Archive for May, 2006
May I have your ear for one second? I read this editorial on Wired today. It said everything that everyone is saying. It said exactly what all old curmudgeons say. But it was exactly what needed to be said. Again and again… and… again..
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May 25th, 2006 | Posted in Life and the Universe | 1 Comment
We read Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken‘ in class on Tuesday. I have read that poem a dozen times. I never have gotten sick of it.
I am the poster child for roads not taken. I often find myself depressed with my decisions. I often, also, find myself proud of the decisions I have made. [...]
May 20th, 2006 | Posted in Life and the Universe | No Comments
I have been using Windows Xp for the longest time ever in my life. With the limited space we have right now the laptop has been my window to the world. I can sit outside, enjoy a cup of coffee and surf. It’s been nice to be able to do that when the kids are [...]
May 19th, 2006 | Posted in geekified | 2 Comments
This is what I want in an elected official. Balls.
May 12th, 2006 | Posted in Life and the Universe | No Comments
Google Trends is a new feature that allows you to see what the world is looking for. This one came up on one of the link sites I frequent. The results are quite interesting. Take a guess which 10 countries made the top of the list for the word ’sex’.
Google Trends: sex
May 11th, 2006 | Posted in Life and the Universe, geekified | No Comments
I really like this. It’s an open-source plantetarium for your desktop. Windows, Mac, Linux.. they have it. I highly recommend it..
Stellarium
May 6th, 2006 | Posted in geekified | No Comments
It doesn’t take much to get me worked up.
This just in from the dudes at nopantsday.com:
‘You sir, are a god among men. This is best thing we’ve seen today so far’
Thanks Roy.
In Norway we call it ‘Ikke Bukse Dag’
Viva la Pantilones!
May 5th, 2006 | Posted in Life and the Universe, Norway | 3 Comments
Rather than spend a few hours uploading archives to find previous No Pants Day posts from years back, I decided to make a special video for my fellow Panters…
Inspired by Blue Velvet I give you ‘The Dance’
May 5th, 2006 | Posted in Life and the Universe | 3 Comments
Yes,that’s right, No Pants Day has officially begun.
Being in Europe, and having woken up at 9am, I am one of the lucky ones to kick start the day. Some of you may be saying, ‘What about the Middle East?’. Well, they really don’t celebrate NPD. It has something to do with the Koran or something… [...]
May 5th, 2006 | Posted in Life and the Universe | 1 Comment
Spoke with some admin yesterday. There may be some work for me next school year. And the pay is about double what I would be making in Buffalo. Keep your fingers crossed. Maybe then I can actually travel home.
And! My buddy Dr. Tooth, as you may know him, got married. I still can’t fucking believe [...]
May 3rd, 2006 | Posted in Life and the Universe | No Comments