Young woman losing camera with revealing pictures actually a guerilla marketing ploy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-479058/Exposed-Digital-camera-blonde-Facebook-phenomenon-X-rated-model.html
This has got to be the first big example of a viral publicity scheme by an erotic site. Can't say it was very subtle, but it seems to have worked. Anyway, she IS extremely attractive, adult site model or not. I think she would have attracted about as much attention even if she had been more fully clothed.

Angels & Demons

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Mystery & Suspense

Positives:
- Excellent reconstruction of the locations in the Vatican and CERN
- Ewan McGregor and Ayelet Zurer
- Nice explosions

Negatives:
- Too "talky", like Da Vinci Code. Dan Brown's books are generally talky ... in the middle of a suspense/action scene, Langdon would remember some conversation with a student from years ago. That's fine and even necessary in books on conspiracy theories, where you have to go into background, but it kind of drags a film when you have to qualify every term with historical explanations and/or pseudohistorical diatribes.
- Acting did not seem all that convincing.
- WAY non-canon. Major plot and theme elements from the book were removed, some apparently for political correctness.
- Questionable science, even more questionable history

Verdict: If you haven't read the book, see it ... if X-Men Origins: Wolverine is not showing

nom nom nom 4 fud

http://n4fcats.lolrusgames.com/
Pinball-style game from I Can Has Cheezburger and IAMS cat food. A little hard in the later levels, but cute and fun all the same.

Star Trek

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Science Fiction & Fantasy

This is the first movie I watched after a month and some of busy-time. Not disappointed in the least, but a bit more surprised than I expected.

Positives:
- Verging on "hard scifi". Is perhaps to the Star Trek franchise what Batman Begins was to the Batman franchise. The setting was very ordinary, much of the time, yet futuristic. Off-duty humans wore jackets and jeans, rather than shiny tunics with oversize shoulder pads, for example. They lived in dorms or houses, and drove bikes with wheels. Bar fights.
- Great opening. Very emotional. Very powerful.
- Awesome graphics. Great use of moving camera and panorama.
- A good bit of ship redesign in line with modern technology and sensibilities, but still within range of the originals.
- Seeing how it all began. There were plenty of smirk-worthy moments, as we see the young characters exhibit their familiar traits, and mouth their familiar catchphrases.
Negatives:
- VERY non-canon. I wonder if any sequels will continue in this very different altered timeline, or reboot.

Visit to the Pet Store: Wook at teh bebe kittehz

I found these adorable kittens at a pet store called Excellence in front of the Abu Dhabi Mall. It's kind of rare to see mammals larger than gerbils on sale around these parts, and more rare to see kittens. They were so young they would not be on sale for another month. They and the other animals seemed well-reared and healthy, and were kept with others of their kind so as to not be lonely, thank goodness. The grown up ones were also very friendly, but these kittens were just so playful I had to film them. The shop owner even let me hold the one in the foreground. I recently lost a neighborhood stray kitten to a tragic death, and holding the little floofeh snorglepuff felt so nice. I just felt so bad putting it back in the enclosure, as it was trying to get back out. Oh, when I get my own apartment ...

Whose Line Is It Anyway: Three-Headed Broadway Star

One of the greatest shows on yesteryears TV. And in my opinion, the greatest comedy show on TV.

One of the best games on it was the "three-headed broadway star", which really defined the kind of creativity and spontaneity that characterized this improv show. Here are three of my favorite acts, which still get me everytime I watch them.

 

Colin: "He stole my 'you!'"

 

Wayne: "I'm going way over the 'abyss' limit."

 

Wiggling ... FREEEEEE!

Graduation Ceremony

Start:	May 14, '09 12:00p
Location:	KV Auditorium

Graduation ceremony for my Masters in Informatics