More Lego Fun :)

I previously posted about Bible stories being depicted with Legos. Well check out this aircraft carrier: Lego Aircraft Carrier.

I assembled one of those 3-D Puzzles (Neushwanstein Castle) when my leg was busted back in high school. It took a couple full days to get the whole thing together, so I can imagine the dedication it takes to put together such elaborate creations with Legos.

Enjoy.

(I ran across these aircraft carrier pictures while surfing www.digg.com. - very cool place to start a bored web surfing session. There are some cool links.)

The Ultimate Flying Machine?

Airbus worked with BMW to come up with the interior for the A350. I've got to get me one of the these! :) The business-class ride in one of these planes will be pretty comfy according to the specs quoted in the article.

Check it out @ www.newlauches.com

Enjoy.

The Hardcore. Straight outta Harvard.

Check out this clip of Natalie Portman's gangsta rap on SNL:

Natalie Portman: Gangsta Rap

Yeah, I went to school with her. I think that makes it even funnier. :)

Enjoy.

(Thanks for the link, RJ)

Text Away

From Engadget Mobile today...

Text messaging bigger than Hollywood?:

We find this one a little hard to believe, but according to at least one set of stats, text messaging is a bigger business than the movie industry. Revenues for texting in 2005 were about $75 billion, vs. $30 billion for Hollywood. Text is even bigger than the video game biz, which only brings in $40 billion. And, to top it off, texting has a 90% profit margin. Given that texting is bigger than the movie business, we assume it's only a matter of time before it has its own stars and scandals. Oh, wait, it's already got that, right Paris?
(reference:www.textually.org)

I am not sure of the numbers (presumably all worldwide figures), but if true, thats a cool figure for text messaging. Pulling down that much revenue with 90% margins, the cellphone companies seem to be making out like a bandit (yet Verizon insists on charging extra for every little thing! grr. And another thing, Verizon, if I pay $100 - $200 for a phone, I was all the bloody features it is supposed to come with!!!! ...sorry, I am not pleased with Verizon right now) Somehow, knowing what cellphone companies are making off me isn't going to deter me from texting my friends. It's just too convenient. :)

The City is Mine

D, RJ, RJ's friend, and I went down to Fisherman's Wharf in San Fran today (pictures forthcoming). D and I parked the car at a 1hr, metered spot, and as we were headed to meet RJ and his friend, we saw a spot open up in the free, 4hr parking area. D runs to get the car and I stand in the spot.

Just before D turns the corner, this old guy in drives up in a Jetta. I wave him off. He then rolls down his window down as yells, "You can't save spots. You don't own the city you know!" Just then D pulls up and parks in the spot.

For a moment I felt bad. Then I remembered: the city is mine.

:)

Who's Line with Richard Simmons

Here's another long overdue link. Check out this episode of Who's Line is it Anyway? with Richard Simmons as the guess. This thing had me rolling the first time I saw it.

Enjoy.

Kosovo music video

There are a bunch of links I have been meaning to blog. This is one of them: Kosovo Its a fun take on the Beach Boys song Kokomo. It's not a new video (found it a while back) but I still get a chuckle out of it.

Enjoy.

Lego Bible Stories

Check out this Lego depiction of Bible stories. It is pretty extensive. A guy who goes by The Reverend Brendan Powell Smith took the time to put these scenes together. Definitely impressive - and he keeps adding new stories.

Enjoy.

Accenture Prom

D, RJ and I went to Accenture's annual formal party last. It was very fun and also very impressive.

The company rented out San Francisco's City Hall for the night, and all the Bay Area employees were invited. There was something like 1000 people there and plenty of food and drinks to go around. In the main enterance there were sushi and carving stations and a couple open bar setups. In the North Light Court, they had some chocolate fountains and top 40 music. The South Light Court hosted additional food spreads and a live band playing classic, old school rock and R&B songs.

I had a fun time hanging out with RJ, D and friends eating and dancing and eating some more :)

Thanks guys!

(btw this picture is actually from the pre-party at Mr. Smith's in SoMa.)

Please Hammer don't hurt 'em

Again in my random surfing of the worldwide web, I ran across MC Hammer's Blog. As with most things on the worldwide web, I may be late to the game, but I still think its a fun find. :)

Enjoy!

To read more about Stanley Kirk Burrell, check out the MC Hammer Wikipedia entry.