POST#45: MICROSOFT STORE :)

Hello, my peeps! Today we're talking about the new Microsoft Store in the Plaza Las Americas mall in San Juan, Puerto Rico: 

The Microsoft Store is a chain of retail stores and an online shopping site, owned and operated by Microsoft and dealing in computers, computer software and consumer electronics. The stores aim to "improve the PC and Microsoft retail purchase experience for consumers worldwide and help consumers make more informed decisions about their PC and software purchases.

The Microsoft Store offers Signature PCs and tablets like the Microsoft Surface and from third parties such as HP, Acer, Dell, Lenovo, and Sony without demos or trialware (pre-installed free trials of certain third-party software that expire after a limited time). It also offers Windows (most retail versions), Microsoft Office, mobile devices running the Windows Phone OS, Xbox 360 game consoles, games and services including on-site Xbox diagnostics. The Answers Desk helps to answer questions related to Windows, Office, and other Microsoft products. The stores also offer class sessions as well as individual appointments.

The first two Microsoft Stores opened within a week of the Windows 7 launch, in Scottsdale, Arizona and Mission Viejo, California. Additional stores have since opened in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas and Washington. At the 2011 Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft announced that they intend to open 75 new stores in the next three years.

Happy weekend!

Maria.

POST#44: iCarly's OVER :(

So, we're ending the week on a sad note. It's
because one of my beloved shows, iCarly, ended today. It's gonna be a short post, by the way. I definitely cried a lot, because, obviously, it ended it's amazing run of 109 episodes, and there would be no new episodes to look foward to on Saturdays. But, it was an amazing, creative, awesome, and funny show, but, sadly it had to end sometime. I praise Dan Schneider, for creating two of my favorite and awesome shows in the whole entire world, iCarly and VICTORiOUS. Oh, I almost forgot something. Dan, this is the BEST show you have ever created, followed by Victorious. 

Have a happy holiday weekend! 

Maria.

POST#43: CAPITALS OF THE WORLD!!!

Hey! So yesterday, I participated in a competition where you had to recite capitals of the world. So, it had 30 kids from schools all around the municipality and the schools had to send at least one kid (if they found someone willing to do it) from 4th grade, 5th grade and 6th grade. My school sent a kid (he's called Diego) from 6th and me (5th). The competition took place in The School of San Juan's ampitheatre and the kids were so smart and only 10 had been eliminated by round 16, they decided that with the other 16, they decided that they would use a reserve list of capitals, because the others ran out and anyone who was left after that round would win first place, and fifty dollars, and me and the other kid finished first place, along with 11 other kids. The photo to the right is, from left to right, my Social Studies teacher, me, and my partner in the competition.

Happy weekend!

Maria.

POST#42: I'M IN THE HOSPITAL :(

This week's gonna be a short post since I'm currently blogging from the hospital :-(

I'm stuck here because I have an infection on my lower lip and my doctor thought it would be a good idea to keep me in for observation. I'm sad because I'm in the hospital but I brought enough things to keep me entertained. My first hospital dinner ever was not so bad (broiled chicken and potatoes). Right now I'm in the Emergency Room waiting for a room. The TV in the gurney next to mine has "La Comay" on :-( They already took my blood to run some labs and I have an IV with antibiotics going.

Happy weekend!

Maria.

POST#41: WRECK IT RALPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I'm gonna wreck it!" Hello gamers! That is the catchphrase of Ralph, an arcade video game villain turned into hero, who is overshadowed by Fix-It-Felix. Wreck-It Ralph is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 52nd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The film was directed by Rich Moore and scripted by Jennifer Lee and Phil Johnston. John Lasseter served as the executive producer. Wreck-It Ralph features the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch.

The film tells the story of the titular arcade game villain who rebels against his role as a villain and dreams of becoming a hero. He befriends Vanellope von Schweetz and ultimately must eliminate a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started. Wreck-It Ralph had its world premiere on October 29, 2012, and was released on November 2, 2012 in the United States. At night when Litwak's Arcade closes, the various video game characters congregate in Game Central Station. I'm not going to tell anything more because then I'm going to spoil it! 

Happy weekend!

Maria.