LO2

via Kotaku.

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This kind of thing pisses me off so badly, mainly because I didn't think of it first, and now nobody else can get away with it.

Note: Some of the galleries are NSFW.

via BoingBoing.

This kind of thing pisses me off so badly, mainly because I didn't think of it first, and now nobody else can get away with it.

Note: Some of the galleries are NSFW.

via BoingBoing.

Fun, fun movie. If you dig swing at all, it's worth it. If you dig silly Japanese comedies, it's also worth it. The mushroom hunting scene alone is worth the price of admission. Find it if you can, but watch it in Japanese with English subtitles, please. Their delivery is half the fun.

Note: I'm screwing around with buttons, they'll get better.

Fun, fun movie. If you dig swing at all, it's worth it. If you dig silly Japanese comedies, it's also worth it. The mushroom hunting scene alone is worth the price of admission. Find it if you can, but watch it in Japanese with English subtitles, please. Their delivery is half the fun.

Note: I'm screwing around with buttons, they'll get better.

4:46pm - About to start sorting laundry. Listening to Inhale Einstein by the Acoustinauts (on vinyl). Laptop's in the kitchen, teetering precariously on the microwave, plugged into a Fostex Model 6301 (for listening to the DS9 episode I'll be watching while doing the dishes. Life is good.

4:49pm - "Inhale Einstein, Exhale Hitler" has to be one of the best choruses ever.

4:50pm - Diet Dr. Pepper is way too foamy.

5:00pm - Colors are in the wash. Would've been quicker, but my S.O.'s "special care" items always tend to double my prep time with little mesh zipper baggies and such. Starting Dishes and DS9 episode #214 ("Whispers").

5:17pm - Smoke Break.

5:23pm - Back from Smoke Break.

5:41pm - Dishes done and drying, on to laundry. Mainly folding all the stuff from the last batch that I never got around to. "Whispers" was awesome. Soda is less foamy.

5:46pm - Paused for a smoke slash hanger hunt. Laundry Ho!

6:13pm - yet another break (one S.O. blouse requires "tumble dry low"). Read a bit of John Hodgman's The Areas of My Expertise, laughed so hard I had to put it down for a while. The image (and caption) above is from his website. I would put quotes all over my quotes category, but I would essentially replicate the entire book. Go Buy It. Really. (Softcover / Hardcover)

6:23pm - Back to Laundryland, and DS9 episode #215 ("Paradise").

6:24pm - It it hanger or hangar? It's hanger, right?

6:42pm - Whites are in the wash, making pasta for dinner.

I like the way all the laundry is getting clean and neatly stacked. It makes me not want to use any of it. I think I understand nudists. It's not that they like being naked, they just don't want to do laundry.

Going to eat soon, probably going to wait on folding the whites. Seems a good place to stop. [End]

4:46pm - About to start sorting laundry. Listening to Inhale Einstein by the Acoustinauts (on vinyl). Laptop's in the kitchen, teetering precariously on the microwave, plugged into a Fostex Model 6301 (for listening to the DS9 episode I'll be watching while doing the dishes. Life is good.

4:49pm - "Inhale Einstein, Exhale Hitler" has to be one of the best choruses ever.

4:50pm - Diet Dr. Pepper is way too foamy.

5:00pm - Colors are in the wash. Would've been quicker, but my S.O.'s "special care" items always tend to double my prep time with little mesh zipper baggies and such. Starting Dishes and DS9 episode #214 ("Whispers").

5:17pm - Smoke Break.

5:23pm - Back from Smoke Break.

5:41pm - Dishes done and drying, on to laundry. Mainly folding all the stuff from the last batch that I never got around to. "Whispers" was awesome. Soda is less foamy.

5:46pm - Paused for a smoke slash hanger hunt. Laundry Ho!

6:13pm - yet another break (one S.O. blouse requires "tumble dry low"). Read a bit of John Hodgman's The Areas of My Expertise, laughed so hard I had to put it down for a while. The image (and caption) above is from his website. I would put quotes all over my quotes category, but I would essentially replicate the entire book. Go Buy It. Really. (Softcover / Hardcover)

6:23pm - Back to Laundryland, and DS9 episode #215 ("Paradise").

6:24pm - It it hanger or hangar? It's hanger, right?

6:42pm - Whites are in the wash, making pasta for dinner.

I like the way all the laundry is getting clean and neatly stacked. It makes me not want to use any of it. I think I understand nudists. It's not that they like being naked, they just don't want to do laundry.

Going to eat soon, probably going to wait on folding the whites. Seems a good place to stop. [End]

This is Mark Morice. After Katrina, Mark comandeered a boat that was sitting idle, and rescued an estimated 200 people from danger. Mark is a badass.

John M. Lyons Jr., the owner of the boat is suing Mark for taking the boat "without receiving permission," as well as "grief, mental anguish, embarrassment and suffering . . . due to the removal of the boat." I think John M. Lyons Jr. is an Asshole.

If you think so too, please leave the comment "I think John M. Lyons Jr. is an Asshole," (plus anything else you want to add) in the comments for this post. Thanks.

This is Mark Morice. After Katrina, Mark comandeered a boat that was sitting idle, and rescued an estimated 200 people from danger. Mark is a badass.

John M. Lyons Jr., the owner of the boat is suing Mark for taking the boat "without receiving permission," as well as "grief, mental anguish, embarrassment and suffering . . . due to the removal of the boat." I think John M. Lyons Jr. is an Asshole.

If you think so too, please leave the comment "I think John M. Lyons Jr. is an Asshole," (plus anything else you want to add) in the comments for this post. Thanks.

Let me quote BoingBoing to get the event itself out of the way:

"UK graffiti virtuoso Banksy has smuggled 500 doctored versions of Paris Hilton's new CD into stores across the country. The CD contain Banksy's remixes and have titles like "Why am I Famous?," "What Have I Done?" and "What Am I For?"

Banksy has long been a favorite of mine, and this is yet another awesome work by the sneakiest artist in the world.

Here's the problem: this morning, I heart about the stunt, and I went on eBay just to see if any of the discs were on sale yet, and they were. In fact, one of them had sold via BuyItNow for 350 Pounds, and the 3-5 additional copies were pushing the 500 Pound mark, with no end in sight (There were also about 50 listings from one guy who was selling burned copies.).

All those auctions are gone now.

Correct me if I'm wrong: The music on the CD wasn't a bootleg, but rather original tracks by Banksy (or one of his cohorts). This is in fact a piece of original art. Why the hell are these items missing? I have never seen another Banksy auction cancelled on eBay, so what's the story? Just how powerful are Paris and her people?

As of right now, there's one auction active. Let's see how long it lasts.

Let me quote BoingBoing to get the event itself out of the way:

"UK graffiti virtuoso Banksy has smuggled 500 doctored versions of Paris Hilton's new CD into stores across the country. The CD contain Banksy's remixes and have titles like "Why am I Famous?," "What Have I Done?" and "What Am I For?"

Banksy has long been a favorite of mine, and this is yet another awesome work by the sneakiest artist in the world.

Here's the problem: this morning, I heart about the stunt, and I went on eBay just to see if any of the discs were on sale yet, and they were. In fact, one of them had sold via BuyItNow for 350 Pounds, and the 3-5 additional copies were pushing the 500 Pound mark, with no end in sight (There were also about 50 listings from one guy who was selling burned copies.).

All those auctions are gone now.

Correct me if I'm wrong: The music on the CD wasn't a bootleg, but rather original tracks by Banksy (or one of his cohorts). This is in fact a piece of original art. Why the hell are these items missing? I have never seen another Banksy auction cancelled on eBay, so what's the story? Just how powerful are Paris and her people?

As of right now, there's one auction active. Let's see how long it lasts.

1000 Simultaneous replays of one track in Trackmania. Unbelievable.

via Kotaku.

P.S. - Some people have trouble with the GameTrailers.com player. Here's a lower quality version on YouTube, if you need it.

1000 Simultaneous replays of one track in Trackmania. Unbelievable.

via Kotaku.

P.S. - Some people have trouble with the GameTrailers.com player. Here's a lower quality version on YouTube, if you need it.

20 minutes of awesome weapon assisted acrobatics from Shaolin Productions.

Download for Video iPod.

via BoingBoing.

20 minutes of awesome weapon assisted acrobatics from Shaolin Productions.

Download for Video iPod.

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My friend Nikonius has embarked on an epic motorcycle journey. As he puts it:

Waco >> Austin >> Houston >> New Orleans >> Blue Ridge Parkway >> NYC

Yikes. Follow his exploits and such on his blog.

My friend Nikonius has embarked on an epic motorcycle journey. As he puts it:

Waco >> Austin >> Houston >> New Orleans >> Blue Ridge Parkway >> NYC

Yikes. Follow his exploits and such on his blog.

Click pic to embiggen.

via Ads of the World.

Click pic to embiggen.

via Ads of the World.

I've decided to start a new category called religulous (religion+ridiculous) to showcase examples of religious (Please note that I did not just say Christian. All religions/beliefs apply. Don't shoot me.) activity that make me not want to join an organized anything worshipping an anything anywhere.

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, an extremely clever critique of the Intelligent Design movement, apparently raised the ire of a fellow named Mike who wrote the folks at BoingBoing. And I quote:

You guys are nuts.Come on a flying spaghetti monster?Look there is no such thing as a flying spaghetti monster.God created the world.This is only a jloke.Come on.A flying spaghetti monster/Flying spaghetti monster my butt.You should read the bible,pray,and go to a church.Come on.Have you ever even seen it.

Stop praising,singing,loving,serving,and adoring that thing, that piece of trash,that thing that was made up and doesn't even exist, when you should be praising,singing,loving,serving and adoring the HOLY THE ONE AND ONLY GOD.Please belive me.

Wow, right?

Now check out the Casey Powell thread. Oh, and be his MySpace friend! It's fun and full of Irony!

I've decided to start a new category called religulous (religion+ridiculous) to showcase examples of religious (Please note that I did not just say Christian. All religions/beliefs apply. Don't shoot me.) activity that make me not want to join an organized anything worshipping an anything anywhere.

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, an extremely clever critique of the Intelligent Design movement, apparently raised the ire of a fellow named Mike who wrote the folks at BoingBoing. And I quote:

You guys are nuts.Come on a flying spaghetti monster?Look there is no such thing as a flying spaghetti monster.God created the world.This is only a jloke.Come on.A flying spaghetti monster/Flying spaghetti monster my butt.You should read the bible,pray,and go to a church.Come on.Have you ever even seen it.

Stop praising,singing,loving,serving,and adoring that thing, that piece of trash,that thing that was made up and doesn't even exist, when you should be praising,singing,loving,serving and adoring the HOLY THE ONE AND ONLY GOD.Please belive me.

Wow, right?

Now check out the Casey Powell thread. Oh, and be his MySpace friend! It's fun and full of Irony!

I have a case of sinusitis that just won't go away, and now my ears are plugged up and I can't hear shit. My S.O., though awesome she may be, is a very quiet speaker, and there is much frustration in both directions around the house. Grr.

Did you ever think that getting sick is like training for death? Think about it. When you're really sick, all you want to do is rest, slow down, have it be over with already (especially if it's the kind of sick with pain). I think that we're just being trained for the last big sick. I think it would be kind of hard to go gentle into that good night if you hadn't been previously warned of that desperate need for rest.

In the meantime, I'll just keep taking copious amounts of pills and hope for the best.

I have a case of sinusitis that just won't go away, and now my ears are plugged up and I can't hear shit. My S.O., though awesome she may be, is a very quiet speaker, and there is much frustration in both directions around the house. Grr.

Did you ever think that getting sick is like training for death? Think about it. When you're really sick, all you want to do is rest, slow down, have it be over with already (especially if it's the kind of sick with pain). I think that we're just being trained for the last big sick. I think it would be kind of hard to go gentle into that good night if you hadn't been previously warned of that desperate need for rest.

In the meantime, I'll just keep taking copious amounts of pills and hope for the best.

This is the TrekStor i.Beat organix Gold 1 GB MP3 Player. Twenty Grand. Seriously. It's on Amazon.

The fact that there's even a market for this sort of thing makes me sick.

via Engadget.

This is the TrekStor i.Beat organix Gold 1 GB MP3 Player. Twenty Grand. Seriously. It's on Amazon.

The fact that there's even a market for this sort of thing makes me sick.

via Engadget.

I don't know, maybe they're comfy, but when people wear them, they always seem to look the way little kids do when they walk around in their parents' shoes.

In the spirit of fairness, if you feel otherwise, click pic for linkensite.

I don't know, maybe they're comfy, but when people wear them, they always seem to look the way little kids do when they walk around in their parents' shoes.

In the spirit of fairness, if you feel otherwise, click pic for linkensite.

via Kotaku.

via Kotaku.

You know it's bad when I'm siding with the Fox News guys. Oy.

You know it's bad when I'm siding with the Fox News guys. Oy.

Apparently Ambien, the sleeping pill, has been discovered to wake and repair brain damage in 60% of patients in a Persistent Vegitative State. Story at The Guardian.

If this is a hoax, I hope the hoaxer is flayed by dingoes while watching Paris Hilton specials on E!

via BoingBoing.

Apparently Ambien, the sleeping pill, has been discovered to wake and repair brain damage in 60% of patients in a Persistent Vegitative State. Story at The Guardian.

If this is a hoax, I hope the hoaxer is flayed by dingoes while watching Paris Hilton specials on E!

via BoingBoing.

Maneki Neko at Wikipedia, in case you ever wondered what the hell was up with the cats.

Maneki Neko at Wikipedia, in case you ever wondered what the hell was up with the cats.

If you don't know who Scooter is, it's OK. You're not missing much. Just watch this until you get about a minute in, as it starts a litttle slow. Very mildly NSFW.

Wikipedia entry for Scooter, if you're interested.

via Kotaku.

If you don't know who Scooter is, it's OK. You're not missing much. Just watch this until you get about a minute in, as it starts a litttle slow. Very mildly NSFW.

Wikipedia entry for Scooter, if you're interested.

via Kotaku.

I've got the archives of my webcomic, The Adventures of Bark and Skeet, back online, albiet in a rudimentary form. I'll start making new ones soon (for my 3 fans).

http://www.l-o-2.com/skeet/

I've got the archives of my webcomic, The Adventures of Bark and Skeet, back online, albiet in a rudimentary form. I'll start making new ones soon (for my 3 fans).

http://www.l-o-2.com/skeet/

I've got the archives of my wallpaper blog, Backsmack, back online, albiet in a rudimentary form. I'll start making new ones soon (for my 2 fans).

http://www.l-o-2.com/backsmack/

Addendum: Having some trouble with the image files. Up soon.

I've got the archives of my wallpaper blog, Backsmack, back online, albiet in a rudimentary form. I'll start making new ones soon (for my 2 fans).

http://www.l-o-2.com/backsmack/

Addendum: Having some trouble with the image files. Up soon.

via Ads of the World.

via Ads of the World.

via BoingBoing.

via BoingBoing.

Girl #1: My tits feel weird.
Girl #2: What do you mean?
Girl #1: I did Party Tits at the share this weekend.
Girl #2: What??
Girl #1: Party Tits. You get saline injected into them, and they get really big. It wears off in a few days. The guys love it.
From Overheard in New York.

Girl #1: My tits feel weird.
Girl #2: What do you mean?
Girl #1: I did Party Tits at the share this weekend.
Girl #2: What??
Girl #1: Party Tits. You get saline injected into them, and they get really big. It wears off in a few days. The guys love it.
From Overheard in New York.

I've been singing the praises of Korean films for a while now, but I've always been kind of in the dark about what releases were must see and which weren't. Koreanfilm.org has answered my information prayers.

If you've seen Old Boy (the Korean flick most Americanskis have seen), and thought it was truly awesome, check this site out. I can guarantee you that you'll feel cooler for it.

I've been singing the praises of Korean films for a while now, but I've always been kind of in the dark about what releases were must see and which weren't. Koreanfilm.org has answered my information prayers.

If you've seen Old Boy (the Korean flick most Americanskis have seen), and thought it was truly awesome, check this site out. I can guarantee you that you'll feel cooler for it.

Most Overrated Person. Ever. Awesome.

Most Overrated Person. Ever. Awesome.

I was looking at new screenshots for the Family Guy game, and one of the comments simply read "ritzy." Ritzy needs a comeback. Perfect for those who have grown tired of the meta Firefly "shiny."

I was looking at new screenshots for the Family Guy game, and one of the comments simply read "ritzy." Ritzy needs a comeback. Perfect for those who have grown tired of the meta Firefly "shiny."

Jambo Jambo.

Jambo Jambo.

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Jessican and Ashlee Simpson, Eva Longoria, Kate Hudson, Pete Doherty, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, etc. are all having gelato in a swanky dessert place. They're all laughing hysterically at how they made billions after buying Us Weekly, In Touch magazine, OK Magazine, etc. and making all the stories about them.

Chilling.

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Jessican and Ashlee Simpson, Eva Longoria, Kate Hudson, Pete Doherty, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, etc. are all having gelato in a swanky dessert place. They're all laughing hysterically at how they made billions after buying Us Weekly, In Touch magazine, OK Magazine, etc. and making all the stories about them.

Chilling.

When I'm in a time crunch at work and I have to grab something from the snack machine, I get a very tiny thrill from putting the dollar in the machine before checking out the available selections. I'm committing to the moment.

It's a small thing, but I enjoy it.

When I'm in a time crunch at work and I have to grab something from the snack machine, I get a very tiny thrill from putting the dollar in the machine before checking out the available selections. I'm committing to the moment.

It's a small thing, but I enjoy it.

Cosmetics company VLCC thought it would be a good idea to take images of horror and tragedy and use them to advertise face scrub. Face Scrub. Ads of the World has taken them down, probably from explosive response.

The tagline: "Some scars never go. Indian Berberry face scrub from VLCC."

In the spirit of good taste, I haven't put the images directly in the post, but you can link to them.

The World Trade Center Disaster (Burning Towers).

The Bhopal Union Carbide Disaster (Dead Child). Thumbnail - can't find any other copies.

Hiroshima (Mushroom Cloud). Thumbnail - can't find any other copies.

I am all about clever advertising, even edgy advertising. Shame on designers M&C Saatchi. This is far too much, even in the "all publicity is good publicity" way. I will never buy a product from this company. Ever.

Cosmetics company VLCC thought it would be a good idea to take images of horror and tragedy and use them to advertise face scrub. Face Scrub. Ads of the World has taken them down, probably from explosive response.

The tagline: "Some scars never go. Indian Berberry face scrub from VLCC."

In the spirit of good taste, I haven't put the images directly in the post, but you can link to them.

The World Trade Center Disaster (Burning Towers).

The Bhopal Union Carbide Disaster (Dead Child). Thumbnail - can't find any other copies.

Hiroshima (Mushroom Cloud). Thumbnail - can't find any other copies.

I am all about clever advertising, even edgy advertising. Shame on designers M&C Saatchi. This is far too much, even in the "all publicity is good publicity" way. I will never buy a product from this company. Ever.

New banner, in the old blog gray. I'll change the colors of the rest of the blog soon for matching prettyness. I'm planning on making a bunch af different banners and having them cycle, so if anyone out there wants to submit one, feel free. Just save the banner image for sizing.

I know, about 6 people read this right now, but still.

New banner, in the old blog gray. I'll change the colors of the rest of the blog soon for matching prettyness. I'm planning on making a bunch af different banners and having them cycle, so if anyone out there wants to submit one, feel free. Just save the banner image for sizing.

I know, about 6 people read this right now, but still.

So I won an auction for a Dizzy Gillespie acetate on ebay, from Dizzy's personal collection, auctioned last year in an estate sale (I checked, it's legit), for ten bucks. Whee!

Here's the thing: Ding-A-Ling, one of the two songs on the acetate, is a released Dizzy track. The other song, Dune Buggy, as far as I can tell, is not. So potentially, I might have the only copy of an unreleased song from a jazz legend. For ten bucks.

Shit like this makes me giddy.

So I won an auction for a Dizzy Gillespie acetate on ebay, from Dizzy's personal collection, auctioned last year in an estate sale (I checked, it's legit), for ten bucks. Whee!

Here's the thing: Ding-A-Ling, one of the two songs on the acetate, is a released Dizzy track. The other song, Dune Buggy, as far as I can tell, is not. So potentially, I might have the only copy of an unreleased song from a jazz legend. For ten bucks.

Shit like this makes me giddy.

When Bono visited Pope John Paul II, the media gave us the picture above. Bor. Ring. Why didn't they show us the uber-awesome pic below? The Pope is wearing Bono's glasses. For heck's sake, it's the PopeFly! What isn't bitchin' about that?

When Bono visited Pope John Paul II, the media gave us the picture above. Bor. Ring. Why didn't they show us the uber-awesome pic below? The Pope is wearing Bono's glasses. For heck's sake, it's the PopeFly! What isn't bitchin' about that?

The video won't stay on YouTube long enough to link it, but I finally found it on GorillaMask (NOTE: Site is Not Safe For Work. The page I'm linking to currently has no boobs or anything on it, but it's no guarantee.). You can also Right Click Here to download the video directly (and avoid accidental boobs).

The video won't stay on YouTube long enough to link it, but I finally found it on GorillaMask (NOTE: Site is Not Safe For Work. The page I'm linking to currently has no boobs or anything on it, but it's no guarantee.). You can also Right Click Here to download the video directly (and avoid accidental boobs).

It's come to my attention that Internet Explorer users aren't seeing the right side menu bar in their browsers (or ir's showing up at the very bottom of the page). I was going to get right on fixing that, but then I thought "Why the hell aren't they using Firefox?" So instead of repair, here's a link:

It's come to my attention that Internet Explorer users aren't seeing the right side menu bar in their browsers (or ir's showing up at the very bottom of the page). I was going to get right on fixing that, but then I thought "Why the hell aren't they using Firefox?" So instead of repair, here's a link: