Monthly Archives: June 2009

Happy Feet (2006)

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Joel

I saw two movies on one day.  The first movie I watched was Happy Feet, a 2006 animated children’s movie about an Emperor penguin.  According to the story, Emperor penguins sing popular soul, R&B, and rock tunes during the lives, … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Father Hubbard

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Joel

Today was an eventful today.  First off, the kids’ school was closing at 5pm today, instead of 7pm.  In order to make the pickup in time, one of us would have to leave work early to get there by 5pm.  … Continue reading →

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io9.com: Head-Splitting Karate Chop Makes Tie Fighters Explode

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Joel

This is just bizarre.  BEE-Czar.  If the background history is accurate, due to issues with procuring and showing American-made films in 1982 Turkey, they were remade with a Turkish cast and setting. i09.com has two clips from Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam. … Continue reading →

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Who the heck is this guy with my name and a gmail account?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Joel

If you read my earlier posting about moving to Verizon, you read that I’m soon abandoning my comcast email addresses.  Now is a good opportunity to streamline my various email accounts.  Contrary to popular misconceptions, I don’t believe in having … Continue reading →

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Whoa, when did they release a new version of Facebook for BlackBerry?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Joel

You know, for somebody who tries to keep on all the new releases, how did this sneak up on me?  RIM released Facebook for BlackBerry 1.6 last week.  I downloaded it via BlackBerry App World, but you can also try … Continue reading →

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I couldn’t keep fish sticks alive

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Joel

Seriously, even if the Gorton’s Fisherman was living with me, we couldn’t keep the aquarium fish alive. I might have better luck if I threw a bunch of fish sticks into the aquarium at this stage.  Thank goodness I opted to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Comcast, hello Verizon

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Joel

It’s the end of an era.  After nearly 9 years (since I moved out from my parents place), I’m finally switching (more like abandoning) Comcast for my cable and broadband needs.  It was a momentous occasion, because not only was … Continue reading →

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April and May 2009 photos posted

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Joel

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Terminator Salvation (2009)

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Joel

Saturday night, I drove out to the Garden State Plaza mall to meet up with my friend Doug, and see Terminator Salvation. As you undoubtedly know, this is the latest sequel in the Terminator franchise, and the first not starring … Continue reading →

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