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December 28, 2006
Microsoft: We can't even *give* Vista away!
Okay, that's not quite true. But apparently, after the flack they received for trying to buy reviews and snow the blogosphere give prominent bloggers a chance to preview Vista on swanked-out, fugly, yet free laptops, it turns out, Microsoft wants the laptops back.
Classic. Let's hope Microsoft executed Vista better than they've executed this PR campaign. Or maybe this is what happens when you try to buy a viral marketing campaign... and do it poorly.
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December 27, 2006
Microsoft's Free Laptops...
Apparently, Microsoft is handing out free laptops to prominent bloggers, hoping they will write up their (positive?) experiences with Vista. Of course, I wouldn't turn down a free laptop, Vista or not. But I seriously have to question their choice of machines... I mean, a Ferrari branded laptop? C'mon, Microsoft, that comes off like you're... well, trying to compensate for something. *ahem*
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Movie Meme
1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times.
Star Wars. Any of them. :)
2. Name a movie that you've seen multiple times in the theater.
See #1. Seriously, I was a "Star Wars" generation kid... I dressed up as Boba Fete for one Halloween!
3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie.
Johnny Depp. I really enjoy his approach to his art and his craft.
4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie.
Faye Dunnaway. I really, really do not care for her acting ability.
5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from.
Being of the male sex, I can quote from far too many movies. Among them, many Tarantino films, a fair selection of Adam Sandler, and almost anything by Hal Hartley. I think I have a few Hal Hartley shorts memorized completely.
6. Name a movie musical that you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs.
Hmm... Probably "The Sound of Music" from when I was a kid. Or "The Wizard of Oz"
7. Name a movie that have been known to sing along with.
RHPS (If you know the acronym, you know the movie.)
8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see.
Wow. That's too broad... one movie? Everyone? Okay, "Wings of Desire".
9. Name a movie that you own.
You name a movie I don't! Seriously, I own a whole lot of movies.
10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops.
Dwight Yoakam. Seriously. He can actually act. Wil Smith would have to be in there... for all the fluff movies he does, check out "Six Degrees of Separation". He's incredible in it.
11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?
Well, I hate to be a one-trick pony, but "Star Wars"!
12. Ever made out in a movie?
Yes.
13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven't yet gotten around to it.
An Inconvenient Truth
14. Ever walked out of a movie?
Yes. And oh, the irony... it was a movie I was in... and one by a personal hero (John Sayles)!
It was "Eight Men Out" and I was an extra. I went to see it to see myself on the big screen and was so bored I left before I even got to my scenes. :) I think Sayles is a certified genius filmmaker... but I don't share his passion for baseball.
15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.
I honestly can't remember... I probably cried at E.T. in the theatre, but most of the movies that have made me cry (that I can recall) were rentals. (I really cried at the end of "Life is Beautiful")
16. Popcorn?
Very rarely. And usually only if my wife wants some. I'm a "Milk Duds" guy... but Diet Coke, all the time.
17. How often do go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?
Before law school? Or since law school? :)
18. What's the last movie you saw in the theater?
The Borat movie...
19. What's your favorite/preferred genre of movie?
Indie... definitely.
20. What's the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?
I think Bambi... but I really don't remember it much. Then again, I don't remember last Monday!
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December 19, 2006
Holiday Music Madness!
Since I'm finished with finals (yeah!) and I've been tagged by in limine... I give you: Dave's Top 5 Holiday Songs!
5. AKIM & The Teddy Vann Production Company - Santa Claus Is A Black Man
I found out about this masterpiece on an episode of Fresh Air which featured John Waters and his new anthology CD, A John Waters Christmas. This song is everything you would expect from a John Waters Christmas and more...
4. Sloppy Seconds - Hooray For Santa Claus
This one is a cover of the theme song from "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" which you just have to love. Plus I grew up on punk rock in Indiana, which means you pretty much have to love Sloppy Seconds.
3. The Kinks - Father Christmas
The Kinks were punk rock before punk rock was punk rock. I think they're under-rated overall, and this song is a definite Christmas classic in my book.
2. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
Another classic, from another under-rated band. Although MXPX does a pretty good cover, you can't go wrong with the original. Considering I pretty much hate almost all Irish music, I can't help but love The Pogues.
And.... drum roll...
1. Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad!
If you don't like this song, you are a Grinch. Sorry, it's true.
There you have it... my list which is probably skewed towards the non-conventional, but hey, that's how I swang, yo. Merry Christmas!!!
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December 14, 2006
As much as I like law school...
..when I am waist deep in final exams, and Sony releases something like this--it does make me long for the days when I was in production.
Back to Patent Law.
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December 13, 2006
The Dave Paradox
Last night I was listening to my iPod, which decided to play Anti-Flag, N.B.C. (No Blood-thirsty Corporations). As I was sitting waiting for my Corporations final to begin. Ironically, I love both that song and the class.
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December 5, 2006
Suing Edgar Bronfman
It's probably because I'm studying for Business Organizations and have derivative suits on the brain, but when I saw this little tidbit where Edgar Bronfman, CEO of the Warner Music Group, admits that his kids have broken the law and downloaded music. Of course, unlike those parents suffering lawsuits at the hands of the RIAA, Bronfman preferred to "keep [their punishment] within the family".
Now, I don't know what kind of (legal) entity the RIAA is (and don't have time to look it up), but it sure would be killer if some of the "artists" or labels they are supposedly representing were to hold their feet to the fire and make them file suit against Bronfman. Why shouldn't he and his children suffer the same fate of bogus lawsuits that other parents face?
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