What does this mean?

Jonathan sent me this. I think it means that the Chinese version of sprite is hallucinogenic.

Mosquitos

The mosquito scene in the Land of the Lost cracked me up tonight.

More funny SNL

This was a good one. Scarlett Johansson on SNL (Skit titled Hollywood Dish).
http://www.hulu.com/watch/193068/saturday-night-live-hollywood-dish-with-scarlett-johansson

Metal Gear

I might have to get back into video games. This one looks to be good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-oYiqCRcVk

Rent is too damn high

Jimmy McMillan formed his own party for governor of NY. The party was titled "The Rent Is Too Damn High"


This is the SNL version.


BreakfastLunchAndDinner.

Paper

My sister sent me this. Pretty cool.
http://www.picm.co.tv/2010/01/single-sheet-of-paper.html

Midnight

I don't have a ukelele (pronounced Ew-koo-lay-lee, and not You-Ka-lay-lay). So I will dedicate to Cocoa.

Better days

Today has been easier to get through, but I still strugle. I miss my dog.

continued

Today hasn't been any easier than yesterday. i have been having chest pains and it feels like a piece f my heart is missing. Every where we look we are reminded of Cocoa.

A sad day

Lost one of my best friends today, Cocoa. Lots of good memories together. Trips to the beach, Yosemite, bonfires, etc. We loved the way she would howl when the answering machine went off or her love howl when a family member stopped by for a visit. She would always walk by our side when all other dogs would wonder off and explore. Like any dog she would drive us nuts but was always there to comfort us. She kept us safe and reminded us of life's responsibilities. She helped us to meet many new friends.

She earned her nickname "Donkey" because of the way she would climb from the back seat the center console of the front seats on the way to Yosemite. This was one of many characteristics that reminded us of Donkey from the movie Shrek, including her stubbornness.

Its only through death that we become grateful for life. The same life that we take for granted everyday. I believe that dogs are man's best friend because of their unconditional love. They also remind us of our impending mortality. Time heals, and I am sure the void in our hearts where the love we had for Cocoa will be replaced over time with something new.

We love you Cocoa. We always have, and always will. You were our big dopey donkey.

4/1/2003 - 10/2/2010

Rob Swift

Listening to this today. Some old school hip-hop.



Isn't it amazing how the role of television has shaped our memories and minds. Not just as individuals but as a country and a world. Certain images and scenes echo around in our minds and will for the remainder of our lives. Each of us has a different set of clips that make up our memories. Its television that has created a common connection among people, without it almost every human on the planet would have a different set of memories.

I'd drive this one

Ok. It would be fun. But fun as in I could kill myself if I hit anything or anything hits me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOhjdFMJgvI

Are our attention spans getting shorter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag8F26lANOIs

Why is that these jack holes make videos where they pop around the screen. Is the video made better by the fact that they look like crack heads and act as if they switch topics randomly and quickly? Oh this topic was getting boring but wait they changed positions within my screen, now I am interested again. Which num-nuts thought this was a good idea...cause he needs a kick to his gonads. Its getting old, annoying and overly used. Its as if they can't do a continuous monologue. Can you imagine if the news was like this? Worthless sack of shaa..sh...stupid punks,....bah humbug

Cheese and Rice

These monkey fighting snakes are out of control...

Music Time

This is my little guys and mine favorite songs to dance to.

Bust it

Flo Rida - Club Can't Handle Me ft. David Guetta

Saturday Night Live

Might be making a comeback. The new guy (Jay Pharoah) did Will Smith two weeks ago, and last Satuday was Denzel Washington. On Point for sure.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/180975/saturday-night-live-jay-as-will-smith

http://slumz.boxden.com/f218/denzel-washington-works-macys-snl-1431609/

I wonder if Will Smith calls Denzel and says "Hey, did you see that, that dude on SNL. He is pretty funny. Except for the impersonation of me, that didn't sound like me at all."

Looks like we have more to come on SNL (youtube link).

Ready to conquer Friday

Here are some beats to get through the day.

Sultan & Ned Shepard vs Maher Daniel - Pink Panther (Original)

If I ruled the world....

In Hawaii news:

HONOLULU — A San Angelo woman has been awarded $5.6 million by a U.S. District Court jury in Hawaii in a lawsuit against a McDonald’s restaurant on Maui.

[ommitted]
She was injured Nov. 25, 2007, at the McDonald’s Dairy Road restaurant in Honolulu. Her attorney, Michael Cruise, said something had been spilled in the area where she slipped.

Munguia fell in a manner that caused a burst compression fracture of a vertebra in her lower back, Cruise said. He said the vertebra lost 90 percent of its thickness in the injury.

Cruise said Munguia underwent two surgeries but all they did was stabilize the injury. She is permanently disabled, suffers chronic pain and is confined to a wheelchair most of the time, he said.

Last week the U.S. District Court jury awarded Munguia $2.67 million in special damages for past and future medical expenses, lost wages and retirement benefits. The jury also awarded her $3 million in general damages for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.

[omitted]

Munguia [omitted] sitting at a table waiting for their order when she got up to get drinks for everybody, according to trial records. When she stepped away from the table, her left foot slipped on something on the floor, causing her to fall.

[omitted]

Source Link

How the hell does a jury...a jury give 5 million dollars to someone who fell. No mention of fault was made in the article. Its not like McDonalds intently spilled french fry oil on the floor and put a hidden camera up. Anyone could have dropped something. A little kid could have spilled his coke. How is McDonalds responsible if you fall? Why would you sue McDonalds? What happened to just falling, and claiming it was an accident. If I ruled the world, frivolous lawsuits would get thrown out. And if you approached my bench with the intent to sue for something frivolous I would strip you of everything you own and give it to the defendant.

This is just ridiculous. I need to find another planet to live on.

Kapaa gets a mention

Saw this on KVIC tonight. It is a scene from Honeymoon in Vegas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJ475n_Pi8 (watch 0:59-1:23)

I live in Kapa'a and I still don't know how to say it...

Not a fan of Nicolas Cage (he has bird hair and he is a bad actor).

Laugh for the day

This windows phone commercial made me laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHlN21ebeak

I pledge to not use or look at my phone just because I have nothing to do for 5 seconds. There are more important things in life than being glued to the phone. What happened to the days where someone would send you an email or message and didn't feel obligated to respond back. How about sending an email the next day. What is the rush?

I hate the airport

Sometimes flying home in a plane, I just wish I could jump out. Look! I can see my house right there, can't I just bail out right here. Why do I have to land, wait for everyone to stand up at the same time, push and shove their way down the aisles, cram around the baggage carrier (I don't know why people do this, or crowd around the gate during boarding time), then get a ride back home? Sometimes as I stand in a crowd I feel like a sheep being hurded. When I say "baaaa", I don't think a lot of people get my joke.

This looks like fun.

Friday's deep thought

In the news was a [yet anothernewly discovered earth like planet. Within the next 100 or so years we will embark (or at least hope to) on space exploration.

New Earth-Like Goldilocks planet discovered by astronomers in alien solar system. The planet discovered is 20 light years from Earth with basic and essential conditions needed to support extraterrestrial life.

Link to story on Newsoxy.com

The first family that dedicates there lives for space exploration will certainly have an adventure on their hands. Think Star Trek or Lost in Space. The weird thing is, this planet is 20 light years away. Which will probably take (at a minimum) 10 generations of people to arrive at. When they leave Earth they will likely be living in a weightless environment until they arrive at their destination. Their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will be born and live life in a weightless environment. Imagine everyone flying, every day. For a hundred years, everyone flies around this little town floating in space. Then...they land on this planet. Now everyone is forced to walk. The people would say "We used to fly everywhere, and now we have to walk, this sucks.". Its the exact opposite if everyone on earth one day started flying. We would all say "This is awesome." Pretty trippy.

I think the Hawaiian organic lettuce is getting to me. These

$69 million well spent

Make sure you flip through all 3 pages. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/04/local/la-me-welfare-20101004

"I think when somebody hears it's in a fancy hotel in Hawaii or Vegas, it's too easy to assume the [welfare recipient] is visiting that place and it wasn't somebody who stole their card," said Jessica Bartholow, a legislative advocate for the Western Center on Law and Poverty.

Oh no, my first assumption was that the card was stolen. In fact, tens of thousands of cards were stolen. Which explains why the total adds up to $69 million. What a stupid statement.

"John Haley, commander of the financial crimes division of the San Diego County district attorney's office, who said 24% of all new welfare applications in his jurisdiction contain some form of fraud. "We look for patterns of abuse."

Surprise! They can work, and yet they collect free money, medicare, education, social security, subsidized rent, subsidized bills, and now free healthcare ANNND subsidized vacations. Whats wrong with that?

This goes to show, if you put money into a system, there will be leaches that will abuse and exploit the system. And the best quote of the article.

"If it's on Lanai, that should trigger an investigation," said Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. "California taxpayers, who are struggling to keep their own jobs, are subsidizing other people's vacations. That's absurd."

Stan Lee's Superheroes

This is a clip from a show I saw earlier this week. Friggin amazing. Link
"Isao Machii can slice through the tiniest of objects at incredible speeds."

Job Opening

I am surprised this isn't on Monster.com....maybe we need a new website 'MonstersAndAliens.com'. Alien Ambassador. Be the first person to communicate to aliens.

"If an alien ever lands in your back yard and says, "Take me to your leader," the United Nations is giving you someone to call.

Mazlan Othman, an obscure Malaysian scientist, will be named as the Earth's official alien-spacecraft greeter. She's expected to announce her new role at a conference next week.

While Hollywood and most Americans assume the president of the United States would speak to aliens on behalf of earthlings, the United Nations thinks real extraterrestrials should get a more globalized response."

Read more: NY_POST

How was your day at work?

Oh, nothing out of the ordinary happened....

Change you can't count on

This woman had the gall to say whats on my mind, and everyone I have talked to. I certainly thought his laugh at first was a bit awkward. All the changes he noted don't affect me (nor anyone on my family, or distant) and I wonder what percentage of America was affected.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbAkZ8sU2M

Woody Allen

There is an article on yahoo news titled "5 most liked Woody Allen movies". I was expecting the article to look like this:

1. .....pencil tapping.....[3 hours later] .....pencil tapping......coffee break

On TV

Watching "The Oath" on PBS. A really good piece.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/oath/interview.php
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/184/707/The_Oath_to_Air_on_PBS_Sept._21.html

Private Collection

Everyone has music that they listen to that if they were caught listening too, it would be highly embarrassing. For example, if the song popped up on their mp3 player. The technical term is shuffle shame.

I have a few, and I know you do too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=booKP974B0k Ai-yoooo!

or how about this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7T3lJ3dZ4

Can you imagine if you were busted by your friends at a stop light singing these tunes on full blast?

On a Bill Withers Tear

I was curious if someone could improve the Bill Wither's classics with a remix or a mashup. Maybe something you have never heard before.

2pac ft. Bill Withers & B.I.G. - Lovely Day Remix


"Use Me Up" N.W.A and Bill Withers Remix by Ben Steeze


And a techno jam. Reminds me of ace of base (Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine Remix by slvrsrfrm) . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg_QmyzoMUo

And another one (Bill Withers - "Lovely Day (Full Phatt Remix)" ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI7qk_y1YDE

More

More Citizen Cope as I go through their albums

Citizen Cope - Friendly Fire



Edit: The above video was yanked by youtube. Here is an alternate link

Whats on my Christmas List #10

Suitcase Spy Car
Do you think James Bond will rock this in the next 007?

Jams

My new (but old) jam....

Citizen Cope - Let the drummer kick

Got to write down my notes

Note to self, don't let the kid see Jaws....that was some traumatizing #2

Superheroes

Channelsurfing tonight I found a show called Stan Lee's Superheroes. Where real people in the world exhibit extraordinary capabilities. Not like shooting laser beams or flying, just above or way above average abilities. The show attempts to explain the science behind it. Much of the scientific proof is scaleable, which makes me wonder if these people can do these feats, what really is the limit of the human body...

Hate

What if you hated the movie The Titanic so bad, that you built a time machine to travel back in time to warn the ships captain. You change the course of history, come back to present day and the movie was still made.

Jonathan's opinion: What if somebody loved the movie so much that they travelled back in time so that the movie is still made.

My opinion: What if they traveled back in time and moved the iceberg. What if that already happened and we never knew about it. Maybe that's why the iceberg was there in the first place. Woah, where did my Cheetos go?

Built in Snazzy Napper

My dog has a built in snazzy napper.

Today's Motto

Learn from a sensei or not at all.

No happy

California won't be happy till everyone is forced to buy this color scheme. Then they will ban them all together.

Next time you are watching an action movie, imagine the hero carrying one of these. Then imagine that there are no action movies, and all action movies are replaced with romantic comedies. Then imagine that comedies are banned because everything is considered racist and politically incorrect. Then imagine that you are watching a sappy romance movie. Wow...awesome.

More stuff you don't need

The Snazy Napper.....sooooo convenient.

Coco De Rasta

Some cool cars

I found a reference to blue collar customs in Sacramento in a rat rod magazine. If I had to hire out some work to some guys, I would hit them up.

I'd drive this '36

If I am not mistaken, James Hetfield from Metallica bought this one. Nice taste. Its hard to imagine Metallica was formed nearly 30 years ago...

Joke fo da day

A wealthy man goes to his office one morning. When he gets there he realizes that he has left his wallet at home and there is something important in it that he needs. He gets on the phone, calls home where the butler answers.
"James, I left my wallet in my pants, and I need you to get it for me. There is an important paper that you can read to me over the phone."

The butler goes upstairs to the bedroom to get the wallet. A few minutes later he comes back to the phone to tell the man, "I am sorry, your wife is in the bedroom and she does not let me in to get the wallet!"

The man tells James, "I do not care about that! Tell her you need to get in! Just get the wallet for me, now!"

James goes upstairs again, and returns a minute later, "Sir, I could not find your wallet, but I did discover a man hiding in the room with your wife!"

"What? I do not believe this! OK. Listen to me! This is what I want you to do. Go upstairs and shoot the man and my wife along with him before he gets away! Hurry, now!"

James runs off again. A few minutes later, the man hears shotgun blasts in the background. James returns to the phone and tells him, "OK, I did it. They are both dead. Now what?"

The man replies, "Now I want you to take the bodies and dump them in the swimming pool. I am on my way. I will be there shortly!"

"What?" says James, "you do not have a swimming pool!"

"I am sorry," says the man, "wrong number."

Spoofs

The vampires suck movie is out this week. Someone should write a spoof on spoof movies. The movie would show by example how retarded it is to ride the coat tails of something popular to make a few bucks.

Insane clown posse is in the news because their fans threw beer bottles and shoes filled with excrement at some 15-minute fame internet girl. On the radio they decided to play some classic ICP (that I hadn't heard before). Every once in a long-long while a spoof is better than the original. I always thought the original Eminem song sucked.

Delivery

Delivery is key in comedy.

He was asked why he missed the game...

It will never end

http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2010/08/15/

Timeshares

There are 2 types of people. People who own time shares and people who don't. The people who own time shares seem to defend them with their life. Time share owners claim they can be traded for cruises, other hotels, etc. People who don't own time shares always have a dumb-dog blank look when they stare at time share owners defending their purchase.

Would you like a cup of tea?

This one had me falling out of bed last night. Its almost as good as the sniper prank.

Just say "No" to flight attendant jobs

In the news is a story about a jet blue flight attendent who was fed up with the job, said "so long on the P.A."and then jumped off the plane using the emergency slide as an exit. I really don't care to comment on his story. But the story did make me think, being a flight attendent is like working the worst waiter/waitress job available. Think about all the crap that a flight attendant deals with....no tips, working in closed quarters, working with drunks, babies, dirty people, fat people, belligerent people, jihadists, not being able to leave work, and dealing with ridiculous requests. The only upside is traveling, and even then, you can get forced to go somewhere you don't want to. The other possibility is that you are forced to go to the same place repeatedly. How many times do you want to go to Houston? When you think about it, you really develop a new respect for them. That job sucks. I'm not doing it.

If you are a flight attendant, read ->this<- post

Funky Friday Mix

ZOMBIES!!!! Oh wait, they want to wash the car...its cool



My new slogan "Zombies hate the 1911"

More bad tats

This one is from peopleofwalmart.com. I guess this employee couldn't come up with a good idea the day they were giving out free tattoos. "Uhhh.....uh....I'LL TAKE THAT ONE!"

Quit your job

If you HAD to quit your job, Scarface (in Half Baked) shows us how to do it.

Wrong

This is an Osama support rally. Spot whats wrong with this picture. You can click on the picture to make it larger.

When you give up, click here.

Bad day

This picture makes you scratch your head a little bit. SanDisk was sponsoring the Alice/Ducati motorcycle team for a little while. I tried to see if a SanDisk logo was visible because that would be a great promotional poster.

Mixed media

This was pretty cool. Superimposed pictures from WWII on modern day land marks.

http://sergey-larenkov.livejournal.com/

That is pretty neat that somebody spent the time to find the land marks, get the right angles and then mix the images.

How to waste another 20 minutes

http://thereifixedit.com

Not possible?

I didn't even know this was possible.
this is so retarded

How to waste 20 minutes today

On this website: http://www.motivatedphotos.com

Hmmm..

This tattoo screams "I don't want a job, ever."

My laugh for the day

Found this on vwvortex.com...

Clint Eastwood

As a kid I never liked Clint Eastwood movies. I have come around to liking those classic movies. Especially The good, the Bad and the Ugly series. Yes series, most only remember that one (made in '66). But Fist Full of Dollars ('64) and A Few More Dollars ('65) were equally noteworthy.


Yes, I know this isn't Clint Eastwood in the first part of this scene, but the whole movie was good.

The vampire slayer

Have you ever noticed that mosquitoes and vampires have very similar characteristics? They both live on blood. They both avoid the sun, only coming out at night. They never seem to die. They love water. They always hang out in groups. They both watch you in your sleep. They are both annoying as hell. They both glisten in the sun.... wait, I think I am starting to describe twilight.

I took this Mosquito Magnet from my parents house.

I was a bit skeptical at first. I had tried a few things that were hopeless at fighting off the vampires. This thing is awesome. It runs on propane, electricity and attractant. It uses electricity to run a fan. The propane burns as hot air, water vapor and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide, heat and attractant attract the mosquitoes. A propane tank lasts one month. There is always a pack of mosquitoes hanging around the device. They get close to the attractant where they get sucked up into a net. The heat dries them out and kills them. This is one weeks killings. I can finally go out and not get eaten alive. Still a lot more to go. I might have to start calling my new machine "Blade" and give it flat-top. I would rather refer to the machine as "Blade" than "Buffy".

Video For Dad

Human Tetris (Brain Wall)

Eric was watching the latest game show on TV yesterday. I told him that its a remake of the Japanese game Brain Wall. This was shared by Chad a few years back. I thought the show was originally from the 90s. It seems the American one will be wildly popular if not already.

This is one episode of the classic show.


Other episodes:
Grandmaster or search human tetris. Usually entertaining for a minimum of 20 minutes. :P

Laugh of the day - "Why are you closed?"

The kids in the background make it funny. Reminds me of something I would have done.

Lyrics

I would like to see Willie Nelson perform this song.
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/4035736

Different Strokes

Have you ever worked with someone, whose every single thought is the exact opposite of yours.

Me - "Hey, would you like some pineapple for dessert"
Them - "Sure, I would love a slice of upside down pineapple cake."
Me - "....okay"

Their ideas are still reasonable, but its almost like they are on a completely different wavelength. As if they are 180 degrees out of tune. Its kinda of nice to work with someone who thinks the same as you, it reduces the explanation time. Oh well, such is life.

Bad Dog...very bad dog

It sucks having a dog that can't stop chewing. Nathan will have to go through what I went through growing up as a kid. If you don't put your toys away, they will start losing limbs. When I was a kid I pretended like the toys were victim of wars. Can you tell what is missing from this dinosaur? It just went from being a dinosaur to a crazy spike-y monster with no head...ROAARRR!

Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcake...

...how I miss thee :(

Meatcards

This was shared with me. Business cards made out of meat. If only they weren't so expensive. This is a business card I would WANT to hand out. Let me get my admin to order me a box of these....

http://www.meatcards.com/products/set-of-meatcards

I love it when someone hands me a handful of business cards. Its like saying "Hey, I ordered 3 boxes of these, why don't you take 5 of them and throw them away for me." I had one guy give me 3 today. I only need one.

Dennis and I were joking a few weeks ago, that it would be cool if business cards had your picture, your stats from work, and some information about you. Then when you handed them out, you could trade them with coworkers and friends. Some would even become collectors items.


And for some other stupid inventions: http://www.nydailynews.com/money/galleries/most_inane_inventions__ever/most_inane_inventions__ever.html

UFO Flying Over China

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnszlJC8iGs&feature=youtube_gdata

David Letterman had a good line tonight.

David - "They have a video of a UFO flying over China, but what does
this mean?"
Paul - "It means the aliens have really cool music."

Grafitti

One thing that grinds my goat is graffiti. I found this on my shipping container. What irks me even more is the poor English and lack of enthusiasm. "Jerry like dick"?. Shouldn't it be "Jerry Likes Dick"? But then I started thinking about it more and shouldn't "Jerry Loves Dick". But then under the cold stone standards, shouldn't it be "Jerry Gotta Have Ur Dick"? Now Jerry's true emotions are represented. F-graffers.

I then wondered if Jerry was the boss down at the shipping yard and a disgruntled employee scribbled this on the side of the container. That would be pretty stupid because Jerry is not likely to see it. But...what if it was written on every container, all 1000 of them that were at or passed through the port. Too funny.

Ready to ride

Unpacking today I found my helmet. He looked hilarious with it on. Reminded me of dark helmet from spaceballs. I couldn't get a good shot with it on because it kept knocking him forward. I think I will save it in case we get quads or dirt bikes one day.

Purple Striped Honu

We went to a children's play in Princeville titled "Where's Mom?", it was put on by a group called the purple striped honu. Honu is the word for turtle.

The play was really cool, musical, colorful and fun. The play was the perfect length; 10 minutes; and kept all the kids interested. They even let Nathan play the drum after. Really cool people, all about kids. I am really surprised more kids didn't show up. I was really expecting it to be packed. I forgot my camera :(

The Princeville library is really nice. We might have to make our way up there once a month to check out books, the little shows (next month the rangers are coming to talk about birds) And get a bite to eat.

Double Rainbow

It was a bit rainy today, distant showers with partial sun. Perfect rainbow weather. I kept my eye out for some rainbows. Thanks to Peter I was singing the double rainbow song all day.....thanks Peter.

Double Rainbow - Autotuned

Trust

"Trust equals risk for convenience. Trust no one." - D.Tuers

Ford Raptor

I test drove a 2010 SVT blue ford raptor with the new ford 6.2 engine and every option available. The raptor is the first commercial truck designed for racing. It's really wide, as wide as the h1. It has more elbow room than the H1. I could do the chicken dance in the drivers seat (that's a good way to describe it). The new engine is 400+hp, and it's surprisingly fast and the cab was extremely quiet. I came close to buying it, but I need to save all I can for our new house. I do need a pickup for the construction but the Nissan should be able to meet the need. One day my dinky Nissan will get traded in. I will never consider trading the hummer for the raptor. On a cool scale the raptor is up there, but not that high.

Tropical Hawaiian Day

Ka'au Crater Boys - Tropical Hawaiian Boys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIOM0_JlXnA&feature=youtube_gdata

Samuel Jackson stars in Babies on a plane

No. Not really. But babies on a plane sounds more horrific than snakes. Actually if it was 50/50 snakes/babies + Samuel Jackson, I think we might have a blockbuster straight to blu ray sequel.

Back to the topic. I have a new respect for parents that have to deal with screaming babies on a plane. Now that I have experienced it, it was a complete nightmare. I will now be more understanding of un-cooperative kids. There really is nothing you can do for a kid screaming his head off. A few strangers tried to help by trying to talk the little guy. It was nice, and helped calm him for a very brief period of time. I will do the same I'm the future.

I also now know why we chose not to travel with a little baby. You are forced into an environment(the airplane) where you can't control the situation. You then feel guilty about the disturbing others. I can also understand that although many people choose not to travel with a small child, some maybe forced to travel.

Pirates

I was wondering what all the comotion was down at the bottom of the hill. It looked like they were setting up for a giant wedding with
200 guests, a huge tent, etc. What didn't make sense was why they were setting up for a movie on a Tuesday. I asked my neighbor, and he said they ate filming pirates of the Caribean there. If I see Johnny Depp I will be sure to comment on his piss poor over performance. In all seriousness, I probably wouldn't say anything. I haven't watched any of them since the first one. I might have to watch this one to see if I can spot the cocoa palms. I have been wanting to hop the fence and do some photography there. Maybe one day. Really don't want to get a ticket or fine for tresspassing, but the photography would be awesome. Plus the property has so much heritage that it would be cool to go exploring.

Goodbye

So long California. May we one day meet again ;)

AK47 & M1A

"Today I didn't even have to use my AK. I got to say it was a good day." - Ice Cube.

Went to the Los Altos Rod and Gun Club on Skyline Blvd (link). Got to fire an AK47 and an Springfield Armory M1A. The AK-47 is famous, no background needed. The M1A is the civilian version of the military M14. The M1A fires a .308 round, it had a pretty good kick. When we got there we set up targets at a 100yards. I was not confident that I could hit anything at this distance. Our targets were about 12" in diameter. I shot the M1A using iron sights (no scope). As I approached the target I was presently surprised that every round had hit the target. Pretty good for first time with iron sights. Next, I tried to shoot the AK47. The person I was with just received the AK back from rework and had not dialed in the iron sights yet, but we could barely hit the target with it. Not sure I like the AK as much as the M1A. I would like more practice with the M1A, and I believe I could shoot 2-3 inch groups at 100 yards. I was told that the M1A can shoot with iron sights up to 1000 yards (pretty impressive).

From Shooting Range in Los Altos

From Shooting Range in Los Altos

From Shooting Range in Los Altos

From Shooting Range in Los Altos

Shady sushi

I was a bit skeptical about all you can eat sushi. Typically, all you can eat means you can't eat that much because its not that good. Melissa, Nathan and I tried Sushi 85 in Mountain View for my Birthday. They limit you to ordering 3 items per person at a time, but that was way more than enough. The king kong, bat man, UFO and more... too much good sushi. http://www.sushi85.com/ Dinner is a little expensive, but lunch was a little more reasonably priced. There is a seperate menu for lunch and dinner. The dinner menu had some of the more complex rolls.

Then we headed over to icing on the cake for some cupcakes. Mint Chip and peanut butter are my favorite. http://www.icingonthecakebakery.com/

I HAVE THE POWER...

...OF THE 4th STATE OF MATTER.

From Plasma Cutter

Picked up a used plasma cutter on craigslist. Played with it a little last night. It works awesome. Need some fine tuning, but it does a really clean cut.

I picked up this one: http://www.millerwelds.com/products/plasma/spectrum_375/

I have been wanting to buy a plasma cutter for 2 years now, and consistently checking Craigslist every day for over a year. I got lucky picking up this almost new one for half price. He said he used it once to cut one small hole. Came with a cart, an air filter and the manual. I got it from an old man who broke his hip. When I called, there were 3 people trying to buy it within a 10 minute window. Offered cash, list price + $25, and to pick it up right then. Had to drive to a small town way up the delta, almost 2 hours away. This is my father's day/birthday present. It certainly is a good present.

More bots

Jonathan sent me a link for www.cleverbot.com

Looks like an attempt on cloud computing for linking questions and answers using user feedback and a dictionary. I thought it would funny to put in a joke.

Me: "What do you do if a pit bull starts humping your leg?"
The right answer: "You better fake an orgasm"
The computer's answer: "Hit the sentry with a wrench twice."

It would amazing if the bot had every answer to every joke. I would fall out of my chair. I lay a golden egg if it could the mechanics of the joke.


Click on report to see some funny stuff.
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User: Do you know everything?
Cleverbot: Almost...
User: What is 1 plus 1?
Cleverbot: 2
User: What is 1 plus 1?
Cleverbot: One
User: Ok, what is 1+1?
Cleverbot: 11.
User: No! Its 2, you dumb****!
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Cleverbot: What is a numbskull?
User: You are!
Cleverbot: No, I'm not
User: Yes you are!
Cleverbot: I know you are. [Edit: A really clever answer "I know you are, but what am I?" bwahaha. PeeWee style]
User: I give up, yore really not that clever at all! Are you?
Cleverbot: I know I'm not that clever, but why do you have to be so mean about it?
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User: Anyway, back to K___
Cleverbot: No habla english.
User: Liar.
Cleverbot: I don't lie!!!!
User: You just did.
Cleverbot: No, I did not.
User: Yes you did.
Cleverbot: No I didn't.
...

Go to college and get a real job

Take this guy's advice with a grain of salt. Not all of it is that great, and most of it is common sense.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/how-to-afford-anything.htm

Leaving

Thought this was a good song for this post (Dirty South - Phazing)


Things I am going to miss in the bay area:

• Family
• $8 haircuts at the Vietnamese shops
• Armadillo Willys - love the BBQ
• Cupcakes - from Icing on the cake in Los Gatos
• Snowboarding
• Random entertainment that is rarely enjoyed - Go karting, mini golfing, arcades
• Cheap shipping from UPS and FedEx
• Random Craigslist Stuff - the ability to find random needed/wanted items on craigslist due the huge population in close proximity.
• How nothing seems to ever rust in San Jose
• Chinese Junk - from Harbor Freight. Tools so cheap they can break if you drop them into the plastic bag. Wait, am I really going to miss this?.... Some tools last, and some do not. Choose wisely.
• Guaranteed summer weather - Everyday is sunny, June through August in San Jose.
• Frye's electronics - Its nice having one place where you get almost any cable and any computer gizmo

Things I am not going to miss in the bay area:

• The highways - Including traffic, bad drivers, bad drivers who are even worse when it starts raining, tailgating, those brilliant people who cut across 4 lanes of traffic 30 feet before their exit, carpool lanes, and trash littered highways
• The cold fall, winter and spring seasons
• Commuting to work
• Traffic lights
• Mall traffic and parking at Christmas time
• The rat race that everyone is involved in that makes everything so urgent
• Houses built 0-10 feet apart
• Those light rain showers that last for hours. If its going to rain, it might as well pour
• The noise - the night time is really the only quiet time in the bay

Things I can't wait to get back to:

• Poke - Oh, so good. Spicy is my favorite.
• New Hope, Kapaa - Our church on Kauai
• Hula Pie - at Duke's restaurant
• Shaved Ice - Hanalei, the best
• Kauai Nut Roasters - Located in Hanalei. Try the Kona Coffee blend.
• Tunnels Treat - Smoothies in Kapaa at Coconut Cup Juice Bar (blended with real milk instead of soymilk)
• Cheaper movie theater
• Friendly people
• Great weather
• The perfect beaches - enjoying the sand, surf, snorkeling, maybe some scuba diving
• Warm winters (Christmas should be in the 70s)
• Fresh fruit - seems like fruit is fresh, available, and cheap year round

This weeks revelation

There are too many a-holes in this world. I will leave it at that. This has been a horrible week.

THE NBA

I thought about watching the NBA finals tonight. Probably won't. I haven't been into basketball since 1993 when NBA Jam came out. That game was awesome. Dunking 15 feet in the air, being on fire after shooting three 3-pointers, combining Pippin and Jordan, playing as Bill Clinton, and beating the computer by 100 points. Fun times.

I just watched Funny People this week. There was a good joke in there. Seth Rogen tells (the way I remember it), "I just bought the Wii Fit, and it tells me I'm fat. That is like my pot telling me I'm lazy." Pretty ridiculous that we bought video games to escape playing sports, but then video games are getting more to being like playing real sports. The next accessory for the Wii will probably be a basketball ball hoop and some hightops.

Worst artist

The radio has a show about opinions of the worst musical artists. The ones that drive you nuts because they are so awful. On my list of worsts are the Cyruses (yes, both), the B52s, NSync and Rush.

At least Vanilla Ice apologized. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAUi7savsk I think all of them should apologize. MY EARDRUMS DEMAND AN APOLOGY.

Got to wrap this up and head to Michael Bolton 101. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0R21izMZUw

Plasma + CNC

I want one of these. 8Gs....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfH_qRZS3dU

These are available commercially. This guy built his for a bit cheaper than the retail rate. Still expensive. The full build is posted on pirate (Arrrr). I spend a lot of forum time on pirate.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=887894

The police

I asked Melissa if she liked The Police....
Came back with this song. Great song.

The Police - Every Breath You Take

That is fat

My new welder has a spec weight of 355lbs, not including the cart. That is going to be fun loading and unloading from a container 4 feet of the ground.

Weener's Cube

Went to the Sunnyvale Golf Land arcade tonight with Nathan and Melissa. There was one new machine called Winners Cube that cost 12 tokens to play ($3). The game had ipod touches, ipods, and an ipad ($500). The user controls the x and z coordinates of a rod. You have to align the rod. You get one push on the x coordinate and one push of the button to control the z coordinate. When you are done aligning the z coordinate the rod pushes forward. It has to push through a small hole in the clear wall to push the prize out the back.

This game is just like the game stacker. There is more than what is really shown. Stacker has an internal mechanism to pay out prizes as a negative balance of what it brings in. Stacker awards similar type prizes but is only a $1 to play. To the untrained eye, winner's cube is a game of pure chance. Where in fact the computer is calculating the y and z coordinates through calibrated stepper motors. It was obvious by how you could see when users let go of the button, the computer decided when to stop on the z coordinate.

I played it once. I didn't even get close. Over the hour that we were there. There was close to $30 put into the machine. Some people were close, real close. And most were far. I can't understand how someone can design a machine that doesn't have fair odds, and sleep well at night. I would never take a job like that. Just wrong.

Oh well. I guess its like buying a lottery ticket, you buy it to hope you are the lucky one. Well, the family still had fun. Won a bunch of prizes, and Nathan got a big plastic squeaky lizard that he likes. He didn't care much for the games, but somehow understood the tickets were valuable.

My custom aluminum Iphone case

I finished machining class this week. I learned a lot in the class, as it was mostly spent go over technique and practice with very little free time. We had a few hours of free time towards the end of the class, so I decided to machine my own Iphone case I wanted a way to prop my phone upright on my desk, as I can't see who is calling without picking up my phone. Since it has a plastic clear snap on case on it, I figured it would be near impossible to find a commercial holder that would hold the clear case and phone. I started with taking the rough dimensions of the phone and case.

I used a mill for the entire project. A mill is different than a CNC machine. A CNC is programmed with code (typically G code), then the computer comes in and grinds everything out. A CNC is good if your rich like Scrooge McDuck. They can run from $50K to several million. They are good for production stuff, but a waste of time for one offs. A milling machine is manual and can be had from $500 to $10K. I used the one at school which is a $5K model. To make this part, I milled a block down to size, then hollowed it out to the size of the phone (including my case), then cut a plate down to size, made a window in the plate, drilled and countersunk and tapped the 4 holes to accept machine screws.

I wish I had more time in the class. I wanted to make a hole in the bottom for power, and hole on the side for the volume buttons. It works for now. After scouring the web, I learned the cell antenna is on the lower rear of the phone. I probably should have created some slots to allow the signal out the rear. For now, the signal will be restricted out the front. Suprisingly, I tested the phone in a closed box situation (without the window cut), and it still got really good reception (only one bar down).

When I get my own mill in a few years, I can make some mods. I need to buy my property, and build my monster garage....I mean my labratory.....mmmmwhahaha.

TV Hat....not on my wish list

why?

https://www.trytvhat.com/flare/next?etag=asotv

Twilight

Bwahaha.

Do the dew

Mountain Dew taste like dog piss.

What the....?

"
School's out at John Marshal High School, and exiting the facility are your typical cliques: cheerleaders, nerds, jocks and Goths… and werewolves?

"We're not to be feared,” said Argus, his ghost-white, eyes staring at the camera.
Argus is one of several members of the wolf pack, one of several packs scattered about San Antonio's north side.
...
The fascination with werewolves dates back to the 19-30's, with popular movies starring Lon Chaney, Jr. More recently, movies like Van Helsing and the Twilight series have captured the attention of teenagers. They may not be mutating from man to wolf, but Northside school district counselors warn these teens are experiencing transformations of their own: from childhood to adulthood.
...
Northside officials confirm wolf packs do exist in at least half a dozen schools, with anywhere from 12 to 20 werewolves in each. Dress codes are strictly enforced, NISD officials say. The wolf pack isn't allowed the tails, chains, or anything else that negatively affects the learning environment.
...
Dei's got his own leash he wears. His mom has a leash on him to: Pam Manley keeps Dei tethered to family, his chores and his studies.

"

San Antonio - news.

Watch the video --->
http://www.kens5.com/news/local/Teen-wolves-in-San-Antonio-94015234.html

Wow, that is worse than goth and emo, and I thought those were already bad. I hope my kid isn't...weird.

Art vs Science

It seems like all the great geniuses of the 21st century go to a liberal arts college (I am being sarcastic). If you meet anyone that has a degree from a liberal arts college, ask them how that is working out. The laws of science are based on rules, logic. A science based degree (bachelors of science, or a master of science) is sort of like a certification that you qualify in understanding and applying the rules taught in that program. There are no laws of art, it has no rules. Sure, as a society we need artists, actors, musicians, and poets, but do you really need a degree? What does a degree in art prove? I really think a B.A. is b.s. I think an art degree is fantastic idea if your life plan is to sit around and argue hypothetical situations while collecting government stimulus money.

Its Peanut Butter Jelly Time

This is Nathan's favorite song. Notice how when I stop playing it... he stops dancing.




I need to take this to the streets of San Francisco. Try to make some money.

Summer Jam 2010

I have a feeling this will be the song of the summer.

Black Eyed Peas - Rock that body

Thirsty

Some old Seindfeld clips
"These pretzels ARE MAKING ME THIRSTY!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRaLpHoZA8E

It smells like....

...some old Nirvana being remixed. This was interesting. I am sure purists will hate it.

Like a kid on christmas

Picked up my new tig welder. Super excited! Now I can do aluminum and stainless.

I need to figure out how to get it out of the back of the truck. It weighs between 200-300lbs.

Places you have never heard of

After looking at a craigslist ad, I was curious of where Kaimuki,HI was located. Like most small cities, I never heard of, I had no clue where they are located. Using google maps I found it to be like San Jose, on Oahu.
Link

Zoom in.
That is really crowded. Why would someone want to live in such a condensed area on Hawaii?

Bike to work day

Saw this guy on his way to work. He was struggling going down central expressway. A unicycle is for entertainment purposes only. I don't think it is really a form of transportation. If it was, we would see it used in the Tour de France.

Balding with long hair

Am I the only one who feels a little sad when they see someone with long hair going bald. Not sure if anyone else has that same feelings. I am thinking about starting a non-profit organization where people can donate pubes, back hair or belly button hair for transplants. I know I have hair that I don't want.

Just throwing that idea out there.

Here are some famous people with long hair who are going bald. And it really isn't working for them either.

Side note: The last one is Steven Wright. Some good clips link