February 28, 2003
What should DAN do?
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1. Go to Berkley for my PhD.
2. Go to Georgia Tech. for my PhD.
3. Start work at Lawrence Livermoore National Labs.
4. Learn how to spell Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
5. Start an auction to sell the address to a place where someone may buy an e-book of a dictionary for $50 containing the single word "fool" and be put on a list to not be given something that they really wanted. Huh?
6. Thank Adam for his $4.
7. Join a hippie community, smoke hash, and play Hegemonia while snacking on marshmallows (secretly).
Oh decisions, decisions...
February 27, 2003
What Would Jesus Drive?
Apparently, the answer to Ryan's question is right here.
Although, based on Scripture, Mark 1:34 tells us that Jesus "drove out many demons." The Bible doesn't give us very much else to go on, but are we to assume that the Lord's preference was this car? But this leaves a single question to be answered. What was he driving them out of? Garages weren't invented yet!
What Would Jesus Drive?
Hmm... Might wanna check this one out...
http://www.whatwouldjesusdrive.org
hopefully copyright infringement
Choke the walrus --> walrus=math caddy --> choke the math caddy ???
I also thought the game was like double dragon
I scored a 12 out of 12.... I am a GENYUS!!!
eerie...
That was just like double dragon, weird.
Try this, see how smart you really are. I got 10 out of 12. "Smarter than the average bear."
Cheetos???
Sorry to hear about the DVD Burners. I went to that website, and that sucks. What is really funny (read: sad) is that I checked out that guy's eBay feedback, and everybody was posting positive feedback that he "delivers what he promised", even though his ebay item says that if you pay $50, then you WILL receive a DVD writer. Dirty liar. Low standards, just like me.
This is kinda fun if you're bored. Also, I wonder why nobody was willing to bid on this item on ebay??? And nobody used the "buy it now" price of $500 either??? Weird...
Hummina..wha
If you want to see the best freaking band website by none other than Idlewild then click this, pure genius!
I wonder if I taste like cherry
I'm glad I don't have to hit you with poo. It's so hard to get out from under your fingernails.
Really? Damn it, I'm no. 518. No, I'm not, but I did send that bastard $4.00 as well before I checked the blog. Looks like he's $8.00 closer to picking his up from Circuit City. Shit, we should set up an auction like that too. Heh heh...hmmm...
DVD Burner = crock
Mesmer - I just discovered I had 12.50 sitting in my PayPal account that I had completely forgotten about. It had been so long since I checked my account that it was like finding change in an old pair of pants... so I figured, "what the heck, this guy's at least a clever scammer, he can have four bucks." So... this is what I found out.
It's a pyramid scam! Only they have a loophole by selling dumb eBooks at outrageous prices to get people to enter into the pyramid -- check it out at ezexpo.com. lol - the only people who are gonna get a DVD burner are the 12 people at the top of the pyramid...
Sounds like you better go for the one from the convent in Taiwan, Mr. E.
WooHoo!
Hey look at me! I joined a blog! I just wanted to point out that I was going to choose the username "HitMeWithPoo", because I thought of it while I was in class at 8:30 tonight, and I was trying so hard not to laugh out loud. But then I realized that I wouldn't like to be hit with poo. So I stuck with the name my mom gave me. I'm so boring.
February 26, 2003
there's one born every minute...
I apolosige for any spoellingh errrors...I'm haviing to fight offf my own left hanfd fromn the moouse. One sevcondf... there. I figure I have about 3 minutes before it breaks out of my file cabinet and pummels me to the ground. Just enough time to explain how this happened and perhaps save all of you from the same fate. All...two...of you.
I've lately been obsessed with the prospect of owning a DVD burner. (un?)Fortunately, the particular one I've set my eyes on (SONY DRU 500A) happens to run about $350, and is sold in a combo with a 4 week - 3 month waiting period. I should have let it lie.
I had been browsing the major online shopping communities to find the best price ($320 after shipping from a convent in Tien Mou, Taiwan) when I decided to run a search on ebay. Nestled between the usual make-a-fortune auctions was an obvious scam. For $4.00 this guy will send you a website offering the coveted unit for $50. His claim? It's all a promotion to get people to visit the site and tell their friends. So of course I'm divided. On one hand, this auction all but has the word "SCAM" inserted between every word. On the other hand, it's frickin' $4.00. That's only a twister at Taco Bell (or 13 Cup of Noodles). I'm trying to stay rational about this whole thing, but I my file cabinet is just about trashed. I'll just disconnect the moddemn beffoorre iiiit...
Well...
Actually its been 7 months, new record!! woah, thats a long time...
February 25, 2003
Hi. I'm smoking crack right now.
I've taken to recreational drug use. It's fun!
Hey, give me my cursor back!
Just thought I'd share a couple of sites that are more than the conventional HTML script.
I'm not too sure what Me Company® is, but they've got a pretty impressive looking page. You can dump your hard-earned clams on t-shirts and other stuff too.
I think this page (DHKY) is sort of an online resume for a graphic/computer designer. Be sure to click on the circles for a quick martial arts lesson.
Thundercats HO!
February 24, 2003
Checkin' out some blogs
There's actually some pretty funny blogs out there. I just started looking around the other day for funny ones.
inpassing.org features stuff heard, um, in passing.
Well, I found more, but I just got bored and distracted. I'll add more later.
Still??
Wait. You still have a girlfriend? Hasn't it been 2 weeks yet?!
Dude...
My girlfriend loves that song, so do I. Its the theme song to the cartoon on MTV about the two guys in college.
Flaming Lips - "Flight Test"
I'm sitting in Some Bagels at Uptown in Richland listening to my iPod. I just discovered the coolest song that i've had for awhile but never given a chance: Flaming Lips - "Flight Test." Wow. This is just an incredible song. I have repeated it now about 35 times while sitting here reading.
By the way, I figured how to blog from my cell phone which is great... but about the pinnacle of geekdom. If I start inserting HTML tags while doing this, someone just take me out of my misery.
Re: The Worst Novel Ever Ever...Ever
Wow, what a scathing review! I'm going to pick up a couple copies for people I don't like.
February 23, 2003
The Worst Novel Ever.
Now this is funny. And it's even in the Washington Post.
More wall = yes. You help too! Me no talk like this no more. Wait... is that a double negative?
To answer the question regarding "The Wall": Yes, there will be more scanned pictures. If anyone would like to contribute to the virtual wall, just email me the picture as an attachment and I'll put it up--- if it's "Wall-worthy."
What's wrong with the Toffee Nut Latte', A2 D2? Too many non-tipping ToffeeNutDrinkers at "la estrella corcovéa?" And why would your dad's comic depreciate? Wouldn't the movie cause an increase in interest and therefore the value of the original limited-number printing of the comic book? And what is your dad doing collecting comics? Shouldn't he be outside playing ball in the sunshine with the other kids instead of being cooped up indoors with these confounded comic books? Sorry. I was possessed by your grandmother for a brief moment there.
And speaking of your grandmother, mathcaddy.com is experiencing some on-and-off hosting problems. (Okay, that didn't have anything to do with your g-ma, but I couldn't think of a smooth segue.) I've contacted the provider, eHost. Whatever issues there have been for the last couple days should be resolved by Monday afternoon. Of course, in perspective, if our site is currently middle-aged, it will be on its death bed by that time.
Keep the weird sites a-rollin' in
I most certainly agree. The cross is strange, but I had to laugh in spite of my better judgement. I also had to lock my office door to prevent getting caught. I mean, it's not porn, but...I still don't want to be seen looking at it. lol
DVD Spotting
The first and second season of Red Dwarf will be coming out on DVD Feb. 25th! SMEG!
Here's something a little different to think about. Remember, these could be the guys working on your computer...
And just when you thought the potato was dead, think again.
just a question
Are there going to be more scanned items on the Wall page? Or did you just not put up the things that were only so-so funny? Agh! No more Toffee Nut Latte(s). I think the new Daredevil movie just made my dad's number 1 issue of that comic depreciate 5 times over. Dang you Ben Affleck!
February 22, 2003
Happy anniversary to mathcaddy.com!!
You know, I remember three days ago when this site was first published. It still had that new site smell, the tags were still on, and the puke stain wasn't covered up with a bleach stain yet.
Yes, I even remember writing this, all those days ago:
It's a blog! Wow. It's a blog. I have a blog. I wonder if I should get it cut off. Maybe it's infected.
But seriously, look at the stats. Woo! This is a 7.6 times increase in web traffic -- all the way from 4 hits per day to 51 hits per day in the course of three days.
Yeah, it's great to be able to look back on all the hard work that's gone into making this dream a reality... and just sit and sigh, while drinking our Toffee Nut Latte'. Not you, me. Give my latte' back, jerk.
One-upping Mesmer... but mostly sounding dumb.
Here's something better than Mesmer's Alanis Morisette Lyrics Generator, but also at Brunching: "I could destroy them with pretzels!" and A Review of Danger Signals.
I suppose it's a cheap shot at our friend Lavidas -- or "Ladidas" - or whatever -- but, quite frankly, I don't see anything funny about Alanis Morisette. She's a serious artist who should be taken seriously... (out of her misery, if you ask me.) Naw, just joshin'... she should be hung in public!
And... I have no idea what on earth that "Click the Cross" thing was, but it's strangely haunting. Just like the one and only ad I've seen for "Are You HOT?" ... Just a pair of boxers, shaking at the screen. I cannot escape it... and I have not returned to TV since that horrible, horrible day.
Nobody's Yoda
See if you recognize anyone in this band label.
I'm not sure if they're still touring...
Here's something interesting I found at brunching.com.
As for my top ten (well, top four anyway):
It's not like I've given up on rock, I just find myself listening to the classics more and more. How classic you may ask?
Sonata. Op 35 - Frederick Chopin
This is an amazing composition, most probably arising from lonely nights in Paris among the plague and news from home of revolution. The piece is played grave, and is best known for it's third movement, commonly referred to as the Funeral March (dum, dum dum dum, de, da, dum, da dum, da dum). But of course, as is the style with Chopin, the march breaks into a beautiful 4th movement that carries with it many of the hopes and dreams of Poland.
Impromptu Op 142, No 2, in A-Flat Major - Franz Schubert
Just one of those tunes that is fun to play, and really sticks with you. Added bonus: a true lady killer. I participated in a "create your own flavor" contest held by Baskin Robbins a few years ago, but my "Schubert Sherbert" didn't take off.
Aufschwung - Robert Schumann
It's humorous really, how desperately Schumann clinged to his famous contemporaries (Chopin, Liszt, Hummel...) while he himself was merely a music critic with a group he called the "The companions of David". He wouldn't become famous until much later (post mortus even?). Little known fact: You can deform your hand by religiously cramming wooden wedges between your fingers every night while you sleep, a lesson Schumann learned in trying to attain a greater hand span.
And now for something completely different
Hedwig - The theatrical soundtrack
If you aren't turned off by homosexuals, then you're gay. No, what I really mean to say is, if ass pirates don't make your skin crawl, you should definitely check out this movie. It originated as a stage show written around contemporary rock music, something that had never been done before. The songs are catchy, and should strike a pleasing chord with most everyone. BUT I warn you not to watch this movie around...parents, younger siblings, anyone that would raise a brow at a lead star named Hansel and his U.S. Military lover...ahem.
meow
The Welsh Mike Stipe.
Yeah -- he does sound like MikeStipe to me, too... Maybe he's the Welsh Michael Stipe! Maybe he has a secret hide-out on Wellsian Way!
I haven't heard anything about the new Supergrass one... I haven't heard anything from them in a long time -- or listened to them for quite a while. What about Fountains of Wayne? Don't they have something new coming out soon?
By the way, I love Idlewild's song, "American/British." It's neat.
Just heard three tracks...
From Idlewild, "Out of Routine" sounds rocking and is it me or does the lead singer sound liek Mickeal Stipe of REM? Wierd. "A Way of Letting Go" sounds rockin too. Heard anything about the new SUpergrass album? SHould I even bother with the Zwan album? Get the Special Goodness CD in mid-March, or get the single at Hot topic for .99 cents! For reals.
Nano-Nano
Sweet Monkey Juice
Thanks for the link, and no I haven't heard anything about Idlewild's new album, man do I feel left out. Thanks for the props bro.
Okay -- so we were
Okay -- so we were talking music... speaking of which, Idlewild's new album is out in a month -- and the reviews are great. A2 D2 -- you got it yet on mp3? It looks like it's been out in Europe since July.
Also, here's a pretty cool resource to add to your aresnal: metacritic.com It's just been revamped and it's pretty cool now. It's basically the quickest way to sift through a ton of reviews of basically any media -- all at once, movies, music, dvds, etc...
February 21, 2003
x = retarded, where x = re|run
Yesterday I said we were moving to mathcaddy.com -- I even had it all there - and ready to host uploaded images, etc... but then...
wrong, buddy. too bad your domain expired the day you got it online! ... it will be back up shortly, though.
*My* top ten... no, wait - make that eleven!!
Okay -- I'm a "trendy" kind of guy as far as music is concerned (that's what Kristi says, anyway)... Meaning that I listen to only a select group of tracks and albums over a specific period of time and then I move on to newer fresher stuff - always enjoying and appreciating the old, but continuously loving the new. Therefore, some of these listed here are not really "2002" ... they're probably more like "January 2003," but I've always been evangelistic when it comes to music that gets me going right now - at least ever since I convinced 35 people to buy Oasis' What's the Story Morning Glory when it first came out.
1. Wilco, Wilco, Wilco! - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - So what if every reviewer in the world listed it at the top of their top of 2002? They were right! This is an album that I bought when it came out, but it took me almost 3 months to love it. Listen to it a few times and you'll fall in love with it, easily. (It also made me listen to their previous album, Summerteeth, a heckofalot more - and that album is also off-the-charts amazing. Some of my personal favorites: "Heavy Metal Drummer," "Pot Kettle Black," "War on War," and "I'm the Man Who Loves You." -- plus "Can't stand it," "She's a jar," and "Nothingsevergonnastandinmywayagain" from Summerteeth. Seriously, everysingleone of these songs is incredible. By the by, I gotta give some props to A2 D2 for introducing me to Wilco like 3 years ago.
2. Flaming Lips - "Flight Test" - Yes, two entries for the Flaming Lips (see #6 below). I didn't even pay much attention to this song... it starts so weird for the first 5 seconds that I alwasy skipped past it. Then I listened to it. Once. And it vaulted from nowhere to Number 2. It's easily the best song here, to me... but only for the sheer volume of goodness in Yankee Hotel Foxtrot does this not make #1. Wow! Unbelievably awesome song... It's so simple, yet great. The lyrics are sweet, too, once you've whittled them out among all the other sounds in the song. (I didn't even discover this song until 2-24, which is the reason there are now eleven listed here instead of 12.)
3. Coldplay - "A Rush of Blood to the Head" - At first, all I listened to was the first track, "Politik." Then I actually took the time to listen to the rest of the CD. It's easily one of the best albums I've ever heard. "In My Place," "Clocks," and "Warning Sign" are the highlights -- but we're talking an outstanding album - every single song. No weak ones. Not a bit.
4. Pete Yorn - "For Nancy" - Uh, okay, so he sucked in concert - but there wasn't a single song I listened to as many times as this one last year. It just has this incredible "whammo" on my mind and spirits. It raises me up out drearies and into a "go-get-'em" attitude... and how!
5. Rilo Kiley - "Wires and Waves." - Absolutely amazing song. I just can't get over this song. It's... it's... amazing!
6. Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - This is initially pretty weird - almost as weird as Sparta/At the Drive In/And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead... BUT! It's great... especially "Do You Realize?" and "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots."
7. Hillsongs Australia - "All of My Days" - Just good -- especially when the drums get crackin'.
8. Of Montreal - "Penelope" - Drop-dead hilarious... and very catchy. Like a Beatles cover band comprised of clowns playing "I Am the Walrus" and "Obla Di Obla Da" at the same time. (not that that would neccesarily be catchy -- but somehow Of Montreal manages to make it so.
9. Lemon Jelly - Kind of quirky British stuff. Definitely creative. Great music to listen to while you work or do something relatively boring. Higlights: "The Staunton Lick," "Nice Weather For Ducks," and "Ramblin' Man."
10. Sondre Lerche - Lots of his stuff, but the best is "Sleep on Needles."
11. Hot Hot Heat - "Bandages" - Cool, fast, catchy, neat.
Those were the first 10 just off the top of my head -- if I looked at my Winamp playlist I could probably pick out a bunch more... but these are really good. I also have to second a lot of the stuff that A2 D2 mentioned... particularly Queens of the Stone Age and Nada Surf's "Let Go." I just figured he did a good job of promoting them... so I might as well skip 'em.
Don't you ever think that someday some RIAA guy or somebody will step out in a Congressional hearing and admit, "That's it. It's mathematically impossible to create any more good music that sounds new and doesn't rip anyone off. We might as well go back to letting tone-deaf people sing." I'm continually surprised that there's still good music coming and coming and coming! When will it ever end???
My top ten...
1. Sparta - Wiretap Scars (the remants of At The Drive In, catchy melodies, screaming with intense lyrics, all around an incredible album.
2. Nada Surf - Let Go (a super mellow album with probably the most played song in my head "Blonde on Blonde", similar to Belle and Sebastian)
3. RHCP - By the Way (this never gets old, and super underrated, especially like "Tear")
4. The Juliana Theory - Emotion is Dead (really good musicians doing really good shtuf)
5. The Special Goodness - Life goes by (just got the single to their new album for .99 cents, I dig it)
6. Weezer - Lets Sew our pants together (this song sticks because he screams and it sounds good, almost Cobainish, kinda scary)
7. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (the most rockingest trippy album Ive heard, plus they had the best drummer play, Dave Grohl!)
8. The Shins - Oh Inverted World (incredible, low key, jangly pop that is a refreshing change every now and again)
9. Loudermilk - Red Record (I know I had it on my hard drive but I had to buy it still. It rocks)
10. Sigor Ros ( ) (If you want to space out for awhile and think beautiful things and maybe are into radiohead and nachos then pick this up)
fin'
February 20, 2003
Just do it.
Here's an idea: List your 10 most listened-to songs or albums in the last 6 months.
The Wall
...
I can hardly believe my eyes (and yet a small portion of me tries not to)
I think I used the "X3" napkin to blow my nose. Oops
KrispyKreme: she's doing great! just writing her thesis and loving life!
Ah, who are we kidding?!??! Help!! Let us out!!
Moving... I hope.
Okay -- I think we're moving successfully to mathcaddy.com ... or perhaps not? ...third time's the charm, maybe?
Okay -- at first I
Okay -- at first I was excited about this news -- Sonics trade Payton to Bucks for Allen until I got down to the second paragraph! I cannot believe the Sonics got rid of Desmond Mason to get Ray Allen. I mean, I love Ray Allen. I was just about ready to eat a napkin when I saw that the Sonics were getting him for Payton, who I don't care too much for. But... but... couldn't they have kept Desmond? Crap!
Fun Fact 1.0
Okay, for those of you who don't know, here's a "Fun Fact." You can make links to other places on the web to spice up your blog entries. You can either use the "link" key in making your entries -- or you can just type in the command as follows:
<a href="http://www.site.com">link</a> ---> this simply looks like this: link
Just make sure that you put the quotes where they go and that you close the link with the </a> You can do some funny stuf with this if you play with it as you write your blogs up. For example, look at the edits I did to Mesmer's and A2 D2's entries... (and pretty much everyone else's as well - but Dan's and Adam's are the best.)
Kristi didn't title her post... again.
I AM MOST CERTAINLY NOT "unfun"!!!!! :) I'm so happy to be part of the blog...I just hope I don't get fired.
Dan--say hello to the wife for me--hope everythings going well for you two. Who/What is shorah?
Hummanah
So yea I just watched this sad/disturbing/kinda cool video directed by Mark Romanek for the new Johnny Cash song "Hurt" which is a cover of the same song by Nine Inch Nails. You can view it via Quicktime here. Has anyone been to a Baja Fresh Mexican Grill yet? They're owned by Wendy's and supposed to be good.
Mmmmm, blogs taste just like chicken
Hey this is fun. I always wanted to be part of a club, or a blog if you will, or if you wont. If you havn't already, go to www.weezer.com it's better than weezernation dot com so there Adamn! What's with the "n"? is it to distinguish between you and Adam? Or is it so if someone forgets the "A" it will be a bad word? I don't get it. Ever.
Kristi should have titled her post
I sure hope she's not regressing into being "unfun" again ;p
Righteous, i'm part of a blog! Or am I being presumptuous? Is this an audition or something?
I can juggle underwater upside down.
-Shorah
Dude, / Shrapnel, mmm just like cocoa puffs
go to www.weezernation.com, then go to the mp3 section then to the kitchen tapes and download those songs, its the infamous kitchen tapes weezer made before they were signed to a record, my favorite is lets sew our pants together. woo
Can I be a captain, like captain red beard or captain small red goatee, at the moment.
I work at Starbucks.
Kristi didn't title this post
Hi, Adam made me post something before he would print stuff I needed to get back to work...then he told me to tell y'all that he didn't twist my arm...just my mouth.
February 19, 2003
re: what's a blog?
A "blog," if ya don't know, is short for a "web log" - like a captain's log, only we're not captains. you're s'posed to say funny stuff about your day or funny stuff you saw on the internet, or review cool music you're listening to-- stuff that would (or might) be interesting for other people to hear. You edit it through blogger.com and you access it (to read it) at mathcaddy.blogspot.com... at least until I set it up at mathcaddy.com.
You should check out some of the "blogs of note" at blogger.com. For example, here's humor columnist Dave Barry's Blog. And here's EPN World Reporter's article regarding blogs.
Use titles for your blogs!
Oh yeah -- whatever you do-- don't boreblog the crap out of us. Please?
what's a blog?
I wanna be a mathcaddy when I grow up. What is a blog anyway?
It's a blog!
Wow. It's a blog. I have a blog. I wonder if I should get it cut off. Maybe it's infected.
