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The Lost Symbol: Reviewed

On October 7, 2009, In Editorial, by Yoshi

The Lost SymbolSo, I finally got done with the latest Dan Brown book, The Lost Symbol. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, I only knew it was a Robert Langdon novel, which I was really looking forward to. I’ve read all of Dan Brown’s novels, including Digital Fortress and Deception Point so it’s not like I only know The Da Vinci Code. (which to this day, I still don’t believe it’s his best book. You know it got made into a movie only because of the controversial content.)

What follows are some spoilers about the book, and if you haven’t read the book yet, I don’t recommend  reading any further. The rest is after the bump.

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Monsters Vs. Aliens : Reviewed

On October 4, 2009, In Editorial, by Yoshi

monsters-vs-aliens-posterSo Meesh bought the DVD the other day, along with Wolverine, and we finally got to see this movie. We totally missed it in the theater, so we didn’t get to watch it in Real 3d, which is unfortunate since there were many scenes that would have been nice to watch in 3d.

I just have to say I loved this movie, it was pretty entertaining and funny. I loved Seth Rogan in this movie. I thought he did a pretty damn good job, and well, he was pretty damn funny. As for the rest of the cast, we were pretty surprised that Keifer Sutherland was General Monger. Didn’t sound anything like him!

I think trying to figure out who is doing who’s voice is the best part. I knew Hugh Laurie was the voice of Dr. Cockroach. Meesh picked up right away that Derek was Paul Rudd. Very fun. I’d totally recommend this movie to anyone. I’m sure you’ll love it if you’re looking for some good old plain fun.

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Things I wish iPhone could do

On September 25, 2009, In Editorial, Technology, by Yoshi

Ok, now that AT&T has finally updated iPhones to handle MMS, here’s a short list of things I wish the iPhone had. Just some small feature requests I’d like to see in the iPhone.

  1. Custom ringtones for text messaging and email. Honestly, most phones do this. We should be able to have custom ringtones for this.
  2. Ability to send songs/ringtones through MMS. Currently as far as I know, you can only send sound via MMS from the voice memos application.
  3. Ability to browse/listen to ringtones. seriously. We should be able to do this. Right now, in order to hear a ringtone, we have to be in iTunes, or change the default ringer. This is no fun.
  4. Actually this ties into number 1. But the ability to assign a ringtone to a multitude of ringing options. Like for instance, calls with caller ID or calls without caller ID.

I think those are the most pressing features I’d like to have implemented only because I just think they should always be part of any phone. I’ve heard it said that perhaps Apple is too elite. Well, if that’s the case, then this mac user will definitely become a Windows user because Apple is letting me down. A lot.

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Now that I’ve had my iPhone for a while…

On September 18, 2009, In Editorial, by Yoshi
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I think it’s about time I gave my opinion on this phone. I’d like to talk about AT&T as well. Don’t worry, nothing horrible or anything. But first, let’s talk about the Empire of the phone world. Yes, that’s AT&T. They did choose to have the Death Star as their logo after all. The service isn’t exactly the greatest. I’d almost say they’re pretty comparable to Sprint. If it came down to it, I’d say of all the services I’ve ever used (Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T), Verizon may have the best in service. AT&T in my opinion has too many dropped calls. I don’t know how many times that either Meesh or I have been talking on the phone and we get a dropped call. It’s really frustrating. And MMS text messaging. The iPhone has supposedly had the capabilities since June when the 3GS came out, yet AT&T still doesn’t have it! I realize they have already stated September 25th as the release date of MMS for the iPhone but really, why did it take so long? I just want to send picture mail. That’s all!

As for the iPhone, it’s both a bit disappointing to me and awesome. To tell you the truth, I really don’t know what I did before I got an iPhone. How did I check my mail and manage my schedule? How did I keep track of appointments? I just don’t know how I did it. I guess I could say it’s like having my macbook in my pocket.

As for disappointments, I am sorely disappointed with the sounds. You probably think it’s not a big deal, right? On my old phone, you could set sounds for everything. You could set the sound for calls with caller ID, calls without caller ID (unknown or blocked callers), sounds for text messages, sounds for voice mail, and so on. With the iPhone, the only sounds you can set are for text message, and the ringer, regardless. Oh, and the ringer for anyone on the contact list. Booo0-ring! And on top of that, you cannot use custom ringtones for the text messages! What is up with that Apple? Do you really think because we bought an iPhone we’re never gonna use text messaging again? Is that why you didn’t release with MMS capabilities?

All in all, I would probably be just as happy with a Palm Pre or an LG env. But I’m still glad I have my iPhone.

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Big Boss Grill – reviewed

On September 8, 2009, In Editorial, Entertainment, by Yoshi

I’m sure you’ve seen the Big Boss Grill. It’s basically the grill with interchangeable grilling plates, including an omelet, panini, griddle, and more. Of course, it does include a donut maker and a waffle iron. Pretty sweet. So, I decided to buy it. I haven’t regretted the decision. It’s so easy, and quick to make a lot of foods, although some of the recipes are a bit too simple in my opinion. They could really use some help on the recipes.

So far, we’ve managed to make waffles, meatloaf, burgers and plenty more just easily. Clean up is a jiffy with this grill since you only have to clean the grill and it’s not very big. Which I suppose could be the only drawback.

However, today, when I plugged it in, it didn’t work. I think this might be a fluke and not a normal occurrence. I called customer support and they said there’s really no way of troubleshooting it since the device is pretty simple and it should just work. I mean you plug it in and it goes. What could it possibly be? So they told me since I just bought it, they’ll just ship another one out and I just have to send the one we have back. It was pretty painless. Needless to say I was surprised. It’s probably just easier for them to do that anyways.

All in all, I’d say I’m very satisfied with the Big Boss Grill. I’m just such a junkie for the “as-seen-on-TV” stuff. I do have to say that the plates themselves are pretty light and feel kinda cheap. But it works (well, most of the time LOL) and that’s all that matters.

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New Moon

On June 9, 2009, In Entertainment, by Yoshi

I’ve completed New Moon, the 2nd book in the Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer. There are spoilers beyond the bump, so if you haven’t read them (who hasn’t, right?) and don’t want to get any spoilers, don’t go beyond!

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Twilight the book – reviewed

On June 4, 2009, In Entertainment, by Yoshi

twilightOk, so I finally got around to finishing the book. It was a pretty easy read and I’m almost glad I’m done with it so I can finally see the movie (no, I haven’t watched it yet) and to get to the other books. There are spoilers here so I will tell you to stop reading unless you have no intentions of reading the book ever and just want to spoil it all. I will at least tell you that I give it a 4 out of 5 stars, and if you’re into urban fantasy type books, then you should probably read this book.

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Twilight

On June 3, 2009, In Entertainment, by Yoshi

So after Meesh has now completed reading all the books in the Twilight series, it’s now left to me to go ahead and read them. Because I’m such a purist sometimes, I have to note that I still have not seen the movie. But the previews for the next movie peaked my interest. If there’s anything I love more than vampire stories, it stories about vampires with werewolves.

I’d say I’m about 1/4 of the way into the book so far. I have to admit it’s a really easy read, and I’m sure it’s because it’s got teens as the target audience.

Please, no spoilers or anything, I just wanted to actually confirm that I’m really reading the books, since not everyone believes me sometimes. LOL

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Donations for loved ones

On May 26, 2009, In News, Photos, by Yoshi

As most or all of you might know, my dear friend Tiggerprr’s (Ammy) husband (Ken Theobald)  just recently passed away. Surviving him are my friend and 3 of their children. Times are tough. Medical bills pile up. They could use your help. Without Ken, they now have no benefits, and must pay out of pocket for their medical expenses. Let’s not forget about food and housing. I know times are tough for everyone. But it’s harder for them. Please find it in your heart to give even a $1 to help them out. If all my visitors donated a $1, then she’d receive $5 but that’s besides the point.

Honestly though, all joking aside, they could really use the help. Please use the donate button on the right sidebar to give whatever you can give. Please spread the word as well. Feel free to link to this post or to the donate button. Please help out!

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Boss

On May 16, 2009, In Entertainment, by Yoshi

bossSo my other japanese dorama of the season has got to be BOSS. It stars Amami Yuki and Takenouchi Yutaka. Both are definitely favorite actors of mine. I’ll watch a dorama only because they’re in it. I know my mom is a HUGE Takenouchi fan, and I always give her a hard time about her “boyfriend” being in a new show. It’s all fun.

BOSS is about a “failed” detective (Amami Yuki) that goes to America to learn police techniques from the FBI. When she comes back, she finds her team is generally a bunch of rag tag members, and are not really wanted by other departments. Surprisingly enough, she makes things work and becomes a pretty good leader. This dorama is nothing majorly good, but it’s entertaining for the amount of time that it is on. I do recommend watching it though if you like the actors.

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