Timbaland and OneRepublic do it again. Toe-tapping, head-bobbing, lip-syncing goodness. Easy to sing to the many, many, many "Whoa-oh-oh-oh". Shock Value II is decent. A few memorable tracks and a few that are forgettable. The songs featuring some of the bigger names (The Fray, Daughtry, Nickelback, Keri Hilson) are probably the better ones. Just for fun here's another.
I like this song because the entire time Timbaland is rapping, it sounds like he has a cold. He sounds extremely stuffed up. Another interesting fact is the female rapper on this track, Bran Nu, is actually Brandy (@2:05). Yes. Moesha.
She's scary good. Singer turned rapper. One of the few. Legit.
Will be posting all my Christmas gifts soon. 90% of the gifts were from me. I love me.
Both good albums. Nothing great. Something that surprised me from both albums was how different the sounds were. Each album was very eclectic in their own way, mixing styles of their classic rhythm and blues with a bit of rock, jazz, contemporary, and others.
During a meeting at work today, my team took about 15 minutes at the end of the meeting reflect on the year as its coming to an end. Many had complaints saying it was a terrible year and that they can't wait for it to be over. Maybe they don't realize the only thing that changes is the calendar. If your life sucks, it's going to suck until you make it better yourself. It's hard to imagine that the simple act changing the calendar year will change the future or your "luck". Blame your life on your own decisions and faults. I sure do. Some things are out of your control though. In those cases, you just have to find the good in the bad and move on. Easier said than done. Something I'm having trouble with now.
I'm in a bitter mood. And who do I blame? Myself of course. Who else is responsible for my emotions? No one. Got confronted for not doing much at work today, got yelled at for listening to my music too loud at home, and might be getting sick. On the upside, I actually proved to my boss I was working and had gotten a lot done.
Based on the current itinerary, I am not looking forward to the Vegas trip with my family this Friday. Supposed to be a four day trip. Leaving on Christmas morning and should be back Monday morning. But we're driving, so there goes 20+ hours depending on traffic. We really have two full days and that's about it. My family is going to watch the Lion King at Mandalay Bay, but I chose not to go since I've already seen it so I'll probably be at some table gambling. Shouldn't complain too much though. I know my mom really enjoys the time we spend together as a family so I'm going to try and make the best out of it. It's the least I can do for her. Doing the Asian thing and going to Aria to look around at the new place and then try out their buffet. We'll see how it goes...
Until next time,
Reminder to the world (including myself): In the words of Hiep, "Quitcha bitchin'"
1:35. If anyone wants the movie, I already have it.
A few days ago I slept funny and strained my neck. Since then, something bizarre has been happening to me everyday. Every once in a while, I feel a hand running through my hair from behind. I have no idea what nerve is being pinched or what is happening but it feels awkward. I don't really like people playing with my hair in the first place. It's even worse when you feel it and there's no one there. If I believed in ghosts, I'd be scared. But, I'm a scientist. And in science, there's no room for foolishness.
Interesting happenings at work. I found a pretty big bug yesterday with the project I'm working on and as a joke, I told Serena that I deserve a prize. She asked what I wanted and I told her I want some Pop Tarts. Smores of course. Today she actually brought me a pack of Pop Tarts. But, they were strawberry which I hate so technically they're up for grabs. First come first serve. Work is really slow when there's no bugs to be found, but as soon as one happens, everything gets hectic and crazy. That's how I'd prefer it to be. Sitting in front of a screen performing monotonous work isn't as fun as people think it is.
I know it's still way early, but I've been thinking about my birthday a lot. I want to get a bottle of Johnny Walker: Blue label. Class it up. I'm an alcoholic...
Until next time,
Don't walk up behind me and run your fingers through my hair.
After this weekend's debacle, I figured it couldn't get much worse. Of course, the universe decides to prove me wrong. I bought a wireless adapter for my Xbox 360 about a week ago and it arrived two days ago. Today I decided to try set it up. Seems like a simple and great idea. Plug it into your Xbox and you can connect wirelessly to your network and stream music and videos from your PC. I had a problem since the only ethernet cable I had runs about 100+ feet; ten of which I need. So there's 90+ feet of cable laying around waiting to cause an accident. This adapter would eliminate all that mess. Sounds like a great idea right? Fairly easy to set up. Plug in and go.
I was very excited to watch all my shows through my Xbox without having to flash everything and then plugging it in. So continuing with the story, I plugged everything and I was good to go. I turned on my Xbox and it froze. No big deal. It's happened before a few times. Turned it off and back on.
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Not as bad as the RROD I guess, but still. You never want to see that happen. So now my Xbox is dead. Clearing my weekend schedule (as if I actually had plans to clear anyways) to fix this bastard so all my Xbox stuff doesn't go to waste. If nothing works I still haven't ruled out buying another Xbox. One that will be legit in case I do get the RROD. I already regret flashing my Xbox. I don't even play that many games on it and the ones I do play I wouldn't mind waiting for them to get dirt cheap to buy.
I was so ready to forgive the events that occurred this weekend. I said to myself, "It's all just material things. They can all be replaced." And then, my Xbox dies. What a horrible month for electronics. And my laptop died?! What is going on? We're only half way through the month! The universe is testing my patience.
Once all the scientists die and go to heaven. They decide to play hide-n-seek.
Unfortunately Einstein is the one who has the den...He is supposed to count upto 100...and then start searching...
Everyone starts hiding except Newton...
Newton just draws a square of side 1 meter and stands in it right in front of Einstein.
Einstein's counting 1,2,3...,97,98,99,100...He opens his eyes and finds Newton standing in front...
Einstein says " Newton's out...Newton's out..."
Newton denies and says "I am not out...I am not Newton..."
All the scientists come out to see how he proves that he is not Newton.
Newton says "I am standing in a square of area 1 meter squared...That makes me Newton per meter squared...Since one Newton per meter squared is one Pascal, I'm Pascal, Therefore Pascal is OUT...!!!!!!!!!
