http://www.michaelspascua.com The Life of a Freelancer Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:51:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today while I was ready to get some sort of post done, I had my laptop at an interesting angle: it caught every dust particle and finger print on my screen. Since I'm in Plattsburgh, I guess I'll have to deal with the consequences. Traditionally, I don't mind attacking any electronic ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/02/13/dusty/ Hey everyone, I'm spending the weekend over at Plattsburgh and boy was the ride really smooth. A lot of cops were out, I assume getting their quota. I was a little surprised that there were so many at the middle of the month. I guess Westchester County is lazy and ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/02/12/quick-update/ Well, I guess I got what I wished for: snow. Yay! I spent part of the day shoveling, but it was a bit moot. I think another four inches of snow added itself to the shoveled area so I’m gonna have to go out and shovel yet again sometime before ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/02/10/winter-wonderland-part-deux/ Hollywood week is my favorite time on American Idol, we’ve finally gotten past the crappy singers and one wonders how well the rest do. Yesterday there were about 180 contestants, tonight is about 96 contestants all doing my favorite part (which doesn’t get enough air time): Group performances. I think ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/02/10/what%e2%80%99s-on-tonight-american-idol/ Apparently the Polish (according to this news article) think that the “Pedobear” is one of the many mascots of the Vancouver Olympics. While the design is somewhat close, I think that it’s something that you shouldn’t mistake. Don’t get me wrong, Pedobear is one of those many interesting internet sensations, but ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/02/10/another-ding-for-the-polish/ For once, I was ready for snow. I was like, "Bring it on weather!" I had my gloves, scarf, thermal pant-things, and ear grips ready. Then what happened? No snow. Sorry, everything just went to the south. Now in all reality, I'm happy nothing happened. I got my car washed yesterday ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/02/08/winter-wonderlan-oh-wait-nevermind/ I still don't get why there is so much hype over the film Avatar. The people are blue and are in an alternate world. Woo-hoo. I guess on paper things don’t grab me. I don’t think it’s amazing, on visuals or what I’ve seen the acting. I keep reading articles about ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/01/21/avatar-ded/ American Idol has created a lot of random crap over the years, while some are good (She Bangs as interpreted by William Hung) others are bad (that “We’re Brothers Forever” by Renaldo Lapuz was just stupid) and this year, we get “Pants on the Ground.” Here are my top three ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/01/21/do-you-look-like-a-fool-with-your-pants-on-the-ground/ Why does it seem like more people are concerned about the Conan O’Brien/Jay Leno debacle than the problems with Haiti? Probably only because it’s easier to watch videos of Conan on YouTube than the horrors of Haiti. I recently saw a photo of all these protesters in the rain complaining ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/01/20/heres-a-jumbled-post-for-you/ I’ve had a different sleeping schedule than I normally have during the normal TV Season: wake up some time around Nine, sleep sometime around 3AM. Six hours of sleep. While I’m not lethargic during the day, I have been getting a few spots of pimples. But is it the lack ... http://www.michaelspascua.com/2010/01/14/breaking-out-is-hard-to-do/