tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79610544636566721882024-03-05T15:29:35.067-08:00Kricket Spills The Beansarticulating the queer buzzes in my brain.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-66708211298385817292009-11-20T08:33:00.000-08:002009-11-20T08:34:44.870-08:00When Teacher Cuts Class<p style="text-align: justify;">i have a knack for epic long boring intros to my entries, but i promise there will be major LOLZ at the end.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">last night, i got called for recits by the lovely attorney galas and only when i felt like i was going to uhm, well, <strike>**** myself</strike> pee in my pants did i realize how nerve-racking class recitations at the ateneo truly were (as opposed to … … . . uhm, not reciting? nvm. lol). maybe i was a little rusty (that doesn’t say much since i was pretty lazy, okay, really lazy back then), but it was good to feel that jackhammer-thumping in my heart again. forgive the drama, but i actually felt like a student of the law again.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">anyhoo, last night, i was ready to read more of the assigned cases when the world blacked out on me (electricity went out), and when it decided to shed some light again, i was feeling way too snug in bed to actually get up and freakin’ read. actually, it’s mostly because i knew i wasn’t going to be called for recits again today, haha.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">true enough, my class card didn’t get the unfortunate pick and attorney galas dismissed us 20 minutes early. said she was going somewhere important, or so i’ve heard. and therefore, i was deliriously looking forward to the rest of the night, and the weekend. i originally planned to head to jacks’ ridge to “chill out” with my bro and sister in law when he called me to head to SM instead, and just have dinner (party pooper, right?). because he wasn’t going to pick me up at school (and because i crashed my car into an innocently-parked multi-cab weeks ago), i took a cab and headed to SM.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">i had the biggest laugh of the day (and perhaps the week!) when i stepped off the cab, presented my bag for inspection at the doors of SM, and noticed this familiar mass of purple beside me… .</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">*GASP*</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">*SAY SOMETHING!*</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">me: HELLO MA’AM!</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">atty galas: *cross-between-surprised-and-amused* UY NAG UNSA MAN KA DIRE DAY? (translation: hey, what are you doing here?)</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">me: AY MANIHAPON LANG MA’AM! (translation: just gonna grab dinner, ma’am)</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">atty galas: AH SIGE, DIRA LANG KO O *points to supermarket (i think)* (translation: oh alright, i’ll just head over there)</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">me: SIGE MA’AM. *waves madly*</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">*WALKS INNOCENTLY*</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">*WHISTLES*</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">*……………*</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">*……………*</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">*SNORTS*</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">*BURSTS INTO LAUGHTER SO BOISTEROUS HALF THE PEOPLE AT SM THROW DAGGER STARES AT ME*</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">me: HOLYMOTHEROFBATMAN, MY LAW PROFESSOR JUST CUT CLASSES.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">boy, was my night a riot or what?</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">PS: i’m still laughing hysterically at the thought that i could’ve just said “hey ma’am, wait up!” to her after class! or that we could’ve just freakin’ rode the same cab to SM! SRSLY, SHE WAS BESIDE ME. like i-went-to-the-mall-with-a-friend-beside-me. IT WAS SO FLIPPIN’ HILARIOUS.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">and OUR FACES when we saw each other. ROTFL. epic. just priceless.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-77419217033203091252009-10-05T20:29:00.000-07:002009-10-06T02:43:32.394-07:00MACIFIED.<div style="text-align: justify;">I thought it would be a sacrilege to the MAC CULT if I didn't show appreciation of such a wondrous moment in my life., so here I am, blogging (mostly still FLAILING) over my new toy.<br /><br />And as with most great stories, I'm going to FLASHBACK.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">.HSALF<br /></div><br />My poor (and stupid) HP swivel notebook imploded around 3 months or so ago. Since then, up until last Friday, I was having the laptop-less nightmare every single night. Worst, I woke up and saw my self in the same nightmare-ish reality every single day. Of course, I wanted to have it fixed, if possible, but the cost of having it done would basically equal to a similar-spec'd lappy so I decided to wait.<br /><br />And that was the most difficult part.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">WAITING.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well, the wait was outrageously longer than this part of my story, but I wouldn't want to use up all the space in this post, do I? So let me fast forward.<br /><br />After weeks and months of convincing my Dad he should get a Macbook (so I could have his 3gig ram, 500gig hd lappy), he finally set a date to give it a chance. WEDNESDAY, he said. We would be going to PowerHub to check the macbooks out.<br /><br />Wednesday came, BUT we never went there. I ranted, naturally. I FLIPPIN' NEEDED A LAPTOP already! Buy a new one so I can have yours and I can get this agony over with!!!!!, I was furiosly thinking to myself. WHY AM I NOT THIS WORLD'S RICHEST UHMM ... TEACHER????? GEEEEEZZZZZ.<br /><br />Thursday afternoon, he sent me an sms saying, Let's go to Chimes (where PowerHub is) at 5pm. I was caught in between UHM OKAY and OKAYYYYY!!!!!! but I didn't want to keep my hopes high, just in case. True enough, something came up and we weren't able to go. Good thing he moved the PowerHub visit to Friday.<br /><br />Friday, at last. Today's the day, yes.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">ticktockticktock...<br /></div><br />My half-day class couldn't take any longer! I was so anxious, happy, nervous... I can't even explain how I was feeling, and WHY I felt that way. You're not getting a new laptop, it's the hand-me-down you're getting, why on earth are you all giddy???, I asked myself. So I tried to calm down as we finally left for the store.<br /><br />When we got there, It felt all sorts of awkward. We were heading towards a store filled with the most GOSHDANGDROOLWORHTY gadgets ever made on this earth, and I needed to convince him to get one so I could have his, when at the back of my mind I was crying AHHHHHHHHH I WANT THAT ONE TOOOOOOO OMHECKKKKK WHY ARE THEY SO PRETTY STOP STARING AT ME YOU BRIGHT GLOWY THINGGGGGSS I HATE YOUR PRETTY ALUMINUM CASES AND BRILLIANTLY FLASHING APPLE DRAWINGS! AND YOUR SMOOTH FLOWY ICONS MOVING LIKE SUGAR ARE INSANELY CAPTIVATING, I WANT THAT AHHHHH!!!!<br /><br />So, which is it?, My Dad's voice woke me up from the trance. Oh! This one, I told him, pointing to the 13-inch Macbook Pro. The tech guy told him about the specs, and I demonstrated moving the cursor about the screen AND I WANTED TO ROLL MY EYES AT HOW RIDICULOUSLY HANDSOME THE MACBOOK PRO WAS OMHECK ARGGH. I couldn't even remember what I was telling him at that point. I was in my own MAC-ADORING moment, LOST IN THE SEEMINGLY SWOOSHING MOTION OF ITS ICONS. GAHHH.<br /><br />OKAY, THAT ONE. He said.<br /><br />WOW, HE'S GETTING A MACBOOK. YES.<br /><br />Wait, I told my Dad. You're getting a macbook pro? You didn't even touch it.<br /><br />THEN THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED.<br /><br />No, its YOURS, he told me.<br /><br />*JAWDROP*<br /><br />*TONGUE-TIED*<br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyFull" title="Justify Full" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 13);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Justify Full" class="gl_align_full" border="0" /></span></span><br />*DEAD*<br /><br />Well, not really, but OMGGG I JUMPED AND HUGGED MY DAD AND SQUEEEEEEEEE'D LIKE HECK, all the people at PowerHub were laughing at me. I DIDN'T CARE! HOLYMOTHEROFBATMAN A MACBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK.<br /><br />Crazy moment.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT89PvvZu2lzLIlYrxLBB92-uhN_iAz54UzrD5fJ-7tcVr5zHje_MN5gQMhApT2vigqtMR25lB51g5s6ygYkN68dy_6eGIMm83Cz2djMtI27-H-gNVkAMUFcBXiofnWkUP63-nhA8gkMiI/s1600-h/macbook!.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT89PvvZu2lzLIlYrxLBB92-uhN_iAz54UzrD5fJ-7tcVr5zHje_MN5gQMhApT2vigqtMR25lB51g5s6ygYkN68dy_6eGIMm83Cz2djMtI27-H-gNVkAMUFcBXiofnWkUP63-nhA8gkMiI/s400/macbook!.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389326495743260498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Closing this first blogpost from my pretty MBP, I'm still in awe. This toy is such a sight to behold. It could take a little getting used to, but with a few days of adjusting, I couldn't explain anymore how much I FREAKING LOVE THIS THING. GAH. AND MY DAD.<br /><br />Omheck, indeed.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-42536318932412416552009-02-09T08:03:00.000-08:002009-02-09T08:28:12.788-08:0010 Years of Westlife: Live at Croke Park Stadium<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Cheers, Lads!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DgDMuvLsGm1Pef7sdclqq50oihoeHUJHrEg2pgQ-HV_XRrpwRmV1bzJCre_EsQLKm7JVhyCH7FPy2RvqKMCtWCHVBG6u0FRh9qanXwmEf_vd7b62_sgN3k2iax9WTy2qWuq2V0WNJSxd/s1600-h/009137841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DgDMuvLsGm1Pef7sdclqq50oihoeHUJHrEg2pgQ-HV_XRrpwRmV1bzJCre_EsQLKm7JVhyCH7FPy2RvqKMCtWCHVBG6u0FRh9qanXwmEf_vd7b62_sgN3k2iax9WTy2qWuq2V0WNJSxd/s400/009137841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300831541784741810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">One Word: EPIC.<br /><br />I just want to say for now that, whether you be a westlife fan or not, this DVD is definitely worth the watch! And I am more than proud to have been a fan for those 10 years! (Lest you think I'm old, I've been a fan since I was 13!) I'll post a full-length review soon!<br /><br />For now, here are some photos! Will post more later!<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">10 years, 1 night, 4 lads, 1 band, 82,500 people.<br />Do the math.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqu-zZeUwqzxWyhrzh0bdEMaq6aOICsMAHGUzuc5UYwFcM1Sfl9nBVJOTs7OLSh7fLW3CJ4wLdC7fR0HARnNoHDXDzAuQS-p5nL0aotKaNmKZgGOITiNJe8hvhzIP2VV7RhwX493BJ-15/s1600-h/009137858.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqu-zZeUwqzxWyhrzh0bdEMaq6aOICsMAHGUzuc5UYwFcM1Sfl9nBVJOTs7OLSh7fLW3CJ4wLdC7fR0HARnNoHDXDzAuQS-p5nL0aotKaNmKZgGOITiNJe8hvhzIP2VV7RhwX493BJ-15/s400/009137858.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300831896042668674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Nicky!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj901kO0GrHYftY8FVCdEhQjEBT4LDZVEFVEowFWur28VmAwZLcY575RvVBEcbYKodYDA1Ob6vHydDGmBnI77u8mOToyVPCQRy9FaaMkD6oFE-zpko7nCsBXe3IaOoABCySVLPCk9W0-tEW/s1600-h/009137878.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj901kO0GrHYftY8FVCdEhQjEBT4LDZVEFVEowFWur28VmAwZLcY575RvVBEcbYKodYDA1Ob6vHydDGmBnI77u8mOToyVPCQRy9FaaMkD6oFE-zpko7nCsBXe3IaOoABCySVLPCk9W0-tEW/s400/009137878.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300832207373229842" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-42571234876888662472009-01-26T07:33:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:38:17.888-08:00*Dusting Blog Off*Wow, look at this place! It's all filled with cobwebs and dust!<br /><br />And my golly, look at the date of my last post!<br /><br />Forgive me, my dearest blog, for i have forsaken you. But worry no more, for I have renewed my love for you. Heh.<br /><br />Really though, sorry to the 2 or 3 readers of this blog, I have not abandoned you. I have just been very busy with running www.archuletaphilippines.com and stuffs.<br /><br />I'll try to keep dropping by here more often.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-90747595679815224732008-11-02T00:10:00.000-07:002008-11-02T00:21:09.932-07:00Photoshop Dummy: Archie Icons 3<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Was on vacation with my family at Samal Island, so it took me forever to upload this set. 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(Still on the process of updating some)</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-36147814148832927602008-10-22T07:20:00.000-07:002008-10-24T09:03:45.586-07:00Music Buzz: Buy Cook's Album<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Oh RCA.<br /></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUdg3NuRQlmhkrYvdb5xf_AJanglbmYzbXIJ8lKdPoXCmTUKBc7mE2EEJSed3ZM87yGrTViJzDJotTLg8Xy6UoBy31Ggv2_4F9sb9pGf_iTZkmFd7I9JDkwdKwjuusrQw12vgYPsGoYeY/s1600-h/ALeqM5iWpddbzT_80JIb4tAPxMT2pnWtbw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUdg3NuRQlmhkrYvdb5xf_AJanglbmYzbXIJ8lKdPoXCmTUKBc7mE2EEJSed3ZM87yGrTViJzDJotTLg8Xy6UoBy31Ggv2_4F9sb9pGf_iTZkmFd7I9JDkwdKwjuusrQw12vgYPsGoYeY/s400/ALeqM5iWpddbzT_80JIb4tAPxMT2pnWtbw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259991531359744386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Duel of the Davids to the media, Brothers to either of them,<br />(dirty) Marketing Strategy to RCA.</span></span></div><br /><br />David Archuleta's single was released a little over two months ago, and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest single debut since 2007, and debuted at #1 on iTunes in about 19 hours. Come on, even Britney's Womanizer needed 22 hours to reach #1, and that's Britney Spears.<br /><br />A little over 60 days now, and Crush is still holding steady within iTunes Top 20, fluctuating between 14-18, with scarce promotion. No TV appearances as of yet, no myspace and official site gimmicks or updates (on the latter, I'd like to say Jive/Azoff, for the love of everything Archuleta, do update them!). After the initial week's sales surge - brought about, on the bigger percentage, by his fans, his single has been living a life of its own. If his sales this week will be consistent as the weeks before, his debut single is likely to reach GOLD - in a little over 2 months! So much for losing American Idol. Oh, and did I say his music video also topped iTunes?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjja6SXGlFUoNHu1A9n3YvsSNIsWSCWwaiKPXzaL9Au7Dtmv2EreNvnawtOqtTQ-r4IZWjMM_CqsVXNURW1Asjq-kWwY_0FVX8fxQIzyC_CK03NXX8UryZdF30C2vk39W0ryrZD_9JdiVbP/s1600-h/photo01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjja6SXGlFUoNHu1A9n3YvsSNIsWSCWwaiKPXzaL9Au7Dtmv2EreNvnawtOqtTQ-r4IZWjMM_CqsVXNURW1Asjq-kWwY_0FVX8fxQIzyC_CK03NXX8UryZdF30C2vk39W0ryrZD_9JdiVbP/s200/photo01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998457008185202" border="0" /></a>Apparently, all this "success" (may) have been putting some pressure on *highlight*winner*end*higlight* Cook whose ironically "power-ballad" categoried single Light On peaked at ... somewhere between #6-#8 on the iTunes Top 100. "Rock" fans are more album people than single people, so they say. In the past few days, it has been dropping spots to as low as #98 on the charts - something I feel bad about, though I'm admittedly not his biggest fan. However, as of late, Light On has shot up at least 50 spots up! And I was about to feel happy for him. Well, almost.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If by any chance, you didn't get an email from iTunes, and you're a supporter of the younger David, thank the good Lord for it.<br /><br />I'm at a loss for words, aside from the title of this post, of course. Here, be my guest:<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">New Music Tuesday email from iTunes</span><br /><br />"<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The Battle of the Davids" was one of American Idol's fiercest competitions ever, as David Cook ultimately outlasted his younger competitor to win it all. With his self-titled debut, the rock-oriented vocalist is out to prove that viewers made the right choice.</span><b> </b>Pre-order the album on iTunes and get the pre-order-only track "My Last Request" when the album is released on November 18 and the single "Light On" will begin to download immediately. <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(highlight mine)</span></span><br /></blockquote><br />5 months after the cheesy show I love called American Idol ended, here's how the winner's label promotes his album. Fueling fan wars, rekindling a painful loss, and shamelessly trashing a previous opponent, 17-year old kid (who by the way worships the ground Cooks walks on) who's doing well on his own - without a need for desperate promotion, much less any promotion at all.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24J39Wacb5aufFYBNCcTHLuiPtuOQtmOQ_Y-Xw8LgyUV4ktQ-M2VFM7Hj6ewtrX6bcVpbN4zX7HNNmUjK7dqa9rCB84N7arH2M7onCTdFG8Jct4VLr57ECZzLQvT17eBrcyYHCK9H8Vfs/s1600-h/evildavids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24J39Wacb5aufFYBNCcTHLuiPtuOQtmOQ_Y-Xw8LgyUV4ktQ-M2VFM7Hj6ewtrX6bcVpbN4zX7HNNmUjK7dqa9rCB84N7arH2M7onCTdFG8Jct4VLr57ECZzLQvT17eBrcyYHCK9H8Vfs/s320/evildavids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259999071044522898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ooh, you got the Davids angry. Bad move, RCA.</span></span><br /></div><br />Cook may or may not have a say in how his label promotes his album, and that fact still warrants I rant civilly about this as much as I can, and that I fight the nagging disappointment in my brain, but this definitely puts him a negative light. Of course, his fans on the internet say there's nothing wrong the email. Typical.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Yeah, the adjective "younger" very much makes it an achievement to be proud of. And it's an insanely brilliant idea to need to prove a right choice was made.<br /><br />If there's any good thing, at all, to come out of this post, it's the certainty and confidence, that I definitely made the right choice. I'm a fangirl, I know.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have you?</span><br /></div><br /><br />----<br /><br />David Archuleta's self-titled album is out on November 11, watch out for it!<br />Cook's is out on November 18, by the way.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-76576326952828289652008-10-21T10:02:00.000-07:002008-10-21T10:21:24.328-07:00The Photoshop Dummy: Archie Icons 2<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Thank the Lord for semestral breaks.<br /><br />Here's the latest batch of Archie icons I made, mostly from the album shoots and the iCarly behind-the-scenes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">David Archuleta Icons</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">iCarly, Album Shoot and Studio</span><br />100 x 100 px, jpeg, below 19kb<br />Archived at my <a href="http://thephotoshopdummy.blogspot.com/">graphics site</a>.<br /><br /><div style="margin: auto; width: 70%; text-align: center;"><div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 001 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/icarlyavi.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 002 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/icarlyavi3.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 003 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/icarlyavi4.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 004 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/icarlyavi5.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 005 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/icarlyavi6.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 006 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/icarlyavi2.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 007 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redfullavi1.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 008 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redfullavi2.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 009 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redfullavi3.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 010 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redfullavi4.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 011 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redfullavi5.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 012 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redfullavi6.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 013 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redlawnavi1.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 014 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redlawnavi2.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 015 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redlawnavi3.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 016 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/redlawnavi4.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 017 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/a.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; float: left; width: 100px; height: 120px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> 018 </div> <div> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/b.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div><div style="clear: both; height: 1px;"> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Credits:<a href="http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/">brushes</a>, textures, etc.<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">(will update post soon for resource, i'm trying to remember them)<br /></span></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-45625621527517811212008-10-21T00:34:00.000-07:002008-11-04T07:27:26.786-08:00The Photoshop Dummy: Twilight WallpaperThanks to GP, I got lured into the vacuum called Twilight Fandom! Oh, to be Bella. tsk.<br />Here's a trailer cap from the upcoming movie that I tweaked a bit, hope it works well as a desktop background for you. Just click on the thumbnail below.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Twilight Wallpaper</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Edward and Bella</span><br /></span><span>1280 x</span><span> 800</span><span> px, jpeg.<br />Archives at my <a href="http://thephotoshopdummy.blogspot.com/">graphics site</a>.<br />to see original coloring, here's the <a href="http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9505/3trailer12sh9.png">screen cap</a>.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wp1280x800yp1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4673/wp1280x800yp1.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a><br /></div><span><br />Bite me, Edward!<br /><br /></span><span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-65346979212627971572008-10-20T23:59:00.001-07:002008-10-21T10:08:33.511-07:00Photoshop Dummy: Archie Icons<div style="text-align: justify;">I have no idea why I never posted my graphics/artworks here on my blog, aside from the fact that I'm basically a newbie in graphic designs. I'm still getting the hang of the entire Photoshop experience, and it's really addictive. Anyway, here's my first archive of Archie Icons.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">David Archuleta Icons</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Icons created from July - October 2008</span><br />100x100 px, jpeg, below 19kb<br />Archived at my <a href="http://thephotoshopdummy.blogspot.com/">graphics site</a>.<br /><br /><center><div style="margin: auto; width: 100%; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 3px; float: left; width: 120px; height: 160px;"> <div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-width: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> 001 </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(119, 119, 119); padding: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);"> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/foggyavicopy.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 3px; float: left; width: 120px; height: 160px;"> <div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-width: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> 002 </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(119, 119, 119); padding: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);"> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/foggyavi2copy.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 3px; float: left; width: 120px; height: 160px;"> <div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-width: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> 003 </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(119, 119, 119); padding: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);"> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/sbmavicopy.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 3px; float: left; width: 120px; height: 160px;"> <div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-width: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> 004 </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(119, 119, 119); padding: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);"> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/tcasofaavicopy.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 3px; float: left; width: 120px; height: 160px;"> <div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-width: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> 005 </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(119, 119, 119); padding: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);"> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/z100avicopy.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 3px; float: left; width: 120px; height: 160px;"> <div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-width: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> 006 </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(119, 119, 119); padding: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);"> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/peopleespanolaviresizedcopy.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 3px; float: left; width: 120px; height: 160px;"> <div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-width: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> 007 </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(119, 119, 119); padding: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);"> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/tca2avicopy.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 3px; 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border-width: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> 044 </div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(119, 119, 119); padding: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);"> <img src="http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w359/thephotoshopdummy/avatars/baseballavi2.jpg" /> </div> </div></div><div style="clear: both; height: 1px;"> </div></center><span style="font-size:78%;">Credits:<a href="http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/">brushes</a>, textures, etc.<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">(will update post soon for resource, i'm trying to remember them)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-50993582246238515902008-09-18T00:38:00.000-07:002008-09-18T00:45:40.245-07:00Disorder in the Court<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">SCRA: Silly, Crappy, Ridiculous Afterthoughts</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(for anything Lawschool-related or anywhere close.)</span><br /><br />Aspiring Lawyers vs. Already Lawyers<br />1 SCRA 3<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />I know this is old email, but I ran through it again and totally laughed the heck out of me. Sometimes, passing the bar can be due to sheer luck, I guess.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DISORDER IN THE COURT</span></span><br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1221723759_22">court reporters</span> who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.<br /><br /><br />ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?<br /><br />WITNESS: No, I just lie there.<br /><br /><br />____________________________________________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?<br /><br />WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: This myas thenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?<br /><br />WITNESS: Yes.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?<br /><br />WITNESS: I forget.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?<br /><br />_____________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?<br /><br />WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"<br /><br />ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?<br /><br />WITNESS: My name is Susan!<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?<br /><br />WITNESS: We both do.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Voodoo?<br /><br />WITNESS: We do.<br />ATTORNEY: You do?<br /><br />WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?<br /><br />WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?<br /><br />____________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-one-year-old, how old is he?<br /><br />WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.<br /><br />________________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?<br /><br />WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me?<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?<br /><br />WITNESS: Yes.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?<br /><br />WITNESS: Uh.... I was gett'in laid!<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?<br /><br />WITNESS: Yes.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: How many were boys?<br /><br />WITNESS: None.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?<br /><br />WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?<br /><br />WITNESS: By death.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?<br /><br />WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?<br /><br />WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?<br />WITNESS: Guess.<br /><br />_____________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?<br /><br />WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?<br /><br />WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?<br /><br />WITNESS: Oral.<br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?<br /><br />WITNESS: The autopsy started around <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1221723759_23">8:30 p.m</span>.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?<br /><br />WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!<br /><br />____________________________________________<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?<br /><br />WITNESS: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?<br /><br /><br />______________________________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> --- And the best for last: ---</span><br /><br /><br />ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?<br /><br />WITNESS: No.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?<br /><br />WITNESS: No.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?<br /><br />WITNESS: No.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?<br /><br />WITNESS: No.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?<br /><br />WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.<br /><br />ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?<br /><br />WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-35565863512041830632008-08-21T08:11:00.000-07:002008-08-21T10:57:42.193-07:00Music Buzz: Rihanna Barely Fends Off Archuleta, Who Debuts a Record-breaking #2!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Congratulations, Archie. You've Arrived!</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVE33JryHzoI0FbTJtj4uYyXwLZLyJdvyH4MRmPQ76pn55GkPBADUglpef1qZq9nOTMIsi1gq-dn6AxDwL4mE6I0x_a675oVGMSC4cAvWfnmRPD77EQtw9bFjTeJt1TZGJe890a218wLNy/s1600-h/DAC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVE33JryHzoI0FbTJtj4uYyXwLZLyJdvyH4MRmPQ76pn55GkPBADUglpef1qZq9nOTMIsi1gq-dn6AxDwL4mE6I0x_a675oVGMSC4cAvWfnmRPD77EQtw9bFjTeJt1TZGJe890a218wLNy/s400/DAC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237002636167815106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Crush nearly beating Disturbia as to position, but leads it by </span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">26k as to sales.</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagThgiWMspqAXSeJxbRgonrc7rlYQ8XWNs5H8Ihek96dyZBoMwnqPaQLlzmRMt4EZJZ8J93bstD6fk6QrYcLkyfVUtViNNpLavTHKORWzQJu2kz53VoDrm5fma3jwE8bgMMC8il1qa2dh/s1600-h/ai43.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagThgiWMspqAXSeJxbRgonrc7rlYQ8XWNs5H8Ihek96dyZBoMwnqPaQLlzmRMt4EZJZ8J93bstD6fk6QrYcLkyfVUtViNNpLavTHKORWzQJu2kz53VoDrm5fma3jwE8bgMMC8il1qa2dh/s400/ai43.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237008611471782850" border="0" /></a>Putting "leaked" numbers and figures aside, Archuleta's debut on the Billboard Top 100 is "officially official", just barely missing the top spot taken by the with-a-disturbing-video single from Rihanna (pun intended!).<br /><br />Although with limited airplay --being that radio date add goes as far as Sept. 2-- Archuleta's debut single which sold <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">166,000</span> downloads on its first week and held the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">#1</span> spot on <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">iTunes </span>for a week, takes the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">#2</span> spot in the prestigious <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Billboard</span> chart, the "best chart debut in more than 18 months", reports Billboard's official website.<br /><br />After the pressure-packed reality show Idol and amidst the current exhausting 50+ state-tour stops, this 17-year old runner-up must be having the time of his life (no pun intended!) --with the adulation of his legion of fans, who with Archuleta's demeanor appropriately call (our) themselves the "Arch Angels", with the conversion of thousands of previously-non-fans-but-was-mesmerized-by-his-amazing-voice-live, and with the countless mega-positive tour and single reviews-- and although he didn't run away with the Idol crown, Archuleta seems to be winning big time with his chart breaking antics and monster first week sales. And did I mention record-breaking?<br /><br /><br />Archie's debut single "Crush" is<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4x0rEfB14_yX91PZOR5wS0AvQJqFHxTLLWgx5SeIonuKl-LaeVujBGtb74C3zMekRKAsEdJ7LdmhDauskpMgioYQo-VpMnnKmolmF39q8BWKpdYV7Twk9nSlzwO7hmLIef4rnafpN_Tj9/s1600-h/concert1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4x0rEfB14_yX91PZOR5wS0AvQJqFHxTLLWgx5SeIonuKl-LaeVujBGtb74C3zMekRKAsEdJ7LdmhDauskpMgioYQo-VpMnnKmolmF39q8BWKpdYV7Twk9nSlzwO7hmLIef4rnafpN_Tj9/s320/concert1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237008846405662642" border="0" /></a>:<ul><li>The <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">highest debut</span>, at <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">#2</span>, on the Hot 100 this year.</li><li>The <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">highest debut</span> of <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">all Idol</span> album songs on the Hot 100</li><li>The <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">highest position</span> of <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">all Idol</span> album songs (tied with Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone”) on the Hot 100.</li><li>The <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">highest chart position</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">for an Idol</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">period</span>, since Taylor Hicks coronation single, “Do I Make You Proud” debuted at #1 in 2006. <a href="http://mjsbigblog.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Mj's Blog)</span></span></a></li><li>The <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">highest opening</span> for an Idol with a song not performed on the show. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.billboard.com"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Billboard.com)</span></span></a></li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQM_2bqOrAyh1OVqx8lv5bjiigb9qFIgunAIXKDJuD5qVWJHhp1Tqxm2KA12ulTk28duh7broznbA9_BPpjMJt6WAj-9DdAzULtrx7vXFtaBawjzqaZlhb0pkQrr9N0glpFgUiiSV-JFu/s1600-h/utah-kim-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQM_2bqOrAyh1OVqx8lv5bjiigb9qFIgunAIXKDJuD5qVWJHhp1Tqxm2KA12ulTk28duh7broznbA9_BPpjMJt6WAj-9DdAzULtrx7vXFtaBawjzqaZlhb0pkQrr9N0glpFgUiiSV-JFu/s320/utah-kim-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237009208462575426" border="0" /></a>Okay, so that may be a lot to remember, but I am pretty much certain Archie wouldn't have issues with it as he considers himself a "chart-dork" after recently admitting in an interview his "obsession" --owning (when I didn't even know such existed) Billboard "books" and learning hits from all over the globe)-- over billboard charts and the like even when he was younger. Billboard's Fred Bronson couldn't have said it any better:<br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;">So it's nice to report that the artist who earns Hot Shot Debut honors on this week's Hot 100 has an obsession with the charts. More accurately, and at the risk of self-aggrandizing, he is obsessed with my Billboard chart books. With his new single entering at No. 2, he has assured himself a place in the next edition of "Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits," even if he has to wait a few years to see his current single listed among the top 5000 songs of the rock era.</span> <a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003841437"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Fred Bronson)</span></span></a><br /></blockquote><br />With the way things are going for David Archuleta this early, and if chart positions, by any chance, indicate the future of his career, Boy oh boy is he in for great-scratch that-spectacular ride.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Photocredits</span><span style="font-style: italic;">: submissions to </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://davidarchuletafans.wordpress.com/">FB,</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://fansofdavid.com/">FOD</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="z-index: 1000; position: absolute; display: none; left: 421px; top: 1366px;" id="adb-tooltip"><div style="border: 5px solid rgb(196, 218, 232); margin: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 13px; background-color: white; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:11px;"><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(120, 179, 217); padding: 5px; text-align: left;"><div>Person<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);"> Fred Bronson</span></div><div style="text-transform: none; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); line-height: 14px;">Right click for SmartMenu shortcuts</div></div></div><div style="z-index: 1000; background-image: url(http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/tooltip_caret.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; position: absolute; height: 12px; width: 24px; left: 70px;"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-34717049847317167472008-08-20T11:34:00.000-07:002008-08-20T12:02:57.354-07:00Music Buzz: Archuleta's Single Crushes Yet Another Chart; Billboard "Predictions" and More<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Awaiting the Big News for Little D<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7dtyAcaYueK45tcmK3hySObwj0-8PJdj65XsqwiLPUlRgBqlHDY0tQC8W96HfqdaUnKH6meUofcWy4bBjCjmHlnAGgMPVlZqbe2U2xNcp4OxMvjlbFXfnQ498s_jAlk68u4Z7YZci6HW/s1600-h/20080820-archuleta_david.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7dtyAcaYueK45tcmK3hySObwj0-8PJdj65XsqwiLPUlRgBqlHDY0tQC8W96HfqdaUnKH6meUofcWy4bBjCjmHlnAGgMPVlZqbe2U2xNcp4OxMvjlbFXfnQ498s_jAlk68u4Z7YZci6HW/s400/20080820-archuleta_david.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236674994216065858" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:78%;" >Archie on location, filming for MV to first single</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While everyone's waiting for the Billboard Hot 100 Numbers, here's some stat of Archie's "Crush" in the Digital Downloads.<br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" align="left"><span class="entry-header">David A. crushes competition</span> </div> <p>I'm reversing the order of the posts this week, because the big news is on the download side (you're getting this even before the general music sales post goes up). David A.'s first single, <em>Crush</em>, makes its debut at No. 1 on the digital songs chart by selling 166,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It holds a 26,000 edge over the closest competitor, Rihanna's <em>Disturbia</em>. <span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Ken Barnes, Idol Chatter)</span></a></span><br /></p></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although Archie may have beaten Rihanna as to the sales of their current singles, the latter may win the battle of airplay basically because adds for Crush in radio stations in the US doesn't become "officially official" 'til Sept. 2. So maybe Archie has a shot at #1 for the Billboard Charts, but I don't want to keep my hopes high enough so as to avoid disappointment - you know how fangirls can be - so I'm lowering my expectations: "Archuleta Debuts at #2" sounds fair enough to me. Any spot in the Top 5 is actually an astounding achievement for a debut, with little to no airplay (yet), to be honest.<br /><br />Speaking of Crush, Archie has (most likely) just recently shot the music video for his single at Wynn's Pond, Georgia (think Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama). With his video out soon, it may be safe to say his sales may go up even more - something I'm sure Archie, a chart-geek himself together with his fans, critics, and more importantly *hints*sarcasm* haters, will be enjoying.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-81137692566265270082008-08-17T08:58:00.000-07:002008-08-17T09:36:17.403-07:00Music Buzz: Little David "Crushes" iTunes' Top Spot!<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Archie debuts at #1 on the iTunes Top 100</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrgfxKiBEpHTiWdZ8fw5phXhBW5ZJZjlXQz76w3vma0_jYyAuJcZZPeNKVJkp6H8yRmanmEbHJIt2eYpcoRA6IDRmpyXjb23CzWB3CmY9C38bjCVmZebM9c9xllHEhv1TFaecqxt_AhYH/s1600-h/itunes+topp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrgfxKiBEpHTiWdZ8fw5phXhBW5ZJZjlXQz76w3vma0_jYyAuJcZZPeNKVJkp6H8yRmanmEbHJIt2eYpcoRA6IDRmpyXjb23CzWB3CmY9C38bjCVmZebM9c9xllHEhv1TFaecqxt_AhYH/s320/itunes+topp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235524512594077778" border="0" /></a>After only <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">18 hours and 58 minutes</span>, Archuleta's debut single hits <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">#1 </span>on iTunes, beating already-certified-chart-toppers-though-not-necessarily-the-most-musically-gifted, the JoBros and Rihanna <span style="font-style: italic;">(left img)</span>. Not bad, or rather, very impressive for a debut single from someone who didn't win the Idol Crown. What's even more note-worthy is the fact that the single was released not without competition, as Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, and the Jonas Bros. released their singles and album, respectively, on the same day. Chris Brown's single was also released just a few days earlier.<br /><br />But the wow-list doesn't end there. Crush premiered only on the radio, approximately 14 days before the single was dropped to the digital market for purchase and with little promotion -- fans finding out only days before the actual premiere, no TV interviews and no Talkshow guestings, AT ALL.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ALiYh6STmSzaSpoT-uHlIX4qi1l7AIhPJLX0cGCZdkvzKMXQWQdvoqjCwPBsgZ-puixDs11-XLbWPKL21T6PruRwsQLzf0_KDFqOkSBb1GLt1swwZhRgNy1tpqtTi6bw_x7Gm04SCy0e/s1600-h/itunes+6days.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ALiYh6STmSzaSpoT-uHlIX4qi1l7AIhPJLX0cGCZdkvzKMXQWQdvoqjCwPBsgZ-puixDs11-XLbWPKL21T6PruRwsQLzf0_KDFqOkSBb1GLt1swwZhRgNy1tpqtTi6bw_x7Gm04SCy0e/s400/itunes+6days.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235525438216327522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />ALthough his exposure in the show may have helped, it is not to be entirely attributed to American Idol --a tag that so often attaches to every have-been-idol-artists whether they bask in success or failure-- especially when former idols, some winners even, barely broke into the charts, save the given often-with-magic-rainbows-or-with-the-lryic-moment-and coated-with-cheese winner's single.<br /><br />Admittedly a chart-geek, and now seeing his single debut at the #1 spot on iTunes, Archie should be in cloud 9 as we speak, although it's highly ironic for the most grounded person alive right now.<br /><br />Notwithstanding limited airplay and promotion, Archie has proven that he CAN be contemporary, and bust out hits. I hate the "i told you so" attitude, but with his single sitting comfortably at #1 for at least 6 days now<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little D</span> (as the media calls him) <span style="font-weight: bold;">has just crushed the iTunes Charts, together with some haters' hearts, BIG tim</span>e <span style="font-style: italic;">(right img)</span>.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-6482625031040649972008-08-12T10:55:00.000-07:002008-08-12T11:30:43.719-07:00Music Buzz: Archie Crushin' the Charts in Half a Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Double 7 in 13 hours!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPV6OX4PhVhNcxK5itqZZx41DEMpyEQhmIoGhFeIJwh1REarkmvZeTF28-xuk5khIk_pLgl_ejj4sug3GtnP0xdvjKGiX8MMsNf44t125JpFLZpSJ7MyjUeJa0SWzNm3qRfqgIKSkAlIv/s1600-h/single.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPV6OX4PhVhNcxK5itqZZx41DEMpyEQhmIoGhFeIJwh1REarkmvZeTF28-xuk5khIk_pLgl_ejj4sug3GtnP0xdvjKGiX8MMsNf44t125JpFLZpSJ7MyjUeJa0SWzNm3qRfqgIKSkAlIv/s320/single.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233696344576470930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAw9hIKsbvJHNdS8BKJmL7pRLYQAr7NhxD0DHjDRELW1dxlTJVdzNZnHbrwV3DH0OL8THM61rWp0Q8nXbGcU6XKKZPhiZZ4F2fV1qx76BQi7D-15m92V5WrIIXrz1cCtudJJCQHVk6t1dd/s1600-h/9q8x74.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAw9hIKsbvJHNdS8BKJmL7pRLYQAr7NhxD0DHjDRELW1dxlTJVdzNZnHbrwV3DH0OL8THM61rWp0Q8nXbGcU6XKKZPhiZZ4F2fV1qx76BQi7D-15m92V5WrIIXrz1cCtudJJCQHVk6t1dd/s400/9q8x74.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233697720186988626" border="0" /></a>With all the fans awaiting by their laptop screens, waiting for the ticktock of the clock and that little finger to finally strike midnight, Archie's single "<span style="font-style: italic;">Crush</span>" has officially been released today, August 12, 2008. But just when you think the day can't get any better, my iTunes finally refreshes and shows Archie breaking the Top Songs List! And it has been barely a day, only 12 hours after the release, to be exact.<br /><br />As of late, <span style="font-style: italic;">Crush</span> is on <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">#3</span> of the <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Pop Charts</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">#5</span> in <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Canada's Pop Charts</span>, and best of all, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">#7</span> in the <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Top Songs List (overall)</span>. If it weren't for Itunes messing up their charts as regards updating, I would've been seeing the single on an even higher spot as some have already claimed it to be at the #6 spot. Perhaps, after posting this, I'd have to post another update? As David (Mcpheeverish/Idf) said, it seems the single is zooming up the charts faster than the system can track! Or Apple's Itunes-updating-crew is slacking off, big time.<br /><br /><br />Also, <span style="font-style: italic;">Crush</span> has broken into the <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Top 10 Mp3's on Amazon</span>, charting at <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">#7</span>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ6cwhQ8l3OEy0NVLps2HRxn_JeBZcyayOYvmqNPuPkkY3-R56GPzKkt8t2b8uuWIPtUMBVYUCsjoM5G1-Jt8RTa7Avo4onybZNJpU-TI8vxZ8xw3ZaKW0cGGWL4-BrROtW8aXJjonTkd/s1600-h/crush.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ6cwhQ8l3OEy0NVLps2HRxn_JeBZcyayOYvmqNPuPkkY3-R56GPzKkt8t2b8uuWIPtUMBVYUCsjoM5G1-Jt8RTa7Avo4onybZNJpU-TI8vxZ8xw3ZaKW0cGGWL4-BrROtW8aXJjonTkd/s320/crush.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233698125992540754" border="0" /></a>All this chart-tracking makes me feel all dorky! And I feel like I'm a mother who's sending her son to the University --so excited and so emotional! I won't be holding you for long as I have more refreshing-pages to do, and perhaps more updates. Who knows how much farther has Archie climbed up the charts in the few minutes I've been posting here?<br /><br />Get your copy of David Archuleta's debut single now, get them at <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=287347170&id=287347122&s=143441">Itunes</a> or at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crush-Main-Version/dp/B001DU4PHA?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1218512452&sr=8-5">Amazon</a>. For fans outside the United States, without an Itunes Store, please leave your email adresses in the comments section of this post, and you will receive the single as a gift!<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-46145070109528451812008-08-09T11:40:00.000-07:002008-08-09T17:40:16.543-07:00Invading Photoshop!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Archie Made Me Learn PS</span></span> :"-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VUbiLZejmljsFPSurmIqXO69uHwj3EGd1UPfM9g_pK5m6W3Wtlv60Nrd_41zze0YMBQFQdO6iIy8NHhm4WWVucYC4JkKrnDPwaprGfs2UB1utew3avbGOYEfNkKO8PQ85uJMGopLQOZ0/s1600-h/banner2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VUbiLZejmljsFPSurmIqXO69uHwj3EGd1UPfM9g_pK5m6W3Wtlv60Nrd_41zze0YMBQFQdO6iIy8NHhm4WWVucYC4JkKrnDPwaprGfs2UB1utew3avbGOYEfNkKO8PQ85uJMGopLQOZ0/s400/banner2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232594008308847250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thephotoshopdummy.blogspot.com"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaMn6Fk86K_QDKL1j-2opDnEhwOtLPO96v8o2R6IMSbJ-FgE06Z1UCTlXKEvCLcIEh1VSjaObEalCIGInFNiwu3Les_jvx23QsTlt1mZ0nXQUuzxA92B5xWIHEEJHd4fQaSDnrj4vg7yi/s320/psd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232594591693514402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Lately, I've been spending a decent amount of time figuring out how the tools of photoshop freakin' works. And with work, school, and love (lol!), it's been rather difficult to find enough time to really learn everything, so the little that I can spare is already something! </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Also, they say "Practice makes perfect", and that's exactly what I did. And although perfect isn't nearly a good word to describe how far I've gone, atleast I have realized that I have a couple of artworks - plenty (although i'm not certain if good) enough to put on a website. Setting up the website took me eons as well, but I'm loving it. For now, Archie is my ultimate subject in creating artworks - wallies, siggies, avis, etc. just because I'm his biggest fan. You can click on the site screencap (right), and it will take you to my humble site. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I hope you guys can find time to check it out, and drop a shoutout on the tagboard.</span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-68096753031512385022008-08-01T22:42:00.000-07:002008-08-03T06:41:24.002-07:00Music Buzz: Archueta's Debut Single Hits the Airwaves!<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This Kid Ain't Going Awayayayayeah...<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFu4rzVfNfvLZ3UtB8MPMKc2FKvNuC3c_NFtw-6obBW-MgFtekT3_COb4_CMwVUWXjcTaPFiS7tQzBjv2tYcpHAxELBKujWHliFGvYCeuIxnnSO3ReYGOZGthUZfo1CSKgyutJVLdorsx/s1600-h/04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFu4rzVfNfvLZ3UtB8MPMKc2FKvNuC3c_NFtw-6obBW-MgFtekT3_COb4_CMwVUWXjcTaPFiS7tQzBjv2tYcpHAxELBKujWHliFGvYCeuIxnnSO3ReYGOZGthUZfo1CSKgyutJVLdorsx/s400/04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229821174381188274" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Finally, Archie's new single is out for the world to hear (only)! "Crush" first hit the airwaves on z100's Morning Show, yesterday, August 1, 2008 at around 7:45AM EST (7:45PM Phils, HK). I actually had to cheat on my IP address just to be able to listen to Z100's live stream of the interview/debut due to some licensing issues, so all hail Hide-My-IP. Of course, while listening, I was spazzing like a total fangirl, all giddy and skippy in anticipation --much like Nurse Joker --yet nervous and hopeful at the same time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhfi9gOBbpqIOVlH2ru4mKNMAdhCMTqYJGERJ6Ji0VtFFtX5auLzQVT4syRwDCwo8sTXBzZUUbXCZ9xob_8ZIQyCN_W4VTKPoDwO9BANO1354uM6gF1SMXt9Yzrlrfrz9xv0JywjZV8ZB/s1600-h/elvisduran.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhfi9gOBbpqIOVlH2ru4mKNMAdhCMTqYJGERJ6Ji0VtFFtX5auLzQVT4syRwDCwo8sTXBzZUUbXCZ9xob_8ZIQyCN_W4VTKPoDwO9BANO1354uM6gF1SMXt9Yzrlrfrz9xv0JywjZV8ZB/s320/elvisduran.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229821468457718354" border="0" /></a>I love how the single has a catchy Chris Brown-ish beat to it, fun, young and very very very radio-friendly. The guitar riff just before the chorus is crazy cute, and it would be seriously a miracle if you don't end up with <span style="font-style: italic;">Awayayayayayeah</span> stuck in your head all day long. If I were not biased, I would say it has "hit" written all over it, not that my bias affects such fact. Of course, the great vocals from Archie is already a given. *rolls eyes* Nonetheless, reviews are better if without bias, so I thought it wise to compile some reviews, comments and videos in connection to the said single which would not only showcase the hilarity of some people's line of thinking , but more importantly leave the fans' --old and recently-converted alike -- hearts aflutter. Just move further in this post, and enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reviews/Announcements</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">American Idol's David Archuleta and <em>Crush </em>could give Clay Aiken a run for his money. Although David Archuleta appeals to the <span class="link">teen</span> girl demographic, I believe his appeal is universal. On Elvis Duran's show, he was also receiving support from <span class="link">male</span> fans, thirty-somethings, and senior citizens. Another fan also wanted him to record an <span class="link">album</span> in Spanish. At 17, <span class="link">American</span> Idol's David Archuleta has a bright future ahead of him. <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/922953/american_idols_david_archuleta_debuts.html?cat=33"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Read entire article at the AP)</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;">If Cook <span style="color: rgb(255, 90, 173); text-decoration: none;"></span>was the raw sexy masculinity on this past season’s American Idol, then Archuleta was the boy band barely-postpubescent cuteness. </span><span style="font-size:85%;">And earlier this morning, the AI runner-up was all smiles as he exited the Z100 Studios in New York City after debuting his new single “Crush” to the whole world. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">And it looks like David has received a style upgrade since his Idol days, as he was sporting a very trendy blue Hurley screenprinted t-shirt with a pair of distressed denim jeans and some Converse All-Stars. If “Crush” is any indication as to Archuleta’s overall musical sound, it looks like we’ll have a radio-friend-winning album coming to a store near you later this fall. <a href="http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/david-archuleta-debuts-new-single-205197/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-style: italic;">(Read entire article at CelebrityGossip</span>)</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="adbriteinline">...David Archuleta's "Crush" debuted on Z 100's Elvis Duran and the Z Morning Zoo this morning (Friday), and no joke - this kid is going to be a HUGE star!</span>...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216256,00.html" target="_blank" a="">People</a> Magazine reports: The singer was reportedly shaking when it first aired, but whether it was nerves or excitement, his fans have nothing but praise for the track. You can call him young all you want, but this 'kid' is going to be a big star. <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212161525.shtml"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Read entire article at the PostChronicle)</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold on to your to hats Archie fans, <strong style="font-weight: normal;">David Archuleta</strong>'s brand new single, "Crush", debuted this morning to lots of fanfare. And I have to admit, I sort of loved it. It's very pop-y and <em>American Idol</em>-like -- and it is going to be a smash. <a href="http://dailyblabber.ivillage.com/entertainment/archives/2008/08/hear-david-archuletas-brand-ne.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Read entire article at The Daily Blabber)</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">When we heard that angel-voiced American Idol runner-up David Archuleta had signed to Jive Records a couple of months back, our excitement was tempered somewhat by the news that his debut album wouldn't be released until after the one from his pitchy, balding nemesis, Idol winner David Cook. This morning, though, with still no word yet on a new record from Cook (supposedly it's coming out in November, maybe), Archuleta stopped by New York's Z100 for the radio premiere of his wonderful first single "Crush" While we don't have a definitive release date for Archuleta's album, the fact that Idol's producers are allowing him to promote it already sort of implies that his will come out first.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">And while a runner-up's album beating the victor's to stores isn't unheard of, it usually only seems to happen when producers are trying to sweep an Idol winner under a rug (sorry, Cook, no pun intended) — Clay Aiken's record came out before Ruben Studdard's, and Chris Daughtry's was released before Taylor Hicks's. Cook is reportedly hard at work on music with songwriters from Collective Soul and Our Lady Peace (so you know it'll be good), but does this latest development mean someone behind the scenes secretly doubts its commercial viability? We're pretty sure we're not going to buy it!</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/08/david_archuletas_first_single.html">(Vulture)</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">It has a confectionary pop sheen, something Chris Brown could have sung. Although Archuleta’s strength has often been very adult contemporary ballad-type material, the producers clearly picked this song to give Archuleta a more modern R&B feel. I expect his big fans will eat it up and it would fit just fine on Star 94 or Q100 in between Justin Timberlake and Rihanna. Compared to other runners up, this beats the first singles by Diana, Bo, Kat or Blake and I can see it going top 20, possibly top 10. No. 1? <span style="font-style: italic;">(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">We are definitely liking “Crush”….A LOT!!! <span style="font-style: italic;">(TeenScoop)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="lw-text">We listened to the song and it was, in our opinion, a great freshman outing — the tune is catchy, sweet, and young ladies will swoon... <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Great-American-Idol/David-Archuletas-Single/800044376">(TVGuide) </a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: I finally "got" David Archuleta when he performed "Apologize" with OneRepublic on the <em>American Idol</em> finale. Not that I'm a big fan of that song, but its breathy, wistful feel allowed the timbre of Archie's voice to shine through a lot better than any of the big quasi-inspirational tracks his father saddled him with during the initial weeks of the competition. Whoever is putting together his debut album must feel the same way, as "Crush" is a laid-back, dreamy ballad in the vein of "Apologize" and "Tattoo." Archie even slips in some falsetto, as if to further make his combined fanbase of 12-year-olds and their mothers swoon in unison. <a href="http://idolator.com/399680/david-archuleta-wants-to-make-the-girls-swoon"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Idolator.com)</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I was surprised by how much I liked it. I mean with title like "Crush", the corniest concepts come to mind. Of course, his voice sounds phenomenal recorded, so that was never the problem. The production must have been done by Stargate, because it sounds a lot like their previous work, especially Chris Brown's "With You". Nevertheless, it sounds really good. The lyrics are also pretty good, and easily relatable. Everyone has had that big crush on someone, so its an easy subject to write a song about. However, this song may be one of the best I have heard about the subject (Mandy Moore's was terrible)...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">... I wouldn't call "Crush" awesome, but its definitely a good start for one of Idol's best contestants ever. Radio will be spinning this all fall, so don't be surprised when you hear Archie on your radio soon. Congrats to him. <a href="http://brandonsbestworst.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Brandon's Best Worst)</span></a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hilarious Comments </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(gathered from <span style="font-weight: bold;">non-fans/haters</span> in Message Boards, Sites, Blogs, YT, etc. </span><span><span style="font-style: italic;">- </span>Of course, the haters ones are easy to determine. lol.</span>)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">I'm sure everyone thought Archuleta would have the corny 1st single while Cook would have the awesome one. Yeah, try reversing that a bit. <a href="http://brandonsbestworst.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Brandon's Best Worst)</span></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Ok, I'll admit it. If we are talking pure song, disregarding the singer, I would like Crush better. But because it's David Cook, I still choose Time Of My Life. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Message Board)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />I hate this kid. I mean HATE him. But I love this song. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Message Board)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Okay, I am sorry, but I actually like <a href="http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season7/david_archuleta/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">David Archuleta’s</span></a> new song Crush. But just to make up for it, here is Paperboy Eli Reed’s Am I Wasting My Time. <a href="http://meaningfuldistractions.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/news_david_archuleta_crush_76857/"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Meaningful Distractions)</span></a></span><p><span id="ljcmt3260726307" style="font-size:85%;">I think this is a good first single for him. Pop isn't my thing--but it's catchy and should get plenty of radio play. (LJ)<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">While not a big Archie fan during the show - I'm pleasantly surprised. This song is very catchy. Total earworm, lol. I predict a fast rise up the Top 40 charts. <a href="http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Great-American-Idol/David-Archuletas-Single/800044376"><span style="font-style: italic;">(TVGuide)</span></a></span></p><p><span id="ljcmt3260906275" style="font-size:85%;">Aww I like it. It's not a horrible ballad like I was expecting so thats even better! </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" id="ljcmt3260338979" >(LJ)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">I gotta admit it was better than I expected and sounds young and current enough to appeal to the younger listeners. <span style="font-style: italic;">(IDF)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Heck, I wish I had a crush on someone right now. <span style="font-style: italic;">(IDF)</span></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">I am a big David Cook fan but I have to admit this is a really good song and will definitely be a hit. <a href="http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Great-American-Idol/David-Archuletas-Single/800044376"><span style="font-style: italic;">(TVGuide)</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">This song is like. Drugs. Just. Not as illegal, and more addicting. <span style="font-style: italic;">(IDF)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">OMG, y'all are right. This song IS like CRACK. <span style="font-style: italic;">(IDF)</span></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">I seriously need to have this song on my itunes. It's way too catchy. Darn you Archuleta! <span style="font-style: italic;">(IDF)</span></span><br /></p><p><span id="ljcmt3260351523" style="font-size:85%;">Won't even lie, i like this song. Hope he doesn't look awkward in the video. <span style="font-style: italic;">(LJ)</span></span><span id="ljcmt3260351523" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p><span id="ljcmt3260356131" style="font-size:85%;">I've never followed AI, but this song is good.<span style="font-style: italic;">(LJ)</span></span></p><p><br /></p></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="ljcmt3260356131"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="ljcmt3260356131"><span style="font-weight: bold;">and my most favorite: </span></span><span id="ljcmt3260906275"></span><span id="ljcmt3260338979"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;">Damnit, it wasn't awful. <span style="font-style: italic;">(LJ)</span></span></blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;"><span id="ljcmt3260338979"></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="ljcmt3260356131">Rotf. It's amazing to see how it pains some people to acknowledge such immense talent! Anyway, it was fun to follow some of the stats on the web: </span>#4 on Z100's Interactive 9 at 9, inlcuded on Yahoo's Most Buzzed, Crush being Youtube's Most Viewed, Most Talked About, Top Favorites, Most Rated, etc. The list is nearly endless, and this is barely 24 hours after the premiere of the single. The buzz has been amazing, and to a fan like me, extremely overwhelming but most importantly, well-deserved. You go, Archie!<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For now, it's your turn to listen! Feel free to tell me what your think of the new single. You may listen to it below (it's currently on my blog player playlist too!):</p><p style="text-align: center;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OBiW44cWu4c&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OBiW44cWu4c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>If you want to listen to Z100 and catch for yourself a live airing of the single, you may check their <a href="http://www.z100.com/cc-common/ondemand/player.html?world=st"> live stream</a> or listen to/view the interview and single at <a href="http://z100.elvisduran.com/pages/news/davidarchuleta/">Elvis Duran's site</a>.<img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /> If neither works, here's a stream from <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/hehtnq">Utah's 97.1</a> (?), or here's more youtube goodies to save the day, Enjoy!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Archie's reaction hearing his single for the first time at Z100:<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wcRwmcl3-Jc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wcRwmcl3-Jc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Archie on Elvis Duran:<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4V4FpBd880g&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4V4FpBd880g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Today, Archie is officially a recording artist! I am excited for the days to come, and the future of his career which I am sure to follow! His single will be up for (legal) donwload on Itunes on September 2, however, some sources have reported it may actually be up for digital purchase as early as August 12. Some big faith Jive has on Archie, I must say! So have I, all along.<br /></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-11321735847034598392008-07-31T02:37:00.000-07:002008-07-31T08:13:19.601-07:00The Amateur Tastebud: Delectable Davao<span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have A Taste of Davao</span>!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">[Robbi and Kricket's Food Trips-turned Public Service!</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">]</span><br /></div><br />These reviews are long overdue and thanks to that, I have a wonderful title, haha. For the benefit of the first time readers (like i have that many!), this section is like where I can rave about some of the good, scratch that, best food I've like tasted so far. Judging from the column title, it's coming from a nobody (-ies) who practically just loves to eat. So no fancy spice names, no hyfaluting taste terms (apparently, my kitchen vocab can only go so far as the tastebud shows), and no pricey place recommendations whose names practically spell $ ka-ching $!<br /><br />For locals and tourists alike, who happen to pass by this page, here's a treat for you as August is only a day away, and the famous Kadayawan (vernacular for good, good harvest, etc) Festival is just around the corner. With your plane tickets and hotel rooms booked as planned, there's no way you'd be throwing away a probable "time of your life" (Oh, Cookie.) by not knowing the best where to's and what to's as regards local food destinations. Thus, this post would just be the first of several entries. Also, I would like to apologize in advance for the rather inaccurate dish names as I had some issues with my blessed cellphone memory where I saved down the dish names. I am hoping the pictures from my often low-batt phone would suffice, though. lol. So, let's get those tastebuds working!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">When in Davao, try <span style="font-size:180%;">Coco's!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuz0v4wKgV2cluVXefj_wUxKuN1gJcPO-Rng1V4qtTCzG2h48r-Xt7d7dC6eygEdpfqNzE2LdWC7P_59DzeTWmQDRoxAwnM46SYCsjz1lwhCSGZ0vrfLo6Z31PXK1T_MCzXMoUKeb45WnC/s1600-h/Image221.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuz0v4wKgV2cluVXefj_wUxKuN1gJcPO-Rng1V4qtTCzG2h48r-Xt7d7dC6eygEdpfqNzE2LdWC7P_59DzeTWmQDRoxAwnM46SYCsjz1lwhCSGZ0vrfLo6Z31PXK1T_MCzXMoUKeb45WnC/s400/Image221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229120295407398050" border="0" /></a>If you're hungry, or claim to have a large appetite, this is the place for you. At least, if rice is the staple food in your region, though you can always have mashed potatoes in lieu of it. However, if you prefer the latter, that would mean missing out on the glory of the rice that is Coco's. Forgive the misplaced adjectives above but what I meant by it was that unlike most "flavored" rice dishes, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Coco's rice</span> does not take away or interfere with your enjoyment of the the flavors in the main dish itself. And from someone who is obsessed with rice, I can say their serving is HUGE, absolutely more than enough to fill you!<br /><br />But what's rice without the dish? Their <span style="font-weight: bold;">Babyback Ribs </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(above)</span> is a definite delight! If you're not the figure-conscious type, you'd enjoy this one fo' sho'. Cooked to perfection, with the sweetness that's just right. Although available in half and whole servings, this meal is heavy enough to make you want for not just more servings, but for even more tummy space! A sure filler! The best part is, it costs less than the other BBR dishes out there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2AxYfLsxbxWPe3OBcHlWbsYBKakwu3hEuW-FO5xijmz1R3iRzriHXX5iCO2Oc5k21vYEYUiOOL7wTL9ruEkzs5wa-8fswWYAZfsuuudM6mOUt4sd2Hf-cMLdINY37gwBBdVBr4UaCI_v/s1600-h/Image263.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2AxYfLsxbxWPe3OBcHlWbsYBKakwu3hEuW-FO5xijmz1R3iRzriHXX5iCO2Oc5k21vYEYUiOOL7wTL9ruEkzs5wa-8fswWYAZfsuuudM6mOUt4sd2Hf-cMLdINY37gwBBdVBr4UaCI_v/s400/Image263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229121828545272674" border="0" /></a>Coco's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grilled Chicken </span><span style="font-style: italic;">(left)</span> is another must-try too! Grilled just right, and topped with melted cheese and bacon bits, the flavors fight for domination as soon as the bits touch your tongue. However, I was slightly disappointed with the sweet/sour dip/sauce that came with it as I was expecting a bit more, for a lack of more specific term, descriptively flavorful. For this dish though, I recommend trying it with Mashed Potatoes instead of rice to better enjoy the flavors (I had rice with it, so I can tell!) and also since the two slices are a wee bit out of proportion with their monster rice serving.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3z5sGaaXQGN1vEyne4jeLhryeJEE7w_Wns4xLRGY1-VrY6B5xQ31tKHxqkDK0teKCx2vK0IAo0v6inuhn7JBlovIz2ifOLzQrKExD2lSkZKR754tyuekX-KfK-0jPrZ-cGSA2zGjiQZOO/s1600-h/Image265.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3z5sGaaXQGN1vEyne4jeLhryeJEE7w_Wns4xLRGY1-VrY6B5xQ31tKHxqkDK0teKCx2vK0IAo0v6inuhn7JBlovIz2ifOLzQrKExD2lSkZKR754tyuekX-KfK-0jPrZ-cGSA2zGjiQZOO/s320/Image265.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229188541017553570" border="0" /></a>After a rather generous meal, you may opt to try Coco's line of sweets and desserts among which We, more specifically Boo, would highly recommend their <span style="font-weight: bold;">Moist Chocolate Cake</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(left)</span> -- packed, not too chewy, and wildly chocolatey (cake/coating/garnish - all chocolate!). Boo actually still couldn't stop raving about how good it is, despite its rather uncreative name --one that doesn't quite give justice to its out-of-this-world-liness. How good you ask? One word, Boo says "damn".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLcmEBKYSelIyT8E7DPDhzGld8qOR57qeAYaST39naL2kv_48qPfUEU5UVEKaq6aPjVQCu8qTjgoKl-ugXjOJOS4lGMAVmDTm8xD4obLgPtqO1bZn6YZLGb8Kk9zrmynN1lu1FFFnORMy/s1600-h/Image264.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLcmEBKYSelIyT8E7DPDhzGld8qOR57qeAYaST39naL2kv_48qPfUEU5UVEKaq6aPjVQCu8qTjgoKl-ugXjOJOS4lGMAVmDTm8xD4obLgPtqO1bZn6YZLGb8Kk9zrmynN1lu1FFFnORMy/s320/Image264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229189301591957874" border="0" /></a>Other great desserts include the classic<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Chocolate Mousse </span>and the post-modern <span style="font-weight: bold;">Apple</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">[insert proper term that sounds like souffle or krevacuk (wait, that was a singer?) or whatever here] </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pie Thingy </span><span>(<span style="font-style: italic;">right</span>)</span> --baked apple slices with special oatmeal stuffing, with hints of cinnamon and caramel, topped with a scoop of the vanilla ice cream and nuts. Even the description already tells you how good it is. I personally loved loved loved this one. Seriously, Apple and Cinammon are already like heaven's perfect combination! Add oatmeal, caramel, the cold and classic sweet, milky french vanilla to it and your eyes are going to roll upon first bite. I honestly found it impossible not to have gone "MMmmMMmm". I bet Boo would have gone "damn" too.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tastebud Ratings:</span> <a href="http://kricketspillsthebeans.blogspot.com/2008/04/amateur-tastebud-food-reviews-by.html">(click here for more on my silly rating scheme)</a><br />Babyback Ribs, Moist Choc. Cake, Apple Pie Thingy:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-Need to Go Home! Ate waaaaay to much, I need to unload! (5/5)</span><br />Grilled Chicken:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-Return Act Awardee. Definitely eating this again! (4/5)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Budget Buzz: </span>A bit pricey if you're not the "spend-for-food" type, but totally freakin' worth it!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If you want to check Coco's out, drop by their place at Torres St., Davao City.</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-34464059249167426182008-07-27T10:33:00.001-07:002008-07-27T11:08:13.871-07:00The Dark Dreamer: Season 3 Promo and Spoilers<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bay Harbor Butcher is Back!</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96BEsVguVR0B9ZB2j0rkGaESYRQDdUlM1E78yPYUmL2075cm65bKfwl9xCcRY8ShkOnEV7Wiw5ZP7nBfI8aHHtAnz-f9xHgLYp_m4CGLhNuDeCDwPOc0CD0Kn3Jd7Hn25jc1AcWennTGs/s1600-h/dexter-season-2-promo-picture-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96BEsVguVR0B9ZB2j0rkGaESYRQDdUlM1E78yPYUmL2075cm65bKfwl9xCcRY8ShkOnEV7Wiw5ZP7nBfI8aHHtAnz-f9xHgLYp_m4CGLhNuDeCDwPOc0CD0Kn3Jd7Hn25jc1AcWennTGs/s400/dexter-season-2-promo-picture-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227755994069265986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's the weirdest thing when you start hoping a killer doesn't get caught, when most of the time you just want them to burn in hell. Well, Sylar (Heroes) was (the love needs to be rekindled! I need Season 3! ) my first love as regards serial killers and I have sort of gotten fond with T-bag and Mahone but Dexter has this very special place in my heart, for a reason I have not yet quite understood. I love how he's subtle on the outside, but maniacal on the inside. I think Season 2 humanized Dexter though, as opposed to his dead emotions in the Pilot season. His discovery of emotions is what endears him more to his audience, I think. Anyway, here are some stuffs to tickle your murdering fancies:<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Warning: Spoilers</span> - don't blame me if I ruin your fun! <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.wonderday.ca/2008/07/25/dexter-season-3-trailer/">here</a><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span><br /></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">from <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/07/25/showtimes-dexter-comic-con-report/">TV Squad’s</a> Comic-Con report after the jump. </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="more-10107"></span>In attendance: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Clyde Phillips and Melissa Rosenberg. Our friend Kristin from E! moderated the panel.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"> * Lots of boos from the crowd at the mention of how Dexter appears on CBS. I’m not really sure why, as it’s opened up to a wider audience. It’s not like it’s leaving Showtime!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* We were treated to some scenes from the upcoming season. A “botched kill” by Dexter occurs, as he wasn’t sure of the man’s guilt, and that seems to be one of the main themes of the new season. The trailer featured Jimmy Smits, of course. Dexter is also collecting more slides. The new season premieres September 28.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> * Wow, I gotta say Julie Benze looked fantastic. I guess they purposely make her appear a bit more “ragged” in Dexter, because she was pretty stunning up there today.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> * Jimmy Smits’s character is considered Dexter’s new “friend” on the show. The two get to a point of no return, so to speak, in their friendship.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* Themes this season: Family values and the evolution of Dexter as a man.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* Lundy will not be back this season.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* Deb will have the beginnings of a relationship next season, but it “will not be with whom you’d expect.” Clyde Phillips was very careful with this one, noting it’s spoiler territory.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* Julie Benz says she’d appear on Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse in a heartbeat, if asked.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* Phillips said that comic books would be a natural fit for the show, should it be considered later.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* When asked if Rita’s kids would play a role much like they do in the books (most notably, Rita’s son Cody), Phillips said it was something talked about before, but they decided not to go there and to challenge themselves to do something other than what the books did.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* Kiddingly asked about a CSI: Miami crossover, Hall said it’d be funny if Dexter just came onto the show, helped solved a crime (since he is a cop, after all), and that was it. Brilliant!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* Hall said his favorite kill was Little Chino, since he was so freakin’ big and it felt satisfying to bring him down.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">* Marc Ecko (the Barry Bonds ball guy?!) came on and mentioned a Dexter game, coming first to the iPhone and iPhone touch. It’ll include using SMS, gestures, phone calls, and be an “episodic” game.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">* There’s a “huge shocking reveal” in the season premiere. Of course they wouldn’t go into that much, just to confirm it and that Dexter says something that he cannot pull back from.</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Eeeeeeeeeeeep. Those spoilers got me all giddy! My thoughts: First, it's a bummer Lundy won't be back. I liked that old chap, not the Deb-likes-Lundy kind though. Next, Dexter's on CBS? I even forgot where they aired last time. Not that I don't care, but I'm a torrent person, and my geographical location would be a perfect justification (No Fox, No CBS. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So screw anti-piracy</span>) so yeah, wherever it airs is fine. Lastly, Hall loved taking Little Chino down! haha. Oh and Dexter game, great, another reason to BUY the iPhone. Weird, i have this mental image of him crawling under the door or spraying something on wild plants - oh wait, that was Daxter. Anyway, here's a teaser/trailer. Enjoy!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/271552642" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=1688292415&playerId=271552642&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" height="412" width="486"></embed><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.wonderday.ca/2008/07/25/dexter-season-3-trailer/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Video Credit</span></a></span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-49208791177802802722008-07-27T10:21:00.000-07:002008-07-27T10:29:29.806-07:00The Lock-up: Season 4 Promos<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here are teasers/trailers for Season 4 of Prisonbreak, my first love in TV Series. Enjoy:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div><object width="420" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x67fbr"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x67fbr" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="339" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Video credits: <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Speedy3702</span></span></span><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.blackcatpa.co.uk/darkufo/flvplayer.swf" width="420" height="339" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="file=http://videos.prisonbreak-media.com/albums/Promos/Season_4/s4teaser6.flv&logo=http://blackcatpa.co.uk/spoilertv/spoilertvvideowatermarksmaller.png&image=http://www.blackcatpa.co.uk/darkufo/spoilertvlogo.png&overstretch=fit"></embed><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Video credits: <a href="http://spoilertv.blogspot.com">Darkufo</a></span></span><br /></div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-78094677896504202802008-07-27T07:42:00.000-07:002008-07-27T11:43:10.961-07:00The Dark Dreamer: Dexter's Season 3 Spoiler!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keeping the Code?</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLMKSvDQD7bNxhosQe1CsGHxi3hS3HwWPRwnyImzuW6w3rx7cjxXpYM_f2GUm4FkI_8bMuKICFKlZm5QPRs8tR00UBKKZfDhy_xwuubl9WNAmnC06vtmeOKBIy1V3b5NFzUvjBxMdZIHn/s1600-h/200px-Dexter_Music_From_the_Showtime_Series.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLMKSvDQD7bNxhosQe1CsGHxi3hS3HwWPRwnyImzuW6w3rx7cjxXpYM_f2GUm4FkI_8bMuKICFKlZm5QPRs8tR00UBKKZfDhy_xwuubl9WNAmnC06vtmeOKBIy1V3b5NFzUvjBxMdZIHn/s400/200px-Dexter_Music_From_the_Showtime_Series.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227707307274744866" border="0" /></a>I just remembered Dexter, all of of a sudden. So i rummaged the internet for some good stuff. Here's a major spoiler for Season 3. If you're the corny type, and doesn't want to get spoiled, skip this post. <blockquote>When asked if Dex might break the code and kill someone innocent, Phillips dished, “Yes, he will. And without giving too much away, I will say we can consider it dropping a pebble on a mountainside filled with snow, and it will cause an avalanche.” from <a href="http://dreaminginthedark.org/?p=360">here</a>.</blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>My first reaction was like . . Noooooooooooooooooo! Harry's code must be kept! I am hoping, like the author of the quoted post above, that this be an issue of mistaken identity, or something. But this should be a really interesting twist! I am so freakin' excited. I want my Dexter fix now!<br /><br />Some teasers at <a href="http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2008/07/dexter-3-season-3-promos.html">DarkUfo's</a>.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-37127592808206176552008-07-19T10:43:00.000-07:002008-07-19T23:20:26.611-07:00Moblog?<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Yay Moblog!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_6CN8EWcrYfT9yi7Mj0FtoH39FCgOdW0BbtCyi6Jk5MIJUxZM45yjghW2SAdsE4NdfD2HssFknEhsXA7HiT2gjuplZRZAP5trawi8V0XuAFg_7fVRm610drXx_S6rKLgi8KxNQ8iaZ_F/s1600-h/Snapshot-0428.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_6CN8EWcrYfT9yi7Mj0FtoH39FCgOdW0BbtCyi6Jk5MIJUxZM45yjghW2SAdsE4NdfD2HssFknEhsXA7HiT2gjuplZRZAP5trawi8V0XuAFg_7fVRm610drXx_S6rKLgi8KxNQ8iaZ_F/s400/Snapshot-0428.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224976994786851794" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So, i'm kinda late, but i'm still figuring out how the heck this thing works. I'm having serious issues with Blogger's on-the-go blogging feature, so i'm trying their email feature instead. Hope this works!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-34862580614999113272008-07-19T05:59:00.000-07:002008-07-19T06:19:17.892-07:00The Lock-up: Season 4 Promo Pic<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Stached T-bag!</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I know I haven't been very up to date, but at least I'm trying to catch up. With all the fangirling I'm going through, I have a tendency to forget about some things haha. Sorry Scofield! Forgive me and know you still are my first love. lmao. Anyway, here's the Season 4 Promo Photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7-mbOBpS9otaJxlmfZBWe_S_AStcoqEXfK9gO4g1UUgYVpXWql7ImIvzL3cEjIc1-qsvtDdJlE86nwwuI0Xqc-UR9oZI0hRjX0z58-Mn0S9yxK8OIjQ_OiRT7Ujv2AXoWrLb-Wu3Dkso/s1600/PB-FINAL1version1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7-mbOBpS9otaJxlmfZBWe_S_AStcoqEXfK9gO4g1UUgYVpXWql7ImIvzL3cEjIc1-qsvtDdJlE86nwwuI0Xqc-UR9oZI0hRjX0z58-Mn0S9yxK8OIjQ_OiRT7Ujv2AXoWrLb-Wu3Dkso/s1600/PB-FINAL1version1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />T-bag in a suit and mustache! Sara ressurected! Scofield still hot! Mahone undrugged! New characters! Looks like we're in for an interesting season. The not-so-creative "theme" tells me the coming season might be similar to S2, where everyone is on the "go". I mean they're "on the road", if that tells you any less.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-34487195166713556292008-07-15T10:02:00.000-07:002008-07-15T11:08:30.446-07:00Music Buzz / Idolmania: Nuts Over Archie's Insane "Crazy" Performance!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Urban Legend No More</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDBf9gLcqFG03HKd24YeC6XmTC0f-Q1W1k1Hvi2iVzGsU4nq7c-Jgwq0mCSDplixYsK0cStGM6RMv8Xi9Lwt7CVdU78ffwxgNCL0omt8IXqYMdqxR74XxiErGnpZchbYOXv1uzfHKHzdm/s1600-h/hw10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDBf9gLcqFG03HKd24YeC6XmTC0f-Q1W1k1Hvi2iVzGsU4nq7c-Jgwq0mCSDplixYsK0cStGM6RMv8Xi9Lwt7CVdU78ffwxgNCL0omt8IXqYMdqxR74XxiErGnpZchbYOXv1uzfHKHzdm/s400/hw10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223303464053443298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">If you have followed the AI's past season religiously, I am sure you are well aware that Castro and Archuleta's Hollywood Week Day1 auditions never aired due to song clearance issues. Clips, however, showed the judges raving over this certain song the latter did which viewers never really knew what until Josiah Lemming spilled in an interview it was <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gnarls Barkley's Crazy</span>. He said the performance was so amazing it gave him chills, or something along those lines. Here's how Simon, Dawg, and Paula reacted (around 0:26 - 0:45) :<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"></object><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZX_3FkswVTM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZX_3FkswVTM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Ever since the fans knew about the song being <span style="font-weight: bold;">Crazy</span>, it's been kind of a wishful thinking to hear Archie sing it on the show, which obviously didn't happen. Although he hinted about having panned to sing it during the finale, song clearance issues barred such a dream from coming true. Of course, after the show, Jason (who i, too, love!) surprisingly got the song cleared for his tour set. I love conspiracy theories, especially with the farce that is AI but I'd rather abuse your mind, and save the detective work for a separate blog. Since the song has already been cleared, naturally Archie, ever the fan-spoiling artist, <span style="font-style: italic;">finally</span> heeded his fans' year/months-long cries and demands as he guested on Fox 13's Good Day Utah.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not so Random Story:</span> That reminds me of the insane evening I had last night when I found out he would go on live to perform a song on Fox13. I followed the live stream online around 7am Mountain Time (9am Est, 9pm Phils), and was all giddy when he finally got on the set. Little did I know such excitement would turn into extreme anger when my brother picked me up. Of all the times he could, he did so at that moment when I was finally going to verify the myth of the Hollywood Week auditions, and boy did I act like a brat. I stomped my foot, furrowed my brows, and grumbled incessantly. What would you have done in such a frustrating situation? I am certain I blurted out what seemed like<span style="font-style: italic;"> "Go. FLLLYYY home."</span> to him as soon as I got in the car, to which he obliged. We zoomed our way through the road and the next thing I knew, we were home. Still at the gate, I already pulled out my laptop and connected to the feed like a crazed little fangirl. Thank God for wireless signals, as soon as the car was parked, the door flew open and I dashed thru the living room, up the stairs and straight into my room -- with my laptop screen flipped open, and the entire unit dangling on my side and held by one hand. I plugged my earphones and sat down to listen. I was majorly pissed when I missed Archie doing the weather, but was delighted to learn he hasn't performed yet. So yeah, it turned out to be a happy ending - although without magic rainbows!<br /></div><br />Finally, here's Archie's soulful rendition of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gnarls Barkely's Crazy</span>, performed live on Fox 13's GDU:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vgs72c5t8LI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vgs72c5t8LI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /></div><br />I think it was hauntingly beautiful! So much soul! Brilliant! Pure love!... it's an endless string of adoration. If you enjoyed that, here's an <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?gmtxdbceezg">enhanced mp3 version </a>(less echo/reverb) for download. That ends my little ramble for now.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Credits: Video - ronaldsf, Audio - sl_productions</span></span><br /></div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-30201605495035285382008-07-13T04:01:00.000-07:002008-07-13T08:25:10.241-07:00my first shot at photoshop<div style="text-align: justify;">Just a week ago, i tried learning photoshop and hoped to figure out how the effects and all that PS jazz works. I know, it's not that big of an achievement when there are hundreds of 14-year olds out there who are already experts at PS but still, don't be a buzz kill! Of course, before anything else, I needed a subject to work on and be able to start a project. Being the extreme fangirl that I have been lately, I had no better choice than Archie. Come on, with his pretty face, an artist can never go wrong. That smile would radiate like a bursting ray of sunshine and turn the entire project into a masterpiece. It may be impossible to find a bad shot of this kid, even at his most awkward moments. The difficulty though, lies in choosing the perfect picture/s to use since every single pic just fights for that top spot. It's insane, especially if you decide to use just one picture!<br /><br />Satisfied, although a bit unsure, with my own work, i tried my luck and submitted it to the weekly gallery contest at Fanblast. They have had a lot of great gallery submissions for the past week, with R4D and Andrew as my favorite artists. R4d is Filipino too, and has the most gorgeous pieces I've ever seen!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://davidarchuletafanblast.com/2008/07/13/this-weeks-gallery-art-champ/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 203px;" src="http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk159/rockchiq234/fbscreenshot-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Today, I opened <a href="http://davidarchuletafanblast.com/">Fanblast</a> and couldn't stop squeeing in extreme delight and utter joy to see my name splattered all across the front page. I freaking won! I had this huge grin on my face, I looked like a friggin' retard for about 3 minutes. I think its really neat to have won considering this was my first project, and to be alongside some really gorgeous works! If you click on the screenshot it'll lead you to the page where I am currently having my 15seconds of fame, haha.<br /><br /><a href="http://davidarchuletafanblast.com/gallery27/">Here</a> are more of the entries which got honorable mentions too. Check out R4D's. I love it!<br /><br />Before I lose control and go all fangirly to the nth degree, here's my first shot at working with photoshop, the "winning piece". It's a 1280x 800 jpeg wallpaper in which I used some splatter, negative and stitches brushes. Just in case you want to check it out for yourself, that is. Just click on the thumbnail below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sbmcopytr4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2394/sbmcopytr4.th.jpg" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;">1280x800, jpeg.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Stand By Me-D.A.<br /><a href="http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/">Brush Credits</a></span><br /></div><br />I have soooo much to learn, still, and I am so excited. I love PS! and I love Archie! By the way, You guys check <a href="http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/">this site</a> out, its where I got my first set of brushes and vectors. I tell you, it's all sorts of awesome! So much for fangirling, I'm off to download new brushes and PS stuffs!<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961054463656672188.post-28994203003995841782008-07-12T13:02:00.000-07:002008-07-12T22:22:16.512-07:00Tech Buzz: ayePhone vs nayePhone<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKdmnkbFavZfVgJTwQ7zkOq1B7fdfAL2rh8gJozzFs8rcfECxPpZN9E5r2cwrrvql7SUEmEeABMn1dM74cSnSZGFTK6Aj-JU266blRKKdP22RMWNikhFLYOlOd8T8Fdri8CzqKqPUT2c9/s1600-h/iphome.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKdmnkbFavZfVgJTwQ7zkOq1B7fdfAL2rh8gJozzFs8rcfECxPpZN9E5r2cwrrvql7SUEmEeABMn1dM74cSnSZGFTK6Aj-JU266blRKKdP22RMWNikhFLYOlOd8T8Fdri8CzqKqPUT2c9/s400/iphome.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222241720279199954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was all giddy to receive this email from Apple. It's been, what, like just a month or so ago when I was more than determined to buy the 1st generation iPhone, only to be stopped by my psychic boo. I'm still amazed at how he predicted Apple was going to release a new version at this stage of the year. You should be the marketing manager for Apple, Robbi!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />And now that my wishful thinking has been translated into reality, Apple releasing a newer version of the iPhone, that is, I'm actually going to list a few reasons on why I should keep on waiting for a better - per Robbi's calculations - release. Although this may sound like sourgrapes, it's not.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reasons Why Kricket Shouldn't Shell Out for iPhone 2, Just Yet</span></span>.<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">No Philippine release until September, 2008:</span> I've been to an Apple-licensed distributor store at the mall today, and the lady matter-of factly told me this<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> not-so</span> dream phone of mine wouldn't see Philippine grounds til Fall, not that we have that season here. I don't want to risk having it shipped. Precious glass surface.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2 megapixel camera:</span> Uhh..my 2 phones as of now are above 3 megapixel, so I don't quite understand how Apple tolerates a camera resolution that was popular when I was in my freshman year of law, or senior year of college for that matter. I have a feeling their engineers have forgotten that camera phone resolution is supposed to, at least, go with the year ending. 2007 had phones released with 5, 6 and 7mp. It's 2008, do the math. Oh, and did i mention no self-portrait mirror nor flash?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Multimedia Drought/Insufficiency:</span> 3G, MMS, TV? Yes, i know the phone actually has 3G but video-conferencing being the best feature that comes with this technology, they should have seriously considered adding a forward-faced camera, am i correct? 3G without video-conferencing just doesn't make sense. I feel all nostalgic, trying to look back at my college days, with a Nokia 6630 (2.5G - for whatever reason they left out .5) when I actually had to face the mirror to fully appreciate a video call with my dad. I forgive Nokia knowing that was years ago. Back then, I also remember my local service provider advertising their latest Live TV service, at 30P/day which leaves me wondering why Apple couldn't support such feature at this time of the century? Then I remembered, Itunes! Yes. I'd have to blog separately about that. Then again, the inability to send/receive MMS. Okay, so maybe you can send multimedia thru email, but it would be a pity not to be able to open a mms message from other phones, considering you're supposed to have the coolest phone on earth.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck2afS5bxhBg8GY3ntjg2ZoCYD2ZSrtSQ8bYiGW8-7mzZcMO6VF6F8Ur7ooafsj_ILd_sae_rH1fCQcgGdIEPvgwjceF_TfD5Nv5TXjF3JPeo-Vg5otWpvLnpl4iBZFoaf2aqgi48AoKU/s1600-h/iphone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck2afS5bxhBg8GY3ntjg2ZoCYD2ZSrtSQ8bYiGW8-7mzZcMO6VF6F8Ur7ooafsj_ILd_sae_rH1fCQcgGdIEPvgwjceF_TfD5Nv5TXjF3JPeo-Vg5otWpvLnpl4iBZFoaf2aqgi48AoKU/s400/iphone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222222923805936722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Price: </span>Heh, half the price <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">my arse</span>. Check the tiny speck on the picture, yes that one I pointed with a lamely-drawn arrow (What? you reckon i'd actually photoshop it?). It's 199$ for a two-year contract. I need to get my facts straight, but it's 5am here, so I'd just say I am shocked to learn it's actually <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">still </span>600$ outside the plan. Locally, Globe Telecom is said to be the official carrier. I wonder how much they will offer a prepaid package for? I asked them about 2 weeks ago, and all the lady could say was "<span style="font-style: italic;">Info will be out by late September but it surely will be available for prepaid users"</span>. Apparently, they're still conducting trainings for those who will be assigned to the iphone department. I just stood there with an "oh, okay" face even though my brain was screaming "<span style="font-style: italic;">Hear this, i'll email you a video tutorial and FAQ page from the internet on how to use an iphone, heck i'll even gladly write one for you cause as far as i know, even my 5-year old sister knows how to surf the web, much less figure out how phones work so just give me that darn info right now, cause I need to save up, lady!</span>". P9,000 won't be to too big of an amount to save, but it's getting past Globe's <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">hyp</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ocritical and oozing with superiority complex</span> plan-approving team that I'm worried about.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Memory/Expansion:</span> What "advanced" phone doesn't have MMC/SD/MS etc slots? It's insane. Not as half as crazy as Apple saying there won't be a 32gig release though. Of course there won't be<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, for now</span>. Not until the Holiday bells start jingling and the 8/16gig ones are out of stock, that is. I need to find a good eye-rolling icon.<br /><br />What's the verdict, then? Naye. I'll tarry. And hope that Apple won't give me another set of reasons to "just wait for iPhone 3" by then. It would go on forever. But who knows, when that pretty glass surface glistens before my eyes come September, i'll be salivating and rendering this post moot and academic.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1