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Working from beyond (Office Space)

2008-05-11 00:16:57

I wonder if these are in the male bathrooms as well. Plus they got it wrong, It should be "If you sprinkle while you tinkle"

By Tami on Office Space

earth day 2008 (The random photo journal)

2008-05-09 12:33:11

bringing your own bag to the supermarket means you won't carry home plastic bags. Now what will I do for litter box cleanup?

By Gods Child on The random photo journal

Birthday girl (The random photo journal)

2008-05-07 13:01:18

kim

By owen on The random photo journal

The Nintendo Wii Review (Technology)

2008-05-04 13:17:50

Originally it was called the "Nintendo Revolution" then close to launch Nintendo renamed it to just "Wii". Now when this name was announced I was like "wtf! are they crazy?". Well apparently if you build it - they will come and almost 2 years later the Wii is still selling like hot cakes. The console is self is pretty simple it has the motion controls used for playing games and it lacks the ability to play DVD movies.

Hardware

Its white like a ipod. It seems that white is the new black. Technically the Wii is not a Playstation 3 or a Xbox 360. Nintendo went for the cheapest route possible which is probably why it costs $250 USD in and only has 512 mb of internal storage. Its very quiet and has a SD card slot on the front and 2 USB ports on the back - thats it. The controllers use bluetooth to communicate with the console and use AA batteries for power. Instead of building a whole new console from scratch Nintendo used an upgraded version of their previous console (the Gamecube) which makes it 100% compatible with the games and controllers released between the year 2000 and 2006 - which is always a good thing. The Wii also has built in Wifi which you can use to surf the internet on you television or download games from the Nintendo "Virtual Console" Service ( referred to as the VC).

Software

On the software side good games are few and far between. The Wii is a patient man's console. There are alot of games available but you will have to wait 3 or 4 months for the AAA titles to be release. AAA titles are usually well polished and include the usual Mario, Zelda, Metroid first party Nintendo titles and a select few good third party releases. On the other hand the Wii comes with Wii Sports which include 5 mini games. Most people will play these games forever. The VC is the third option for getting games - basically every monday morning Nintendo releases approximately 3 (Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, Graphix 16, etc) games. The games are priced between $5 and $10 USD. The games are downloaded the Wii's internal memory and can be played at anytime and are exact ports which does have a certain nostalgic factor to them - so if you had a NES back when you were young then you can get those same games again without the blowing. So far I've bought Sonic The Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros and Streets of Rage 2.

Overview

The Wii in essence is a bridge between a VCR and dvd player. Its cheap, unique and has enough "wow" factor for it to standout from the crowd on its own. Its an experience that cannot be found anywhere else, a big gamble which Nintendo surprisingly won. Right now the Wii is in the same position the Playstation 2 was 5 years ago - extremely popular with tons of lackluster/quick to the press video games. Not a bad position, eventually the games came but sometimes I wish it was just a little bit faster.

By owen on Technology

Another One (The random photo journal)

2008-05-01 12:06:37

So Ian has choosen to bless us with another dog pic - I really don't know where he got the idea from. Should we start a pets category?

By owen on The random photo journal

Daymoon (Into the Blue)

2008-04-17 19:38:39

Central Park in March. Love your sky pictures thought I'd share one of my own.

By FlyingV on Into the Blue

Downtown (Blog Jamaica)

2008-04-16 16:27:49

Its different thats all I'm going to say.

By owen on Blog Jamaica

Crabs (The random photo journal)

2008-04-16 16:25:42

I found it strange that this guy was selling cooked crabs near the portmore mall. It never seemed like a "pickup and eat" kinda thing. I suppose everybody has their flavor.

By owen on The random photo journal

So new its green (The random photo journal)

2008-04-16 16:21:44

I never fancied anything but blue tooth brushes. I'm giving this one a whirl because it comes highly recommended. But like fallen leaves in the night....

By owen on The random photo journal

Guzzler (Pimp Juice)

2008-04-16 16:16:03

island punch

By owen on Pimp Juice

Dog (The random photo journal)

2008-04-16 16:09:25

Everynow and then I'll lend out my camera ( a canon powershot sd600) and people will try to bring me back a picture that they think is fitting for me to upload to my website. This one is by Ian.

By owen on The random photo journal

Hot Fuzz Review (Movies)

2008-04-14 21:26:51

Hot Fuzz is a action movie comedy parady about a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. As usual I'm late on the uptake when it come to movies but its a rediculously funny movie with english accents that starts out slow and ends with a bang. 9 out of 10 near perfect.

By owen on Movies

Goal! Review (Movies)

2008-04-10 19:30:56

I was watching black starz when I saw this footbal movie start. I'm not a fan of sports movies, I always found them lame and predictable but Goal is a exceptional football movie about a mexican football player from LA who travels to england in the hopes of playing for NewCastle. For the first half hour of the movie I was waiting for the black star/co-stars to come on because obviously its "Starz in Black", but I kept on watching and I'd say that this maybe the best football movie I've watched since Bend it Like Beckam. Anna Friel is hotty white girl but thats besides the point. Goal gets a 9 out of 10. As good as a football movie can get.

By owen on Movies

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Movies)

2008-03-31 15:24:56

Is one of those movies from the Viking/Armor/Sword/BattleAxe era. Its one of my favourite old movies from 1999. Simply, funny, sad and so far away that only my imagination or a time machine can reach it. It maybe a turn story - it may not, I didn't look it up. Its about a little girl who sees her mother/sister killed and becomes deeply religious/crazy kinda like in Stigmata. Stars Milla Jovovich, near perfect movie probably her best work.

By owen on Movies

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (Blog Jamaica)

2008-03-30 21:05:29

People often ask what is going on in dancehall; whats up with the "hump dance"?; who comes up with these things? Its a lot less organic than you think, it more like back in the 80's Micheal Jaskson "Bad". When guys would pill out knives, form a circle and try to dance each other to death. Each trying to "out-do" the other. It kinda like that but less sexually prejudice. The humpdance brings women into the picture. There is alot of substance to it and it changes quickly and slowly at the same time without reason.

The randomness of it can be a little jaring to foreigners (and normal jamaicans) but the creativity of the Jamaican people is endless even when not under the influence of controlled substance. It could all stop next year and we could bring back the "cent-5cent-10cent-dalla" dance. But in dancehall culture nothing "makes a comeback", nowadays everything must have a new riddim, dance, slang and handshake. Its a fact of life; some people dance, some stand on the sidelines and others wait until the PG version gets released to the public. It may not catch on in the USA but who cares the chinese dig it.

By owen on Blog Jamaica