…and counting

Today – high: 84, low: 75 Tomorrow – high: 84, low: 75 …and so on… One week to go. Nevermind the showers. It always says that.

Today – high: 84, low: 75

Tomorrow – high: 84, low: 75

…and so on…

One week to go.


Kauai Weather-1

Nevermind the showers. It always says that.

Bill Walsh

Bill Walsh – Football’s greatest mind, and the man who trained the two greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game, is dead at the age of 76. If heaven has a football team, they’re switching to a new kind of offense. Walsh is one of my few real heros. Here’s to ya, Bill.

Bill Walsh – Football’s greatest mind, and the man who trained the two greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game, is dead at the age of 76.

If heaven has a football team, they’re switching to a new kind of offense.

Walsh is one of my few real heros. Here’s to ya, Bill.

Alas Poor Caveman

The latest from DeadRinger – and yes, I have one on it’s way to me, any day now they tell me. “Yorick“, Steve calls it, but you could just as well have called it the caveman. It has all of Steve R Gillespie’s attention to detail and precision, all of his amazing artistry, yet it’s […]

The latest from DeadRinger – and yes, I have one on it’s way to me, any day now they tell me.

Yorick“, Steve calls it, but you could just as well have called it the caveman. It has all of Steve R Gillespie’s attention to detail and precision, all of his amazing artistry, yet it’s absolutely primal, from the heavy brow to the crooked teeth.

It’s fuckin’ gorgeous. And I can’t wait to get mine.

Yorick

Larger versions of the above images are available on DeadRinger’s site.

Serious Cat

Your Score: Serious Cat 22% Affectionate, 36% Excitable, 60% Hungry Hungry for knowledge in any internet forum, you demand decorum. Any off-topic remarks, absurd statements, or tomfoolery on the interweb is deeply frowned upon by you. Truth has no room for drollery. To see all possible results, checka dis. Link: The Which Lolcat Are You? […]

Your Score: Serious Cat

22% Affectionate, 36% Excitable, 60% Hungry

Hungry for knowledge in any internet forum, you demand decorum. Any off-topic remarks, absurd statements, or tomfoolery on the interweb is deeply frowned upon by you. Truth has no room for drollery.

To see all possible results, checka dis.

Link: The Which Lolcat Are You?

I’m terribly, terribly sorry.

(no i’m not)

gadget porn

test post from new iPhone Yay! The above was posted from my iPhone, pictured below.

test post from new iPhone

Yay!


The above was posted from my iPhone, pictured below.

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Pretty Dumb Interviews

One of my favorite bloggers, and one of my favorite people in the whole wide world, Chelsea Girl (of Pretty Dumb Things) was recently interviewed by Susie Bright. The interview is fabulous and could have gone on twice as long – click here to listen. Turns out, in addition to being brilliant, she also has […]

One of my favorite bloggers, and one of my favorite people in the whole wide world, Chelsea Girl (of Pretty Dumb Things) was recently interviewed by Susie Bright.

The interview is fabulous and could have gone on twice as long – click here to listen.

Turns out, in addition to being brilliant, she also has an incredibly sexy voice. The kind of voice I’d pay to hear whisper my name, if you get what I’m sayin.

Piracy from Deadringers

My pal Mark at Deadringers sent me pictures of some new work. I can’t post all of ’em yet, not ’til the new stuff’s officially released; but I can show off this glorious thing (click for a larger view). This is a ring they made (custom) for some Disney muckity-muck to wear at the Pirates […]

My pal Mark at Deadringers sent me pictures of some new work.

I can’t post all of ’em yet, not ’til the new stuff’s officially released; but I can show off this glorious thing (click for a larger view).

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This is a ring they made (custom) for some Disney muckity-muck to wear at the Pirates III premier; I can only imagine they got a huge stack of orders from press and other mouseketeers.

I have – in case you don’t know – quite a thing for silver jewelry, and skull rings in particular. But I swear, every time Stephen comes up with something new, it always amazes me. He is an absolutely brilliant artist.

I can’t wait to see – and show off – his newest piece. Expect that shortly.

Rats, Penguins, and Stuff Blowing Up

I’ve been in one of those frustrating phases of late where I feel the need to write but the combination of absolutely no time, and no mental energy, leave me struggling to make the arc from thought to action. When I’ve had time to myself – as I have several evenings lately, with family away […]

I’ve been in one of those frustrating phases of late where I feel the need to write but the combination of absolutely no time, and no mental energy, leave me struggling to make the arc from thought to action. When I’ve had time to myself – as I have several evenings lately, with family away on minor summertime jaunts – I wind up spending the remaining energy on stupid-yet-imporatant activities like the paying of bills (dammit, why can’t I just do this every second or third months? I’m happier that way!), and the doing of taxes (yeah, I just finally got around to that; it’s a long story why but this is the first time, ever, that I’ve been late with my taxes).

When I do sit down with the intent to work on a story I’m writing, I get no further than adding a bit more to an outline or writing a sentence or two. When I try to work on some of the half-dozen blog entries I have barely started, I find my eyes glaze over.

Yes, I know, you’ve all heard this before. No helpful suggestions, m’kay?

In any case, I have managed to see quite a number of movies lately. So let’s do some quick summaries.

Cartoons:

Shrek III – skip it. Not funny. The best of the film’s in the preview. The animation’s great, but that’s part of the problem; shrek is real enough to actually look like a giant stinky ogre, which just makes him creepy. There are a few good gags, but it doesn’t work.

Surf’s Up – here’s a surprise winner. I expected, when I saw the previews, for Happy Feet to be the winner and this film, he loser. That’s backwards. Happy Feet looked great, but was vastly too long, had little or no story, and though some of it was brilliant, it wound up being very dull. This film, though, was shockingly clever. SHot as a mockumentary, it manages to work perfectly, poking fun at reality teevee, sports films, and cartoons. It’s vastly funnier and better than I expected it to be.

Ratatouille – ok, this should be great; it’s pixar, it’s Brad Bird; it’s about cute rats and cooking, and Thomas Keller, possibly america’s greatest chef these days (certainly one if the best) was a consultant. But with that much buzz, you have to fear. The good news is, it’s that good. Well written, stunningly well animated, great voice acting all around, it’s not just a good cartoon, it’s a really good film. This is one of those that needs to get nominated for something higher than just best cartoon; it won’t be the cartoon that wins best picture, but it certainly should be one that gets nominated. Forget your fear of rats; this is just a good film.

Live Action:

Knocked Up – made by the 40 year old virgin guys, this film works the same territory. But I think it’s better. Despite being about some incredibly crude, juvenile characters, it’s a heart-warming sort of story. The moment when Ben (Seth Rogen, whom I think I’d have a crush on if I swung that way) wakes up to realize he’s just slept with the hottest girl he’s ever met; well, let’s just say, most of us can imagine (or have experienced) that moment. I liked this movie a whole lot more than I expected to; everyone in it was exactly someone I know. My only real issue with the film was that I found Leslie Mann’s character (Debbie) so utterly dislikable that I found it distrating. I don’t think the director was aware how hateful she was; I think he thought she was funny and dysfunctional. She was so familiar to me (I know her exactly, in real life) that I felt my hands twitch with the desire to choke her every time she was on screen.

Live Free or Die Hard – I think this movie has a terrible title but that’s the only thing about it I don’t love. The rest of the series is, you know, ok; this film rocks. It’s cleverly plotted, well written, has amazing stunts; the cast is fantastic, and Bruce Willis as John McClane has now taken Jack Bauer’s place as the butchest action hero around. This movie is everything 24 aims for but often misses. I’d happily see this movie two or three times through; it’s an absolutely classic action film. Also, I have to say, The “I’m a mac” guy, Justin Long, is absolutely great in this film. All the teenage girls I know who have wicked crushes on him from the commercials are gonna fuckin’ swoon when they see this. I’m not kiddin’, they’ll swoon.

That’s how it’s been. Work, movies, sleep, and mythbusters. But that is another post.

Final word on worth

$4140.00The Cadaver Calculator – Find out how much your body is worth. From Mingle2 – Free Online Dating That pretty much tells the tale, doesn’t it? I’m wondering though, if the tattoos and piercings raise or lower the value?

$4140.00The Cadaver Calculator – Find out how much your body is worth. From Mingle2 – Free Online Dating

That pretty much tells the tale, doesn’t it? I’m wondering though, if the tattoos and piercings raise or lower the value?