It’s called “work yourself to death trying to stay employed”. If you win, you get nothing. If you lose, you get nothing.
Also, it takes forever to play this game.
I don’t like it very much.
2 comments May 21st, 2009
Seriously, Flesh of Christ is a freaking color? Also, Christ was peach colored? And there were dinosaurs on the Ark? I knew I was missing out on learning the whole story when I skipped religion class in high school. Then again, it was a Catholic high school, so I probably just missed the pederasty. Am I right, am I right? Huzzah!
PS: Work is making me go insane (but pictures like this certainly aren’t helping). Cut it out, Internet!
Does John McCain color with perfect white?
3 comments June 18th, 2008
Oooh…. I want!
60 mpg and the ability to run biodiesel? Sounds damn good to me.
The best part of this news? It probably means that a mass-produced biodiesel-electric hybrid is right around the corner. I can’t wait!
3 comments April 26th, 2008
From the mouths of babes former Polish MP: “I am not an enthusiast of a young person sitting in front of a computer, watching video clips and pornography while sipping a bottle of beer and voting when he feels like it,”
via Engadget
2 comments March 12th, 2008
I couldn’t get more than 15 seconds into this thing. It is a full assault on everything good and decent in this world (much like Hillary Clinton herself).
1 comment February 13th, 2008
For most of my life I thought that the concept of “having a hero” was bizarre. A few years ago, I came across writings and recordings of Lawrence Lessig. Immediately awed,engaged and inspired I referred to him as my “IP hero”. Clearly, he he is more than a hero in the single field of intellectual property. This video is an evocative and moving call for endorsement of Barrack Obama over Hillary Clinton. It is longer than most video clips on the web, but every minute is worth it.
1 comment February 5th, 2008
2 comments February 5th, 2008
Well, another possibly/vaguely illegal Superbowl party has been thrown. And what fun it was! Our friend Kelly makes some really awesome fried-in-lard hot wings, and they were absolutely awesome. I just ate the leftovers for lunch - and I’m glad they’re gone… A few more and I’m sure I’d have a massive cardiac failure.
To poke fun of the NFL’s silly restrictions on football games, I will now describe part of the game - without authorization of any sort.
The Giants won. They deserved it too.
Bill Belichick (the Patriots coach) left the field before the game was over, displaying an almost alarming lack of class. Not that most people expected much in the way of sportsmanship from someone who can get the NFL to cover-up a bit of cheating here and there.
Terry Bradshaw needs to have someone build him a “violating-an-interviewee’s-personal-space” alarm.
If you ask me, the best part of the game came right after the Giants scored the touchdown that sealed the win. The camera immediately panned up to Payton Manning, who was watching from a skybox. It was touching, perhaps even a bit heartwarming to see him cheering on his brother like that. That simple camera pan at the right moment showed that there are still a few decent producers out there, despite the Fox’s moronic animated football robots (how can you screw up robots Fox? Jeez!).
Tom Petty at halftime was decent.
Surprisingly, the Puppybowl was weak this year, going to commercial far too often during the Superbowl halftime. Major bummer.
Also, the Etrade baby commercials were the best.
3 comments February 4th, 2008
Of course, most people can smell the impending failure a mile away - but for those who haven’t thought about it yet, Fake Steve Jobs analyzes the situation perfectly.
1 comment February 4th, 2008
I can’t really comment on this, it’s just so…. sad
And to think that I’m trying to lose a few pounds. How backwards can this world get?
1 comment January 30th, 2008
Sonofabi*%#. It’s been quite the day. I made a mistake last night and have been paying for it all day - and the culmination of all the thrashing about borked up things for many, many other people. I can’t wait to go home and be done with the constant stream of today’s problems.
The good news? Tomorrow is a new day.
2 comments January 22nd, 2008
Too bad he isn’t jumping directly into the shark’s mouth… What a douche.
4 comments November 19th, 2007
Currently I’m reading a book called “The World Without Us“, by Alan Weisman. 
I’ll admit it, I was expecting more of a “World War Z” type of book. Instead, of fictional narrative, Alan Weisman presents lots of distilled research and observation in a very piece-by-piece manner. It’s not dry reading per so, but it isn’t a real page turner either - though one of the reasons is the grim picture it paints about our long-chain-hydrocarbon filled lifestyle, what it’s costing the planet, and how long things will take to balance out once we cut . A particularly offensive bit is the amount of plastic in our oceans - not plastic bags or six-pack rings, awful as they are - but rather the amount of plastic particles – many microscopic – that are floating *in the ocean – not just on top. These little bits are being ingested by the smallest of the small and the largest of the large. And it’s all accumulated in the last 50 years. And it’s everywhere in the ocean, even the most remote places.
Even though it’s a Honda, I do drive an SUV. Sure, it gets better gas mileage than my last car (a small economy car), but it’s still a bit more than I need for everyday use. When lunchtime comes around – you used to be able to find me driving five minutes into town every day for lunch at some restaurant or fast food joint. But I’ve changed! I promise! I try to bring my lunch on most days, and when I don’t I try to eat at our on-site cafeteria to avoid the unnecessary drive into town. Sadly, the cafeteria uses Styrofoam plates for most entrees. In the past, I’ve asked our facilities manager about switching to paper plates and received a “Don’t worry, they’re pulled out of the garbage and recycled by our sanitation pickup company.” response. This hardly addresses the problem of plastic/foam plates being produced in the first place, and is of dubious value at best.
Therefore, from today forward, I will avoid using foam/plastic plates and utensils whenever possible. For lunch today? I had spaghetti and a salad from the cafeteria. I got a mild version of the “damn hippies” look, but was successfully served my spaghetti in the paper basket normally used for sandwiches. Sure, reusable plates would be even better – but one step at a time, right?
4 comments August 29th, 2007
Long time, no updates. Sorry, my bad.
No no, it’s me - not you. I’ve been busy. Very busy.
This would normally be the post in which I outline all the recent goings-on. However, that would be too much for this post. And I have no time to write it all out at the moment anyways. You get a list, and I’ll promise to come back and write a post for each item mentioned here.
5 comments August 13th, 2007
In a move certain to benefit absolutely nobody outside of the big agricultural lobbies, the USDA rules many non-organic ingredients acceptable in foods using the USDA “Organic” labeling.
The list of non-organic foods now allowed in foods labeled “Organic”.
I hardly feel like I need to get on a soapbox with this one, but seriously folks, what good is an “Organic” label if the ingredients of the product aren’t grown organically? Methinks someone is in the pockets of corporate America yet again - and I’m looking at you sneaky USDA chuckleheads.
2 comments June 11th, 2007
He’s been (in)famous for years on the internets as an unrelentingly silly man. Think him as Kim Jong IL - without the scary.
If you aren’t aware of his many fine exploits, it’s time that you familiarized yourself with an outline of his foolishness over at neatorama.
2 comments June 11th, 2007
A clip of Frank Zappa defending the first amendment, when I was in second grade.
Add comment June 11th, 2007
Then click here to experience Laura Bush making you want to vomit. On her. Forever. What a cunt.
2 comments April 25th, 2007
I know it’s been a while without updates, my dear readers, but be dismayed no more! I shall provide a list of recent happenings of interest in bullet point form, and will elaborate extensively in the body. This means that you have to deal with my Wordpress theme’s nasty habit of not underlining links (Even on mouseover! So naughty!) and look for the “Continue Reading” link near the bottom of this entry to get the good stuff.
Continue Reading 5 comments April 12th, 2007
The new cabinet was delivered today… just in time for me to put off assembly until next week. I’m looking forward to getting through the messy and vaguely chaotic period that follows housemate egress, ingress, and the arrival of new furniture.
Huzzah!
4 comments March 22nd, 2007
Actually, I’m not looking for a deluxe apartment in the sky – nor do I want to move.
However, I might be moving anyways.
And now for some backstory…
There’s a flag lot behind my house. Development of this lot started late last summer and is set to wrap up at the end of this month. The current owner is also developer and is also acting as the general contractor. The house being built is very large and upscale (think ~3500 square feet and ~$625K). The owner/developer/GC (who we’ll refer to as Mr. Unreasonable form here on out) has a thick accent – however it seems like he speaks and understands English *much* better when he is talking to the English speaking members of his construction crew than he does when he talks to me. I’ve had a lot of problems with the way things have gone, and I’ll outline them briefly below:
Continue Reading 6 comments March 22nd, 2007
In general, I’m pretty pleased with trees. I like them and on occassion, I’ll even hug them. Over at Neatorama, there’s a lovely post about some pretty amazing trees. Go check it out. And no, I don’t think the first tree is particularly more special than your average tree, but keep going down the list, some of the stuff is pretty amazing. And remember, April 27th is Sunny Bono Arbor Day and you should go out and plant a few trees!
6 comments March 21st, 2007
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