July, 2006 [Reset]
Pimping Ze Aau-toe
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Silver is especially nice for reflecting the light. And the tortured shadow of dead grass all over. (We could use some rain.)

It's a "Milan" but feel free to confuse it with a certain Disney movie.
7/31/2006 12:33 PM
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Cleaning up the Details
I dropped ze new au-toe off to be detailed this morning, telling the guy behind the desk that it was for the dealer who I bought it through. I didn't say the cleaning was for me and it was already my car because I wanted the dealer's discount. Simple, right? I'm a cheapskate, it made perfect sense at the time.

When I got back to pick it up, the attendant wanted to know if it'd been sold. "Yep", I said, smiling, "it's mine." He gave me a quizzical look: "Oh. I really like it." Because he'd given it a good test drive.

I can't blame him, really.

I like to think of myself as keeping consumption's conspicuousness on the down-low, but being on the opposite end of car-envy (that's right, look at it!) has an unusually narcotic effect. This is not a car Jesus would drive, although he might appreciate the 32 mpg highway.
7/31/2006 10:51 AM
 
Notification of busyness
Big week: friends getting hitched, just bought a new car this morning. Updates will be a little sparse until it all shakes out, but so far, so good.
7/28/2006 2:49 AM
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7/26/2006 7:23 AM
 
What happens when there are no door locks
Big bachelor party all weekend. Drinks were drunk. I tried to sneak off to bed early last night but was discovered and punished by having a less-than-clothed man crawl in bed next to me. Pictures were taken. I fear my aspirations for public office have met a premature end. Between the coasts, at least.

I still had a good time. No pictures, though; too many planned activities have decimated my photolust (and gym attendance).

A quick note to the tour guides at Schell's Brewery. Thanks for the taste test, it was awesome. But please make a note that Julian Date is not the same thing as the last two digits of the year and the number of days elapsed in a year put together. People are confused enough already, let's not help. Thanks so much.
7/23/2006 11:15 AM
 
Gaffes
So if you haven't heard by now, sometimes presidents and famous people say things when they think microphones aren't on that they wouldn't otherwise. From the Mirror, here's some more. Highlights:
RONALD REAGAN

AT the height of the Cold War in 1984, US President Ronald Reagan joked around during what he thought was a voice-level test before his regular Saturday radio address to the nation.

"My fellow Americans," he announced, 'I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia for ever. We begin bombing in five minutes.' To his horror, his comments were broadcast live.
REV JOHN HAWDON

HE isn't famous, but the Scottish clergyman was flushed with embarrassment when he left his lapel mic on at the wrong time earlier this year.

He forgot to switch it off when he popped to the toilet during a service at Longforgan Parish Church in Perthshire -and the stunned congregation listened as the sounds of their minister, sighing with relief, peeing, flushing and washing his hands resounded around the church.
I survived sailing this weekend for the most part. A little bit of me died when it was sucked out of my body by insects. In fact, it was more like a lot of me. I'm still covered in bites 3 days later.

I didn't get any pictures. I left my camera battery on the charger.
7/18/2006 9:10 AM
 
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Sailing all weekend on the boss' much larger sailboat. Hard to turn down an offer like that.

PS: I really like this picture.
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7/13/2006 11:13 AM
 
The Drunken Master
Report: Drunken Jackie Chan Disrupts Show
Ming Pao Daily News quoted the 52-year-old action star as saying onstage that he was drunk.

Chan suddenly jumped on the stage Monday night and demanded a duet with Lee. He then tried to conduct the band but stopped and restarted the music several times, the newspaper reported.
7/11/2006 11:33 AM
 
http://employees.oneonta.edu/downinll/mass_suicide.htm
http://www.openttd.com/

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~chuck/lennapg/lenna.shtml
http://multichannelmerchant.com/opsandfulfillment/advisor/fuel_conserve/
7/11/2006 11:00 AM
 
Robot's Rubik's
Here's a robot that solves a Rubik's Cube in under a minute. It's a good thing that robot can't think abstractly or I'd be a little worried.*

(*Update! I think I was drunk when I wrote this entry.)
7/11/2006 9:35 AM
 
You ever had the experience of popping in a CD, hearing a song and feeling nostalgic for no especially good reason? Things weren't as good when you first heard it. Maybe you were sicker, stupider, lonelier. But your shoulders still drop a little and the you feel a little warm fuzzy just for remembering. Memory is funny like that.

Oh, and here's Zidane's headbutt. Snicker. Already there's a YTMND. Just keep watching, it keeps getting funnier. (Warning: Loud music)
7/9/2006 11:35 AM
 
Behind the Googley Curtain
Take a stroll along the hallowed halls Google's Worldwide Domination Headquarters:
If the Googleplex exploded, the employees would have a hard time digging themselves out of a shower of pirate flags, action figures, T-shirts with funny sayings, leis, ironic signs, a fringed leather vest, thousands of game pieces, and giant Lego people.
Ask yourself, does this look comfortable? For 8 hours? (For men?)

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(Nice boots!)
7/9/2006 11:03 AM
 
Woman Has Baby at Wal-Mart
ksl.com

Last week, Miller took home one item you would never find on a clearance shelf. Brittany Miller always said you could get almost anything at Wal-Mart... Brittany Miller: "I guess you can even get babies at Wal-Mart. Grandma and I went shopping. I went in the bathroom and out she came!"
The kicker:
Nobody expects to have a baby in a store bathroom, but Miller claims she didn't even know she was pregnant. She had no morning sickness and no unusual movement -- even though doctors estimate she was a week overdue!
It's a miracle! I'm sure she'll make a wonderful mother.
7/7/2006 7:25 AM
 
JSF Gets Flying Colors

Not exactly racing stripes. Yaaawn. More pictures for the extremely bored.

In fact, for $250 billion you'd think they could really pimp it out a little:



It's not hard!
7/6/2006 8:49 AM
 
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7/5/2006 7:26 AM