TERIN'S PROFILE

It's more or less the same, but has larger storage space.

The 3g network is useful for faster downloads and is the "3rd generation" network. EDGE was 2nd generation here in Houston. I'm unfortunately not really seeing 3g speeds everywhere -- or maybe I'm just not sure what 3g truthfully should be, as far as speed.

Another thing is built-in GPS. I was riding in a friends car and figuring out where we were in realtime. It was pretty sweet. Pointless though.

More or less though, it's combining a bunch of my old devices. I had an old cellphone that was dying, an old 2 MP camera (yes, I know it sucks -- and the iPhone 3g only has a 2MP as well), a dying MP3 player. This does all of that and for a pretty cheap little package (although the monthly service fees are slightly more expensive than prior... still not a bad deal.

One of the cool new features with the latest iPhone OS/Firmware is the App. Store. Go there to download/buy new programs. A few examples: one application determines your city/location by GPS and will let you play gambling slots (this is a free thing) and help you choose a location to eat. Shake the phone to pull the slots. Very Wii-esque. Went out to eat with friends tonight with this app. Another lets you see the location of your other friends who have 3g. So you could spy. Worried if you GF is cheating on you? Get her an iPhone and install that program. Then you can figure out if she's with that "friend" of hers who she keeps claiming is gay... Hahaha, but in all reality, it's just a very interesting phone/tool. Now, I'm always connected to the internet... and that may be a scary thing, haha.

You'll have to tell us if it's any good, WIP.

As for movies:

Wall-E:

Good, but not as light-hearted and easily watched as other Pixar films. There were definitely some major undertones about the entire "protect the Earth" thing. And aside from that, the entire film basically has no voice acting, and any dialog is saved until towards the end. However, if you can appreciate these things (especially undertones/messages) you'll definitely enjoy it. It is a bit brilliant for a Pixar film, I think.

Get Smart:

If you haven't seen this, watch it already. Great movie. Don't remember the original series well enough to compare, but it was definitely a good movie in and of itself. Probably one of the best Steve Carrel movies yet.

You Don't Mess With The Zohan:

I think I was laughing every 15 seconds at most. My mouth and throat hurt after the movie from laughing so much. Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. Best. Adam. Sandler. Movie. Ever.

Tentacle Rape may be explained by The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife. Yeah...

Link is not safe for work or in public in most cases (contains primitive tentacle rape).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife

Someone called me a tentacle monster once, and I ended up researching it via Wikipedia... Yeah... Don't ask.

Well, I took a Japanese class, so that makes me an expert on all things Japanese from here on out. </sarcasm>

From what I do know (I did converse with quite a few Japanese people who were trying to learn English), the Japanese always try to adopt things and take them further. Cars, manufacturing, electronics, game shows, reality tv, and so forth. Our video game systems are made by the Japanese, as are the "good" quality TV's/electronics, etc. (and yeah, I know Sony is kind of marked up like crazy and I'm not sure it's worth all the money) So they have a tendency to explore outside their own culture... a lot. Just something natural to them. They take it and make it their own in efforts to be kind of self-sustained (if they know it, then they perfect it and then they no longer require us for the technology/etc).

In addition, the Japanese also believe that true sensuality is released in very awkward ways. I do not understand why, but I know this as a very base fact. Let me explain a very standard "getting laid" procedure in Japan.

Girl comes to your place. You relax, whatever. Maybe have dinner. Then, you ask her, "Do you want to take a shower?" The Japanese want to be clean before and after they have sex. Something to do with purity or some weirdness. The female is typically submissive and doesn't move or do anything. This is the "accepted" normal happening there. The guy does his stuff. It is "proper" to be quiet by the female. The man's responsibility is to get the woman off -- she does nothing. It's almost formal. The man will usually say something very bizarre like "I'm using my entire lifetime's amount of sperm on you," which would roughly translate to "I love you," "This is hot," or "You're hot." Sex is finished, you try to clean up the mess and take a shower AGAIN.

If you've ever watched Japanese porn (excluding hentai) you'll notice these characteristics. Women are quiet. Men usually say weird shit. The kinky shit or orgies are different... I don't have a clue about that (I didn't ask too much -- it'd be weird to question Japanese people, "So what's up with bukkake? That hot for you peeps?" -- obviously it is). But one-on-one action is typically so.

The candle-wax, ropes, kinky crap is thought that pain brings sensuality out and heightens the senses (for whatever reason). Bukkake is thought of like spreading seed and seen as like giving your future to someone (which is weird and kind of wtf, imo). All the other fetishes/things are usually lined with the first thing -- bringing out sensuality. Doing something non-normal (without the traditional "girl does nothing and stays quiet, guy talks and does the work), or reworking the normal things... I think that may just be their way of spicing a very formal sex-life.

So if you guys ever go to Japan and a hot chick asks you to take a shower. By all means say, "YES."

Apparently I'm similar to Walt Disney, Matthew Perry, and Nikolai Tesla... It kind of perfectly described me and occupation/thought process... Very strange.