Okay, over Spring Break I was trying to track down a loose connection in my truck, so I disconnected the battery to see if the terminals were dirty. After I got it all together, I realized that I lost all the preset buttons on the stereo. I pushed search and landed on KBBX, a rather weak channel from this distance, actually. Over the last few months, I rarely changed it listening to my newly assigned music. (I was too lazy to reprogram it, actually.) I thought, I really can listen to ANYTHING --sort of like Mark and his non-aversion to food... I really do listen to everything. (I must say that I listen to death metal and contemporary (white) christian music the least.)
So, how long can I listen to grupera and banda music? Actually, I am hooked. The last CD purchase were a tejano band named Intocable (untouchable, for any american unfortunate enough NOT to know spanish in the 21st century.) The CD purchase before that was a Mexican version of "Now, that's what I call...", featuring cumbia, norteño, banda, and grupera music. If you don't know the difference, listen to a spanish-language music station for 2-3 months, it will sink in.
--gh
Monday, June 07, 2004
Thursday, June 03, 2004
Duck Feet
Okay, I am the first to admit that I have somewhat wimp-ish food issues. I like to cut the fat from my steak, even filet. The egg has to be cooked just right (not burnt, no runny white parts). I have an infantile gag reflex. However, I am still a man, aren't I?!!!
No, I am not. I was curious about the unusual cuisine on my colleague's desk. I stared at it for several seconds and could not even guess what it was. My Taiwanese friend was about to eat duck's feet. He was very encouraging about them being absolutely delicious, and I wanted to say that I ate duck feet. He tore off the smallest part and handed it to me.
It was room temperature, which did not help. Just one feeling of that fatty skin on the back of my throat told me that I ought not be messing around with this delicacy. I told him that it did not suit me, but I saved the rest for Terra. I left the office, walked across the hall and entered a classroom. Moments later I was regurgitating repeatedly into a trashcan. I am so ashamed. I should know better, I cannot even eat the skin off of a KFC breast.
BTW, it took forever to find an image of this item. The above picture does NOT do it the proper weird justice that it deserves. In fact, that picture, found from the Google Image Search is a broken link and only found in cache. I defy you to find a better image of this tasty treat, leave it in the comments below...
--gh
No, I am not. I was curious about the unusual cuisine on my colleague's desk. I stared at it for several seconds and could not even guess what it was. My Taiwanese friend was about to eat duck's feet. He was very encouraging about them being absolutely delicious, and I wanted to say that I ate duck feet. He tore off the smallest part and handed it to me.
It was room temperature, which did not help. Just one feeling of that fatty skin on the back of my throat told me that I ought not be messing around with this delicacy. I told him that it did not suit me, but I saved the rest for Terra. I left the office, walked across the hall and entered a classroom. Moments later I was regurgitating repeatedly into a trashcan. I am so ashamed. I should know better, I cannot even eat the skin off of a KFC breast.
BTW, it took forever to find an image of this item. The above picture does NOT do it the proper weird justice that it deserves. In fact, that picture, found from the Google Image Search is a broken link and only found in cache. I defy you to find a better image of this tasty treat, leave it in the comments below...
--gh
You've GOT to be kidding me, his name is SPANKY?
Here is further proof that we need a full Internet site dedicated to bringing down the aberrant profession called clown: Thank you for your public service, The Smoking Gun!
Man, I really hate clowns. John Wayne Gacy was a clown. (Remember his quote: "Sometimes clowns kill."?)
I really, really, HATE clowns.
--gh
Man, I really hate clowns. John Wayne Gacy was a clown. (Remember his quote: "Sometimes clowns kill."?)
I really, really, HATE clowns.
--gh
Not responsible
Well, I didn't really share this with you earlier, but I am now coming off of one of the worst flu situations that I have had in a while. Maybe it was a Lucky Flu, because I only had the aches, and felt lousy, mostly leaving my insides intact, and not really nauseous either....
However, I don't think I should claim responsibility for anything that I blogged about in the last week...
--gh
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Mark Osborne's "MORE" - The Story
I absolutely love this short film. You may have seen it on MTV as the visuals for a Kenna video, "Hell Bent."
This is the best 16mb on the web, imo:Mark Osborne's "MORE" - The Story
--gh
This is the best 16mb on the web, imo:Mark Osborne's "MORE" - The Story
--gh
Monday, May 31, 2004
Why the Rich Live Longer
MoveOn.org: The movie the White House DOESN'T want you to see...
According to MoveOn, the Bush White House does not want you to see "The Day After Tomorrow."
Okay, I think this is proof that MoveOn.org has completely gone off the deep end, or in my opinion the web page has been spoofed. Is MoveOn in the pocket of Twentieth Century Fox? Where was MoveOn.org when it was time to promote these other disaster films?
-The Core
-Independence Day
-Towering Inferno
-Earthquake
-Dude, Where's My Car?
-Gigli (I am just following a band-wagon that says this movie must be made fun of... sorry.)
I thought MoveOn.org was about real issues facing this country? If they want to get a movie full of obvious fallacies more attention, they should follow M.Moore's lead and win at Cannes... (How did Fahrenheit9/11 beat Shrek 2 anyhow?)
--gh
Okay, I think this is proof that MoveOn.org has completely gone off the deep end, or in my opinion the web page has been spoofed. Is MoveOn in the pocket of Twentieth Century Fox? Where was MoveOn.org when it was time to promote these other disaster films?
-The Core
-Independence Day
-Towering Inferno
-Earthquake
-Dude, Where's My Car?
-Gigli (I am just following a band-wagon that says this movie must be made fun of... sorry.)
I thought MoveOn.org was about real issues facing this country? If they want to get a movie full of obvious fallacies more attention, they should follow M.Moore's lead and win at Cannes... (How did Fahrenheit9/11 beat Shrek 2 anyhow?)
--gh
Saturday, May 29, 2004
Cute Stationary
To prove that I could find ANYTHING in an image search, I searched for dogs in diapers. Actually, there were four pages of it using a google image search.
Then, I came across this adorable picture:
It came from a collection of stationary from Dewdrop, Inc. Notice that ALL of them appear normal, except for the "Dog in Diaper" example.
--gh
Then, I came across this adorable picture:
It came from a collection of stationary from Dewdrop, Inc. Notice that ALL of them appear normal, except for the "Dog in Diaper" example.
--gh
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Google Image NAME Search
Okay, here is the Google Image NAME Search game.
The rules of this game are simple. Use the Google Image search utility to find names that yield consistent results, such as nerdy, redneck, and extremely hot, or uglyish. No, this is not a particularly nice game, and it plays into stereotypes of self-image. But, you could also look at it as an interesting sociological study. Oh, a variant of this game is to find VERY INCONSISTENT images that range from ugly to hot. Also, a side-game is to find common names for pets. (Note to society: Pets should be given names like Rex, Wishbone, and Spot, not Samantha.)
W A R N I N G
You need to select SAFE MODE ON before playing this game. I am not responsible for nekkidly results, otherwise.
Example:
At first, you might think that a name like Alessandra is FAR too hot for reality. Well, just notice that many of the photos are similar. There is a model named Alessandra Ambrosio that will skew these results. (Too many pictures because she is popular.) So, use the minus switch (-ambrosio) as a search modifier to reveal that even all the normal Alessandra's are still above average.
Mark emailed me today with a new hot name, Verena.
This morning I just heard of an 37-year-old Arkansas women who gave birth to her 15th child. Father's name was JimBob. It is hard to find a JimBob that does not look like a redneck. I know that this is from a joke page, though:
--gh
The rules of this game are simple. Use the Google Image search utility to find names that yield consistent results, such as nerdy, redneck, and extremely hot, or uglyish. No, this is not a particularly nice game, and it plays into stereotypes of self-image. But, you could also look at it as an interesting sociological study. Oh, a variant of this game is to find VERY INCONSISTENT images that range from ugly to hot. Also, a side-game is to find common names for pets. (Note to society: Pets should be given names like Rex, Wishbone, and Spot, not Samantha.)
W A R N I N G
You need to select SAFE MODE ON before playing this game. I am not responsible for nekkidly results, otherwise.
Example:
At first, you might think that a name like Alessandra is FAR too hot for reality. Well, just notice that many of the photos are similar. There is a model named Alessandra Ambrosio that will skew these results. (Too many pictures because she is popular.) So, use the minus switch (-ambrosio) as a search modifier to reveal that even all the normal Alessandra's are still above average.
Mark emailed me today with a new hot name, Verena.
This morning I just heard of an 37-year-old Arkansas women who gave birth to her 15th child. Father's name was JimBob. It is hard to find a JimBob that does not look like a redneck. I know that this is from a joke page, though:
--gh
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