Dinosaurs went extinct?

I was a bit shocked today when I read this article on yahoo. It seems like 41 "scientists" from around the world spent a lot of money probably doing their monkey business stuff and in the end came up with this crazy theory that Dinosaurs were killed a couple many million years ago by an asteroid which is such a GROUND BRAKING theory...

Anyway, if you wanna see some scientific and cool but yet unintelligible information on the subject you can go here.

Amateurs ... extinct ... I KNOW Denver is still alive somewhere in USA.

UPDATE: Following a very heated discussion with Lucian we finally discovered what TRULY happened.

The TRUTH is that Chuck Norris came down from the sky on a ball of fire and wiped out all life so that he could start spreading his seed on yet another planet. A mere blast from the meteor was not enough and  Chuck Norris had to finish the job himself, so he hunted down all the remaining dinosaurs and killed them with a roundhouse kick.... which took like a blink of an eye ... because, yeah, Chuck Norris can!

Yes, I know you just dropped your coffee cup from amazement...

Shatter Island

I don't really know what to say here without spoiling the movie. The way Shutter Island met my expectations is closely related to some heavy spoilers, so I'm not gonna talk about that.

Instead, I can describe what I think of Leo ... awww ... beautiful Leo ... He really started going downhill after Titanic. He grew a pseudo-beard ... grew a small beer belly ... he's not that kid who stole the hearts of millions around the globe any more.... Which is why I actually started to like the guy. I think he may actually have become one of the best actors around.

So did Teddy manage to pull himself together after all? I guess you need to go see the movie to find out ...

Sushi Time

Happy 1st of March everyone!!! On such a fine spring day I thought it would be a good idea to talk about Sushi, and since we are on the subject I will also recommend two pretty good sushi places in Bucharest ... So, chop chop, let's get to it!

You will easily notice that this post contains only photos grabbed off the Internetz. That's because ... well ... I'm busy eating when I'm eating ...

Tuna ...mmmmm

We had some very good sushi last evening, so why don't I start with that ... we had a couple of California rolls, a couple of sushi, maki, it was a nice combo. I am a big fan of wasabi, so I put a lot of that into my soy sauce. And, yes, gari shoga  has to be on location for the enjoyment to be complete. What I like most about sushi is that it satisfies my hunger and leaves me with a very soothing Zen sensation in my stomach after I finish eating. It's lite but satisfying at the same time ... giving you everything the body needs through a blend of exotic and sometimes spicy flavors. It can become quite addictive ... Andreea and I are unfortunately hooked ... and it seems we need to start increasing the dosage...

Octopus? I don't mind that ...

The place we got last night's fix is called Sushi To Go and it is the place where we buy our sushi most of the times. You can check out their website over here. They don't have any other Japanese dishes except sushi, but that's not really a problem. What I like most about the place is that it feels fresh ... They don't have a lot of different combos you can buy, and it does seem to be a tiny too expensive to start making your own, but we get our 16 different pieces there for about 80RON, which is not really that bad.

Another place where we had sushi (and enjoyed it) is Sushi Ko. Website is here, but it's pretty useless unfortunately. This is actually a restaurant, unlike Sushi To Go, and they have many Japanese traditional dishes, so you can experience a wider array of flavors from the Japan cuisine. You can get a pretty humongous sushi/maki combo for about 70RON, so it's pretty OK price-wise considering you can expect it to be quite expensive since it's, well, sushi ... in Bucharest. Definitely worth a visit...

There are, of course, quite a lot other places to get expensive Sushi in Bucharest. If you want to get a cheap fix and are in luck, you can find a nice combo at MegaImage for 50RON which is quite OK just as well.

...did I mention Tuna?

If you haven't eaten Sushi yet ... you should go do it .... NOW!

Really ...

Hands will start trembling for sushi... soon ...

Nein

I would like to start off by saying I'm a big fan of musicals. I especially love Chicago, which I saw many times and loved it. I even saw it on Broadway (thanks again to a very special person who did that). So, naturally I was expecting to like Nine quite a bit. Did that happen? ... well ... let me explain...

The script is pretty good.  Daniel Day Lewis is in top shape, and, unlike Richard Gere or Pierce Brosnan, he can actually sing. The main attraction of the movie, which should be Penelope Cruz in case you are a little confused and don't know why you are going to see the movie, also delivers a very good and memorable performance. And so do the rest of the cast... or almost.

So what goes wrong? Well ... I'd probably have to say it's the music, which didn't really do it for me. And Kate Hudson ... who absolutely didn't do it for me. The movie itself is pretty good but in the end it often fails as a musical. I really feel sorry because they could have made something really good, but instead ended up with something not bad.

So is this is another Mamma Mia or Chicago? ... sadly ... nein.

AAuuuuu

Yes, that's because that's just how the wolfman sounds... with precisely five "u"s ... and double "A"s. Now, about the movie ... it wasn't too bad ... it has some gore in it, which I usually don't appreciate ... and I didn't quite appreciate it this time either ... The story is interesting, with a few twists that you kinda see coming and a final showdown with a bite. Benicio is great and so is Anthony, no surprises there.

Oh, did you know the gypsy people speak Romanian? ... it's their mother tongue that they use when having a casual conversation between themselves ... no discrimination there ... it's just a bunch of Romanian gypsies having a friendly chat about their black magic charms.

What I didn't quite appreciate either  were the BOO moments ... like .... suspense ... quiet ... suspense ... WOLF BUAAAAAA!!!

All in all it's a watchable movie, but you could consider leaving the kids at home ...

... suspense ... 

.... quiet ....

3.0

Yes, today is a big day. It is my birthday, and not just any birthday, it is my 30th birthday. From now on I won't be able to tell people I'm twenty something ... but I'm fine with that. I thought about it and I will leave the midlife crisis for my 40th birthday, when I will have such a need to feel young that I will simply have to buy myself a Nissan GTR. Sounds like an amazing plan to me!
Coming back to today, I am however thinking about my life, its ups and downs, wondering if I've learned anything so far ... and the answer is surprisingly YES.
But enough blabbering... I've decided to gather up a few pictures ... so here they are:

the Kitty Kat

our 11th trip to Paris ... just kidding... I think this was our first trip together @ Disneyland

talking about Paris(different trip, of course) ... my first sushi ... yummy

the trip to the States ... I keep thinking about that

escape ...

... to Paradise

Karate in Japan

just look at that color ...

There are of course so many more moments like our adventure in Morocco (of which I don't have any pics with me) ... but I can't and I don't want to  put it all in pictures in a small  post ...

Later edit: Andreea has some pics from Morocco on facebook so here goes one of them:

And did I mention my previous blog? I think I did, but anyway here it is again.

It's been quite interesting so far ... who knows what will happen next? Adventure! Suspense! Stay tuned!

The Best Restaurant in Bucharest

This is my 200th post (yay) so it should be something interesting. So, why not share what I think is the best restaurant in Bucharest? I was thinking of writing something about sushi (addict over here), but I'll do that another time.

So, that's a pretty big statement right there, the BEST restaurant in Bucharest. Let me explain first what I am looking for in a restaurant. It's ... QUALITY first, quantity second. I don't care too much about quantity, and this is a problem in the local restaurants, where you usually get a full platter of something that's not really THAT great. Without further ado, the place which I consider to be the BEST restaurant in Bucharest is:

CHOCOLAT

That's an ugly pic, I know, but I was too busy EATING to take pictures. They have:  the best onion soup I've ever had, the beeest "chicken salad" and the most delicious tartines. The way you can feel every flavor, the fact you can tell the vegetables were fresh and tasty, it all comes together like nothing I've sampled before ... at least in Bucharest. So, yes, the food is very delicious, but what will really knock your socks off is THE DESERT. I've tried three different deserts and I'm still thinking about them. Oh, and do grab a cappuccino while you're at it. Do check out their website (it's where I got the ugly pic from) for more details like location etc...

So here it is. Darn it ... I just drooled all over my keyboard.

It's not that Complicated after all

It's not that often that I get to see a movie that exceeds my expectations, but that's precisely what happened last night when I saw "It's Complicated".Let me explain how what I was expecting to be a very light comedy turned out to be a very good light comedy:
1. You get a couple of very good actors. Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin were in top shape;
2. You get a good writer to write a decent script. Nancy Meyers also did The Holiday (which was maybe a little too light for me) and Something's Gotta Give (which was pretty darn good also).

... and SHAZAM!!!

looks like it's not that complicated after all...

The Movie of Eli

See that guy? His name is Eli, and he will chop your hand off if you stink and touch him. If you stink like really REALLY bad then and only then he will take out his big bad shotgun from his backpack and blow you into smithereens. Oh, did I mention there's a movie out about this guy? And not a bad one may I add ... It's called "The Book of Eli". I have absolutely no idea why it's called the book since it's a movie ... ah whatever ...

Not only is this a(nother) good movie with Denzel, but I think this is probably the first good Fallout movie, like the smart people on the internetz notices right away.

I don't mind that.

What I did mind a little was the catwalk appearance of the awwww sooo beautiful next Angelina Jolie appearance who almost managed to blow the movie away but thank God Denzel was there to stop her from doing it of this girl called Mila Kunis or something like that. Just take a look:

Is Angelina out into Fallout land looking to adopt some more babies? Something's definitely not right in that picture. I mean common ... it's Fallout land ... bombs ... chaos ... horror ... bah.

Anyway ... The story is pretty smart and the movie is pretty well made, but the movie is not really that pretty... get it?

Very Very Hot Stuff

It's been WAAAAAY to long since I've posted some HOT STUFF .... and what a comeback will this be!

This is definitely the best action scene ever made. Thanx to Costin for giving me the opportunity to witness this finest creation of human kind!