DIMEpiece

NEW column! DIMEpiece is a reference to the cost of comics and it's slang for AMAZING and comics totes are SUPER AMAZING!

DC turned 75 today! YAY! Although I'm more of a Marvel girl, I do appreciate DC a lot. I mean they have Batman, Wonder Wonder, The Question, and V for Vendetta. 'Nuff said.

Check out the full article at The New York Times

My two favorite DC characters:

Barbara Gordon

Cassandra Cain

Ryan Reynolds said that Deadpool would beat Wolverine in a showdown. I THINK NOT! Canonically, Wolverine ALWAYS won against Deadpool. Keep it to the facts. And I definitely think Storm would kick both Multiple Man and Nightcrawler's asses.

Come that at the fierce female!

Check out the full article at Entertainment Weekly

Achievement Unlocked

I literally have been so busy that it's nearly been two weeks since I last posted. Why is my life so busy?

This video:



Makes me want "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" SO BAD!

I miss my Wii real, real, real bad too. And I also want a lego Wiimote. It looks so cool.

Also this:

WTF, Sims. I kinda (really) hate that vampires are mainstream now. UGH. Where were all of you when BTVS was airing or when Angel was cancelled? If you've only read Twilight, GTFO. You need to read some Anne Rice or Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. Or AT LEAST Bram Stoker. RAWR!

Achievement Unlocked

So, I've been going through a gaming withdrawal. Over the summer, I played my Wii all day, errday. Since then I've only had my iTouch to satisfy my needs.

I bought "Archetype" for $0.99. The game is like "Halo" multi-player mode for the iTouch. You play on a team and start with a standard gun in an area filled with weapons. The object is to get the most kills or at least more than the other team.

I really like "Archetype" because it's so similar to "Halo", but the free alternative "EliminatePro" is quickly becoming my favorite FPS on the iTouch. "EliminatePro" allows players to upgrade and buy their equipment (armor, weapons, items). This is great because more experienced players have more of an advantage over newer players because they have better stuff. It's also easier to achieve that "epic win" feeling when you can have tangible achievements throughout the playtime.

"Archetype" promo image

"EliminatePro" promo image

Both games are fun, user-friendly, and have intuitive controls and beautiful graphics. If you prefer a more level playing field, go with "Archetype", but if you like to school n00bs because they are so damn annoying, I'd forego paying for an app and stick with "EliminatePro."

Seriously though, I'm just biding my time until we get my suite mate's old XBox 360 (from last year) so I can play "Halo Reach".

It's going to be EPIC!

Birth By Binary

My Black Berry Curve just broke and I need a new one because my life is irrelevant without BBM, but I also really just want to get this because it’s just that AMAZING.

Happiest Place on Earth

Disney News, because I'm from Cali and I love Disney. Deal with it.

Disney is going under some serious re-vamping especially Disney's California Adventure. I literally cannot wait for the Little Mermaid ride and Carsland to open. It also looks like Disney might be bringing back a classic as well - the People Mover. Cool, right? Oh that's right, it was removed because people were jumping out to commit suicide! Disneyland resort president, George Kalogridis said,“What I do know is we could never bring it back as it was originally.” Obvi.

Source: OCRegister.com

At Disneyland a recent controversy surrounding an incident where an inter could not observe her religion has come to a compromise. The intern was not allowed to wear her Hijab for Ramadan in view of the public because of Disney's strict dress code rules. Disney has now released a costume design that will allow the intern to wear her Hijab around the resort. Although, I'll all for religious freedom, I still contend that she was in the wrong and Disney was not. They gave her the option to work backstage, but she decided to go home instead. Besides, when you sign-up with Disney you have to agree to a strict dress code contract that includes visible piercings, hair length, and even the amount of make-up you wear. I know, I was going to audition to be Mickey Mouse.

 

Source: LAist.com

Birth by Binary

Today's tech news:

A new Android app, Tawkon, allows users to monitor how much radiation your smartphone is emitting. Awesome, now I know that my Blackberry addiction will lead to my demise and not the theory that the world will end in 2012.

Source: Geek.com

Raytheon has an upgrade on their XOS prototype, called XOS 2. That's original and creative! The XOS 2 will allow soldiers to pick up incredible amounts of weight with little or no strain to their muscles. The technology  has been compared to the fictional Terminators, but I think it looks more like Stark's Iron Man prototype. I originally saw this on TV a couple of days ago, but articles about it kept popping up on my Google Reader, so I thought I should mention it.

 

 Source: Makezine.com

Syndicate Me

Some blogging news...

Mayhill Fowler, a blogger who wrote about the Huffingtion Post, is "resigning". Huffington Post spokesman, Mario Ruiz asks how Fowler could quit a job she never had. Woops!

Source: Poynter Online

Hossein Derakhshan, a Candian Iranian blogger is sentenced to 19 years in prison. Derakhshan was convicted of cooperation with hostile countries among other charges.

Source: Boston.com


Bloggers can't get jobs and may be thrown in jail... Why am I doing this again?

Oh yeah...