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wireds got the venerable kaiju big battel covered yo. big rockin’ monsters flying off the turnbuckles and body slamming each other…word.
> kaiju big battel (via wired)
> kaiju big battel website
[ audio selection | superior – polaroid millenium ]
*yawn*…was all groggy at work today. i think i need to make myself a “wake-ur-ass-up” mix just for those occasions. im imagining a kmfdm / korn / nin angle…maybe with a smidge of old school soundgarden. if you couldnt tell, ive been having fun tossing some of my old cds onto my iaudio recently. highlights so far have been: ripping all thirteen versions of mobys “b-sides” go, lives throwing copper album, new orders substance, and green days dookie. rockin’…i wonder what else i have in my old cd albums…
PANTONES AND HALO
right, and now for your viewing pleasure…two things of interest c/o the fonz. first up is the pantone colorstrology, for the graphically and horoscope-ally inclined who just cant seem to get the fuck-cocking right color in cmyk. jk. the pantone colorstrology is actually a coo little chart-thingy that tells you what your pantone color is depending on your date of birth. lets see…august 20th. mistletoe: pantone 16-0220…wooha. thoughtful and mentally active…because i think too much, yet am still well-balanced. go me.
and second up is red vs. blue’s highly educational intro to the internet. “if you or someone you know is thinking about using the internet,” you should first view this movie to get acquainted with the subtle differences between the real world and the internet…thru the eyes of the master chief. word.
> pantone colorstrology
> red vs. blue’s intro to the internet
yes thats kanedas bike from the anime classic akira above. and no…its not a rendering. that shit is for real! this news may be a bit late for some, but i just read about it yesterday in the august issue of newtype usa, so its news to me. a couple of motorbike enthusiasts in japan banded together to create a working replica of kanedas bike down to every last detail…swept canopy, leather seats, everything. many of the mechanics of the bike in the movie werent quite realistic (the rake of the steering arm, etc), so they actually went about refining or just inventing new technologies to make the bike work, while retaining its distinctive and iconic form. the bike rides for real, has a water-cooled 4-cycle engine, computer navigation system (with trackball), and a really cushy seat. i want one. i must have one.
> neo fukuoka (the manufacturer)
> bsu group (a contributor)
> pictures from the 31st annual tokyo motorcycle show
ok, well since its going to be a while before the $!#% name servers transfer, ill do a quickie post. with their glorious leader shining his brilliant radiance on all his loyal and beautiful subjects, north korea has finally graced the internet with its presence and launched a web portal. naenara (my country) is a web portal to everything that is gloriously and boundlessly great in north korea. read about the great, invincible, and heroic workers that defend north koreas socialism, how the great and glorious leader made progress with south korea despite the attempts of us imperialists, and how three triplets from samryong-ri “have grown up healthily under the care of the munificent socialist country.” juche!
the 2004 tour de france has already begun, and lance armstrongs looking to notch his 6th tour de france win…making sure his bike tech is on par with his own staggering abilities. wired has a coo article today on the technology that goes into armstrongs gear.
first and foremost is his bike frame, the trek madone 5.9, constructed of carbon fiber and weighing a scant 2.43 lbs (the seatpost on my bike probably weighs more). his bike sports full shimano dura-ace components (with an extra 20th gear) and custom bontrager wheels that weigh a combined 42.32 ounces. throw in a $200 giro helmet, custom nike jersey and shoes, 105 powerbars and 210 powergels, and you hopefully have a potential six-time tour de france winner. word.
> tour de lance (via wired)
> lance armstrongs webpage
> tour de france 2004
ah, the life of a booth-babe. you stand around a booth looking all hot as whatever game character you drew out of a hat, and you get paid for it. and all thats asked of you is that you let geeks, dorks, nerds, and the occasional twat take pictures with you. game critics has an interesting article about the life of the booth-babe. and not just any booth babe, but specifically the video game booth babes of e3. the reporter went around the gaming hall and talked with various booth babes, getting their impressions of their job, the attendees, and whatever else lies in between. many were for the most part pretty coo with it all, and were rather amused by the guys who nervously asked to take pics with them.
“It’s weird when they put their arms around me,” she replies, “but then I feel them shaking and I’m like, whatever, if it’s so important to you…it’s funny when guys come up to me and tell me that it’s their first time touching a girl.“
gosh, gamer stereotypes have come such a long way since the fat, anti-social geeks of yore…
> life of the booth-babe (via #!/usr/bin/girl)
hulk, he-man, and mr. t vs. the evil bush administration voltron! stemming from a ny times article about political internet games…but whatever.
my new wheelsets been delivered…word! and no, its not obsessive that i tracked the package from gardena, ca to ontario, ca, then to las vegas, a quick pitstop in salt lake city, then parsippany, nj and finally to my doorman at precisely 11:45am. i was just a little curious. now i just have to slap on the rotors and deliver it to the bike shop. everythings going according to plan…world dominations right around the corner.
TWINS EFFECT
right, and now that ive finally corrected the code that lets me properly display multiple categories, i thought id make a multi-category entry. woooo. its both a journal entry AND interesting shit. so theres an interesting article today in the chicago sun-times about twin celebrities…specifically mary-kate and ashley olsen (of course). twins actually run through my family, i have a number of cousins that are identical twins. and while anyone whos not a twin probably finds the whole concept of having a doppelganger to be a pretty coo idea, im sure in reality theres alot of negative issues that accompany the idea of having a backup copy of urself. the article especially hilights some of the issues of having a twin in show business, such as losing your individuality, having to essentially compete for roles against yourself, and potentially becoming just a novelty. and while this is all fascinating and stuff, id personally like to point out that i had absolutely no idea that jeremy and jason london were twins. i actually thought they were the same person, and never paid attention to the fact that…you know, ones named jason and the others named jeremy. up til reading this article, i thought that TS from mallrats and pink from dazed and confused were the same person. wow.
the article also compiles an interesting list of twins you probably didnt know were twins. some of the more noteworthy ones include: gisele bundchen (fraternal sis), vin diesel (fraternal bro), scarlett johansson (twin bro), ashton kutcher (fraternal bro), liberace (no info), jon lovitz (twin sis), parker posey (twin bro), elvis presley (his bro died during birth), giovanni ribisi (twin sis), justin timberlake (twin sis died during birth), and vanilla ice (no info). word.
> olsen twins and twin celebrities (via google news)
[ current selection | weezer – island in the sun ]
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as a follow-up to yesterdays post about god-approved diets comes this list of 10 foods you should never eat (via #!/usr/bin/girl). its not a particularly happy or reassuring list, since alot of the things on this list people eat daily without even thinking. *shiver* so lets see what made the list of 10 shit foods youre eating that are killing you slowly…
01. quaker 100% natural oats and honey | more fat than a mcd’s burger? wow…i think id just rather eat the burger. good thing this tastes like ass, else i mightve actually eaten it.
02. bugles | supposedly has twice as much saturated fat as lard. thats yum. thank god i only ate a box of these a week in college. it couldve been worse…
03. buitoni contadina alfredo sauce | alfredo sauce tastes like butt. whew…
04. pizza huts big new yorker | i never got a chance to eat these. tho i suppose the pizza binges back in high school, college, and as recently as last year werent much better.
05. entenmanns rich frosted donut | oooooh…i used to eat these with a vengeance back in high school. tho i did have superhuman metabolism back then. no wonder my metabolism quit.
06. nissin cup o’ noodles | hmm…um…well everybody ate these at some point in time in college. they werent particularly tasty, so i avoided them when i could.
07. burger king french fries | ok, scratch the entenmanns. this is the reason my metabolism got up and left. these little buggers were on my daily diet after-school junior and senior year of high school. 590 calories per serving? fuckshit…no wonder.
08. campbells soups | technically, i knew about the high sodium content, but ate it anyhoo. ah well…
09. frito-lays wow! | mmm…olestra. i dont eat chips much, so i thankfully never came across these wow! chips with olestra…which is zero calories, but reportedly causes cramps and diarrhea. yay!
10. dennys grand slam | while there werent any dennys around where i grew up, im sure i ate equivalent breakfasts numerous times. 800 calories…woo!
> 10 foods you should never eat (via #!/usr/bin/girl)
