James’ Blog

When Cho Seung-Hui went on a killing spree at Virginia Tech and caused so much suffering to so many people, I was sad, shocked, and outraged. And I was curious.
How can anyone, let alone a kid, a college student, go on a rampage killing so many helpless and inocent people? Why did he do it?

Like everybody else, that was the first question that popped in my mind. More than this, why do such horrific crimes happen in the first place? And is this mostly an American phenomenon?

I don't know if I have the answers, but I do have a theory, and it's a simple one.
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James' Take: Do yourself a favor and miss this one

I talked before about a trailer not doing justice to the movie. Well, this is the opposite case. The Wild Hogs trailer made me giddy. I was never counting on a new Easy Rider, but it felt like I was gonna be treated to another City Slickers. Some slapstick, a plot, great characters, and a compelling idea. And it could have been that, but the director blew it big time.

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Today for lunch I opened a can of tuna, drained the tuna juice, diced a third of an onion, and added some freshly squeezed lemon juice. Only a spoon of non-fat mayonnaise to go… but there wasn't any… so I added some regular yellow mustard. It's actually pretty good, and it does the job of making the tuna a bit more pasty. Then I mixed it all up, and ate it, just like that. No bread. Can't have any.
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James' Take: Not bad at all

The Last Kiss is not a romantic comedy. Even though it features Zach Braff (the guy from Scrubs) in the lead, the movie is more a drama-comedy about romances.
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I’ve been spending countless hours working on this blog, it’s design and behavior. And it’s getting close to what I want it to be.
Besides working on my blog, I depend on the internet for so many other things, just like many of you. Banking. Communication. Information. Earning. Not to mention the limitless entertainment options available.

The internet has become essential. More than TV. More than the telephone, the car, the newspaper stand. It’s indispensable.

And so, to have a connection that works only partially, marginally, for days on end, is simply inadmissible.
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