this lamb sells condos

i'm being torn between conan and colbert

new burnout

sweet jesus, it's awesome. now i wish i had picked up my own copy.

D-DAY on a budget

how 3 graphic designers created D-Day on a shoe string budget for the timewatch program "Bloody Omaha"

cloverfield was disappointing

i will list my thoughts:

• shakey cam was awful. i have a headache now. i'm drinking ginger ale to settle my stomach.
• jj abrams, you like flashbacks. yes, you do. yes, you do.
• for a jj abrams production, you'd think there would be some substance or meat to the plot. oddly enough, there isn't.
• the monster was ok. godzilla would've whooped its ass though. i think they could've done more with the "others" though.
• the "narrator" was annoying.
• the cameraman spent a lot of time looking at female legs. (i didn't mind.)
• the special effects were cool, when you actually saw them.
• the movie was way too short. only 80 minutes.
• a very similar movie was the host. i think the host > cloverfield.

good idea but subpar execution. if you're looking to see manhattan explode and blurry shakey shots of a monster, then knock yourself out. if you're looking for a great film, don't bother. it is what it is. 2.64/4.

i need this book

oh seven in review

running results 2007

• 04/21 5k run for clean air - 24:56
• 04/28 5k to overcome ovarian cancer - 24:01
• 09/16 philly distance run - 1:57:23
• 09/30 parkway run - 25:56

conan and rock band

that terminator show

ain't bad. first episode is up on yahoo.

magic turtle

megaman rock opera

hoooly shit, this is awesome. part 1

hong kong and macau pictures

late but...

orchestral final countdown

differences

in taipei, people have a higher level of common courtesy and are generally non-confrontational. they'll say excuse me, sorry, etc. in manhattan/philadelphia, people will do that most of the time or sometimes. in hong kong, they'll throw you an elbow, keep going, hock a loogie and spit, and then kick your dog.

jumbo kingdom

we ate dim sum on a floating restaurant boat. we had to take a boat to get to the boat. for reals.

final taiwan youtube blowout

• SYS Memorial Hall Honor Guard Change Ceremony: the two honor guards that are stationed in front of the sun yat-sen statue remain absolutely still for an entire hour. they get relieved every hour by two fresh honor guards in a very elaborate military drill ceremony.
• Classical Chinese Music Played in SYS Memorial Hall's Upper Art Gallery
• Louise is sassy and tells it like it is

taiwan photoset is now complete

oh yeah

the wedding on saturday was fine too. it was held in the international ballroom in the taipei 101 (5th floor).

what happened

on our last day in taipei, we went to brunch at a japanese buffet at the taipei 101 called wasabi. before that actually, we passed by city hall again where the 2007 ing taipei international marathon was in its 4th hour. i stood about 40 meters from the finish line on the side cheering on runners for about 20 minutes. a few of the runners were jarred to hear english words of encouragement being shouted at them.

after brunch, we went down to the taipei zoo to ride the maokong gondola. if i had known that waiting to get on the gondola would take an hour and a half, i wouldn't have gone. if you would've told me that you have to line up again for another hour to return after you get off in maokong, i definitely would've done something else. but hey, you know because of my suffering. and there is really nothing in maokong to see.

this morning, we jumped on an early flight to hong kong and landed after about an hour and a half in the air. the airplane had personal headrest entertainment units where you can watch a movie, select music, or tool around on the gps map. i watched the first half of superbad. after clearing customs and etc, we took the airport express into hong kong station. like taipei, it was really clean, fast, and efficient.

initial impressions: it's very much like manhattan. it's way more western than taipei.