Hollywood has got to be scraping the bottom of the idea barrel with this one. Imagine two guys sitting there saying…
"Okay, what are two things that would go really poorly together?"
"Uh… milk and apples?"
"No no, worse…"
"How about plaid and stripes?"
"No you idiot, something that's actually going to scare somebody - it doesn't have to be realistic at all…"
"Oh, I got it then… a bunch of snakes that get out of their containers while a plane is in the air?!"
"Roll tape – we've got a winner!"
Seriously. I only had to see the preview for a moment before I knew that it would be pure crap. Congratulations Hollywood, you've churned out a great candidate for the worst movie of the year.
I was told about an upcoming change before it was public knowledge. I was informed about the change by an individual with the proper authority. We talked about the change that was to take place, how it might impact me and others, and how the message needed to be communicated in a variety of ways for various people. We talked a little about damage control and the sensitivity of the information. It became apparent that there could be some adverse reactions if the details of the change got out without proper communication. What struck me in this whole thing was the following – although the conversation was originally masked as a “I need to get your input on this” session, it really was a “We need to tell you this now, since you're one of those who would normally complain the most” conversation.
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I've gone ahead and upgraded the system to Movable Type 3.31 from 3.2. I'll admit that as it appears to be successful, that it was one of the easiest upgrades I've ever made to a CMS (content management system). I'll give it up to the folks over at Six Apart for making a great tool. It's available for free for you personal bloggers out there, and also has lots of additional options for others. Check it out.
I was in a fast food "restaurant" today enjoying my meal when a woman walked in. She proceeded to register, where the cashier was busy with another customer. The lady slid her arm out of her right bra strap, took a napkin off of the counter, and left the building. I kid you not. Go figure.
Last year at some point I ranted about bad birthday presents, some real, some fake. This year, I want to take back everything that I said. Because this year was so much worse than receiving any/all of those gifts, with/without asking for them.
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