Power, the current chairman ordered a “thorough and swift” investigation into this matter. Right, they’re gonna torture Janet so they can find out if she did it on purpose or not.
– Grammy line-up has been changed. Janet is not welcome back at the CBS studios (the Super Bowl was also aired by the CBS network) to sing during the show. Her male accomplice/suspect, a certain mr. J.T. is still scheduled to perform (dang, I could’ve replaced him easily y’know).
– MTV, who produced the NFL half time show, might lose its contract with CBS.

Then of course, you have all the concerned Women Groups blabalbalbaablabla pronograpshiblabalbalbal.

And all that, just because of a 30 nanosecond reveal of the most beloved part of the human body (in my mind). And also, this wouldn’t have happened if all those “important” people who find it so disgusting WOULD JUST STOP PRESSING PAUSE AND REWIND ON THEIR VCR !!!

(TiVo announced this was the most replayed moment in the history. Hah, didn’t know your hardware was being monitored eh ?)

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Review: Radio

February 3rd, 2004
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A tiny drama inspired by a real story. All the acting is up to par (piece of cake for Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris), but the story progresses slowly. Mixed with very appropiate seventies music, and the light drama, it’s actually quite uplifting. But with no real highs or lows, after the first half, the only thing the only real question remains the motivation of the coach. All in all, a satisfying small movie.7½.

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Justified….

February 3rd, 2004
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That Timberlake dude really has it all, doesn’t he ? First he gets Britney, then a few other blondes and dancer types. And let’s not forget Cameron Diaz. Yeah. Weew. Hoohhow.
And now, he has Janet Jackson, ripping off a piece of clothe during the Super Bowl half time performance, leaving her right pierced nipple and breast open for the world to see (Approximately 140 million Americans, live, to be exact). The show off !
I already have his looks and his voice AND his moves. If only I had his life.

Oh, btw, the one who gives me the best picture or link for this event, wins eh a uhmm *hug*.

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Review: Open Range

February 3rd, 2004
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A western focusing more on the drama, and therefore shot intimately by Kevin Costner, somehow doesn’t come off that intimate at all. The personal quests do not bear any particular weight for the viewer, and hence may exuberate a tinny feeling on the movie as a whole (as opposed to the epic feeling some bigger movies have). Of course, not all is bad. No one can deny Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner or Annette Bening are good actors, and that does the character development well, albeit most dialogues are somewhat slow. The final shoot-out not that of a standard shoot-miss-shoot-hit type either. Somehow weaving in the drama in a special way, Costner sets himself apart as one of the few ego-tripping actor/director (only matched by Clint Eastwood and Kevin Smith), but then in a good way.7+.

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Today’s match

February 2nd, 2004
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MyDoom.A versus SCO group (1 – 0) (the website was knocked out completely. This will probably continue till the 12th Feb until the code stops working, unless they figure out a really reeeeeeeeeeeaally smart way to get around this).
Tomorrow’s match: MyDoom.B versus Microsoft. How much on who are you betting ?

Update 03-02-2004 10.53 : The dumbest country of the world still hasn’t come online yet, but it looks like the microsoft websites are still running ! Better find a way to earn myself 10 euros fast.

Update 03-02-2004 18.53 : 3 Feb all around the world. Also past 9 a.m. everywhere, the brainless typists are already at work. But… the microsoft sites are still working like a breeze. Guess I lost my monthly salary to a lousy bet.

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Nobel

February 2nd, 2004
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Well, life is going well in Israel, Egypt, Iraque and the other countries in that neighborhood, so let’s nominate some people for the Nobel Prize for Peace 2004. Bush en Blair !!! Why not let them team up and give them a hip name, like B-Squared or something ? Naah, just kidding. People think it’s weird, but they forgot they were actually nominated in 2002 already ! The nominators must’ve thought that the world must’ve progressed a lot since then.

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Vroom vroom…

February 2nd, 2004
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Ever wondered how long a succesful relationship can last ? Till the money question pops up, of course. Steve Jobs wants more money this time, so his Pixar Studios has broken off their 10 year long relationship with Disney. This year’s The Incredibles, and next year’s Cars, and then it’s over. No Toy Story 3, no Monsters Inc 2, nor will there be a Finding Nemo 2. Well, maybe there will be, but it will be done a bit more differently, that’s for sure (most of the creativity comes from the Pixar Studio guyz, let’s be honest).

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US Box Office

February 1st, 2004
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A very slow week at the box office due to the Super Bowl. With $16 million on number one is You Got Served, a hip-hop comedy. Second is Along Came Polly with $10.1 million. Third is The Butterfly effect with $10 million. A not so flattering 42% drop from last week.
Big disappointing openers are The Perfect Score (starring Scarlett Johansson) at the fifth place with $5 million and The Big Bounce (a Hawaiian comedy starring Owen Wilson and Charlie Sheen) on nr. 10 with $3.3 million.

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Ad surfing

February 1st, 2004

If you’ve got too much time on your hands, you can surf you butt to Superbowl Ads and watch some of the most expensive advertisements ever. Currently, the 2004 ads are playing live, so only the previous years can be seen (click the year, then chose video). This year, a freakin’ $2.3 million will buy you a 30-second spot. Then again, it’s not that much if you consider you reach 135 million viewers at once, and a big chuck of that is only watching for the ads, not for the football itself !

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Upcoming…

February 1st, 2004
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Melissa Etheridge’s new single Breathe marks the upcoming release of her album Lucky in February. Somehow dropping off the radar early nineties, I think this is the comeback we’ve been waiting for (having released many albums since her poppy entrance in 1989). Judging from just this single, the current rockier style mixes better with her heavy voice (I think she doesn’t shy away from few packs of cigs every day), bringing out more power and subtlety. With the vulnerable lyrics, it’s a combination noone can ignore (‘cept if the volume of your radio is set too low, you might think a guy is singing).

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Yes sirreee Bill

February 1st, 2004
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Many regard him as the devil, others as an ubernerd. But to Queen Elizabeth of the UK, he is a real sir. Under a special rule, non British can receive an honorary knighthood (like before him, Steven Spielberg and presidents Bush and Reagan), and that’s what Bill Gates is gonna get. For his many contributions to the UK enterprise, employement and charity.
Ah well, I already called him sir anyway (let’s face it, without him I’d probably still be an unemployed lazy student).

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Review: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

February 1st, 2004
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Inspired by a true story. NOT ! Inspired by a bored screenwriter is more like it. The usual hack and slash watch out you dumbass behind you no don’t hide _in THERE_ run harder movie. The movie drags on and on and on. With not that many victims to start out with, you can only imagine the massacre. That of my braincells that is.
The only positive thing is of course hotty Jessica Biel. But I’d rather have skipped this one and seen Blade: Trinity (coming late this year) instead.3.

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MyAss.B

January 31st, 2004
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Better watch out, Bill set a $250.000 reward on the head of the guy who wrote the MyDoom.B virus/worm (the original A version targets SCO anywayz). Currently beating the crap out of Sobig and MSBlaster, it’s gonna reign the charts for quite some time. Why ? Because most people are still DUMB. And most most DUMB country ? The United States of America. Roughly just 3% of the world population (correct me if I’m wrong), a big cut, hold your breath, THIRTY FIVE PERCENT, yes 35% of the current outbreaks originate from the US. They are the most dumb and click happy people (and don’t tell me it’s an accident, because you need FOUR mouseclicks to get infected, and even if those are accidents, you’re still stupid. And if you open executables on Kazaa, which only requires 2 clicks, you’re stupid too).
And while you may argue that they probably have the highest percentage of people online, it’s also online where you get warned first. Not to mention, read the paper lately ? Watch the news on the telly ?
So, if eventually the maker of MyDoom will be caught, it will turn out it was probably a scientist trying to map the IQ of the world demographically.

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I forgot something..

January 30th, 2004
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Somehow, this GenX MP3 Player/USB Stick 128 MB fell into my lap. This got me thinking… I already have some 64 MB on my iPAQ, which I upgraded with a 256 MB Secure Digital card, and I already had a normal 256 MB USB stick in my pocket. This totals to some 704 MB I wear with me almost all the time. I’ms sure even the Six Million Dollar Man wasn’t equipped that well, and can do nothing but be envious of me.
So, to build up some new never gauged before statistics, how much do you pack normally ?

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