Havidol: When More Is Not Enough

I need a refill on my prescription.

[Havidol]

I Always Thought Koalas Were Kinda Hot ....

Australia rocked by 'lesbian' koala revelation.

Gore's Reply to Drudge's Hysterics About Power Consumption

I don't know why he doesn't run again. Maybe he doesn't realize it would be a major national catharsis, a sort of cosmic "do-over" for us? If only we could undo the events of the last 6 years.... The least he could do is give Americans the chance to make things right.

[Think Progress - Gore Responds to Drudge's Latest Hysterics]

Smart Car Hitting a Wall at 70 MPH

Now show us what happens when a 2-ton GMC Pickup hits it from the side.


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MC Router's New Tattoo

Okay, so I have mad respect for nerdcore rap. And1337 GEEK BEAT is one of the greatest hip hop groups ever in the game, far as I'm concerned, but why ... why would you put this on your chest?

Girl, you crazy.

It doesn't even look fully colored in. Look at the light areas around the letters.... Couldn't you have tattooed a monitor screen on there or something?

Wow. That's all I can say.

Need New Wallpaper?

Here's an excellent site with 1,000+ background images. Very, very nice.

[Free Photos and Videos.com]

Sony PS3 Song

This is quite funny.

Video Games Made Me Do It!

Okay, maybe not....

Grandmother writes incredible letter about teen who killed homeless man and blamed it on video games.

[Penny Arcade]

Go Suck Start a Harley!

Who'da thunk it?

It's getting more plausible every day.

[Air Car Tantalizingly Close]

An Excellent Reason to Vote for Obama

None other than Leonard Peltier. The Clintons did not free him when they could (or should) have. Can you say Political Hypocrisy?

George Takei PSA

This is one hilarious video. George Takei taking Tim Hardaway to task for his homophobic rant.

15 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Career

Some good, solid tips at The Simple Dollar blog.

[The Simple Dollar]

Guess Who's Actually Funny?

I caught Chris Isaak on The Tonight Show just now. He was doing interviews with celebrities on the red carpet as they were entering the Grammy's. He's actually got a great funny bone! He has a corny way of flirting with some of the celebrities that's funny to watch, and he's actually witty and quick on his feet. Somebody needs to toss him his own talk show.

Guy Buys Old Farmhouse, Discovers Barn Full of Cars!

Imagine: You buy a farmhouse in Portugal. You find a locked barn on the property. You open it and find this inside.

Talk about a treasure trove. This pic is dark, but there appear to be at least 150 cars in there, many of them classics in excellent condition.

More pics in this link.

Britney Spears Shaves Her Head!

And here's some CNN Video of Britney sporting her new 'do.

Clearly, this is a time-shifting moment in Hollywood history. Forever, we will be forced to divide the celebrity time line between the "Pre-Sheared Spears" and "Baldy Spears" eras.

I have to confess: I love her now.

Apparently, she got a couple of tattoos at the same time. How balsy is that?

Great Middle East Empires

This is a great video showing the empires that have controlled the Middle East throughout history.

[Imperial History of the Middle East]

Adventure Time

Apparently, they have a good supply of LSD in Hollywood....

Wheel of Food

Ever had trouble deciding what to eat for lunch?

Next time, use the Wheel of Food and never suffer from indecision again. Just enter your zip code and wish for the best.

I entered my zip code and noticed it was pretty accurate about the restaurants in the area. It even listed a few new options I would never actually consider. This is a very nice way to solve those office arguments over where to go for lunch.

Celtic Colonel Sanders Tattoo

Finger-lickin' awesome!

The Worst Commercial Ever

Yeah. It's that bad.

Dixie Chicks Vindicated!

Just a couple of weeks ago, I wrote this about the Dixie Chicks. Last night showed that I just might have a psychic bone in my body. 5 Grammy Awards, including Best Album and Best Song of the Year. Congratulations Chicks!

Admittedly, I did say I would never listen to the Dixie Chicks, but I happened to catch them performing on VH1's Storytellers just a few minutes ago. That Song of the Year was good. A well-deserved award, even if I do dislike Country Music. Never back down, Chicks. Never.

Game Review: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (360)

No, I haven't played it myself. It's at Ars Technica. I'm so glad I took my copy back after experiencing buyer's remorse. I just can't justify paying $60 for a game I know so little about.

[Ars Technica Review of Lost Planet]

OMG! They Killed Clippy! Those Bastards!!!

R.I.P. Clippy (1997-2007). You were the shit.

[Engadget Explains Clippy's Demise]

Beatbox Cooking

This is humorous. If you're getting as bored with cooking shows as I am, this is a novel getaway. This guy should be on the stodgy Food Network. I'd watch for sure then.

Pictures from Our Last Party

These pix make me proud.

Anna Nicole Smith, Friend of PETA

Some unusual news. I never knew Anna Nicole was a PETA supporter and ally. This makes her passing all the more saddening.

Apparently, it's Okay if You're a Cop...

to do this.

Looking for a Contractor? Try Service Magic.

We've been in the holds of home renovation for a week or so now. At first, I was fearful of how long it would take to find quality Contractors. My experience here was formerly reserved to doing tedious searches on Craigslist and hoping to get a quality professional who wouldn't lie about his credentials.

This time was different.

I don't remember where I came across the link to Service Magic, but I'm so glad I did. I signed up with them (it's free) and started looking for Contractors in my area. The entire process was quick and painless. Literally 5 minutes after I was done, I got my first call from a contractor! I was astonished. Could this really be someone calling to set up an appointment for an estimate? It was. Shortly after I hung up with him, someone else called. Then I got several more calls during the day. In fact, I had contractors calling me up the yin-yang, all week! I even had one guy call me at 8 AM (needless to say, he didn't get hired).

So far, we've signed on with three contractors, all of whom have been very professional, fully credentialed, and very economical. I highly recommend this service to anyone who needs to make improvements to their home. They even have listings for service people (maids, gutter washers, computer repair persons... you name it).

A couple of days ago, I got a call from a Project Manager at Service Magic who was given the task of working with me to find contractors and make sure they were on task. I was like, wow. And this guy was no slouch. After I ignored his voice mail, he followed up with an email and another call. Service Magic is on the ball. They do their job almost too well!

If you need any kind of service done on your home, this is an excellent place to start.

If anything, the only problem you'll have is making it look like it was hard work finding these people. I'm reminded of the commercial where the woman sprinkles flour on her face to appear as if baking rice crispy treats is actually laborious. Somehow, I doubt flour will do the trick, in this case.

R.I.P. Anna Nicole Smith

Dead at age 39. What a life she had....

Hmm. I wonder if years of diet pills have an effect on your heart?

A Guide to the Best Chocolates

With Valentine's Day next week, this article is very useful. I learned the trick a long time ago: if you buy them chocolate, you get to eat half of them yourself!

[NPR: A Bittersweet Guide to the Best V-Day Chocolate]

Interesting IQ Stats

Here's an interesting graph showing the difference between the intellectual haves and the have nots.

[IQ Graph]

Using Ms. Dewey

I read this article about new search programs, which sent me to Ms. Dewey.

At first, I was charmed by Ms. Dewey. She is fairly attractive, in that ambiguous minority, librarian sort of way. And she's also a bit flirtatious, almost coy.

But even before I start using Ms. Dewey, I'm a bit put off by the notion of doing it. There's something vaguely sexist about this whole thing. It's a bit disturbing. I feel guilty already, and I haven't even asked her any questions yet.

I decide to post about her, because the interface is kind of cool. So I bring up Blogger and leave Ms. Dewey running on another tab in the background.

Within a few seconds, she's making herself persistent. She knocks on the screen and mutters: "Anyone there?"

I switch over and see she's grown annoyed with me.

Already? She's actually copping 'tude!



Soon she whips out a PDA or a notebook, into which she scribbles something juicy, all the while peering at me from behind the cover.

She makes some declaration about ruling the world and gives a sinister laugh.

Soon, she's looking down, as if she's checking out my package, and then she has the nerve to snicker!

Okay, so now this is simply emasculating.



By this point, I haven't asked Ms. Dewey anything at all and she's already gotten sassy, flirty, annoyed, and downright rude with me.

"Hello!" she says. "Type something here," while she points down at the search bar with conviction.

I decide maybe I should just hold off on using Ms. Dewey, for now. I'm afraid her constant chastising has ruined the mood for me.

Video: Japanese Foot Fetish Toe Sumo

Yeah, it's that bizarre. Not sure if this is safe for work or not.... I guess it depends on where you work.

New Atheist Rapper Blazing Hot on YouTube

Here's a video of a rapper who spits intelligent rhymes that muddle the silly intricacies of intelligent design. Atheism may have finally found its answer to all those Christian rock bands that seem to sound the same. GreydonSquare is a soldier in Iraq. Proof positive that not everyone in a foxhole believes in god.

15 Year Old Girl Charged with Sexual Abuse (of herself)

Check this out.

15-year old girl posts nude photos of herself on the internet. She's arrested and has her computer confiscated. Now she's being charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography, and dissemination of child pornography.

Hm. I'm not sure I have any snarky comments that can do this justice.

[Teen Girl Charged With Posting Nude Photos on Internet]

The Best Car Race Video Ever Made

This is absolutely awesome. Filmed with Hot Wheels cars. Ah, beautiful Americana....

RoadRace

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Having Technical Difficulties

You might have noticed I haven't been posting much lately. My computer seems to have gotten bricked by a particularly nasty trojan. I've tried everything, and I do mean everything, short of just re-formatting the hard disk and re-installing Windows.

Shortly after booting up, my computer loads my personal settings, then hangs eternally, showing my background of Banksy art (incidentally, I never knew he was so prolific).

Fortunately, my information has been sufficiently backed up. Now I just need to wait for the system disk to be shipped from eMachines. I won't even go into that. Suffice it to say, I'm paying $20 for a disk that should have been included with my machine when I bought it.

I've had Shaman (my desktop -- yes, I name my computers. I'm a dork) for around 2-3 years now, so I'm not surprised it finally had a mental breakdown. Fortunately, I'm not in the middle of any major projects.

And in a stroke of luck, my awesome fiance recently bought me a brand spanking new laptop (who I have christened Noirling). It was just in the nick of time, evidently; but it's not so simple to type on a laptop. I have to admit, I'm spoiled by my Microsoft ergonomic keyboard. Typing on a flat keyboard just seems alien to me now.

In any event, I should be back up and running within the next week or so, but will be posting sporadically until then.

-The Noir