⇒ Zoom Match Classic Perforated Pack

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⇒ the arts

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/tekkonkinkreet/index.html
http://gizmodo.com/397866/back-to-the-future-mcfly-sneakers-unboxed-going-for-2000
http://io9.com/384799/io9-talks-to-geoff-johns-about-making-superheroes-scifi
http://io9.com/385799/what-if-you-ripped-a-planet-apart-and-something-was-inside
http://io9.com/342603/trippy-re+interpretations-of-stan-lees-comic-book-characters-at-art-show
http://www.philsfonts.com/?gclid=CNLk5Lqp35ICFQdHagods0yT-Q
http://www.udonentertainment.com/streetfightertribute/
http://www.intothepixel.com/artwork/2008_contest_winners.asp
film, footwear, pop culture, arts, fonts, streetfighter, into the pixel competition

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⇒ norita

went to 'norita' today--korean cafe/board game joint. Great service (very friendly--or just curious about my rugged good looks?) and nice atmosphere. A very chill-out kind of place. When I came home, to my surprise, Amazon aced the delivery of my brand-new, factory fresh Converse double uppers!!!!! (And so they bloody-well should--I paid through the nose to get these limited edition bad boys!). Delivery was: 1. early!!! 2. perfect condition 3. correct and exactly as specified. Very happy with the transaction (although decreasing delivery costs wouldn't hurt either) ;)

BMW M3 simulator in a BMW M3 | we can be guitar heroes again

interesting spiel:
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/09/ea-says-games-industry-is-boring-people-to-death/">
my thoughts on the industry? games are progressively getting tougher to learn how to play--it's a side effect of having too much control and thus requiring too many buttons--that is until the Wii dropped. Lots of control possibilities and natural learning curve make short work of this problem, but it's up to developers to do something interesting with it.

holy shite--I just placed an additional order at hlj.com: I added a super/strike valkyrie, a FAZZ sentinel gundam and a crossbone full-cloth gundam to the mix! I cannot be stopped!

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⇒ things of dreams

creepy 3D simpsons | more simpsons | possibly my next phone |

hell yeah! starcraft 2! | twirling building design | Vinegar robot? Image below |

looks to me like Abe Sapien and a PS3 fused.

I need to find a way to get these to Australia. They're Converse Double upper Lo-cut in Parchment/Blue that I've searched high and low for. Discontinued and out of stock in Sydney. Far as I can tell | Type foundries | LG make personal products? | could be funny | Kicksfinder on myspace |

VRAW design jobs n cool stuff!

reblog in correct sections:
http://supermodels.nl/forum/Posts.aspx?id=5587
http://www.shadowofthecolossus.com/
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/grindhouse-movies.php?page=8

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⇒ kicks in the head/the #23

23 today. I never imagined that I'd still be involved with Uni up to this point in life. 23 on the 23rd. I hope this year brings me great fortune (I don't mean just money)

I squandered a bit today (I think I deserved it!). As with my 20th back in '04, I picked up some especially significant things, as a way of sort of closing the circle--in '04 I picked my first Jack Purcells--Off White/Navy in size 10 mens and several volumes of Lone Wolf. Fast forward to the present, I've collected a pair of black Jack Purcells along the way, Chuck Taylor All Star laceless slip-on (I kept my promise never to pick up regular Chucks--too prominent), and now I add a Black/Milk Chuck Taylor All-Star Double Upper low cut in size 9 (hard to find at this point in time).

I also picked up a Chuck Taylor All-star Double Tongue in White/Green/Olive. It's awesome the way these colors come together. Minty green-fresh. After letting the parchment/navy Chucks Double Upper low cut in 9 get away from me, I wasn't about to let the same thing happen again. These babies are full-fresh, the just got out of the box on Friday and I didn't notice them on the shelf yesterday so I have no idea how long they've been in the wild but it couldn't have been longer than 23hrs!


I also got 2 sneaker collecting books--I won't start sneaker collecting mind you, but I do follow the culture to a point.


I've actually been trying to get my hands on the Parchment/Navy Chuck Taylor All-Star Double Upper low cut in size 9 (very hard to find at this point in time--damn limited edition!) so I dunno, that might be a future project for me. That and the white leather Jack Purcells! I got kicks on the brain!


I also placed an order for the final volumes of Lone Wolf and Cub I'm missing: 12, 23, 27 and 28. This finally completes that saga of my life. I hope I can open up something exciting and new with the dawn of my 23rd year...

BTW, we gave mum her present early. I think she really loves it =)

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⇒ marathon recap

with the annual boxing day marathon coming up, i though i might review the choices of the past:
2000-Vertical Limit, Loser, Charlie's Angels
verdict: 1/3 (vert. limit)
average IMDB score: 5.3

2001-Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Rush Hour 2, Zoolander
verdict: 3/3 (all were entertaining at least)
average IMDB score: 7.1

2002-Die Another Day, The Transporter, Minority Report
verdict: 2 and a half /3 (now that i think about it, die another day was a letdown)
average IMDB score: 6.7

2003-Spy Kids 3-D, Scary Movie 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
verdict: 2/3 (spy kids was gimmicky but sucked)
average IMDB score: 5.9

2004-The Incredibles, National Treasure, Blade Trinity
verdict: 2/3 (Woo! Incredibles and Blade were alright. I hated national treasure)
average IMDB score: 6.9

2005-Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Flightplan, Dark Water
verdict: 1/3 (Narnia was the only good one. Man did the other two blow chunks!)
average IMDB score: 6.4


Wii Zelda acessory and a half:

shoes that play video games | Forbes fictional 15 rich list | levels of demonic possession. you neva know... | atari jaguar reborn as a dental camera | Vista: 20 bad things | 20 good things | congrats to Mitch Page (he was in my 3D class) on having his honours project make an online article or two. Here's one of them. Personally, not for me. | comprehensive look. For me, there is no decision. I'm a MAC user now, and I'll NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER willingly go back to that piece of sh!t. Heck I haven't even switched to Mac OSX Tiger yet, I love Panther too much to upgrade. Feck you, Microsh!t, you're not fooling me again. I'll never let you extract a cent out of me again. In fact, I think Bill Gates owes EVERY Windows user past, present and future (especially those duped into getting Windoze ME) a big apology and a fat reimbursement for all the time we ever lost struggling against his suffocating "software", if you can call it that. I hope Microsh!t implodes in a fiery ball of virulant spammage brought on by one disgruntled Windoze user too many. Viva Apple Mac forever!


And now, another rant. I recently watched V for Vendetta (pretty good, a little anti-climactic and drawn out but entertaining) and came across this in the IMDB boards. I cut-and-paste because I find the advice highly relevant on a personal level (not for me, I'm a dude, but for my sister and lady friends). Seriously, I hope it gets through to someone eventually because it is a good message.

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For all you girls who 'fell in love' with V by susan685 (Mon Nov 6 2006 17:11:46

Okay, I realize how terribly easy it is for filmmakers to get teen girls to "fall in love" with just about any character by having him seem tragic and tortured, yet sensitive and shy and vulnerable. Yeah, yeah.

But look at what V is: a man who didn't learn a thing from his time in prison except how to become exactly like the ones who tortured him. His motive of personal revenge supersedes the political one. He kills, steals for a living, and commits terrorist activities that harm civilians and ACTUALLY TORTURES AND TERRIFIES the woman he claims to love, all in the name of his "cause." She is imprisoned, almost starved, humiliated, mentally broken down, half-drowned, made ill and for what?? His twisted attempt at helping her see our spirit is more important than our flesh? It sickens me to hear any man justify abuse of a woman by saying it was for her own good. (And yes, I have some experience in this matter) It is irrelevant that he makes her breakfast, slow dances with her or sacrifices himself at the end. No matter what his lame justifications are, it does not excuse his behavior all through the movie. You'd think a man who had been hurt so much would not choose to inflict it on others.

Wake up, girls! Real love isn't based on doing the wrong things for the supposed "right" reasons. It isn't about cheesy romantic gestures or ignoring a man's character and actions to prove your love is unconditional. It isn't about seeing how much you can keep forgiving a man who hurts you. It is exactly this kind of reasoning on the part of teen girls that keeps them in abusive relationships with thugs. Ask Britney Spears why she fell in love with K-slime.

Just trying to save some of you years of pain!

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and now, my two cents:
Lovers should not come between your family and friends. Even if you decide to stubbornly stick it out for whatever reason, your notion of love may just be desperation to stave off loneliness but in the long run this can only end in tears. Why go through it all? To have loved and lost... don't cut it with me, I mean to let this get in the way of family is losing, and we should cherish the little time we have together. We're here today, and tomorrow might be too late. Why should it be that some random coincidence leads to a stranger dividing you and your family? Your closest allies, the ones who will always have your back, take you back and always watch out for you. Come to your senses.

fab@home, DIY 3D printer | chocolate fab-er

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