Halo 2 Has Been A Hit

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In less than a month, more than 5 millions copies of Halo 2 were sold. The game has also logged more hours of play on Xbox Live than any other game. That’s pretty amazing since there are numerous games that have been playable on Xbox live for 2 years and Halo 2 did it in […]

I don't hate, I donate

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Last night I fired up a couple of $25 no-limit 6-max hold’em tables. My cards at the limit tables are still on a cold streak so I thought I’d switch up the pace a bit. Soon after taking my seats, I knew I was in for a ride. There were players going all-in on a $2 pot pre-flop. Raising and calling all-in with middle pair. Typical Party Poker play is really all it was now that I think of it.

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The Married Life

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Over the weekend I made a trip to Sterling Heights to visit a few friends. On Saturday night, I went to a Christmas party with my friend Lindsay at one of her friend’s house. I was definately one of the younger people in attendance, but quite a few were just a year or two older than I. One of the things that was a bit different was that most of Lindsay’s younger friends are married. It was a a little weird. I’m just not used to that. None of my friends are married, so I haven’t dealt with the young married couples.

Just another sign that I’m getting old…less than 2 weeks until 25.

Ocean's Twelve

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Ocean's Twelve (Widescreen Edition)Ocean’s Twelve is the highly anticipated sequel to the hit from 2001, Ocean’s Eleven. From what I had seen in the movie trailers over the last couple of weeks, I was expecting to be disappointed. I most definately was not though. With all of the original cast coming back, this movie is a great sequel.

Ocean’s Eleven was so good that most people were expecting Ocean’s Twelve to be a box office flop. After watching the movie last night, I just don’t see that happening. For one thing, the movie has too much star power to fail. You’ve got Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck, and many others. They even added Catherine Zeta-Jones for this one. She sports a shorter hair style in the movie and looks hotter than ever. Truly a great addition to the cast.

I’m not going to give out any details on the plot except to mention that Terry Benedict (Garcia), finds Ocean’s crew and wants the money back that they stole from his casinos. From there, Danny Ocean (Clooney) and the guys are on a mission to find a high paying “job” to save their lives. Just like the first film, this one is full of 180s and 360s to keep you guessing up until the credits roll.

If you liked the first movie I would recommend catching this one soon. I give it an A-.

Copy….Right?

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A few months ago I found a site that had copied some of my content word for word. Well, yesterday, I found a few auctions on Ebay where a guy was using several of images from Poker Chip Tricks in order to sell what looked like a list of links to poker sites around the Internet. I turned him in to Ebay and also sent him a message. He wrote me back…

Cool your jets. You sue me and you will lose money. I don’t think I make as much a year as it would cost to even just call your lawyer.

Cool my jets? This guy clearly doesn’t understand copyright laws. At work yesterday we had our yearly division meeting and the guest speaker was an attorney. She talked to us about copyright, patent, and trademark laws. Pretty fitting for my situation. I found out that copyright violations are subject to $150,000 + lawyer fees per incident.

Bandits

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BanditsI borrowed this movie from my brother, not knowing what to expect. Bandits was released in 2001 and I didn’t remember seeing the previews for it. After taking the time to watch it, I was very suprised at how good it was. Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis, and Cate Blanchett all played excellent roles in the film, with Thornton probably doing the best.

The “Sleepover Bandits” (Thornton and Willis) escape from prison and start to rob banks in order to achieve their goal of living in paradise. In the process of robbing these banks, they both fall in love with a woman they “kidnapped.” She becomes confused about the relationships with each man and ends up leaving them both. The plot kept moving and changing throughout the entire movie and I didn’t ever feel bored watching it. I was actually interested to see what type of twists would come up next. It’s a beautifully crafted story for a movie.

I give it a B+.