Five reasons to like my phone - Sony Experia Pro

Sony Experia Pro

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So the main reasons I like my phone is not actually that it's a decent telephone and that it's got a working camera, slick QWERTY keyboard and a sensitive touch-screen. I like it because it gives me access to other functionality over the wireless network. :-)

Worth mentioning also is that it's just the perfect size, I can fit it in my pocket and use it with one hand. There is a bundle of other useful applications I use as well, but the ones mentioned above are by far the most appreciated. :-D

Downsides? Well, it IS a tad slippery. The cover is high-shine polished plastic, hard enough to get a grip on at times. Have dropped it a few times due to this.

PS. Yes yes I know it's an old model, but you can still buy it if you hurry up. ;-)

Fancy car

It's not often I get smitten by a car, there's only been a few through the years. Starting with and remaining the number one - Saab 96 V4.

Saab 96 V4 - the one and only

First car I could afford was a Saab 96 V4 from 1971, it was actually a month older than I was. Then I upgraded to a 1976 model and finally ended up with one from 1968. The older the better! :-)

I remember thinking Hyundai Coupe (somewhere around '00) was a neat car, but that was never serious.

Then I briefly thought about getting a Chrysler PT Cruiser but decided against it when somebody told me it was "old tech" with a fancy cover (AS IF THAT WOULD REALLY MATTER??). Think I got my last new old V4 then, the one that lives in our garage now. 8-)

Chrysler PT Cruiser

Then nothing really caught my attention for a number of years, though I remember casting a glance or two at the Audi TT model however that was never serious. :-D

A few years ago a former colleague got herself a red Volvo C30 and I still think that's a really neat little thing. Wouldn't mind one at all. Only it's a bit small for two soon three kids in car-seats.

Volvo C30

Today I took the boys out for a walk to the local shop and on the way I spotted what might just become my "new" car to evoke that smitten feeling... :-D It looked just as curvy and weird as I require to tickle my design-nerv. :-) Have a look:

Nissan Juke

From the rear.

Come to think of it it's actually kind of easy to spot what makes me like a car or not. Never thought about that before.

Anyways, reality has us contemplating so-called MPV's (e.g. minivan) so neither of the above cars will become more than dreams for a considerable time (yet). 8-)

So it has begun

Expansion

I nearly didn't do it - thinking that with the new baby my game-time would dwindle further. But hey, I can't just not do it. I've stuck with it since the beginning, got to keep it around for a bit longer... :-)

New Pandaren char, fresh out of the creation menu.

Fantastic feature

Imdb.com have a feature to "Watch Trailer", I enjoy that - it's like sticking your hand in a bag of lollies (without the calories) and picking just one. I get a feel for if a film is worth putting on the watch list or not, I can watch a snippet of many movies in just a few moments.

Sometimes, naturally, you get to see too much. Quite often that's the case with classical action films. Not so often with dramas thankfully.

However Imdb.com have developed this feature to now not only display the trailer of the movie you were reading about but also "People who liked Your Sister's Sister also liked..." a whole bundle of films that are "like" the one you were interested in.
What an AWESOME feature!! :-)

I was just looking into the film above and found at least five-six more movies I really would like to watch in the "People who liked..." collection!

Awesome...! :-)

Your Sister's Sister
Sunshine Cleaning
Celeste & Jesse Forever (with one of S' favorite actors)
50/50 (Seth Rogen!)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Hope Springs
The Kids Are All Right

Captain America

We watched "Captain America: The First Avenger" last night - only backdraw with this film would be that it's overly 'american' at times. But apart from that it's a more than decent super hero story.
Big bad evil forces ("Hydra", working under the cover of WW2/the Nazi army) had to be beaten for the world to survive.

But apart from, or rather despite the 'americanism' I really enjoyed the film. It's an 'easy watch' type of film and I'd be tempted to watch it again if I was in the mood for the full storyline of "The Avengers". :-)

IMDB-link.

The Hunger Games

We watched 'The Hunger Games' the past weekend, well worth watching.
OK to watch if you have read the books, more than OK if you haven't. Naturally a film never caters to your imagination as well as a book, so that's expected.

I enjoyed it, I recommend it. :-)

IMDB - link.

Curiosity

We have touchdown. :-)

Weehaaaw!

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