My thoughts…on stuff

We all know that Vista was a failure of an OS. Now before you M$ fanboys gang up on me, consider this. Which operating system in the history of computing actually encouraged users to “downgrade?” Even Bill Gates himself admitted that Vista could’ve used a bit more polish. Vista could’ve been something great, but Microsoft rushed its release to meet its shipping date. Seems like the Longhorn project was a bit too ambitious for the folks at Redmond to handle. And yes, I can afford Vista. I just don’t want to. But the ultimate proof that Vista was a flop is the fact that Vista’s successor is already in the works. Seems like they’ve learned that people, though still very stupid, have gotten smart enough to realize that a turd wrapped in a fancy package is still a turd. Dubbed Windows 7, it is scheduled to be released as early as 2009. Here’s a short video of its interface. It’s a bit blurry, but clear enough.

Impressive no? I’d like to say that that’s an OS I’d actually buy, but if it has the same driver and hardware issues as Vista, then I’ll continue to roll with XP. But as complacent as Micro$oft is, they’re not stupid, and I’m 99.9% sure that they’ll fix all of Vista’s flaws. Worse with competition from open source software and online services like Google. This should be what Vista was originally meant to be. I’m looking forward to it, but don’t take my timeline as gospel, as Microsoft’s predictions cannot be trusted. So those who spent their hard earned money on Vista, all I have to say is “Ha Ha!” I almost feel sorry for you suckers though. You spent good money on an OS with the shortest product cycle since Windows ME. At least Vista succeeded in doing one thing. It helped Bill retire a little more comfortably.

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When I went on Google Monday morning, I saw the Google logo constructed of LEGO bricks. As you should know, the Google homepage changes to commemorate special events. I didn’t pay it much mind, but it was to mark the 50th anniversary of LEGO. Or, to be more precise, the 50th anniversary of founder Ole Kirk Christiansen’s patenting of the venerable brick. Those little bricks and I go way back. I got my first (and only) LEGO System when I was 9. Or was it 8? Anyway, my mom and I were leaving a store. That is, until a peculiar toy caught my interest. It was a box with a picture of a man in a plane, that was composed of several smaller bricks. On the box were various ways to manipulate the bricks into different formations.

I wanted it. So in typical spoiled brat fashion, I begged and begged and begged my mom to buy it for me. I even flashed my cute look. Back then it was effective enough to get her to cave in, but if I tried it now, I’d look constipated. Once I carried it home, I immediately opened it and, with the help of the little leaflet, taught myself the art of LEGO. Eventually I grew confident enough to try my own designs. I think I entered my college phase back then, ’cause I did a lot of experimenting. I may have invented some new uses for LEGO. Looking back, I’m surprised by how amused I was by it. The box was little bigger than a box of teabags, and it contained less than two dozen bricks. Well, they do say children are easily amused.

Now, thinking about it, LEGO played a bigger part in my development than I realized. It helped enhance my creativity, and helped me think outside the box. Even now I like to tinker with things. LEGO has made quite an impact on the world. There are 62 LEGO bricks for each inhabitant of Earth and 2,400 different kinds of bricks in 53 colors. They are used by architects to to develop concepts and serve as inspiration for museum quality art. Before the turn of the millennium, it was crowned “Toy of the Century”. LEGO faces a challenging future, as kids are interested in the click more than the brick. But even in the digital realm, LEGO still has its appeal. Just look at the success of LEGO Star Wars. So it’s safe to say that LEGO will be entertaining kids and adults for years to come.

P.S. Today’s my dad’s birthday. Happy birthday dad! May you live to see many more!      

GC tagged me some time ago, so it’s about time I return the favour. But before I start, I’d like to apologize for my absence for the past few days. My Internet got cut off over the weekend, for absolutely NO reason! You have no idea how that inconvenienced me. I tell you, Flow should change their name to Blow, because they, well…you know. Ok, back to the meme.

1. At what age do you wish to marry?
Whenever Ms. Right comes along, or whenever I get tired of waiting and grab the next best thing.
2. What colour do you like most?
Blue.
3. Where is the place that you want to go the most?
Hmm. Never really thought of that. I’d say either Paris or Rome.
4. Which part of you do you hate the most?
The procrastinating part.
5. When you encounter a sad moment, what do you do?
Console myself in the fact that I have life, and once I have that, there’s hope.
6. What are you afraid to lose the most?
My morals.
7. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Immediately invest some, stash the rest away and then use the returns to start or improve my business.
8. How did you celebrate the New Year?
Sitting alone at the computer, like I am now.
9. Til now, what is the moment that you regret the most?
Not telling her I loved her.
10. Which type of person do you hate the most?
Too much to tell.
11. What is your ambition?
Wealth. Power. Women. You know, generic stuff. But what I truly want is for my name to be synonymous with greatness.
12. If you had one wish what would you wish for?
I’m with GC on this one. UNLIMITED WISHES!
13. Name one of your body parts your wifey or girlfriend tells you she adores:
My…chest.
14. What is the best gift you can give someone this year?
One that doesn’t cost me a dime.
15. What do you need to do this year in order for you to be happier in life?
Make enough money to be self-sufficient, if even for a year.
16. What are the Top 2 things that you are most thankful for the year 2007 that made you even more happier for 2008?
My computer and my renewed determination to succeed.
17. What was the best lesson you learned in 2007 (be specific)?
Life is fleeting. Make the most of every moment.
18. In this very moment, are you doing what you thought you’d be doing at this stage in your life?
No. Is anyone?
19. If you knew tomorrow was the final day of existence, what would you do today?
I’d make out with all of my hot classmates, squander all my money, confess my love to all my secret crushes, tell those who irritate me on a daily basis how much I despise them and perhaps run through the street naked.
20. If you could do over any moment or decision in your life, what would it be?
I would’ve gone for a degree in IT instead of a degree in Business.
21. If you wanted people to say one thing about you at your funeral, what would that one thing be?
He was a good man.

22. What is your most treasured childhood memory?
Chillin’ with my pals, eating snacks and sodas we bought from cashing in old bottles, talking ’bout what little we knew about life.

Madbull, Taylor, Owen, Jamsprint, Leon, Gordon, Jamaican Dawta, Stunner, I hereby pass this curse meme onto you.

Here’s the rule: Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8-10 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.

I know what you’re thinking. Not another blog post about Heath Ledger’s death. I agree with ya. Just about every other blog I’ve read today has a post dedicated towards his passing. I was gonna wait a little until the flood of Heath Ledger posts passed, but some bastard called me out. (Just kidding Gordon). I even heard some girls on campus talking about it. As I passed, I heard them saying something like, “he’s the Joker in the new Batman movie, so you’ll see him again.” He must’ve been special, as those vapid girls don’t talk about much more than sex and sessions.

Ledger appeared in films such as Monster’s Ball, 10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight’s Tale, The Patriot and many other acclaimed movies. But personally, I didn’t know about him until that movie. You know the one. Bareback…I mean Brokeback Mountain. We Jamaicans never took to that movie, for obvious reasons. I remember one time when I was in a study group when a member of the group started talking about how she watched Brokeback Mountain. We simultaneously got up and went our separate ways. Back then I was perplexed as to why he chose such a controversial role. Now I know why. Such roles are memorable, and that film is what I think, began his meteoric rise in the Hollywood ranks.

After Brokeback, I never held him in high regard. But after seeing his performance in The Dark Knight as the Joker, he instantly became one of my favourite actors. He played a dark, whacked out Joker, exactly the kind of Joker I wanted to see. To hell with whether or not his face is bleached. I want a murderous nutcase hellbent on creating havoc! As to the circumstances of his death, well, only God knows. Signs point to either a accidental overdose or suicide, despite there being no note. I think it’s suicide, despite the family saying it was an accident. I mean, which family would want their child remembered that way. I don’t know what could’ve motivated him to do that. He had a good life, and aside from being separated from his wife, wasn’t going through any crises. But he had been turning down roles lately and in the following interview, saying that he felt “good about dying” since he could live on through his child.

Still far too much emphasis is being placed on Heath’s death. I don’t want to devalue his life or anything, but there are much more pressing issues for the media to cover. Thousands of people are dying daily, victims of atrocities across the world, and I don’t think that they should ignored for the sake of a deceased Hollywood heartthrob. R.I.P. Heath. It’ll be hard, but we’ll have to learn how to quit you.

Old hawtness: female breast implants. New hawtness: Male breast implants. Don’t check your calendar. This isn’t April 1st. Turns out men are getting breast implants now (as if regular manboobs weren’t bad enough). Full story here. But the reason for getting these is not nearly as sick as you’d think, thank God. Men are getting these implants because they want the square, chiseled pecs of Leonidas or Vin Diesel without the effort. Because nothing says manliness like laziness and lack of determination. Nice to see that men are getting implants for the same reason as women. See ladies. Beneath all the machismo, we suffer from self-esteem issues too.

In the biggest shocker of the year, most of the men who perform this procedure are gay. I view these men as sad creatures. I was never in complete support of breast implants for ladies, as I like my women all natural, no additives, no preservatives. I’m even less in support of the procedure for men. I can at least understand women’s desire for it, as their breasts are made of fat, and thus harder to enhance naturally. Our on the other hand, ours are made of muscle. I consider these men as weak, and not only physically. Plain and simple. Be a man and pump some iron for those pecs. Don’t go under the knife and parade those $1,600 implants as if you worked for them. Still, our culture of physical perfection and instant gratification created this. People, looks like we’ll actually start pointing at guys’ chests and ask “are those real?”    

Apple is known for their ultra sexy products. One only has to look at the iPod and the iPhone. Well now Apple has released another revolutionary product: the MacBook Air, the world’s thinnest laptop. So thin that it can fit in a manila envelope. It has a full size keyboard, a LED-backlit 13.3 inch display and a larger trackpad. Needless to say, it had my mouth watering! It’s so insanely sexy that even a pathological liar couldn’t deny its sex appeal.

Bit of a problem though. I don’t think a laptop that thin is very durable. It looks like you’d dent it if you type too hard. So if you’re accident prone, you’d better think twice about buying this. It has one USB port, no external battery, no CD/DVD drive and no Firewire port. Ok fine. Obviously some sacrifices had to be made to make it thin. No problem. But wait. It costs US$1799, US$500 more than a MacBook Pro, which has all the above features. Lemme get this straight. You get less yet pay more? Yet it somehow feels like a bargain. Behold the power of the reality distortion field!

I know High School Musical has been out for a while now, but ever since I heard that another High School Musical sequel was in the works, I just couldn’t take any more. That movie doesn’t deserve to become a trilogy. One question that I’ve asked myself and others ever since that movie premiered is “how in the hell did it become so popular?” I just can’t see it. Most Disney channel movies are shown for a few dozen times, then fade into obscurity. But this one has lingered like a bad odour, and the stench is getting worse, as High School Musical: Senior Year is set for release in October this year.

Still, why is it so popular? I guess it’s the tunes. Once you hear them, its hard to get them out of your head. I even found myself singing them a couple times. Or maybe it’s the hot cast. The female leads are pretty hot. I know a lot of men are watching Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale, waiting for them to mature enough to fantasize about them without the awkward feeling of fantasizing about their own daughters. Teenage girls all over have mad crushes on Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu. I can picture them now. “Like OMG! Zac Efron is sooooo hot! I’m gonna marry him and we’re gonna be together forever! Becky doesn’t think so but she’s sooooo uncool! She just jealous that I’m gonna marry Zac and not her!”

I’m not saying that it’s a bad movie. There are a lot worse movies that have made it to the big screen. It is a Disney channel movie, so you can’t expect an intriguing storyline and compelling characters. The audience consists of mainly kids and pre-teens after all. I’m just saying the movie’s highly overrated, and the franchise has been milked to death, ’cause in addition to the soundtrack and the concert tour, there are countless products bearing the High School Musical brand. There’s even a Monopoly for God’s sake! Some have called it the Grease for this generation. Well, yeah, if Grease were dumbed down and neutered. I wonder what high school would be like if we all spontaneously burst into song? Still, I went to an all boys’ school, so it would be kinda gay.   

Being a big Star Trek fan, I’ve looked forward to the release of the Star Trek XI movie, a reboot of the legendary franchise a la Nolan. Now the teaser has been released, and I couldn’t be happier. You could say that I’ve been waiting a long time for this moment, my little gree…oh. Wrong franchise. We finally get to see J.J. Abrams’ re-imagining of the Star Trek universe. It’s not much (it’s a teaser after all), but it still looks promising. See for yourself.

DISCLAIMER: Mythoughtsonstuff.com is not responsible for any nergasms that occur during the viewing of this trailer.

If you’re a sentient being with any awareness of the outside world, then you’ve been overwhelmed by news of everyone’s favourite train wreck of a celebrity, Britney Spears. Tired of it? Well it ain’t gonna end any time soon my friend, ’cause stories on the former pop princess are ratings gold. Check out the stats.

Can someone put that poor creature out of her misery, or at least cage her? That woman should not be let loose on the street! She has obviously lost her marbles. I’m not entirely sure, but I think it started when she married Kevin Federline. Then it went all downhill from there. I was gonna try to list all the crazy crap she has done since then, but that’s too daunting a task. I’d have to sift through and verify dozens upon dozens of news articles, and quite frankly I’ll only do that kind of intensive research for an assignment or money. But here are the standout ones (in no particular order):

• Marrying K-Fed
• Driving with Sean Preston on her lap
• Divorcing K-Fed
• Forming the Legion of SuperShehoes with Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton
• Going pantyless
• Gojng to rehab
  
• Shaving her head
• Her custody battle with K-Fed
• Her performance at the VMAs
• Attacking Dr. Phil
• Her sex tape (Don’t worry. It was fake. If you haven’t stabbed your eyes out yet, read on)
  
• Hooking up with a British paparazzi
• Marrying said paparazzi in a Scientology ceremony and becoming Muslim?
  

But seriously, Britney’s going down a dangerous path. Someone needs to help her before she self-destructs. She could end up being the Michael Jackson of this generation, an artiste known more for their antics than their music. It’s gotten so bad that K-Fed has now become the most responsible parent of the two. (Yeah. I’m shocked too). Her family is being incredibly standoffish in the matter. Why can’t they stand up like strong parents and knock some sense into her? Or are they afraid to upset their meal ticket? Still, they have a lot on their plate, as little Jamie Lynn has a bun in the oven. Guess she needed some Sex Ed “101.” Heh. And besides, you can’t help someone that doesn’t want help, and Britney clearly doesn’t. In fact, she said that she’ll commit suicide if she’s forced into psychiatric care. I really hope she wakes up before she ends up killing herself. But for now, all we can do is sit back and enjoy the show.

Just out of sheer curiosity, I decided to check my blog’s reading level, just to see if my content is easily read or above the heads of my readers. Here’s the result:

Well now I know it’s readable, but elementary school is a bit below my expectations. My writing isn’t that juvenile, is it?