Resident Evil: Extinction

Whoa, dude. There will be a 3rd Resident Evil movie coming out in the Fall of 2007, and yes, the wonderfully talented and gorgeous Milla Jovovich will be returning for it!

This might be old news already, but I just heard about it so it's new to me.

If you wanna see the pretty freakin sweet trailor, go to the official Resident Evil: Extinction site from Sony Pictures. The beginning of the trailer is the best part... check it out when it pans back from the big-screen casino/vacation advertisement... that has got to be all CG. Dude, the Statue of Liberty is right there near the Eiffel Tower. See if you can spot all the Wonders of the World and various landmarks that are lined up as it pans further back... WTF happened!?

Anyway, very neat idea. Even if it's not likely, it's a cool effect. And would get people talking. Either "Wow, that's so sweet!" or "Uhm wow, that's not even possible."

The rest of the trailer makes it look like Resident Evil meets Indiana Jones or Aladdin or something. Check out those Aladdin swords. Did she raid the last museum standing or something!?

Well, it's still awesome despite the mild lameness of the only 2 preview photos I could find out there, but where the hell are my favorite zombie inside-out dogs that scare the ever-loving crap out of me? Before Resident Evil 1, I thought I was scared enough of the game! Talk about nitemares people. I'll admit I'm a wuss, but those inside-out dogs are enough to freak anyone out. Just admit it, you cry a little when you think of them.

I'm not too worried since those dogs are a trademark of the games and the films thus far, so there's no way in hell they're gonna leave them out. Even if it's just a cameo. Hah.

IMDB has a page up for Resident Evil: Extinction, but of course there isn't a lot of info on it yet... For example, here's what the user-submitted Plot Summary says right now:

Alice (MILLA JOVOVICH) now is in hiding in the Nevada desert with old friends Carlos Olivera (ODED FEHR) and L.J. (MIKE EPPS) and new survivors K-Mart (SPENCER LOCKE) Claire Redfield (ALI LARTER) and nurse Betty (ASHANTI). Now they must gather their strength to fight the Umbrella Corporation, and the deadly virus they created.
-- Written by KrispyGlowwFlakes

Yes. Written by KRISPYGLOWWFLAKES. Riiight. Okay. Now, I'm not doubting that she could be a very reliable source, but... COME ON. How can you not be a wee bit skeptical on the basis of her username alone? I mean, good lord. Please pick a screenname that makes you appear older than 14 if you want me to listen to you at all. Unless you're 14. Then stay off the effing internet because OMMIGOD DON'T YOU WATCH DATELINE!?

Ahem. Anyway, here's a list of things that Milla Jovovich has been in (that I have seen or at least heard of... there are more on her IMDB profile page, but uhmm these are the ones that people will actually recognize):

• Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) (post-production) .... Alice
• .45 (2006) .... Kate
• Ultraviolet (2006) .... Violet
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) .... Alice
• The House on Turk Street (2002) .... Erin
• Resident Evil (2002) .... Alice
• Zoolander (2001) .... Katinka
• The Claim (2000) .... Lucia
• The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) .... Joan of Arc
• The Fifth Element (1998) (VG) (voice) .... Leeloo
• The Fifth Element (1997) .... Leeloo
• Dazed and Confused (1993) .... Michelle Burroughs
• Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) .... Lilli

Dazed and Confused was the first time I saw her, but I didn't recognize her as the same actress when I saw The Fifth Element. It wasn't until I saw Dazed & Confused again (for the millionth time) that I put 2 and 2 together.

Guess who rocks at Wii Boxing!?

Yes, it's me. So yeah. I guess I'm a tad violent ... :D who knew?!

The Wii is everything I dreamed it would be and more.I'm really good at pitching in Wii Baseball, but I suck majorly at batting. I think I hit the ball like twice and both those times it was a foul!
I'm not so great at bowling either, but then again it was the first one I played and so I was still getting used to the controller. I'm getting better at Tennis, once I finally started to get the hang of it. I think that Tennis will be my 2nd favorite. I sucked majorly at first at golf, because I just couldn't get the feel right. I got better after I learned I didn't need to whap the hell out of the ball every single time. Granted, I suck in REAL LIFE at any and all sports, so this was a bit of a new thing for me, you know, exerting energy and uhm standing while playing video games. It's insanity, I say!!
(All photos lovingly borrowed from www.gamespot.com, who hopefully won't be mad at me and make me take them down.)

Because I now know that the Wii Sports package is fun and awesomely awesome, I have a couple suggestions for Nintendo:

Wii Hockey: Really, it's just Wii Golf-Gone-Hardcore mixed with Wii Boxing! You can do the punching and head-butts like the real pro hockey players! And then swing your Wii controller as the hockey stick to make a goal. It would rock, let me tell ya.

Wii Soccer: You really only need to make "Wii Controller Anklets" that will velcro around your ankles, so that you can kick and manuever the ball. You could also have a move where you head-butt the ball or your opponents. Uhmm, okay apparently I just really wanna head-butt someone.

Wii Hackey Sack: You would use the same Wii Controller Anklets, as with Soccer, and then hold the Controller and Nunchuck in your hands too. This could be played with a lot to do SO many different combo tricks and junk. Ohh man. (Ahem. You could even head-butt the hackeysack. I'm sorry. Had to put it out there.)

Wii Juggling: How sweet could Nintendo make juggling!? You could just be turning/swirling your Controller and Nunchucks as if you were juggling. Except you would be able to play as a pair or team, and you can choose to juggle knives (will have to be extra careful not to kill your partner!), bowling balls (will have to move faster/harder since it is a "heavier" object), or stuff that is on fire! (again with the careful.)

Wii Girl Fight: This would be an awesome thing for both guys AND girls. For guys it's obvious why they'd want to see a chick-fight. For girls, this would be an awesome way to let out some aggression in a humorous, silly way. I think you should be able to design the Mii (character) of your opponent so I can FINALLY beat up some of the girls I went to highschool with. :D

I definitely want to see ALL of the following moves implimented in this game:
- Bitch-slapping
- Hair pulling
- Scratching/Clawing with nails
- Goosenecking

So, there you have it. Nintendo's next installment of Wii Sports! I think they should call it: Wii Sports ii.

Get it? Cuz it's like the Roman numeral for 2, but it's in lower case, so it's like Wii? Get it!? Aren't I clever?

Are you tired of the Wii jokes yet!? TOO BAD.

Oh, happy day!

Uhm. GUESS WHAT, PEOPLES!?

As of 1 hour ago...
I have my very own Nintendo Wii!!!

Joe, Nadine's husband (they're newlyweds... and that was REALLY weird typing that), went and found TWO Wii's at two different stores in Omaha in ONE afternoon. (He now says that I haven't been trying hard enough to get one, but I dunno if that's true.)

Anyway. The second Wii is ALL MINE!!!

Joe totally went out of his way to get this Wii for me from Target, so he is definitely the most wonderfulest person on earth for the next 4 years. (After 4 years, he may resume being just Joe again if he chooses.)

"I am busy playing with my Wii right now. Please leave a message at the beep."

Beeeeeeep.

Guess what ELSE?

I get to play my new Wii on a VERY FREAKIN BIG PROJECTOR SCREEN at my boyfriend's place. It's as big as the wall, people. That means it's a life-sized projection. The amazing interactivity of the Nintendo Wii mixed with a life-size screen!? How can it get better than this? Tell me how!?

IT CAN'T, THAT'S RIGHT.

Jewelry for geek chicks.

Geek girls like jewelry too. I've noticed that in recent years the amount of geekery geared towards women has gone up up up! Which means, yes ladies, geek jewelry galore!

So here are a few of my favorite geeky gems:

Zelle Style
My fav: Audioplug necklace. A jack and plug are used to clasp the necklace! Freakin' sweet.

Also Awesome: Most everything on the site, and especially check out the Zelle 133T Collection, which features some gorgeous limited edition pieces.



ThinkGeek
My fav: The fan guard pendant! Super stylish and geeky.
Also awesome: The Fuse Ladder necklace, not-really-a-charity-thing Geek Awareness bracelets, ultra-cool RAM necklace and matching RAM earrings. And the ever-popular d20 spiral necklace which features a removeable 20-sided die in a lovely spiral cradle.





Jacqueline Sanchez
My fav: The Forever Young collection, which features all lego jewelry! My favorite of the bunch are the lego bracelets in pink-and-lime (as shown) or black.

Also awesome: Lego earrings, cufflinks, pendants, and more.



Fractal Spin
My fav: The Eprom necklace, a reprogrammable memory chip with "a window cut out revealing its prismatic, sparkley innards". Oooh, I love me some sparkley innards!!

Also awesome: Colorful Cat5 choker or Cat5 bracelet. Another cool fan guard necklace.



Stewart Jewelry Designs
My fav: The Harlequin Resistor Necklace & Earrings set. I wouldn't necessarily wear this set, because I don't know anything about electronics and I'm just not in that genre of geek-girl, but this set is still very pretty. And I'm sure there is a geek girl out there (interested in electronics!) that would truly appreciate these.Also awesome: Pretty much every single piece in this Geek Girl collection. This shop really mixes style with geekery. By focusing on colors and even adding beads or gems where necessary, they've added more of a feminine touch to each piece.

Marche Noir
My fav: FUN-ctional computer-key rings. It seems that these rings are "spring-loaded" so that you are actually able to press the "keys" up and down like you would on any standard keyboard. That is so weird and funky; I love it!


Made with Molecules "Gifts inspired by Science"
My fav: The Creativity Necklace, which features "the molecules acetylcholine, dopamine, and seratonin, the neurotransmitters that boost creativity." Clever!!

Also awesome: Jewelry that features chemicals, stimulants, and other such molecular designs representing caffeine, chocolate, estrogen, and lots more!




Sweet Tooth Designs
My fav: The Smiley Collection's "less than three" necklace. Aww! How romantic! The perfect way to show your email/chat online-love that you less-than-three them very much!

Also awesome: Smiley cufflinks, keyrings, silver or gold charms, bangle bracelets, and silver or gold necklaces, in various smiley-faces.

Including: devil smiley >:-) ... angel smiley O:-) ... happy smiley :-) ... kissy smiley :-* ... laughing smiley :-D ... pbfft smiley :-P ... sunglasses smiley 8-) ... and winking smiley ;-) ... and even more smileys, depending on what item you choose.

Uncommon Goods
My fav: Geek Chic Computer Jewelry, sold seperately or as a set.

Also awesome: freakin cute computer key cufflinks for your geek-guy.

Feeling a little Lost.

Nadine: SO DID YOU SEE LOST LAST NIGHT?

10:12 AM Jen: yeah

Jen: it was okay.

10:14 AM Nadine: I THOUGHT IT WAS STUPID

6 minutes

10:23 AM Jen: why did you think Lost was stupid? Jen: WHY NADINE WHY

Nadine: BECAUSE IT WAS Nadine: NOTHING HAPPENS ANYMORE

Jen: true. Jen: they spent a whole episode finding a boat.

Jen: i've seen more excitement on an episode of 24. Nadine: JACK TOTALLY BLEW IT WHEN HE RATTED OUT WHATS HER NAME

Jen: Jack just blew period.

10:24 AM

Nadine: I JUST WISH THEY WOULD GET ON WITH THE STORY CAUSE LAST SEASON WAS OLD AND THIS IS GETTING OLDER

Jen: yes. agreed. they're gonna jump the shark.

Nadine: AND WE HAD TO WAIT FOR 2 F-CKIN MONTHS TO SEE THIS STUPID EPISODE

Jen: yeah, totally worth it. i can feel my bones melting with boredom

Nadine: I KNOW. AND YOU KNOW THEY SAID THEY HAD A PLAN AND THEY WERE GOING TO END THE SHOW WITH ANSWERS AND NOT JUST LEAVE IT HANGING, BUT REALLY THEY SHOULD TOTALLY END IT NOW

Nadine: OR IN THE NEXT TWO SEASONS. IF THEY CAN.

Jen: they should. instead of dragging a dead horse through the mud.

Nadine: I THINK LOST WOULD MAKE A BETTER MOVIE THAN SHOW

Jen: well i just wish they'd explain things

Nadine: ME TOO

10:27 AM Jen: you know why they don't explain things? Jen: cuz it doesn't make any effing sense and it never will.

Jen: they know there are not reasonable answers. so they give us NO ANSWERS.

Nadine: AND WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO WALT AND HIS DAD

Jen: they sailed off somewhere

Nadine: BUT WHERE?

Jen: they might return, they might not.

Nadine: THEY CAN'T JUST BE GONE

10:28 AM

Nadine: THATS LAME

Jen: we will NEVER know

Nadine: I KNOW! LAME

Jen: because they NEVER tell you anything

Nadine: I KNOW. I HATE THAT

Jen: next week Hurley is going to have sex with Kate and she will get pregnant and then the baby and pregnancy will disappear because the black smoke cloud will drift by her and take it away.

10:29 AM Nadine: LOL

Jen: they will never explain why she had sex with Hurley, or how in the hell the black smoke cloud ate the baby, or ANYTHING

Nadine: I KNOW

Jen: then Micheal and Walt will pull up in a yacht

Nadine: AND MICHAEL WILL BE PREGNANT

10:30 AM Jen: yes, from the blonde lady [Juliet] who can impregnant her dying sister and male rats.

Nadine: LOL

Jen: and then Charlie will scream "APRIL FOOLS EVERYBODY"

Nadine: YES

Jen: then Jack will take a crap

Nadine: AND IT WILL BE GOLD Nadine: AND IT WILL GROW INTO A BOAT TREE

10:31 AM Jen: yes

Nadine: AND THEY WILL ALL SWIM AWAY EVEN THOUGH THE BOATS ARE RIGHT THERE AND THEY WILL NEVER SAY WHY THEY ARE SWIMMING AWAY SO FAST SCREAMING

Jen: then they will all sail off the island and crash right into Nebraska

Nadine: LOL YEA

Nadine: WITH THE JUNGLE AND EVERYTHING IN THE BACKGROUND Nadine: THEY'LL BE SAYING THAT ITS IN THE PAST Nadine: BUT THEN THE FLYING CARS GO BY Nadine: AND KATE IS PREGNANT AGAIN CAUSE THE BLACK SMOKE CAME BY AGAIN.
Nadine: AND SHE GIVES BIRTH TO A 32 YEAR OLD PENGUIN Nadine: WITH THE NUMBERS 2 6 8 15 16 42 IN THE FEATHERS OF THE PENGUIN, SINCE HURLEY WAS THE FATHER AND THOSE ARE HIS NUMBERS.

Jen: dude, that is totally how the show should go

Nadine: TAKE BETS, CAUSE I BET IT WILL

Jen: lol. i got $50 on Jack getting pregnant by Sawyer before Kate.

11:04 AM Jen: I also want $300 on the black smoke cloud getting pregnant and fighting a war in Iraq. While pregnant.

Nadine: lol YEA Nadine: I GOT 50 on HURLEY EATING EVERY TREE ON THE ISLAND AND BEING MURDERED BY THE HATCH WHEN IT COMES BACK AFTER BEING BLOWN UP.

My boss is worse than yours.

Boss: I saw that you didn't check all those numbers from the price book.
Me: Yes, I did. I checked every single one.
Boss: No you didn't, because the 8th number is wrong.
Me: I know, I highlighted it because I couldn't match it up with our accounting numbers.
Boss: That's because you got it wrong.
Me: Well, maybe it was a typo.
Boss: Then you weren't very careful, were you?
Me: Well, typos happen. Especially when there's only one person doing the work and no one else checking the numbers.

(And ESPECIALLY when the person doing all the work is the Graphic Artist and NOT the accountant or number-checker person.)

Boss: I didn't say anything about that. I can't be wasting time and money on having everyone involved on this project. You need to get it right. This is our price books for the whole year. I can't send these out with errors.
Me: I did get all of them right, except for one. That's 10 pages of numbers... and I got one wrong.
Boss: If you got one wrong, you probably got more wrong. You need to recheck it.
Me: Shouldn't there be a pair of fresh eyes on these numbers, if you think I did such a bad job?
Boss: I'm not going to check them over, that's why I have people working for me.
Me: So I'm going to recheck 10 pages of numbers that I've already checked and rechecked... because I got one wrong, and I even pointed it out to you because I knew it was wrong.
Boss: Yes, and hurry up doing it. I don't want to spend all day on this.


Oh yeah. I'll just rush right through it...
And before you say it... NO I don't get paid enough for this.

Snoop Doggy Dog's dog toys.

I probably spelled Snoop Doggy Dog wrong. Is it Snoop Doggy Dog or Snoop Doggy Dogg? Or something else altogether?

Jen: dude
Jen: you can buy snoop doggy dog toys now.

Nadine: oh yea

4:46 PM Nadine: i heard they were coming out with them

Jen: yeah.... and they have thug clothes for your dog too

Nadine: nice

Jen: snoop is such a whore now.

Nadine: i know

Jen: one of the dog toys is a pair of handcuffs

Nadine: NICE!

Jen: yeah
Jen: how about a pound of weed Jen: the dog would play with that

Nadine: LOL