Playing Mona Lisa (2000)
August 6, 2008
Playing Mona Lisa Poster
Bennett: I once heard someone say: “When you dim your light, so that someone else can shine, the whole world gets darker.”
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
April 27, 2008
A E D A
We'll do it all, everything, on our own.
A E D A
We don't need anything, or anyone.
A E
If I lay here, if I just lay here
D A
Would you lie with me, and just forget the world.
A E D A
I don't quite know how to say how I feel
A E D A
Those three words, I said too much, but not enough.
A E
If I lay here, if I just lay here
D A
Would you lie with me, and just forget the world.
A E
Forget what we're told, before we get too old
D A
Show me a garden that's bursting into life.
A E D A
Let's waste time, chasing cars, around our heads.
A E D A
I need your grace to remind me, to find my own.
A E
If I lay here, if I just lay here
D A
Would you lie with me, and just forget the world.
A E
Forget what we're told, before we get too old
D A
Show me a garden that's bursting into life.
A E
All that I am, all that I ever was
D A
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
A E
I don't know where, confused about how as well
D A
just know that these things will never change for us at all.
A E
If I lay here, if I just lay here
D A
Would you lie with me, and just forget the world.
Leaving on a Jet Plane – John Denver
April 27, 2008
G C
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
G C
I'm standing here outside your door
G C D
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
G C
But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn
G C
The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn
G C D
Already I'm so lonesome I could die
Chorus:
G C G C
So kiss me and smile for me; tell me that you'll wait for me
G C D
Hold me like you'll never let me go
G C
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
G C G
Don't know when I'll be back again
C D
Oh, babe, I hate to go....
G C
There's so many times I've let you down
G C
So many times I've played around
G C D
I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
G C
Every place I go, I'll think of you
G C
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
G C D
When I come back I'll bring your wedding ring
Chorus:
G C G C
So kiss me and smile for me; tell me that you'll wait for me
G C D
Hold me like you'll never let me go
G C
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
G C G
Don't know when I'll be back again
C D
Oh, babe, I hate to go....
G C
Now the time has come to leave you
G C
One more time, let me kiss you
G C D
Then close your eyes, I'll be on my way
G C
Dream about the days to come
G C
When I won't have to leave alone
G C D
About the times I won't have to say
Chorus:
G C G C
So kiss me and smile for me; tell me that you'll wait for me
G C D
Hold me like you'll never let me go
G C
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
G C G
Don't know when I'll be back again
C D
Oh, babe, I hate to go....
G C
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
G C G
Don't know when I'll be back again
C D
Oh, babe, I hate to go....
Popcorn for Breakfast
April 16, 2008
Who says you can’t have popcorn for breakfast? Here’s a simple recipe combining popcorn with other left overs for breakfast.
Ingredients:
left over fried chicken
cooked peanuts
corn (for popcorn)
red bell pepper
carrots
cucumber
garlic (2 cloves)
Hunt’s chili with beans and beef (1 can)
Nestle’s all purpose cream
Del Monte Italian spaghetti sauce
salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Shred the left over fried chicken and put in a bowl.
2. Combine the cooked unshelled peanuts in the bowl.
3. Finely chop the red bell pepper, carrots, cucumber and garlic and set aside.
4. Cook the popcorn.
5. Combine the popcorn with the chicken and peanuts.
6. In the same cooking ware where the popcorn was cooked put the chopped garlic and heat it until some are a bit brown.
7. Pour the chili with beans and beef onto the pan and mix the sauce and garlic.
8. When the sauce is simmering add the red bell pepper, carrots and cucumber.
9. For extra sauce add and mix some spaghetti sauce.
10. Add and mix all purpose cream until the sauce turns orange.
11. Add salt and pepper to taste.
12. Pour the sauce over the chicken, peanuts and popcorn. Mix if preferred.
You can eat it as it is. You can also pour it on rice as a rice topping or on mash potato instead of gravy. If you added more spaghetti sauce pour it on pasta noodles. Happy eating! 
BitTorrent Guide
April 12, 2008
Note: You can use other torrent client software by looking for them through a search engine of your choice.
Disclaimer: uTorrent is not endorsed by or affiliated with this blog.
How to install uTorrent?
1. Go to uTorrent site.
2. Click the link: Get uTorrent 1.7.7 Stable
3. Save the utorrent.exe
4. Go to the folder where you saved the .exe file and double click it.
5. Follow the procedures for installation.
How to find and download torrent files?
Disclaimer: The following search engines/sites are not endorsed by or affiliated with this blog.
To search for the file you are looking for you can use a search engine (e.g. Google, Yahoo, etc.) or directly visit torrent search engines sites such as the following:
- isohunt.com
- mininova.org
1. Visit the search engine site.
2. Input the keywords for your search in the text field. If you’re using a search engine not specific for torrents don’t forget to include – torrent – as a keyword. Example: my file torrent
3. Click search or hit Enter.
4. The search results will be displayed. When you use a general search engine click the link for the result which you consider the best through ranking and description.
Afterwards, the result for the search on those torrent search engines will be displayed along with other information which will not only help you choose the correct file but also the best file to download such as category, size, seeds and leechers.
Category will give you an idea on what type of file or group of files are you downloading like an installer, book, music, video, etc.
Size will give you an idea on how large the file is.
Seeds will let you know how many people have and share the complete file. This is helpful to know if there are people sharing the file or not including how many. If there are zero seeds you can’t download the file since no one is sharing the complete file. If there are only a few seeds then you’ll most likely wait a long while probably several days or a number of weeks before completely downloading the file. Meanwhile, more seeds means there are more sources to download from and the faster the download will go.
Leechers will give you the number of people downloading the file. They share what they have and they will download what you have.
5. Choose one of the search results link.
6. A page giving more information on the specific torrent you’ve selected is shown.
7. Click Download this torrent.
8. Save the .torrent file. I recommend saving this file in a separate folder where you’ll store all your torrent files.
How to use a torrent file in order to download the file you really want to get using uTorrent?
1. Open uTorrent by clicking the shortcut link or Start > All Programs > uTorrent > uTorrent
2. Usually, it is automatically hidden. On the right of your task bar near the clock, the logo for uTorrent should appear. Otherwise, it may be hidden and click the arrow (<<…) to show the logo.
3. Double click the logo to view the application.
4. Click File > Add Torrent.
5. Select the torrent file you want to download.
6. Click OK.
7. Wait until the download is finished. You can minimize the application to hide it and the application will continue to download in the background. You can even close the application if you need to and the segments of the file you’ve downloaded will still be there. Don’t forget to open the application again to continue the download.
When the file/group of files is complete then voila you’ve downloaded a file or group of files!
8. Keep your downloads though until you’ve completely seeded it to help distribute what you’ve downloaded.
Additional configuration and information on uTorrent
To know/change where the completed downloads are located in your computer:
1. Click Options > Preferences > Downloads
2. Look at Move completed downloads to:
3. Change it by clicking the … button.
4. Browse the folder where you want to store the finished downloads. Don’t forget to click OK.
5. Click OK once again in the Downloads section.
Beware of viruses and illegal downloading of copyrighted materials!
For more information on BitTorrent:
http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/peersharing/a/torrenthandbook.htm
A Waltz for a Night
April 8, 2008
I’ve encountered this song from the movie: Before Sunset. In the movie, this song is written by Julie Delpy’s character for Ethan Hawke’s character. It’s simple but romantic. Here’s the tab for the song and below is the lyrics along with a youtube video of the scene where it’s played courtesy of grbomr. You can try to listen and view how she plays and practice by playing along with her to help you learn the song (that’s what I did).
Tabs
Intro/Verse
E|—3-3-|—2-2-|—0-0-|—2-2-|
B|—0-0-|—0-0-|—0-0-|—0-0-|
G|——-|——-|——-|——-|
D|——-|——-|——-|——-|
A|——-|——-|——-|——-|
E|-3—–|-2—–|-0—–|-2—–|
Change/Bridge A
E|—–5-|—–4-|—–3-|—–4-|
B|—–5-|—–5-|—–5-|—–5-|
G|—–5-|—–5-|—–5-|—–5-|
D|——-|——-|——-|——-|
A|——-|——-|——-|——-|
E|-5—–|-4—–|-3—–|-4—–|
Bridge B
E|—–5-|—–4-|—–3-|—–2-|
B|—–5-|—–5-|—–5-|—–3-|
G|—–5-|—–5-|—–5-|—–2-|
D|——-|——-|——-|——-|
A|——-|——-|——-|-0—–|
E|-5—–|-4—–|-3—–|——-|
Lyrics
Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my thoughts
Let me sing you a waltz
About this one night stand
You were for me that night
Everything I always dreamt of in life
But now you’re gone
You are far gone
All the way to your island of rain
It was for you just a one night thing
But you were much more to me
Just so you know
I don’t care what they say
I know what you meant for me that day
I just wanted another try
I just wanted another night
Even if it doesn’t seem quite right
You meant for me much more
Than anyone I’ve met before
One single night with you little Jesse
Is worth a thousand with anybody
I have no bitterness, my sweet
I’ll never forget this one night thing
Even tomorrow, another arms
My heart will stay yours until I die
Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my blues
Let me sing you a waltz
About this lovely one night stand
Video
Time of your Life – Green Day
April 8, 2008
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
Em D C G5
Em D C G5
Em G5 Em G5
Em D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
Em D C G5
Em D C G5
Em G5 Em G5
Em D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
Em D C G5
Em D C G5
Em G5 Em G5
Em D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
Em G5 Em G5
Em D
G5 G5 C D
G5 G5 C D
I first heard this song in the show Damages and just fell in love with it. It’s sad and beautiful. A guy’s perspective is revealed through the song giving it a refreshing point-of-view. Here’s a link if you want to hear it c/o CaptainObvious: http://hypem.com/track/520079
Lyrics:
I came home in the middle of the night
My father says what you gonna do with your life?
Well, daddy dear, you’re still number one
Oh, girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls they…
The phone rings in the middle of the night
My mother says when you gonna live your life right
Well, mother dear, we’re not the fortunate ones
Oh, girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls they…
That’s all they really want
Those girls, they wanna have fun
Some boys take a beautiful girl
Only hide her away from the rest of the world
Well, not me, I wanna be the one in the sun
Girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls they…
That’s all they really want
Those girls, they wanna have fun
I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For – U2
May 19, 2007
I have climbed the highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
Only to be with you
But I still haven’t found
What I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found
What I’m looking for
I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
But I still haven’t found
What I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found
What I’m looking for
I believe in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
But yes I’m still running.
You broke the bonds
You loosened the chains
You carried the cross
And my shame
And my shame
You know I believed it
But I still haven’t found
What I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found
What I’m looking for
Rumor Has It (2005)
May 10, 2007
Sarah: I didn’t come here to tell you that I can’t live without you. I can live without you. I just don’t want to.
The movie is a nice chick flick but I think that there was something lacking. I like the idea though about “The Graduate” movie. Some scenes were kind of fake weird (pilit) esp. some Jennifer Aniston-Mena Suvari parts.
