Archive for June, 2007

Transformers: Vandalism in Disguise

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Okay . . . because “Transformers: The Movie” is coming out in less than a week and geeks everywhere are getting worked-up about it (myself included), I thought I’d post something of a confession: here are some sketches from my (delinquent + geek) graffiti/spraypainting days in the late 80’s. I did a Tranformers “Unicron” piece beneath a bridge, and here’s a sketch I did of the Transformers logo in Japanese. Remember: it was the late 80’s and I was young and both graffiti and geekdom were still oldskool.




Safari West

Friday, June 29th, 2007

If you have the time, visit Safari West – an African animal preserve on the outskirts of the Napa Valley in California. My wife and I recently spent a night there; there’s nothing quite like waking up to the squawking of ring-tailed lemurs. The video will explain it all:

iPhrenzy

Friday, June 29th, 2007

I feel a great disturbance . . . as if a million geeks cried out in ecstasy and then were suddenly silenced.

Location: the Apple Store, Downtown Palo Alto (University Ave.), CA. (”The Heart Wallet of Silicon Valley”)
Time: 6hrs 11 mins to iPhrenzy.
Local Mood: Perhaps the largest collection of geeks without Star Wars or Renaissance Faire costumes on (and Shatner isn’t at a table signing stuff).
Am I Buying An iPhone?: Hell no. I prefer $600 in groceries. I just duct-taped my iPod to my cellphone and it’s pretty much the same thing.

Footage as of 11:35AM, Pacific Time.

Footage as of 12:30PM – The News Media ClusterF**k Has Begun (if you enlarge the photos, you’ll see how incredibly short some reporters are).

Report by: Blogadilla NewsTeam Field Reporter, Tim.
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Paris (not France!) vs. Iraq . . . which is more newsworthy?

Friday, June 29th, 2007

I wish more journalists would be like Mika Brzezinski, but one must wonder if she’ll be able to keep her job after this (even though it certainly is admirable):

(via Laura, via PerezHilton.com)

The Newest X-Game: Extreme Ironing

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Are you just over snowboarding? Are moto-x and vert skateboarding too tame for you?

If the answer to either of these questions is yes, then I’ve found the next sport for you…EXTREME IRONING.

Extreme Ironing is the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt.

And according to its wikipedia page, Extreme Ironing has taken place on the mountainside of a difficult climb, in forest, in a canoe, while skiing or snowboarding, on top of large bronze statues, in the middle of a street, while parachuting, and even underwater. Enjoy!

Friday, June 29th, 2007

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it’s their fault.

GPS-Pedometer – sweet

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Enter the wonderful world of Google mashups, this is an oldie but a goodie. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

Enter points on the map where you want to go, zoom in and be as detailed as you want.  It calculates the distance and allows you to save and send the link.

Distance form door step to mail box? Done that 0.0151 miles to be exact (I will be driving next time)

From one side of golden Gate to the other? The uses are endless! Runners, walkers, bored geeks who don’t want to go outside!

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