Apparently even the long-dead founder of the oldest university in the United States was pumped about Halo 3 coming out a few days ago…
Don’t worry, there’s much, much more coming soon, including discussion of the game and the other things that make up life. For now, good night kids…
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The Cure – Pictures of You
More humorous pictures from the Internetz:
Hope you enjoyed the funny business thanks to these fellows. I’m off to relax after a long day at the workplace. Have a good night, peoples.
First off, some cool news. I got an email the other day from an address I didn’t recognize. Turns out that the sender works for a website that makes very Web 2.0ish travel guides for all around the world. The news wasn’t as good as it could have been (i.e. they didn’t want to hire me as a writer) but it was a nice ego stroke. Turns out that when making their guide for Oxford, England, they did a little searching for photos with a Creative Commons license. In other words, they wanted to find photos they could use for free, as long as they attributed them to the original author(s). Apparently, my photo of Trinity College was their favorite for that particular site, and so they published it in their guide. Check it out. (Hold the mouse over the words Trinity College and my picture pops up in the upper right corner). Kind of nice to see, huh?
Since they showed me some love, I will pass it on and do you all a solid. Check out this rather hilarious video – the mock ESPN music is a brilliant touch. The video tails off a bit at the end, but still, a solid all-around performance:
Not much else to report, although it was a fine weekend. On Friday I went to a friend’s coworker’s place for a dinner party that was both classy and fun. After that, we all went to a yacht rock party in Boston. Yes, it was everything you could have imagined and then some. I saw some old friends and it was great to catch up and swap stories and flirt and have fun. After that we headed to a different bar where a friend works and closed it down with him before taking him and a lady friend home. I got in around 4 and then slept until it was time to wake up for the BC game. BC won big, which put everyone in a good mood, and my happiness was multiplied when I heard that both UMass and Cal won, as well. Good day for sports.
We now interrupt our regularly scheduled blog article for this random interesting article.
I took it easy last night, and then got up bright and early to watch the pre-game shows for opening weekend of the NFL. The Patriots has a tricky opponent today in the Jets, so I wanted to get the scoop. Midway through the morning, my boy Blood called and invited me over to watch the sporting event. As he had a big-screen HDTV and I do not, I accepted the offer. We did the couch thing and watched the Patriots roll over the Jets fairly convincingly. Now it’s Sunday night and I’m contemplating what to do for my last hours of freedom before work tomorrow morning. I’m sure you’ll hear all about whatever I decide on in my next post – until then, have a good night, kids.
On deck, you scabrous dogs! Man the braces! Let down and haul to run free. Now…bring me that horizon. And really bad eggs? Drink up, me hearties, yo ho.
(If you don’t get it, it may be because you didn’t realize the the equal sign is a link – tricky, huh?)
This isn’t me – I have longer legs…
So, I’ve been spending most of the past few days cleaning, unpacking, sorting, organizing, and laundering. Apparently, it is rather difficult to move out of one’s apartment and try to make everything fit in one bedroom. Who knew? However, fear not, loyal readers. Your heroic host has had some time for fun, and even managed to sneak out for two meals in fine dining establishments today, both with equally fine company. Tomorrow promises an intriguing lunch in Boston, and then your guess is as good as mine for what will happen afterwards. As always, I’ll be sure to keep you informed.
On a completely unrelated note, I came across this chart on the Internet (more specifically, on the Economist website):
The information provided by the World Health Organisation is slightly stunning -I knew the Czech Republic, Ireland, Hungary, German, and Britain would all be near the top when it came to what countries in the world consumed the most boozedrink. I was, however, shocked that Luxembourg was at the top of the list – I previously figured their claims to fame were being the worlds only sovereign Grand Duchy and being the richest nation (GDP per capita – twice as rich as the U.S.) in the world. Luxemboug has less than 500,000 people packed into an area less that than 2/3 the size of Rhode Island – I guess familiarity breeds not only contempt but alcoholism. Congratulations on your status, Luxembourg – the U.S. (50th place) has a long way to go to catch you in both GDP per capita and liters of alcohol consumed per year – unfortunately, it would probably be impossible to catch up on both at once. More boozing means less productivity, but longer hours at the workplace mean less drinking – we as a nation have a big decision to make – let us hope we don’t “choose poorly..”
Alright peoples, that is all for now. I’m off to do a little more cleaning – in shorts this time; those fishnets get itchy after a little while…Have a good night, my friends.
A couple of goodies from the Internet. First off, I have always been intrigued by Finland. Beautiful location, fascinating history, and happy people, according to at least one study. Now, they, or at least those running Helsinki, seem to be a step ahead of everyone else in the world with the way they distribute information about their public transport. First, they attached GPS devices to each bus that runs a city route. They then uploaded the information transmitted by the GPS device (namely, location) to a company that mashes up the bus location and progress with a Google Maps depiction of the city. The result is a fascinating cross between everyday life as art and functionality. I don’t even live in Helsinki, so I won’t be catching any of those buses anytime soon, but simply watching them zigzag around the city is endlessly fascinating. Give it a try.
On a somewhat different note:
For a long time, Matt Damon has been mildly under the radar, considering he owns an Academy Awards (and deserves at least one more) and has made consistently entertaining and well-done films, from Good Will Hunting to the Bourne Identity to The Departed. Of course, it also goes without saying that his short and shocking appearance in EuroTrip may be one of the best cameos of all time. With all that being said, he is not as flashy or as fast to embrace the Hollywood lifestyle as some of his colleagues, and I get the feeling the accompanying lack of attention is fine with him. However, that may begin to change if he continues to make such memorable appearances on late-night talk shows. Damon, of course, is a born and raised Bostonian, and, accordingly, a life-long fan of the greatest baseball team on Earth. As the Late Show with David Letterman happens to be taped in New York City, Damon had a little fun with the hot start for the Red Sox at the expense of New Yorkers wallowing in the Yankees’ dismal play:
Absolutely awesome. Keep up the good work, Matt – I’m off to the see the Red Sox game…
The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing.
-Herodotus, 484-425 B.C
Herodotus has evidently never had an encounter with a break dancing fool like Fry:
Erm…rough break-dancing video from Youtube – it didn’t live up to the foreshadowing from my block quote. The video I was really alluding to is less animated but more painful:
This video is also possibly more humorous than the Futurama clip. By that, I mean that it is possible that you might not enjoy Futurama and it is also possible that you enjoy seeing little kids get plowed. In which case, it’s quite possible that you are a heartless monster with poor taste in television, and it is exceedingly possible you haven’t gotten naked with another person without paying for it in quite some time. If that’s the case, I hope my blog in some way has filled the cavernous void in your heart and your loins…
So, a lot of people have been asking me how I stay on top of the news. Obviously, I read a lot of the regular websites like NYTimes.com and CNN.com. However, there are also a few Web 2.0 sites I love to read. One of the newest, and best, displays world news in a map format, which an extremely effective visual way to browse the news. Check it out here.
More news to come soon, enjoy the website in the meantime.
So, some disillusioned people out there seem to think I have good taste in music, and occassionally, I am on the cutting edge. So, with those two things in mind, I have decided upon a new method of letting you all into what Im listening to.
Click on the cute little picture to get some amazing statistics on what I’ve been listening to lately.
Google has come out with new software that allows you to use the Keyhole satellites to get images of particular addresses. The Keyhole satellites used to be the best the U.S. government had, so they are pretty high-tech. Its kinda cool to play around with.
That’s about it for now. It’s been a slow day, but I am done with the tough part of the week. More to come, probably later tonight. Bye.
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