DSC_042, originally uploaded by ElectricIlya687.

I finally get a chance to participate an Improv Everywhere mission. It is called the MP3 Experiment. You can check out the video here. Check out the pictures here.

Day 345 – Ring-a-Ding-Ding?, originally uploaded by excalipoor.

I don’t know why I suddenly think “Ring-a-Ding-Ding!”

Day 269 – Fast & Furious, originally uploaded by excalipoor.

Driving at warp speed! Ok. So I just play around while driving on a crowded highway at 1730.

I’m not sure if I really got tagged by Amber for just looking at her picture., but I’ll just do it for fun anyways. So here it goes with my 16 random things/16 facts list:

#1 I was born in Hong Kong, but I move to US before Hong Kong return to China on 1997. Therefore, I was British, but never was Chinese. If I can rap, I would rap about Hong Kong all the time.
#2 I am really talkative to the point of being annoying.
#3 There’s only one place that I will never talk, the theatre. I sorta the kind of guy that dwell into the movie until it’s over. Besides, it’s impolite to talk during the movie. Same goes with plays.
#4 But if i’m watching a movie on TV, I’ll still talk anyways.
#5 I haven’t swim since 11. it’s about the same time I moved to US.
#6 I hate traveling when I was a kid, but I love it now. Europe is my next target.
#7 Before my trip to Vegas 2 years ago. I only travelled around the Northeast. Never pass west of Cleveland, and south of Baltimore. (Yes, I have never been to DC.)
#8 Like a typical Hong Kong kid, I have my first pair of glasses early. I was 9.
#9 I have never smoke in my life. Didn’t even try a cigarette from anyone. My parents still does not believe that it’s true.
#10 I consider people who likes Final Fantasy VII are just bandwagon jumpers. Final Fantasy VI is the best. FFX was better than VII.
#11 I am one of those crazy fanboy who is willing to buy all the Dynasty/Samurai Warriors games and their expansion discs. That means I own Warriors Orochi 2 and I like it.
#12 I would love to attend a game in all 30 MLB ballparks. I’ve been to 6 so far. (Yankees, Mets, BlueJays, Indians, Orioles, Phillies.) I would buy a mini-bat, a keychain, and take at least one picture of me at the game for each ballpark.
#13 I did a video similar to "Where the Hell is Matt?". It is called "Where the Hell is Excalipoor?" It’s my attempt to dance next to 42 MLB All-star Statues in one day. They were all over Manhattan. www.flickr.com/photos/excalipoor/sets/72157607332247449/
#14 I spent quite a lot of my time reading Wikipedia pages. When your work computer blocked almost all the fun sites, Wikipedia is the only choice. I can probably write a list of pages that I read everyday on my blog.
#15 I collect keychains. Wherever I go to a new city, country, conventions, stores, i would buy a keychain.
#16 Ever since I own the video iPod, I don’t watch a lot of TV anymore. I just watch or listen to my podcasts. (I subscribe to over 60 podcast feeds from iTunes I don’t have time for TV!) The only TV shows I watch these days are: Conan, The Soup, PTI, or big sporting events.

I don’t really want to tag 16 people, but I’ll just send this link to a few people that I know they might be interested in this fun tagging game. =)

Day 269. 090129.

Day 256 – The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog., originally uploaded by excalipoor.

I saw a lot of people on my contact list did that handwriting tagging game. None of them tagged me. However, I show you guys my handwriting anyway. I wrote the sentence in 3 ways: print, calculator, script. I usually write in print, but I use calculator fonts for my posted notes a lot too. I wrote in script only because that’s how I learn to write in the old British education in Hong Kong. I still use it if I have to write things really fast. As you might notice. I write really small. I’m not tagging anyone. I just wanna show people my handwriting that’s all.

Which shot is better? This or that?

Day 256. 090116.

The Wilsonator – "Subject to You!", originally uploaded by excalipoor.

Wilson Tang of the 404 is playing poker at the poker table. Okay. He was being hypnotized by some device.
Got_Wilsoned_by_Cyberbor
cyberborg.deviantart.com/art/Got-Wilsoned-111224460
Wilson is being hypnotized.
www.cnet.com/8301-13952_1-10153433-81.html?tag=mncol;title

My Desktop: I’m gonna miss ya, 1UP/EGM. (2009.01.16), originally uploaded by excalipoor.

If you are into video games, then you probably heard the news of 1UP being bought by UGO. EGM, the most well known video game magazine for the past 20 years, has ceased their publication last week. UGO also laid off 30+ people from 1UP. Most of them are from the podcast production, which has been running for over 3 years. The 1UP Show, 1UP Yours, 1UP FM are gone! Luckily, 1Up FM guys already started their own podcast called Rebel FM, which became the no.1 most download gaming podcast a day after its release. While the video production team of the 1UP Show are trying to start their own video show. Even though they got laid off, but they already start to work hard on their new projects. I wish them luck.

Here are some of the links to the UGO acquisition article:
UGO_Entertainment_Acquires_1UP_Resul…
UGO_Buys_1up_Massive_Layoffs

There are many interviews from other gaming podcast on what happened at 1UP with some ex-1UP staff:
Greg Ford and Andrew "Skip" Pfister on Player One Podcast
Philip Kollar of Rebel FM on Gamer with Jobs
John Davison talks about 1UP on what they play
Nick Suttner on Cheap Ass Gamer

Here’s the list of all the twitter accounts or blog links of the 1UP staff. It’s not complete, so if there’s any, you can just put a note with the link on the person on the picture.

I got this pic from Karen Chu, an ex-1UP staff member. I think Tina Sanchez is the only person missing from this picture.

My desktop: DC Babes (2008.08.20), originally uploaded by excalipoor.

I don’t remember where I found this pic. I’m a Marvel guy, so I don’t know everyone in this picture. I can see Catwoman, Oracle, Zatanna, Wonder Woman, Power Girl, Poison Ivy. Anyone knows the rest?

My desktop: 2008.08.14, originally uploaded by excalipoor.

my current desktop.
Found the pic in Flickr by Penelope’s Loom. It is called Reach for the Sun, aka Even the Sun Needs Love. MOre pics on www.penelopesloom.com.