Sunday, February 27, 2005i can see your gibletsSo I was driving near Balboa Park around 9am on Saturday, and out of the corner of my eye I saw several security guards running across the street towards me. I wondered what the heck was going on when I shifted my gaze to the right side of the road. Walking calmly down the sidewalk was a completely naked forty year old man. To what did I owe this honor? I may never know as I just kept on driving. posted @ 10:19 PM PDT [link] Thursday, February 24, 2005smellypiratehooker.comSweet! I just got done linking this site up so it is now available by going to smellypiratehooker.com. Can you believe that was still available? How awesome is that. A few days ago I was in a baseball card shop just looking around. Over the last year or so, I've really gotten interested in vintage cards, but I don't think I have enough interest (or money) to actually collect any of the sets. One of the neatest sets is probably 1976 Topps Basketball, just because of all the afroed players and the cards are postcard sized, instead of the normal card size. Modern card collecting is pretty lame for the most part, as all the current players don't really have the personality of the greats that played the game long ago. Also, with print runs being high and card protections being what they are, its really trivial to collect most of the modern sets. So what companies are starting to do is offer super high end packs of cards that include "relic" type cards...that is, cards with a piece of game worn jerseys, autographs, etc. Of course, these packs are pretty pricey. My first highend pack that I purchased was a pack of Topps Pristine, and I have to say, it was kind of a rush opening the pack just because you knew you'd get something cool, you just didn't know what. I ended up with a couple autographs and a piece of jersey. Retrospecively, its actually kind of a dumb purchase, cause I didn't actually want the cards...but it was pretty fun for 30 bucks. So in the shop I started looking at the packs and was going to open up a pack of 1989 Donruss (for a buck, that was my first box of baseball cards I ever opened) just for old times sakes, but then the damn Topps Tribute packs jumped out in front of me. Every pack includes nothing but hall of famers and I ended up with a Johnny Bench jersey card, which is pretty cool. But did I really want to spend 55 bucks on 5 cards? Probably not a great idea. Oh well, I can be quite the consumer whore when I want to be. Anyway, don't buy baseball cards, they're bad for your health. posted @ 10:50 PM PDT [link] Tuesday, February 22, 2005i wonder if i could tie the ocean to your kneesJust got done reading a Wired magazine article about new technologies in toilets. Did you know that federal regulations mandate 1.6 gallons maximum per flush? Pretty fascinating stuff. I was pleased to read that home urinals may be coming into style (as they use much less water than urinating in a good ol' toilet bowl), because, well, thats always been a dream of mine. Ever since I was old enough to appreciate mans ability to pee standing up, I always wanted a urinal in the garage. Not sure why the garage, but it seemed as good a spot as any. If I were to pick 1 reason why its better to be a guy than a girl, it definitely has to be the ability to pee standing up (comfortably). Seriously, I don't know how you girls walk around without these things. Its like having a can of spray paint, a water pistol and a billy club all pre-installed. Anyway, listening to Mates of State - Team Boo. I quite like it, especially Ha Ha (sounds like an Indie Pop Paranoid Android) and An Experiment (why would anyone wonder if they could tie an ocean to your knees?). Have a great evening... posted @ 09:30 PM PDT [link] Monday, February 21, 2005size does matterSo out of boredom, I wanted to post that picture of me with ice cream all over my face on hotornot.com and see the response. So I go through the trouble of filling out the form, etc to start an account and once I finally got to the end, I found out that the picture has to be under 100k. Now the ice cream picture clocks in at a whopping 132k, so it was ineligible. Now I realize that it would take about 45 seconds to resample the jpeg at a slightly lower res...but seriously, I'm lazy. So I just ended up putting a different picture, which kind of sucks, cause I don't really care what people think about that one. Can you tell I'm trying to buy votes though? Anyway, so I started listening to the lyrics for that reckless driving song the other day. I've probably listened to the song 100 times, but never really thought about the lyrics. Turns out the song is about a complete stalker who wants to attack his ex-girlfriend with a vicious dog and set her place on fire to win her love back. Some of the creepiest lyrics ever, but I also strangely like them (scared away yet ladies?) cause they seem so raw and deeply emotional. And I know that you’ve made up your mind and I know I can change it. And if not me, then my car, my vicious dog, a fire, my homemade drugs, a well-timed appearance in your rear-view mirror. I’ve all the time in the world. I’ve got all the time in the world. Kinda creeps me out just reading them, but in an interesting, thought-provoking way. Oh, I almost forgot...last Thursday, I finally got my Team Zissou shoes. Dude, if those aren't the sickest shoes you've ever seen in your life, you seriously need to consider medical attention (just watch out for yearly maximums...they'll get you, yes they will). posted @ 08:05 PM PDT [link] Thursday, February 17, 2005on the border of legalitySo I went to On the Border restaurant yesterday for lunch. I was surprised to read the description for the Tri-Sauce Burrito, which read something like "This is the big one. We stuff this baby with steak and cheese and serve it to you piping hot". I read that and went whoa, whoa, they can serve baby here? Its not very often you hear of places serving non traditional meats like ostrich, but baby? How can that even be legal? So I asked the waiter, and he confirmed that it was in fact baby meat, and not just that, but "dead baby meat". Never one to shy away from new foods, I ordered it. I was disappointed to find that baby looks like steak but tastes like hot dogs. So thus was my foray into edible baby, I shant be eating it again. posted @ 08:29 AM PDT [link] Wednesday, February 16, 2005sheesh...9 daysIts been awhile, so I'd better post something before I forget how. Woke up with a sore throat today, so I think I'm going to go to work and try to take sips of as many coworkers drinks as possible. The last week has been busy but relatively uneventful. I got my Anchorman vds and have been watching those like they're going to decompose. Fun fact...you know how I was just talking about Wayward Son at the end of Happy Gilmore? Its also the credits rolling song for Anchorman (all thought I'm not entirely sure why). I wonder how many SNL alum movies feature it? In other news, SHA-1 has been broken...if this means nothing to you, don't worry about it. But if you do know about it, I hope you're impressed as I am (SHA-1 is a hash function used to create digital signatures and store passwords, so some new algorithms will need to be developed soon). Latest CD to listen to...an old classic The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, check out "Reckless Driving". (Man, get the car up to 85 turn off the headlights and let go of the steering wheel, that shit is fun!...props if you know what thats from) Anyway, catch you on the flipside... posted @ 09:12 AM PDT [link] Monday, February 7, 2005ask and you shall receiveWell, guess what I received from my dear brother in the mail today? Thats right, one of the smelliest pirate hookers you've ever seen. Thanks James! Anyway, so I got a half-hearted request for response to the following questions from Kristin today (cause someone else made her fill them out). Since its a slow news day otherwise, here it goes: 1. Total amount of music files on your computer? Well, I'm not the most organized person in the world, so my mp3's seem to be strewn about the harddrive. If I were to guess, I'd say around 25-35 albums worth. 2. The CD you last bought is: The last I can remember is Chin up Chin up - We Should Have Never Lived Like Skyscrapers...mostly because the cds that I want to purchase right now are still a couple months from release. 3. What is the song you last listened to before reading this message? Oh geez, I should have listened to something better prior, this is going to make me sound like a tool. The last song I listened to was "Midnight Star" by Weird Al Yankovic from his album In 3-D. Its actually a catchy song about tabloid newspapers where you can read about the story of the man born without a head. (I love the WWN...the latest headline is "George Bush changes his name to God"...too funny). 4. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you. Hmm, this is tricky. I guess I'll just mention a few songs that remind me of moments in my life whenever I hear them... a) Clover Over Dover - blur This is probably one of my favorite songs of all time. The harpisichord is just brilliant. This album definitely got me into all the britrock/britpop stuff I listen to now. The first time I heard it I was at the Circuit City in Fresno helping my parents pick out our very first computer (a Pentium 60MhZ with a 420mb hard drive) and I noticed that my sister (probably around 8 at the time) just sat at the listening station and listened to the same album over and over. I went over and listened to it for a bit and I thought it was tolerable...when I asked my sister why she liked it, she said it was because of the cover (it had dogs on it). A year later I was walking through a Blockbuster music store and I saw the dogs on the cover of the album and I was reminded of that time in Circuit City. I bought the album and fell instantly in love. b) It's All Good - Mac Mall This song probably has the sickest beat of all time, basically consisting of a chopped sample of a girl saying "get your hand off my leg". Incredible production, and I can't believe Mac Mall delivers some of the hardest rhymes ever at the tender age of 15. I will always remember hearing that song while I was sitting on the floor of Raju's van my freshman year of college on the way down to Mexico for some bling shopping and lunch. c) Sandstorm - Darude One summer I took an intensive (about 8 hours a day) German class to clear out 3/4 of my language requirements. Steve came down and we were hanging out and he mentioned that he didn't have any techno cds (this was right around when techno was starting to get pretty mainstream), so I took advantage of my university connection and typed "techno" into audiogalaxy (now castrated). We burned the resulting tracks and headed out on the road to go watch the skimboarding world championships. That was one of the standout tracks (although we managed to get a pretty great cd), and I remember playing that track very loudly in a parking lot. An old man walked up to us and asked us what the song was because he wanted to get a copy. Anyway, that was a great weekend. d) Karma Police - Radiohead This was the song that started my Radiohead fan following. I was visiting my aunt's house for a thanksgiving break and my mom asked me if I wanted any cds because she was going to go out shopping. I had read that OK Computer was a good album, although I didn't really listen to any radiohead before that. She brought me back a copy, and I went upstairs to my cousins room to listen to it. I started with Karma Police because it sounded interesting, and as soon as the song started, I was amazed. I sat in front of the speaker and by the end of the song I was teary eyed, I don't think I'd ever heard anything quite so modern with such an interesting use of noise. An interesting trivia fact, the originally performed lyrics to Karma Police were different. The line in the album version is: Karma Police, arrest this girl Her Hitler hairdo is making me feel ill And we have crashed her party the original lyric was: Karma Police, arrest this girl She stares at me as if she owns the world And we have crashed her party I quite like the original lyric. e) Nuthin' But a G Thang - Dr. Dre If I had to pick the song I've listened to most in my life, it would probably be this song. I easily listened to it 30 times a day during the eighth grade. My mother came to associate this song with my algebra homework that she would help me with and I think she probably knew the lyrics as well as I did. Looking back, I probably didn't know what half of them meant, but I was blissfully ignorant. My parents pretty much let me listen to whatever I want growing up, although I know they weren't always happy with my musical selections. I was told I wasn't allowed to buy any more Snoop Dogg albums by my Father after he saw some 60 minutes program on Snoop's murder charges (luckily, he couldn't recognize Snoop's drawl, so as long as the cover wasn't around I was safe), and my Mother would cringe whenever I put something with a parental advisory sticker to the counter (the only album I think I ever got turned down for was Cypress Hill - Black Sunday...I don't think my Mom much liked the skulls my reassurances that it was ok because it was full of profanity). Anyway, I guess thats enough for me, although I did enjoy this hour long trip down memory lane. Off to pick up my overdue laundry! posted @ 09:24 PM PDT [link] Sunday, February 6, 2005i won...i thinkSo I'm looking at this superbowl point grid dealie I got in at work for 5 bucks a square, and I think I won the 4th quarter. I just say I think because I'm not sure whos in the AFC and NFC, and my square is AFC 4, NFC 1. I think I just won a cool 200 bucks, but I'm not positive. In any case, that money is already spent on a smelly pirate hooker. I really need to buy the Anchorman extended super duper 2 disc extravanganza version, just so I can repeatedly (in digital quality) hear Will Ferrel call Christina Applegate a "smelly pirate hooker". I'm not sure what it is about pirate hookers that I find amusing, but I assume its the whole pegleg/eyepatch/hooker/parrot thing. Anyway, I think I'm going to go visit a little town called Sleepytime Junction, see all of you (except the dudes) there. posted @ 10:13 PM PDT [link] Wednesday, February 2, 2005i'm going blindAnd not from the reason you're all thinking...I think its because I stare at a computer screen all day. I feel like my eyeballs are getting smaller every day. While some would think this is cute, I think I would prefer continuing to live in the world of the seeing. So I spent a good portion of the evening making a "best of" They Might Be Giants album. I've been a pretty diehard TMBG fan since around 1990 and they were one of the first (and only) non-rap groups I listened to until around senior year in high school. I know many find them annoying, but I really enjoy their unusual lyrics and highly varied arrangements. It was extremely difficult to narrow it down to the 31 songs that made the final cut, and I was kind of suprised by what I picked. First off, I was surprised to find that I chose the most songs (6!?) from Mink Car, their 2001 album; I didn't realized I liked that one as much as I did. I was also suprised that only two songs made it from Factory Showroom, their 1996 album that I had long considered my favorite. My top five They Might Be Giants songs (in no particular order): Narrow Your Eyes from Apollo 18 Metal Detector from Factory Showroom We Want A Rock from Flood Bangs from Mink Car They'll Need A Crane from Lincoln Their latest album, The Spine is darn good too, and I actually ended up choosing 5 songs from it, but I think its still too new to pick a favorite from. Anyway, have a good one... posted @ 11:15 PM PDT [link] |
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