Well that just about does it for 2011. It's been a great year and I hope you have all done at least one thing you wanted to before the year ended. I want to take a moment to thank God and everyone else for everything, especially NKrew, the world would be a bitter place without you guys so thank you =]. This will be the first year in a couple years where we wont be seeing a couple faces on New Years, Just wishing you guys a happy new year and a very safe trip, don't go getting kidnapped now you hear?!
2012! Here we come! I can't wait to kick 2012 in the face!! Here's something you can look forward to in 2012 ;)
Expendables 2
Remember how I said the first movie was missing Chuck Norris and Van Damme? they're finally here! WOOOOO
Hopefully if there's a third movie, they can add Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. I heart those two guys <3
Hopefully if there's a third movie, they can add Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. I heart those two guys <3
GmG and CMcN - Kids and Technology
First off I just want to mention that writing for BiA feels like writing for a TV show, because it takes a week for my material to get aired lol.
Anyway, going to the many recent holiday parties has revealed something to me. Many kids are secluded in groups of three at most while playing Nintendo DS or iPod games. What happened to yelling and socializing and playing hide and seek? This is where I am very grateful for people like Vincent who have an unlimited supply of circle social games.
Being at yesterday's TN (December 18th) was fun seeing all the kids play board games. Heck even Khoa Vianney Andrew and I had a short game of Twister in the hallway. Board games are great icebreakers for kids and allow them to get to know others better than just playing games like tag. But at least even tag allows more socializing than playing Angry Birds etc.
Another thing that is ironic, with so much technology available, kids are actually losing some computer basics. I've already mentioned that its sad that none of the boys in HS/NS knows how to build a computer. When I was in 9th grade I knew how to set up networks and run command promps and build computers and overclock them. Do you guys remember how hard it was to connect a computer to a workgroup on Windows 98 or Windows ME? It was a Pain. Nothing was automatic, one wrong setting on the router or computer effed up everything. Kids were connecting to the router on Man Lan Day with their magicical Windows 7 telling me "I'm not connected, there's no internet". *facepalm*
Anyway, going to the many recent holiday parties has revealed something to me. Many kids are secluded in groups of three at most while playing Nintendo DS or iPod games. What happened to yelling and socializing and playing hide and seek? This is where I am very grateful for people like Vincent who have an unlimited supply of circle social games.
Being at yesterday's TN (December 18th) was fun seeing all the kids play board games. Heck even Khoa Vianney Andrew and I had a short game of Twister in the hallway. Board games are great icebreakers for kids and allow them to get to know others better than just playing games like tag. But at least even tag allows more socializing than playing Angry Birds etc.
Another thing that is ironic, with so much technology available, kids are actually losing some computer basics. I've already mentioned that its sad that none of the boys in HS/NS knows how to build a computer. When I was in 9th grade I knew how to set up networks and run command promps and build computers and overclock them. Do you guys remember how hard it was to connect a computer to a workgroup on Windows 98 or Windows ME? It was a Pain. Nothing was automatic, one wrong setting on the router or computer effed up everything. Kids were connecting to the router on Man Lan Day with their magicical Windows 7 telling me "I'm not connected, there's no internet". *facepalm*
No L No L No L No L!
First off let me just say,
& Now!
CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN'! & HELLO BRUCE!
Have a holly jolly Christmas yall!
& Now!
CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN'! & HELLO BRUCE!
Have a holly jolly Christmas yall!
The Answer is here!
The wood chuck would chuck as much wood as a wood chuck could chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.
Hope everyone is ready for the dance, cause i know i'm not! =P
Hope everyone is ready for the dance, cause i know i'm not! =P
Childhood MacNugget: Commercials
Some products inherently sucked, so no one bought it... but we all knew that product because of genius advertisement. They had such memorable songs! Here are two examples.
Justin Bieber on a CSI episode
here's a clip of Justin Bieber getting shot on CSI for ten hours straight. I think this is the new Robocop "I hate cops and cops hate me .... na-na-na-na" scene of the decade.
Basketball Politics
Now that Shaq has retired, he has joined the crew at TNT (Shaq, Barkley, and Miller? YES!) and wrote a book about life in the NBA. Here's a little part I read in an article.
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BOSTON-Shaquille O’Neal has blamed President Barack Obama for Boston Celtics’ point guard, Rajon Rondo’s shooting troubles and confidence.
O’Neal claims that Obama made fun of his shooting ability during a fund raiser where they met the President in his book “Shaq UnCut.”
The Huffington Post reports:
The President turns to Ray, points at Rondo, and says, “Hey, Ray, why don’t you teach this kid how to shoot?” Everyone starts laughing.
KG told me he saw the look on Rondo’s face and the kid was devastated, embarrassed. Dissed by the President, even though I’m sure Obama didn’t mean any harm. Rondo smiled and went along with all of it, but KG told me he could see it in his eyes. It bothered Rondo. It killed him.
Shaq went on to write that Rondo “shot the ball horribly” the next day and he “stopped taking shots after that.”
Rondo is my second favorite point guard after Steve Nash, and probably the most electrifying passer since Magic Johnson. Unfortunately he'll never be a superstar because of his lack of confidence. Forget the bad economy, if I don't vote for Obama in 2012, THIS is why I won't vote for him. (that and the fact that he killed Osama. Now I won't get to see Osama in Family Guy anymore... COME ON!!!! )
GmG - rating things too extremely
Prepare to shake your fists because it's another edition of "What Really Grind my Gears"
Did you notice when youtube changed from a 1-10 rating system to a thumbs up/down system? There's a good reason why. Things that were good got scores of 7, 8, 9, or 10. So it averaged out to 8.5ish. Things that kinda sucked, while really deserving a 4 or 5, got scores of 1. So youtube had videos with ratings of 8-10 and 1-2. The 3-7 range was non-existent.
Here's another example. If you look at
it shows you the combined average ratings of games from different review companies. But the interesting score that I always pay attention to is the user rating. This can be a bit unfair because people bring in expectations, but that's a good way for me to know if these games satisfied the fan base. If you looked at that page, I'm sure the thing that jumped out at you is MW3's fan score of 2.9. Why? Because tons of people were giving it 0 when it probably is at least a 5. But like I said, scores in the middle never exist in internet ratings.
Real or Fake?
He is either the world's coolest priest or a jerk for pretending to be a priest.
I would like to dedicate this post Thuy Anh and Khoa whom we will miss very much at An Phong! Merry Christmas!
Hungry Hungry Hip OH!
silly hippo, too bad we didn't get a show like this when we went to the zoo =P
Brand Loyalty
This video made me crack up because it reminds me of my dad. Park-Ing thinks all women are attracted to Mercedes Benzuh and Rolexuh. What a coincidence that my dad has only two brand loyalties: Rolex and Mercedes. Verry Naiiice Father!
What brands do you have loyalty too?
For me it's:
Nvidia (never owned an ATI videocard)
Tmobile (never used anything else, its not the best anywhere, but it works almost everywhere)
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Before i show you the feature film, i must first show you this:
The soflam really does help, too bad no one happens to be using a javelin when someone is using the soflam and vice versa =P
Now onto the feature presentation!
EPIC HAXOR!
The soflam really does help, too bad no one happens to be using a javelin when someone is using the soflam and vice versa =P
Now onto the feature presentation!
EPIC HAXOR!
Things That I Like Alot
This isn't about personality or traits or abstract things, this is about physical possessions. There are some things that I really enjoy window shopping. I think about it in my head and while not envying them, think about it alot because I think they are beautiful.
4. shoes (basketball or casual)
3. cars (sports cars and SUV crossovers)
2. short bunnies (so much more beautiful than long bunnies)
1. watches
Man I cannot get over looking at watches when I walk pass them. Currently I am infatuated with complicated dial watches (military style) with dark bands. I do think things like Rolexes are nice, but it's not worth the money to me. Anyone that spends over 300 for a watch is just paying for precious metals (gold) or brand name. But I do believe that nice watches are worth the price up to 300. As for the other items, I would say shoes are worth the quality up to 100, then it's diminishing returns. For cars I'd say the border is at 40,000. For the bunnies, it's at 800.
Are there any items you really like? And at what price is it worth up to before returns are diminished?
Comrades! Lend me your time!
Reminds me of a certain someone who sends unnecessary emails saying just "thanks" or "good idea."
Remember, comrades, Joshep's friend will be sleeping on a colt next to Christ with a frog machine on in the background. *ribbit ribbit
For more goodies, that aren't so appropriate for kids, click here.
New "Dynamic View" Layout
Trying out a new layout, gives it a clean look with a lot of stuff to mess around with. Let me know what you guys think of it please.
Time Lapse of Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon
Amazing! Making me want to go back to VN.
-KHORN-
Traffic in Frenetic HCMC, Vietnam from Rob Whitworth on Vimeo.
-KHORN-
human side of NBA "business"
The Celtics would be my #1 team if I wasn't born in LA. Who wouldn't appreciate their chemistry and how hard they work? They play the game the right way. This is a video from last year that shows how a team can struggle after a trade. If Kendrick Perkins took this hard, you know Lamar "soft" Odom would take the current trade talks even harder. It's sad. The saddest part to me is Kobe's reaction. The Celtics big three are solid guys who care for others. I don't mean this as a demerit to Kobe, but he just wants to win. It's all business to him. Kobe wants to win... but does he realize what he's losing along the way? I hope Kobe doesn't end up empty like MJ at his Hall of Fame speech.
GmG - flushing the toilet
I went to Home Depot last week and I guess being around so much lumber gave me the call of nature. Anyway I went into the first stall and I smelled bad but not that bad. I noticed that there was a waste basket beside the toilet and there was toilet paper with "striped markings" on it. I left that stall and went over to the next one. Same thing, a basket with soiled paper in it. I went over to the third stall and there was also a basket, but luckily no paper in it.
It was while I was thinking deeply while relieving myself that I realized why there was soiled toiletries in the baskets. While traveling to Vietnam AND Mexico, I learned that third world countries have weak toilets to conserve water. All public restrooms have waste baskets in the stalls and I learned from the locals that you're supposed to throw the paper in the basket so it doesn't clog the toilet.
Well this is America where our toilets are strong. And this wasn't at home, this was at the Home Depot where they have INDUSTRIAL toilets. Why do these immigrants still insist on the old ways? This is America, land of the free and home of the brave. Freely waste your water and brave the slight chances that your toilet will be clogged. You can do it immigrants, you now have the liberty to flush the paper down the toilet!
Bro bro bro! check this out!
Something RNFrosty passed along to me
GIRLS REALLY NEEDA READ THIS: We guys don't care if you talk to other guys. We don't care if you're friends with other guys. But when you're sitting next to us, and some random guy walks into the room and you jump up and tackle him, without even introducing us, yeah, it pisses us off. It doesn't help if you sit there and talk to him for ten minutes without even acknowledging the fact that we're still there. We don't care if a guy calls>OR TEXTS< you, but at 2 in the morning we do get a little concerned. Nothing is that important at 2 a.m. That it can't wait till the morning. Also, when we tell you you're pretty/beautiful/ gorgeous/cute/stunning, we freaking mean it. Don't tell us we're wrong. We'll stop trying to convince you. The sexiest thing about a girl is confidence. Yeah, you can quote me.
Don't be mad when we hold the door open. Take Advantage of the mood im in. Let us pay for you! dont 'feel bad' We enjoy doing it. It's expected. Smile and say 'thank you. Kiss us when no one's watching. If you kiss us when you know somebody's looking, we'll be more impressed. You don't have to get dressed up for us. If we're going out with you in the first place, you don't have to feel the need to wear the shortest skirt you have or put on every kind of makeup you own. We like you for who you are and not what you are. Honestly, i think a girl looks more beautiful when she's just in her pj's. or my tshirt and boxers, not all dolled up. Don't take everything we say seriously. Sarcasm is a beautiful thing. See the beauty in it. Don't get angry easily.
Stop using magazines/media as your bible. Don't talk about how hott Chris Brown, Brad Pitt, or Jesse McCartney is in front of us. It's boring, and we don't care. You have girlfriends for that. Whatever happened to the word 'handsome'/'beautiful' i'd be utterly stunned by a girl who greeted me with 'Hey handsome!' instead of 'Hey baby/ stud/cutie/ sexy' or whatever else you can think of. On the other hand im not sayin i woulndnt like it either ; ) Girls, I cannot stress this enough: if you aren't being treated right by a guy, dont wait for him to change!!!!!
Ditch his sorry butt, disgrace to the male population and find someone who will treat you with utter respect Someone who will honor your morals. Someone who will make you smile when you're at your lowest. Someone who will care for you even when you make mistakes. Someone who will love you, no matter how bad you make them feel. Someone who will stop what they're doing just to look you in the eyes....and say 'i love you' ..and actually mean it. Give the nice guys a chance. Guys repost this if you agree. Girls re post this if you think it's cute.. Every Guy who isn't a jerk will agree with this, so we hope that all the girls that read this will repost this. Life is too short to complain about everything that comes your way so stop and smell the roses in life because you might never have another time to take it, so take your time because they are all different in every way, so take chances in life, if it doesn't work out then fine, there are always more roses to smell
GIRLS REALLY NEEDA READ THIS: We guys don't care if you talk to other guys. We don't care if you're friends with other guys. But when you're sitting next to us, and some random guy walks into the room and you jump up and tackle him, without even introducing us, yeah, it pisses us off. It doesn't help if you sit there and talk to him for ten minutes without even acknowledging the fact that we're still there. We don't care if a guy calls>OR TEXTS< you, but at 2 in the morning we do get a little concerned. Nothing is that important at 2 a.m. That it can't wait till the morning. Also, when we tell you you're pretty/beautiful/ gorgeous/cute/stunning, we freaking mean it. Don't tell us we're wrong. We'll stop trying to convince you. The sexiest thing about a girl is confidence. Yeah, you can quote me.
Don't be mad when we hold the door open. Take Advantage of the mood im in. Let us pay for you! dont 'feel bad' We enjoy doing it. It's expected. Smile and say 'thank you. Kiss us when no one's watching. If you kiss us when you know somebody's looking, we'll be more impressed. You don't have to get dressed up for us. If we're going out with you in the first place, you don't have to feel the need to wear the shortest skirt you have or put on every kind of makeup you own. We like you for who you are and not what you are. Honestly, i think a girl looks more beautiful when she's just in her pj's. or my tshirt and boxers, not all dolled up. Don't take everything we say seriously. Sarcasm is a beautiful thing. See the beauty in it. Don't get angry easily.
Stop using magazines/media as your bible. Don't talk about how hott Chris Brown, Brad Pitt, or Jesse McCartney is in front of us. It's boring, and we don't care. You have girlfriends for that. Whatever happened to the word 'handsome'/'beautiful' i'd be utterly stunned by a girl who greeted me with 'Hey handsome!' instead of 'Hey baby/ stud/cutie/ sexy' or whatever else you can think of. On the other hand im not sayin i woulndnt like it either ; ) Girls, I cannot stress this enough: if you aren't being treated right by a guy, dont wait for him to change!!!!!
Ditch his sorry butt, disgrace to the male population and find someone who will treat you with utter respect Someone who will honor your morals. Someone who will make you smile when you're at your lowest. Someone who will care for you even when you make mistakes. Someone who will love you, no matter how bad you make them feel. Someone who will stop what they're doing just to look you in the eyes....and say 'i love you' ..and actually mean it. Give the nice guys a chance. Guys repost this if you agree. Girls re post this if you think it's cute.. Every Guy who isn't a jerk will agree with this, so we hope that all the girls that read this will repost this. Life is too short to complain about everything that comes your way so stop and smell the roses in life because you might never have another time to take it, so take your time because they are all different in every way, so take chances in life, if it doesn't work out then fine, there are always more roses to smell
Make sure your car's registration sticker is up to date
So I was driving home from playing airsoft and I was like 3 blocks from home. I was on Fullerton Rd turning left on Sordello when a cop turned on his siren lights. I didn't put on the new registration sticker so I was one month out of date. Then the cop saw the airsoft rifle bags in my backseat and asked if he could inspect it. I knew that I had a legal right to say no, but I also know that I had a chance to get away with a warning if I was cooperative. He looked at it and said they were nice. We got to talking about guns and I actually asked him what firearms he had at home lol. There was an awkward moment when I was shivering and he asked me why I was so nervous. I told him that it was 45 degrees outside and my windows were down and my shirt and jacket were soaked with sweat from playing airsoft. Anyway, the guy was nice and let me go without a ticket. Still though, such a pain in the ass for the fact that it started with the registration sticker.
Superior or Douche
I read today's Gospel on my email from www.dailygospel.org and I immediately thought of Jon's S or D segment.
When he saw their faith, he said, "As for you, your sins are forgiven."
Then the scribes and Pharisees began to ask themselves, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who but God alone can forgive sins?"
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them in reply, "What are you thinking in your hearts?
Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins''--he said to the man who was paralyzed, "I say to you, rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home."
He stood up immediately before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.
This is totally superior. Get owned, Pharisees! Get owned!
Feliz Navidad!
Four different languages and the back up dancers make this video the most memorable Feliz Navidad song ever!!
Spanish, English, Vietnamese, & French.
-KHORN-
Spanish, English, Vietnamese, & French.
-KHORN-
Animation Domination Throwdown
It's a deadly melee for top show!
I've wondered why some fans of certain shows dislike the other shows. It's really not about neutral critiquing but more of fanboy bashing. It's the PS vs 360 and MW vs BF debate. They're different but it doesn't make one more "superior" than the other since beauty is in the eye of the beholder. With that being said, I admit that I am bias (as we all are) but I'll try to be impartial.
Funniness: Family Guy (FG) > American Dad (AD) > Simpsons (SS) = Cleveland Show (CS)
FG is easier for new fans to pick up because you don't have to know the characters too well to get the jokes. If you're intelligent, there's political jokes. If you're not intelligent there's fart jokes. If you're a man, there's tons of violence. FG pretty much invented the cutaway joke gag. American Dad doesn't use cutaways but is still hilarious because of the great scene setups. Simpsons and Cleveland are legit family shows, laughter is a side benefit. I think people who watch those two shows just want to be entertained with stories.
Cast Lovability (averaged): AD > SS = CS > FG
Fathers:
I love American Dad, they actually have characters you care about. Stan is a macho man, alot of his jokes come from guns, politics, and manhood. I would rank Homer as the most lovable dad, because he's well rounded. He's not smart, but he isn't dumb either. Alot of people identify with Homer and his realistic story lines. Cleveland is a lovable black guy. He's nice and has really bad jokes, which make them funny. Peter is a dumbass. After a certain point Peter is more annoying than entertaining.
Mothers:
I'm gonna start by putting Marge and Donna at the bottom. Any episodes based on them are boring as hell, because they're too generic. Lois and Francine are tied here because you can base the episode's main plot on them and it's entertaining. Lois has crazy fighting skills, and Francine is a beach blonde with an interesting promiscuous past.
Sons:
I'm putting Steve first. He's tied with Bart for fan lovability, but since he's on a McFarlane show, he can have really funny storylines and more mature subjects than Bart would ever get to have. Cleveland Jr is third because he's the fat slow underdog that we like to root on. Chris is so boring. Let's just say I would want to be friends with any of the other three while growing up, but not Chris.
Daughters:
Lisa is first. Haley is second. Meg is third. Roberta is fourth. They are all so different, but I'm basing this on how well rounded their character is. I'd say Meg brings the most entertainment but honestly can you watch an entire episode about her? It's easy to do that with Lisa.
Babies of the family:
Stewie and Brian are number one without a doubt. My two favorite cartoon characters. Together they bring up the family's IQ to average. It seems like the best episodes are based on their adventures. Roger the alien, while not a baby, fits here because he's part of the family. His storylines are hilarious because he gets unfair revenge for small slights. Rallo is tied with Roger. Rallo is the only funny character on CS. Imagine a black straight Stewie that wants to conquer girls instead of the world and you've got Rallo. Unfortunately Maggie comes from an era in which babies are realistic, so she can't talk and has no personality.
Supporting Cast (neighborhood)
FG > SS > CS > AD
FG totally wins here. There's the obvious Quagmire, but I love random townspeople like Herbert, Bruce, Consuela, and Fouad. You cannot beat that. Simpsons isn't that funny, but I've grown to like Barney, Moe, Carl, Lenny, etc. AD has no neighborhood except for Stan's CIA coworkers.
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As you can see, It's hard to pick which show I like best because I like different family members more than others. For example I think FG is funny, but I dislike so many people in the family. Overall I would say I like American Dad the most. Steve is my favorite son character, and Roger and Klaus are close to Brian and Stewie. The storylines are constantly fresh. I can only take so many fart jokes and chicken fights.
Extreme Roadtrip to Vegas
I think a hurricane is defined when a tropical storm hits 70-80 mph. There's desert hurricanes now... EXTREEEEMEE!!!
In case I didn't mention it before, EXTREEEEMEE !
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