2006
QotD: Shaken not stirred
What's your favorite drink or cocktail? What's in it?Question submitted by charm.vox.com
When I gt in the mood, I like to take a trip to Long Island with a Long Island Ice Tea. There are variations on this drink, but basic ingredients are:
1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix
1 splash Coca-Cola®
(The above provided by Drinksmixer.com)
After three of these I’m a happy camper. If I had to choose another beverage it would be nice pint of Guinness Beer.
Oh Paris. Paris?
Paris Hilton
"It will surprise a lot of people because there's real artistry coming from Paris."
This above quote is about Paris, France, right?
No, the article is talking about Paris Hilton and her catchy pop-reggae-island-beat song that is playing all over the airwaves. I’ve seen the glimpses of the video on VH1 so many times - but I haven’t been able to sit through the whole thing.
Just goes to show you: anyone in the digital age can be made a singer.
Yahoo! Japan
Those guys in Yahoo! Japan get all the fun, don’t they? I found this video while surfing YouTube. I never heard of the guy or the show, but hey, I don’t watch much Japanese television.
I was happy that there was a version with English subtitles. I guess the user Bakafish takes the time to subtitle these little adventures. If you want to watch more hilarity, do a search on YouTube for Bakafish and Hard Gay.
I've Been Vox'd!!!
You heard about //Vox?
Well, Vox is the new social networking site from //Six Apart, the creators of Movable Type, TypePad, and LiveJournal - all good blogging platforms. I’ve tried them all, and one thing is for sure: Six Apart knows their stuff.
Yes, I and everyone else I know is thinking, does the world need another social blogging network? Well, Vox is sold on its “all about ease of use, privacy control, playing well with other web services, and staying connected to the people you care about." It is easy to use, and there are a lot of features in flux.
What I like: I enjoy the ability to easily integrate Flickr, Photobucket, or iStockphoto account. I also like the ability to selections from YouTube and Amazon items in your blog entries. The interface to create entries is simple to use as well. I like the QotD (Question of the Day) which can prompts you to answer via a blog entry. I also like the idea of neighborhoods - almost like adding a Flickr contact. You don’t necessarily need to make the a Friend or Family, but you can read your favorite bloggers on Vox by having them in your Neighborhood. Templates are nice as well. There is advertising on your page, but it is very subtle.
What needs work: HTML tags can’t be used everywhere, such as My Profile and blog entries. Since Vox is in Preview status, there is only a limited amount of users on the system, so only members can make comments on blog entries. They could probably open this up with OpenID or some other method. I would like to also see the ability to import a blog from another platform, such as LiveJournal, Blogger, or Wordpress.
Overall, it has been a good experience on Vox. Oh, so you want to see my page? Well you can view //my Vox here.
Would you like to get Vox’d? I might send out invitations to those I know, once I receive them. Just try it out. At the least, you can get your name - if it isn’t taken already :)
I’ve Been Vox’d!!!
Yes, I and everyone else I know is thinking, does the world need another social blogging network? Well, Vox is sold on its “all about ease of use, privacy control, playing well with other web services, and staying connected to the people you care about.” It is easy to use, and there are a lot of features in flux.
What I like: I enjoy the ability to easily integrate Flickr, Photobucket, or iStockphoto account. I also like the ability to selections from YouTube and Amazon items in your blog entries. The interface to create entries is simple to use as well. I like the QotD (Question of the Day) which can prompts you to answer via a blog entry. I also like the idea of neighborhoods - almost like adding a Flickr contact. You don’t necessarily need to make the a Friend or Family, but you can read your favorite bloggers on Vox by having them in your Neighborhood. Templates are nice as well. There is advertising on your page, but it is very subtle.
What needs work: HTML tags can’t be used everywhere, such as My Profile and blog entries. Since Vox is in Preview status, there is only a limited amount of users on the system, so only members can make comments on blog entries. They could probably open this up with OpenID or some other method. I would like to also see the ability to import a blog from another platform, such as LiveJournal, Blogger, or Wordpress.
Overall, it has been a good experience on Vox. Oh, so you want to see my page? Well you can view //my Vox here.
Would you like to get Vox’d? I might send out invitations to those I know, once I receive them. Just try it out. At the least, you can get your name - if it isn’t taken already.
QotD: Celebrational Muppetational!
Who is your favorite Muppet? Why?QotD submitted by knitwitology.vox.com.
Fozzie the Bear of course! “Wocka Wocka Wocka!" I just love Fozzie’s sense of humor and he always is happy.
Who doesn’t love the bear?
I never really watched the show that often, but fell for Fozzie in the first Muppet movie. C’mon, the song ‘Moving Right Along’ was a classic for that movie!
Plus, Fozzie has (at least from what I remember) always been the loyal friend. Loyalty is big in my book for a Muppet!
A close runner up: the always loveable Beeker!
The Walking Weekend
The weekend started with a slight dilema. On Friday night I was surfing //bayarea.com looking for things to do on Saturday. I stumbled upon a blog notice saying that Ms. Lauryn Hill was playing the //Catalyst on Saturday!
For those who don’t know, the Catalyst is a nice small place in downtown Santa Cruz. I’ve seen several concerts there, including Maria McKee, the Lemonheads, and Pearl Jam. The combination of a good performers and a small venue is always exciting. The problem: we needed to get up early for the AIDS Walk in San Francisco.
Farrah and I went back and forth on the problem, but ended up not going to see Lauryn Hill. It looks like it may have been a good decision according to a //review of the concert. But it would have been nice to see a good performer in a small venue.
The AIDS Walk was a trek for someone who doesn’t walk long distances, like me! The day started early with the bus taking off at 8:15 am sharp from Mountain View. It was cloudy when we hit Golden Gate Park, but the sun broke out by the time we started the walk at 10:45 am.
It took a while to get out of the starting gate, but once we hit the 1/4 mile mark the crowd started to thin a little. The walk lasted two and a half hours, with Farrah and I stopping at 2 of the 3 rest areas. Two things I learned from the walk: (1) I’m out of shape, and (2) there’s Bison in Golden Gate Park!
By the way, it’s not too late to donate on behalf of Farrah or I. To do so:
The Walking Weekend
For those who don’t know, the Catalyst is a nice small place in downtown Santa Cruz. I’ve seen several concerts there, including Maria McKee, the Lemonheads, and Pearl Jam. The combination of a good performers and a small venue is always exciting. The problem: we needed to get up early for the AIDS Walk in San Francisco.
Farrah and I went back and forth on the problem, but ended up not going to see Lauryn Hill. It looks like it may have been a good decision according to a //review of the concert. But it would have been nice to see a good performer in a small venue.
The AIDS Walk was a trek for someone who doesn’t walk long distances, like me! The day started early with the bus taking off at 8:15 am sharp from Mountain View. It was cloudy when we hit Golden Gate Park, but the sun broke out by the time we started the walk at 10:45 am.
It took a while to get out of the starting gate, but once we hit the 1/4 mile mark the crowd started to thin a little. The walk lasted two and a half hours, with Farrah and I stopping at 2 of the 3 rest areas. Two things I learned from the walk: (1) I’m out of shape, and (2) there’s Bison in Golden Gate Park!
By the way, it’s not too late to donate on behalf of Farrah or I. To do so:
//Click here to donate for Farrah.
//Click here to donate for me.
QotD: Summer Music
What's the one CD that will totally remind you of the Summer of 2006?
Pearl Jam
Has the Summer of 2006 come and gone already? Well, if I had to choose a CD for this summer, it would be Pearl Jam’s self titled release. This CD was a return for Pearl Jam of sorts, at least to my ears.
The last CD I fully listen of theirs was 1998’s Yield. Yield was a fine album, but I think I only remember two tracks from that album!
This one is chock full of rockin' tunes. Pick it up when you can.
You Don't Need Talent
So, you don’t need talent to draw comics any longer? I saw this article on CNet’s site. It seems a company, working with Marvel Comics, gives users the ability to create their own Marvel Comic! Wow, where was this when I was younger.
I always fancied myself a good comic book plotter, but not a dialog writer, and certainly not an artist. If only there was a program where I could provide an outline for a comic book, and then a program can come up with words to express my creation. Better yet, a program that can produce a movie script in the same fashion!
Oh, the endless possibilities.
Another Blog to Mess With
Ok, so I’m invited to the world of Vox! I’ll need to see how this goes. I do have a one blog I maintain at Janella.com (a mirror of which is at my LiveJournal page) The mirroring part came when my hosting provider - a long ditched hosting provider - crashed and had zero backups available. Serves me right, right?
Well, I’m going to see how life on Vox is before I fully commit. At the least this will be a forum to contain thoughts that aren’t necessarily for Janella.com. But who know? Perhaps I’ll bring Janella.com to Vox.
July Mix 2006
- Take It Easy (Radio Edit) - Fugees
- Buttons - The Pussycat Dolls
- Single ('06 Mix) - Natasha Bedingfield
- Stars Are Blind - Paris Hilton
- Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
- London Bridge - Fergie
- Maneater - Nelly Furtado
- Deja Vu - Beyonce featuring Jay-Z
- Call On Me - Janet Jackson & Nelly
- Insensible - Mandalay
- Waiting On the World to Change - John Mayer
- High - James Blunt
- Leave the Pieces - The Wreckers
- Speeding Cars - Imogen Heap
Sony PSP white is coming
Sony PSP white is coming originally uploaded by puckman
So this was a controversial ad for the new Sony PSP white? When looking at the series of ads, it doesn’t seem too provacative. (Click on the photo to see more from “puckman’s” Flickr page.) CNET Story
Care to Donate for AIDS Walk San Francisco?
Farrah and I are doing the AIDS Walk in San Francisco next Sunday. Care to donate (sponsor us) on our walk?
Click here to donate for Farrah.
Click here to donate for me.
Now, online donations are a minimum of $25. If you wish to make a donation by check, please make it out to ‘AIDS Walk San Francisco’. Cash donations are welcome as well.
Sitting and Thinking
I’m sitting in a new Starbucks on Shoreline and Pear Ave in Mountain View. I just finished eating a late lunch at //Maruichi. I tried the Tempura Soba, but really was there for the chicken karaage. The restaurant was unusually crowded for a Sunday late afternoon. Actually, I should take that back. I don’t know what the normal amount of people are during that time of day. Let me just say it seemed unusual.
It’s been a really lazy day for me. I’m not sure what to do. I popped in a DVD, watched part of it, then promptly switched it off to watch the nothingness that was on television. Even though it’s a four day weekend, I still need to work half-days this Monday and Tuesday. At least I get to work from home.
I saw Superman Returns (*** out of 5) this past Wednesday. In general I thought it was a good movie, but lacked some extra energy to push it over the edge. It was stronger in the character development area then X3 (** out of 5), but on par with X3 in the story logic area. Brandon Routh makes a fine successor to Christopher Reeves as Superman, sounding like Reeves at times. Kate Bosworth wasn’t as sparky as Margot Kidder, which is disappointing. Kevin Spacey is more menacing then Gene Hackman in the Lex Luthor role. I believe Spacey’s Luthor would kill billions of people. I just don’t think Spacey’s Luthor is as smart as Hackman’s though.
I’m a little disappointed this Starbucks doesn’t have Internet connections. It probably is due to the fact it is so close to the Google campus that they are waiting for Google to offer their free WiFi in the area. So when I post this entry I will most likely be at home.
This Starbuck’s has a lot of outdoor seating, having about 6-8 tables. The inside thas at least 10-12 tables. They have a bench like structure placed in the center that can hold about six people (uncomfortably) on either side. The bench has power outlets underneath to allow you to hook up our laptop or other device. (Note: I just found out they are planning to have WiFi in about a month).