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Well, it's November 2009, you MUST know what this means, right? It's time for lists! Best of the 00s, movies, albums, songs, books, trends etc etc Oh yeah I love that! Well anyway, I won't go into the "best" of everything, I'll try to give you a sum of favorites though, at least for movies, we'll look at music some other time! So what happened this decade? We did have a bit of everything, didn't we? 2012, recently, a return to the late 90s great destruction movies, super heroes returning to action (Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, The Hulk, Dare-Devil, Elektra, Catwoman, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man and the list continues!). We also had so many mindless action movies I have lost count (Transformers, Snakes on a Plane, Crank, Kill Bill - Shut up Tarantino fans!, The Bourne Identity - and the sequels, all the Transporter movies, and well the list pretty much goes on and on and on!). So what else? The return of the horror film? Totally! All those Saw movies would ...67 days ago
Tibet's spiritual leader found himself lost for words when a Czech journalist asked him what he thought about political correctness. "What do you mean?" he blinked, genuinely puzzled. His expression forced laughs from the crowd and an eloquent explanation from the journalist, but the Dalai Lama still looked stumped. "What do you mean?" he repeated, shaking his head and turning to his assistants for help. After a lengthy discourse, the Dalai Lama straightened up but still radiated uncertainty. "I don't know... I openly express - if someone's short, I express it as short. If someone's very tall, I say very tall," he mused. "Of course, if you create embarrassment, you can't be saying this. But otherwise, black is black, white is white, yellow is yellow. And that's it." Read the news article here. Oh and btw I couldn't agree more, I'm sick of this whole political correctness thing. I wonder why people can be so offended by others ...
102 days ago
Do you like adventure when you travel or do you prefer the comfort of familiarity? Take this test (top of page banner) and find out! Based on your traveler personality type get unique recommendations about your ideal destination! There are six traveler types varying from those who like adventurous trips to those who don't like taking any risks when on holiday: Venturer Mid Venturer Centric Venturer Centric Authentic Mid Authentic Authentic So where do I fit? I'm supposed to be a Mid Venturer which means : As a mid-venturer, your personality fits between venturers and those more in the center of the personality spectrum ("centrics"). You share a number of characteristics in common with pure venturers. You like to travel, especially to foreign destinations and you seek new experiences and new destinations for almost all trips you take. You are also physically active at home and on trips. But, unlike your pure ...151 days ago
http://xkcd.com/601/ XKCD does it again!! I love this one!! :D (alt-text: Wait, no, that one also loses. How about a nice game of chess?)
