tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:01:35 +0000entertainmentnewspop-cultureinnovationtechnologyMoviesbusinessgamessciencedesignupdateadvertisinginternetsidenotesbad newscelebrityfoodbeerconspiracy theorycontestinterviewmusicpoliticstelevisionwtitingGames, Media, Movies, News, And Other Shenanigans. Things Are Happening.http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)Blogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-6167577951255530417Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:34:00 +00002009-10-04T19:36:58.369-07:00entertainmentgamespop-culturetechnologyupdateFound it on twitter. New Call of Duty baby! Video Game - E3 2009 - Video Game Trailershttp://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2009/10/nasty-modern-warfare-2-trailer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-7909930919895888615Wed, 06 May 2009 18:09:00 +00002009-05-06T21:51:37.620-07:00entertainmentwtitingAs a kid, my favorite movies were the ones that had so much going on at once, I was impossible to look away. When I first saw the Star Wars Trilogy, all the phaser cannons and light sabers glued my eyes to the screen. I didn't even want to look down to grab my soda. My hand would wander around the cup holder until I felt the cold cardboard. This resulted in a lot of spilled drinks. I am the http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2009/05/crafting-action.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-9193653799950725954Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:43:00 +00002009-01-06T17:06:11.934-07:00businessinternetnewstechnologyGoogle announced that Picasa for the Mac is now available in public beta form through Google Labs. Picasa is a free desktop application for fucking with, and passing around your digital photos. It's great for organizing your obscene webcam snapshots and doctored images of celebrities.The Mac version is supposed to be relatively seamless. So whenever you get tired of iPhoto, maybe you should take http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-steps-off-its-throne-long-enough.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-2626378502332961458Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:31:00 +00002009-01-06T16:39:15.805-07:00entertainmentsidenotesupdateSo I've been bouncing ideas off of my co-workers relating to my script. The story involves 3 college friends who meet up for a little bit of a wild weekend and run into some trouble with some dangerous people.Initially, I had one of these guys being in a relationship, only acknowledging the girlfriend character through shot stints of him talking to her on the phone - since she wasn't a part of http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-important-is-love-story-in-movie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-3192760480343495109Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:05:00 +00002009-01-06T09:14:49.486-07:00entertainmentMoviessidenotesupdateA few months have gone by since I've made a post, and for this I apologize sincerely. We all have issues and distractions that take us away from our favorite hobbies. This blog is one of mine. So here's what I've been up to:* I tried to join a branch of the armed forces, and was rejected due to some poor past decisions and some health issues.* I got a new job working in a bakery (I know, sounds http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2009/01/excuses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-5754962593528407528Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:47:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:51.235-07:00entertainmentMoviesApparently Warner Brothers put up one for "Get Smart" too, but it's only available on iTunes... plus I'm nowhere near as stoked about that flick as I am about the car-flipping and bullet-curving glory that "Wanted" has to offer. Enjoy.(Update)...I'm sorry, but the video source has pulled the "Wanted" preview, I'm going to investigate and see if I can find another copy. Again, I'm sorry for the http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/7-minute-sneek-peak-of-wanted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-3209189985511440131Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:29:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:51.345-07:00celebrityMoviesnewsKevin Spacey was asked to take a year-long position as a theater professor at Oxford University. He's such a nice guy, he couldn't say no."It really is an honor for me to have been invited to follow such illustrious names and take up this role at Oxford," Spacey said in a statement. "The university is steeped in tradition and has a great heritage in the arts, and I look forward to working with http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/kevin-spacey-will-mold-young-minds-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-5506876563607845221Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:37:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:51.522-07:00designinnovationnewsA new program of pavement trickery called "Drive CarePhilly" is being put into practice in... well, Philly. Around 100 intersections will be stuck with 3D decals that they think will fool drivers into thinking there's chalky-looking speed-bumps in the road. They probably already realize that people are going to get used to this and in a year, the only purpose it'll have will be to play pranks on http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/3d-speed-bump-decalsto-make-philidephia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-6485619612866619597Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:27:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:51.569-07:00entertainmentmusicnewspop-cultureRetro Pic, Right? /\/\/\Atlantic Records filed the lawsuit in Manhattan yesterday against STP singer Scott Weiland and drummer Eric Kretz, saying that they're trying to get out of their record contract with Warner Music Group prematurely.It seems the catalyst for this mess was when Weiland and Kretz sounded off that they'd refuse to play and terminate their contract unless the label made some bighttp://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/stone-temple-pilots-label-sues-them-how.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-4878274467345032286Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:07:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:51.723-07:00designinnovationnewssciencetechnologyI ran across this web page that claims to be able to teach you how to turn your car into a water powered vehicle or a water/gasoline hybrid. Can anyone give me any insight into this? If it's the real deal, this could change so many things. God, even the idea of filling my tank from the tap just made my day!This Fox News report looks pretty convincing, too![Daves Daily]http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/is-this-sht-for-real-water-powered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-575346785170234948Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:38:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:52.131-07:00designinnovationnewssciencetechnologyIn Tibet, there are two ways to cook your food: an open fire fueled by yak dung or wood (which isn't exactly easy to obtain); or solar cookers, which consist of two-inch-thick concrete covered with tiny glass mirrors.Fire produces lots of smoke that leads to lung disease in people who do most of their cooking indoors. Solar cookers are much cleaner, but are so heavy that they need 4 people just http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/portable-solar-cookers-for-tibet-lucky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-5111368873566705771Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:02:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:52.273-07:00entertainmentinterviewMoviesnewsI know this is the third post about WALL-E in like 3 days, but I who can blame me? This film looks like tons of fun. If it's half as good as Finding Nemo... ah, whatever. I'm a Pixar fanboy. Take a looksy at Stanton's insight [ComingSoon.net] into the new movie. Especially how he pinned down WALL-E's language with beeps and squawks.http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/che-chu-che-cha-check-it-out-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-5528940301018809090Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:08:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:52.448-07:00businessinternetnewspop-culturetechnologySo Google wants to get bigger, huh? News to me. Looks like they're about to buy Web 2.0 aggregation website Digg.com.Check out this quote from Valleywag: …we hear [Google’s Marissa] Mayer is pushing hard for an acquisition of Rose’s Digg, for a price below $200 million…A source familiar with the talks says Google and Digg reached an agreement last month; it’s not clear whether the offer was http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/google-wants-to-eat-digg-and-grow-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-7446956739113388431Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:39:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:52.792-07:00businessentertainmentMoviesnewspop-cultureIts getting closer and closer to June 30th, the when the Screen Actors Guild's Contract runs out and negotiations start. Maybe this means a strike, maybe it doesn't, but the film industry isn't taking any chances.The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) says a de facto strike is already happening "limiting the green-lighting of features and disrupting pilot production" On http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/sag-re-negotiations-already-putting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-4819902706815009673Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:23:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:53.380-07:00advertisingentertainmentMoviesDisney/Pixar want to remind you how adorable their new robotic hero is with these 4 movie posters. WALL-E opens June 27th.Full Size Images at [Film School Rejects]http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/4-new-wall-e-posters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-1331776150966027401Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:40:00 +00002008-06-12T16:50:28.232-07:00entertainmentgamesAfter all the rumors and outrage at Konami for making reviewers sign an agreement to not talk about MGS4's cut-scenes and install times. Turns out that this game has the greatest install screen I've ever seen. For any of you Xbox 360 owners who haven't gotten a chance to take a look at it yet, BAM! \/\/\/ [G4]http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/metal-gear-solid-4-greatest-install.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-6460696832985046243Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:55:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:53.467-07:00designinnovationnewssciencetechnologyJust in case you wanted to save some dead presidents of your power bill AND keep playing video games on your PC 8 hours a day, boy does LG has a pitch for you! The Flatron W2252TE-a monitor claims to be "the world's most energy efficient." It uses roughly 45% less power than a traditional display, which means about 40 watts less. But it still looks great with a 1680 x 1050 resolution, 2ms http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/lgs-green-screen-flatron.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-9076741319765642086Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:41:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:53.713-07:00entertainmentgamesnewstechnologyAccording to Joystiq, an ad promoting a yet-to-be-released MTV2 track pack for Harmonix's Rock Band gives away a few of the new jams up for grabs. These tracks include:* Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife* Machine Head - Aesthetics of Hate* Nine Inch Nails - Burn* Nirvana - BreedThere's also the matter of the entire "Who's Next" album that has been in the works for months now, but has been delayed or http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/off-grape-vine-new-rock-band-tracks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-6665248058282724107Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:57:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:53.914-07:00entertainmentnewspop-culturetelevisionFamily Guy is somewhat of a legend since it's become such a force to be reckoned with not only as a cartoon, but as a primetime show in general. After being resurrected on Adult Swim, and making it's way back to FOX, the show has become a fan favorite and a huge financial success.Now it has it's own spin-off and IGN did a preview of what to expect. Here's some of the finer points:* Mike Henry, http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/family-guy-spin-off-cleveland-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-4996357441710564877Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:04:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:54.419-07:00entertainmentMoviespop-cultureJay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse that will begin production in 2009. The movie is based on a short that Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg created last year. It's about two losers who have to deal with the apocalypse and, after being cooped up for too long, not killing each other. Oh, and there's something about giant monsters taking over the planet.The trailer is getting a lot of hype thoughhttp://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/seth-rogen-and-jay-baruchel-jay-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-4231782808655264559Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:34:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:54.512-07:00newsAn Australian judge put the brakes on a trial yesterday because some of the jurors were too busy playing sudoku to notice the evidence being presented.The two fellas on trial were facing a possible life sentence for drug conspiracy charges. After running for 66 days, the trial had cost Australian taxpayers around 1 million dollars ($950,000).Sydney District Court Judge Peter Zahra noticed that http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/judge-aborts-drug-trial-in-australia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-8446789403744543447Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:02:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:54.629-07:00internetnewspop-cultureHBO has bought a minority stake in funny-ass website, FunnyOrDie.com. And thats not all! They've also ordered 5 hours worth of online tomfoolery that will be broken up into half-hour episodes on their network. Their stake is said to be less than 10% out of FunnyOrDie's approximately $100 million worth. I'm sure the fact that Will Ferrell and Judd Apatow have their names all over it has nothing tohttp://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/hbo-claims-stake-in-funnyordiecom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-3892349977451053933Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:02:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:54.805-07:00entertainmentMoviesnewspop-cultureIn the great American Tradition of recycling old material, the Smurfs are coming to the big screen for a live-action/CGI movie adaptation with Columbia Pictures. What a way to celebrate your 50th anniversary.Neither the cast nor the director have been chosen yet, but the Studio is in talks with David Stem and David Weiss, who wrote both "Shrek" sequels and "The Rugrats Movie."[Reuters]http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/smurfs-movie-in-works.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-5198958993176738622Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:03:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:55.130-07:00conspiracy theorypoliticsI usually don't dive into conspiracy theories because they're, well, full of crap. But this is interesting. Here's a list of 46 people who have passed on, all of which allegedly had key connections to the Clintons when Bill was in office.1. James McDougal - Clinton 's convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key witness in Ken http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/dodging-bullet-46-reasons-why-we-should.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955299868182164298.post-8318457555199628714Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:39:00 +00002008-11-13T16:42:55.418-07:00entertainmentgamesnewstechnologySpore, Electronics Arts' new universe and life simulations game, won't require a whole lotta' computer to run it. Check it out.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSFOR WINDOWS XP * 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent * 512 MB RAM * A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 * At least 6 GB of hard drive spaceFOR WINDOWS VISTA * 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent * 768 MB RAM * A 128http://bowmanjoshuaei.blogspot.com/2008/06/spore-will-run-on-sissy-computers-too.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bowman_joshua)0