July 2008
Ballantine Books to Publish Book Inspired by the...
travors:
Collection to be published simultaneously with Garfield 30th anniversary book
CALLED IT.
Congratulations, man. It’s great to see something derivative actually be embraced by it’s creator and promoted thusly. Way to go!
China Confirms It Will Continue Internet... →
Remember how the Chinese government promised not to censor the Internet during the Olympics? Yeah, that was a lie.
Yesterday it was reported that journalists in China to cover the Olympics weren’t able to access web sites that contained information critical about the host nation, and today China confirmed that journalists will not have unfettered Internet use during the Games.
I am...
Four NFL'ers who might survive a shark attack →
It’s like McSweeneys and Deadspin had a hilarious baby together.
Last night, while looking for a movie to watch, I found a burned copy of Transporter 2. I don’t know how I acquired it, since we’ve never seen it, but we put it in anyways. The first one was alright for a dumb action flick, this one can’t be that bad.
Oh my goodness, there’s bad and then there’s this movie. Absolutely horrid. Shitty writing, an absolutely...
WatchThe anchor asks “Why would you name a horse that?” I ask “How could you NOT put money on that?!”
“the undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions”
– How to build Self-Discipline (via poortaste:hilker) I’m posting this not only because it’s a great line, but I want to read it later.
hilker:robot-heart:emilyposts:gooneruk
Where does your Tumblr name come from?
mrc = Mr. C = Mr. Culbreath. Yeah, how’s THAT for some creativity?
As for the name of the blog, when I first heard of Tumblr, I imagined each post being so short that if you’d blink, you’d miss it. Unfortunately, my term of a “blink blog” never took off, and “tumblelog”...
I had a strange revelation yesterday while talking to my Mom about how close I am to getting my degree.
Back in Junior High, they gave us one of those quizzes that’s supposed to tell you what jobs you’d be the best at. Of course, at that time I had no inkling that I could possible make it in radio (hell, I still wonder about that today), and my focus was completely on computer...
Nonogram →
Nonograms or Paint by Numbers are picture logic puzzles in which cells in a grid have to be colored or left blank according to numbers given at the side of the grid to reveal a hidden picture. In this puzzle type, the numbers measure how many unbroken lines of filled-in squares there are in any given row or column.
Why, hello there, old friend.
gregcbrown:
just stood in line behind michael cera@ b&n in ann arbor. He paid with a benjamin.
A very awkward benjamin.
I haven’t gotten the full update yet, but apparently the station’s team at the Dragon Boat flipped the boat in one of their races. I don’t know how that relates to the Media Trophy (they won it last year), as they do 3 races through the day.
Microsoft looks to 'Mojave' to revive Vista's... →
Microsoft last week traveled to San Francisco, rounding up Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista. The subjects were put on video, asked about their Vista impressions, and then shown a “new” operating system, code-named Mojave. More than 90 percent gave positive feedback on what they saw. Then they were told that “Mojave” was actually Windows Vista.
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Me: Tainted Pepper sounds like a Fantasy Football team name. I think I might just use that.
Hooper: Either that, or a bad stripper name.
Me: No, that would be Peppered Taint.
The best Wikipedia page ever. →
IIIIINTEERRRNEEEEET!!!
Caleb Campbell: Not THAT Bad →
The Caleb Campbell story takes a turn for the stupid.
Days with My Father →
angad:
Beautiful.
That was pretty rough. Still good, just… rough.
“You take two middle-aged lummoxes, make them watch a baseball game, put mics in...”
– The Dugout.
travors:
There will be a big (Travors/G-G related) announcement today but I can’t say what just yet. I’m looking forward to it though :)
My guess, G-G book.
The show was awesome. It’s crazy to think that those guys have been touring and rockin’ out longer than I’ve been alive.
Now, nobody tell me what happened on Runway.
I literally had tickets for Earth, Wind, and Fire dropped in my lap today. The show’s tonight. Awesome.
Problem is, I’ll miss Runway. Bah, they rerun at 11.
WatchFrom With Leather:
You know your future as a daredevil is in doubt when you can’t clear a ramp that I could with some of my old Micro Machines.
I just keep watching it over and over and over and over and over….
wikiHow: How to Hug a Girl →
God damnit, Internet.
Beijing to set up protest zones in three public... →
Considering it’s China, these may be known internally as “target areas”.
Jim Blue's Toledo Media Vlog →
While I’m loathe to link “vlogs” (Hey, vimeo, these f-ing things should have been number 1 on the chopping block), this is noteworthy as a former TV anchor is now opining on his former colleagues. I gotta say, it’s pretty effective with that Emmy behind him.
Also, he can’t not write as if he’s on TV, leading off his first story with “Hot Town, Summer in...
“I swear to God, we’re only two generations from North American kids being...”
– Robbo Robson, on the whining about the weather at the British Open. Love it.
3.55 a gallon.
Who wants to touch me?
Vimeo: We're Banning All Gaming Videos →
Vimeo was created with the intent of inspiring creativity and providing a place to share video with friends and family. The Vimeo staff does not feel that videos which are direct captures of video game play truly constitute “creative expression”.
Does that mean they’ll delete useless 10 second videos of babies babbling? Seem pretty un-creative to me.
(Don’t get me wrong,...
Court overrules FCC on '04 Super Bowl →
Kinda sucks that we’ve still gotta deal with the crackdown on content, but congrats on taking a swipe at the FCC.
Toledo TV Weatherman Arrested →
Local television weatherman Mike Morrison was arrested early Sunday on misdemeanor charges of public indecency, intoxication, and resisting arrest, a police report shows.
“Hey, ladies, the forecast calls for a high pressure front… IN MY PANTS.”
(Make sure you click through to the mugshot. I’d post it here, but Tumblr’s having issues with photo posts.)
IM from my PSP? Very cool.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog →
This is scary good.
(And, apparently, only up through Sunday. So hurry up and watch, it has Neil Patrick Harris in it!)
New use of an old word:
ponies (adj.)
1. Used to describe a female who, while isn’t necessarily dumb, seems to waste an inordinate amount of mental capacity by being blissfully inattentive.
My wife and I have used this word to describe a good friend of hers (and it fits too), but there’s a certain look that is that “ponies” look. And here to demonstrate, is Alison...