Saving myself from the drivel that is oneword
So, the concept behind oneword is a pretty good one. You get a word, then you write whatever pops into your head in about sixty seconds or so. One would think that some interesting things would come out of this exercise, being as people are all different and all. That is why it is amazing that the same crap gets posted by sixty people for a given word. They must all be hooked up to the the crappy poetry dream machine or something. Come on people... less poetry. Or I would even settle for less-horrible poetry. Apparently this is the site where all the misaddled starving artists gather to mourn their own downtrodden existence. Sheesh. Here, check out an example.

It's student orientation time!
All of the soon-to-be freshmen are in town for summer student orientation and they are walking around in giant packs. It came to me yesterday that 1. they probably have heard about Madison being a party school 2. their friends would probably think they were pretty cool if they found out they went to a party before they even enrolled in school 3. they recently graduated high school, so impressing one's friends is probably still pretty high on their list of things to do.

Add all of these three together and you have a group of kids who don't know their way around town, but are willing to walk anywhere.

I think next time I am near a group I am going to casually mention this wicked party out on East Wilson. I may fail to mention that the place may or may not be an abandoned warehouse an an hours walk away. But what a warehouse!

I don't really have a thing for this
... but it has been sitting in my favorites box for months, so I figured I should finally get rid of it. Nothing spectacular, just a funky little juggling animation.

Liquid Man vs. Wormser
Remember in 'Revenge of the Nerds' when all the frats were having a contest to see who could get the biggest audience on carnival night? And the nerds did that wicked rap/violin/gong/electric video production? And it pretty much all culminated with Lamar and Wormser doing the worm? Well, Liquid Man does it better... on your browser. Plus he isn't really wearing any clothes, per say.

Hey Stew!
Because you probably voted for Mike Dukakis. Oh, and you bought a Kia because of the warranty.

Random Geocities pages rule the proverbial school
Just nosing through a couple of random pages using the old RGPF when I came across this. Good stuff.

More zombie shirts = more fun!
I realized just now that my collection of comically drawn zombie shirts is dwindling. It needs to be bumped up from it's current population of 1. That is why I want this. Of course it is from Cafe Press, which I have heard doesn't put out the best product, but I don't care dammit. As soon as I can get my hands on some disposable income...

A quest for more randomness
So, most of the crap that I cull from the web comes from the same seven or so sites. And, as such, I am looking to branch out. To expand. To conquer uncharted web. However, to do that actually takes time... and valuable time at that, considering the fact that I just got a PS2 and Crazy Taxi. Thus, a solution has presented itself in the form of Banana Slug, a Google api that tacks a random word on to the end of your search string. This results in fun. Though fun is not garaunteed, my first use of it did result in a pretty good Lewis Black interview stemming from a search on bacon.

Design by nature
This is a pretty cool site that changes the design of a font based upon the current weather conditions. However, I must admit I was a little disappointed, as I was expecting the changes to be a little more subtle. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers. One of these days I will eventually get around to that project of making a font that mimics one's handwriting by pulling random letter designs from a pool of author's examples.

We'll miss you buddy.
Quite possibly my favorite comedian, Bob Hope, passed away yesterday. Damn. That is all.

Watch these films. Now!
If you haven't seen the GI Joe films I posted about yesterday, watch them now. With the sound on. Now. There are very few things that are so good I post them twice. This is one of them.

Who wants a body massage?
Man, I always knew the Joes were cool, but they never had public service segments that were this cool.

Future Bible Heroes
I dig these guys. Check them out for all your lo-fi, chamber pop needs.

Secrets, secrets and more secrets
If you're not a fan of Strong Bad's email yet, you probably just haven't seen it. Or nobody likes you. Either way, the problem can be rectified by simply checking the feature out here. If you are a fan, you no doubt have fed the ducks, played the video and done lots of other fun crap. Well, just in case you happened to miss something along the way, here is the definitive list of secrets to all the episodes of da email.

RdrR? Bullocks I say, bullocks.
We just spent about twenty minutes rehashing the old rdrr joke from the Bart the Genius Episode. A little bit of integrating and a little bit of web surfing led to the the following: in it's written form, this is not a true equation. You know, it's stuff like this that is dumbing down the masses. Jerks.

The ultimate in hand-to-hand combat
For me, posting is kind of a spur of the moment thing. I mean, I had a big tome written up about this great online slaps game simulator, but then I lost it. One would think that it would be easy to rewrite the entry, but, then again, I am most definitely not a writer. So I won't. Needless to say, the game is still worth checking out.

What am I listening to?
Right now, nothing. Though I am trying to get my hands on a sample of Ambulance's song "Hey. Beat Takeshi!". I have no idea if it is good, but it comes highly recommended by Cory Doctorov over at Boing Boing, the Tech blog to end all tech blogs. I'll let you know what I think whenever I finally get my hands on it.

Nano-Science update!
Howard Lovy is the news editor over at Small Times, a journal devoted to nanotechnology. This here is a blog that the How writes to keep all of us layman updated with the latest nano-news. It is a pretty good read, especially if you are into this type of sciency stuff like I am.

The story of Paul Ryan's Life
Paul, the web-zen behind Daily Ramblings has lived a hard life. But, thankfully he has taken the time to catalogue it and, hopefully, by reading about his struggles, we can all learn a little something about ourselves.

Proudly avoiding any sort of work since 1986...
The best part about the web is that you can check up on past fourays into the world of 'setting goals for oneself in hopes of achieving self improvement'. Like the time a couple of years ago when I decided that I was going to run a million miles. I would just start up a log and keep track of every mile I ran. Notice I said 'ran'. In the past tense. For obvious reasons.

What?!?! Another crazy Japanese game?
Of course, it may not be Japanese at all, and I may just be showing my damn American bias, but it is fun and pretty difficult. The jist of it all is you have to find and click on tiny men standing around a room. I recommend checking by the TV guide.

Because if you don't know the moves...
... you can't dance the right dance. It pays to be on your toes in a bar, especially if you want to get anything accomplished. I would recommend studying up on some of the latest and greatest. Though I will point out that they left out the key move of "jumping into what you think is a snowbank, but is really a thinly veiled block of cement" or, my personal favorite, "my buddy here does the best Kenny Loggins impersonation ever. why don't you ask him to do it?".

New Fotolog
I just got a picture phone, and therefore will be starting my own fotolog.

Homestarrunner Update!
So, there's a real big update on the Homestarrunner page. All of the character profiles are now coming to you via streaming VHS.

BINGO suckas!
As an avid hipster gawker I have found the best way to catalouge the hipster is through the use of the relaxing and enjoyable Hipster Bingo card. Remember to make fun of other's preconceived notions of cool whilst shouting out BINGO at the top of your lungs standing outside of First Avenue. And make sure you have your hoddie and PBR with you. And you can randomize your card for even more fun.

for crying out loud... I can't believe PBR is officially still hip. when will it swing back down the coolness cycle to 'uncool' so the bars will stop marking it up to three bucks a can. I mean, three bucks a can! that defeats the whole purpose of drinking it in the first place. damn you McCord and your early infleunce on my beer predilections.

Sisqo - meet your master
What do you get when you cross Sisqo tunes with unstoppable dancing machines? Beats me, but it sure is sexy.

Sonic baby!
I had time to kill, I would kill it with a little old school sonic the hedgehog. One of the greatest video games ever made. Ever.

I may not update much...
... but at least it's more than these people. Lazy, non-updating jerks.

House o' Matic
Just a couple of quick house related posts to celebrate the New Apartment I will be moving into soon! The people here moved into an old house and found out it was filled with tacky crap. So they decided to share pictures of it with the rest of us. And if you can't afford a real apartment, you can always move in here instead. Though the interior design tends to be a bit pixelated.

Did I mention that I hate Best Buy?
Because I do. Let me illustrate the point further by focusing on a recent conversation between myself and the evil conglomerate.

ring... ring... ring...
Computer: Welcome to Best Buy... blah blah blah
Me: *presses zero on phone*
Customer Service: Welcome to Best Buy... blah blah... help you?
Me: I just need you to check on a Toshiba television and tell me if it is in stock
C.S.: Ok, hold please
--hold for three minutes--

Nate in AV: Audio Video, this is Nate
Me: Nate, can you check on a Toshiba TV for me to see if it is in stock, the model num-
Nate: Sure *puts me on hold*
--hold for 2 minutes--

Nate: Audio Video, this is Nate
Me: Nate, I nee-
Nate: Were you on hold?
Me: With you! If I give you the mod-
Nate: Hold please.
--hold for 10 minutes--

C.S.: Customer Service, this is John
Me: John, I have been put on hold three times, if I give you this model number for a Toshiba TV, can you check if it is in stock?
John: Sure
Me: 27AF43
John: Hold please
--on hold for 2 minutes--

C.S.: Customer service, this is Cindy
Me: Look, I am getting pissed off, check this model number for me to see if the TV is in stock... 27AF43
Cindy: I'm going to put you on hold
Me: No! Wai-
--on hold 5 more freaking minutes--

"Audio Video, this is Nate"

Me: Nate, DO NOT PUT ME ON HOLD, just type the following into your computer to check and see if it available - 27AF43
Nate: *clickity clickity clickity* Nope, call the East Side though, looks like they have one.

I hate those commie bastards. That is why I am going with American TV and Appliance. Good people, and they don't put you on hold.

Just be sure to not confuse your Dolly's
This is a pretty straightforward site that gives you your dose of daily dead celebrities. Though not in a morbid way, but rather a fun, fascinating way. A way you could sit down with your children and talk about the greatness that was Robert Stack. Oh man, remember Caddyshack Two? Yep, that movie pretty much sucked. Except for Randy Quaid. That's one funny dude.

I'm going to start my own conference
And I'm going to call it the "13th Hebrew National Conference on Hotdog Technology".

No mercy from the merciless
I have no idea what the crap this is. It's got funny, tiny cars though.

More stuffing then last Thanksgiving's turkey
Whilst reminicesing this last weekend about my old job at a sporting good's store, I started thinking about how much stuff you can cram in one of those oversized hockey gear bags. Things like dachshounds and tuxedo wearing monkeys and Precious Moments figurines. I figure at least three hundred of those figurines, give or take six.

Special Message for Tom
Hey Tom. Remember when I said that I was going to send you that stuff you wanted? And I said I would get it out to you by the end of the week? Well, I lied. Apparently, moving into a new apartment takes precedence over making cds. So, I'll get it off to you soon.

More hot, fun comic action!
The idea behind this site is that you take the most emailed photos from the Yahoo and make a comic out of them. You know, funny captions and all. So go to it. Schnell!

Pets.com... meet DailyRamblings
Well, hopefully not anytime soon. But if anyone is curious to check out what the last words were of a bunch of failed dot-com sites were, look no further.

Even more fun than stair diving.
I always thought that flinging oneself down a flight of stairs was not only fun but also an excellent illustration of conservation of energy. These guys do me one better. Plus the throw in the added bonus of Giant Elephant Skiing!

What?!?!?! Crazy Ping-pong!
I always knew that ping-pong was reserved for the special, gifted, children, but this takes the cake. I mean, who knew that ping-pong players could do stuff like this. Someday, with practice, I hope I may be this good.

(By the way, this is a big honkin' media player file, probably with sound.)

Hello Captain Pumpernickel!
I decided yesterday that Captain Pumpernickel was a horrible nickname. It also happens to be a horrible name for a dog. And a horrible type of bread. Yep, horrible.

Damn it feels good to put some closure on that topic.

Checkin' up on the ol' referrer logs
The cool part about referrer logs is that you can see what people were really looking for on Google when they came across your site instead. A few of my current favorites are as follows:

"flash dating simulator"
"segway lazy crap"
"download episodes of Denver the Last Dinosaur" (that one was from google.ca)

and... "carp lure".

Man, "carp lure" is one of the coolest searches I have ever heard of. It even rolls off the tongue nicely.... caaaarrrrrpppp luuuuure.

Saving the day... again.
So, apparently Tom, comic monkey from daily ramblings can't work his opposable thumb enough to make the comic on time. Until he gets his photoshop I propose the following solution... create your own from scratch!

You can thank me later, in the form of cold, hard cash. Or warm, slightly malleable cash. Or doughnuts.

Fed up with Google!
Quick, quality searches got you down. Relevant results the bane of your existence? Then try your hand at Koogle, the Kosher search engine. Or, even better, old skool google.

Links culled from good old mefi.

Afro Pete rides again!
My buddy Afro Pete is a pretty sturdy trials rider. For those of you that don't know what trials is, picture balancing on rocks and crap, on your bike. And then throw in some crazy wheelies and stuff. It looks to be good times. Anyway, here are some pics, A.P. is in the orange shorts.

Holy Crap in a Bucket!
This may very well be the single greatest flash movie I have ever seen in all my days of surfing the web. Nay, all my days of being alive. Holy Crap, I say, holy freaking crap.

Who wants to learn the pipe organ?
Mattias does! So much so that he builds his very own. The guy has also built his own CD changing maching. And he looks cool in turtlenecks!

Dance I say... dance!
To give you an idea of how I looked when I was working the DDR machine, check this out. Though I tended to have a little smoother hip swivel.

Bachelor Party Recap
I was back in the cities for my bachelor party this last weekend, and it turned out pretty good. Though, any time you get to combine beer with Khan's Mongolian Barbeque with Dance Dance Revolution with Bacardi Girls it's sure to be a good time. If any one who attended wants pics, let me know.

On a completely unrelated note, I am hopefully off to Devil's Lake this afternoon to do some climbing. If I'm lucky, I won't break my fingers.

Cheese triptych
So I'm trying to branch out in my photography skill(z). I think I am going to try my hands at triptychs, and for the first one I have a working title of "Places with the word Cheese on their roofs that don't actually sell cheese". If you know of any besides the porno store on Highway 51, let me know. I only need one more place to complete the set.

Document containment... to the extreme!
Yep, you will never have to worry about someone getting at your sensitive documents whilst you are in transit since you picked up this briefcase. Plus, it's trendy and fashionable. Also, check out the site where I came across this, torrez.org.