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Jay Weintraub

Red Square - Las Vegas
I like Vodka, and there was a time when this place was a wonderful adventure. Other places have caught up, and with prices that have not dropped, there are now too many other better options in Vegas.
· restaurant from Opentable
Eat Pray Love
I am forced to say "eh." It was not bad. It just wasn't good. There were a handful of insightful lines, but they were lost among a movie and a book that I had a hard time viewing without heavy doses of cynacism. A woman travels for a year, gets published. What are the chances of that happening were she not previously a travel writer for the Times?

We'll look back on it the way we do You've Got Mail or the Runaway Bride. It will be a Sunday afternoon, and more for nostalgia than entertainment value, we'll sit down again to watch it.
· $3.99 movie from iTunes
Jonah Hex
Call it a maybe because I couldn't quite live with myself to say I recommend it. That I watched at 1:30am when I couldn't fall asleep should tell some about my initial expectations. It did the job I required - a mindless (and very short) adventure with just enough big budget pieces, formulaic plotting, and some not altogether horrible talent.
· $3.99 movie from iTunes
Gogle storage
When 7.5GB of memory ("and counting") just isn't enough....
jayweintraub And to think, I didn't even notice that it comes up at "Gogle."
Inception
Impressive, original story, astounding effects, and superb acting; but, if you don't have a slight bent towards sci-fiction / fantasy, Inception will be harder to get into. Like the story itself, the movie picks up steam as it goes on.

For me, Inception will remain a movie to watch again in the future, but it will not quite ascend to the ultimate echelon of movies. While thought provoking and reality-bending, it isn't challenging. It is a story but one that avoids trying to impact and test our beliefs. Its biggest strength is as a result its greatest weakness - that it is just a story. That makes it more accessible for audiences and still iconic but not in the way that Start Wars or The Matrix are iconic.
· $4.99 movie from iTunes
awesome (2) · funny · informative (1) · omgwtf
Knight and Day
If you can ignore the over the top special effects that tries to outdo Mission Impossible (along with Tom's permagrin), it is actually cute and well edited.
· $3.99 movie from iTunes
awesome (2) · funny · informative (1) · omgwtf
girlfriday I thought Tom Cruise was especially good here.
impulsebuyer You must be a film major to notice the editing in movies.
jayweintraub No, just an annoying person to watch films with I guess :)
lesayoh tom crooze did most of his own stunts
MizzBlaze The trailer looked kinda good but everyone said the movie ended up being pretty terrible
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Alone in IZ World
Somewhere over the rainbow as you've never heard it. Completely amazing.
· $0.99 song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from iTunes
Chase Fraud Detector
The only fraud it has detected so far is the ability to dip into my wallet month over month.
· $7.99 credit card purchase
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Lots a favorable reviews from iTunes, and I'm usually a sci-fi fan. Something about this though didn't have me falling in love. Some super funny scenes and equally impressive special effects. Much like Matrix 2 felt like a video game where the plot outside of fight scene after fight scene didn't quite exist, that's what I felt here. It was hard feel connected to the plot which ultimately revolved around sequential fight scenes.
· $3.99 movie from iTunes
awesome (1) · funny · informative (3) · omgwtf (1)
amyuhrich I know exactly what you mean. It was fun to watch, but I got bored towards the end because it really was just fight scene after fight scene after the initial setting up of protagonist characters - who were interesting in their own right, so it's too bad. I also found some of the jokes pretty gimmicky, but that's just me. Michael Cera's still awesome.
Remote App
Talk about an app that sounded cool but I've never used.
ShowForce (with Bump) App
App for trade show users. I'm a big fan of what they are building. Not for the average consumer, but if you're going to LeadsCon, download it.
BLT Fish
I'm a big fan of BLT Prime, arguably the best steak I've had. Fish was a little more commercial. Not for dates. Go to Dell'amina for that. This was still a great option for a business dinner when they want seafood. A decent bar scene that was crowded towards the end of the night. The BLT franchises know what they're doing. Well run machines with their own personalities but sharing obvious dna.

Food: B+ - had a seafood tower; great variety; a little too ocean tasting. Some of the oysters made me want them cooked.
Whole fish / fish dishes - hard to go wrong, but don't expect to be healthy.
Bella
Highly rated. Highly recommended. (Not from 1970 btw.) Left me feeling like it was a little one dimensional. The female lead is just hard to root for, but then again, I live in NY which might explain it.
· $0.99 movie from iTunes
Ticketmaster
Is there really a review possible of Ticketmaster, other than noticing that I've not seen any shows in the recent past?
chrismolnar usually i search my e-mail for the ticket price to figure it out..
Amadeus
Genius. Trippy. Inspiring.
· $9.99 movie from iTunes
Anari Jewelry
No, I'm not in the doghouse. But, this is a really unlikely place to buy something - one of the small counters in a crowded room of the world's toughest job.
· $745.79 credit card purchase
jayweintraub It's a super small counter that has assorted jewelry - bracelets, rings, earrings. Most people find out about them from referrals. Most of their business is making pieces that people see elsewhere but want without the brand premium. I stopped because I saw several women with big rings on doing business, which seemed unlikely given it being a little stand among many.
Lead Gen The New Business Model For Startups
Amazing. Then again, I'm biased since I organized the event.
Virtual Zippo® Lighter App
Cute concept, but a slow loading app that means patience on the part of friends you want to impress.
Twitter App
Follow me.
LivingSocial App
Great service. The app is secondary.
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