As always, Rude Cactus sent up his Delurk signal, and we all answer. It’s Delurking Day 2011, people. So show yourself, friends and readers. Kindly leave a comment below if you’re here today and join the many friends of Mister Cactus in exposing ourselves! To make it easier, perhaps I should let you chime in on a question. What’s your hidden talent? Here, I’ll go first. I can burp on command. Your turn!...
Continue reading...
I posted my 10,000th tweet today. (And yes, I meant 10,000 when I typed 100,000…) It wasn’t what I expected. Like I said, twitter went bonkers just as I tried to write my composed message. It figures, doesn’t it? So, the original 10,000th post was, instead, 10,001st. (And yes, I meant 10,001ST, not 10,001th…) I know it’s not just me who have forsaken their blogs, the gateway online medium. As you can tell, I haven’t come by here much any more. Google Search has proven it. Not that I would dare hope to hold off Gary Vaynerchuk forever for the...
Continue reading...
One memorable hour on the set of Attack of the Show! At one point, Olivia called me over during break. “So Oakley, where are you from?” “Los Alamitos…and Thailand.” “So which is it? Huh? Huh?” “Both!” “You’re lying, aren’t you? You fucking liar.” And then she introduced me to her co-host Kevin. “This is Oakley. She’s a liar.” “Oh, hi. You’re a liar?” “Yes. I am.” “Really?” “No.” “What?” “Dude, I’m a liar.” Hence this: Anyways. Oh, yes. Olivia is just like who we see on television, people. Except even prettier in real life. She’s hilarious and super friendly. And...
Continue reading...
Technology. Entertainment. Design. = TED. Ideas worth spreading = Spirit of TED. TED conference is where the brightest minds came together to share their ideas. I’ve heard of the event last year for the first time, and have been wanting to attend ever since. And I finally got to do it this past week at TEDxUSC, an independently organized event hosted by USC. In a small world, Amy G told me about her friend who were going to TED who turned out to know @FStop23. As a matter of fact, dude was the one who told @Fstop23 about the conference,...
Continue reading...
Obeying the Rude Cactus’ call to annual action, here we are once again, folks. Show yourself, friends and readers! Please post a comment below if you’re here today. Come on out of that dark corner of the blogosphere and introduce yourself. Or not. That’s totally up to you. Just. Post. Something!...
Continue reading...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ceBgWV8io] Dances with Wolves in space, James Cameron even admitted that in his interviews. And Avatar was exactly that. And I love every moment of it. Sure. The story is predictable. And a little sappy. And had been told many times before. But it was told with a completely different visual representation. A seamless integration of digital animation and live action. For the first time, the CG characters don’t look like they were fresh out of a botox clinic. Their big yellow eyes say something. Their blue faces had nuances that the entire train full of Polar Express or (from...
Continue reading...