 tick them off as the trailer for The Change-Up progresses - jokes about bodily functions, preferably visual, check, and actually check three times with one from the opening scene, indiscriminate swearing for no reason, check, jokes about sexual functions, ermmm...I lost count.
Okay there are some good things going for it, there's the cast with Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Olivia Wilde and Leslie Mann, a couple of the jokes do work for me even if they are the template sexual function and throw in some swearing moments, overall though, it just doesn't hit it.
The opening shot of The Change-Up trailer says it all for me, although the joke about the briefs on the desk and the moment of realisation of the two characters did provide some amusement, but the constant referral to urination and defecation really just, well smells just as bad.
It's not that I'm a prude, far from it, and if you knew me you'd know how ridiculous that suggestion is, it's that I like a slice of intelligence with my comedy and these are the stalwarts of the ongoing production mill of comedy from Hollywood.
There's another issue I have with the film, in that it's the age old story of two people switching bodies. I really do hope that there's more to the film than this tired set-up and the run of sexual and bodily function jokes, and the way you can already guess it's going to play out.
Aria at Park Shore is a high-rise condominium built-in 2006.  The sizes of the units begin at 3,195 square feet and increase to 4,773 square feet of living space for typical units. There are seven penthouse units starting with penthouse one featuring 4,012 square feet of living space, penthouse two with 5,084 square feet of living space, penthouse three with 4,514 square feet of living space, penthouse North with 4,577 square feet of living space, and penthouse South with 5,086 square feet of living space.
All units offer some Gulf views. Amenities include; a grand two-story lobby entrance with covered porte-cochere entry, 24-hour manned security desk, onsite residence manager, club room, expansive swimming pool, two guest suites, billiards room, fitness center, board room, and private parking.
A great accessory that you can add to any outfit to give your look that complete feel is jewelry. Jewelry comes in many different shapes and sizes and can range in price from very expensive to very inexpensive. There are many different ways to find beautiful pieces of jewelry all across the world.
The term jewelry is usually associated with pieces that are worn as accessories with clothing. These pieces include necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings. A very well known type of jewelry is a wedding ring which is a ring that someone wears on their second finger in from their pinky to show that they’re married.
As time has gone on and accessorizing has become more modern, different forms of wearable art have been considered jewelry. The newest fad in jewelry is to wear pieces that you wouldn’t necessarily expect to see as jewelry. Women are using pieces such feathers, screws, spoons and other household items to complete their outfits. Jewelry like this can sometimes be easily made and craft stores often sell jewelry making kits. Another very popular type of jewelry to wear at the moment is jewelry from around the world. This jewelry can be very inexpensive to find and in many third world countries you can simply barter food or other inexpensive items for their beautiful hand-crafted jewelry.
You can search look places such as the website like hawaiian jewelry and gift or some local craft fairs to find jewelry from Middle Eastern countries, or jewelry that looks similar. Jewelry from the middle east of includes bangle bracelets, small stud nose rings and head bands. Having chimes that make noise on the jewelry is very common for this area. Wearing a bright color and then accessorizing the colors with twenty or thirty beautiful gold and silver bangles is a great way to add a Middle Eastern feel to your look.
To find jewelry that is popular for those who like the African feel, you can again search the internet. African jewelry is often made of chunky statement pieces which are usually made from clay. Long necklaces that cover up most of the neck are also popular as well as wide earrings that spread apart the ear lobes which are called gages.
There are many places you can look to find beautiful jewelry, such as second hand stores and consignment shops. You don’t need to spend a lot of money to have a piece that makes a statement and will stop people and have them ask “oh, where did you get that from?”How can small software startups beat the SW giants?
Yes. They can. You can. And this is exactly what this blog is about. My purpose in starting this blog is to provide tips and ideas for small and medium software companies (especially startups), on how to kick some big corporate butt. If you are reading this and you work for Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, IBM, CA, etc – this is not the blog for you… or maybe it is, because you are going to end up buying startups that kick your butt, which should probably make everyone happy. Just try not to mess up their software and their customers after you buy the company, ok?
Big companies have massive resources at their disposal, armies of marketeers and sales people, hoards of customers, and seemingly infinite presence. Funny enough – this is also where your opportunity lies, because the flip side of this very fact is also their weak spot. Their massive sales & marketing machines are like aircraft carriers – they are powerful, loaded with weapons, omnipresent, but also take a long time to change course and they work according to predefined procedures. Flexibility is nonexistent, and unknown/bold tactics are almost never used. They also carry a lot of baggage with them in the form of reputation & corporate standards. For many large companies, their truly creative sales & marketing people are buried in some corner of a side department with a corporate style manager asking them whats the status of their sales. This is not to say that the large companies are not smart. They ARE smart, VERY smart. They did not get to be the biggest and best in their field by being bozos. However, they do have an inherent weak spot created by their size, and this can be exploited."Passive" is not a word I’d ever use to describe myself. When it comes to parenting, I’m definitely the rule-maker and the enforcer. If my girls do something wrong, they know that I will hold them accountable for their bad behavior. Now, I’m not expecting my toddlers to be perfectly well-behaved all the time, but if I tell them to, say, not paint each other, then they best believe they will be facing the consequences if I catch them using each other as canvases. Needless to say, I'm definitely not a passive parent. But since I'm not as laid-back as I'd like to be, I thought I could try to be more permissive for a little bit. So I tried passive parenting for one week, and here's what happened.
Passive parenting (otherwise known as "permissive parenting") is defined by being nurturing and warm, but also being reluctant to impose limits on your kids and not strictly regulating their behavior. Since I couldn't be the furthest thing from a passive parent, I thought maybe this would teach me to relax and loosen up a little bit.
For this experiment, I decided not to let my daughters know that I was trying passive parenting for a week. I figured that if I let them know I wasn't going to be as strict as usual, then I was only asking for trouble. Nonetheless, I decided to ease up on enforcing rules and guidelines for my kids for a week, just to see what happened.
Since I’m a stickler for rules, I knew that the first day of the experiment would be difficult. But I didn’t expect my daughters to wise up to the experiment so quickly. Almost immediately, they realized that something had shifted in the house, because I was not enforcing the day-to-day rules.
At breakfast, my girls usually eat granola with yogurt, oatmeal, or a banana, depending on their appetite. The little one constantly asks for other items that aren't on the go-to breakfast list, like mac and cheese or a sandwich. We always gently remind her that those are not breakfast items, which usually results in a meltdown.
I gave in when they asked for candy. I think that's when they figured out something was up.
This morning, when she asked for a turkey sandwich, I gently reminded her that it was not on the breakfast menu and asked her to pick something else. When she started crying, I went in the kitchen and made her the damn turkey sandwich, which she ate happily.
The next day, they took a day trip to Legoland with my husband. It was hot out, so I let them have plenty of ice cream. Usually, I’m cautious about the amount of sugar and sweets my girls consume on a daily basis, so I’m really careful with what they get for dessert after lunch and dinner. But since I was not enforcing my usual rules and was just going with the flow, I gave in when they asked for candy. I think that's when they figured out something was up.
"I would really appreciate it if you and your sister could pick up the mess by the end of the day," I told her.
"I will," she said. Guess what