Saturday, November 18, 2006
Still here.
Yep, the good 'ol blog is still here, just relegated to a non-frontpage location. Maybe I'll even start posting again! Mystery, suspense, and fun! Also, duty and responsibility. Eat vegetables and quiet down.
Still here.
Yep, the good 'ol blog is still here, just relegated to a non-frontpage location. Maybe I'll even start posting again! Mystery, suspense, and fun! Also, duty and responsibility. Eat vegetables and quiet down.
Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Canada Day
This weekend we had a party for Canada Day. We built an igloo in the front yard out of chicken wire and some giant printouts of Wayne Gretsky.
Canada Day
This weekend we had a party for Canada Day. We built an igloo in the front yard out of chicken wire and some giant printouts of Wayne Gretsky.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
The Second Coming, Not
The Pixies reunion was pretty amazing, clearly one of the most exciting things to happen in rock in the last few years. A Pavement reunion would be pretty rediculous (although Face The Truth makes it clear that a solid SM solo career is a pretty good compromise). But this is just too much. The only return to music that really matters, Jeff Mangum, was announced today on Pitchfork. Then, several hours later, Apples In Stereo had an exchange back and forth with the man himself, denying the story, and it looks like the denial is sticking. My God, that's the kind of emotional roller coaster I just don't have it in me to ride.
Jeff, we need you man, now as ever.
Jeff, we need you man, now as ever.
The Second Coming, Not
The Pixies reunion was pretty amazing, clearly one of the most exciting things to happen in rock in the last few years. A Pavement reunion would be pretty rediculous (although Face The Truth makes it clear that a solid SM solo career is a pretty good compromise). But this is just too much. The only return to music that really matters, Jeff Mangum, was announced today on Pitchfork. Then, several hours later, Apples In Stereo had an exchange back and forth with the man himself, denying the story, and it looks like the denial is sticking. My God, that's the kind of emotional roller coaster I just don't have it in me to ride.
Jeff, we need you man, now as ever.
Jeff, we need you man, now as ever.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Ok, the picture at the left is a real picture of s...
Ok, the picture at the left is a real picture of some Marines questioning an Afghan man. The one on the right is a fake picture of Bush all Bin Ladin'd up. But seriously, it took me way to long to decide for sure that the one on the left wasn't really Bush under cover. Re-dic-erous
Ok, the picture at the left is a real picture of s...
Ok, the picture at the left is a real picture of some Marines questioning an Afghan man. The one on the right is a fake picture of Bush all Bin Ladin'd up. But seriously, it took me way to long to decide for sure that the one on the left wasn't really Bush under cover. Re-dic-erous
Too Good
So this is what I like about Bush. On a policy level, his administration is a rapidly worsening train wreck, public opinion is down, and his party is facing the potential for a landslide defeat in November. Through all of this, however, it just seems like he's just hanging out (you know he doesn't actually care about any of this, he's just having a good time cause he gets to be president), getting into day-to-day hijinks. Like today, for instance, when he made fun of a blind man for wearing sunglasses.
Too Good
So this is what I like about Bush. On a policy level, his administration is a rapidly worsening train wreck, public opinion is down, and his party is facing the potential for a landslide defeat in November. Through all of this, however, it just seems like he's just hanging out (you know he doesn't actually care about any of this, he's just having a good time cause he gets to be president), getting into day-to-day hijinks. Like today, for instance, when he made fun of a blind man for wearing sunglasses.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Sign of the Times
Here's a good one, to file away as a rediculous thing that you saw happening "back when"...
A rash of SUV owners burning their vehicals to avoid loan payments!
A rash of SUV owners burning their vehicals to avoid loan payments!
Sign of the Times
Here's a good one, to file away as a rediculous thing that you saw happening "back when"...
A rash of SUV owners burning their vehicals to avoid loan payments!
A rash of SUV owners burning their vehicals to avoid loan payments!
Thursday, June 8, 2006
The SS Eyman Is Sinking...
Not many days I get to wake up to a headline like this:
Eyman Fails To Deliver
Honorable mention to Neil Modie for the awesome article that he somehow got the editors to let through.
Eyman Fails To Deliver
Honorable mention to Neil Modie for the awesome article that he somehow got the editors to let through.
The SS Eyman Is Sinking...
Not many days I get to wake up to a headline like this:
Eyman Fails To Deliver
Honorable mention to Neil Modie for the awesome article that he somehow got the editors to let through.
Eyman Fails To Deliver
Honorable mention to Neil Modie for the awesome article that he somehow got the editors to let through.
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Devine Rage
Can we just be clear about how ridiculous the picture below really is? This is of the floor of the NYSE yesterday, after the DOW lost thereabouts 200 points on Fed comments about a slowing economy. We've seen pictures like this on days that the market is down so many times, we're probably pretty jaded. But come now, lets take a second to actually look at this:
First, and most shocking, is the guy with the incredibly flared nostrils, looking for all the world like he's waiting for you to throw a peanut so he can catch it in his mouth. But could this much emotion possibly be necessary? I mean, really, when was the last time you got this amp'ed at work? Moving on, we've got the guy in the behind him to the right, inexplicably yelling out of the side of his mouth. Did you notice his suit? I mean really, look at it. Last, we've got the guy to his left, made notable primarily by his dissimilitude to his two companions. Is he just slow, or does he really just not give a fuck? Actually, he kind of looks like he was just hanging out waiting for a bus or something, when all of a sudden a stock exchange broke out around him.
Ok guys, thanks for taking the time to reexamine something you otherwise might have taken for granted. It makes us better people.
First, and most shocking, is the guy with the incredibly flared nostrils, looking for all the world like he's waiting for you to throw a peanut so he can catch it in his mouth. But could this much emotion possibly be necessary? I mean, really, when was the last time you got this amp'ed at work? Moving on, we've got the guy in the behind him to the right, inexplicably yelling out of the side of his mouth. Did you notice his suit? I mean really, look at it. Last, we've got the guy to his left, made notable primarily by his dissimilitude to his two companions. Is he just slow, or does he really just not give a fuck? Actually, he kind of looks like he was just hanging out waiting for a bus or something, when all of a sudden a stock exchange broke out around him.
Ok guys, thanks for taking the time to reexamine something you otherwise might have taken for granted. It makes us better people.
Devine Rage
Can we just be clear about how ridiculous the picture below really is? This is of the floor of the NYSE yesterday, after the DOW lost thereabouts 200 points on Fed comments about a slowing economy. We've seen pictures like this on days that the market is down so many times, we're probably pretty jaded. But come now, lets take a second to actually look at this:
First, and most shocking, is the guy with the incredibly flared nostrils, looking for all the world like he's waiting for you to throw a peanut so he can catch it in his mouth. But could this much emotion possibly be necessary? I mean, really, when was the last time you got this amp'ed at work? Moving on, we've got the guy in the behind him to the right, inexplicably yelling out of the side of his mouth. Did you notice his suit? I mean really, look at it. Last, we've got the guy to his left, made notable primarily by his dissimilitude to his two companions. Is he just slow, or does he really just not give a fuck? Actually, he kind of looks like he was just hanging out waiting for a bus or something, when all of a sudden a stock exchange broke out around him.
Ok guys, thanks for taking the time to reexamine something you otherwise might have taken for granted. It makes us better people.
First, and most shocking, is the guy with the incredibly flared nostrils, looking for all the world like he's waiting for you to throw a peanut so he can catch it in his mouth. But could this much emotion possibly be necessary? I mean, really, when was the last time you got this amp'ed at work? Moving on, we've got the guy in the behind him to the right, inexplicably yelling out of the side of his mouth. Did you notice his suit? I mean really, look at it. Last, we've got the guy to his left, made notable primarily by his dissimilitude to his two companions. Is he just slow, or does he really just not give a fuck? Actually, he kind of looks like he was just hanging out waiting for a bus or something, when all of a sudden a stock exchange broke out around him.
Ok guys, thanks for taking the time to reexamine something you otherwise might have taken for granted. It makes us better people.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Space Jam
Does this headline:
Astronauts Forced to Improvise in Space
Make anyone else think of this:
?
Props to Google Image Search and the Magnetic Lasso Tool for making this a five minute project. Honorable mention to Quickmask Mode for stepping up when things got tricky.
Astronauts Forced to Improvise in Space
Make anyone else think of this:
?
Props to Google Image Search and the Magnetic Lasso Tool for making this a five minute project. Honorable mention to Quickmask Mode for stepping up when things got tricky.
Space Jam
Does this headline:
Astronauts Forced to Improvise in Space
Make anyone else think of this:
?
Props to Google Image Search and the Magnetic Lasso Tool for making this a five minute project. Honorable mention to Quickmask Mode for stepping up when things got tricky.
Astronauts Forced to Improvise in Space
Make anyone else think of this:
?
Props to Google Image Search and the Magnetic Lasso Tool for making this a five minute project. Honorable mention to Quickmask Mode for stepping up when things got tricky.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The Fall of Troy
I went down to see the Trojan Nuclear Plant's cooling tower imploded this Sunday. I'll put the video I shot up tomorrow.
The Fall of Troy
I went down to see the Trojan Nuclear Plant's cooling tower imploded this Sunday. I'll put the video I shot up tomorrow.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Frosty on Immigration
Guest blogger Amanda made a good catch today:
This Just In: Robert Frost Not too Dead to be Misquoted
The Senate fence measure was embodied in an amendment offered by Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, who borrowed from the poet Robert Frost. "Good fences make good neighbors," he said. "Fences don't make bad neighbors."
Here's the original text of the poem (see the bold section. Actually, read the whole thing.):
MENDING WALL
Robert Frost
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun,
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing:
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And some are loaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance:
'Stay where you are until our backs are turned!'
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.
Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
One on a side. It comes to little more:
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, 'Good fences make good neighbors'.
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head:
'Why do they make good neighbors? Isn't it
Where there are cows?
But here there are no cows.
Before I built a wall I'd ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That wants it down.' I could say 'Elves' to him,
But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather
He said it for himself. I see him there
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me~
Not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father's saying,
And he likes having thought of it so well
He says again, "Good fences make good neighbors."
This Just In: Robert Frost Not too Dead to be Misquoted
The Senate fence measure was embodied in an amendment offered by Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, who borrowed from the poet Robert Frost. "Good fences make good neighbors," he said. "Fences don't make bad neighbors."
Here's the original text of the poem (see the bold section. Actually, read the whole thing.):
MENDING WALL
Robert Frost
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun,
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing:
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And some are loaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance:
'Stay where you are until our backs are turned!'
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.
Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
One on a side. It comes to little more:
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, 'Good fences make good neighbors'.
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head:
'Why do they make good neighbors? Isn't it
Where there are cows?
But here there are no cows.
Before I built a wall I'd ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That wants it down.' I could say 'Elves' to him,
But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather
He said it for himself. I see him there
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me~
Not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father's saying,
And he likes having thought of it so well
He says again, "Good fences make good neighbors."
Frosty on Immigration
Guest blogger Amanda made a good catch today:
This Just In: Robert Frost Not too Dead to be Misquoted
The Senate fence measure was embodied in an amendment offered by Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, who borrowed from the poet Robert Frost. "Good fences make good neighbors," he said. "Fences don't make bad neighbors."
Here's the original text of the poem (see the bold section. Actually, read the whole thing.):
MENDING WALL
Robert Frost
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun,
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing:
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And some are loaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance:
'Stay where you are until our backs are turned!'
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.
Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
One on a side. It comes to little more:
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, 'Good fences make good neighbors'.
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head:
'Why do they make good neighbors? Isn't it
Where there are cows?
But here there are no cows.
Before I built a wall I'd ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That wants it down.' I could say 'Elves' to him,
But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather
He said it for himself. I see him there
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me~
Not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father's saying,
And he likes having thought of it so well
He says again, "Good fences make good neighbors."
This Just In: Robert Frost Not too Dead to be Misquoted
The Senate fence measure was embodied in an amendment offered by Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, who borrowed from the poet Robert Frost. "Good fences make good neighbors," he said. "Fences don't make bad neighbors."
Here's the original text of the poem (see the bold section. Actually, read the whole thing.):
MENDING WALL
Robert Frost
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun,
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing:
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And some are loaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance:
'Stay where you are until our backs are turned!'
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.
Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
One on a side. It comes to little more:
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, 'Good fences make good neighbors'.
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head:
'Why do they make good neighbors? Isn't it
Where there are cows?
But here there are no cows.
Before I built a wall I'd ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That wants it down.' I could say 'Elves' to him,
But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather
He said it for himself. I see him there
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me~
Not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father's saying,
And he likes having thought of it so well
He says again, "Good fences make good neighbors."
Monday, May 15, 2006
Huh.
That's, um, actually a ton of people:
Hmm, figuring that as far as American newsworthiness goes:
One white girl = 2 police officers = 20 Europeans = 1000 Indians = 25,000 Africans,
What does that mean for Brazilians?
I'm going to venture that 80 Brazilians is about on par with one white woman. Am I right?
Huh.
That's, um, actually a ton of people:
Hmm, figuring that as far as American newsworthiness goes:
One white girl = 2 police officers = 20 Europeans = 1000 Indians = 25,000 Africans,
What does that mean for Brazilians?
I'm going to venture that 80 Brazilians is about on par with one white woman. Am I right?
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Don't blackmail the public
At the risk of getting shot, I recommend everyone check this out. Let the Sonics leave. Time to put the foot down on this bullshit. I'm glad someone's running this campaign: |__________BLAM_________|
Don't blackmail the public
At the risk of getting shot, I recommend everyone check this out. Let the Sonics leave. Time to put the foot down on this bullshit. I'm glad someone's running this campaign: |__________BLAM_________|
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Iran Letter
Hey, everyone should read this: |--------------------IMPORTANT DOCUMENT--------------------|
This is the first letter between leaders of Iran and the US since 1979. It's being grossly misrepresented in the media. Read it for yourself. It's important.
This is the first letter between leaders of Iran and the US since 1979. It's being grossly misrepresented in the media. Read it for yourself. It's important.
Iran Letter
Hey, everyone should read this: |--------------------IMPORTANT DOCUMENT--------------------|
This is the first letter between leaders of Iran and the US since 1979. It's being grossly misrepresented in the media. Read it for yourself. It's important.
This is the first letter between leaders of Iran and the US since 1979. It's being grossly misrepresented in the media. Read it for yourself. It's important.
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Grand Central Station
So deets came out on the Play Station 3 today. Apparently, it will be a device that gets plugged into your television and allows interactive adventures with animated friends. I'm excited for the both of us. Anyway, a lot of people are unhappy about the price tag and a few missing features. Here's a clip from the comments board at Engadget. I'm sure you'll all agree that #4, "jdb," has won the day.
Grand Central Station
So deets came out on the Play Station 3 today. Apparently, it will be a device that gets plugged into your television and allows interactive adventures with animated friends. I'm excited for the both of us. Anyway, a lot of people are unhappy about the price tag and a few missing features. Here's a clip from the comments board at Engadget. I'm sure you'll all agree that #4, "jdb," has won the day.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Ahoy!
Hey, check this out. It looks like Japan, famous for, among other things, continuing to whale despite 40 years of international pressure, has managed to take control of the International Whaling Commission, the body that, you know, tells everyone not to whale. Meaning? Get ready to super-size your bacon double whale burger. Spoiler alert: ************************ Whale is kinda tasty, but not that tasty.
Ahoy!
Hey, check this out. It looks like Japan, famous for, among other things, continuing to whale despite 40 years of international pressure, has managed to take control of the International Whaling Commission, the body that, you know, tells everyone not to whale. Meaning? Get ready to super-size your bacon double whale burger. Spoiler alert: ************************ Whale is kinda tasty, but not that tasty.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Busy, lately, I guess
Hmm...Doing more on this page is definitely on my list. In the meantime, chew on this, snapped in Vancouver, BC this weekend:
Busy, lately, I guess
Hmm...Doing more on this page is definitely on my list. In the meantime, chew on this, snapped in Vancouver, BC this weekend:
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
The Trinity
Ok, so this is it. This is the year I'm finally going to observe the full hat trick: Lent, Passover, and Ramadan. Being the day after Fat Tuesday (it probably has a name of it's own, doesn't it?) I'm beginning my Lent give ups today. However, I felt like I needed to kick this off right, so instead of normal Lent, I'm doing a triple threat, SuperLent®. I will be giving up, for the forty or whatever days, the following three things:
First, and most devestatingly, Tang. Y'all know this is going to be especially difficult.
Second, salting my food after it has been served. This does not mean I cannot cook with salt, just that once a dish has been put on a plate, by myself or others, it's salt content will not increase. It should be noted that, as a member of a coop, I only cook for myself once a week, so I only have an opportunity to spike myself with salt ever so infrequently.
Lastly, bread. This includes cookies and pita bread, but does NOT include beer. Otherwise, it would be just another Passover.
So, that's it, the triple threat for Lent. This'll be fun, right? And as a closing thought, I thought it was okay that these were all food related, since Passover and Ramadan are also food restriction themed holidays. I'm pretty sure I'm doing this right, are you? Wait, too late to change.
First, and most devestatingly, Tang. Y'all know this is going to be especially difficult.
Second, salting my food after it has been served. This does not mean I cannot cook with salt, just that once a dish has been put on a plate, by myself or others, it's salt content will not increase. It should be noted that, as a member of a coop, I only cook for myself once a week, so I only have an opportunity to spike myself with salt ever so infrequently.
Lastly, bread. This includes cookies and pita bread, but does NOT include beer. Otherwise, it would be just another Passover.
So, that's it, the triple threat for Lent. This'll be fun, right? And as a closing thought, I thought it was okay that these were all food related, since Passover and Ramadan are also food restriction themed holidays. I'm pretty sure I'm doing this right, are you? Wait, too late to change.
The Trinity
Ok, so this is it. This is the year I'm finally going to observe the full hat trick: Lent, Passover, and Ramadan. Being the day after Fat Tuesday (it probably has a name of it's own, doesn't it?) I'm beginning my Lent give ups today. However, I felt like I needed to kick this off right, so instead of normal Lent, I'm doing a triple threat, SuperLent®. I will be giving up, for the forty or whatever days, the following three things:
First, and most devestatingly, Tang. Y'all know this is going to be especially difficult.
Second, salting my food after it has been served. This does not mean I cannot cook with salt, just that once a dish has been put on a plate, by myself or others, it's salt content will not increase. It should be noted that, as a member of a coop, I only cook for myself once a week, so I only have an opportunity to spike myself with salt ever so infrequently.
Lastly, bread. This includes cookies and pita bread, but does NOT include beer. Otherwise, it would be just another Passover.
So, that's it, the triple threat for Lent. This'll be fun, right? And as a closing thought, I thought it was okay that these were all food related, since Passover and Ramadan are also food restriction themed holidays. I'm pretty sure I'm doing this right, are you? Wait, too late to change.
First, and most devestatingly, Tang. Y'all know this is going to be especially difficult.
Second, salting my food after it has been served. This does not mean I cannot cook with salt, just that once a dish has been put on a plate, by myself or others, it's salt content will not increase. It should be noted that, as a member of a coop, I only cook for myself once a week, so I only have an opportunity to spike myself with salt ever so infrequently.
Lastly, bread. This includes cookies and pita bread, but does NOT include beer. Otherwise, it would be just another Passover.
So, that's it, the triple threat for Lent. This'll be fun, right? And as a closing thought, I thought it was okay that these were all food related, since Passover and Ramadan are also food restriction themed holidays. I'm pretty sure I'm doing this right, are you? Wait, too late to change.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Ink
So a while back, Eli emailed me to say that there had been some recent developments in Russian superhero art covered at the nonist. Well, I spent some time over there tonight, and was unable to figure out what Eli was talking about, but did come away with these awesome pictures of Russian prison tattoos:
There's a whole lot more to be found there. These are the more tasteful ones. "Since when did you care about decency," you ask? "The old elliotlevin.com had lots of, um, less than decent things on it," you say, and rightfully so. Well, here at the new elliotlevin.com, we like to keep things family friendly, because I have a job. Anyway, if you want to find the goods, you'll have to click through to the nonist and poke around there. .
There's a whole lot more to be found there. These are the more tasteful ones. "Since when did you care about decency," you ask? "The old elliotlevin.com had lots of, um, less than decent things on it," you say, and rightfully so. Well, here at the new elliotlevin.com, we like to keep things family friendly, because I have a job. Anyway, if you want to find the goods, you'll have to click through to the nonist and poke around there. .
Ink
So a while back, Eli emailed me to say that there had been some recent developments in Russian superhero art covered at the nonist. Well, I spent some time over there tonight, and was unable to figure out what Eli was talking about, but did come away with these awesome pictures of Russian prison tattoos:
There's a whole lot more to be found there. These are the more tasteful ones. "Since when did you care about decency," you ask? "The old elliotlevin.com had lots of, um, less than decent things on it," you say, and rightfully so. Well, here at the new elliotlevin.com, we like to keep things family friendly, because I have a job. Anyway, if you want to find the goods, you'll have to click through to the nonist and poke around there. .
There's a whole lot more to be found there. These are the more tasteful ones. "Since when did you care about decency," you ask? "The old elliotlevin.com had lots of, um, less than decent things on it," you say, and rightfully so. Well, here at the new elliotlevin.com, we like to keep things family friendly, because I have a job. Anyway, if you want to find the goods, you'll have to click through to the nonist and poke around there. .
Monday, February 13, 2006
The sportsman
Comedians often introduce a piece of hard-to-nelieve news with, "you can't make this up." Well, I've never really understood that line as well as I do today:
Cheney shot an eighty year old man with a shotgun.
Cheney shot an eighty year old man with a shotgun.
The sportsman
Comedians often introduce a piece of hard-to-nelieve news with, "you can't make this up." Well, I've never really understood that line as well as I do today:
Cheney shot an eighty year old man with a shotgun.
Cheney shot an eighty year old man with a shotgun.
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Time for riots at home, too!
From the AP:
"Despite the sacrifices called for in education, Amtrak, community development and local law enforcement grants, health research, and many other programs frozen or cut under his plan, Bush's $2.77 trillion blueprint forecasts a record $423 billion deficit for the current year and improves upon that figure in 2007 largely by lowballing cost estimates for the war in Iraq."
"Despite the sacrifices called for in education, Amtrak, community development and local law enforcement grants, health research, and many other programs frozen or cut under his plan, Bush's $2.77 trillion blueprint forecasts a record $423 billion deficit for the current year and improves upon that figure in 2007 largely by lowballing cost estimates for the war in Iraq."
Time for riots at home, too!
From the AP:
"Despite the sacrifices called for in education, Amtrak, community development and local law enforcement grants, health research, and many other programs frozen or cut under his plan, Bush's $2.77 trillion blueprint forecasts a record $423 billion deficit for the current year and improves upon that figure in 2007 largely by lowballing cost estimates for the war in Iraq."
"Despite the sacrifices called for in education, Amtrak, community development and local law enforcement grants, health research, and many other programs frozen or cut under his plan, Bush's $2.77 trillion blueprint forecasts a record $423 billion deficit for the current year and improves upon that figure in 2007 largely by lowballing cost estimates for the war in Iraq."
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Plugging
So here's a bit of self promotion on an otherwise neutral personal blog named after myself:
I've just started a CafePress store! I only have 2 things up right now, but I'll be adding more, and if anyone has any special requests for stuff with photos on it (mugs, calendars, shirts, cats), I can do it right quick.
That link again, for those who missed my stealth before:
elliotlevin.com store!
I've just started a CafePress store! I only have 2 things up right now, but I'll be adding more, and if anyone has any special requests for stuff with photos on it (mugs, calendars, shirts, cats), I can do it right quick.
That link again, for those who missed my stealth before:
elliotlevin.com store!
Plugging
So here's a bit of self promotion on an otherwise neutral personal blog named after myself:
I've just started a CafePress store! I only have 2 things up right now, but I'll be adding more, and if anyone has any special requests for stuff with photos on it (mugs, calendars, shirts, cats), I can do it right quick.
That link again, for those who missed my stealth before:
elliotlevin.com store!
I've just started a CafePress store! I only have 2 things up right now, but I'll be adding more, and if anyone has any special requests for stuff with photos on it (mugs, calendars, shirts, cats), I can do it right quick.
That link again, for those who missed my stealth before:
elliotlevin.com store!
Friday, January 27, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Monday, January 23, 2006
Double Zoinks!
Check it out, actual, real, no shit pirates. Caught off the coast of Somalia this weekend.
I'm of the belief that they chopped off the superstructure so as to give the ship a smaller profile. And that they did it with hacksaws, diabolically, in a ravenous fit. Don't ruin my fantasy. Also, they're Reavers.
I'm of the belief that they chopped off the superstructure so as to give the ship a smaller profile. And that they did it with hacksaws, diabolically, in a ravenous fit. Don't ruin my fantasy. Also, they're Reavers.
Double Zoinks!
Check it out, actual, real, no shit pirates. Caught off the coast of Somalia this weekend.
I'm of the belief that they chopped off the superstructure so as to give the ship a smaller profile. And that they did it with hacksaws, diabolically, in a ravenous fit. Don't ruin my fantasy. Also, they're Reavers.
I'm of the belief that they chopped off the superstructure so as to give the ship a smaller profile. And that they did it with hacksaws, diabolically, in a ravenous fit. Don't ruin my fantasy. Also, they're Reavers.
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Divine Justice
You gotta love this, taken from CNN yesterday about the execution of Clarence Allen, the 76 year old man killed Monday night in California:
" Having suffered a heart attack back in September, Allen had asked prison authorities to let him die if he went into cardiac arrest before his execution, a request prison officials said they would not honor.
"
"
At no point are we not going to value the sanctity of life
," said prison spokesman Vernell Crittendon. "We would resuscitate him," then execute him. "
Divine Justice
You gotta love this, taken from CNN yesterday about the execution of Clarence Allen, the 76 year old man killed Monday night in California:
" Having suffered a heart attack back in September, Allen had asked prison authorities to let him die if he went into cardiac arrest before his execution, a request prison officials said they would not honor.
"
"
At no point are we not going to value the sanctity of life
," said prison spokesman Vernell Crittendon. "We would resuscitate him," then execute him. "
Friday, January 13, 2006
Thursday, January 5, 2006
Radio Silence
Sorry for the recent radio silence, folks. I've been spending a lot of time with flickr, since Alex got me that pro account. There's a lot of new stuff in my photo stream, and hopefully one of these days I'll even be done with the Asia stuff... Anyway, this site is going to get a lot more pictures on it, but I have to wait for a couple things to happen first. So in the mean time, check out my flickr stream. Just to pretty up this post, here's something that just went up there, a gas station in Cambodia.
Radio Silence
Sorry for the recent radio silence, folks. I've been spending a lot of time with flickr, since Alex got me that pro account. There's a lot of new stuff in my photo stream, and hopefully one of these days I'll even be done with the Asia stuff... Anyway, this site is going to get a lot more pictures on it, but I have to wait for a couple things to happen first. So in the mean time, check out my flickr stream. Just to pretty up this post, here's something that just went up there, a gas station in Cambodia.
Today's Press Briefing
Man, I know everyone loves it when I do this, but check this interchange out, from todays White House Press Briefing:
Q When the President went to the Pentagon today, did he ask about the dropping of a bomb on a home, killing nine children and grandchildren, and so forth? I mean, is this how we go after the rebels?
MR. McCLELLAN: The President talked about the update that he received at the Pentagon earlier today. And let me just back up, because, first of all, as I understand it from the military in Iraq, they have put out a statement saying they are looking at the facts surrounding this matter. Second of all, our military goes out of the way to avoid civilian casualties. They target the enemy. They target the terrorists and the Saddam loyalists who are seeking to kill innocent civilians and disrupt the transition to democracy. In terms of this individual matter, it's something that's being looked into in terms of the facts surrounding it.
Q Why did they do that --
MR. McCLELLAN: I don't think that's an accurate characterization, first of all. The military has put out --
Q They didn't find any so-called terrorists.
MR. McCLELLAN: The military has put out additional information and you need to look at what they've said. It's still being looked into. I encourage you to wait until the facts are learned.
Q How can you justify killing children and grandchildren at home?
MR. McCLELLAN: Look at what took place in Iraq last month; successful elections, where you had nearly 70 percent of the voters turn out --
Q That has nothing to do with my question.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- and if you look at the pictures from that election, the Iraqi people are determined to live in freedom. They want to chart their own future. And the President talked about that earlier today. And it's --
Q -- bomb innocent families.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- the terrorists and Saddam loyalists who are going out killing innocent civilians. We saw that again today, with some suicide attacks on a funeral procession of Iraqi civilians.
Q So why are we there --
MR. McCLELLAN: I disagree strongly with your characterization of our military. They go out of the way to target the enemy --
Q I didn't say they did --
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, your implication is certainly that.
Q In this case, there have been several --
MR. McCLELLAN: That's your implication. No, that's your implication. Our military --
Q That's not my implication. I'm telling you what --
MR. McCLELLAN: -- uses technology to target the enemy and avoid civilian casualties.
MR. McCLELLAN: The President talked about the update that he received at the Pentagon earlier today. And let me just back up, because, first of all, as I understand it from the military in Iraq, they have put out a statement saying they are looking at the facts surrounding this matter. Second of all, our military goes out of the way to avoid civilian casualties. They target the enemy. They target the terrorists and the Saddam loyalists who are seeking to kill innocent civilians and disrupt the transition to democracy. In terms of this individual matter, it's something that's being looked into in terms of the facts surrounding it.
Q Why did they do that --
MR. McCLELLAN: I don't think that's an accurate characterization, first of all. The military has put out --
Q They didn't find any so-called terrorists.
MR. McCLELLAN: The military has put out additional information and you need to look at what they've said. It's still being looked into. I encourage you to wait until the facts are learned.
Q How can you justify killing children and grandchildren at home?
MR. McCLELLAN: Look at what took place in Iraq last month; successful elections, where you had nearly 70 percent of the voters turn out --
Q That has nothing to do with my question.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- and if you look at the pictures from that election, the Iraqi people are determined to live in freedom. They want to chart their own future. And the President talked about that earlier today. And it's --
Q -- bomb innocent families.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- the terrorists and Saddam loyalists who are going out killing innocent civilians. We saw that again today, with some suicide attacks on a funeral procession of Iraqi civilians.
Q So why are we there --
MR. McCLELLAN: I disagree strongly with your characterization of our military. They go out of the way to target the enemy --
Q I didn't say they did --
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, your implication is certainly that.
Q In this case, there have been several --
MR. McCLELLAN: That's your implication. No, that's your implication. Our military --
Q That's not my implication. I'm telling you what --
MR. McCLELLAN: -- uses technology to target the enemy and avoid civilian casualties.
Today's Press Briefing
Man, I know everyone loves it when I do this, but check this interchange out, from todays White House Press Briefing:
Q When the President went to the Pentagon today, did he ask about the dropping of a bomb on a home, killing nine children and grandchildren, and so forth? I mean, is this how we go after the rebels?
MR. McCLELLAN: The President talked about the update that he received at the Pentagon earlier today. And let me just back up, because, first of all, as I understand it from the military in Iraq, they have put out a statement saying they are looking at the facts surrounding this matter. Second of all, our military goes out of the way to avoid civilian casualties. They target the enemy. They target the terrorists and the Saddam loyalists who are seeking to kill innocent civilians and disrupt the transition to democracy. In terms of this individual matter, it's something that's being looked into in terms of the facts surrounding it.
Q Why did they do that --
MR. McCLELLAN: I don't think that's an accurate characterization, first of all. The military has put out --
Q They didn't find any so-called terrorists.
MR. McCLELLAN: The military has put out additional information and you need to look at what they've said. It's still being looked into. I encourage you to wait until the facts are learned.
Q How can you justify killing children and grandchildren at home?
MR. McCLELLAN: Look at what took place in Iraq last month; successful elections, where you had nearly 70 percent of the voters turn out --
Q That has nothing to do with my question.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- and if you look at the pictures from that election, the Iraqi people are determined to live in freedom. They want to chart their own future. And the President talked about that earlier today. And it's --
Q -- bomb innocent families.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- the terrorists and Saddam loyalists who are going out killing innocent civilians. We saw that again today, with some suicide attacks on a funeral procession of Iraqi civilians.
Q So why are we there --
MR. McCLELLAN: I disagree strongly with your characterization of our military. They go out of the way to target the enemy --
Q I didn't say they did --
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, your implication is certainly that.
Q In this case, there have been several --
MR. McCLELLAN: That's your implication. No, that's your implication. Our military --
Q That's not my implication. I'm telling you what --
MR. McCLELLAN: -- uses technology to target the enemy and avoid civilian casualties.
MR. McCLELLAN: The President talked about the update that he received at the Pentagon earlier today. And let me just back up, because, first of all, as I understand it from the military in Iraq, they have put out a statement saying they are looking at the facts surrounding this matter. Second of all, our military goes out of the way to avoid civilian casualties. They target the enemy. They target the terrorists and the Saddam loyalists who are seeking to kill innocent civilians and disrupt the transition to democracy. In terms of this individual matter, it's something that's being looked into in terms of the facts surrounding it.
Q Why did they do that --
MR. McCLELLAN: I don't think that's an accurate characterization, first of all. The military has put out --
Q They didn't find any so-called terrorists.
MR. McCLELLAN: The military has put out additional information and you need to look at what they've said. It's still being looked into. I encourage you to wait until the facts are learned.
Q How can you justify killing children and grandchildren at home?
MR. McCLELLAN: Look at what took place in Iraq last month; successful elections, where you had nearly 70 percent of the voters turn out --
Q That has nothing to do with my question.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- and if you look at the pictures from that election, the Iraqi people are determined to live in freedom. They want to chart their own future. And the President talked about that earlier today. And it's --
Q -- bomb innocent families.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- the terrorists and Saddam loyalists who are going out killing innocent civilians. We saw that again today, with some suicide attacks on a funeral procession of Iraqi civilians.
Q So why are we there --
MR. McCLELLAN: I disagree strongly with your characterization of our military. They go out of the way to target the enemy --
Q I didn't say they did --
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, your implication is certainly that.
Q In this case, there have been several --
MR. McCLELLAN: That's your implication. No, that's your implication. Our military --
Q That's not my implication. I'm telling you what --
MR. McCLELLAN: -- uses technology to target the enemy and avoid civilian casualties.
Tuesday, January 3, 2006
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