“I am Legend”- My own review! December 20, 2007

Disclaimer: The information given in this post is just my opinion.  Not responsible for spoiling the movie to others.  (In short, please don’t read this if you haven’t seen the movie or if you plan on seeing it).

 

Since I was down yesterday, I figured; hey, why not go see this movie that I was dying to see.  So, to the movies I went.  Of course, the theater was packed even though the movie opened like a week ago.
I was scared, I was jumpy throughout the entire movie.  There are some things that I don’t get.  Why did he not go with his family?  Did he really think that he would do this, find a cure all by himself?  As shoeMoney says, “I thought it was a 3 hour movie condensed into a 1:40 minute movie.”  I do absolutely agree.  Why didn’t all the vampires attack him when they set up that trap?  And, is it me, or was there like a “leader” vampire?  Overall, the saddest part of the movie for me was: you know?? When Sam died!!!  Yes!  I was tearing a little–what a cutie and I really couldn’t help it!!  I give this movie 31/2 stars.  Only because it didn’t quite explain everything as it should.  It should have been longer in order to complete the storyline.  I must say that Will Smith did an amazing job.  Just enough comedy, sadness, suspense, and horror!  Last night, my boyfriend asked me if I liked it or not.  I said I didn’t know and now after writing this review and reading other reviews, I still don’t know.  Bottom line: I don’t know if I liked it or disliked it!!  Perhaps by this weekend I will know when I sleep on it a little bit more.

They cling helplessly– Think 24- 73V3N December 14, 2007

They cling helplessly to what is now left of the very vulnerable ice. Polar bears are stranded, no where to go, on one to help them. Although they can swim very well, especially if they have more weight; it’s still taking a toll on their bodies. Latest evidence states, according to The Wall Street Journal, that the polar bears are drowning because they have to swim too far to find ice. Scientists for the first time have documented multiple deaths of polar bears in Alaska. This is due to the Arctic ice shelf melting. The drowning polar bears have never been documented, because in years there hasn’t been this kind of a problem, hence no reason to document. “For anyone who has wondered how global warming and reduced sea ice will affect polar bears, the answer is simple — they die,” said Richard Steiner, a marine-biology professor at the University of Alaska.

The WWF said it was calling on participants at the Exeter conference to send a clear message to governments of the world’s leading industrialized nations, in hopes that they will comply to the rules and regulations that would help save the Arctic.

“If we are to ensure that unique ecosystems like the Arctic are not lost, the G8 meeting must take drastic action to reduce climate change,” said Catarina Cardoso, a WWF expert on sustainable energy.

According to Live Science, the United States is the only country in the Arctic region that has not signed the Kyoto Protocol, which takes effect next Feb. 16 and sets mandatory targets for industrial nations to reduce emissions by 2012. Russia ratified the U.N.-sponsored accord in November 2004.

The United States continues to be the largest polluter worldwide and consumes 1/4 of the oil on the planet. Hurricane Katrina was not enough for us. Will something will have to wipe out the entire nation for the government to notice? Again, just the beginning!

The year 2007 is said to be the fifth warmest year on the global scale. Seven of the eight warmest years have occurred since 2001, 73V3N.

Think 24- 73V3N, Global Warming, the beginning! December 14, 2007

Where do I start? I honestly don’t know. Global Warming started bothering me a while ago when I noticed the climate change. Of course, I didn’t know it was “Global Warming” at the time, but now I do. The Al Gore movie, An Inconvenient Truth led to more disbelief. Sometimes I am so out of touch with the outside world that I really regret not being more involved. What bothers me most is the fact that the animals are suffering due to Global Warming.

Firstly, the Penguins. Due to the warm climate in the Antarctic, Penguins are having a hard time, based on a new report according the the World Wildlife Federation. Penguin populations such as Emperor, Gentoo, Chinstrap, and Adélie are under great pressure because the ice is melting. Emily Lewis-Brown, Marine and Climate Change Officer at WWF-UK says, “As the ice melts, these icons of the Antarctic will have to face an extremely tough battle to survive.” The Arctic and the Antarctic are melting at a much faster pace, all due to severe climate changes in the atmosphere. According to Julie Langer of the WWF-Canada; she states, “You’ve heard about global warming but it’s acute at the poles. As the temperatures increase, the ice melts. When you have less ice at the edge of the continent, you have less algae, less krill, less food for the penguins.” How could this not sadden anyone? What can we do? How can we? Not even solve this situation, but make a little better by helping a little. Over time, with enough help, we might a see a change. The report finds that:

• Adelie population: dropped 65% over the past 25 years (that’s younger than me)
• Gentoo population: dropped 40-60% of their population in some colonies
• Emperor population: dropped by half over the past 50 years (that’s younger than my dad and mom)
• Chinstrap population: a whopping 40-66% drop in their population

According to the study:

• The Southern Ocean has experienced warming all the way down to a depth of 3,000 meters.
• The Antarctic Peninsula is warming five times faster than the global average.
• Sea ice now covers 40% less area than it did 26 years ago off the West Antarctic Peninsula.

The ice has gotten so thin, that it’s hard for the penguins to mate. Most of the baby penguins get blown away; some way before they are old enough to fend for themselves. Even though there are all these reports, I don’t think the general public is taking this as serious as they should. Or perhaps they are just as bothered as I am, but don’t know what to do or even how to get started. This problem is not going away, it’s here to stay. The Penguins are only the beginning.

Matt Mullenweg-The most important “Matt” searched! December 4, 2007

Matt Mullenweg is just a regular guy that grew up in Texas. Well, he is not so regular. He is the co-founder of wordPress and he is only 23 years old. Amazing! Matt does not think of himself as a super star. What a modest guy! He has invented something that is used around the world, for many purposes. You can also now be a fan of WordPress on Facebook, awesome! There are so many things to look forward to when it comes to social marketing. I’m still an amateur and I’m still learning so much, day by day, and I love it. I am not inspired by many, but coming into this world of Internet Marketing, I love it. It’s opened my eyes to so much more, gave me so much more hope than I had just 8 months ago. Matt Mullenweg is an inspiration. He does a lot of public speaking and I hope one day, I can meet this person that has changed the blogging world. His ever popular personal blog called PhotoMatt has thousands of readers per day, including myself. Matt went to the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where he studied the Jazz Saxophone. He decided to pursue his love of coding when he quit his job at CNET.

I guess quitting his job was the best thing he has ever done, because now he is the “#1 most important Matt in the world.”

He has so much information on his site, including free codes he has given away to the world. Perhaps I am now discovering this, but I guess it’s better to be late, than to never discover the greater things in life. I don’t want to meet many people, but two people that I would now like to meet are:

-Matt Mullenweg (Co-founder of WordPress)

-Mark Zuckerberg (Founder of Facebook)