April 2008
31 posts
Brian Defrag
Defragment - to reorganize or reallocate the storage on a computer’s hard disk by bringing together files or parts of files to optimize the machine’s performance; also called defrag
I wish there was a way to defragment my brain, so I could sort things into places I want them to be and they can be easily retrieved to aid in conversation.
I realised that...
March 2008
32 posts
POMegranate
So it was Easter Sunday and I had missed dinning hall hours and had to search for 45 minutes to find food around the area. It ended in the Albertsons. I decided I would get one of those premade sandwiches grab some fruit (pluots to be exact, keep an eye out for a post on them) for my room and get a nice beverage to go with. I was looking for a naked juice ,...
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just...”
– Will Rogers
“The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human...”
– Alfred Hitchcock
I was recently turned on to Architecture in...
Death by Caffeine →
This calculator will tell you how much caffeine, from each particular kind of caffeinated drink, you would have to drink to over dose. It also has other interesting caffeine information.
Watchbnelson: Death Metal Puppy - This dog is as hardcore as they come…
www.google.com/kickassoffice
I Stumbled Upon a great little post about the Google office in Zürich, and boy-o-boy is it a sight to be seen. Not only are there comfort friendly touches but every part of the office looks intensely aesthetically appealing. Complete with a slide, personal massage chair rooms, yoga room, legit restaurant, and several fully equipped lounges (see below), I would say its the possibly...
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Touchè
Two mathematicians were having dinner in a restaurant, arguing about the average mathematical knowledge of the American public. One mathematician claimed that this average was woefully inadequate, the other maintained that it was surprisingly high.
“I’ll tell you what,” said the cynic. “Ask that waitress a simple math question. If she gets it right,...
Our Burrito
A delicious and mythical burrito found in Mexican eateries, also known as a Cali Burrito. It is native to Southern California, especially San Diego. The California Burrito consists of carne asada, cheese, sour cream and French fries or potatoes rolled into a flour tortilla. Guacamole may be substituted for sour cream, though this not a true Cali burrito, just an...
The Kind of Spree I Like
I’ve know about The Polyphonic Spree for some time now, and I always wanted to research about them. Finally this blog has moved me to do so.
The Polyphonic Spree originates from Huston, Texas where front man Tim DeLaughter had already put his name into the music scene. After his band Tripping Daisys suffered from a death in the band, DeLaughter wanted a new direction. Going for an...
Sorry Ya'll
my computer crashed about a week ago, and is in the process of being fixed. Posts are coming slowly. Hang on there.
Is that alright??
One time I went to a waffle house and got a pancake. Is that wrong??
musicovery
A friend of mine has been telling me about all of the Stumbling he has been doing lately. Musicovery was something he recommended.
Musicovery is a Pandora-esque web based radio station. You just click how you are feeling on the meter going from Energetic to Calm and Positive to Negative, and shazzam music. You can also adjust the era of music you are interested in and sort by genre. It is...
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Mind/Money Duality
If:
Your mind is on your money
and
Your money is in your pocket
Then: it follows that your mind is in your pocket.
Well… get it out of there.
a whale, a dolphin, and some philosophy
I met a man that used to go to my college in the 70’s and we had this crazy long conversation about religion, and life, and society, and books and everything someone from the 70’s and from my school would want to talk about. Amongst the craziness he told me a story. I’d like to share it.
“So a dolphin is swimming around in the ocean and a whale comes up to it and...
“Worrying is a waste of the imagination.”
– Anonymous
Hitchcock Classics with Contemporary Celebs
Alfred Hitchcock left a peerless legacy of the stylishly macabre. In this year’s Hollywood Portfolio, see stars as they channel iconic moments from the director’s greatest hits. Here are the results; click the photo to see the original still. Keep an eye out for Seth Rogan in North by Northwest, and Renée Zellweger in Vertigo.
Disney Dream Portrait Series →
Celebrities as animated Disney characters. See Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella, Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio and Abigial Breslin as Fira from Disney Fairies, and Beyonce as Alice, Lyle Lovett as the March Hare and Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter.
Brain Dental Care
So last semester I had a very large final paper about Alan Ginsberg. On the way to my professor’s office to hand in my paper, I stopped by the mail room to grab my mail. In my mail I found a magazine that I had never seen before and on the cover I saw something that caught my eye. “The Starving, Hysterical, Naked Mind of Allen Ginsberg” was one of the headlines. So I flipped...
Scripted Art
Los Angeles Pop Art has a very interesting art technique. They take the script from a movie or the lyrics to a song and use it to color a picture. There are shirts and posters with all types of movies and music involved. The first one I saw was the Godfather piece. Another favorite is the Wizard of Oz piece.
If you go to their homepage you can move a little box around to see the script...
Frilly Toothpicks
Mitch Hedberg, a fantastic comedian, has a whole bit about “frilly toothpicks”. He is talking about club sandwiches and their different components and eventually he askes the question: “How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?” So one time when there was a strange silence in conversation I said...
Nature's Best Photography International Awards... →
Wow. Hard to believe these were taken on our planet. Beautiful Nature.