Moving out soon, selling many things

College students are wasteful. When moving out/moving in day comes, you see them first throwing away all the miscellaneous stuffs out or leave them by the trash bins for others who might find some use for them to pick up. Then when the new semester starts, they all go and buy back all the stuffs which they threw away last month. Furnitures, clothings, hangers, computer monitors, food and books are just some examples. The main reason they are doing this is because they can't bring them all with them. Most of them have parents driving their minivans to help them transfer their belongings back to home. Matresses, leather chairs, futons are some of the things one often sees outside houses in a college town like Madison when moving out day arrives. They dont have much of a choice sometimes. Some things are just too big and trouble some to bring along. Yes wasteful it is. But convenient it is too.

Rob Zombie's Halloween Movie Review - Boo!

Rob Zombie wrote and directed the upcoming movie Halloween. I watched the trailer a while ago (don't recall from where) and I was really interested in the movie's prospect when it hits the screens. It is a under the genre of Remake and Sequel, and Suspense/Horror on Yahoo! Movies. Distributed by MGM, this film's release date is set to August 31 2007, which is about 3 more weeks away. Halloween has been such a loyal tradition and a huge hit among Americans that I think this movie is going to be one of the top earners in gross earnings. It is dubbed as the new take and new chapter to the "Halloween" saga.

Halloween the movie is definitely one of the movies for you if you're a Halloween addict/fanatic. You can get the DVD and play it on Halloween day at your house's party. I can guarantee that many would stay and finish the movie before hitting the streets and bars. The dark settings and suspenseful scenes are going draw many's attention to the movie. The suspense tops up with the blend of violence and killing spree mixed into the mood of Halloween. This film is rated R and not suitable for the faint hearted. Evil has a destiny. You better watch it, yourself. Be there, August 31 2007.

Here's the review after watching it myself. I think we wasted our money by going for this movie. The storyline is so-so and doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. Some scenes were too unreal, thus suppressing the suspense. Not really a blockbuster hit I would say. Don't waste your time and money if you have something better to do.


Check out its trailer on YouTube I embedded below and decide for yourself how bad the movie is gonna be:

Facebook Now Offers Free Classifieds via Marketplace

Dear all Facebook addicts and fanatics, your favorite social networking site is offering free classifieds now. It's called the Marketplace. I have used it a few times and it seems to be a very good option for me to sell off my belongings before moving out next week.
This new added feature brings more competition to other sites like the ever popular Craigslist. So far my success rate has been at about 60%. This is an especially useful way to network college students and makes it a lot easier to sell things since you're all within the same social level network. So if your listings on Craigslist didn't fare so well, why not try the Marketplace on Facebook? It doesn't hurt to list them up in another place.

See related: MySpace Proxy Unblocker

I Was Cycling and Got Pulled Over by a Cop

I was cycling to work the other weekend when a cop car stopped in front of me and pulled me over. I heard a "Hey!" from inside the car. The officer told me to use the street instead of cycling on the sidewalk. I briefly nodded, okayed, and left the scene. I now walk with my bike, but I am still using the darn sidewalk!

I never got pulled over by a cop. Never would I have imagination power to picture myself being pulled over by a cop when I was cycling on my bike. Lesson learnt: use the bike lane.

But the bike lane is more dangerous, don't you think so? You're exposed to traffic and what if the car just banged me from behind? Not that behind. I mean hit the back of my bike. Furthermore, the sidewalk is a lot easier and faster way since it is easy to navigate and you can twist and turn anyway you like. That's why I like the sidewalk.

27% Japanese Want to Purchase iPhone

A recent survey showed that about 27% of Japanese are willing to purchase an iPhone from Apple. Everyone (who is not ignorant) knows that Japan is the land of hi-tech novelties and a lot more modern and gadgety if we were to compare to them, so 27% is a pretty good portion.

The smartphones currently in the Japanese market are really far more functional and have a better overall performance than those sold in the U.S. so 27% is definitely quite optimistic.
Should be mentioned that these 27% are divided into 5% as "very willing to buy" and the rest 22% as "possibly willing to buy".

The iPhone hit the Asian market in 2008 and the iPhone is not 3G friendly, which serves as a big drawback for the tech fellows in the land of the rising sun. However, what iPhone and other Apple products DO have is a very, very slick and sexy design, which will win not one million of hearts by the end of this year.

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National Guardsman Changed His Name to Optimus Prime

A member of Ohio's 5694th National Guard Unit in Mansfield legally changed his name to Optimus Prime, the commander of the heroic Autobots and the main protagonist from the Transformers. He legally changed his name on his 30th birthday and now it's on everything from his driver's license, to his military ID, to his uniform
Now check this sentence: Optimus Prime is heading out to the Middle East with his guard unit to provide fire protection for airfields under combat. Fret not buddies, Optimus Prime is here!

What is BP Sweeps?

BPSweeps.com is a place where you can view online commercials as you would see on tv's and rate them. After watching each commercial, you're required to answer one or two simple questions to make sure you've really watched and understood the content. This is to prevent users from providing random answers after letting the video play on its own without watching it. Besides that, this acts as a form of quality control.

You get 1 entry to the frequent sweepstakes for every commercial you watch and evaluate. You can gather up to 10 entries for weekly sweepstakes period. (by watching 10 ads)
Signing up is free and BP Sweeps is really efficient in updating their website and content as well as in sending out their announcements and reminder emails.

So if you're into this, please head over to BPSweeps and try it out.

I just won 1000 BP points for last week's draw. Grand prizes vary from Sony PlayStation 3 to Nintendo Wii to Apple iPod

Won 1000 BP Points in July 2007 Live D Brandport Sweepstakes

I have been selected as a winner for the July 2007 Live D Sweepstakes on www.bpsweeps.com that recent sweepstakes!

My prize is 1000 BP Points to be credited to my account. One Hundred Winners are selected for the 1000 points prize.

Kevin Garnett Trade Takes Five Players and Two Draft Picks

After the Boston Celtics successfully traded Kevin Garnett, the Celtics now has the Big Three: Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. For the Celtics to get their man, they had to sent seven the other way, yes seven. That included 5 current roster players plus 2 future firs round draft picks. The fuve 'casualties' are Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair and Theo Ratliff. They obtained the former MVP and 10-time All-Star on Tuesday in a 7-for-1 deal -- the NBA's biggest trade for one player.

The Celtics won their last championship, the third with the original Big Three of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, in 1986. Could this be the year? Only time will tell. Boston Celtics fans, gather up and embrace yourselves. The crown might be coming to Boston after all. Now with the trio on their team, they should easily make the push for the NBA title.