Author: Ashley Bischoff

DFWBlogs Cocktail Event

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I went to the DFWBlogs Cocktail Event earlier this evening, held this month at the Uptown Bar and Grill. I really had a good time. There’s just something pleasant about good conversation among people sharing a commonality (in this case, blogging). And, in many ways, the Uptown Bar and Grill turned out to be the anti-bar (a good thing).

  • No loud blaring music
  • No cigarette smoke in my eyes
  • An actual parking lot outside, not just vigilante street parking

And, the food was reasonably priced as well — I ordered a burger for about $6. But, this was no ordinary burger — Uptown Bar and Grill’s burgers have apparently been voted as Best Burger in the March 2002 issue of D Magazine. And, it was very tasty. Definitely one of the top 5 burgers that I’ve had.

Up until that point, Uptown Bar and Grill seemed to be a great find, but it wasn’t completely perfect. For my Sam Adams that I ordered to go with my burger, I was charged $4.25 as an Import Beer. What? Did Boston secede from the Union while I wasn’t looking? Bah.

But, other than that, I give high marks to Uptown Bar and Grill. And, I look forward to the next DFWBlogs get-together.

AOL Releases 8.0 Beta, Omits Gecko

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Via BetaNews, it looks like the most recent beta for AOL 8.0 doesn’t include Gecko. Hmm, I hope they include it in a later beta.

America Online this week released a beta version of its upcoming AOL 8.0 client, code-named “Spacely.” Version 8.0 sports slight enhancements over its predecessor, but lacks the company’s Gecko browser engine that was expected to be included in lieu of Internet Explorer. The update instead puts an emphasis on broadband support as more users make the switch from dial-up Internet connectivity. [...]

Beverly Hills Cop II

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So, I recorded Beverly Hills Cop II on the TiVO about a week ago. And, I watched it last night. Or, shall I say, I tried to watch it. I got about an hour into it, but I couldn’t get much further. For those not aware, let me summarize the plot for you:

for (time==1; time <= movie.theEnd(); time ++) {
if ((time mod 20) == 0) axelFoley.impersonateNewCharacter();
}

Yeah, over and over, Axel Foley impersonates different characters in order to deceive other characters. It was cute the first time or two, but quickly became repetitive after that.

And, what’s up with all the enormous sunglasses in the 80s? Man, it was if those guys had translucent saucers tied to their heads with wire. Of course, in the noughts, tiny sunglasses are all the rage. Is this like the thin-tie/thick-tie thing where the fashion of it swings between the two extremes?