Monthly Archives: March 2007

Touareg

I was behind a VW Touareg on my commute to work, and I noticed that the VW badge on the back of it is way too big. It looks like a friggin frisbee. The vehicle itself looks nice, though.

IKEA


Went to IKEA yesterday to have some breakfast and do a little shopping. For those of you complaining that it is too damned crowded at IKEA, just go Sunday morning. I guess everyone is at church, because at 10am, we got to park right by the entrance. At the cafe, there were only a few families, so no waiting. And we could feed the family for $7.73. That was two “big breakfasts”, two coffees, and two chocolate milks. Not bad, even though the eggs were the consitency of silicone. Tasted good, though. Anyways, after that, we put Bay in the little playland area, and he had fun with the other kids while Koa, Mariko and I shopped. Koa would have enjoyed it, except there is a rule that the kids need to be potty-trained: no diapers or pullups. So he got to ride in the shopping cart with us, and he did pretty good. When we left at about 12:45pm, it still wasn’t too crowded, although the parking lot was getting full.

Friday’s Feast

Appetizer
What does the color pink make you think of?

My wife, because that is her favorite color

Soup
Name something you thought you had lost, but later found.

My High School class ring

Salad
In 3 words, describe this past week.

Improvised, Quick, Normal

Main Course
What are you obsessed with?

Besides the Internets, I am obsessed with video games

Dessert
What kind of perfume or cologne do you like to wear?

Nothing. Perfumes/colognes usually make me ill after a while.

[Meme via Friday’s Feast>

Waiting for Blur

While I wait for Amazon to send my my copy of SSX: Blur (finally moved from “Item not Shipped Yet” to “Preparing to Ship”, yay!), I have been reading the reviews on the gaming sites. Most give it a good score, but there are a few that give it very low marks, basically because of the control scheme. Well, here is an interesting review (from Go Nintendo) that really goes into the control scheme and the possible reasons why some reviewers are giving it a low score. Have a read, won’t you?

Casino Royale


Mr PeaCH recommended the latest Bond movie, Casino Royale, and my friend Jeremy and I caught it right before it left the local theater. I am a fan of the previous 007 movies, I pretty much like all of them. The Roger Moore era was so cheese, with great lines and fashion. Connery was classic, Brosnan was a decent Bond, although not very compelling. I am one of the few who thought that Timothy Dalton was a great Bond. The latest Bond, played by Daniel Craig, is sort of what the Dalton character should have been. Tougher and darker, more brutal and cold. I like it.

The movie itself was great, the action scenes were awesome, especially the beginning where he is chasing that dude throught the construction site. Really good stuff! Also, the very beginning black and white scene was really well done. I liked that style, plus the title credits were so cool. A little iPod-like, but very classy.

There were only a couple things that bugged me about Casino Royale. The first was the CIA agent who was at the card table. The whole movie up to that point was exotic and classy. But that damn American was so… it’s hard to explain. But after hearing him, I felt like the movie got cheaper. I like the Bond films to have really amazing scenery, exotic locales, and mysterious characters. I don’t want to hear American accents or see locations in the US. Like when the plot in A View to a Kill turned to Northern California. *yawn* Keep it exotic: Czech Republic, Bahamas, Venice. Even the space station in Moonraker!

The other thing that was mildly annoying was the copious amount of Sony product placement. The cell phones, Vaios, Cybershots… enough already! Jeremy later pointed out that the equipment in the security center at the airport were all Blu-ray players. Ugh.

Lastly, it was pretty neat to see Richard Branson in the movie. He was in there for only a split second, but Jeremy and I both noticed him and looked at eachother and said, “was that just Branson?” Anyways, I like the direction the new Bond films are going, and can’t wait for the next one.