A Box of Chocolates

We all know that everyone can make mistakes. And apparently, even the comic book writers of this well known comic book, Marvel, are not exempted from this. Mistakes just like these can be caused by many things. I personally think that these bloopers were probably caused by tight deadlines. But readers must give credit to these writers, because despite those tight deadlines, they were able to meet them. And these writers surely did an incredible job of laying the groundwork for the high quality comic books we have today. And even with all the bloopers, Marvel comic books are still popular and we all have our favorite Marvel characters! Although it is quite possible that most of the people reading the comic books don’t even notice these details, as they are so engrossed with the story. Here are a few of top Marvel bloopers:

1. Looking at this comic clip, it is pretty clear who the marvel superhero is. But then if you start reading through it, notice the villain calling Spiderman, Superman! Since when did Superman look like that? And why in the world would Superman talk about his web (does he even have one?)?

2. This comic clip shows Captain America getting ready for a fight. If you read through the lines, you will notice him saying that only one of them will survive, and that it won’t be him? Does this mean that Captain America is already accepting defeat, even before the fight starts? If this is the case, he sure knows when to give up…

3. I’m sure everyone who at least watched the Spiderman movies would know his real name. You don’t have to be some sort of Spiderman fan to even know this! But in this comic clip, Spiderman’s name has become Peter Palmer, instead of Peter Parker. Can you imagine trying to root for a guy named Peter Palmer?

4. This comic clip was taken from the Hulk, which shows Captain Barracuda. Notice something with the drawings? If you look at it closely, he peers into the periscope using his eye covered with an eye-patch! How is it possible that he can actually see through the periscope? Trying to look through it with the eye covered by his patch could be a desperate cry for help! He could be seeking attention for his disability, or maybe he was just too embarrassed to admit his mistake.

5. This comic clip shows Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four falling off a building. The blooper in this clip probably wouldn’t be as obvious as the rest. To be able to see it clearly, there is a zoomed up image in the lower left. Do you see it? Mr. Fantastic sure is super, because apparently, he’s got 2 right hands! Just check out the hand that should have been a left foot high up in the window. Not only was a hand drawn in the place of a foot, but a right hand was used for a left foot!

When we are taking photographs an you found out that it looks dull and dead, what will you attribute that to it? Probably, the number one culprit you will blame for is the poor lighting. What are various options for cheap photography lights?

Most photographs will look flat and dull if the lighting is not in the right mix and proper as per the background and theme of the photo. The professionalism in photography and the art of photography demands the perfect photo at the first instant of taking the photo, without any additive and supplements by photo editing software. One thing well accepted for this kind of perfection is good photography lights. Here are some options:

Sunset and Sunrise are two natural, but powerful lighting options in still photography. During these periods the natural colour combinations are very attractive and will suit to many themes for photography. No artificial photography lights are necessary during sunset and sunrise.

Clear sky and selection of location are always helped in getting better lighting for the photographs. If the theme of photograph wants a background of cloudy environment, do it in a cloudy season without any lights manipulation.

An innovative idea is to use reflectors to get more light by just using the Sunlight. Reflectors can reflect in multi-colours and the right colour combination can be achieved by using one of these. One can use different kinds of filters and shields to adjust the brightness of the Sunlight to get the proper combination of the colour mix.

Night photography requires you to go out in a full moon night with a clear sky. The photos will look pretty natural and professional. Simple cheap two monochromatic lightings may be required to get more effect.
There can be much such cheap photography light techniques by which one can get better pictures. One need not go for highly expensive lighting options if you have a theme in mind and some creative ideas. Just extract your resourcefulness inside of you and you can get what you want for less the price.

Illusions are things or images that we see, but are processed differently by our brains that they become come out different. When we see these things, we can also say that our brain is playing tricks on us! Here are some well-known companies in the world who has the best logos with hidden symbols.

1. Amazon.com Logo
They sell almost everything from apparels, books, music, software, videos and more. Now, try and take a look at their logo. What do you notice? If you still can’t see anything, look again. See how the arrow points from A to Z? yes! They made their logo like that to let the people know, they have everything from A to Z.

2. FedEx Logo
“It’s just letters!” No, look harder. I bet you can see something else when you use your creative right side of the brain. If you still don’t get it, look at the letter E and X and find the arrow formed below them. Creative, isn’t it?

3. Toblerone Logo
You think that is the Swiss Alps? It might be. Toblerone originated in Bern, Switzerland - A city whose name is rumored to mean, “City of bears”. Now, look at the logo again and look for the bear in the logo. Incredibly surprising that we eat it but we never noticed it, right?

Simply explained, our eyes use tricks to take the image they see and make it into a 3 dimensional map of reality. But our eyes themselves can be tricked in the process.

This is a nice advertising of Berlitz language school.

Funny Images

In other words, none of our conceptions and perceptions are quite adequate, but fortunately most of them are satisfactory for practical purposes. Only a part of what is perceived comes through the senses from the object; the remainder always comes from within. In fact, it is the visual sense or the intellect which is responsible for optical illusions of the various types to be discussed in the following chapters. Our past experiences, associations, desires, demands, imaginings, and other more or less obscure influences create optical illusions.”
- Matthew Luckiesh

Bar Pub or Tavern. Whatever you call it, this is a heaven for people who socializes and heavy drinkers alike not to forget people who wants to doze off forgetting what has happened. We all have our own favorite bars and some offer more services than another. Floor shows, magic shows, sports shows or this one show that you can equate to going to a circus, Flair tending.

Flair tending is known as extreme bar tending. It is an act where you are entertained while the bar tender is mixing your drinks. This is also when your tip is larger than the price of the curious drink you ordered. Also, it is better when there is someone like a basketball/ Horse race announcer around announcing the flair tender moves. You will be amazed on what some of their moves are called. While watching one live made me find videos about it, I compiled here some of the best flair tending videos I found on the net.

Mike “Sushi” Doetzer is one of the most famous and original flair bartenders in Europe. He can also be considered as the best active flair tender in Germany.

Lovro Vukadin, one of the well-known Flair Tenders alive. (Or in Youtube, at least)

2nd international flair tending held in Switzerland

Who said only males excel in flair tending? This cutie performs her tricks in the spotlight and boy, is she good! Good moves and flexibility!

One TGI Fridays bartender with his awesome moves!

By the way, it’s now time to close your jaws.

With photography being the new ‘in’ thing nowadays, it is only natural that we see all these cameras being sold everywhere! I’ve noticed that even companies who don’t even specialize in photography or cameras have already started investing in it and started selling them in the market as well. With all the different camera brands in the market today who would claim to have more or less similar features, it has become difficult for some people to decide which camera to purchase. In this light, here are the top 5 point and shoot cameras to buy.

1. Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS
This has great image quality, minimal shutter lag and performs speedily with optical image stabilizer that delivers impressive image quality. The only bad thing with this one is this one has no manual exposure controls and slow flash recycle time.

2. Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS
This one has face detection, which automatically focuses on faces. The optical image stabilization is becoming a standard feature in Canon cameras now. This one though, has no optical view finder but still captures superb images with its 3.8x optical zoom. This is why it is among the top ranking in compact cameras.

3. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36
The 25mm wide-angled lens quality photo it takes puts this in one of the top point and shoot cameras. Aside from its elegant design, this compact powerhouse is capable of delivering HD quality videos. The bad thing here is, focusing is a bit tad slow.

4. Fujifilm FinePix F100fd
The high ISO density of 12,800 with 5x optical zoom and 28mm wide angle lens is joined with a short shutter lag with intuitive face detection. These are notable features of the Fujifilm FinePix F100fd. The problem lies on its weight and awkward positioning of the lens because it can be easily covered by the fingers.

5. Sony Cyber-shot DSC- T70
This is one of the slimmest and thinnest point and shoot cameras available. Don’t look down on it because it has an excellent macro photo taking mode. The battery life is not long and the touch screen is not a plus because buttons are easily pressed accidentally. Even though there are a lot of issues in this model, Cybershot performs just fine is you do not demand a lot from your point and shoot camera.

Now, Go and take your winning creative shots!

Just as an additional FYI, these are the most famous brands when it comes to cameras.

Image from the Digital Photography School

I have to admit. I am deathly afraid of floral prints. However, my sister, who loves florals, sent me a floral dress. At first inspection, I wanted to puke at the floweriness of it. But when I tried it on, it actually looks good and fits quite well. As a matter of fact, I’ll go as far as saying that it looked hot on me.

Look at some other hot florals for summer;

If you don’t look hot in that, I don’t know what else will.

Ellen Degeneres is Getting Married

May 20, ‘08 2:24 PM for everyone

I jsut want to share how happy I am for Ellen.  I believe that the love between two people should be ackowledged regardless of sexual inclinations.

I just ask myself, why is it Ellen Degeneres is far more endearing that Rosie O’ Donnel.  If Rosie made that announcement I’d probalbly just say,”ok ok.. next…”

Tags: ellen degeneres, lesbianism, gay marriage

Why Men Like Straight Girls

May 19, ‘08 3:53 AM for everyone

As I was browsing through the internet, I came across an article wherein a girl goes into an experiment to find out if men prefer curly hair or straight hair. She puts up two profiles: one with curly hair and the other with straight hair; sure enough, there were more winks, more emails, on the straight haired profile. This drove me to ask my male friends which they preferred and why it mattered. They didn’t go into the details of why but just said that it did matter; and most of them were in accordance with the response to the straight haired profile. An online competition website has a Best Hair Ever category and (guess what?) entries were of different colored hair but ALL of them were straight.

So why do men like straight hair? Here are some reasons that I could only speculate upon…

It looks neat and clean. Straight hair looks like a well-ironed shirt. Who would want to leave the house wearing crumpled shirt, right?

Men like running their fingers through a girl’s hair. When a man runs his fingers through a girl’s hair, it’s erotic. With straight haired girls, it goes smoothly, softly, though the hair caressing the scalp and fingers getting tickled but the thin strands that mesh in and out of a man’s fingers. With curly hair, it stops short. Their fingers go through and meet tangles caused by the natural curliness of the girl’s hair. Accidentally, because of the resistance caused by the tangles he inadvertently pulls her hair. What does he do? Say sorry when he was trying to reach out and touch? Hell no… suffice it say it would be a very awkward moment.

Straight is sweet and virginal. I mean really. Straight haired girls even from my perception look so sweet and virginal unless of course they’re all covered with tattoos and have nose rings or what have you. They’re prom queen and cheerleader incarnate. What guy wouldn’t want to go out with the prom queen or the cheerleader? It’s the perfect kind of girl to bring home to mom. And even if they’re not sweet and virginal they could always hide behind their straight hair.

It’s cultural. As mentioned in the article, people from different cultures have different preferences and the culture that has a greater majority for that particular characteristic seems to prefer the norm. So if the culture has more straights than curlys then they would like curly because that is the standard or vice versa. Maybe….

Because of their preference and for the speculative reasons I have given a lot of curly haired girls I know have gone out of their way to have their hair straightened on a semi-long term basis or have married themselves to the flat iron or their blowers. I personally prefer an au naturelle and for me that means curly. Love me love my curly hair. Honestly, I had been told by so many to straighten it. But I am proud of my mane and I carry it with confidence. Just a tip for the guys, curly haired girls are wilder and I bet some of you will attest to it. ;P

Tags: hair, women, attraction

Stressed

May 18, ‘08 5:19 PM for everyone

This week has been one of the most hectic weekends ever. Apart from work piling up because of failing health, personal issues with family are cropping up that honestly I do not need right now. Let’s hope that the coming week will prove to be a better, calmer and more peaceful one.

4 Reasons why we love Sex and the City

May 15, ‘08 3:34 PM for everyone

We love Sex and the City for one reason: they represented stereotypes of single women that most women can relate too. This is the reason why it became such a hit, because it represented a little bit of every woman in America. I know of some people who are affronted by the very existence of Charlotte, Miranda, Carrie and Samantha, claiming that the four characters give a wrong representation of American women. Be that as it may, the point of the matter all four characters is a part of all women, not just in the US but all over the world. We all have our Charlottes, Mirandas, Carries and even Samanthas inside us. Let me tell you why…..

Charlotte York. Charlotte York is our favorite goody two shoes prom queen. She’s perfect – pretty, smart, educated and decent. The kind of girl you bring home to mom. In the show, she represents the conservative woman, who follows the rules of love, relationships and dating. She tries her best not to go against the standards of society and thus believes that sex should always be connected with love and not lust; and that relationships should ultimately end in marriage.

Every woman is brought up the way Charlotte was with regards to love and relationships. Somewhere along the line we turn into a Miranda, a Carrie or a Samantha but charlotte is the foundation stereotype which we all can relate too… We sometimes hate her for being able to stand by the rules or love her for what she represents. But what makes her character real is the fact that she can be naughty too… controlled naughtiness but naughtiness nevertheless and that’s what makes her tick for all of us.

Miranda Hobbes. Miranda Hobbes is the successful and self-made woman who worked her ass off to become a lawyer and to become a good one at that. Among the four girls, she’s the very first one who was able to get her own flat. She’s smart, successful, beautiful, and is an achiever. Although these are all good points, as far as men are concerned, these are all turn-offs. It is a slight on their machismo. Another problem is that Miranda’s own standards are very high. Remember how she held back with Steve because he was a bartender?

Well, for us working women, this may be an issue we share with Miranda. There are just some men who are intimidated with a successful woman and this can prove to be an obstacle for us who maybe looking for Mr. Right.

Samantha Jones. Samantha Jones is the woman we love to hate. She’s too liberal. She’s very comfortable with her sexuality and is willing to try anything under the sun. Some would say she’s a thrill seeker and some would say that she is just plain immoral. If we cannot relate to her, she’s definitely the woman we’re all afraid of. She seems to be the type that will take our man away. And yet, we see that she’s one of the most loyal to her friends. It doesn’t matter if Charlotte disagrees with her, in time of Charlotte’s needs she’s there. We also see that despite that hard exterior she’s one compassionate woman. So we can’t fully hate her can we?

Carrie Bradshaw. Carrie is the combination of all 3 and the fulcrum of the story. She’s very career oriented. She’s comfortable with her sexuality as well and is willing to have sex for lust sake. But although she may deny it, deep down inside she’s a Charlotte. She wants to walk down the aisle, not as a bridesmaid, but as a bride. Because she has all these qualities, she’s the one who always tries to analyze the situation. She tries to figure out her existence especially with regards to love and sex. With her we can most relate for it is her that sees the true issues that we women go through.

We are all in a state of Carrie where we see our friends behave, we see the world behave and we try and figure out how we place in all of this. We try to balance our Charlottes, Samanthas and Mirandas and hope that we can find out own Mr. Big who’ll eventually marry us. And even if we don’t we’re in state where we’ll always be pining for Mr. Big, even when we have a nice secure Aidan with us.

So how can we hate Sex and the City? Hating it would be tantamount to hating our friends, sisters and ultimately ourselves – and that can never happen.

T shirts have had a long history that most people seem to take for granted. It was initially used as an undergarment in Western Europe. During the Industrial Revolution mass production became possible and more t shirts were made.

By the 20^th century, people were no longer wearing t shirts as an undergarment. Due to the heat and its comfort it became an outer garment and from this time on, t shirts became a fashion statement.

Designers started making unique designs on t shirts and if not they put their logos on the t shirts which signified how fashionable and trendy you are. It also served as a free advertisement for the designer as every where the wearer went the logo went with him.

Now t shirts have evolved into something further than just an ad or a statement that you belong to the in crowd – it has evolved into a way to express yourself. It has been such a controversial way of expressing oneself that schools sometimes suspend or even ban their students from coming to school because of the slogans that are written on the students’ t-shirts.

These slogans normally express what the people are feeling or their particular standpoint. Some are political and others just plain nasty. Others are humorous and others are sexual. T-shirts are more than just they used to be. However, it is still imperative that you are able to choose the right slogan to wear on your shirt as whatever it is that’s written there is a representation of whom you are. These are my top 10 t-shirt slogans…. I wonder can you tell me what kind of person I am after…..

Here are 10 slogans that will represent properly and make other people’s day a brighter one.

1. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. – This is perfect for those who may be chastised for being “full bodied.” It is quite balanced.

2. All men are animals, some just make better pets. – To the women out there…. Wouldn’t you just want to wear this on your nice rounded chest?

3. Always remember you’re unique, just like everyone else. – Yeah, right….

4. Always try to be modest, and be damn proud of it! Definitely, being modest is a virtue and you should stand tall and be proud of it.

5. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. – This is so true. Beer helps us all see the light of beauty.

6. BEER…Helping ugly people get laid since 1842! – See how good and charitable beer is to the less fortunate?

7. I’d like to see it from your viewpoint, but I can’t get my head that far up my ass – Right on!

8. If I wanted to hear from an asshole, I’d fart – this is a variation of number 7.

9. Bros before Hoes – well okay…this is a bit political. The slogan comes with Obama’s pic and Clinton’s pic… but I had to put at least one political slogan?

10. You’re just jealous because the voices only talk to me! – Yeah… there are a lot of envious people out there….

Would you rather put some serious phrases on your shirt? Yeah… I bet you thought I was serious with all that history stuff didn’t you… but hey….look, life is short… make a statement now… show who you are with your t-shirt slogan…and wear it proud on your chest… can you think of any slogan better than these?