 As many of you know, I'm a huge fan of Cirque du Soleil! No, allow me to offer a correction: I'm a huge fan of the originality and ideals of Cirque before it became all corporate and money-hungry. Since that time, Cirque's shows and projects have most definitely lost their creative edge.
Let's take, for example, Cirque's latest endeavor...
Cirque du Soleil teamed up with Mircosoft earlier this year to help unveil the newest device for the Xbox, named Kintect. The premiere was "imagined by Cirque du Soleil," which apparently meant that they were just going to take songs and characters from their existing shows, chew them up together, and regurgitate it all over an arena. And that's exactly what they did.
The show left spectator's asking, "Why is this caveman gyrating on me?" and "What's the purpose behind that girl walking back and forth in the upside-down living room?" Sorry, folks, there doesn't seem to be any answers that shed light on that or any of the other ridiculousness that seemed to raise a mighty hand only to slap the spectators across their already confused faces.
Is this the end of a Cirque du Soleil era? And if so, what's next? Because it's apparent that Criss Angel, Elvis, and the Beatles aren't doing the trick (okay, maybe the Beatles).
Cirque du Soleil...my idol...is dying in front of my eyes. So, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go weep softly.
So I finally completed my switch from AT&T to Sprint today and how much did it end up costing me?
60 cents
That's right, my final AT&T bill came to $0.60 - but it was originally $78.59.
I'm sure you're wondering how this happened, and I'm gonna tell you (Of course! I mean, after all, I did make a blog article about it). Although, I do ask that you bear with me - it's a bit of a long story.
I thought this was hilarious! I looked up to see the cat looking intently at a takeout menu on the floor. I had to take a pic of it:
In a matter of days, "Swine Flu," or the newly CDC rebranded, "H1N1 Virus" (are you pig farmers happy now?), has created a tizzy of panic, hysteria, and a media field-day.
Today I was reading a blog post about crazy events that affected the gaming world. It was quite a surprise to learn that, a few years ago, a plague hit...wait for it...World of Warcraft.
Yes, World of Warcraft (WoW). Apparently, Blizzard created a new area in WoW that included a new boss. This boss was able to cast a spell called "Corrupted Blood," which was supposed to infect and cause damage to all players in the nearby vicinity.
What's the harm in this, you ask? It seems Blizzard made a little bit of a boo-boo. They didn't realize that the players would stay infected and then take this infection back with them to their respective towns...which infected everyone there. As you can imagine, this infection turned into a plague as it was spread from player to player, and even across servers. Blizzard managed to contain the Corrupted Blood flu (which I'm going to rename to C1B1 to help any Corrupted Blood Farmers), and issued a cure shortly after.
I guess every person is susceptible to a plague...even virtual ones.
Pssst...hey, you! Yeah, you. Leave me a comment. I'd love to hear from you!
A2 x A3 = If you're like a lot of people, a math problem like this might make your brain melt into a muddled goo. Well, guess what - this is basic math (pre-algebra). Think back to your school days (some may have to think further than others) and it may all come rushing back to you. At this moment, your brain just got a tad bit more knowledgeable. Now doesn't that feel good?
You know what else feels good? Eating. And some people can't.
But you can help.
"FreeRice" is a website that aims to help people who are hungry for food and your brain, which is hungry to learn. You are quizzed in subjects that cover Art, Chemistry, English, Geography, Foreign Languages, and Math. For each correct answer, 10 grains of rice is donated to the United Nations World Food Program. Now, I know you're thinking, 10 grains of rice doesn't seem like a lot. But remember that while you're playing, thousands of other people are playing at the same time. And together, you're making a difference.
FreeRice has already generated enough rice to feed millions of people since they started in 2007. As such, a lot of people are getting a chance to eat that wouldn't have had the opportunity otherwise. And maybe, just maybe, that weird feeling in your head might just be you getting a little smarter. WARNING
This game may make you smarter.
It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance...
(By the way, A2 x A3 = A5)
After quite a bit of work, I've redesigned the blog layout to make it much more functional and a little easier on the eyes.
Changes include: - A comment counter on each blog post,
- links to blogs that I follow,
- links for numerous RSS feed aggregators,
- a Feedburner feed,
- and a lot of CSS changes.
My main motivation behind these changes were to change my attitude towards blogging. I tend to put off blogging if I'm not pleased with the blog's design. Yeah, aesthetics go a long way. Also, I'll be posting random, but elaborated stuff here that I may refer to in Twitter. Tweets are limited to 140 characters...so I intend to use my blog to "fill in the blanks."
Hope you like it!
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As many of you know, I'm a huge fan of Cirque du Soleil! No, allow me to offer a correction: I'm a huge fan of the originality and ideals of Cirque before it became all corporate and money-hungry. Since that time, Cirque's shows and projects have most definitely lost their creative edge.
