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I owe, I owe, so off to work I go

fireface — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:28:42 +0000

Well, it looks like your friendly neighborhood blogger is off to Charlotte North Carolina for a month or so to do some pretty extensive lighting and sound work for a new nightclub in the area. I’ve never been there so I’m sure it will be an adventure and I’m always up for something new and challenging. For the next month or so all of my blogs will be coming to you live from my laptop in a North Carolina hotel room.

Vince Mcmahon: Buying his audience

fireface — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:50:53 +0000

How about instead of giving away money to reclaim WWE’s audience, put on some better quality shows? As a long time pro wrestling fan, I’ve watched the quality of WWE’s programming go drastically down since WCW folded. They’ve got the in ring talent but are seriously lacking in the creative department. Am I the only one who sees this?

During the mid 90’s when the monday night wars were at a fever pitch, the shows were excellent. It just goes to prove competition really really does bring out the best. Then again, if Vinnie Mac wants to give me some cash I’d surely take it!

The Hulk……again

fireface — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:41:28 +0000

With all the hype surrounding the new Incredible Hulk move, I’m left wondering if it’s going to live up. The last Hulk movie was quite a disappointment. With Marvel taking more control of their properties, things are looking good as Iron Man was awesome. I guess I’ll just have to wait until friday to find out. What I am certainly looking forward to is the recently announced Avengers move slated for a 2010 release….

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

fireface — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:25:46 +0000

I’m not a tree hugging hippie or much of an environmentalist at all, but I’m also not stupid. This is genuinely scary, a Texas sized garbage heap floating in the Pacific Ocean. Doing my completely random web surfing today, I stumbled across an article about “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” and it really scared me. I’m not sure I can add anything new to what has already been written about it but I think more people need to know and something needs to be done now.

More info @ Wikipedia

And they said video games were just a fad

fireface — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:46:01 +0000

Kotaku.com has a great article up about Jeanne Stevens. A politician who is also a gamer. As the first generation of gamers are getting older, this trend is inevitable. In spite of the stereotype, gamers are not all antisocial hermits living in their parents basement their whole lives.

Full article here

Rape victim cannot refer to self as “victim”

fireface — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:35:11 +0000

This is one of the most absurd things that I’ve ever read. A rape victim is banned from using the words “rape”, “victim” and “sexual assault” at the trial prosecuting her alleged assailant. This is ridiculous, how is she supposed to describe what happened to her in plain english.

The full article is here

Reconnecting

fireface — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:12:16 +0000

I have recently re-connected with old friends that I haven’t seen in about 10 years. It’s really amazing to see how people have changed for the better. Makes me feel good.

The most inspirational video

fireface — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:22:19 +0000

Break.com has a video up of a one legged little league player. This really hits home become because my 10 year old son is also has only one leg. He lost his right leg at the knee in an accident 6 years ago. If you couldn’t see the prosthetic you would never know because it had never slowed him down. I’m so proud.

The video is HERE

Megatron is a security threat

fireface — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:40:32 +0000

We all know that Megatron is as bad as they come in the Transformers universe. Now they won’t even let his fans on planes for fear of a “security risk”. Well at least Starscream is a jet so he won’t have these problems.

I’m not kidding, the article is here

A Real Guitar Hero

fireface — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:29:18 +0000

The world has lost a true guitar hero. It greatly saddens me to know that Bo Diddley has died. He is gone but will never be forgotten for his immense contributions to the music world.

Rainbox six starring Ed

Edi — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:48:36 +0000

I had to see how they were going to incorporate this technology of putting my face ont the main character when I play the new rainbox six vegas 2 game. the heading

made me click right over to it, then I find at least from this writing at yahoo games, that there are some other very cool features being incorporated into this game that will make it a lot of fun to build up a character in it.

Having a character that gets experience points for doing the actions that they do and therefor getting better proficiency and better weapons accordingly, reminds me of building a character in D&D and that’s just cool.

Now to start taking more pictures with the eye toy camera and get ready to get popular (for fragging).

She who speaks doesn’t know

Edi — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:55:12 +0000

Why do people have to talk so much about other people?

No, forget that question, why they do is not as important as to why people listen to them. I have to agree with those who say the ones that participate in the listening of gossip are as guilty as those who spread it. I am guilty of listening to gossip at times as well, but I do ask myself questions about the person spreading rumors. I ask myself why they are saying what they say, and I ask myself what they will be saying about me when I am not around.

Something we all need to work on.

business flat this year - paychecks not up - expenses are

Edi — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:08:59 +0000

I read an article via yahoo news from salary.com I think it was talking bout how paychecks would remain without much of an increase this upcoming year for 2008. We have already seen lots int he news about companies including yahoo laying off thousands of people, and it seems that those people aho are kept on will not see much, if any, of an increase in salary this year.

Add to that the cost of goods ans services going up, then I guess it is safe to say that we are all going to have less money this year. Add to that the fact that the dollar has been down, and we see that the money we do have is buying less and less this year. The article said that even if we are not in a recession, CFOs will be acting like it by cutting back on labor expenses.

Looks like it is a good time to spend les time working and more time doing things that are cheap like playing frisbee at the park.

Lots of art

Edi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:28:30 +0000

Some of the Worlds greatest art can be found online at art.com they have ons of painting you can buy on posters and i use them all the time to look at some of the Worlds master pieces. I guess after all time spent looking at art i like the more modern art works then most of the past works done done by all the greats.

One of my favorite pieces of today is probably done by someone you do not know or remember but probably see his works at least once a week, do you know who I am talking about? The guy who does yahoo logo designs is who. He is probably one of the Worlds most seen artist and always has great looking logos for Yahoo.

Unsprung Media Blog - Anti or New Music Business Thoughts

Edi — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:29:38 +0000

I stumbled upon this unsprung media site today, and I am glad to see someone take a subversive look at one of the corporate juggernauts in a positive way. Not usually my thing to take a positive spin on one of corporate America’s blundering behemoths, but this site manages to add a positive flair to thinking out side the proverbial music box. It’s worth a read and recommend sharing it with our artist friends how may be able to apply similar principals to other faltering business models.