You could be my black Kate Moss tonight

When Beard tells you to update more, you don't question that shit. You do it.

I found this awesome video.



Might need to play it again.

Uhhh buhhh I don't know. I got Medieval 2 Total War, it's pretty fun. I'm writing a paper about the movie Sling Blade, which in my book is a good excuse to end every sentence with "Mmhmm" in a very unsettling manner.

I applied to teach next semester. Did I mention that? WHO CARES IF I DID! I would be teaching one intro to English section. I am excited about it. I'm gonna brainwash some freshman minds.

Oh shit I just remembered something! Google Maps has been updated a lot. Santiago, Chile is now a map, not just a shitty satellite photo. You can see where I lived!


View Larger Map

Right there, on Ana Maria Carrera between Rosa O'Higgins and Jorge VI. If you zoom in one more level you can see better, but no street labels. I think my house was on the northern side of Ana Maria Carrera, one house off the intersection with Rosa O'Higgins. This is exciting.

I tried to find our school, but it was too mixed-in with the rest of the city--it doesn't look like a campus at all. I found some familiar street names, but didn't recognize any buildings.

*~*~MeMoRiEs~*~*

All right somebody comment on this video.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoJd-fSxPic

New game???

Hey what up!

I have a new laptop with Vista on it, I'm basically a baller???

Anyway my home page for IE (Firefox is hella dumb) is this wacky Web 2.0 RSS bullshit with like my email, and BBC News, and the weather on it. I don't get it.

But one thing I added to my home page is YouTube feeds. I'm going to play a game now. I call it "comment race."

I set my YouTube feed to "Recently Added" and I get six previews of videos. I will embed one video here from those six with each post, and I will provide a link. The race part is, you my readers have to race to comment on the video! Bonus points for comments in the person's native language.

Ready?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFZa7-vzE4I

Current comments: 2.

WE GO PLAY HOOP

A little love for Barry.






I know the Choom Gang's sign, just ask.

Hasta manana! *cuts u w/ katana*

Been a while since I rapped atcha, hasn't it? Teresa's mom visited us and then my computer kind of died, so shut up about it.

Mikey bought an acoustic guitar. Noice. He's gonna be the next...uhh...probably the next Frank Sinatra or something.

I want to write reviews of the last two candidates (Clinton and McCain), and of course write a Ron Paul retrospective so we can look back on the ups and downs of his fine campa--...what? Still running? What a fuckup.

But I'm lazy, so I'll do it later. Let's talk about other shit instead.

First up: the Steelers are suckin' the league's dick. Check it: owner Dan Rooney falls in line with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and claims the Patriots videotaping the Steelers did not contribute to the Steelers' AFC title game losses in 2001 and 2004. Way to suck up.

More about the Pats: a former Rams player is suing over cheating in the Rams-Pats Super Bowl in 2002. He wants $100 million. He wins! I call it!

Also: Jason sent me a message! Here it is:
hey steve,

apparently bush is coming to tanzania, pretty cool huh? anyway things are ok here, lots of teaching. Hot much going on really though and not enough time on the internet. Oh how I miss the internet! Glad things are going well there,

later,
Jason

I think it might have been sent by an automated service??? He just typed in "tanzania," "bush," maybe his name. What a dick.

Okay somebody read these comments and summarize: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY

Things to do when you are bored!

If you're like me, you get bored sometimes. It's natural! It happens.

Here are a few suggestions of things you can do! To alleviate boredom.

You could:
- type the word "please" after a url
- make up band names--then draw logos or sketch the band members!
- interview yourself and submit the transcript to TIME magazine
- make a video of yourself lip-synching your favorite song and post it on youtube.com
- learn a foreign language or two
- ensure you drink 8 glasses of water a day
- write your mother a letter
- shovel the snow or cut the grass (seasonal)
- type things in all caps
- memorize some song lyrics (I highly endorse this!)
- invent something
- plot and execute a robbery
- reminisce
- speak in an accent
- try a new drug
- spraypaint something onto your car (regular spraypaint works fine)
- get a fuckin job maybe???

Here's a video:

Recent conversations with my friends

That's right! By being my friend you have sacrificed any right to privacy. Up yours!

Please recall all times are Mountain (2 hours behind Eastern).

mikeblocky (2:31:03 AM): r u awake
mikeblocky (2:31:47 AM): gosh dangit i cant sleep!!!!!!!111

Steveo279 (11:37:06 AM): you should drink yourself to sleep
mikeblocky (11:37:36 AM): sounds safe
Steveo279 (11:37:46 AM): tony proved it's safe
Steveo279 (11:37:51 AM): he was fine all senior year
mikeblocky (11:38:20 AM): long term effects
mikeblocky (11:38:25 AM): yet to be determined
Steveo279 (11:38:37 AM): haha
Steveo279 (11:38:43 AM): not important to tony
mikeblocky (11:38:56 AM): live in the moment

[Gmail chat, received while away]
3:03 AM Jason: good thing i wasn't in kenya!

Aww fuck this post would be way better if I saved my conversation with Aaron Gray the other day. Oh well. I have two friends(???)

One more thing: read this awesome thread on the truth and beauty bombs forums. Truth and beauty bombs is a forum made by a few webcomic artists, and I don't visit it, but I happened to stumble upon this thread through a link on Dinosaur Comics. The thread takes Garfield comic strips and removes all of Garfield's dialogue, which transforms Garfield from horribly bad to really pretty funny. Read it.

The Canadian anthem is clearly better than ours

Bam.

TO: Hispanic high school girl on bus

RE: drawn-on eyebrows
SUBJ: they are horrible

why do you do this? it is so hideous

it's not enough that you are quite overweight and you have applied gloss to your lips with a spackle knife? what do you think this constant look of horror/shock does for you, exactly? i will tell you: it qualifies you as the most unappealing cow on the farm.

cease immediately,
yours,
sw

Look at this comic strip.

It was in the Onion this week. I have read Wondermark before and I don't remember if I liked it or what, but this one is funny.

Here's the strip. I want those applications.

Speaking of funny stuff, please read this article on SomethingAwful. It came out the morning after the final Democratic debate (the only Obama vs. Hillary debate) and I think it's hilarious. READ IT HERE

Okay later.

The minority candidates: who are they kidding?

Here's part two of my candidate reviews. I might not get these done before the field gets narrower, but these people will probably pop up again, so you might as well learn about them.

By the way, here are my sources on the Huckabee quotes:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/mikehuckabee/a/huckabeequotes.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/17/election08.gop/index.html?iref=newssearch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Mike_Huckabee - Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia???

THE SCORE SO FAR:
Republicans: Huckabee (F), Romney, McCain, Paul.
Democrats: Obama, Clinton, Gravel.
What the fuck: I heard Ralph Nader and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg are considering.

Up next, I'll do a Democrat. Let's go with Iraq Hussein Osama, junior senator from somewhere flat. Whatcha got, Barack?

NEVER MET JASON KRAMB: "No one is pro-abortion."
TORTURE (I THINK???): "Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction."
WINNING THE RED STATES: "You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt."
GAY MARRIAGE: "I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying."
Source: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/barack_obama.html

Here's Wikipedia on his political positions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Barack_Obama. Let's see the highlights:
NUCLEAR POWER: Should be kept "on the table."
BIOFUEL: Supports. Rising corn prices???
HEALTH CARE: Who the hell knows. I watched Obama and Hillary go back and forth on this in the most recent debate, and I think they want everyone covered??? Obama said everyone who wants coverage can get it, but I've heard people say some people wouldn't be covered in his plan. So it's voluntary I guess???
ISRAEL: Likes Israel. Said Ariel Sharon had always been "absolutely important and constructive" in the Israel-Palestine conflict even though Sharon was hard-right early in his political career. Would not cut back on funding for Israel's defense.
IMMIGRATION: Voted for the wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Yes, for. Supports amnesty but thinks immigrants should be required to learn English.
ENVIRONMENT: Pretty protective of the environment, with a heavy emphasis on steppin' off the fossil fuels.

Anyway, you can read all about it. To me, Obama is a moderate-liberal, pretty disappointing in some areas but not bad in the whole.

I'll give Obama a B.