That thing every member of 'the media' is required to bring you. The SoTG and company get put under the microscope for their 2010 playoff predictions. So scary it can induce a fever!
Monthly Archive for August, 2010
Someone recently followed our @orlandoscene account on twitter from Orlando-based Glowmobile Recording Co. One of their artists is The Queues (myspace, facebook).
The Queues – Waiting By The Phone from Alex Wolfe on Vimeo.
This is the music video for The Queues’ song Waiting By The Phone. Directed by Alex Wolfe, Written By Jarl Sonkin, Rob Wintour, Jonathan Hamilton, and Alex Wolfe.
I enjoyed the video, and the production quality… and the song is pretty good, too! Give it a listen. It’s much longer than a normal music video, because the song is baked into the story. I’d like to see this group enter their video in the next Orlando Comedy Video Sketch Fest on October 14th at the Gallery at Avalon Island.
Listen in as Ryan, Mike, and special guest Todd Tomlinson from ServerLogic discuss Drupal news from the past week. Todd is the author of Beginning Drupal 7 from Apress Publishing. Rather than going with a standard interview with Todd, we decided to ask him to join us for one of our news-based podcasts. Listen in as we talk about Drush, Examiner.com, Todd's current and future book, and a bunch of other Drupal-related stuff.
The NFL's most competitive division rounds out the PreSeason predictions for 2010. Will the Dallas as the favorite in the NFC fulfill the destiny of Super Bowl bound as ordained by sports writers everywhere? Will the New York Giant bounce back from last year's struggle? Can the Philadelphia Eagles cope with life without QB Donovan McNabb? And will McNabb be able to drag the Washington Redskins from the depths to be a factor in the league?
The SoTG, Weasel, and Chris all weigh in.
Do the New Orleans Saints REALLY have a chance to repeat as Super Bowl Champs? Are the Tampa Bay Bucs as bad as they were last year? Will the Panthers be a factor in the race for NFC grace? Or will the Atlanta Falcons dash all their hopes and rule the division for the first time since the Michael Vick era?
Hear what the SoTG, Weasel, and Chris think
Will the Indianapolis Colts maintain their superiority? Will the Tennessee Titans be more than their 2000 yard rusher? Will the Jacksonville Jaguars regain poise to return to relevance in the playoff hunt? Or is this the Houston Texans year to make waves into the Post Season?
The SoTG, Weasel and Chris discuss
I know the Star Wars Celebration V happened this past weekend here in town, so I decided to try and find some video from the event. I found some crappy video, and lots of “get ready for it” type videos. The best one I’ve seen to date is actually semi-officialy created by the Orange County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, with their Orlando Smiles campaign. Last year, they had a contest and eventually hired a couple to create a video every day for 67 days… not sure why 67 exactly, but there it is… and now there is this damn good video about the official fan convention for Star Wars, held at the Orange County Convention Center, not far from several huge theme parks and tons of attractions and other touristy activities. Must be pretty cool for people who don’t live here.
From August 12 – 15, 2010 more than 25,000 fans from all over the world gathered in Orlando, Florida to celebrate the phenomenon that is Star Wars. Here’s a look at the festivities hosted by one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations.
Khalid Baheyeldin is a co-founder of 2bits.com out of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. They have been using Drupal since 2003, and now specialize in helping Drupal sites scale - normally with very little buzzword compliance. Listen as Mike Anello and Ryan Price get Khalid to answer their questions and talk about some of his past contributions.
The NFL's toughest AFC division comes into the light of coverage from the SoTG, Weasel, and Chris. Is this anything more than a rebuilding year for the Cleveland Browns? Will the Cincinnati Bengals pick-up of WR Terrell Owens be the kick they need for a deep playoff run? Can the Pittsburgh Steelers cope with the suspension of their QB star, Ben Roethlisberger? Are the Baltimore Ravens everything their roster says they are?
Answer are coming!
The NFC North is next on the list. Will the Detroit Lions matter? Can QB Jay Cutler make this the year that the Chicago Bears are for real? Can QB Aaron Rogers continue to improve his play from last year's solid showing to propel the Green Bay Packers to the Playoffs? Or will he be thwarted by QB Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings?
Answers to these and other questions with the SoTG, Weasel, and Chris.
The AFC West has been bitten by the injury bug early in camp. Will the Bronco over come the loss of both LB Elvis Dumervil and WR Brandon Marshall? Can QB Phillip Rivers exist without Ladanian Tomlinson as the San Diego Chargers field general? Can the Kansas City Chiefs improve on the strength of all their front office changes? Are the Oakland Raiders better for having replaced QB bust Jamarcus Russell with QB Jason Campbell?
The SoTG, Weasel, and Chris discuss.
First New Podcast for the Upcoming Season . . . will we see improvement from any of the teams in this division? The San Francisco 49ers have shown signs of improvement is this their season to take the division? Will the Arizona Cardinals shrug off the loss of future Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner? Can the Seattle Seahawks return to glory?
The SoTG, Weasel, and Chris all weigh in.
sad fact: over 1 million plastic bags are consumed per minute globally.
gut-wrenching fact: marine wildlife mistake plastic bags for food and die.
frustrating fact: supermarkets and politicians will take years to sort it out.
happy fact: making morsbags will help, with immediate effect.Fnd out more about Morsbags, spread the word and make a bag of your own. You can meet other Morsbaggers in our forums
It’s all about having a group of friends around to chat whilst simultaneously making shopping bags out of old duvet covers, curtains, fabrics from charity shops, etc, to distribute en masse to shoppers to help protect marine wildlife.
Morsbags are fully recycled, fun and easy to make (see our pattern), washable, portable, foldable, unique, cheap, biodegradable and reusable.
When enough morsbags have been made, pods hand them out to happy and surprised shoppers heading into their local supermarket. Hurrah!
I often complain there is not much Indian food in my neighborhood, but there are lots of great Indian places. Some are vegetarian only, some aren’t, some are Americanized, some are less so, but they’re all pretty great.
There’s almost a Vegetarian Indian District in the OBT/Florida Mall area, topped off with an Indian grocery in the same area. I have yet to try them all, but I’ve heard it’s certainly worth checking out. Two bonus reviews for you too, one by I-Drive and Kirkman and the other in East Orlando near UCF.
I often go for a sampler, about $16, which features small bowls of different sauces, soups and even a dessert, along with a bit of rice, some flat bread and a few appetizers – including a veggie and potato Somosa, yum! The other popular choice for us are called Dosas, which are giant pancakes/crepes with some filling, normally potato, rolled inside. They always bring a pitcher of water to the table, and be ready for some spicy food. You can request different levels of heat for some dishes.
I first heard about Woodlands from some vegetarian/vegan friends of mine. I have been seeking out veggie places lately, because it lets me know I have a city that is tolerant of different lifestyles, and it proves I don’t have to move somewhere else to get access to other cultures. This restaurant is not decorated very lavishly, unless you count the lemon and chili peppers hanging by the front door. Right off of north OBT, easy to get to, and always good service, and a staff who is used to helping us Americans figure out what we should order.
Head here for the lunch buffet. Completely worth your time. They even have a dish on the buffet that resembles “Sloppy Joe”, but it’s made with some meat substitute, and still served on a plain hamburger bun. Every buffet comes with a giant Dosa pancake/crepe filled with potato and vegetable – delicious. The food is all vegetarian. (hint: Udipi is a region of India that is known for vegetarian food) Would definitely come here again, despite the fact that it’s almost up in Longwood, which is not close to my home. Hopefully I’ll have a good excuse to go again soon!
The interior (and exterior) is not all that interesting, but they do have a a few things going for them. The service was pretty delightful. We saw a large family who must have been visiting the theme parks, and made the trip all the way out to this neighborhood for a taste of home. I’m also going to assume they might have been vegetarian, which can be a challenge at the local theme parks, unless you like salad. After having been to a few other vegetarian places in town, Khasiyat held few surprises, but they did sport a television with music videos and other Bollywood gems.
The heat of the summer brings the fire of training camp to NFL teams across the map and you can have another perspective of how YOUR TEAM is doing during the regular season by subscribing to the SoTG. Here's the listing of teams being covered so far.
Miami Dolphins
Tampa Bay Bucs
Jacksonville Jags
New York Giants
Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots
Pittsbugh Steelers
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears