December 21, 2004 in Personal By the time you wake up tomorrow, Kevin and I will be on our way to Mexico for a much needed, completely unplugged week of paradise (I'm going to try to keep him from finding out about that internet cafe in the next town).
Merry Christmas everyone! See you when I see you!
I just wasted an hour watching some deliciously bizarre flicks, courtesy of Diesel Dreams. In my humble opinion, "Dog People Rule My World" gets first prize. Watch them all in the Dream Makers section of the site, then let me know which dream you like best. Oh, and you might run across some mature content, so keep that in mind.
I no longer love Diesel solely for their denim!
December 16, 2004 in Random Hark! Behold the greatest Christmas carol making program ever! At first I thought it was stupid, that is until I loaded the Star Wars Elf Mix (now all co-workers within earshot of my laptop speakers want to kill me).
December 15, 2004 in Web/Tech I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired of getting crappy driving directions online. Yes Mapquest, this means you. Since relocating to a new city, I've had to rely on directions a lot more often than I used to. And I'm fine at following directions- I'd even say I'm kind of a star- unless of course those directions are faulty. Don't tell me to turn left if the only thing I'll be driving through is the side of that Wal-Mart. There's only so many times I want to be lost in the bowels of Los Angeles.
So I've been fooling around with Map24.com, a java-based program which is slightly clunky but has promise. I'm looking for something even better. Any recommendations?
Update- Somehow by asking for good map suggestions, I instigated a war in the comments section about whether or not L.A. is a good place to live. Don't you just love blogs?
December 9, 2004 in Film 
Well, it isn't spectacular, but it also isn't terrible. The sequel to "Ocean's Eleven" stars all the same names, has that familiar swanky vibe, and still involves a large heist, but somehow doesn't ever really get up and moving. You'll love the inevitable plot twists, but you might catch yourself getting bored here and there.
You know them all: Danny Ocean and his band of merry thieves, all back for "Ocean's Twelve". Except this time, they need to steal something reeeeeeally expensive to pay back the casino owner they ripped off in the first movie (yep, he's pissed). As you can imagine, much strategizing ensues, with dashes of comedy for good measure.
What's gotten tiresome after two movies is the way Ocean and his
team always have empty warehouses to hold meetings in, cutting-edge
technology for breaking and entering, and enough smarts to always
outsmart other smart people. I know part of the charm of these guys is
that they're total pros, but I can only go along with so much before it
starts to get silly.
Amazingly enough, Julia Roberts is my favorite part of "Ocean's Twelve". It's a total turnaround for her character from the first film, who I originally found cold and unnecessary. I won't give away the joke, but she redeemed herself.
Small complaints aside, I have no doubt "Ocean's 12" will do splendidly at the box office this weekend, and most of you will feel you at least got your money's worth. And if you're a Brad Pitt/George Clooney fan, you'll probably see it twice.
