Archive for 2008

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But will there be cobs?

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

PhotoHunt theme: string(s)

Blast from the past

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Age of Innocence cuts a record in 1972.

September long weekend makes me melancholy

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

PhotoHunt theme: beautiful

This geetar ain’t my hero

Friday, August 29th, 2008

The Guitar Hero franchise has become a cultural phenomenon, making many appearances in popular culture.
The games have become extremely popular as party games and hobbies. The series has sold over 21 million units,earning over US$1 billion.
I’ve tried playing it once. Sad, sad, sad to say the least. My fingers are not nimble. My ears are [...]

Connect, attract, participate, find = BlogCatalog

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Blogcatalog

Can it bee a dance?

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Trust me on this one.
Take a gander at Bee Dance.
It made my stinger twitter and buzz just a bit.
Maybe it was the yellow and black stripes that made me laugh? Or was it just so silly that I couldn’t help myself?
You bee the judge and buzz right over and watch the Bee Dance.

Here’s the 411 on writer’s block

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Can’t motivate yourself to write? Need a sure-fire, speed-dial way to unblock your creativity?
Then check out 911 Writers Block.

Dial 1 for Settings
Dial 2 for Characters
Dial 3 for Dramatic Entrances
Dial 4 for Dialogue
Dial 5 to Commiserate
Dial 6 for Verbs
Dial 7 for Calisthenics
Dial 8 to Kill a Character
Dial 9 for Endings

The writing prompts are thoughtful and will [...]

Photos so real as to be almost surreal

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Now here is a talented photographer/artist!
Arno Rafael Minkkinen has made black and white photographic works for over 30 years.
This Finnish-born artist stretches the definition of self-portrait to new limits. Minkkinen’s subject is himself, naked but placed in combination with a landscape or urban space.
His photographs are not digitally manipulated although at first glance you [...]

Extruding inane idioms can be fun

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

UnSequitur Industries has created it very own “Automatic Inanity Idiom Extruder.”
What the heck is that, you say? In the company’s own words, it is a “painfully oblique statement for your custom personal use.”
Harrumph, as if I need someone else to generate oblique statements for me. I’m about as painfully oblique as one can be.
Check the [...]

Save me from summer linen shirts

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

I hate ironing shirts.