Sunday, August 05, 2007

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Issey Miyake



Check out this awesome animation. So simple yet so good.

http://www.isseymiyake.com

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

what does 3 and 0 mean?



i don't know why more coaches give their batters a green light to swing away when it's 3-0. More than likely you're getting a pitch pretty close to one you get in batting practice, right down the middle; also know as meat. when i played, i got SO many hits off 3 and 0 pitches. my coaches got heated sometimes when i did it on my own, but why not? of course it depends on the situation but i think it should happen more often. i need my own baseball team.....

sorry to get all baseball on you.

Sunday, July 08, 2007

the next global super-power

i remember years ago i was driving down route 45, minding my own business then suddenly BANG!!!!!!! somehow i managed to hit a bird and it got caught under my windshield wiper. i was like damn! how is that even possible??????? so i slowed down cause i really didn't know what to do. should i a) just turn on my wipers and let it roll off b) stop and take it off with some kleenex. option a) seemed a little ruthless and harsh, but that's what i decided to do anyway. 5 wipes and some thick blood streaks later, it caught some wind and flew off. about 2 minutes later BANG!!!!! same thing happened. i am not kidding you. 100 percent truth. except this one got stuck and rolled off on it's own. no blood.

ever since then i feel like my car has been getting defaced on a regular basis. not just a few drops here and there, precise bombs placed exactly where they know i'll look at it and say "what the fu**! are you serious??????"

note: birds are pissed and they are coming for us..

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

fat robot

pick it up!

how much? free.99!
get it on their website now.

fat robot.ca

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Monday, June 25, 2007

why? does she have a penis?

computer camp love by datarock. if you can get it, check out the album. suuuuuuuuuuper good.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

richie stefanacci....

6/12 - Today was incredibly peaceful - at one point Christopher (Richard's youngest brother) called everyone into the room. All of Richard's grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers & sister came in while Christopher told Richard it was ok to let go...........pretty insightful for a 7 year old. But, Richard was truly a great teacher to of all. Teacher is a consistent word that comes from friends & family to describe him. That certainly does cover it - for this 14 year journey lead by Richard has truly taught us a great deal about living life.

As everyone came together at Richard’s side he let go just a few minutes after a visit from very special visitors from St. Peters - Fr Murphy, Sister Alice & Sister Rose who came to give Richard his last rights to assure Richard's place in heaven although there was little question of that.

So after a long year battling cancer, a year filled with challenges, some sad times but many many happy times which were only made possible because of all of you - Richard took his final trip and with him all of his family and friends - this happened at exactly 16:16 (4:16pm) today June 11th 2006.

But of course our work is not done in fact it is only beginning because despite the fact that we all feel a certain emptiness we should all be happier knowing Richard is in the happiest place - no not Disney although this was a happy place for Richard and his crew but heaven. So our work continues, to take each and every day, as a gift, which now has us helped by a little guardian angel named Richard.

As part of our work we ask that you all check in at the website over the next 24 hours for information regarding a memorial mass at St. Peters. Also please do not send anything (flowers, balloons, fruit baskets, etc) rather collect your thoughts and special memories of Richard and send them to us either in the mail or email. And also please consider a donation to Go4theGoal (www.Go4theGoal.org) which will continue to be guided by Richard’s spirit – in a way that only Richard could lead us.

Even in dying Richard is leading us as he donated his corneas which unfortunately because of Richard’s disease was all that he could give. As he would as he had always to friends, family and strangers alike given of his all.

We truly miss you Richard……but will carry you always in our hearts.

READ RICHIES STORY HERE

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

and somewhere the tear of a PETA member hits the floor

Anti-tank dogs, also known as dog mines, were hungry dogs with explosives harnessed to their back and trained to seek food under enemy tanks and armoured vehicles. By doing so, a detonator (usually a small wooden lever) would be set off, triggering the explosives and damaging or destroying the military vehicle.
The dogs were employed by the Soviet Union during World War II, to be used against German tanks. The dogs would be kept without food for a few days, then trained to find food under a tank. The dogs quickly learned that being released from their pens meant to run out to where a tracked vehicle was parked and find some food. Once trained, the dogs would be fitted with an explosive charge and set loose into a field of oncoming German tanks and other tracked vehicles. When the dog went underneath the tank—where there was less armour—the charge would detonate and damage the enemy vehicle.
Realization of that plan was less successful. The Hundeminen, as they were called by the Germans, had been trained using Soviet tanks, and would sometimes become confused in battle, only to turn round and run towards the Soviets' own vehicles. Other times, the dogs would spook at the rumble of a vehicle's engine and run away.
According to Soviet propaganda, the anti-tank dogs were successful at disabling a reported three hundred German tanks. They were enough of a problem to the Nazi advance that the Germans were compelled to take measures against them. An armoured vehicle's top-mounted machine gun proved ineffective due to the relatively small size of the attackers and the fact that they were low to the ground, fast, and hard to spot. Orders were dispatched that commanded every German soldier to shoot any dogs on sight. Eventually the Germans began using tank-mounted flame-throwers to ward off the dogs. They were much more successful at dissuading the attacks—but some dogs would not stop, neither for fear of the fire nor of being burned.
However, in 1942 one use of the anti-tank dogs went seriously awry when a large contingent of anti-tank dogs ran amok, endangering everyone in the battle and forcing the retreat of an entire Soviet division[citation needed]. Soon afterward the anti-tank dogs were withdrawn from service.
Training of anti-tank dogs continued until at least June 1996 (Zaloga et al 1997:72).


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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

advantures at the gas station

this occurred at an empty esso gas station pump this evening at about 7:15 pm.

I had just finished pumping when a white cube truck started backing into the spot I was in. He kept getting closer and closer, honking his horn while his reverse chime was beeping.

Truck Driver: "HEY IDIOT! YOU'RE AT THE DIESEL PUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET OUT OF THE GOD DAMN WAY!!!!!!!!!!!"

(I just pointed to the other side of the pump, which was still diesel, and vacant)

The truck driver stepped on the gas violent and sped around to the other side.

Truck Driver: "F***!!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU? SOME KIND OF IDIOT?????? CAN YOU F***ING READ???????????????????"

Me: yes.

Truck Driver: "WELL THEN, WHY THE F*** WOULD YOU PARK YOUR CAR IN A F***ING DIESEL SPOT? LOOK AT IT! IT'S YELLOW!!!!!!! A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN ALL THE OTHERS, DON'T YOU THINK?......... GOD, I WISH YOU KIDS WOULD THINK FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND BE MORE F***ING CONSIDERATE"

(insert more profanities here - something about not having to follow rules and thinking "we" don't have to follow rules etc.)

Truck Driver: "F***ing ridiculous......................... F***ing ridiculous........................."

A few moments of silence go by. His face is RED and he continues to give me dirty looks.

Me: "Um, do you know what TDI means?"

Truck Driver: "Excuse me???????????"

Me: "TDI. Do you know what it means?"

Truck Driver: "WH.... Oh..... F***." (Takes a peak at the back of my car) "F***. F*** man, I'm so sor.."

Me: "....shutup!"

True story.

Moron.

PS for those that don't know, TDI stands for Turbo Diesel Injection.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

iPod mini's may not be that bad after all...

so the short of it is that if you have an iPod mini (yeah, an iPod MINI! remember those? came in a bunch of colors? before color screens? no, it wasn't THAT long ago), you can increase it's memory and battery to MORE than a new nano for LESS money. so why not?

sometimes... well, a lot of the time I'm glad other people have this much spare time and curiosity.

check out how to turn your iPod mini into a flash-based iPod here.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Thursday, May 17, 2007

got time?

check out this beautiful form of internet procrastination by milk (got milk?). i seriously can't believe how good this thing looks. so if you've got a half hour or want to fill a half hour, then check it out. or just check it out even if it's just to see the amazing quality. that will prolly take you a half hour. you + get the glass = half an hour of your time. it's inevitable.

www.gettheglass.com

Wednesday, May 16, 2007