Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Burger A Day

Day 1: Nikko's Cafe Shop
340 23rd Avenue, Oakland, CA(510) 533-1425

Point of Fashion: Diner
Yelp Invoked: Yes
Booths: Yes
Hobo Burger: Winner


A Note About Yelp: This panda is against it. Comments on websites can't be trusted. Have you ever looked at the comments on YouTube? At least the idiots who write those comments aren't trying to take themselves too seriously (or maybe they are?) but the Yelp personalities are extreme snobby snobs.


Update: Why aren't there more burger posts, you ask? Because this panda gave up after only 1 day. 7 days of burgers was a daunting task. Anyone feel up to the challenge?

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Potter Musings



Best theme song. Ever. Though I'm a little disappointed it was not featured in We Are Wizards the documentary about Harry Potter fans across the country. It features a hilarious interview with Brad Neely of Cartoon Network fame, and also with wizard rock icons including Harry and the Potters and their counterparts; Draco and the Malfoys.


Also featured, The Hungarian Horntails (a brotherly duo of 4 and 7 years old), and Melissa Anelli who has since co-written a nonfiction work —with none other than J.K. Rowling herself, about the Harry Potter fan phenomenon. Heather Lawver also speaks about the boycott of all things Harry Potter (minus the books of course) during PotterWar. The only person representing any opposition to Harry Potter is Caryl Matrisciana, one of many who believe that the novels encourage an anti-Christian mentality. That side of the argument was underrepresented, but after all, it's a movie about fans. That said, I would love to see a movie about other non-believers.
Technical aspects of the movie were sometimes questionable, (several sound issues among other things) but the overall charm of the story is undeniable.

Right now you can stream the flick on Netflix Instant or you can find it for free on IMDB.