So, like there's this Todd guy, and he doesn't have any mon-ay, because he doesn't have a job. But he does make some really funny animations, and sometimes people give him a dollar. The first was "Laid Off: A Day in the Life" and he has completed the follow-up, "Laid Off: Help Wanted". (You might remember OddTodd from back in the day.)
I'm moving to North Carolina. It's cold there. You bet your bottom dollar that ukazu wear will expand to include some more comfortable gear for cold climates.
The only thing I can count on is change. Listening to the wise talk about change, I'll admit, I get a little confused. I really don't know what I'm in for, but I know I'm ready. I'm ready for anything. Even ledger work.
The Accidental Video Game Pr0n Archive. A site dedicated to archiving the accidentally obscene visuals that occur during video game play.
As a kid I watched some sports on TV. I watched a little basketball, a bit of football, and even some baseball. The only professional athlete I really remember watching was Charles Barkley. Sports teams are chock full of amazing players, but Charles' personality sets him apart. I've never had the privilege of meeting Mr. Barkley, but I think he'd be one hell of a guy to hang out with. By all accounts, he's loud, he's crass, and he's pugnacious. But he's also known for being electric in a crowd, incredibly funny, and suprisingly friendly. Sure, Jordan may have lots of rings and some wicked flubber in his shoes, but I'd rather be like Chuck.
ESPN caught up with the big, bald funny boy recently, and the report sounds like classic Charles.
The King Kong t-shirts have been printed and damn, they look good. If you've got $18 and a keen sense of style, contact me and I'll send you a shirt via express mail. If you're local, you can save the $3 in postage and pick one up from me for a cool $15.
This isn't a members only arrangement, so don't feel excluded. If you like the shirt and want to sport one, don't be shy.
"I'm trying to login to my E*Trade trading account, as of November 1998. But the Wayback Machine won't let me log in! I guess it's not urgent, as long as it's fixed EVENTUALLY, I'll be able to perform the necessary trades."
Most people can't imagine opening a business and then discouraging patron visits. It seems that if you have decided to offer a service or sell a product, that you are generally prepared to take all comers, within reason. Not the Shopsins.
"When Kenny gets a phone call from a restaurant guidebook that wants to include Shopsin's, he sometimes says that the place is no longer in operation, identifying himself as someone who just happens to be there moving out the fixtures."
The Shopsins' restaurant and all its quirks are explained by Calvin Trillin in an article for The New Yorker.
Kenny Shopsin created himself a culinary workshop and used his tinkering with tastes to pay the bills. The menu is enormous and includes items influenced by flavors native to lands near and far. Would you like a bite of Texas? Egypt? China? How about some food from Indomalekia? No, it isn't a real country. Kenny made it up.
Shopsin's can be a difficult place to eat. The proprietors have been known to chase away yuppies, parties larger than four, and suspected restaurant reviewers. Can't make up your mind? You're in trouble. Try to order what your neighbor ordered? You're in trouble. Order anything hotter than a 5 on the in-house rating system for spicy foods? You're in trouble. In fact, it sounds like it would be mighty hard to stay out of trouble eating at Shopsin's. Apparently, however, it's worth it. The restaurant has a loyal following and the support of the immediate community.
"No! Hurry! Run to the river and drop it in! Before you get attached!"
Brian's remarks after witnessing Rachel give birth to her baby on the season finale of Friends.
Looking through the internal website, I ran into an interesting statistic about my company: the average employee age is 31 [C.H. Robinson employs about 3700 individuals worldwide] and 65% of the employees belong to the infamous Generation X.
I love the pieces more for the wonderful writing than for the advice, but the editors at The Morning News do know how to drop the important fashion advice. Read the fourth and final installment in their series on men's fashion.
Well if you're going to be any kind of Jedi, you are going to have to get yourself a name. No Joe Smiths ever wielded a Lightsaber. Want to know what yours is? Post your Star Wars name in the comments, That way, we can all call you something cool, instead of your boring Earth name.
Only now have I fully realized that I built ukazu with some bad xhtml. In my excitement over working with CSS, I forgot an important html rule: block elements cannot be nested inside other block elements. I have a bit of work to do to reach standards compliance, but things should be in working order shortly.
EVERYONE knows that Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones opens in theaters everywhere this Thurday. Many people still don't understand the complex genealogy. The series' family tree is worthy of soap opera replication and divides those who know from those who don't.
BONUS MATERIAL
Smack Talk: The Top 10 Things We Want To Hear Samuel L. Jackson's Character 'Jedi Master Mace Windu' Say in the Star Wars Prequels.
Gangsta Rap: The audience award winner in the Star Wars Fan Film Awards.
As printed at Davezilla:
Leave a copy of Atlas Shrugged on the coffee table. Just read the last three pages of Chapter Five and put the bookmark at Chapter Six. She will ask you if you’ve read it, so be prepared to say, “Yeah I just reached the part where...” You’ll have her eating out of your hands.
Why does it work? Women love smart men and tough, female authors.
BONUS: Ayn Rand writes like a man, so you won’t lose any creds should your buddies come over and rest a beer on it.
American Electric Power is making history by becoming the first company to dissolve an entire town in attempt to avoid individual and enviromental lawsuits. The residents of Cheshire, OH accepted to be bought out for about $13.5 million altogether. Add $6.5 million in lawyer fees and AEP just bought Cheshire, OH for mere $20 million.
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If you've wondered what a car from Microsoft might be like, the (BMW) 7 offers a clue. You half expect it to ask, "Where do you want to go today?"
Most people don't bond with their computers, and it is hard to imagine them developing deep emotional attachments to this car, however much they may respect its capabilities.
"Dazed by a Technical Knockout", NY Times [ Full text ]
I got this in an email a long time ago and happened to read through it again today while cleaning out my inbox. Some of these "instructions for life" are corny, some are silly, but it's something to think about in your spare time.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorize your favorite poem.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf all you want.
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely.
10. Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were born into.
11. Teach yourself to speak slowly but think quickly.
12. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
13. Call your mother.
14. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
15. Follow the three R’s: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions.
16. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
17. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
18. Marry a person you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her conversational skills will be even more important.
19. Spend some time alone.
20. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
21. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
22. Read more books. Television is no substitute.
23. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
24. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home.
25. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
26. Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they are saying it.
27. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
28. Be gentle with the earth.
29. Pray or meditate. There's immeasurable power in it.
30. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
31. Mind your own business.
32. Don't trust anyone who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss.
33. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
34. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. It is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
35. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
36. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
37. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
38. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
39. Live with the knowledge that your character is your destiny.
40. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
Have you seen Hamlet? No, not the play, the PowerPoint presentation.
Do you miss your Commodore 64? Do Atari graphics make you tingle? I found a wicked animation that'll take you back. And it loops!
If you have lots of time on your hands and want to learn a new skill that is absolutely unmarketable and will impress no one, visit Zippo Tricks. You can watch short movies of people doing ridiculous things with cigarette lighters.
I got an instant message the other day that said, "I am an ASU student and ur site sucks, IMO." I don't know what that's all about, and I can't seem to get a good answer out of Sleepyca31. If you learn anything, let me know.
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