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Windows 7

So I signed up for the Windows 7 Party that comes with “what, a free copy for Windows 7 Ultimate?!”. Yes. And apparently not everyone that signed up was able to get in on the party pack action. Anyway, I did end up having a party. It was a small one though. I’ve finished the puzzle they sent me. It’s cute. Maybe I’ll frame it up. Maybe not.

I also have some nice napkins that say Windows 7 on them.

I’ve been running Windows 7 for awhile now and last night I had to sign over to my other partition with Vista on it. Wow. I didn’t think there was a big difference going from Vista to 7, but last night I could actually feel it was slower. Granted it’s a bit more stuffy in there from 2 years of accumulated crud, but I’m pretty sure I can’t go back. I love the new taskbar that peeks at windows if you hover over them. I love the new snap that displays two equally sized windows side-by-side. And the middle “un-maximize the maximized window” button on the top right is pretty redundant now since you can just drag the topbar off from the edge of the screen and it’ll automatically become a smaller window, and fully maximize again if you snap it to the top of your screen.

Anyway, all is good in the world of my computer.

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Hollywood Bowl- John Williams and the Music of the Movies

I went to the Hollywood Bowl last weekend! I’ve always wanted to go, having only seen a few clips of parts of concerts. The stage was a lot different than I expected. I thought it would be more lawn, but there were amphitheater seats and picnic areas behind. It was also more in the foliage than I expected, and on the side of a hill.

This is the view from my picnic table.

Cheesing. I got the yummiest cheese ever from Whole Foods. Manchego El Trigal 12 Months aged. It’s a very flavorful and hard cheese. That’s grape juice kids! I love cheesing and grape juicing.

Other picnicers.

Dude with a funny mustache.

View from where I was. Pretty close to the back. You can still hear very well though.

People brought their lightsabers. John Williams played Harry Potter music for the first hour. It was narrated by…the actress who was the flight instructor I think. They performed the music of while Aunt Marge is blowing up, Fawkes, and other notable character themes. The second half of the concert consisted of a short medley of many famous movie themes: Casablanca, Doctor Zhivago, Jaws, Star Wars, The Natural, Gone with the Wind, Titanic, and other I can’t think of… Then they performed music from Catch Me If You Can, and then Casablanca, and then Superman. During Superman they showed clips of Superman movies, old and new, and also Batman clips, old and new. It was  a little weird to put in Batman clips, when the music was just Superman, but it was nice to see all the actors who had played Batman. Val Kilmer <3.

Lights during Superman

After Superman, they made like it was the end of the concert. Whaaaaaaat?! So everyone was clapping and about 5 seconds after John Williams had walked off the stage, he walked right back on to play…the Star Wars theme! Yaaaay. It would have been super weird for all those Star Wars people who had dressed up and brought their props if he didn’t conduct it!

Then he walked off and on again to play ET. The background colors were blue at first…but right near the end, the rainbow colors slowly started stretching across from the left. It was a reeeeally cool effect.

Then he walked off and on again to play the Imperial March.

Lightsaber bobbing to the music. I zipped up my stormtrooper jacket. I made an observation that only people who sat more in the middle and back brought their lightsabers. It was weird to see a sea of light up sticks (yes, light up sticks!) in the middle and around us…and then a sea of dark in the front.

Then he walked off and on.

And did nothing.

And walked off with the symphony. Such a tease! Many people yelled for Indy. Alas, it did not happen.

Aside from the staked parking, which I had never done before, the experience was really wonderful. Long live music!

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Whatcha saaaaay

I’m pretty late to this, but correctly I’m obsessing about a song by Jason Derulo, only to find that the part I like is actually by Imogen Heap. And that the tv show, “The OC” used it on their season finale…and that it was spoofed by SNL, a digital short.

So, here the clip from The OC. 1:25 if you’re impatient.

And here is the digital short spoof…veeeery funny.

And here is the Jason Derulo song, “Whatcha Say”

And the original original song, “Hide and Seek”

If I ever get shot, I want this clip to be playing as I slowly fall to the floor. I’ll keep it on my cellphone.

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Sony Waterproof Remote

What?!?! What?!?! I don’t need it but it’s sooooo pretty. <: ( I’d bust out a bowl of water and dip the remote in just to use it! Because I can! And it’s pretty!

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Chinese people like to hang out at IKEA

I love IKEA. I love design and I love cheap food. Beijing people like to live in IKEA.

Check out this article.

Every weekend, thousands of looky-loos pour into the massive showroom to use the displays. Some hop into bed, slide under the covers and sneak a nap; others bring cameras and pose with the decor. Families while away the afternoon in the store for no other reason than to enjoy the air conditioning.

Visitors can’t seem to resist novelties most Americans take for granted, such as free soda refills and ample seating. They also like the laid-back staffers who don’t mind when a child jumps on a couch.

Yeah…and the pictures the guys took of the beds…really do look like they’ve been slept in. Eww..I wonder how often they have to change the sheets. That never happens in the IKEA here! More beds here. Edit: Pictures were taken down.

Shocking…

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I finally got my stormtrooper jacket!

Woooooo! This is amazing stuff.

I’ve been waiting for this for more than a year. It’s finally 50% off! Go shopping!

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What I’ve been doing

It’s the summer! I don’t have many stories, and I’m been lazy putting up picture of Taiwan. The more interesting ones are up anyway. Don’t you wish that when you take pictures, they are instantly edited and uploaded to the site wirelessly?

Anyway, today I’ve been looking at cute pictures over at Something Awful. And I saved sooo many pictures! It’s hard not to because they are all so cute. I was afraid that my desktop would be clobbered with pictures, since that’s where my default save as place is but I’m glad the icon previews were small enough to only fill up half.

Usually my desktop looks like this:

But after dling all those pictures:
Yeah @_@ But I’ve cleaned it up again. Satisfied ahhhhhh.

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Busy!

My cousin and aunt have been over from Taiwan so I’ve been busy! I’m keeping up with my comic at least though. Twice a week!

I just had to drop in and post about this though…

http://www.sonyericsson.com/bluetoothwatch/default.asp?lc=en&cc=us

I want one! Can they make it a little tinier for my small wrist?

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My new venture! Dozo Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!

Newsflash! I’ve been working on a comic, Thelnie::ePrincess! It’s been worked on for a few weeks and I’m finally putting it out there. The main character is pretty much me but even cuter. And she has a crown! How cool is that. Check her out at www.thelnie.com/comic. Thanks!

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Taiwan Day 15: Karaoke!

I make a trip to karaokeing in Taiwan everytime I go. It’s like tradition, and I sing just about the same songs every time. The only “recent” songs they have is Fergie, for some reason, and then I sing the weirder songs like My Sharona and Abba while my cousins think “Why are Western songs all like this and sucky? And I only sing about two chinese songs. My younger cousin, Stina, has a huge repertoire of songs under her belt. Jason, the one in the compulsory army, likes the old ballads. I’m pretty sure we went to eat night market afterwards…but I can’t find it.

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