Because my friend heard that this may be the last year that Comic-Con will be held here in San Diego, we bought tickets to attend Comic-Con for Sunday. We saw some folks in costumes. I saw a LOT of people with various gadgets (iPhone, souped up netbooks, other phones that seem even cooler than iPhone) walking... with a sword on the other hand.
We ended up watching a preview of the Smallville's next season and Q&A of the panel, which included the actor that plays Superman in that show. I don't really watch the show, but I have to admit the actor is good looking. So the funniest moment for the audience of 6,000 (that's how many the moderator said was in the audience) came when this girl went up to ask her question. The first thing she said... she didn't -- she sighed. And the entire audience was busting up with laughter.
Then she said, "Mr. Tom Welling, my questions is for you. Could you tell me what was the most exciting or interesting thing that happened on the set and could you make it long so you could keep looking at me?" It was so hilarious, I thought I would start crying from laughing so hard. The entire audience's laughter was enough to drown out the answer.
And the actor was pretty accommodating. He said "Well" BIG Pause. Big laughter from the audience. "I would say" ANOTHER BIG Pause. And another gale of laughter from the audience. And so on. And yes, he looked at the girl the WHOLE time. And in the middle of his answer, she sighed once again.
It was the funniest moment of my life. Someone should put that in Youtube. Oh wait. It is. =)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Resigned
All right. I got tired of everyone bothering me. After a couple of years of saying no, I just created a Facebook account. I'm not telling you though. You are going to have to find it. I put in almost no info.. except my name and my picture. So there. Now you can quit asking me if I got a Facebook account.
I feel resigned. Although as I observed today, I think younger generation (I guess I'm no longer that young!) is not on Facebook as much... it's been invaded by older folks. So how hip could it be now??
I feel resigned. Although as I observed today, I think younger generation (I guess I'm no longer that young!) is not on Facebook as much... it's been invaded by older folks. So how hip could it be now??
Sunday, July 19, 2009
To Save or Gamble?
So I read this WSJ article encouraging innovative ways to get people to save. And it just seems so wrong to appeal to people's gambling side to save! Although as a friend pointed out, technically, people don't lose money. They just earn less. So people aren't gambling.
So the premise of the article is basically there are savings products out there that give reduced interest rate. In return, you get to enter into a raffle so that you have a chance to win a big prize by opening up the CD or savings account.
But I am sure if you do the math by taking statistical chance of winning, you are far better off putting all that money into a straight savings account or CD with higher rate! Besides which, the idea of marrying gambling into savings product just seems so odd... maybe I'm just getting old!
So the premise of the article is basically there are savings products out there that give reduced interest rate. In return, you get to enter into a raffle so that you have a chance to win a big prize by opening up the CD or savings account.
But I am sure if you do the math by taking statistical chance of winning, you are far better off putting all that money into a straight savings account or CD with higher rate! Besides which, the idea of marrying gambling into savings product just seems so odd... maybe I'm just getting old!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
My Entertainment -- My Trash Can
It takes little to amuse me, apparently.
I bought a trash can from Costco, after debating whether $45 for an automatic kitchen trash can (actually 2... there was a smaller one inside the big one) is worth it. After thinking how much I get annoyed about having to buy the plastic top cover from Target every few months, I decided a quality trash can may be worth it. Plus, it has infrared censor so that the lid automatically opens if you move your hand or make some type of motion near the lid.
I found out that I LOVE the trash can (powered by 4D batteries, which were not included). I'm just tickled that it opens when I have my hands full of chopped up vegetables, peeled cucumbers, etc. to throw away. And I get amused that if I walk too close, sometimes, it just pops open.
Yes, simple things amuse me. And my trash can has officially entered as one of my entertainments. Here's a couple of pic's.
I bought a trash can from Costco, after debating whether $45 for an automatic kitchen trash can (actually 2... there was a smaller one inside the big one) is worth it. After thinking how much I get annoyed about having to buy the plastic top cover from Target every few months, I decided a quality trash can may be worth it. Plus, it has infrared censor so that the lid automatically opens if you move your hand or make some type of motion near the lid.
I found out that I LOVE the trash can (powered by 4D batteries, which were not included). I'm just tickled that it opens when I have my hands full of chopped up vegetables, peeled cucumbers, etc. to throw away. And I get amused that if I walk too close, sometimes, it just pops open.
Yes, simple things amuse me. And my trash can has officially entered as one of my entertainments. Here's a couple of pic's.
Monday, July 06, 2009
It's About the Money
So over the 4th of July weekend, the news was all abuzz because Governor Sarah Palin gave her resignation notice. There were speculations and criticisms. In general, the pundits criticize her move as a step backward politically if she wanted to move forward. Did you actually see the entire video? This is the entire resignation speech as posted on Washington Post.
Around 8 minutes into the speech, she talks about how she had to spend more than $500,000 in legal fees defending herself from frivolous ethics charges, especially when there's no way to stop person from just filing charges. If you recall, before the election, all the candidates released their financial positions. Palin and her family was the least wealthy -- in fact, they were (and probably still are) the only candidate that could be classified as middle class to upper middle class. She doesn't make millions, and the family didn't have millions. For a middle class family, more than $500,000 in legal fees is a LOT of money. Do you have that much to spend? I don't. And I don't have a family to support.
At the end of the day, she appears to have given her resignation because the family doesn't have sufficient money to keep spending money on legal fees to defend herself against frivilous charges that were piled on after she burst into the national political scene. I am not a Republican. But I think it's ridiculous that politicians are crucifying her move without giving a second thought to her family's finances.
Without being in the position that keeps draining her finances, she could be free to pursue other deals (talk show, book deal, etc.) to bulk up her finances. That may give her more freedom to once again pursue political positions where even if she has to spend money on frivolous or meritorious charges, she has the financial wherewithal to do so.
It's a really sad statement that this American society is so litigious that someone without money (well, gobs of money) cannot maintain an elected political position.
I disagree with most of Sarah Palin's positions. But I'm also disgusted that money is pushing someone out of the political position. And I'm also amazed that this sad fact seems to have escaped the notice of other politicians. Have and have not's apparently run all the way into our political system.
Around 8 minutes into the speech, she talks about how she had to spend more than $500,000 in legal fees defending herself from frivolous ethics charges, especially when there's no way to stop person from just filing charges. If you recall, before the election, all the candidates released their financial positions. Palin and her family was the least wealthy -- in fact, they were (and probably still are) the only candidate that could be classified as middle class to upper middle class. She doesn't make millions, and the family didn't have millions. For a middle class family, more than $500,000 in legal fees is a LOT of money. Do you have that much to spend? I don't. And I don't have a family to support.
At the end of the day, she appears to have given her resignation because the family doesn't have sufficient money to keep spending money on legal fees to defend herself against frivilous charges that were piled on after she burst into the national political scene. I am not a Republican. But I think it's ridiculous that politicians are crucifying her move without giving a second thought to her family's finances.
Without being in the position that keeps draining her finances, she could be free to pursue other deals (talk show, book deal, etc.) to bulk up her finances. That may give her more freedom to once again pursue political positions where even if she has to spend money on frivolous or meritorious charges, she has the financial wherewithal to do so.
It's a really sad statement that this American society is so litigious that someone without money (well, gobs of money) cannot maintain an elected political position.
I disagree with most of Sarah Palin's positions. But I'm also disgusted that money is pushing someone out of the political position. And I'm also amazed that this sad fact seems to have escaped the notice of other politicians. Have and have not's apparently run all the way into our political system.
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