It took me a while, but I’ve finally finished designing the theme for my twitter page. It’s suppose to feel as if the interface is sitting on a used wooden desk that’s filled with splatters of paint. The bird inks were added in later, because I realized that twitter’s mascot is a bird. As for the header, it’s actually very Vista / Windows 7 inspired — I wanted the header to look somewhat clean, and not so glossy and flashy. Of course, I’ve always been a fan of doodling on sticky notes, so there they are.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Having been a cast member at the Disney-Hollywood Studio at Disney World in Florida, I’ve had my share of the famous Star Wars Weekend that happens every year in May. It’s a treat really, even for those that aren’t big on the whole Star Wars universe. As the entire park transforms, Storm Troopers patrol the streets of the park, not to mention the array of characters from galaxies far far away appearing around the corner of every building. If nothing else, the chance to see Jedi Mickey is big enough of a treat.
As with any Sci-fi / convention type of event goes, there will be some sort of memorabilia for sale. I remember staring in awe at a huge statue of a Jedi Mickey that cost around $200 at the time when I was there. Way too much to spend on a figurine if you ask me. This year is no different, as the park will feature more Disney Characters in the Star Wars Universe.
Feast your eyes on Mickey Luke, Minnie Leia, Goofy Chewie, and Donald in Carbonite. 500 of these figurines will be sent to Disney World, while another 100 will be in Disneyland comes Late May. They will all retail for $190 each. While the characters are all cute and all, I still can’t shake the weird feeling of seeing Minnie in a Princess Leia’s slave costume.
Okay, it’s not really Dancing, Singin’, Swingin’ Spidey time just quite yet, but it’s not far off either! The Broadway version of Spider-Man — titled “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” directed by Julie Taymore, who worked on Broadway version of Disney’s The Lion King, along with music from Bono of U2, will be debuting February 18 of 2010 at the Hilton Theater. The story promises a whole new take on the story of Peter Parker and his rise frin geek to geek-heroism after a bite from a genetically altered spider. Group tickets are already available, while single tickets will be on sale this June. As for the casting, not yet announced.
Personally, I’m very intrigued by this project. Spidey is one of my favourite super hero of all time, and I’m sure putting him in the world of musical probably upsets a lot of people. But here’s what I have to say. Spider-Man has always been about a regular kid turned heroes, lessons about responsibilities and power, and of course, romance. If all these doesn’t equate to a good story for a Broadway musical, I don’t know what will.
Okay, so there’s lots of other elements to it, that said, I’m even more interested and excited to see how it will all work (or not work) in the end. How will they create the effect for Spidey swinging through NYC? Battle scene? Villain? I’m sure these are some of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind, and it will be magnificent if they can pull it off. Besides, it’s Julie Taymore at the helm, so that at least should give you some peace of mind.
So with the recent release of Street Fighter IV comes a slew of hang outs at both Wil and Dan K’s place in order to finally get my virtual fighting on after all these years. Obviously the series is an all time favourite among the masses. Street Fighter II was my very first fighting game! Ahh the memories.
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As a person of no business background, I’ve learned tons about the word of banking, investing, and housing in the past few months from simply trying to understand how and why the economy is in its state today. Thanks to the internet, I’ve been able to read up on blogs, articles, and many other resources in order to grasp all these business terms and jargon.
Alas, as expected, you can also find tons of nice and neat summaries on the internet that describes the root of the economic crisis in a presentable and easy to understand fashion. That being said, today I’ve stumbled on a video of this nature that pretty much beats all the others I’ve seen so far. A real interesting video for those who are still wondering how and why the economy went asinine.
The video, titled The Crisis of Credit Visualized is by Jonathan Jarvis, a graphic artist in California. Catch the video after the jump.
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