Archive for March, 2008

Heads up, everyone. April Fool’s Day is here again. Here is the breakdown: Beginning of time to the year 2000 – Hilarious to make fake blog posts on April 1st 2000 to 2007 – Hilarious to be cynical and roll eyes at fake blog posts on April 1st Present Day – ??? I, for one,…

Pine Street – Capitol Hill, Seattle on Flickr – Photo Sharing! Pretty accurate depiction of the kind of vibe that Capitol Hill strives for. (tags: photo seattle) Electrolicious» Blog Archive » Literary pretense vs. the life of a working writer Should one deliberately starve to be an artist? Personally, I think there is way too…

Psychic Plague Panacea – Kiss Love Caress Explore “It’s not that complicated.” (tags: photo art women)

cheap iPhone amp on Flickr – Photo Sharing! Ghetto fabulous. (tags: funny photo apple) FOR YOU… Things for sale that he will mail for you. I think this sounds crazy fun, I’d rather be the one doing it than the one sending the money. (tags: fun social) Chinese soldiers posing as Tibetan monks – China…

I might be reading too many blogs because somehow I’ve taken on the stereotype of the failed twenty-something that moved to the big city to live out the dreams of Sarah Jessica Parker because my friends tell me, I am such a Carrie. Reading so many female authors has changed my coping mechanisms somewhat. I…

Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal? [J Abnorm Psychol. 1996] – PubMed Result “Homophobia is apparently associated with homosexual arousal that the homophobic individual is either unaware of or denies.” (tags: science sex) Opinionated techie » Piracy & PC Gaming (tags: games business) Seattlest: Snow?!? Where’s Spring? It snowed again last night. Weird. (tags: seattle)…

Advertising Vs Reality – A Product Comparison Project | Funtasticus.com Craploads of photos of a food in its packaging, the photo they use to sell it to you and the actual food. If you are on a diet, here is a good way to lose your appetite. (tags: food photo funny) Mac vs. PC: The…

Ok, so my friend, Roz, recorded an EP and it’s being distributed in Australia as well as available for download on the iTunes Music Store. I’m pretty much required to tell you about it because Roz is a ballbreaker. (Although there’s probably a heart of gold lurking underneath. Probably.) But first, a story. Because lately…

Human rights in China and the Beijing Olympics | Amnesty International (tags: politics crime) Google Code Blog: How we improved performance on Google Code Cute and geeky. Really inane optimizations of a web page that seriously do speed it up. I usually concatenate hover images so I don’t get the embarrassing hover lag (see: the…

Torontoist: Plain White Tease “White skin. White power.” I appreciate the sabotaging of a lame advertisement but your political motivations seem confused. I don’t think beauty products promote white supremacy as much as they do unhealthy self-image. (tags: photo) Why R? – Used Rainbows (tags: funny photo) Daily Kos: Hillary’s Campaign-ending Lie On Hillary’s experience:…

hey okay » Nope (tags: funny photo) Obese relative crushes, kills baby | The Daily Telegraph Woah, woah woah. The headline says “baby” but the article says “two-year-old boy”. If you’ve ever met a two-year-old, you know they’re a lot tougher than most babies. This is sad and freaky. YouTube – Barack Obama in Salem,…

On and off for the past six months, I’ve been tossing about the idea of peeling back the layers of abstraction, to really write what I know. I hadn’t come across the “write what you know” dictum until Studds explained it to me one day during the first year of university. I saw it as…

MySpace Karaoke – The Ultimate Online Karaoke Experience | Sing Along & Share Music. I know we all hate on MySpace but this idea is going to make someone rich. Online karaoke made simple. Fuck me, get your investor dollars ready to throw at this. (tags: music fun)

Abbey Road Beatles webcam in London, England There is a live webcam trained on the zebra crossing on Abbey Road. It’s midnight over there right now so all I see are cars. (tags: music fun) self titled: decimation. gun in your mouth. talk. Que Sera Sera: Restraint “Sometimes when I’m listening to people talk in…

Ok, let’s say, hypothetically, that you get told that people like your accent on a semi-regular basis. How would you respond to the compliment, “I like your accent!” if you are talking to a girl you want to hook up with and you are: at a party, having just met her alone together amongst a…

Local News | City of Seattle won’t buy bottled water | Seattle Times Newspaper I’m sure Coca Cola is dispatching someone right now to get this solved. (tags: seattle) Completely Inappropriate « LittleSpoon I find it hilarious that someone stands around absent-mindedly rubbing her belly. That is much cooler than checking your phone or staring…

“Please. Come, near. More near.” Sawao uses his hands to motion the crowd closer. The space between people disappears and we actually manage to take four of five steps towards the stage. A few minutes ago, The Pillows just opened with I Think I Can and now the fun really starts. Club Motor is a…

Shipment of Fail » Up skirt fail You go girl. (tags: funny photo) YouTube – evil easter bunny Omg, I can’t stop laughing. The Easter Bunny hates us. (tags: humor video) Jakob Lodwick – On Spitzer and the laws that allowed it to happen “Unfortunately, the costs of creating and enforcing such laws are extremely…

George Clooney – Interview with George Clooney – On Career, Sex, and Politics – Esquire Hilarious interview with Clooney; they just visit websites about him and he comments. Then they make him watch 2 girls 1 cup. (tags: funny movies) Electrolicious» Blog Archive » How we’ve made it work Ariel’s ideas on how she has…

Gather round, kids, and indulge me while I recall this story. In August 2005, I was reading a friend’s blog and he was getting comments from this guy called Johnny*. Weird comments that talked about the emotions evoked by the writing and little tidbits of happy constructive criticism. To be honest, I can’t really remember…

Seattlest: Pillow Fight! Flash mob pillow fight in Ballard today. I wonder who cleaned it up. (tags: seattle fun) so very alone I am not sure what to make of this blog. Basically it’s a guy who is very socially anxious. I want it to be real but I can’t help but wonder and this…

The Health Care Blog: A Second Life on Second Life A short talk from a multiple sclerosis sufferer about starting over in Second Life. It broke my heart to hear about the person with social anxiety disorder start out with plants before working her way up to people. (tags: medical inspirational social) How to Do…

Have you heard of Zeitgeist – The Movie? It is film aptly described as “internet bullshit“. Long story short: I am greatly intrigued by the film’s content but I absolutely detest the film itself. Zeitgeist is a big conspiracy movie that is meant to make you outraged and fight the power. Open your eyes. It…

Rick Hightower’s Sleepless Night in Tucson : Weblog An email about being sick and not coming into work. (tags: funny)

Blackclover: The True Burger Challenge Best burger in Seattle. I commend this panel’s dedication and genius. (tags: food seattle) NPR: Obama Campaign Skewers Clinton E-mail Statement I think a more appropriate headline would be, “Oh Snap: Clinton Campaign Got Told, Son.” Can we just hurry this up and stop the bemused chuckling of the other…

I am updating and re-posting old blog entires with new titles. This was originally posted on 22 July 2005 and was titled Airport Phone Call! The tone rings for the third time. This is the first time you’ve felt so nervous calling your girlfriend (ex-girlfriend?). “Hello? What’s going on?! Aren’t you meant to be flying…

Todger Talk: Dave: Sleazing the Moment Rebound sex with friends? Bad idea? Unless you guys are the type to be ok with casual sex then yes. (tags: sex) The One About Spreading the Goodness Something about this writing just draws me in. (tags: dating) SXSW: Dooce Bags Top Honors at Bloggies | The Underwire from…

What infections can I catch through oral sex? – Health Questions – NHS Direct Courtesy of England’s National Health Service, here is a short list that makes you wonder why you give head so readily. Way to be a buzz kill, science. (tags: medical) Electrolicious» Blog Archive » Regurgatory Erotic Response I (tags: dating) Brown…

Gone, Without a Trace | Print Article | Newsweek.com Long, wanky story short: New MacBook Air is so thin and light it got thrown out, hidden amongst the “nasty” piles of newspaper that the writer hoards in his apartment. (tags: apple) Big MacChicken « Grocery Eats “Fast forward 35 minutes and I’m presently at my…

Once upon a time, there were two workers, Anthony and Brendan. They had both joined the company at exactly the same time but after 12 months, Anthony had risen a few ranks while Brendan remained at his original position of a lowly grunt worker. Brendan became angry about this and brought this matter before their…

iScrobbler – Groups at Last.fm I can never find this page when I need it… this is a lighter-weight app that uploads your iTunes plays to last.fm (Mac only). I much prefer it to the official player. (tags: music)

Prevalence of Obesity in the USA | Incredimazing Animated map showing how this nation continues to kill itself with food. I love the fact that its based on data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). (tags: medical america) Pam’s House Blend:: Oklahoma: mind-blowing anti-gay tirade by state representative Ergh. Why does shit like this…

Well, it’s finally happened; I’m sick. It’s freakish but since university, I’ve hardly gotten sick. Despite no exercise and a horrible diet, I stay un-diseased for long stretches. I don’t know how I manage it, I catch the bus for crying out loud; it’s full of sickies. Now that I’m balled up in a cold…

Exclusive: Apple Opening Peepshows In Apple Stores Worldwide Gigantic photo of some old hunched dude at an Apple store looking up porn. (tags: funny photo) Fire the workaholics – (37signals) Have you ever met a workaholic? By definition, they are completely disconnected from the real world. That’s ok if their job requires zero thinking but…

Looking at the rate of my posting, it seems I still have not had my blogosoup. There are interesting stories out there in the blogging community though, stories that deal with this elusive soup in ways that cause me to strain the metaphor. I’m just going to ramble some more until a good post finally…

subprime works – Google Docs A quick slideshow that explains how the subprime mortgage got so fucked up. 1) They lent money to people who couldn’t pay them back, 2) They turned these loans into attractive securities for investors and 3) Nobody paid back the loans. (tags: money) Passport photos for free – ePassportPhoto.com Hey…

YouTube – Italian Spiderman Trailer It looks barely Italian enough. It almost reminds me of a Andy Samberg skit. (tags: humor video) Confessions of a College Callgirl: Hot For Jesus Huh. How about that. (tags: nsfw funny)

Todger Talk: ‘Mr Sex’ Strikes a Crippling Blow against the Groin-Grinders This story is hilarious. Shame about the ending though, I would have preferred it if the stereotype had held true. (tags: funny) Why Me?: Maarten Baas Mmmm… oh yes. I know a friend who would love this. (tags: art fun) Saturday Night Live: SNL…

Diana says she finds it admirable that I stay single instead of just leaping into a relationship. That made me smile and I was geniunely happy to hear that. It’s not by choice, is what sprang to mind but in a way, I guess it is. At the end of the day, I’m responsible for…

YouTube – Star Wars vs. Saul Bass This is a fantastic, jazzed-up version of the Star Wars credits. I’d love to see how the different the opening text crawl would be. (tags: video fun) Comics – Explosm.net Salsa baby. (tags: comic humor) A Whole Lotta Nothing – A used car scam I once almost fell…

LAist: Thank You Mural to honor Elliott Smith has been repainted. (tags: photo music) YouTube – Jack Nicholson’s Hillary Clinton Ad I’m sorry; this is stupid. Make a real statement rather than duct taping some old clips together and telling me you know what you’re talking about. I would say this undermines Clinton’s campaign but…

Nothing to say. Started out writing a long ranty post, deleted it, spoke to someone, felt a bit better. Still a bad day today. Tonight: drinkies. Anyone else want to come out with a drink with me? I will buy the first round. Otherwise, email me with stories about bad days so that I might…

Katydid…did you? – Obama is driving our country into THE FUN ZONE! This sort of stupid grin implies tremendous joy and youthfulness; living in the moment. It can’t be a lame-o photo op. The daughter looks like she’s having fun too. (tags: politics parenting photo) YesButNoButYes: Bacon-flavored Vodka Oh yes. I want to make this….

Thank you for all your, um, diplomatic comments about my singing. I can actually sing better than that and now I know better than to try and cover a song that is popular because of its strong female vocals. But let’s keep talking music. After moving to Seattle and talking to people about my musical…

Worst parents in the world punk kid into thinking he got an Xbox 360 – Engadget This is the saddest thing ever. Don’t watch this if you are the type to coo over children. This kid’s parents took an empty Xbox package and filled it with some crappy shirts. Then they got footage of him…