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written by owen, published 2011-Apr-14, comment
The best movie I've seen so far this year. Good music, good atmosphere, good cinematography, my rating 9 out of 10. Near perfect. And all those people complaining about the ending are simply haters.
Gods Child commented: Okay. Will try to see it this weekend. ... read 2 more
written by owen, published 2011-Apr-07, comment
Sucker Punch is one of those movies that tries to do something but ends up not really doing anything at all. Maybe it tried to do too much. In 1999 you could fill a movie with tons of CGI graphics and slow motion and the movie would automatically be good. Today you could spend a billion dollars on computer graphics and it would all be for naugh because everybody has seen computer generated dragons and Lords of the Rings and Band of Brothers.
Everything you will see in this movie has been done BEFORE and BETTER in other films. The movie is as predictable as it is an annoying mishmash of other movies. I give it a 6 out of 10. Average movie that tries something new but ends up being more annoying than innovative. Watch it when it comes out on cable.
Tami commented: I watched 17 minutes of it before i feel asleep. ... read 2 more
written by owen, published 2011-Mar-21, comment
When you are a programmer - of computers - like me there comes a point when you can either add 2 parameters to every function or remove 4 parameters and change all the other parameters to vectors. It is never a simple decision. You can either stop at the red light or run it and get busted by 4 cops holding automatic rifles. There is no question that everything would be better afterwards but one must way the impact of current stability over future simplicity - everything might just stop working and I would have to put my tail between my legs and go back to a old version - admitting defeat.
I don't know. Maybe. Its Tricky. You can either eat the same lunch you ordered yesterday or risk going out unto road in the hot sun where there is never any parking and maybe - just MAYBE, if you are careful - you will get your car towed away to the furthest corners of the earth. There is no winning. I could bring a packed lunch but who does that? And it may tempted me to snack everyday like a 5 year old - bun and cheese, bun and cheese, bun and cheese, black and yellow, black and yellow.
So what was I say? Oh, yes, So I have a total of 9 days before the next update of my game program. In programmer time 9 days is like an eternity or like 5 seconds depending on how excited the individual is inside. I could jump but I will never know how I will be 5 days from now - trying various wild combinations to get everything as it was before my mind was enlightened. Sometimes I wish I could just come to completion instantly and bask in the glory but I maybe born this way, whip by hair back and forth. I'll be exhausted so I'll probably sleep.
written by owen, published 2011-Mar-15, comment
Adidja Palmer (born January 7, 1976), better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican dancehall artist, songwriter and businessman. He is commonly known in Jamaica as both the Teacher and Gaza (the nickname of his home town).
I don't know. There are varying views on this hot topic, I made sure not to read Annie Paul's article before writing my own. Who is to know what the future will bring? Who is to know what future generations will look back at today and say.
Really, in the present economy and the recent interviews and his lecture up at UWI, Kartel is EVERYWHERE in the news. Either he is today's Bob Marley or he is a really crazy devil worshipping Dancehall artist. He has some good points though, people do hate what they do not understand and fear what they cannot conquer.
As I mentioned in my last article Dancehall is about controversy. Controversy in Jamaica drives EVERYTHING. Concious people only talk about concious things and concious events, rarely is topic deemed important if it is not taboo. Maybe it is just human nature.
With the The Manatt Dudus Enquiry soap opera on the tv everyday, this maybe the best time to be controversial because that commission of inquiry is not going anywhere but in the pockets of the lawyers involved. if this is how boring regular court room activities are I pray I do not end up on the witness seat. Dorothy is either a strong black woman or a good liar.
Anyway back on topic.
Is Kartel a roll model for Jamaica's youth? In his view parents should raise their children and not leave it up to Dancehall music. Many a interview have tried to "corner" him into accepting the fact that his is a social leader. The topic of who is a social leader is tricky. Even I don't know who in Jamaica is a social leader - everybody doing them own thing. Pasters carry licensed fire arms, politians rarely live in the constituencies which they represent, Business people drive over expensive cars like drug dealers, Politicans all have dual citizenship in case Jamaica goes to hell they can fly away and send their kids to be educated in America. It all appears to be a bad batch of goat soap and double standards. It is a complex topic. In most cases I would like to believe that everybody is roll model or a social leader but I would not allow my kids (if I had them) to look up to Bruce Golding as a role model or Kartel or any Politian or even Bob Marley but then who? Who do you think is worthy of such a position? And even if there is such a person - what guaranties are there that you child will follow them?
There is no doubt that Kartel is intelligent even more so that I am is certain respects. I doubt I could have survived an interview on certain topics in Jamaica culture - I stay far away from discussing religion because there is no right answer to any questions involving some ones faith and people who try to forward their own personal beliefs are usually self-righteous-bastards.
If I could release some tracks I too would be singing dancehall and making the money and driving the cars that he is driving. Is that not measure of a man? The kinda car you drive? The size of your bank account? The area in which you live? The cellphone you have? The color of your skin? The letters you have behind your name? The texture of your hair? These and many other things are what truly plagues our people as a nation. As they say there are 3 kinda of people in this world: the rich, the poor and the in between.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - Martin Luther King Jr.
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Mad Bull commented: Why you wouldn't have them look up to Bob? He is a fairly positive figure, unless you are one of the women he gi' bun. Plus, most of them never seemed to mind the bun, only Rita, and is true she miserable. ... read 8 more
written by owen, published 2011-Mar-15, comment
In the none patty section. The Delli Sandwich combo was good, only problem is that you have to wait 20 mintues to get it. :(
Tami commented: Gimmi a #7 - chicken ham or a callaloo sandwich any day! ... read more