My Obi Is Dying

So it appears I'll be bringing Obi, my laptop, to Tekserve for its last hurrah. What wrong with him? Between the overheating and my need for extra RAM he doesn't have, Obi has recently resorted to crashing. And now, after a short circuit incident, it appears his power adapter is burnt out as well. The good news? I'm told I'd be able to extract all of Obi's files onto a hard drive. Between this and Goldmember, it's been a rough calendar year for the techie department in my life. So you heard first here folks, Peterio is in the market for a new laptop.... a Mac, of course.

My, My How Could I Resist You?

Uh.... one word. Easy, don't buy a ticket. I tried to enjoy the happy-go-lucky musical, Mamma Mia!, but it was just an embarrassing mess. Outside of the dancing pier from "Dancing Queen", there just wasn't that energy usually that associates with musicals. One thing I do realize coming out of this Greek tragedy- don't let the stage musical director direct the motion picture. Judging from the enormous audience to the musical, somehow the fun, the spontaneity, the craze seemed lost in between stage and screen.

Oh Meryl, Meryl. Why?

My Obama Underwear

How much of a Obama supporter are you? If you're hardcore, you can purchase the new line of Andrew Christian underwear featuring the Democratic presidential candidate's face on the front and the year '08 on the bum side. It seems more like Obama is supporting you instead you supporting him.... I wonder what other Obama memorabilia are out there. (AndrewChristian)

My Beckham Returns

Once again, David Beckham brings his US Soccer Tour to the metropolitan area when his Los Angeles Galaxy visits the New York Red Bulls. Once again, Peter is opting out in seeing such a match. Why? One, I don't want to go to New Jersey. Two, it's been sold out since the tickets were available to the public. The Daily News wrote a great article regarding Beckham's task of spreading the joys of the sport. I hope the future Scientologist do succeed in getting more Americans excited about the sport of soccer, especially in time for the upcoming 2010 World Cup. (NYDN)

My Frugal Traveler

Ever since I've decided to go to Europe for vacation earlier this summer, I've been gathering tips from various Europeans I know and looking over "must do" attractions from different places. The one thing I've following closely is Matt, the Frugal Europe Traveler over at New York Times. The guy manages to spend under $125 a day, and that's including lodging! My personal favorite so far is his Rome entry. Not only does he grant the little things to do for cheap there, he also manages to navigate you to those places from main attractions such as the Coliseum. 

As August 1st, my take-off date, approaches, I'll be sure to get reading more on what Matt is upto over there in Europe and see if he'll hit anymore spots I know I'd be going once I get there. (NYT)

My 'Hood

It's weird when little Bensonhurst gets showcased for the audience of TimeOut. It's simply not their demographic's scene. I suppose people do like to hang out next to cemeteries, eclectic mixes of non-English speaking stores and restaurants, the lack of transportation to get around, garbage on the side of streets, rawdy teenagers.....

Okay, I lie. It's my pitiful attempt to push away a new crowd of twenty-somethings from moving in on my neighborhood. Things are still cheap and affordable here, down to the 50 cent per pound laundry service. I love all those things, except for those rawdy teenagers- they make me feel old. (TimeOut)

My Patrick Wilson Criticism

Being a huge fan of Patrick Wilson, I can't help but admit how ridiculous he looks in the upcoming Zack Snyder film, "The Watchmen". I hope the undoubted success of this film won't cause Wilson to steer too far away from his roots and go the Gerard Butler route. (EW)

My West Side Story

Since 'Gypsy' was such a big hit,  the 90-year-old Arthur Laurents decided to go ahead with a new production of 'West Side Story'. The catch? It's going to be bilingual! Am I worried? Of course I am. Unlike film, theatre doesn't lend itself to subtitles. If I remember 'West Side Story' correctly, the parts where the Sharks are suppose to speak Spanish are plentiful. I can't help but wonder if this production got greenlit due to the mega-success of 'In The Heights', this year's Tony Award winner for Best Musical. 

For the sake of not alienating the dominant theater audience, I'm sure Laurents and his many, many years of experience will alter the book into something marketable without bending the original vision he had over 50 years ago when 'West Side Story' first set on stage. (NYT)