Oscar Olim

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Oscar Olim — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:05:57 +0000

Its been a couple of days since my last post, and yes, I really need to keep up with this, even if it is to write meaningless stuff :p

Well, we can start with a nice update: got a new LCD TV, a 26 inches Panasonic Viera. PlayStation games have gained a new life now, and I can play without bothering anyone else :p By the way, if you have a PS2 and a LCD TV, get a composite cable. The difference is amazingly substantial. If you got a PS3, well, just get a HDMI cable

Speaking of PlayStation games, I got to the 50% barrier on Gran Turismo 4. Just hopping to get to 100% before GT5 gets out, tough something tells me I still have plenty of time to do that.

I’m now looking for a new place as well. With the recession and all that one would expect prices to go down, but if anything they went up. So for now I’m on the lookout for a nice self contained studio.

Well, that’s it for now. Time to go back to GT4 and get up the ladder a little more.

Avatar 3D

Oscar Olim — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:59:34 +0000

Yesterday I went to see Avatar in 3D. Finally!

It was the first movie I saw in 3D and it looked good. I guess they could have used the 3D more, but it was a good experience nonetheless.

The movie is good. Story-wise is simple, with the simple ‘Advanced race goes against natives, spies befriend natives, natives fight back, natives win’, but in terms of visual effects is really great. While seeing the movie it made me feel in a way I haven’t felt since Star Trek XI. This is probably going to be the winner for the best picture in the 2009 Oscar’s.

Holidays

Oscar Olim — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:55:42 +0000

Well, its been a couple of days since I’ve been on holidays. Two weeks of rest, to catch up with all the movies I’ve got on waiting list and do some site seeing around London

Happy 2010

Oscar Olim — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:03:32 +0000

Goodbye 00’s, welcome 2010.

A great year to all of you who visit my blog.

Cheers.

Merry Christmas to all of you

Oscar Olim — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:48:01 +0000

A very good Christmas to all of you. Hope all of you are (or had) a great Christmas this year, with a very big Christmas Tree and a lot of presents.

Snow while working

Oscar Olim — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:37:27 +0000

Well, looks like this year is Snow Season in London. Since I’ve moved in here, there’s been a lot of snow

This were taken with a Nokia 5800 XM, so the quality is not that amazing… but is watchable.

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A bit of snow in London

Oscar Olim — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:57:09 +0000

Looks like it pays off to be in London at Christmas. It’s been snowing since evening last night.

Enjoy

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Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder

Oscar Olim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:38:50 +0000

Looks like this guys have returned (finally) to it’s roots. Well, kind of.

The last album from Cradle of Filth is not as commercial as the last two (which is a good thing!), and their play style resembles old albums of theirs, like Midian and Dusk and Her Embrace. However, is not as heavy as Cruelty and the Beast for example.

Nevertheless, I got the special edition for £2.50 off amazon, which I consider a good deal. Let’s hope this guys will continue to walk away from the garbage that is pop metal and start doing good old dark metal music!

Sunday workout

Oscar Olim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:51:31 +0000

Finally this last Sunday was a bit sunny, so I tought it was a good oportunity to get the bike out of the back and go for a ride. A 18Km ride :p

http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=1862340

2012 (The movie)

Oscar Olim — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:20:18 +0000

So today I saw the 2012 movie.

After two and a half hours, I was expecting more: the first 30 – 45 minutes is just to fill the time. Not really important for the destruction that was coming soon. Then they still manage to put some family story in the middle, and of course, as usual, the Americans do all the hard work, and save themselves in the end.

I actually wonder, if we ever have to face destruction like on this ‘Doomsday’ movies, the Americans will probably be the first to perish!

Its a good movie to watch with the brain turned off. Other than that, there is just so many errors and cliches that will make things boring. I was even expecting more destruction, a Day After Tomorrow level of destruction. But well, was still an OK movie to watch on a Thursday evening.