Happy New Year!

     Good luck in '08!




 

Charlie Bit Me!

 

Top 3 Things About "We Are the World"

3) The first five seconds of the song when you realize... "Hey! We Are the World is on!"

2) Cyndi Lauper's "yeah yeah yeah yeaaaah"

1) Stevie Wonder's key changes and sweet rhythms; unlike anyone else's musical improv in the song.

 

Happy Worms

     The inventor of a worm-driven composting toilet in New Zealand had to prove the worms were not traumatised or stressed by their task before council bureaucrats would approve the system.

Coll Bell, who invented the "wormorator" as an alternative to septic tanks, was told by an Auckland Regional Council staff member to get an expert's report on the psychological impact on the worms after she became concerned during a site visit.



"She felt that the worms were being unfairly treated, being expected to deal with human faeces, and that it could affect them in a psychological way," says Bell. "I said, `Well, what do I do about that?' and she said `you have to have someone with the necessary qualifications to say the worms are happy'."

The ARC was satisfied after vermiculture consultant Patricia Naidu reported the worms were in excellent health and breeding happily.

...this continues in the next post about other animal activist bullshit...

Activists are Lame

     It's a scene that brings laughter and cheers from visitors to a Japanese aquarium - two white beluga whales wearing Santa hats.

The beluga whales have been fitted out with the cute Santa hats to entertain the crowds at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise on Yokohama Island.

But environmentalists are saddened by the sight of what they say is the final humiliation for the whale and Greenpeace has labelled the performance as "unfortunate."




 

Kill Some Time (or Children)

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What I Want for Christmas

 

The World is Such a Wonderful Place

     Finally! I got to see "Band of Horses." Since I've purchased their debut album almost 18 months ago, I've missed them live three times. Not this time. If I had to go alone, I was going to see them. Brad and Pauly joined the debauchery and it was a grand ol' time. Great set and they played all their greats (although truthfully every song on both albums are fabulous).

Shout out goes to the chick in the red shirt with the red scarf standing right in front of me. Long black hair and black glasses. I have NEVER smelled anything so intoxicating. Seriously... you made the show. You have my card. I am yours. Write to me.

To the BOH: great show. I'll see you next time you're in town.

~Drewbacca

Rock n' Roll the Old Fashioned Way

 

Pet Peve of the Day Vol XII

     Kitchen sinks with no hand soap. Why in the name of Khan Singh would I want to wash my hands with Dawn or Sunrise dish detergent or whatever? Why can't you have some normal Dial or Dove? Something that is for hands, not plates. Thanks.


 

Ninja Parade

 

Latest Purchase

     A sweet 32x24 poster of Butch and Sundance:





     Once I get this puppy framed it's gonna look pretty rad.


 

Dear Burnsville,

     Thanks for raising my rent in order to pay for more teachers and facilities even though enrollment is decreasing. 64,000 of us in the community and barely 12,000 showed up to vote. Thanks, dill holes.

Sincerely,

Drewbacca


 

Cease to Begin

     Bought my first physical CD today that I have bought in... 3 years? Maybe 4. Since I discovered illegal downloading and iTunes, I've had no need to spend extra money on a disc that will sit on a shelf and never be touched. that changed today when I decided to purchase the sophmore effort to my favorite band of 2006, "Band of Horses."

The new record is called "Cease to Begin." Actually I did download a pirated copy some months back, but now that it is available for purchase, I am making up for it by contributing a few of my hard earned dollars to purchase their art and support them for real. I already have tickets to their show in November as well.

In a related story, Radiohead is allowing fans to download their newest album, "In Rainbows," from their website for whatever price they see fit - free if you have no ethics (or hate the album). I'll probably chip in a few buck to get this eventually.

What is it with Blogs?

     Why is every web site out there now a blog? No offense, but learn some HTML and create something new and different. I realize blogs are easy and you can have your own personal little diary or whatever and I think that's great. But as I look around at some major companies and information sites, all they are is blogs blogs blogs. A bunch of news related posts that I have to scroll through or search to get the info I need.

     This is lame people. Make a site that is all your own if you're trying to sell something or get information to people in a quick and easy fasion. I put a lot of effort in to my site and when I see some yahoo just copying and pasting stories into his blog and claiming he's a "web master" does nothing but piss me off.

     Here's an example of one such site that actually takes itself seriously and is a true web site; not some trendy blog. It's a groovy site about movies:
MoviePatron.com


 

Pet Peave of the Day Vol. XI

     Caller ringback tones. No one wants to listen to your crappy music while trying to call you. It sounds like I'm on hold for a drug dealer with a distorted, mono verison of the latest Chingy "song" blasting in my ear.


 

Combat Experience

     This past weekend was my first leg of training for military deployment or possible zombie outbreak - i.e. I went paintballing. This has got to be one of the most fun things I've ever done. All the years of army I played in my back woods as a kid growing up finally paid off.

     This was exactly the same as back in the day, except the bullets actually hit you in this version and they can sometimes hurt like a bitch. Also, my childhood back yard isn't nearly as cool as this place is. I didn't have bunkers and bridges and beaches and damaged fencelines and sandbag walls and foxholes and motor boats and lookout towers and haystacks and active camo and flowing ravines and again, bullets that can break the skin if you're not properly protected.

     I can't say enough about this fun time, so I'll let the pictures do the talking...



















     I did find out though that there are some muscles in my legs that don't like doing what I did to them for 4 hours. Other consequences include 4 welts on various parts of my body, major scratches on my shins from crawling on my belly through rough terrain and some sort of spotty rash on my forearm from the Vietnam style foilage I crawled through.

     Can't wait to try this again once I've healed up. Maybe this winter with some white camo. WOLVERINES!

A Blue Star Member

     I just received my blue star from ebay. This makes me especially cool. Probably cooler than you. According to ebay, "this tells other eBay users that I know the ropes, and I'm an established member of the eBay community!" Furthermore, "ebay wants me to know how much they value me as a member of the eBay community. I am their foundation. My success is their success."

Locke Wins Emmy

     Actor Terry O'Quinn has taken home an Emmy for his portrayal of my favorite character from "Lost," John Locke. Outstanding performance by a supporting actor in a drama series. Outstanding is right.



 

Pet Peve of the Day Vol X

     Corporate lawn sprinklers. Damn these things piss me off.

1. They're usually aiming at the road or parking lot; not the grass.
2. If they are at the lawn, it's usually just one long stream of water shooting into one location for hours on end.
3. They usually come on just after (or during) a 3 inch downpour.

     What a frakkin' waste. Hire a greenskeeper or turn your sprinklers on manually during a dry spell and make sure they work at least half correctly.