Saturday, July 10, 2010

The Last Airbender.

Well. That sucked pigeons.

**The following is my opinion on the movie: The Last Airbender; directed by M. Night Shyamalan. May contain spoilers**

Okay, I have been a fan of the animated series since I was 15 (3 years ago). Despite the ratings on rottentomatoes.com, I had very high hopes for this movie. Right off the bat, I found a few things wrong. Sokka was VERY serious. In the series, he's the one who lightens the mood. Not the case here. Also, they pronounce it "Soak-Ah". A few other names had me scratching my head: Aang was ON-ng, Iroh was EAR-oh , and for some reason, avatar was "ah-vah-tar. Call me OCD, but the different pronunciations irritated me a bit. Be prepared, this movie was really DARK compared to the series. I don't even know if Aang even laughed at all (so not typical for his character), and there seemed to be no (much needed) comic relief. There is one thing awesome about this movie though..and that is THE BENDING! :D It's actually quite good, and I started to want less dialog and more bending. Mostly because (at some points), it was almost painful to watch Katara (Nicola Peltz) and Aang (Noah Andrew Ringer) act. I didn't really see any character depth or development happen (though it seems they were trying to make Zuko appear to be a complex and deep individual, he came off as really intense and pushy). When I saw the actor playing Ozai, I LOL'd

I just..didn't expect him to play the role. Same for Noah playing Aang. Ah, that reminds me.. weren't the water tribe people indian/tan colored in the series? And the firebenders pale? Seems like there was a mix-up on that one.

Damn the white people.

For those who didn't see the series, I could imagine how confusing this film might be. The movie had left out many things from the show, and tended to jump from one plot to another without much direction. Avatar Roku never appeared, and neither did Suki. Haru, Jet, King Bumi, were left out as well.


Well, here are the things I DID like about the movie:

1) The bending was awesome..I might have mentioned that.

2) I really liked Katara's (warm-weather) outfit/costume.

3) Sokka, Iroh, and Azula seemed to be great actors (considering the limitations they were put under). Zuko was alright.

4) The martial arts involved was really captivating.

5) Umm...I didn't get a headache like a normally do from 3-D movies?

-_- I'm going to bed. It's been a long and disappointing night.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

My Favorite Zim Pictures

I love this show (muffinz!) ;b I'm listing my favorite fan pictures/drawings. Way to be the awesomest fans, filthy human stink! **I do not take any credit for these pictures.



Friday, January 29, 2010

How to sell on Ebay

Quick way to get started using Ebay.

#1Sign up for a Paypal account.
A Paypal premier account (it's free) is preferred over a personal one, that way you can sell and buy with more options. Ebay accepts Paypal as the main source of paying for a product, and it's a simple way to keep track of funds.

#2 Register/sign up for an Ebay account.
If you are into selling a specific type of product, I would recommend using an Ebay name that uniquely and accurately describes what you plan to sell. If you're selling beach items..something like: surf_shop or close2ocean might be a way to show what your products are all about.

#3 Shipping supplies.
It's important to have the right postage and shipping items available for you to send your item to the buyer. USPS has free shipping supplies available at their website, I've found that it's good to use the priority mail envelopes to ship out DVD's and video games. The stamps are $4.95. They'll send you free priority mail boxes and envelopes, but the boxes must be weighed before shipping.

#4 Camera.
While it's not required, a good camera comes in handy when showing what you plan to sell. If you enter the serial number that is on the back of a DVD, video game, book, etc. Ebay will give you a stock photo of the product. However, it is most likely you will need to have a quality camera ready to take photos of the item(s) you wish to sell. Be sure it's not too blurry or the flash is too bright.

#5 Research your product.
Find out as much as you can about the item you are selling. It's good to research and know the details of your item, and perhaps look at others who are selling the same thing. How do they describe it? Is there a reason theirs has more bids? Could you be selling your product for too low/high a price? It won't take long before you understand how to do this, it's just a little complicated in the beginning.

#6 Acquire as much positive feedback as possible.
Feedback is a way buyers and sellers show trust. You build a reputation through positive, neutral, or negative feedback and comments from others. If you sell a product and it arrives just as described and on time, you will most likely get positive feedback from the buyer. If the item ends up to the buyer damaged or different than described, you'll most likely get negative or neutral feedback. The more positive feedback you have, the more buyers you're likely to have. When you're first starting out however, you'll have (0) feedback. If you want instant positive feedback, type in the Ebay search bar: 100% positive feedback. You'll spend around $0.01-$2.00 to buy shmozitive smeedback ;-). Though this is just a suggestion for begginers. Once you sell products, you'll have feedback in no time.

Minute Maid Pomegranate Tea


When a new healthy product comes out, I enjoy being the first one to voice (or type rather) my opinion about it. A new yummy and healthy drink made by Minute Maid is one of these great new products I'm talkin' about. Just 40 calories per glass and filled with antioxidants and all-natural ingredients, this enhanced pomegranate tea is just as delicious as it is nutritious. Considering there isn't any added sugar (contains an all-natural calorie free sweetener) it's surprisingly sweet and refreshing.

It looks just like the above picture, but with a 40 calorie label on the bottom right corner (so far haven't been able to find a picture, but I'll take one myself soon).

I am in no way affiliated with Minute Maid or Coca Cola, but just a fan of this yummy beverage. Thought I should share ^_^