Stuff I like

Well I don't know if anyone actually reads this thing but I thought I'd compile a list of things that I like, I used to do this a long time ago in paper journals and they were good reflection, I look back at some of them now and see how my tastes have changed, so I figured with my birthday next month and 2008 about 3/4 of the way over that I would make a new list, one to look over later and see how much I've grown.

-sushi:  doesn't matter what kind I love it, its my favorite food I swear I could eat it 3 meals a day

-Barack Obama:  the first candidate I've honestly liked in a long time, yes he has faults-he's human but I believe he can bring the change he says he will.

-Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog:  pure genius I can't get enough! www.drhorrible.com

-The Guild:  another amazing webseries, about a group of people who play MMORPGs together www.watchtheguild.com

-Twitter:  ah twitter, my most used website who would have thought that little posts or "tweets" could be so addictive!  www.twitter.com (if you want to follow me search for DirtyMartini)

-TwitterBerry:  this goes hand in hand with the above, but allows me to update and check my Twitter from my Blackberry which only makes my Twitter addiction easier to satisfy.

-My Blackberry:  where would I be without it, it keeps track of everything. lets me surf the web, update twitter, find cheap gas...the possiblities are limitless!

-PerezHilton:  oh my guilty pleasure, I don't know if its the gossip or the doodles on celebrities faces, Perez has the best commentary when it comes to the world of hollywood gossip www.perezhilton.com

-Skype:  my new favorite messenging service, IM or call it allows me to stay connected with my friends no matter where they are located in the world.

-Hulu:  I love, love, love this website!  It gives my DVR a break and allows me to catch up on my favorite shows (and find some new ones) wherever I want (with wifi and my laptop) www.hulu.com

-Nintendo DS:  god this thing is like crack to me, enough said.

-Carrot Cake cupcakes:  yummy little cakes, delicious and sort of nutritious right? Carrots! LOL

-Google Chrome:  has replaced Firefox as my favorite browser, I love the simplicity of it and yeah its just amazing :)

-Dark Horizons:  the website I go to for the lastest updates on movie and tv news www.darkhorizons.com

-Twilight Series:  such an interesting take on the vampire genre, yes I know its a young adult series, but something about the characters is so captivating, I can't wait for the movie

-Diry Martini's:  my cocktail of choice, absolute or grey goose vodka with plenty of olive brine so yummy...shaken not stirred ;)

-Pandora:  a website I've used for years and still love, the self described "music genome project" has taken some of my favorite artists and shown me some related artists I might like www.pandora.com

-Thai food:  so full of flavor and most of it is quite healthy so yummy

-Wii:  another addictive gaming system, and I can't help it I'm quite the competitive Mario Party player lol

-blogging: I do like it, even though I'm sporatic about it, I'm too opinionated to not have some sort of desire to blog

-iPod:  I don't know what I'd do without it, being able to carry around all my music in a device the same size as my Blackberry is so appealing, music is so important to me and the portability of it allows me to have the soundtrack of my life with me always

-World of Warcraft:  a very addictive MMORPG thats fun to play and has introduced me to a  lot of cool new people www.worldofwarcraft.com

-Australia:  a beautiful country I wouldn't mind living there or even just visiting

-Dexter:  he's smart, sexy and a serial killer that kills serial killers, this show is twisted and I love it

-Weeds:  a suburban housewife dealing drugs to other middle aged suburbanites, whats not to love

-True Blood: it may have just started up, but I'm really starting to like this show

Well...my meds just kicked in so I'm starting to feel a little loopy, so I'm going t end this here.

More later

R.I.P.

Rest in peace Paul Newman, you were a screen legend and a wonderful human being.

This has been a year full of death, so many talented and wonderful people have left us.

Funny...but makes me want to beef up my internet security...

I lurk on a variety of internet forums and a few days ago someone posted a rumor about Sarah Palin having AND using a private Yahoo email address to conduct State business as the Govenor of Alaska. People of course posted comments about how humorous it would be if someone hacked into said account.

Well apparently someone did it.

Sarah Palin's email WAS hacked and various screenshots of different emails have been posted all over the internet.

Needless to say the FBI is now involved in the investigation.

But honestly...how could an elected official, someone who the Republican party think is capable of being our next Vice President be foolish enough to use a Yahoo email account instead of a secure government account to conduct state business? I mean really...

Is she going to be held accountable for creating this security risk? I know at the various companies I've worked for accessing/using private email at work is forbidden, partially for this reason. It creates an issue of security.

Was Palin sending emails she didn't want the Alaska state officals to be able to keep tabs on?

And what sort of message does this send out to the American voters? Do they really want someone in office who puts highly important, private information in a public Yahoo account?

I mean Sarah Palin certainly has plenty of other faults, but do we want our government secrets and happenings sent out from an unsecure email addy, I think not lol...

And yes, before you flame me I know that even public email addys have security. But obviously not good enough security if some bored hacker was able to crack it.

And I know exactly how the Republicans are going to spin this....they are going to blame the Internet, blame hackers and demand closer monitoring and restrictions on the Internet.

We've already lost economic security because of the Republican party...I really don't want "Big Brother" monitoring my Internet activity more than they already are, worrying about spy ware, viruses and key loggers is bad enough. I don't want to have to worry about having an FBI file or something somewhere tracking my Internet history. For while I may not be a hacker or a pedophile or anything like that, I'm still a liberal, opinionated, bisexual college student who would rather keep her private business private.

True Blood

So I'v now watched two episodes of the new HBO series "True Blood" from Alan Ball (Six Feet Under) based off the Charline Harris Sookie Stackhouse novels. I'm a huge fan of the whole vampire mythos and usually like a lot of the vampire pop culture...from Buffy and Angel to Trinity Blood (an anime series to those who don't know). I've read most vampire literature from Bram Stoker to Anne Rice and Stephanie Meyer, I recall flipping through a Sookie Stackhouse novel at Borders one night and picking Twilight instead. And I don't regret that choice one bit.

However, I do enjoy True Blood. I think its an interesting take on the genre and I think that it has a wonderful cast. And I'm happy that HBO has decided to go ahead and sign it for a second season already. Although I'm a little disappointed that a great show like "Moonlight" got canned after a wonderful first season, and there are a lot of rabid fans that feel the same way. But perhaps its the fact that vampires are such sexual and sometimes violent creatures that we're able to see it played out better on a premium channel like HBO than on network tv? But its good to see that series like True Blood and books like Meyer's Twilight saga (in theaters 11-21-08!!!) are bringing vampires back into popularity. After all who wouldn't want Edward Cullen or Bill Compton nuzzling up against them at night ^_^

More later :)

Good news, bad news?

Apparently Sony has just locked in Toby Maguire and director Sam Rami for a fourth and fifth installments in the Spiderman franchise. After the 3rd film (a total disaster in my opinion) which turned Peter Parker into "emo Spidey" and totally downplayed the whole Venom storyline (which was always one of my favorites in the comics) I'm skeptical of how good a 4th and 5th film could be. At the moment Kirsten Dunst isn't signed to reprise her role as Mary Jane, and I'm not too upset about that at the moment. Dunst is an ok actress, but I never really saw her as Mary Jane. She's too awkward looking and Mary Jane was supposed to be this sexpot, in the comics she always exuded sexuality and confidence. In the films she came off as unsure and lost. So if they replace Dunst it might be for the best. I'm really curious what villains they are planning on using in the next two films. Only time and casting will tell if I decide to buy my ticket or not. But to be honest, as much as I like Spiderman, there are other superheroes that I would rather see on film than more films in a drowning franchise.

Boredom

Blizzard needs to hurry up and release WotLK dammit....I'm starting to get bored with the current content and I'm spending less and less time playing WoW. Which is good for my other hobbies but still. The expansion just looks so promising, and I'm pissed that I didn't get in on the Beta *sad panda*

Just random venting ^_^

LOL

Apparently since Sarah Palin gave her speech at the RNC over 130,000 new supporters have donated money to Barack Obama's campaign to an amount totalling $8mil in about a 24 hour period. I just find that funny.