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CLOWNS

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:45:00 +0000

(Courtesy: Yahoo! Sports)

Where is the class and humbleness, USA?

After watching their third place victory... I wanted to throw my remote at the screen. Yea you guys placed with a broken team but c'mon... "THAT'S HOW WE ROLL"??? And to that commentator who pre-maturely crowned US the bronze... you idiot. He made me want to root for Germany to place third.

Others who share my feelings:

"The USA gymnastics team's reaction to winning bronze was over exuberant...way over the top...and arrogant. They Chinese team's win in the gymnastics is comparable to the US Men's Basketball team winning by 30 points. What was disturbing was that the US guys acted like they won Gold?! Kids of this generation get praised for everything. The US guys could of been more gracious and appreciative instead of shouting and yelling like immature boys who just got their report card back with a C+ on it and celebrating the C+"

"pretty cocky for third place. no doubt you guys did a great job up against expectations.. but still. you guys got lucky other teams messed up. too arrogant for a lucky bronze."

"I agree, embarassing guys! Take your "win" with stride and act like you are there to represent your country, not just your own overly inflated egos. (Especially coming in THIRD.)

China took GOLD and WON the event. Even THEY weren't screaming "CHINA! CHINA! CHINA! THIS IS HOW WE ROLLLLL!!" into the camera!! And they actually had REASON too. But they are seasoned mature athletes who displayed their pride and dignity throughout. Take a lesson from them guys! Maybe you can actually WIN next time."

"I would be embarrassed to have that squad represent my country... Their cockiness was over the top and you could tell they were just looking for camera time at the end.. Especially Horton who was trying so hard to have a motivating speech at the end LOL...

"In the end, great performances but overshadowed by a demeanor that made them look like cocky short kids"

"I agree they did a good job, but you can tell the guys were young and immature. They won bronze and acted like they WON the event or something... and even so, had Germany not had a few screw ups, USA wouldn't have medaled at all. All I'm saying is that it was embarrassing to have them talking to the camera like USA took gold or something.. And SERIOUSLY the "this is how we roll" and "we goin swimmin in the river tonite!"comments were just plain juvenile and did not display the dignity or maturity you expect USA to display to the rest of the world. You don't see swimmers winning bronze acting like out of control monkeys screaming into the camera.. this isn't a high school basketball game guys, this is the Olympics - the world is watching! Behave that way."

"Congrats to the guys! But, the frat boy immature comments and lack of humility was embarrassing. Especially the reaction to being first (for a round) then faltering on the final two apparatus. (Number 1? That's how we roll?)"

Embarrassing.

DOOMSDAY

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:35:00 +0000

19-EIGHTY TWO

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:44:00 +0000

limited edition

Function:
noun
Date:
1890

: an issue of something collectible (as books, prints, or medals) that is advertised to be limited to a relatively small number of copies

FILE > NEW

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:50:00 +0000

re·vamp

Pronunciation:
\(ˌ)rē-ˈvamp\
Function:
transitive verb
Date:
1850

1 : remake, revise 2 : renovate, reconstruct
— re·vamp Listen to the pronunciation of revamp \ˈrē-ˌ, ri-ˈ\ noun

ITS A BEAUTIFUL THING

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:49:00 +0000

$60 bucks a month, 1000 minutes / unlimited text.

Take that AT&T.

Upgrade.

ONE CONVERT AT A TIME

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:36:00 +0000

More Consumers Make the Switch to Macs
http://adage.com/article?article_id=129532

4LIFE.

AMAZING FRUIT

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:06:00 +0000

The iPhone Dev Team done did it again... in less than 24 hours!

Amazing.

x - + = BLOG

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:30:00 +0000

UPDATED: Last Sunday Recap (6/6)

www.neveroddorevenla.com

Cheese.

THURSDAY TRICKS

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0000

I taught my Curve some new tricks (thanks to 4.5.0.52 device software - 4.5 NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL SEPTEMBER SON!). It wasn't easy... my BB ended up getting WIPED CLEAN and after a few forum reads and troubleshooting, I was put back into the GAME!

The starting line-up...

New email interface

HTML email

Need I say more?

NEW AIM 2.0 - none of that 30 max buddies crap!

New improved web-browsing experience

Winner!

This is the most stable version of the 4.5 betas (4.5.0.52)... so far no problems. RIM finally making some advances in improving the BB experience. This only means the 4.6 touting BOLD should be SOLID. Expect nothing less.

Ending on a sad note...

Check out that unevenness! Sad.

Time for a new MacBook Pro...

Gadgetry.

MIDWEEK MSG

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +0000

This is the best. Thanks Mom. She knows wassup.

#1

TRABAJO TUESDAY

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Running on no sleep the night before (designers never sleep), I juked my usual route to work and dropped by the neighborhood SB for a quick pick me upper remedy.

Arrived at work a bit earlier than usual... had to get a project for the Nashville Scene completed/proofed/delivered... Eastern time sucks.

The Iron (er... aluminum) Wall of Support (I told you... we don't sleep)... they also support the nice blinds (sometimes sunlight is good too)

Randy bought DayDay's iPhone 2G so naturally I provided my Apple services. T-Mobile son. Oh, thanks to Peewee for the Macbook assist.

I was once torn

Lunchtime! Jan (21XL) and Eric

AC es muy importante

Dropped off Indo's (21XL) whip to get washed... a routine lunch time procedure here at the HIN office

This thing is cool... I believe it keeps the parking lot from getting flooded

Baaaaaallin! Never-ending cycle of dust collecting begins...

Shenanigans

First impressions count

Yes, I run ANOTHER business...

Thought you knewwww

Good Tuesday... the REAL work begins after 6pm.

Grind.

BLACKBERRY

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:41:00 +0000

I GOT THE BOLD SUCKAS!!!

Sike. This is the closest I'm gonna get to one though. Really digging the sleekness of this theme. I usually don't mess with themes because its pretty hard to find an aesthetically pleasing one that hits on all levels... from the ground up. By far this is the nicest one I've seen. APPROVED!

Feels like a new phone!

Makeover.

TWITTER DEE

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:07:00 +0000

Bringing it back! Fellow Twitters get at me (thomasphantom).

Twitter, in a nutshell, is pretty much status updates for your friends to see. Think of it as a mini one-line blog. (www.twitter.com)

Tried this about seven months ago to see what the craze was all about. Pretty cool but none of my friends are extreme tech savvy people = no twitter friends = no point in updating my current status.

But now I'm back on it thanks to Owen and Sophinie who added me just recently out of nowhere. So random.

I just downloaded TwitterBerry for on-the-go Twittering on my BlackBerry. They have many clients for other phones as well. Check it out.

Spies.

SELL SALE SELL!

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:50:00 +0000

Y'all know how crazy ATTIC sales can get... if you don't know, come out this Friday.

Oh, and um... Nike knows.

Nike x ATTIC

DJ Virman (Power 106 FM)

JUST DID IT.

DEBUT

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:58:00 +0000

Check the NOOE BLOG for a recap of last Sunday.

Yes.

FISHSAUCE

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:35:00 +0000

After work on Thursday, I drove over to Buena Park to meet with with Jimmy (James), Derek and Tim from the ATTIC for a brainstorming session. They brought me on board to assist with an upcoming project... all I can say is its going to be HUGE. Thanks Jimmy for thinking of me :P

Fireball

The infamous ATTIC GREEN ROOM (which smelled like fish sauce from dinner). Derek tells great stories... ask him what happened to his foot.

MR. ATTIC

Tim... Vietnam!

Check out their blog for the latest releases and shop shenanigans!

Febreeze.

LA LIVE

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:41:00 +0000

Sundays.

FUNDAY

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:53:00 +0000

Money.

THE NEXT LEVEL

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:16:00 +0000

I don't play video games as much anymore and I guess a part of me always wanted to get back into it because it was such a big part of my childhood.

I think I just got my extra-life...

It's gonna be a killer wait... but it'll be worth it AND an awesome room-warming addition when I move into my new townhouse on the 27th!

Looking forward to...

Metal Gear Solid 4

Call of Duty 4

Grand Theft Auto IV

GRID

Wee.

HARD-PRESSED

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:51:00 +0000

Lately I realized that it takes a WHOLE LOT to impress me. Not to sound all snobby and better sounding or anything like that. I just have higher standards. You know what irks me? When people can't follow simple rules. Common sense isn't so common nowadays. What happened? Did the population get dumber? Who is responsible for this? I would like to kick their ass. When merging into traffic, its an easy one after the other rule... left car right car left car right car... not right car right car cut off the left car! One of these days, I swear, I'm going to roll down my window and yell at them. Same thing goes for 4-way intersections. Whoever stops first goes first NOT let me see if I can sneak by without him noticing me. NO. You are an idiot... and then they try not to make eye contact. Ever been stuck in traffic and think to yourself... there has to be someone up ahead who is driving super duper slow causing everyone else to drive super slow. If everyone just drove faster there would be no traffic jams. We need for everyone to try this. Next time you see a domino of flashing brake lights ahead... someone messed up... maybe their name and should appear on those informational signs they have everywhere now.

CHAZ MICHAEL MICHAELS

"Sorry I'm late, some idiot slowed down this morning..."
"Who was it?"
"Chaz Michael Michaels"
"Ahhh... no surprise."
"CHAZZY CHAAZZZ!"

Maybe I need to get out of here.

THE SECOND COMING

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:42:00 +0000

Gizmodo's live coverage of the Apple WWDC Keynote
http://live.gizmodo.com

Its almost here, the REAL iPhone killer.

EDIT: Its here.

Reinvent.

IT HAS BEGUN!

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:36:00 +0000

Teaser photos posted today of Moscone Center... site of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (June 9th) aka the announcement of iPhone 3G!

"OS X Leopard: The world's most advanced operating system"
"OS X iPhone: The world's most advanced mobile platform"

(Info courtesy of MacRumors.com)

UPDATE: More images courtesy of MacNN.com!

Monday can't come any sooner!

Hyped.

FIRM BIZ

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:48:00 +0000

Business as usual.

An huge update is in order.

500 hits on the 29th alone... what were you guys looking for?!

N.O.O.E.

PHOTO FINISH

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:36:00 +0000

Check out the NOOE blog for pictures from Monday's photoshoot in LA.

WWW.NEVERODDOREVENLA.COM

Click.

CHILD'S PLAY

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Phantom) — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:16:00 +0000

Kids these days.

Parenting.