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Tom Cruise: Still Crazy After All These Years

2006-04-18T11:32:00.000-07:00

Dunno, this guy is an endless source of entertainment to me... I think he does it

A: Because his public outcry against antidepressants is just a cover for the 1500mg of Prozac this guy chokes down a day.

Which leads me to

B: He is wacked out on Prozac and couldn't give two cents about what anyone thinks. Therefore, he is just having an insane time seeing how much people buy into his bullshit.

Hey, when you're worth 250 bazillion dollars and pretty much tackled all the capitalistic markets in the world, there isn't much left to do for entertainment besides knock up an impressionable 24 year old girl and tell the world you'll eat the placenta. I like that in celebrity entertainment. You go with your crazy self Tom.

Read the article on The Superficial now!

Writer's block...

2006-04-05T13:23:00.000-07:00

Hmmm, just can't think of anything interesting to talk about lately. Life isn't very exciting this past week or two. School, work, watching my money disappear every month... I think disappearing money should be an olympic sport. I would own. Or for the internet savvy, "pwn". I pwn you. lmfao. 1f u c4n r34d th1s, u n33d t0 g3t l41d. Of course, I can read it, but that's only because I typed it. The fact I need to get laid has nothing to do with it. erm, wait...

Erm....

2006-04-02T13:37:00.000-07:00

Nuthin to post lately. Busy busy busy.... Cleanin' house, doin' homework, then chill wit' da' boyz and bbq for Sopranos... peace owt...

Video link

2006-03-15T11:36:00.000-08:00

People have been asking me about the direct link or search term for the video, so here is a direct url to the video on Google Video. You can gleam all the info you need from there.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=672422470842718521

Mad Talent Tuesday

2006-03-14T12:18:00.000-08:00

Ok, this is the coolest thing I have ever seen... I'm in awe... These are two visual effects artists, students I think, who made this for a contest... Unbelievable...

Oprah Winfrey is still really rich

2006-03-12T01:29:00.000-08:00

Oprah Winfrey is still really rich - The Superficial - www.thesuperficial.com: "Oprah Winfrey is still really rich
Around this time every year, uber-celebrities and computer programmers around the world wake up at the crack of dawn, run out to the mailbox, and tear the cellophane from their latest Forbes with the enthusasim of a young child on Christmas morning. You see, this is when the business magazine releases its annual list of the world's billionaires.
And you know it must have been quite the blow to Oprah's confidence when she found herself ranked a pedestrian 562 of 793 total billionaires. Be wary, Earth. Oprah's on the war path. And she won't let you get in her way. Other notables on the list include:
Bill Gates, number uno
Richard Branson and Steven Spielberg, tied at 245
Donald Trump, 278
Ted Turner, 382
Nowhere on the list: Scott Stapp"

Another quote I found...

2006-03-06T08:45:00.000-08:00

Found this on a piece of paper while digging through some old stuff. It's Gabriel from the movie Constantine:

It's only in the face of horror that you truly find your nobler self.
And you can be so noble.
So I'll bring you pain,
I'll bring you horror,
So that you may rise above it.
So that those of you who survive this reign of Hell on Earth
will be worthy of God's love.

Random quote

2006-03-01T11:11:00.000-08:00

"Security is mostly a superstition; it does not exist in nature. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." — Helen Keller

Lost Kingdom of Tambora Uncovered

2006-03-01T09:09:00.000-08:00

Feb. 28, 2006 — A Pompeii of the East has emerged from 10 feet of pumice and ash on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, according to a U.S. volcanologist who has discovered what appear to be the remnants of the lost kingdom of Tambora.

Wiped out in 1815 by the largest volcanic eruption in human history, the tiny kingdom is known only from a few reports from the Dutch and British colonial governments that ruled the East Indies in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

"It's a remote island with very little access, so it has been little studied over the years," said Haraldur Sigurdsson, professor of volcanology at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography.

Like Pompeii, frozen in time by Mount Vesuvius's eruption in Italy in 79 A.D., the kingdom of Tambora has been lying undisturbed under volcanic debris and ash for centuries.

"All the people, their houses and culture are still encapsulated there as they were in 1815," Sigurdsson said.

Nothing interesting to say today, so...

2006-02-28T11:49:00.000-08:00

This new Hubble image reveals the gigantic Pinwheel galaxy, one of the best known examples of “grand design spirals”, and its supergiant star-forming regions in unprecedented detail. The image is the largest and most detailed photo of a spiral galaxy ever released.

Giant galaxies weren't assembled in a day. Neither was this Hubble Space Telescope image of the face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 (the Pinwheel Galaxy). It is the largest and most detailed photo of a spiral galaxy beyond the Milky Way that has ever been publicly released. The galaxy's portrait is actually composed from 51 individual Hubble exposures, in addition to elements from images from ground-based photos. The final composite image measures a whopping 16,000 by 12,000 pixels.

Click on the image to be taken to the original article on physorg.com

Personally, this is cool. Why? Cuz I have always been an astrophysics nerd. I still want to be one, but don't think the 10 years of school are prudent at this point in my life. Anyway, more later I suppose.

Image credit: European Space Agency & NASA

Quotes for the Day

2006-02-27T14:09:00.000-08:00

"When god closes a door, he always opens a window, because you can't throw yourself out of a door."

"Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac."

Across-the-Board: Dude, what happened to your car?

2006-02-27T13:53:00.000-08:00

This is why some people just shouldn't be handed keys to a car... Whatever posessed this jackass to just "punch the gas petal" in a 400+ hp car just to "see how fast it would go" is beyond my comprehension. I guess a $200,000 pile of fiberglass was a little more appealing to him.

Across-the-Board: Dude, what happened to your car?

:(

2006-02-27T12:13:00.000-08:00

They say a picture speaks a thousand words. In this case, a picture speaks one: boredom. This is a one-word statement of how I feel today. How I feel lately. Bored. Imminantly and perpetually bored. I hate school. I dread having to do it anymore. I am sick of work. I never have time to take my girlfriend out and she will eventually get bored of me. I feel like my life will take a huge shit on my chest at any moment, then walk off with the only towel in sight. Maybe I need to quit smokin' again. Maybe I just need a bullet in the head. Sometimes, I think life is more trouble than it's worth. Then I somehow get over it. I move on. There is another sunrise and another sunset, some oxygen gets breathed, and my brain continues to process input and provide me with a neverending stream of output. Data. Mixed signals. Perceptions of the outside world. Sometimes I want to disappear.

It's pEANUT bUTTER Feder-Time!!!!

2006-02-26T11:58:00.000-08:00

This is too good not to post. Why do we let this douchebag waste oxygen on this planet?

The Carrot & Seagall are strange...

2006-02-21T11:58:00.000-08:00

Is it me, or is this pic completely photoshopped? If not, that fool Seagall has the biggest head in the universe, as in, he must be an alien invading Earth by way of bad martial-arts movies. And CarrotTop on steriods in infinitely funny to me. That one never gets old. Neither does Santa Claus, whose career is about as legitimate as Seagall's and Top's - bringing smiles to the faces of 6 year olds who don't know any better.

Nicole Eats!!!!!

2006-02-21T11:40:00.000-08:00

Finally tired of looking like a manic skeleton, Nicole has taken to public displays of eating. Why this even matters in the universe is completely uncertain to me, but it is more entertaining than staring at my blank website. Maybe. Even that is uncertain to me. The only thing certain in life is uncertainty. Ok, I'll stop now.

Kid & Stapp love skanky sex

2006-02-17T11:15:00.000-08:00

Something is amiss in the universe. It seems the world is FAR too interested in the lives of celebrities who would otherwise be nothing in life if it weren't for so many people far too interested in the lives of celebrities. Seeing drugged-out losers like Kid Rock and Scott stapp getting their nipples licked is bad enough, but seeing Scott Stapp tell the camera that "It's good to be the king" while some skank looking for 15 minutes of fame blows him burns my fucking retinas. The only thing worse would be Kid & Scott crossing swords in a sordid 3-some. Christ, I think I just lost 10 years of my life thinking about it. Someone find me some Advil...

International Rules of Manhood

2006-02-17T10:39:00.000-08:00

This was sent to me by mi amigo Jeff. It's been around the net a few times already, but it never gets old.

1. Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.

2. It is ok for a man to cry under the following circumstances:

When a heroic dog dies to save its master.
The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse.
After wrecking your boss' car.
One hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds into "The Crying Game".
When she is using her teeth

3. Any Man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed and eaten by his buddies.

4. Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours.

5. If you've known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her.

6. Moaning about the brand of free beer in a buddy's fridge is forbidden. However complain at will if the temperature is unsuitable.

7. No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. In fact, even remembering your buddy's birthday is strictly optional.

8. On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest.

9. When stumbling upon other guys watching a sporting event, you may ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who's playing.

10. You may flatulate in front of a woman only after you have brought her to climax. If you trap her head under the covers for the purpose of flatulent entertainment, she's officially your girlfriend.

11. It is permissible to drink a fruity alcohol drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach... and it's delivered by a topless supermodel ... and it's free.

12. Only in situations of moral and/or physical peril are you allowed to kick another guy in the nuts.

13. Unless you're in prison, never fight naked.

14. Friends don't let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.

15. If a man's fly is down, that's his problem, you didn't see anything.

16. Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to drink as much as the other sports watchers.

17. A man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain sober enough to fight.

18. Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both, that's just greedy.

19. If you compliment a guy on his six-pack, you'd better be talking about his choice of beer.

20. Never join your girlfriend or wife in discussing a friend of yours, except if she's withholding sex pending your response.

21. Phrases that may NOT be uttered to another man while lifting weights:

Yeah, Baby, Push it!
C'mon, give me one more! Harder!
Another set and we can hit the showers!

22. Never talk to a man in a bathroom unless you are on equal footing: i.e. Both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need.

23. Never allow a telephone conversation with a woman to go on longer than you are able to have sex with her. Keep a stopwatch by the phone. Hang up if necessary.

24. The morning after you and a girl who was formerly "just a friend" have carnal drunken monkey sex, the fact that you're feeling weird and guilty is no reason for you not to nail each other again before the discussion about “what a big mistake it was” occurs.

25. It is acceptable for you to drive her car. It is not acceptable for her to drive yours.

26. Thou shall not buy a car in the colors of brown, pink, lime, green, orange or sky blue.

27. The girl who replies to the question "What do you want for Christmas?" with "If you loved me, you'd know what I want!" gets an Xbox. End of story.

28. There is no reason for guys to watch Ice Skating or Men's Gymnastics. Ever.

Phwew...fixed it....

2006-02-17T08:34:00.000-08:00

FIgured out it wasn't really IE, but the EMBED tag I use for the videos I post. However, it is interesting to note that IE ignores my DIV floats and just shoves things around as it pleases.... Firefox doesn't seem to have that problem. So that's why I be like "Fuck Internet Exploder"

AD)&ASYGDOAHSDO*ASd

2006-02-16T21:09:00.000-08:00

Why is my layout all of a sudden broken on internet explorer?!?!?!?!!? FUCK I'm sick of this sh*t. DIE MICRO$HIT!!!

Tv Sheriff Kicks Ass

2006-02-16T14:45:00.000-08:00

New Ideas

2006-02-15T11:43:00.000-08:00

I have been getting some new ideas for some photos I want to take, perhaps work them in unison with some essays I want to finish. The essays need some work to transition from academic, referenced work to a standalone product, that is, I need to expand the ideas that are quoted from other works and include them into the writing so the ideas are complete in their own right. A simple reference to the authors at the end will be necessary so as not to plagarize their ideas, and we'll see if I can get published! In the end, I would like to publish my photowork and my essays together. I don't even care if they get published, I just want to do this for myself. Although publishing would be fucking awesome. (It's not easy to accomplish though)

On another note, well, there is no other note right now :P Gotta get back to work. Maybe more at another time.

iFeliz San Valentin!

2006-02-14T10:13:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day

It's strange. I feel so up and down today, like I'm not sure what to feel or expect. I guess I should expect nothing and feel everything, but that confuses and overwhelms me. An odd day. Some stalker-asshole sent my girlfriend flowers today at her office, asking for a shot in her life, which I am not mad at her about. But I better not see this fuck show up at her office. Seriously. If I come up missing, check the local jails. I may be up on some charges. Bah. The fool ain't worth it.

Hope everyone has a fantastic day, whatever that may be for you.

Introspection

2006-02-13T13:30:00.000-08:00

Introspection (In`tro*spec"tion) (?), n.
[Cf. F. introspection.]

A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states; self-consciousness; reflection. "I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind." Dryden.

Sometimes I feel like my life is a movie, and I am watching it go by from the audience. Other times, I am the director, but I have the wrong script. Other times, like when my girlfriend is silently there, it feels like it makes sense for a short time. Order and love are injected into the cold silence I feel when I sit in the chair of my life's amphitheater. I am dizzy. I am tired. I don't want to go on. But I feel her there, even in the dark silence of that theater chair, and I feel moved. I feel loved. I feel invincible.

This explains a lot....

2006-02-08T13:38:00.000-08:00

Dog and Cat Diary . . .

As seen in a dog's diary:

7 am - Oh boy! A walk! My favorite!
8 am - Oh boy! Dog food! My favorite!
9 am - Oh boy! The kids! My favorite!
Noon - Oh boy! The yard! My favorite!
2 pm - Oh boy! A car ride! My favorite!
3 pm - Oh boy! The kids! My favorite!
4 pm - Oh boy! Playing ball! My favorite!
6 pm - Oh boy! Welcome home Mom! My favorite!
7 pm - Oh boy! Welcome home Dad! My favorite!
8 pm - Oh boy! Dog food! My favorite!
9 pm - Oh boy! Tummy rubs on the couch! My favorite!
11 pm - Oh boy! Sleeping in my people's bed! My favorite!

As seen in a cat's diary:

Day 183 of my captivity... My captors continued to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from clawing the furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another house plant. Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded - must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair - must try this on their bed. Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body in an attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear in their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was. Hmmm, not working according to plan. There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the food. More important, I overheard that my confinement was due to my powers of inducing "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage.

I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The bird, on the other hand, has got to be an informant and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room, his safety is assured. But I can wait; it is only a matter of time.

update? we don't need no stinkin' update!

2006-02-06T23:56:00.000-08:00

Wow, haven't updated this in weeks. Don't really visit this place anymore. I seem to spend most of my time on MySpace since most of my friends and family go around there. It's kinda hilarious. Like Dateless & Desperate on ecstacy. Well, it isn't so bad if you ignore the losers and freaks and just stick to your little circle. Of course, as soon as I put my girlfriend in my profile pic the random friend invites stopped rolling in, making life a bit calmer there. Not much to say here. I don't have a digital camera anymore, so I can't do photoblogs like I used to back in the day. Even if I did, Jeff is so much better at it than I was. He has a great eye for composition. More so than I think he realizes. Good for him. I can live vicariously through him.

Not much else to talk about at the moment. Life is keeping me totally busy with school, work, my family and my girl. Well, it's late. Time for sleep.

SPT

2006-01-24T20:28:00.000-08:00

Oh yeah, here it is. Jealous? Of course you are bitches. Note the triple threat goatee action goin' on. The fine floppy hairdo. Oh yeah, that was the shit. When was this? Like '99 I think. Man.

What's new wit' me? Nada. School, work, and chillin' with my girl and that bad-ass pimp next to me in this picture. Yeah, he's my roomie. It's 8:30 now; where is my girl? I fucking love her and I miss her immensely.

Hilarious Video Wednesday (or some other nonsense)

2006-01-17T12:55:00.000-08:00

Holy ^&*%

2006-01-16T18:33:00.000-08:00

This kid is f'king AMAZING... AND HE'S 12!!!

I've been tagged... again...

2006-01-12T11:28:00.000-08:00

Ok, Jeff tagged me to list 5 guilty pleasures, so without further ado, here they are in no specific order...

$3.99 chicken strips & a biscuit from Church's Chicken. I can't help it. I get that jones and I gotta have my fix.
Squirt soda w/ cranberry juice. God I love this stuff... I really need to lay off though...
4:20, 8:40, and 12:60. I guess that's actually 1:00, but its 3 x 420, so that's gotta be good.
Blogging all day... Why can't I get paid to do this? I get to write and play on the computer -- at the same time?!?!
Hoppy's. How can one place have a huge selection of micro-brewed beer and awesome burgers. Under one roof. It shouldn't be legal. Maybe it should -- this is America. Russia: NO HOPPY'S FOR YOU! Germany, England & Ireland got this one right, but they still don't get Hoppy Burgers. They get boiled sausage & potatoes. Ack. If I want papas & beer, I'll go to Mexico where they got it right.

Since nobody really reads my site but Jeff, I can't really tag anyone. Oh well.

Odd News Monday

2006-01-09T15:37:00.000-08:00

Porn stars strut their stuff for the Adult Video Awards.

*drama and suspense ensue the room*

"And the award for Best Actress in a 10 guy gang bang goes to... Dusty Bubbles!"

*screams and applause*

"Look at me daddy! I won!"

"That's my little girl."

You know, it's funny. Porn stars are hot for like, the first 5 minutes you see them. Then you start to get a glimmer of the rancid mess beneath the 3 inches of makeup hiding their skin thrashed by years of drug abuse and boyfriends beating the shit out of them before all their friends take turns ejaculating on them. The 30 lbs of silicone in each breast has made them drop to their waist by the time they peak and burn out in their 30's, forcing them to retire into some secluded bus terminal where they dance on tables for pocket change in front of homeless guys. Hey, homeless guys need lovin' too, and who better to provide that than some washed-up mess who's daddy didn't pay enough attention to her growing up.

Ok, ok, so why all the porn star hatin'? It's not that I necessarily hate: hell, I've watched more than my fair share of porn, dated more strippers than I care to remember, and had parties you usually only see in the movies. (those of you who used to go to Paradise Beach back in the early 90's know EXACTLY what I am talking about.) I just think that some people's career choices are pretty fucking sad, and someone who willingly places themselves in the trajectory path of where 3 guy's loads of semen are going to cross so she can be there for "splashdown" deserves all the fun that can be made of her. Hey, it's fair game, just like the guy who plays the green teletubby. You know the one. He has a penis on his head and dances around like MC Hammer.

Ok, my ADD is kicking in and I am bored of this. Peace out.

Celebration

2006-01-07T14:34:00.000-08:00

Decided to take inspiration from my MySpace page and do a new layout for my Blogger page. I need to fix the padding in the right edge cell, but overall it's close to done. Anyway...

I love weekend days when I don't have to do a damn thing but wake up, breathe a while, and go to sleep at some point in time.

Wake. Coffee. Chill. Sleep.

Fantastic.

Hell Yeah

2006-01-04T15:26:00.000-08:00

small rant

2006-01-04T12:01:00.000-08:00

Well, not much to say today, so just posting a big banner to upgrade to Firefox browser. If you need further convincing, read about the latest problems in IE. Major new security problems requiring more patches. Getting sick of security vulnerabilities every other week? Sick of adware and spyware? So am I. Upgrade, you'll be glad you did. Plus web pages render properly. A nice bonus. I use transparencies in my MySpace page, and let me tell you that IE doesn't even show it as transparent, just grey boxes you can't see through. Ugly. Just ugly.

What else? Not much. If you read this Mari: "Hi Baby! :)"

Tag... I'm it...

2006-01-03T09:00:00.000-08:00

Jeff tagged me to say 5 weird things about myself, so without further ado, here they are...

1. When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a fireman or a policeman, I wanted to be an Astrophysicist. When I was 8 I studied the galaxy like they were Star Wars cards, and black holes/quantum physics were the most fascinating things in the universe.

2. When I was in high school, I went through an interesting little "goth phase". Yes kids, I worshipped Steve Strange from a band named Visage and wore black hair and black clothes and acted all gloomy. I dunno, don't ask me...

3. Most people think I live a charmed life because I seem to have things handed to me. Well, I'm really all fucked up inside just like everyone else. I just hide it well. It's easy to act happy when you surround yourself with shallow, superficial people who go through life thinking their fabulous because they're beautiful. Puhleaze. I'm at another crossroads in life, and I am choosing the road less travelled this time... Seems to be working.

4. Some think I am good at a lot of things and that I am really smart. Well, what most people don't know is I was an introvert and abit of a recluse when I was a kid: I spent most of my time reading, creating, and teaching myself things. Things like computer programming and reading the dictionary to find strange words. I was fortunate enough to learn a few things early in life that enabled me to connect facts in a different way than most people learned. This doesn't make me any better than anyone else. I just do things differently. I like that.

5. I still want to be an Astrophysicist.

Happy New Year everyone.

2005-12-30T12:13:00.000-08:00

Everyone have a SAFE & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Sick :(

2005-12-19T10:32:00.000-08:00

I haven't been updating much; i've been pretty sick :( My girl has the flu and I just kicked the flu only to get nabbed by the early stages of bronchitis. Uugh. This sucks, and I can't afford to call in sick to work.

Roomie's been in Az for several days; I hope he's having a good time. His brother-in-law just sold his company for 87 million, so I am sure they are partying like rock stars ;)

What else, had a party for my birthday on Friday night and I got completely smashed out of my mind. A friend came by and gave me something I haven't seen in years: a joint laced with a large bead of hash in it. Holy sh*t. I had fun that night lmao. My girl's sisters all came by to wish me a happy birthday which I thought was totally cool of them to do. My friends shit bricks when they all came in hahaha. Let's just say that her family is genetically blessed. I don't think there is an unattractive person in that family. And down to earth too. Good people.

Well, I gotta get on my way and get to work. Have a good one everybody.

Getting there

2005-12-08T15:29:00.000-08:00

Well, they layout is getting there, but now I hate the blue, lmao... maybe I should finish the design on another system then publish it when it is complete. ;)

Anyway, today is Thursday, so no SPT to deal with, so I guess you all get NADA today :p well, I am at work anyway, so not much I can put up anyway. Perhaps when I get home tonight I will get something going.

out for now.

Almost there...

2005-12-06T15:06:00.000-08:00

Ok, this layout is almost complete. It just needs some tweaks to the code here and there and my banner graphic (if I decide to include it) and I am good to go. After that it is just a simple matter of cleaning up the XHTML and CSS for stricter compliance. Anyway, on to stuff you care about.

What to say. Well, I am at work, so I really should take off and post something when I have real time to be attentive to the details of it.

/post

edit:
I decided to don't like the layout of the post header date.... gonna rework that later tonight when I have the time.
/edit

it's back...

2005-12-03T18:07:00.000-08:00

Once again, back to the blog-o-sphere. More after I set up once again.