June 2008
17 posts
“We shouldn’t be that much late.”
– The pilot for the flight I’m on
Watchboringloser:
Definitely gotta hop on the Reblog Train for this video.
“Where The Hell is Matt?” is an awesome travelog. Joyfullness at its best. “14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me.” Also sponsored by Stride Gum?
“He realized his bad dancing wasn’t actually all that interesting, and that other people were much better at...
Continental to Join Star Alliance
I wasn’t too surprised to see an email drop into my inbox about a Continental/United partnership, but I am pretty excited: President’s Club + Red Carpet Club.
Woot.
Watchadamiss:
Obama’s first national campaign ad.
Kinda hoping this gets passed around because I’ve got a few thoughts on this, but I’m curious to see what others think and don’t want to pass judgement too quickly.
It seems like a message positioned to the people in Nowhere, MiddleAmerica who still think he’s a Muslim and don’t trust him. It’s pretty reserved and...
Celtics.
I’ve got to disclaim that I’m a little partial to the Lakers, but I think the Celtics were the better team and deserved to win the championship after their great season and the “greatest single-season turnaround.” That being said, I’ve got a couple observations:
The alley-oop at the end of the game was excessive. I get it … enthusiasm and excitement and...
marco:
Is Firefox 3 out or what? I can barely connect to the site, and when I do, I just get download links for 2.0.0.14.
edit: Oh, I guess that I’m supposed to get it from here. Except… HTTP/1.1 Service Unavailable. Oops. Or maybe here. Connection timed out. Damn.
edit 2: Working download links. Thanks!
Download.com is featuring the download. Not the best speeds, but at least...
Firefox 3
I’d be contributing to the “Download Firefox 3” world record if I could find a site that stays alive long enough to host it for me.
60,000 Bees Removed From Inside N.C. Home →
marco:
“I came over here and dipped my finger in it and tasted it,” Jones said. “Sure enough, it was honey coming out of the wall.”
Thanks, shadowfirebird.
Jones took home video of the beekeepers as they tore down the walls to carefully collect the hives with a vacuum. They were put into three buckets and will be taken away and cared for.
Cared for? Is that like when dogs go to a...
Still "The Mover"ing
Part 4 of The Mover is an interesting “aside” with some real-life (hilarious) anecdotes.
I don’t fit. I don’t fit. I almost felt chilled despite the overwhelming heat. Something in me very badly wanted to hide … I lurked around another bush trimmed to resemble a giant heart and then I spotted the source of the noise: three boys and two girls playing in a swimming pool …...
“My heart hadn’t been left in San Francisco, but it had certainly been taught to...”
– Jesse Rice
The Mover, Part 3
Jesse just posted part 3 of his story about “The Mover.”
Some excerpts:
As I did, I instinctively headed right again, snaking my way through an equally busy sidewalk, collecting swear words like it was my job … Fortunately I was moving just fast enough to create my own breeze.
I glanced at a license plate as a white and grimy cab sped through a red light. The little orange and...
The Mover by Jesse Rice
One of my friends wrote an incredibly entertaining story, and I’ve gotten to read the first two parts of the three-part series (unless he combined the last two).
Here are a few excerpts:
Part 1:
It’s nearly impossible to convey the sheer horror of waking up inside a sealed body bag. The first two or three times caught me completely by surprise … I felt dizzy and disoriented. The...
Calling it an early... morning
Out of the office by 3 am…
Sadly, I am excited that I don’t have to stay all night. If you want details, you can search for The Planet Explosion.
Not fun.