current selection | radiohead – nobody does it better
feelin’ | ?

holy shit, would u believe that gabocorp has resurfaced after a stupid amount of years with that cheeky resurrection flash movie of theirs? for those who arent familiar with gabocorp, they were one of the first web design firms to pioneer the use of cinematic flash in websites. now everybody and their sister uses flash in websites. their new site is jus ok…kinda interesting, but not very. how times have changed. its certainly different from the innumerable cliched flash sites out there with hatch patterns, 2-tone images, and stupid text bubbles flashing “fresh!“…but its still kinda feh. on the flipside, heres a coo website i passed by the other day with an intro that rock-eth hard…2advanced studios.

current selection | talvin singh – sutrix
feelin’ | like a monday

after watching stereo future, a friend of mine mentioned that oxygen bars (like the one in the movie, but decidedly less swishy) actually existed. id never actually seen one but wanted to, to see if they were as *wallpaper coo as the one in stereo future, complete with towa tei mannequins. apparently they are not. an article on cnn featured an oxygen bar on the university of nebraska campus that regularly dispensed 97% pure oxygen with hints of lavender and strawberries to students and overweight hipsters with caddy hats. while this is a coo idea, i was hoping that they could dispense it in those coo hand-held and full-face inhalers in the movie…not the florida retirement home-style noseplugs. im thinking they dont have towa tei mannequins either…

current selection | suba – tantos desejos

an article on cnn.com talks about a new book and pbs special coming out soon that takes a look at the first ever american “road trip.” how rockin’ is that? back in “da days”…a road trip was a real trip…when there were no highways, gas stations, or slurpees. egad…the thought. so this dude in 1903, horatio jackson, took a $50 bet that he could travel from san francisco to new york in less than 3 months. he sported a smokin’ 20 hp winton touring car (aka: the road warrior), his trusty sidekick/mechanic sewall crocker, and their dog mascot bud that they picked up in idaho. even tho it goes into detail some of the shit they went thru (namely, every single part of the car breaking down at least once), it sounds pretty coo…the idea of tearing thru the raw american interior. dig the dog with the goggles…

current selection | avalanches’ frontier psychiatrist video
feelin’ | stuffed

the ny times ran an article today on the oregon vortex…an area in southern oregon where weird incidents occur that defy the laws of physics. its said to be a “confluence of magnetic fields” that distorts reality inside its sphere of influence. i remember a long time ago watching ripley’s believe it or not on tv about (what im assuming is) the oregon vortex…and they gave demonstrations of water running up an incline, people weighing more at certain spots, etc. supposedly inside the vortex sphere, gravity is distorted (because of the aforementioned magnetic field distortions), your perceptions are warped, and you can appear taller or shorter depending on where you stand. im actually one to believe in such things, not b/c i think its some kind of cursed land, but because our mind and body are so susceptible to subtle influences from the environment. things like feeling someones presence, (sometimes) getting headaches near radio towers, and ordering things from the dollar menu just because its a dollar. so im actually going to speculate that while things such as the weight gain (not mass, mind you) and water running uphill can be real, the actual perceived height differences, etc are probably due to our eyes being affected by the same magnetic fields. the article also goes on to mention other similar places, like the bermuda triangle, gravity hill, spook hill, and my fridge in college.

check out the oregon vortex website too…they have interesting “test” photos of the vortex’s influence. in the photos, the difference is really apparent, but i was miffed that they didnt align their feet along the same plane. so i took the photos and modified them…

1 > two guys standing in the backyard of the “house of mystery”
2 > they then switch sides. notice difference increased
3 > composite with their heights from the first image overlaid next to their current “heights.” the red denotes the discrepancy between what their height differences are supposed to be, and what they are.

images c/o oregon vortex

current selection | ayumi hamasaki – connected (ferry corsten extended mix)
feelin’ | thirsty

quickie drive-by post. advert from new zealand (via design is kinky), the land of maori and hobbits…42 below vodka. check out their website too…

…that goes, “my name is(a)bel…tearing you a new assss…hole“

so isabels gonna come rumbling thru the northeast and be an all-around dickhead when it starts uprooting trees and gophers and tossing winnebagos into peoples backyards. i dont think nyc will be affected anywhere near as bad as the people down in north carolina…we just might get our shoes damp. damn you isabel!!!

theres also this really coo picture (appropriated from gothamist…thanx!) of the hurricane on the water. if you squint closely, youll see the captain rowing away…

current selection | the eels – novocaine for the soul
feelin’ | spiffy

the mirror universe, c/o tien.

current selection | bt feat. tori amos – blue skies (deep dish remix)
feelin’ | chilly (per usual)

randomness continues…woo. alice sent along these 2 coo pics of an adidas billboard in japan. so whats the big deal about a billboard? the 2 dudes playing soccer vertically on the billboard. how much does that rock?

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clicky-click to zoom in on the pics too…

some geek humor…for the lord of the rings fans out there (which should be everybody!!!) tien (via his friend rachelle) sent this bit of direction finding to mordor. i dunno whether this wouldve helped frodo or not…it probably wouldve sent him around angmar and thru 3 pizza huts before finally hitting mordor.

walking directions: hobbiton > mordor

chinese moon festival 2003
cripes…its already the moon festival?! the moon festival is supposed to be the full moon closest to the fall equinox…which is today. as such the moon festival’s relatively early this year. with every tradition, theres the legend behind the tradition…so here’s the account of the moon festival legend. so theres this fairy named chang-er, this wood cutter named wu-kang, and this rabbit…….geez, wait. its too lengthy and makes no sense. lets just stick to the whole full moon and fall equinox thingy. eat mooncake and luv it.

some info if you’re curious > moon festival