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Oooo… pretty pictures!

Here's some great photography, voted the best pictures of 2003 by the readers of... well... something (the root URL doesn't have much, the page just states “These photos were voted by readers…

We are animals…

We must never forget we are animals, barely restrained by the society we live in.  When our society turns a blind eye, the animal breaks loose. Without Sanctuary is a collection of…

Bush and Blair… the new punk rock duo

Detroit rockers Electric Six have an entertaining, less-than-serious song called “Gay Bar”.  The song takes on a whole new tilt, however, when lip synched by George Bush and Tony Blair (I’m pretty…

That wonderful glow

I've found that I really like taking pictures at night with long exposures.  Sometimes the colors are not true to life, but that doesn't bother me, I like what I see. While…

How not to support your customers

I'm trying to buy something from Amazon but my account has been broken since Thursday.  Any time I try to submit my order Amazon just responds with: We're sorry! An error occurred…

Say what?

Stop me if you've heard this one... Someone who speaks three languages is... trilingual Someone who speaks two languages is... bilingual Some one who speaks one language is... American! Sure, an oldie…

Micro-tastic!

Tonight I borrowed a couple of micro photography lenses from Phillip (thanks dude!) and played around taking close up pictures of anything that came close.  I found taking pictures of the dog…

Practice makes… well… better, I hope.

I've enjoyed taking pictures for as long as I can remember.  After getting annoyed by me stealing his camera all the time my Dad gave me my first camera when I was…

Wow, you really do think highly of yourself.

Blogging seems to be seeping deeper and deeper into our culture.  Aditya posted a link to a great NYT article on blogging. Here's the quote that got me thinking: And while there…

Turn your head and cough.

Over the past few days I've managed to go through 4 boxes of Kleenex.  I think that's a new record but I can't find any listing in Guinness.  It also got me…

Thrill Seeker

Got Milk? Yeah, sure.  It’s the stuff I bought right before going on vacation for the holiday.  Sell by 12/26?  Still smells good.  What the hell, let’s be a little daring! Things…

Naked Muppets?

If you liked Sesame Street as a kid and enjoy twisted humor you have to go see Avenue Q the next time you're in New York.  My eyes were watering through most…

Proximity-based chat

Trepia™ is an interesting twist on chat clients.  Instead of having a buddy list of friends, Trepia™ searches for buddies based on proximity.  People in your buddy list won't be friends you…

Can’t wake up today…

I’m really tired.  I don’t know what is slowing me down.  Perhaps geeking out a little bit will help get my brain going.