Happy birthday Frank Buckles and thank you sir.

That is all.

Not doing anything this NYE except sleeping. That's because I just had seven days of New Years celebration in a row. Spent a week in Puerto Vallarta. Screw Disney, PV is definitely the happiest place on Earth.

So my brother and his wife threw a sweet sixteen birthday for their daughters. As part of it they hired a local band that they know called Bleach Black. I didn't go to the party of course but did show up for the band playing and they kick much ass live. So far this band has had almost no exposure but I think within a couple years they will be ( Read more... )

Interesting use of spare jet engines.

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/the-mig-15-snow-blower

Sam the Koala who survived the brush fires that raged across Australia has died.

From Chlamydia.

Damn you koala fucking Aussies.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/australia.fires.koala.dies/

Well, if not global warming then at least Northwest warming. It hit 102 degrees today (that's about 39 for those of you who use alien scales). Sure I know that's nothing compared to Arizona, Florida, Texas, or any other place close to the equator. But this is Washington State. Summer is supposed to be wet and cool with an occasional temperature ( Read more... )

I need some new good melodic metal/punk to listen to. Any suggestions?

Already have Alkaline Trio, Dope, Rise Against, Nicotine, The Donnas.

Actually it made me lol. Maybe I'm just easy.


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So there was an earthquake this morning at about 5:30. Surprisingly I was actually awake at the time and felt it.

Well, sort of felt it. It was only a 4.5 which meant I could feel a slight rocking that lasted for about 10 seconds.

I like earthquakes. I should move to California.

Often the inhabitants of other nations have called the United States sexually repressive, primitive and puritan. Of course they are completely correct in comparison with most other countries attitude towards sex ( Read more... )