Work on AlienNinja.TV
Help the Alien Ninja become a reality! The production company, Dog & Rooster, is looking for an intern to work on the fiction-comedy web series.
So you won’t get paid, but how can you resist working with an alien ninja?!
The Effects of New Moon
Can you feel the effects of New Moon? Twilight’s next movie installment releases on November 20, 2009 and is having all kinds of impact. Look what I found at Costco! To prep for New Moon, fans must own the Twilight Journals, right?
Of course, the early released New Moon soundtrack is already part of your music collection.
Hey wait, these aren’t part of the Twilight series.
And neither is Pride & Prejudice or Wuthering Heights, but that cover artwork is oh so familiar.
And if you’re totally out of it, it’s New Moon, not Blue Moon or Yellow Moon.
Second Chance for the New Moon Soundtrack
Due to popular demand, the release date for the soundtrack from Twilight’s New Moon was moved up from its original October 20 date. If you pre-ordered the soundtrack from iTunes, you’re bummed since the pre-order won’t process until the 20th. If you don’t want to wait until then, you have a second chance at getting the soundtrack. For today only, Amazon’s daily special is the New Moon soundtrack for only $4.99.
There’s no bonus material, but at this point, getting the music now at a good price sure beats waiting until October 20th. Silly iTunes.
Pulpconnection Goes Pink
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Pulpconnection is temporarily going pink. My usual lime header now features a pink grapefruit along with pink typefaces.
New Dancers Struggling on Dancing with the Stars?
Does it seem like the newer dancing professionals on Dancing with the Stars are struggling a bit, especially choreographing the new dances? Already on Season 9 of DWTS, many dancing veterans have been eliminated (Edyta, Cheryl, Maks, Anna, Tony, and Jonathan) and fan favorite Julianne Hough wasn’t in this year’s lineup . Veterans who continue on are Karina, Kym, Derek, Louie, Mark, and Alec along with “newcomers,” Anna Demidova, Chelsie Hightower, Lacey Schwimmer, and Dmitry Chaplin.
Anna Demidova is on the brink of elimination with Michael Irvin, and while Michael’s dancing skills aren’t on par with his receiving skills, Anna hasn’t been able to choreograph for him. Chelsie Hightower, in her second year, had a troublesome Country Two-Step with Louie Vito. She did most of the dancing to compensate. Lacey Schwimmer in her third year is having more success with Mark Dacascos, and while Dmitry and Mya have gotten 10’s in the past two weeks, good old Len Goodman is calling out the pair with his down-to-earth scores of 7 and 8.
It’s these newer pros who can’t seem to bring out the best with their dancers. As a comparison, look at Derek Hough and Joanna Krupa. There’s no question Derek’s choreography was great, even doing a new dance of the week, the Lambada.
Mark Ballas too shone in Week 4 with his Charleston with Melissa Joan Hart. Karina will break Aaron Carter and get him in line. Kym is getting Donny Osmond there. Louie is working on Kelly’s confidence, and Alec is turning a swimmer into a dancer.
As the weeks go by, will the veterans have the edge or will the newbies pull through?
This week three-time DWTS dancer, Anna Trebunskaya, and partner Chuck Liddell was eliminated from the competition.
There’s an App for That: Dancing with the Stars
Continuing the trend of “there’s an app for that,” have you seen the Dancing with the Stars iPhone app?
With the app, you can vote (via text messaging), get DWTS updates, view picture galleries, learn about the dances, and be the “fourth judge”. All for free! Yes, there really is an app for that.
Uninspired by International Delight Coffee House Inspirations
So I caved in and opened my International Delight White Chocolate Mocha coffee creamer early. Touted as a coffee house inspiration, I was sadly left uninspired. I couldn’t taste a thing in my coffee. Maybe this creamer is geared towards sophisticated palettes that can detect subtle nuances whereas my tastes tend towards bold and simple.
Like with Western Digital hard drives, I continue to get burned with the visual appeal of International Delight. When will I learn? Oh wait, I forgot that I have a weak mind.
My Faith in Tomorrow’s Youth Restored
The future is bright when kids vote Steve Jobs as the most admired entrepreneur over the Olsen twins. Yes, my faith in tomorrow’s youth is restored.
I am Now a Disciple of Valdezign
You’ve seen them around and may own one yourself, and I’m proud to say I’m the latest disciple of Valdezign’s Twitter Tee. But mine has a slight design twist thanks to the cooperation of Valdezign himself. Here’s our collabo.
Thanks again Valdezign! 🙂
PowerPoint Rangers Need Only Apply
PowerPoint Karaoke gives a whole new meaning to PowerPoint Ranger! I thought there was skill in mastering the nuances of Microsoft’s bane aka PowerPoint, but PPTk changes all of that.
PPTk ain’t about the PPT itself but presenting the PPT that you’ve seen for the first time. Yup, PowerPoint Karaoke participants are given a random set of PowerPoint slides and must present them. That’s tough!
You think you’re up to the challenge? Try your presentation skills at Hawaii’s first PowerPoint Karaoke coming up on October 17. Sounds like a delicious disaster waiting to happen, and oh, don’t forget to recite your PowerPoint Ranger Creed before your presentation:
This is my PowerPoint. There are many like it but mine is 97.
My PowerPoint is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I master my life.
My PowerPoint without me is useless. Without my PowerPoint, I am useless.
I must format my slides true. I must brief them better than the other staff sections who are trying to out brief me.
I must brief the impact on the CINC before he asks me. I will.
My PowerPoint and myself know that what counts in this war is not the number of slides, the colors of the highlights, nor the format of the bullets. We know that it is the new information that counts. We will brief only new information.
My PowerPoint is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its fonts, its accessories, its formats, and its colors.
I will keep my PowerPoint slides current and ready to brief. We will become part of each other. We will…
Before God I swear this creed. My PowerPoint and myself are defenders of my country. We are the masters of our subject. We are the saviors of my career.
So be it, until victory is America’s and there is no enemy, but peace (and the next exercise!)
Meet the KIA Soul
Have you seen the new KIA Soul, a new way to roll? Looks like another mini crossover following the Scion xB and Nissan Cube.
Um, nah, I’ll pass on a new way to roll. But the Soul’s web site is eclectic with sheep and swimming fish.
Wiped Out by Google Wave
Reading about Google Wave makes it sound really, really cool. Actually using this new product is another thing. So far it’s confusing, but then again, you have to rethink how you traditionally do things in a variety of contexts to understand where Wave is going.
Here’s a video explaining the basics of Google Wave.
The best way to learn Wave is to ride it and wipe out occasionally!