Star Wars ... Old Feelings Awaken

The new trailer for the new Star Wars is out, and before you do anything else, you need to watch it (again), even if you have already seen it (multiple numerous times...)

If something can be said for certain about this film, it's that it will make grown men weep like babies. Nothing will stand in the way of your feelings when you will see Han and Chewie on screen. There will be stories about grown man crying in theaters. It will be true, all of it. The cheers, the tears, they will be real. No need to be ashamed, just let them out...

P.S. I just bought tickets for the 16th ... oh YEAH!!

Kinda like Batman (and Robin)

Do you know how in 'The Dark Knight Rises' Batman just comes out of retirement and kicks ass? No blabbering about what he's been up to for the last 8 (?) years, no witty lines, no apologies, he's just back ... and kicks ass. Well, I'm not quite Batman yet, so here goes:

Dear blog,

I'm sorry that I've neglected you for the past year or so, I have a confession to make. It seems I have been living ... two lives. By day, I was me ... genius, famous blogger and working for a respectable software company. By night, I have tried to impersonate a well known public figure and one of my idols who goes by the name of Batman. As any respectable Batman should, I needed a Batcave to park my Batmobile, store my arsenal and hone my non-lethal but highly efficient Karate chops.

I used to wonder if Bruce Wayne painted the walls of the cave himself, but it is now very clear to me that he made his Batcave by throwing money at various highly qualified and apparently very discreet or very stupid contractors. Unfortunately, not being a zillionaire, I had no choice but to take on part of the work myself, and while the task was tough, I had my most trusted Robin sidekick at my side. And, surprisingly enough for everyone including ourselves ... we ... kinda made it.

So the time has come, fear not! I shall be springing back into action in full force, full speed ahead! Into battle (?) we go!

The long wait is over and I am .. uhm ready ... I guess ... kinda like Batman.

The Facepalm d'Or 2014

Dear friends, I feel the time is here again. Hot on the heels of last year's incredible success I am eager to present a special someone with what is becoming the most prestigious award of the summer:

The FacePalm d'Or

It is, in fact, so prestigious, that the organizers of the World Cup in Brasil decided to pay us a moving tribute. Yes, yes, the World Cup!!! Without further blabbering, here it is:

This is just my way of thanking the people who designed the logo for spreading the utter essence of a facepalm to the world. It's really really difficult to capture the pure character of that moment when the tension of the fingers meets the fine surface of your forehead to create that special release of all the tension created when faced with the ridiculous or the utter stupid most often found in still or moving images. You guys deserve it, for real no doubt about it!!

The Wolverine Butt Spike

Yes, my friends, it is that time again that my blog gets to experience what I have decided to call "The Wolverine Butt Spike". It is that time when there is a sudden increase in number of visitors on my blog, arriving via google after searching Wolverine Butt. So, as my motto in life is "Ask Scullder for Wolverine's Butt and you shall receive it", prepare to behold Wolverine's buttocks as can be seen in this new thing you can see in cinemas called X-Men, Days of Future Past.

But first, a few things about the movie ... Bryan Singer, the guy who created the original X-Men movie is back and he hits HARD, the movie kicks the ass of all X-Men movies that came before, it is really GREAT! Wolverine's Butt travels through time in order to avoid an impending apocalypse where robots try to kill us all and there's some major ass-kicking involved in the process. Get it?? ASS kicking!!

As much as I wondered in awe at Wolverine's Butt, the main surprise of the movie for me came from this guy here:

His name is Quicksilver and he looks ridiculously stupid in all photos you will find with him, so I was naturally expecting him to be a stupid character. There's none of that though as he turned out to be one of the best superhero characters ever captured on screen and takes center stage in one of the best action sequences in any superhero movie ... ever. I really liked this guy and hope to see much more of him in the next X-Men movie coming up called X-Men Apocalypse, because Yes that was announced and is already under way. 

As for the rest of the world, everyone's probably just counting the seconds until the next time Wolverine's Butt shows up

Oh yeah, I almost forgot the reason you came here (no I didn't)

A Public Service

Well, it's hardly a public service , but I feel like although I've lived in Luxembourg for the past 4 years or so I haven't done anything for this place. I mean a real public contribution, something that would make a difference for the local community, something that future generations may look upon and say "where would we be without the Scullder's blog???".

Step no further, for today it starts my friends. And without further blabber I would like to start a pubic debate related to the following statue that all tourists come and see in the wonderful capital of Luxembourg city.

Yes, it clearly marks the salute of a great leader towards his loyal subjects and also we can admire his greatness. Can you see it?

No?

look ... CLOSER... hello there big guy!

Yes, I know the picture is no good, but this is why I am calling out to my fellow citizens, let's all rally and take one clear BIG photo of ... this thing ... we need to debate people, WE NEED TO DEBAAATEEE!!! ...


mmyeah, slow Firday, I know ...

A Luxurious Life

The Burj-Al-Arab ... the only 7 star hotel in the whole wide world ... *******

just imagine ... or ... try, if you will ... the overwhelming luxury, the golden details on the walls

... the spectacular elevator ...

... the view ... 

... the golden sprinkles in my coffee

...the fly in my champagne

wait WHAT THE ??? There's a FLY in my CHAMPAGNE!!!

Burj-Al-Arab people made up for it with more champagne and  a very special gesture that we really appreciated ... My briefly friend, you lived a short but luxurious life... you shall be remembered, your death was not in vain ... farewell ...

Perfect Sunrise

Close your eyes ...

.... no peeking ...

... no peeking darn it ....

... OK, here we go ...

A new days begins.

A new day for my blog, that is. Since it was covered in darkness in the past 3&1/2 months, get it? .... No? Well, anyway, say hello to a new day, as experienced from a balloon, high above the desert, nearby Dubai.

Even though my eyes have been graced upon by the magnificence of the most perfect sunset in the world universe, I always felt that chance may touch me once again and shine a warm beacon of beautiful sunlight upon my eyes. Of course, nothing beats the most perfect sunset ... except every other sunset in the world. But I can't think of too many things that would come even close to this ...

balloon

Dubai desert

1500m up in the air, 7 o'clock, perfect sunrise

Good morning.

Scullder's Awards - Best of 2013

2013 Scullder's Awards are in full swing, and here come the Best of!

This year's Best of categories:
- 2013 Best Movie of the Year
- 2013 Best Games of the Year
- 2013 Best Ride of the Year
- 2013 Best Travel of the Year

Scullder's Awards - Worst of 2013

Well, Happy New Year over there! 2014 has made its way into the world and what better way to celebrate than to look back at what was definitely not the best year ever.

Yep, you knew this was coming... the 2013 awards are here!!

Yep, for real!

And we kick it off with this year's Worst of categories:
- 2013 Most Pathetic Operating System invented by Man
- 2013 Worst Drivers of the Year
- 2013 Worst Trips of the Year
- 2013 Worst Movie of the Year

Here they are:

Legendary Photo

I can't even begin to state how Legenfreakingdary this photo is. You have Keiichi Tsuchiya the man who became a legend through drifting and helped make the AE86 into a legend, now casually chillaxing next to the drifty GT86.

The guy who took the photo was not too shabby either, catch all his pics here: http://www.pmcgphotos.com/automotive/a-gt86-ae86-the-drift-king-a-shoot-for-car-magazine.html

Which reminds me, there's a foxy red fox waiting for me downstairs ... time to hit the road ...