LO2

Debt free (barring mortgage and possible car payment) by December 31st.

At least one blog post a day (barring crashes or net outages).

Try to restart Bark and Skeet.

At least one new song a month.

Have anachronomicon.com running (correctly) by July 1st.

Learn at least a little Spanish.

Quit smoking (or at least cut down a whole whole lot).

Didn't expect that last one, huh?

Debt free (barring mortgage and possible car payment) by December 31st.

At least one blog post a day (barring crashes or net outages).

Try to restart Bark and Skeet.

At least one new song a month.

Have anachronomicon.com running (correctly) by July 1st.

Learn at least a little Spanish.

Quit smoking (or at least cut down a whole whole lot).

Didn't expect that last one, huh?

It's no secret that I hate My Humps. Now, I think I've figured out a way to not hate it so much. Any time that damned song comes on the radio, just sing these lyrics instead (Feel free to copy and print!).

My Smurfs
by The Blue Eyed Smurfs

What you gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside your smurf?
I’ma get, get, get, get, you smurf,
Get you smurf drunk off My smurf.
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf,
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, my lovely little smurfs. (smurf it out)

I drive these smurfs crazy,
I smurf it on the daily,
They smurf me really nicely,
They buy me all these smurfies.
Dolce & smurf,
Fendi and smurf
smurf, they be smurfin’
All their smurf got me smurfin' fly
But I ain’t smurfin,
They say they love my smurf‘n,
smurf Jeans, True smurf'n's,
I say no, but they keep smurfin’
So I keep on smurfin’
And no I ain’t smurfen
We can keep on smurfin’
I keep on demonstrating.

My smurf, my smurf, my smurf, my smurf
You smurf my smurfy smurfs,
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf,
My smurfs they got u,
She’s got me smurfing.
(Oh) smurfin’ all your smurf on me and spending smurf on me.
She’s got me smurfin’.
(Oh) smurfin' all your smurf on me, up on me, on me

What you gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside that smurf?
I’ma get, get, get, get, you smurf,
Get you smurf drunk off My smurf.
What u gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside them smurfs?
I’m a make, make, make, make you smurf
Make u smurf, make you smurf.
Cos of My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf.
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, my lovely lady smurfs. (smurf it out)

I met a smurf down at the disco.
She said hey, hey, hey yea let’s go.
I could be your smurf, you can be my smurf
Let's spend smurf not smurf.
I mix your smurf wit my cocoa smurf,
smurfy, smurfy cocoa,
Mix your smurf with my cocoa smurf, milky, milky smuuuuuuurf.

They say I’m really smurfy,
The smurf they wanna smurf me.
They always smurfing next to me,
Always smurfing next to me,
Tryin’ a feel My smurf, smurf.
Lookin’ at my smurf, smurf.
U can smurf but you can’t smurf it,
If you smurf it I'ma start some smurf,
You don’t want no smurf,
No, no smurf, no, no, no, no smurf
So don’t pull on my smurf smurf,
You ain’t my smurf, smurf,
I’m just tryn’a smurf smurf,
And move My smurf.

My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf,
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf.
My lovely lady smurfs [x3]
In the smurf and in the smurf.
My smurfin’ got u,
She’s got me smurfin’.
(Oh) smurfin’ all your smurf on me and smurfing smurf on me.
She’s got me smurfin’.
(Oh) smurfin' all your smurf on me, up on me, on me.

What you gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside that smurf?
I’ma get, get, get, get you smurf,
Get you smurf drunk off My smurf.
What you gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside them smurfs?
I’ma make, make, make, make you smurf
Make you smurf, make you smurf.
What you gon do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside that smurf?
I’ma get, get, get, get you smurf,
Get you smurf drunk off this smurf.
What you gon’ do wit all that smurf?
All that smurf inside that smurf?
I’ma make, make, make, make you smurf
Make you smurf, smurf, make you smurf.

She’s got me smurfin’.
smurfin all your smurf on me and smurfin’ smurf on me
She’s got me smurfin’.
smurfin' all your smurf on me, up on me, on me.

It's no secret that I hate My Humps. Now, I think I've figured out a way to not hate it so much. Any time that damned song comes on the radio, just sing these lyrics instead (Feel free to copy and print!).

My Smurfs
by The Blue Eyed Smurfs

What you gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside your smurf?
I’ma get, get, get, get, you smurf,
Get you smurf drunk off My smurf.
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf,
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, my lovely little smurfs. (smurf it out)

I drive these smurfs crazy,
I smurf it on the daily,
They smurf me really nicely,
They buy me all these smurfies.
Dolce & smurf,
Fendi and smurf
smurf, they be smurfin’
All their smurf got me smurfin' fly
But I ain’t smurfin,
They say they love my smurf‘n,
smurf Jeans, True smurf'n's,
I say no, but they keep smurfin’
So I keep on smurfin’
And no I ain’t smurfen
We can keep on smurfin’
I keep on demonstrating.

My smurf, my smurf, my smurf, my smurf
You smurf my smurfy smurfs,
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf,
My smurfs they got u,
She’s got me smurfing.
(Oh) smurfin’ all your smurf on me and spending smurf on me.
She’s got me smurfin’.
(Oh) smurfin' all your smurf on me, up on me, on me

What you gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside that smurf?
I’ma get, get, get, get, you smurf,
Get you smurf drunk off My smurf.
What u gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside them smurfs?
I’m a make, make, make, make you smurf
Make u smurf, make you smurf.
Cos of My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf.
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, my lovely lady smurfs. (smurf it out)

I met a smurf down at the disco.
She said hey, hey, hey yea let’s go.
I could be your smurf, you can be my smurf
Let's spend smurf not smurf.
I mix your smurf wit my cocoa smurf,
smurfy, smurfy cocoa,
Mix your smurf with my cocoa smurf, milky, milky smuuuuuuurf.

They say I’m really smurfy,
The smurf they wanna smurf me.
They always smurfing next to me,
Always smurfing next to me,
Tryin’ a feel My smurf, smurf.
Lookin’ at my smurf, smurf.
U can smurf but you can’t smurf it,
If you smurf it I'ma start some smurf,
You don’t want no smurf,
No, no smurf, no, no, no, no smurf
So don’t pull on my smurf smurf,
You ain’t my smurf, smurf,
I’m just tryn’a smurf smurf,
And move My smurf.

My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf,
My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf, My smurf.
My lovely lady smurfs [x3]
In the smurf and in the smurf.
My smurfin’ got u,
She’s got me smurfin’.
(Oh) smurfin’ all your smurf on me and smurfing smurf on me.
She’s got me smurfin’.
(Oh) smurfin' all your smurf on me, up on me, on me.

What you gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside that smurf?
I’ma get, get, get, get you smurf,
Get you smurf drunk off My smurf.
What you gon’ do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside them smurfs?
I’ma make, make, make, make you smurf
Make you smurf, make you smurf.
What you gon do with all that smurf?
All that smurf inside that smurf?
I’ma get, get, get, get you smurf,
Get you smurf drunk off this smurf.
What you gon’ do wit all that smurf?
All that smurf inside that smurf?
I’ma make, make, make, make you smurf
Make you smurf, smurf, make you smurf.

She’s got me smurfin’.
smurfin all your smurf on me and smurfin’ smurf on me
She’s got me smurfin’.
smurfin' all your smurf on me, up on me, on me.

Well, I said I would post every day, but today was kind of boring. I did a lot of work.

There's really not a lot else to add.

This is kinda funny.

Also, this is pretty cool.

Well, I said I would post every day, but today was kind of boring. I did a lot of work.

There's really not a lot else to add.

This is kinda funny.

Also, this is pretty cool.

Even though his other picture of Ali is the more well known one, I've developed a real soft spot for this one. Could care less for boxing, love Ali. Now I just need a couple grand to buy a copy.

Even though his other picture of Ali is the more well known one, I've developed a real soft spot for this one. Could care less for boxing, love Ali. Now I just need a couple grand to buy a copy.

So, I'm a Common Grounds, doing some work, and I take a smoke break. Some people I know are outside playing a trivia game, and Antarctica comes up. So, I ask if anyone there has ever seen Antarctica? No. Do they know anyone that has ever seen Antarctica? No. Our theory is not that there is no Antarctica. There is a huge island called SexyPartyTopia, chock full of sexy parties, and none of us have been invited (or if we have, we're not telling, lest we not get invited again).

Anybody got a couple of spare invites?

Hmm?

So, I'm a Common Grounds, doing some work, and I take a smoke break. Some people I know are outside playing a trivia game, and Antarctica comes up. So, I ask if anyone there has ever seen Antarctica? No. Do they know anyone that has ever seen Antarctica? No. Our theory is not that there is no Antarctica. There is a huge island called SexyPartyTopia, chock full of sexy parties, and none of us have been invited (or if we have, we're not telling, lest we not get invited again).

Anybody got a couple of spare invites?

Hmm?

Okay, I'm officially venting. It's my birthday, and it has kind of sucked. I've had a crazy busy week, and my sleep schedule has been fucked, so I was hitting Friday morning a little out of sync. Plus my S.O. is out of the country, and that's a bit of a bummer (Sorry, it's totally O.K. sweetie, just wish you were here.). I did just enough work to realize how much work I had left to do, and I ran out of energy way too early. I took an hour nap, and I headed to Common Grounds to have some coffee and do some work, but The Learning Channel was filming a reality show about cheerleaders. Learning Channel. Cheerleaders. In between retakes of "real" lines being spoken by this diva cheerleader ("that just didn't sound sincere"), and the 20 minute panic attack about the boyfriend, whose shirt was not "college" enough (they made him change), and lights lights lights, I got a little done before I got tired again, right when I should have been gearing up to go out. Went home, took another hour nap, and was awakened by a friend insisting (rightly so) that I should go get at least a drink or two. First thing that pops into my head is to go to this little bar that I don't normally frequent, just for a change. But nooooooo. This is Hollywood, Cen-Tex chapter. Jessica and Ashley Simpson are there, so no go for a lowly fellow like myself, as I may be paparazzi.

What the hell. I mean seriously. I could give two craps about the Simpsons (well, aside from the funny/sad feeling I get about Ashley's SNL performance and the last 45 seconds of the Boots video). Just let me have a drink. And Learning Channel cheerleaders? Really?

Anyway, I give up. I'm gonna go to Scruffy's for surly bartenders and wrap the night up with a threesome with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Shannon Elizabeth (Sorry, it's totally O.K. sweetie, just wish you were here.).

Okay, I'm officially venting. It's my birthday, and it has kind of sucked. I've had a crazy busy week, and my sleep schedule has been fucked, so I was hitting Friday morning a little out of sync. Plus my S.O. is out of the country, and that's a bit of a bummer (Sorry, it's totally O.K. sweetie, just wish you were here.). I did just enough work to realize how much work I had left to do, and I ran out of energy way too early. I took an hour nap, and I headed to Common Grounds to have some coffee and do some work, but The Learning Channel was filming a reality show about cheerleaders. Learning Channel. Cheerleaders. In between retakes of "real" lines being spoken by this diva cheerleader ("that just didn't sound sincere"), and the 20 minute panic attack about the boyfriend, whose shirt was not "college" enough (they made him change), and lights lights lights, I got a little done before I got tired again, right when I should have been gearing up to go out. Went home, took another hour nap, and was awakened by a friend insisting (rightly so) that I should go get at least a drink or two. First thing that pops into my head is to go to this little bar that I don't normally frequent, just for a change. But nooooooo. This is Hollywood, Cen-Tex chapter. Jessica and Ashley Simpson are there, so no go for a lowly fellow like myself, as I may be paparazzi.

What the hell. I mean seriously. I could give two craps about the Simpsons (well, aside from the funny/sad feeling I get about Ashley's SNL performance and the last 45 seconds of the Boots video). Just let me have a drink. And Learning Channel cheerleaders? Really?

Anyway, I give up. I'm gonna go to Scruffy's for surly bartenders and wrap the night up with a threesome with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Shannon Elizabeth (Sorry, it's totally O.K. sweetie, just wish you were here.).

This will be my next major tech purchase. The iPod will have to wait. Eased DRM means I can import whatever the hell I want on this baby. Comics too. And RSS Feed reader with images. Awe-fricking-some. More at Engadget.

This will be my next major tech purchase. The iPod will have to wait. Eased DRM means I can import whatever the hell I want on this baby. Comics too. And RSS Feed reader with images. Awe-fricking-some. More at Engadget.

Nikonius and Erin, his S.O., got me a Shuffle for my birthday! Whee!

Nikonius and Erin, his S.O., got me a Shuffle for my birthday! Whee!

Been fighting with the now dead Torrentstorm for a while now, and I gave up to try Azureus. No contest. If you know what a Torrent is, you have to use this. Fast fastety fast fast fast.

Been fighting with the now dead Torrentstorm for a while now, and I gave up to try Azureus. No contest. If you know what a Torrent is, you have to use this. Fast fastety fast fast fast.

I can already tell this is going to get addictive, so I'll limit myself to one a day, max. Also, it won't count as my new year's resolution daily post.

I can already tell this is going to get addictive, so I'll limit myself to one a day, max. Also, it won't count as my new year's resolution daily post.

Just finished watching Into The Blue. The movie needs to be called Some Stuff That Happens In Between The 45 Times You Get To Look At Jessica Alba's Wet Butt. Seriously. I wasn't even watching it for the Alba Butt. By the halfway point, I was marking its appearance like chapter breaks. I'm actually wondering why they didn't do that on the DVD. Chapter 1 - Alba's butt, the 1st appearance. Chapter 2 - Return of the Butt. Chapter 3 - Butt Takes a Holiday.

Just finished watching Into The Blue. The movie needs to be called Some Stuff That Happens In Between The 45 Times You Get To Look At Jessica Alba's Wet Butt. Seriously. I wasn't even watching it for the Alba Butt. By the halfway point, I was marking its appearance like chapter breaks. I'm actually wondering why they didn't do that on the DVD. Chapter 1 - Alba's butt, the 1st appearance. Chapter 2 - Return of the Butt. Chapter 3 - Butt Takes a Holiday.

Thank God for Google Video. Otherwise, we might not be able to see stuff like this.

Thank God for Google Video. Otherwise, we might not be able to see stuff like this.

So my S.O. is in the Philippines...

Side Note: I haven't written a great deal about her on this blog, mainly because is pretty personal. Despite my Xangst ridden early blog posts, I kind of like keeping most of it to myself. Plus I need content for my other blog, The Xangsty adventures of a guy trying like hell to be a good boyfriend without being a whipped loser.

and I'm learning what bad telco service is all about. Every other time she calls (I still haven't successfully gotten through to her), the call lasts about 15 seconds before it goes out. The times the call is good, it's always normal, with "how are you" and "i miss you" and the usual boyfriend/girlfriend stuff. When it's the short calls, it's always her saying something like "I think the Manila mob has taken out a contract on..." click. Then I worry for a day or two until she calls again, saying that the rest of that sentence is "...building a home for orphans. They're going legit and giving their money to charity. Isn't that sweet?"

So I'm a worrier, I can't help it. I'm going to have a heart attack, I swear.

So my S.O. is in the Philippines...

Side Note: I haven't written a great deal about her on this blog, mainly because is pretty personal. Despite my Xangst ridden early blog posts, I kind of like keeping most of it to myself. Plus I need content for my other blog, The Xangsty adventures of a guy trying like hell to be a good boyfriend without being a whipped loser.

and I'm learning what bad telco service is all about. Every other time she calls (I still haven't successfully gotten through to her), the call lasts about 15 seconds before it goes out. The times the call is good, it's always normal, with "how are you" and "i miss you" and the usual boyfriend/girlfriend stuff. When it's the short calls, it's always her saying something like "I think the Manila mob has taken out a contract on..." click. Then I worry for a day or two until she calls again, saying that the rest of that sentence is "...building a home for orphans. They're going legit and giving their money to charity. Isn't that sweet?"

So I'm a worrier, I can't help it. I'm going to have a heart attack, I swear.

Yeah, I know I said one video a day. But just look at this crap.

Yeah, I know I said one video a day. But just look at this crap.

One of my agents has infiltrated SexyPartyTopia. At last, I have proof that it exists! My agent, risking life and limb, has obtained a woodcut from SexyPartyTopia, circa 1720. Click Here to view. Note: NOT for the prudish or faint of heart!

One of my agents has infiltrated SexyPartyTopia. At last, I have proof that it exists! My agent, risking life and limb, has obtained a woodcut from SexyPartyTopia, circa 1720. Click Here to view. Note: NOT for the prudish or faint of heart!

I sell lots of stuff on eBay, so I go to the Postal Service website a fair amount, mainly for foreign postage rates. Every country has a list of restricted items that you're not allowed to mail there. The Australian list had a couple of things that caught my eye:

Country Conditions for Mailing - Australia

Prohibitions (130)

Goods bearing the name "Anzac."

Anzac?

I sell lots of stuff on eBay, so I go to the Postal Service website a fair amount, mainly for foreign postage rates. Every country has a list of restricted items that you're not allowed to mail there. The Australian list had a couple of things that caught my eye:

Country Conditions for Mailing - Australia

Prohibitions (130)

Goods bearing the name "Anzac."

Anzac?

I have had a crappy couple of days. I'll go in depth tomorrow, but let it be known that Grande, Vongo, and car boots are on my shitlist.

I have had a crappy couple of days. I'll go in depth tomorrow, but let it be known that Grande, Vongo, and car boots are on my shitlist.

Damn Skoopy went and messed up the ending. I'll die wondering what this was a commercial for.

Damn Skoopy went and messed up the ending. I'll die wondering what this was a commercial for.

I've long been a fan of Honda's cog ad (provided below for those who haven't seen it), and even though the new "Sounds" ad isn't quite as groundbreaking, I have to give it its due. More info at BoingBoing.

I've long been a fan of Honda's cog ad (provided below for those who haven't seen it), and even though the new "Sounds" ad isn't quite as groundbreaking, I have to give it its due. More info at BoingBoing.

If you have to carry your soda like you're cradling a baby, you might need to drop down a size. I know, I know, the Super Mega Uberchug is only ten cents more than the Mega Uberchug, but how much is your dignity worth? Really. I'm just sayin'.

If you have to carry your soda like you're cradling a baby, you might need to drop down a size. I know, I know, the Super Mega Uberchug is only ten cents more than the Mega Uberchug, but how much is your dignity worth? Really. I'm just sayin'.

I invented a term this afternoon. Warm. A person is warm when they are both very hot and very cool. Like the faucets on your sink, if you got both, you get warm.

Yeah, you think I'm an idiot, but you're gonna be in some bar next week, and some girl (a friend of a friend) is gonna be at your table, and you'll think: that girl is warm. See if you don't.

I invented a term this afternoon. Warm. A person is warm when they are both very hot and very cool. Like the faucets on your sink, if you got both, you get warm.

Yeah, you think I'm an idiot, but you're gonna be in some bar next week, and some girl (a friend of a friend) is gonna be at your table, and you'll think: that girl is warm. See if you don't.

In a feathery explosion of pages and paperbacks, my mother and father fell to the floor, and the needle of destiny tightened its stitch and shuttled on.
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, The Rule of Four

It never fails: walking through the laundry room in winter is like entering a desert mirage, air shivering with heat, bodies fantastic.
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, The Rule of Four

The delicious futility of impossible tasks is catnip to overachievers.
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, The Rule of Four

Now, suddenly, emotion.
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, The Rule of Four (Probably my favorite three word sentence ever.)

There's no worse thief than a bad book.
Italian saying

In a feathery explosion of pages and paperbacks, my mother and father fell to the floor, and the needle of destiny tightened its stitch and shuttled on.
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, The Rule of Four

It never fails: walking through the laundry room in winter is like entering a desert mirage, air shivering with heat, bodies fantastic.
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, The Rule of Four

The delicious futility of impossible tasks is catnip to overachievers.
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, The Rule of Four

Now, suddenly, emotion.
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, The Rule of Four (Probably my favorite three word sentence ever.)

There's no worse thief than a bad book.
Italian saying

I was a bit groggy, and there was no good coffee or Red Bull to be found, so I bought a can of SoBe Adrenaline Rush.

Honestly, this stuff tastes like Satan went to the evil fruit fields of the Third Circle of Hell, plucked a pineapple, transformed it into a snarling horned Pineappleamus, then canned its urine.

Although, I have to admit, it did pep me up a wee bit.

You can learn more at the SoBe Adrenaline Rush website. Actually you can't. You can learn about a poker tounament, and sadly, DJ Z-Trip (Why Z-Trip, Why?!?).

I was a bit groggy, and there was no good coffee or Red Bull to be found, so I bought a can of SoBe Adrenaline Rush.

Honestly, this stuff tastes like Satan went to the evil fruit fields of the Third Circle of Hell, plucked a pineapple, transformed it into a snarling horned Pineappleamus, then canned its urine.

Although, I have to admit, it did pep me up a wee bit.

You can learn more at the SoBe Adrenaline Rush website. Actually you can't. You can learn about a poker tounament, and sadly, DJ Z-Trip (Why Z-Trip, Why?!?).

Surfing about, I came upon Channel 4's new FourDocs page. Simply put, you can watch (or upload your own) documentaries, four minutes in length. Neat stuff.

While I was there, I found their Videos page. Lots and lots of fun stuff to watch, including the somewhat kick ass Gorillaz video for Dirty Harry (wmv), and High (also wmv), by the really really intense (read: awesome) James Blunt.

Now go waste your afternoon watching streaming video.

Surfing about, I came upon Channel 4's new FourDocs page. Simply put, you can watch (or upload your own) documentaries, four minutes in length. Neat stuff.

While I was there, I found their Videos page. Lots and lots of fun stuff to watch, including the somewhat kick ass Gorillaz video for Dirty Harry (wmv), and High (also wmv), by the really really intense (read: awesome) James Blunt.

Now go waste your afternoon watching streaming video.

Ha! I got your hat! Take that, hatless! Now go back to the quad and resume your hacky sack tourney! I'm not gonna lay down for some frat boy bastard with his damn Teva sandals and his Skoal Bandits and his Abercrombie and Fitch long sleeved, open stitched, crew neck Henley smoking his sticky buds out of a soda can while watching his favorite downloaded Simpsons episodes every night! Yes, we all love Mr. Plow! Oh, you've got the song memorized, do you? SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE! That is exactly the kind of idiot you see at Taco Bell at one in the morning! The guy who just whiffed his way down the bar skank ladder! If he wants to throw hands, I’ll throw hands!
Stewie, Family Guy episode 408 - "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter"

Ha! I got your hat! Take that, hatless! Now go back to the quad and resume your hacky sack tourney! I'm not gonna lay down for some frat boy bastard with his damn Teva sandals and his Skoal Bandits and his Abercrombie and Fitch long sleeved, open stitched, crew neck Henley smoking his sticky buds out of a soda can while watching his favorite downloaded Simpsons episodes every night! Yes, we all love Mr. Plow! Oh, you've got the song memorized, do you? SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE! That is exactly the kind of idiot you see at Taco Bell at one in the morning! The guy who just whiffed his way down the bar skank ladder! If he wants to throw hands, I’ll throw hands!
Stewie, Family Guy episode 408 - "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter"

Orb Networks and Sling Media use software and hardware (respectively) to enable its users to stream content from home (i.e. mp3, video, cable). It's a single user/household system and not a peer-to-peer/piracy system. That said....

excerpt from "Television Without Boundaries" by Robin Berger
TV Technology, September 7th, 2005

Dean Garfield, director of legal affairs for the Motion Picture association of America, also has [Orb and Slingbox] on his radar screen. So far, no legal papers have been filed.

"By engaging the industry in a dialogue," he said. He suspected that was happening, though he was not aware of any studios in particular that were thus engaged.

Orb Networks and Sling Media use software and hardware (respectively) to enable its users to stream content from home (i.e. mp3, video, cable). It's a single user/household system and not a peer-to-peer/piracy system. That said....

excerpt from "Television Without Boundaries" by Robin Berger
TV Technology, September 7th, 2005

Dean Garfield, director of legal affairs for the Motion Picture association of America, also has [Orb and Slingbox] on his radar screen. So far, no legal papers have been filed.

"By engaging the industry in a dialogue," he said. He suspected that was happening, though he was not aware of any studios in particular that were thus engaged.

“Pherotones made my life complete. You know, like in that movie with that guy who’s a jerk at first but all the girls really want him and he ends up meeting that ugly girl with the glasses who really is hot when she takes her glasses off and proves to him that he’s really a nice guy after all. Kind of like that.”

“I wasn’t much of a ladies’ man before Pherotones. Now they call me ‘Mr. Lady.’”

I am hoping to God that this is a joke. Please God, don't let people be this amazingly fucking stupid. Oh, who am I kidding.

Addendum: Gotta be a joke. It says this on the bottom: Pherotones are not intended to be used as a supplement, dating aid, vitamin, pump, extender, enhancer, relationship builder or love maker.

2nd Addendum: Apparently I am a moron. Yet another stupid viral marketing campaign by McKinney-Silver (creators of that smarmy Travelocity Gnome), and I got suckered in just like they wanted. Dammit.

3rd Addendum: Stephen King's Cell came out today. Same day as the pherotones thing. Connection?

4th Addendum: I've wasted 10 minutes of my life on this.

“Pherotones made my life complete. You know, like in that movie with that guy who’s a jerk at first but all the girls really want him and he ends up meeting that ugly girl with the glasses who really is hot when she takes her glasses off and proves to him that he’s really a nice guy after all. Kind of like that.”

“I wasn’t much of a ladies’ man before Pherotones. Now they call me ‘Mr. Lady.’”

I am hoping to God that this is a joke. Please God, don't let people be this amazingly fucking stupid. Oh, who am I kidding.

Addendum: Gotta be a joke. It says this on the bottom: Pherotones are not intended to be used as a supplement, dating aid, vitamin, pump, extender, enhancer, relationship builder or love maker.

2nd Addendum: Apparently I am a moron. Yet another stupid viral marketing campaign by McKinney-Silver (creators of that smarmy Travelocity Gnome), and I got suckered in just like they wanted. Dammit.

3rd Addendum: Stephen King's Cell came out today. Same day as the pherotones thing. Connection?

4th Addendum: I've wasted 10 minutes of my life on this.

You ever been so busy that your brain kinda shuts off, and you kind of want to do nothing at all? Then you suddenly have more to do, so you're brain freaks out at the fact that you were so unmotivated when you have so much to complete...until you get even more to do, and you go to a second level of procrastination where you just want to break out the vodka right there at work, get rockin' fucked up, and then pee on the computer that keeps failing on you for no reason at all?

Yeah, I'm feelin' it.

You ever been so busy that your brain kinda shuts off, and you kind of want to do nothing at all? Then you suddenly have more to do, so you're brain freaks out at the fact that you were so unmotivated when you have so much to complete...until you get even more to do, and you go to a second level of procrastination where you just want to break out the vodka right there at work, get rockin' fucked up, and then pee on the computer that keeps failing on you for no reason at all?

Yeah, I'm feelin' it.

I really can't stop laughing at this. I think something might be broken in my brain.

Thanks to Jen and The Superficial.

I really can't stop laughing at this. I think something might be broken in my brain.

Thanks to Jen and The Superficial.

Ah, the little reminders of what it's like to be 18 in 2005. I get in a conversation with a fellow Common Grounds regular about the music being played on the coffee shop stereo (a very short conversation), when she says:

"Music is music."

"Music is music? So you don't like anything in particular? No favorite bands or anything?" I say.

"No, it's not that. I'm just not 'Oh, I liked them better when they were touring in '78 with the Whos.'"

Shortly after, they remembered the Whos were actually loosely involved with the Grinch, somewhere in the Whoville area (see picture).

Ah, the little reminders of what it's like to be 18 in 2005. I get in a conversation with a fellow Common Grounds regular about the music being played on the coffee shop stereo (a very short conversation), when she says:

"Music is music."

"Music is music? So you don't like anything in particular? No favorite bands or anything?" I say.

"No, it's not that. I'm just not 'Oh, I liked them better when they were touring in '78 with the Whos.'"

Shortly after, they remembered the Whos were actually loosely involved with the Grinch, somewhere in the Whoville area (see picture).

So Gizmodo is having a contest where you take samples from a dying hard drive and build a song from it. I've been really busy, but I can't resist a challenge, so I cranked a song out on the double-quick. I was tired, so my delivery is a little crappy, and I recorded the vocals on an old mono Macintosh microphone, but it's still pretty funny (I think). Check it out here. You can listen to the other entries here.

While I'm at it, check out Odeo, the service that's hosting the songs. You can phone blog. cool.

Addendum: I didn't win, but I was listed first on a list of seven highlights (out of 100, not too shabby). So, I guess I'll go ahead and make the MP3 downloadable. Click here for Crizzash.

Addendum: direct download at anachronomicon.

So Gizmodo is having a contest where you take samples from a dying hard drive and build a song from it. I've been really busy, but I can't resist a challenge, so I cranked a song out on the double-quick. I was tired, so my delivery is a little crappy, and I recorded the vocals on an old mono Macintosh microphone, but it's still pretty funny (I think). Check it out here. You can listen to the other entries here.

While I'm at it, check out Odeo, the service that's hosting the songs. You can phone blog. cool.

Addendum: I didn't win, but I was listed first on a list of seven highlights (out of 100, not too shabby). So, I guess I'll go ahead and make the MP3 downloadable. Click here for Crizzash.

Addendum: direct download at anachronomicon.