Insert scream of terror here — “Survivor” pops up for yet another damn season, this time in a nation full of volcanoes. I hope those volcanoes erupt and kill every soul involved. Die, “Survivor”, die…!
On a lighter note, bears prefer Rainier beer over other brands and porn in moderation is good for you.
I know everyone’s always wanted to be able to hurl Shakespearean insults at one another; it’s certainly something I’ve been looking forward to all my life.
Not.
On the other hand, I do kind of like the idea of using Doom as a tool for systems administration. Unfortunately, such an idea would probably create very unstable systems, but the premise is sound! What better way to take out your frustrations on something than to shoot the Hell out of it?
There are times when I’ve wished I could do so with all sorts of systems, ranging from variants of Windows to Apples to UNIXes.Thankfully, I’ve never actually done it, or perhaps I wouldn’t be writing this, not having a computer to write it with…
From a family friend of ours:
President Bush gets off the helicopter in front of the White House, carrying a baby pig under each arm. The Marine guard snaps to attention, salutes, and says, “Nice pigs, sir.” The President replies, “These are not pigs; these are authentic Texas razorback hogs. I got one for Vice
President Cheney, and I got one for Defense Secretary Rumsfeld.” The Marine again snaps to attention, salutes, and replies, “Nice trade, sir.”
I’ve long been looking for proof that there were pigs in office. Lo and behold, Bush provided the evidence his very own self!
It seems that JibJab, the producers of the Flash film below, has gotten into some hot water over fair-use rights of the song This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie. Personally, I don’t see this as a copyright violation, since it’s not in any way inflammatory and is used as a component of the movie itself. Admittedly, it is a central part of the movie, which is where this gets a little hairy.
This has been wildly popular on news media outlets, and none of their lawyers seemed to have a problem with announcing its presence. If they had thought it was an illegal thing, would they have mentioned it in the first place or just forwarded it onto legal teams?
For those sick of Bush and Kerry (or just elections in general), here’s a treat. I enjoyed it.
I’ve been looking through the Seattle Times/Seattle P-I Northwest Classified service at used cars under $10,000, looking specifically at the Ford Focus ZX3, Honda Civic SI, and Toyota Echo 2-Door, all hatchback models, as well as the Volkswagen New Beetle. It’s interesting how many Focus ZX3 models are actually available under $10,000, and how most of them are red. Apparently, drivers have a problem with red.
There’s a Volkswagen New Beetle listed right now that’s apparently $950 or $9500, depending on exactly how much you really want to pay for it (Image 320KB).
On the other hand, I could likely get a Toyota Echo 2-Door for about $14,000 new. Not sure it’s worth the difference.
The Prius is still my dream car, but it’s highly unlikely that I’ll get one. Oh, well.
Interesting. We’re apparently waiting for a long, slow, beautiful earthquake in order to predict when the next disastrous earthquake hits the Pacific Northwest (Washington State, of course, included).
I do, of course, remember the Nisqually Earthquake that occurred back in 2001 during my senior year in high school and which heavily damaged the Capitol Dome down here in Olympia, while also causing major damage in downtown Olympia itself and on Evergreen’s campus (not to mention Seattle and a number of places within a fixed radius of the epicenter itself). That was a 30-second log quake which measured as a 6.8 on the scale. I was right in the middle of my Studio I class in one of the newer buildings on my high school campus, which is why I remember it.
Here’s hoping we don’t get anything that catastrophic anytime soon. I value my sanity, and an earthquake wouldn’t help that out much.
Edit (5/25/2004): Shame on me as a writing tutor. I don’t know what a log quake is, but it was definitely a long quake. Amanda suggests that it’s “when a tree’s scared”. I think that’s woodpeckers, myself.
