7.30.2007
Sell out?
Yes, as you might have noticed there are two ads that now sit just above my posts. This is more a curious attempt then it is anything else. Feel free to click on them - heck, any money I actually get I'll use to take a friend out to dinner. Promise. =)
7.27.2007
This will break soon - I'm sure
Found a site that has the new Pixar short, "Lifted". To view this you'll probably have to install the Divx player (its like Adobe's Flash Player (youtube), but better).
Feel free to hit that "full screen" button on the player. Works great.
..and this is just a bonus video for those brave enough to download the player. I hope I move that good when I'm his age. Hell, I wish I could move that good now.
Feel free to hit that "full screen" button on the player. Works great.
..and this is just a bonus video for those brave enough to download the player. I hope I move that good when I'm his age. Hell, I wish I could move that good now.
7.25.2007
Win $100
This just might be the easiest, and quickest way to win $100. I kid you not.
All you have to do is email me your birthday, and when I forget to wish you a happy birthday, you get $100. Bingo!
Now, a couple little rules here. You have to give me two ways to contact you (phone and email would be handy). If you change these and do not tell me - that is not my fault. I will wish whoever I actually get on the other end a happy birthday and cross you off my list. =)
Why do this? Well, its just such a simple thing (wishing someone happy birthday), and something I am completely horrible at doing (partly due to a lack of information). So, couple that with the fact that I don't really like losing $100, and I just might be able to fix this problem. Or go broke.
Those that are automatically entered:
Mom, Dad, Grandpa, Scott (though not Rachael), Jimmy, Steven. I'm sure right now my Mom is thinking "haha, do you even know all those birthdays?"
9/18, 1/4, 7/9, 11/27, 5/25, and 1/25, respectively. Right back at you Mom. =)
So, seriously - shoot me an email (kerker@gmail.com) so I can add you to my list.
Anyone is welcome to "play" - just make sure you actually want to talk to me on your birthday. =P
All you have to do is email me your birthday, and when I forget to wish you a happy birthday, you get $100. Bingo!
Now, a couple little rules here. You have to give me two ways to contact you (phone and email would be handy). If you change these and do not tell me - that is not my fault. I will wish whoever I actually get on the other end a happy birthday and cross you off my list. =)
Why do this? Well, its just such a simple thing (wishing someone happy birthday), and something I am completely horrible at doing (partly due to a lack of information). So, couple that with the fact that I don't really like losing $100, and I just might be able to fix this problem. Or go broke.
Those that are automatically entered:
Mom, Dad, Grandpa, Scott (though not Rachael), Jimmy, Steven. I'm sure right now my Mom is thinking "haha, do you even know all those birthdays?"
9/18, 1/4, 7/9, 11/27, 5/25, and 1/25, respectively. Right back at you Mom. =)
So, seriously - shoot me an email (kerker@gmail.com) so I can add you to my list.
Anyone is welcome to "play" - just make sure you actually want to talk to me on your birthday. =P
7.20.2007
Guild Vote - Final Round
brOdouls will be used as our initiate guild. It works on just too many levels not to be used there.
7.18.2007
One of the best...
Ah - after a two week break (sniffle), Colbert and The Daily Show are back.
Thank goodness, since they are some of the best TV out there.
"You're going to want to keep some pressure on that." Ha. I dare you to not laugh out loud:
Thank goodness, since they are some of the best TV out there.
"You're going to want to keep some pressure on that." Ha. I dare you to not laugh out loud:
7.17.2007
7.16.2007
Wow...
*Edit: Sorry about all the mistakes - tired.
House mess: 9 out 10
Hours slept: not enough
Hand Pain from Guitar Hero: 9.5 out of 10
Fun of Party: 10 out of 10
Good times - thank you everyone who made it out to wish Alex and me a happy birthday.
Side note: If they ever happen to make Violin Hero (hahaha) - this just might be the final song you have to beat. >.< Amazing stuff
House mess: 9 out 10
Hours slept: not enough
Hand Pain from Guitar Hero: 9.5 out of 10
Fun of Party: 10 out of 10
Good times - thank you everyone who made it out to wish Alex and me a happy birthday.
Side note: If they ever happen to make Violin Hero (hahaha) - this just might be the final song you have to beat. >.< Amazing stuff
7.10.2007
Oh, you silly news organization....
You'd think if you're going to call Michael Moore out on his lies in Sicko, you would actually have done some research - not just hoped he'd take it lying down. Before an interview with Moore, CNN aired a bunch of claims about the falsities in Sicko; Moore promised to take each one of their claims and post actual references to each of them on his website after the interview.
Moore did - and CNN looks like just about any 24 hour news organization these days. Awful.
Forgot - did I mention there was a party this Friday & Saturday?
Moore did - and CNN looks like just about any 24 hour news organization these days. Awful.
Forgot - did I mention there was a party this Friday & Saturday?
7.09.2007
Guild Vote - Round 1!
(party?)Decision time. A group of us are looking for a name to call ourselves (for those completely clueless, think a company name). So, I figured the best way to narrow some of the choices down was to just throw them up here for a bit and let people vote away =)
Quick background on these 3 choices (Or just go down and pick whatever your think looks cool):
Decorus Nex: Latin for Beautiful Death
The Plantium Scarab: Not much to it - an item from the very first game we all play together
brO'douls: This one is from Dan. Its basically a term that started as slang for the designated driver "he's the brO'douls tonight"; which progressed into referring to anyone that has your back. I thought it was unique enough to put to the vote.
Quick background on these 3 choices (Or just go down and pick whatever your think looks cool):
Decorus Nex: Latin for Beautiful Death
The Plantium Scarab: Not much to it - an item from the very first game we all play together
brO'douls: This one is from Dan. Its basically a term that started as slang for the designated driver "he's the brO'douls tonight"; which progressed into referring to anyone that has your back. I thought it was unique enough to put to the vote.
Dave Barry Wisdom
Come to the Party:
15 Things it Took Me Over 50 Years to Learn, By Dave Barry
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings.”
3. There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.”
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. (This one is very important.)
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
15 Things it Took Me Over 50 Years to Learn, By Dave Barry
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings.”
3. There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.”
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. (This one is very important.)
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
7.06.2007
Movie Reviews:
Figured I haven't done this in a while; and I've managed to see a couple movies lately - so what the heck. Movie review day!
First and most important: Transformers
There's really not much I can say about this movie. If I had no clue what transformers were and only had the use of one of my 5 senses - this still would be worth 10 bucks to see (hear?... smell?... touch?). Doesn't matter, its brilliantly made.
By far one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Exciting, funny, gorgeous. Go see it. Now
Second: Evan Almighty
Wasn't a BAD movie. But, wasn't something you need to see in the theater. Throw it on your Netflix queue and if it somehow makes it to the top - you won't be disappointed. Its much "cuter" and less funny than I expected. There are absolutely some laugh out loud moments; which is all I guess you can really expect.
Last: Firewall
Holy Crap - what an awful movie. I put this on my Netflix queue simply because it was in HD. Lucky Me. I got to see high definition crap, which is surprisingly similar to regular crap - you're just more sure its crap. The only way to save this movie is to watch the first hour - then shut it off. Imagine your own ending - I promise you'll do a better job.
I mean, near the end you have Harrison Ford fighting a couple of bad guys in a fairly unbelievable fashion. Even if you suspend disbelief that the same guy that on the fly wrote a command line entry to stave off a hacker attempt is now also able to go toe to toe with a guy 1/2 his age, it is very hard to believe that his family which he came to rescue runs away to "safety" because since their hands are tied behind their backs they can't help him. I guess none of them played kick ball.
On top of that, after Harrison wins (really, did I ruin it for you? good, now you don't have to see it), the family comes out of the woods with their hands untied and all happy like. If I was Harrison I'd be like - what the hell guys?! First you run away because your hands are tied up, then you managed to untie them on your own and you don't come back. Screw you all - you can stay here.
Best part is the movie is wrapping up and as they go back to the car the family dog (yes, he was part of this whole mess too), barks a couple times. Now this normally wouldn't be an issue - except they used the wrong "canned" bark - it wasn't the same dog bark they used in the rest of the movie. Also the dog, which is on camera, is clearly not barking at all. Brilliant.
First and most important: Transformers
There's really not much I can say about this movie. If I had no clue what transformers were and only had the use of one of my 5 senses - this still would be worth 10 bucks to see (hear?... smell?... touch?). Doesn't matter, its brilliantly made.
By far one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Exciting, funny, gorgeous. Go see it. Now
Second: Evan Almighty
Wasn't a BAD movie. But, wasn't something you need to see in the theater. Throw it on your Netflix queue and if it somehow makes it to the top - you won't be disappointed. Its much "cuter" and less funny than I expected. There are absolutely some laugh out loud moments; which is all I guess you can really expect.
Last: Firewall
Holy Crap - what an awful movie. I put this on my Netflix queue simply because it was in HD. Lucky Me. I got to see high definition crap, which is surprisingly similar to regular crap - you're just more sure its crap. The only way to save this movie is to watch the first hour - then shut it off. Imagine your own ending - I promise you'll do a better job.
I mean, near the end you have Harrison Ford fighting a couple of bad guys in a fairly unbelievable fashion. Even if you suspend disbelief that the same guy that on the fly wrote a command line entry to stave off a hacker attempt is now also able to go toe to toe with a guy 1/2 his age, it is very hard to believe that his family which he came to rescue runs away to "safety" because since their hands are tied behind their backs they can't help him. I guess none of them played kick ball.
On top of that, after Harrison wins (really, did I ruin it for you? good, now you don't have to see it), the family comes out of the woods with their hands untied and all happy like. If I was Harrison I'd be like - what the hell guys?! First you run away because your hands are tied up, then you managed to untie them on your own and you don't come back. Screw you all - you can stay here.
Best part is the movie is wrapping up and as they go back to the car the family dog (yes, he was part of this whole mess too), barks a couple times. Now this normally wouldn't be an issue - except they used the wrong "canned" bark - it wasn't the same dog bark they used in the rest of the movie. Also the dog, which is on camera, is clearly not barking at all. Brilliant.
Someone needs to be fired....
Olbermann vs. Bill O'Reilly
Honestly, Fox "News" should just go away.
..and yes, I know this is the second Olbermann clip of the week - He's on a roll though. ;-) That, and the place I get my "real" news (Daily Show / Colbert Report) are on a week vacation.
Honestly, Fox "News" should just go away.
..and yes, I know this is the second Olbermann clip of the week - He's on a roll though. ;-) That, and the place I get my "real" news (Daily Show / Colbert Report) are on a week vacation.
7.05.2007
7.03.2007
Party, Party, Party
So its been a little while since we've had a big get together - specifically a "Alex & Bryce Birthday Party"
But now, its offical. July 13th (Friday) and July 14th (Saturday) - yes, two days - are party day(s) at my house. Anyone (yes, even you Mom) - anytime, for however long you can manage. We're planning a bunch of games (both board and video), including a couple brand new ones I've never seen or heard of before.
Bring whatever you'd like, or nothing at all. I'll have pizzas, drinks, chips, and a dog to bite your ankles... all free of charge.
If you need directions, just send me an email (apisatrox@gmail.com).
So, come join in the Multi-birthday, housewarming, video game, weird board game party extravaganza™
*Clarification (due to some emails): Alex and I are hanging out together for our birthdays. This is 100% informal. If you show up and you're bored, you should have brought someone or something. =)
But now, its offical. July 13th (Friday) and July 14th (Saturday) - yes, two days - are party day(s) at my house. Anyone (yes, even you Mom) - anytime, for however long you can manage. We're planning a bunch of games (both board and video), including a couple brand new ones I've never seen or heard of before.
Bring whatever you'd like, or nothing at all. I'll have pizzas, drinks, chips, and a dog to bite your ankles... all free of charge.
If you need directions, just send me an email (apisatrox@gmail.com).
So, come join in the Multi-birthday, housewarming, video game, weird board game party extravaganza™
*Clarification (due to some emails): Alex and I are hanging out together for our birthdays. This is 100% informal. If you show up and you're bored, you should have brought someone or something. =)
7.01.2007
Forza 2 - Video 2
Second video in probably a long running series. =)
This one is just a demo of me having a load of fun with the wheel (took me a while to figure out how to put two videos in one - I'm a lot better with photography than cinematography). I'm driving a 1965 Shelby around a track called Maple Valley. Not much of a surprise, a 1965 Shelby does not handle very well. I'm having to give it a lot help through the corners (both wheel and throttle).
Just also have to give another quick "thank you Dad" for the wheel stand. As you can see in the video, even with all the force I'm putting into the wheel, the stand never even budges.
**The two videos are the same. The bottom one is a YouTube alternative; which I think looks better**
This one is just a demo of me having a load of fun with the wheel (took me a while to figure out how to put two videos in one - I'm a lot better with photography than cinematography). I'm driving a 1965 Shelby around a track called Maple Valley. Not much of a surprise, a 1965 Shelby does not handle very well. I'm having to give it a lot help through the corners (both wheel and throttle).
Just also have to give another quick "thank you Dad" for the wheel stand. As you can see in the video, even with all the force I'm putting into the wheel, the stand never even budges.
**The two videos are the same. The bottom one is a YouTube alternative; which I think looks better**
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