This is a world - - you have read it...

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Lets hope not.

Monday, January 25, 2010

I just had to have one of these after I saw this awesome commercial!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1h5wgqrdFs

"Once in a lifetime!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0BTI00kxi0

"Like gold!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez1XaHon9mc

"I deserve one!" "I've got one!"

Friday, January 08, 2010

Its been more than a week into 2010 as of now. Things in life are the same so far.
I brought in the New Year in the oddest fashion I hope I ever go through.

The clock struck midnight as I drove with a girl I've only seen once and can't even find of facebook (ha!) along the top of Mt Washington, watching and listening to the fireworks and the throngs of happy (read: drunk) people. As much as I relish being weird and awkward, that 20 minutes of strange was not my appealing to my desired forte.

While I've been blessed with independent transportation other than owning a car, I think I'm pretty sure I'm going to pull the trigger on something soon. I had my eye on a 89 Chevy Z24 convertible but they wanted too much for it (twice the kbb value). I'm hoping to get something with "flair" but that's a lesser goal than condition/price/economy at this point.

Job-wise, I'll probably keep rolling in the part-timers that I have, some new stuff on the horizon currently but nothing that gives me any long term vibes.

The large chunks of time I spent in 2009 went towards construction in Georgia, computer programing in Harrisburg, road trip out West, volunteer craftsman at TPP, small landscaping jobs, construction in SP, and driving for The Pear. Its been an interesting year but less productive than I really would have hoped. Hopefully I'll be able to look back and see how I've grown during 2009 in a few years.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

I'm glad we never really did TV...

"Postman argued that the medium of television was inadequate for serious, rational communication. He did not believe it was impossible, simply that the medium was not conducive to it. Television's highest priority is to win viewers, and the easiest way to this is to appeal to short attention spans with entertaining fluff. The priority had to be on entertainment, not education."

Aka profit over profitability...
From the Art of Manliness/Amusing Ourselves Out of Our Manhood

Monday, November 23, 2009

I'd like to "get my dose of God" like I like to get a shave. Quick and
clean, no real effort required and it lasts for at least a day. If the
razor/method gets old, I can just pitch it and get a new one.

Sadly, this "everything when and how I want it" works a lot better
with google and less so with the God who created everything including
myself.

Inspiration from:
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/11/22/staying-sharp-straight-razor-shaving-as-life/

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Ever since I've been "old enough" I've occasionally thought about what I'd get if I were to ink myself.
I got a half decent idea this week and I'm sitting on it while I feel out the pros and cons, but this takes the cake:
http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/connectthedots_tattoo_11423.asp

PS. Read the March 18, 2009 comment!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

So way back in July I was asked to help clean out an old church for a film/acting crew.
What started out like this: http://twitpic.com/91y7t
Ended like this: http://twitpic.com/9nbov

During the filming I was security and ran a few errands among other things.

The final product is now available:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS-auZbg3rc

I'm still kinda bummed that I missed skydiving though...

Monday, October 12, 2009

From a website design perspective, I was shocked that this kind of horrible implementation could exist in the wild...
Say you visit http://www.therapureair.com/shopping.html and you choose to add the Therapure 201M to your "bag".

The link address that shows for the purchase is:
http://www.therapureair.com/add-to-bag.html?redirectpage=order_bag&prod=qty_first2m&qty=1&shipping=22.95&price=129.95&name=Therapure+201M

Using a copy and paste of the link, I was able to edit the price down to whatever I wanted. Ouch.
How about a unit price of $29.95 and a shipping cost of $2.95? I like the way $32.90 sounds.

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Google's ability to compute with dissimilar units is awesome.

For instance, I punched in the distance I am from Mt. Rainier and an estimated MPG and $/gal and got an answer!
Can a regular calculator deal with this:
2,565 mi / (20 mi/gal) * ( 2.50 USD/gal)

Another recent instance was to figure out how long it took to travel 5 km but the problem was complicated by the speed being in min plus seconds/mile. Easy:
5 km * ((8 minutes + 23 seconds)/mi)

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

This is weird. I signed up for an a trip and this came in my email:

Thank you for your on-line order.
Your order 9688-9/29/2009-EVT has been shipped from VENTURE OUTDOORS INC

If you have any questions please contact INFO@VENTUREOUTDOORS.ORG

This is weird. I signed up for an a trip and this came in my email:

Thank you for your on-line order.
Your order 9688-9/29/2009-EVT has been shipped from VENTURE OUTDOORS INC

If you have any questions please contact INFO@VENTUREOUTDOORS.ORG

Monday, September 21, 2009

Ok. This may be out of context but depending on how much you know this story, you might find it funny too. (Hint, at this point, the kid doesn't know his dad is Zorro)
Play this through and listen for the punchline at 3:06
I got a kick out of it anyway! :-)

Zorro: [to Joachin] But I don't want to see you breaking anyone else out of jail, alright? Without having permission from me, of course.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

I'm like the next guy, I don't like it when my stuff breaks.
However, spending less than expected to repair said item is a bit of a thrill.
Today I happened to need a Epson Replacement Projector Lamp / Bulb
Estimated cost as I realized it was broken: $200-300
Real price after a few searches: $180-$200

Final Purchase: $199.99
Instant Rebate -$50.00
10% Discount: -$15.00
Subtotal: $134.99
Tax: $0.00
Shipping: $0.00
TOTAL: $134.99
:-)

Friday, September 18, 2009

What might be my new favorite pasttime: running after kids who ring
our doorbell and run away with a car battery in my backpack and a
million candle power spotlight in my hands. Angrily howling gutteral
noises is a blast as well.

--
Sent from my mobile device

Saturday, August 22, 2009

End of an Era...?

Confirmation for Posting ID# 1336278936

Your ad, titled "1995 Geo Tracker," has been posted as follows:
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/1336278936.html (cars & trucks - by owner)

Posts will appear in the list of postings and in search results in about 15 minutes.

If you did not post this ad please change your account password asap:
https://accounts.craigslist.org/login/chgpwd

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