July 28, 2004
Movie week
I have gotten a good diet of movies the last few days. I finally saw Matrix 3. A lot of people said it was bad. Although I don't agree, I don't think it was as good as Matrix 2. I still have no clue what the Matrix is or what in the world is going on in the movie, but the fighting scenes make it worthwhile. I was also late getting around to Spiderman 2. It was not bad but it was not better than the first one. I also caught Catwoman. Lets just say I have seen worse movies.
July 26, 2004
Summer Reading
The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
The Last Juror by John Grisham
It by Stephen King
The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
July 21, 2004
Top 15 Songs of the 1990s
Here are the Top 15 Songs of the 1990s according to billboard.com:
(#15 Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Sean Puffy Combs & Mase)
(#14 I Swear by All-4-One)
(#13 I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy, Faith Evans & 112)
(#12 The Sign by Ace Of Base)
(#11 The Boy Is Mine by Brandy & Monica)
(#10 Too Close by Next)
(#9 End Of The Road by Boyz II Men)
(#8 How Do I Live by LeAnn Rimes)
(#7 Candle In The Wind by Elton John)
(#6 I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston)
(#5 I'll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men)
(#4 One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men)
(#3 Macarena by Los Del Rio)
(#2 Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton)
(#1 Smooth by Santana featuring Rob Smith)
I like all the songs except the Elton John joint which I have never heard before. You can hear the countdown at billboardradio.com
July 11, 2004
Top 16 Songs of the 1980s
Here are the Top 16 Songs of the 1980s according to billboard.com:
(#16 Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band - 1982)
(#15 Billie Jean Michael Jackson - 1983)
(#14 Lady by Kenny Rogers)
(#13 Centerfold by J. Geils Band)
(#12 Another One Bites The Dust by Queen)
(#11 Call Me by Blondie - 1980)
(#10 I Love Rock'n Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - 1982)
(#9 Waiting for a Girl Like You by Foreigner - 1981)
(#8 Ebony And Ivory by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - 1982)
(#7 Flashdance...What a Feeling by Irene Cara - 19)
(#6 Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor - 1982)
(#5 Say Say Say by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - 1983)
(#4 ) The DJ forgot to mention it
(#3 Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes - 1981)
(#2 Endless Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Ritchie - 1981)
(#1 Physical by Olivia Newton-John - 1982)
This proves I know nothing about the decade I was born in. You can listen to the countdown here: billboardradio.com
July 10, 2004
Just got the news I have been kicked out of dmoz.org
I am kind of disappointed that I have been kicked out off dmoz.org as an editor. I have been with them for 5 years and provided them with 50+ links. I don't exactly know why I got kicked out but when I tried to log in, I was informed I was kicked out for one of the following reasons:
- Repeated failure to comply with the Open Directory community's editorial guidelines and policies.
- Continuous poor and/or abusive editing.
- Self-promotion and biased editing, including, but not limited to, cooling your own site, title or description manipulation, unfairly editing your own sites or those with which you are affiliated.
- Unfairly tampering with competitors' listings and submissions.
- Inability to function well within the Open Directory community.
- Uncivil and intentionally disruptive behavor.
- Violation of Open Directory forum and email privacy.
- Spamming the directory.
If I had to guess, it was probably for self-promotion. When I first joined them, it was to promote my website so I did add a few of my links but that was like 5 years ago. A few were mine but like 90% of weren't mine. At first I did it for my own reasons, but afterwards I got into the spirit and added many links. I guess I could reapply with a different login but forget it. That is one less thing for me to do.
July 09, 2004
Lloyd Banks: Hunger For More
This CD is a big disappointment for all the hype it has gotten. The projections for its opening week were somewhere around 750,000 to a 1,000,000 but it actually only moved 423,058. Even though, the CD ain't that bad. It is not as good as Get Rich Or Die Tryin or Beg For Mercy but it is better than most albums that have come out this year. My favorite track on the album is I'm So Fly. I hope that it will be the next single. If they don't make that track the next single, they will probably go with one of the two Warrior songs, probably Warrior Part II featuring Nate Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent. If You So Gangsta should also get a consideration.
Some good but not special tracks are Die One Day, Karma, and When The Chips Are Down featuring The Game. Some plain stupid songs are I Get High (50's singing skills are wasted on this song), Work Magic, South Side Story, and Ain't No Click featuring Tony Yayo.
I think he will do ok with this album but I think he is only as good as those around him. If 50 and the rest of the crew keep having success, I think Lloyd Banks will be able to benefit from it. But if 50 turns out to be a one-time wonder, Lloyd Banks' career will be over.
July 06, 2004
O's fans, you gots to check this out
The best place to talk about the Orioles is on Yahoo Groups and you have to check out my Orioles group. Just this week there has been 215 posts. This Yahoo group is more than just posting messages. You won't find a better Orioles photo album. There are pictures of all the current players and coaches as well as those from the past (34 Cal Ripken pictures). There is an Orioles related links section, Orioles polls, plus more. Hope you join!
July 02, 2004
Xbox's fresh look
http://www.etaiwannews.com/Business/2004/06/30/1088560175.htm
July 01, 2004
Random Ramblings
* all i used to ever eat was turkey and peanut butter sandwiches. Now all i eat is hot dogs and peanut butter sandwiches.
* i finally got a fan in my room but it makes my room smell dusty
* Hunger For More is disappointing
* White Chicks looks real stupid. I can't believe it made nearly $20 million on its opening weekend.
* I am reading a book called Herbert Hoover: Forgotten Progressive. I needed to break a $5 at the HCC library and did not want to be denied change so I bought this book they were selling for 50 cents. I paid for it, so I gots to read it.
* I am glad I waited for Scary Movie 3 to come out on tape. It was a very funny movie but not worth shelling out $9 or something.
* Are the Italian ever gonna return the Obelisk they stole from Ethiopia? (zoomata)
* David Newhan of the Orioles is the ish. He has been on the team only 12 days, but he is tearing it up. Check out these stats: 4 hr, 13 rbi, .442 average.
