Nightswimming

Traveling History

Sunday, Kellie and I went to see The Declaration of Independence. It wasn't as thrilling as I thought it would be, espically after standing in line for an hour just to get in, but it was still worth the wait. Unfortunately they didn't allow pictures, otherwise I would have one here. It looks like there are only four more stops, but if you live near Phoenix, Santa Fe, Austin, or OK City, you still have a chance to catch it.

R.E.M. news

The tracklist and release date for the new R.E.M. "Best of" CD has been finalized. Details here

Random Weblinks

• Carly spends HP's money on two jumbo jets while laying off staff.
  
• Xiputer may be dead! (Crossing fingers that Gator will be next.)
  
• Meet the world's most well traveled snowman
  

The New Look

Its not a big change, but I finally got the blog setup using a program called Movable Type. Among other things, the RSS feed will update with the website now.

Random Pictures

• Have you ever wondered what dragon food looked like?
  
• Apparently Volkswagen has a new spokesperson. (If you don't get it, think Mallrats.)
  
• This Bloom County strip was originally published in October of 1982. If you change some of the names, its still rather appropriate.
  

Millennium Falcon

It has been proven, on occasion, that I'm not as "swooft" or "fast" as my heterosexual life-partner Davy. Nonetheless, I know cool when I see it. And I'm going to tell you, dear readers, what's cool. I'm telling you, this ownz j00.

Ed!

Tomorrow Night begins a new season of Ed!. For those who need a refresher on what happened last season, check out Virtual Stuckeyville.

Random Weblinks

• Girls can count to five faster than boys can. After that, all bets are off.
• What if you could play ping pong in the matrix? (Requires Macromedia Flash Player)
• Top Ten Worst Jobs in Science according to Popular Science magazine. (My favorite is number 11.)
• Imagine a "battery" that gets its power from sugar and micro-organism poop. No, really! (NY Times websites requires a one time registration.)
• Today's Dear Abby is, um, out of this world.

IRTC pictures

• This brings new meaning to the concept of a mobile home.
• I tend to thing Egyptian things are cool.
• When you look at this last one, just remember that its ALL computer rendered - no real pictures were used.

Wrod Slcmbrae

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Random Weblinks

• You know those cool looking holographic projectors you see in the Star Wars movies? Well, this isn't quite as cool but its a step in that direction.
• Some web script thinks it can tell what gender you are by analyzing your language patterns. Apparently I write like a girl.
• More optical illusions. You've probably seen the first one before, but keep scrolling down - there's more stuff.
• The state of Arizona doesn't take kindly to hermits.

Recycled Worth 1000

• Colorized still from To Serve Man
• Another quality colorization, this time of Marilyn

What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

Google, the all-knowing, knows how long "once in a blue moon" is. Originally posted by Brett

Recycled Fark

• Man invents glow in the dark lightbulb
  
• Brett recently discovered that Google now has a calculator. What he doesn't know is that said calculator also knows the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
  
• Papa John's delivers 40 pizzas to Iraq.
  
• 8-bit theater presentsThe Dangers of playing DnD. (This is mostly for Brett who will hopefully remember a video game trailer he once sent me.)
  
• Merrill Lynch analyst predicts future breakup of HP
  
• This rant against the RIAA really isn't really anything special, but is nonetheless noteworthy for the line: "To suggest that Creed or Avril Lavigne or Justin Timberlake or some other assembly-line device for branding sound is having the fruits of their labors ripped off by file-swapping script kiddies is like suggesting that Milli Vanilli is getting ripped off every time someone fires up a karaoke machine"
  

Paraplegic Athletics

Man without legs climbs Mount Fuji

Posted by Davy at 09:55 PM

Random Weblinks

• Funny Stick Man Animations
• Universal Music Group has announced a 30% price cut in CDs. (The NY Times website requires registration.)
• This picture of Mars was taken on Aug 26th, 2003, 11 hours prior to the time when the two planets were the closest together.

How Autistic Are You?

Newsweek asks the question: How Autistic are You?