::: Sunday, August 31, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Sunday, August 31, 2003 | |  

M - oh yeah remember those pick up lines i was sayin my brother was collecting?
Echelon - yeah?
M - (his favorite) Wanna play Pearl Harbor? I'll lay here and you can blow the hell out of me?
M - or,,,Hey lady those are nice clothes you got on,,,,,,,,can i talk you out of them?
Echelon - lol
Echelon - here's mine: hey baby! why don't you give me some money so i can buy you a drink?
M - lol
M - My love for you is like diarrhea,,,,,,,,i just can't hold it in.
Echelon - eeeewwww
Echelon - lol
M - i know
M - it's gross
M - did ya ever hear this one?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,your parents must be retarded,,,,,,,cause your sooooo special
Echelon - hahahhah
Echelon - yeah, but it started with "are your parents cousins?"

::: posted by Spook at Sunday, August 31, 2003 | |  

Reference Desk. [Link] "The single best source for facts on the net" Also a good starting page for your web browser.
Alta Vista's text-only searchbox [Link] No nonsense searching with a powerful web portal.
Memepool [Link] The best group blog of yesteryear. (not so active anymore)
Fark news [Link] Worth another link. News and abuse from around the world. (warning: adult content)

::: posted by Spook at Sunday, August 31, 2003 | |  

Metal Edge * - one star (out of five: for website)[Link] The standard in metal music magazines... but their website bites.
Circus Magazine ** [Link] Everything about Circus Magazine's presentation is crude, but the content is killer.
Metal Maniacs ** [Link] The magazine is a hybrid of Metal Edge and Circus... the website is minimal, but with a very good news section.
Hit Parader **** [Link] Slick mag, slick site.
Chart Attack ***** [Link] The canadian representative in the music magazine world. They do it all.

::: Thursday, August 28, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Thursday, August 28, 2003 | |  

Echelon gets some construction paper
Echelon gets his scissors
Echelon cuts out a couple of I-shaped pieces
Echelon gets some tape
Taz> I?
Echelon tapes the I's to Taz's chest and says "you have the most beautiful I's I have ever seen"
Taz> LMAO

::: posted by Spook at Thursday, August 28, 2003 | |  

Then that idea you just had is "half baked" and you should visit halfbakery. [Link]

From their "about" page: The Halfbakery is a communal database of original, fictitious inventions, edited by its users. It was created by people who like to speculate, both as a form of satire and as a form of creative expression.

I used to post there.

::: posted by Spook at Thursday, August 28, 2003 | |  

STICKDEATH: [Link] Stick figures meeting their doom, presented in Gif and Flash files.

[Warning: it is ALL animated violence and portrayals of death by um.. too many ways to list]

::: posted by Spook at Thursday, August 28, 2003 | |  

Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum:
"I think that I think, therefore I think that I am."

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Evanescence's Even in Death
How am I feeling? Why? Marginally relieved, because I've figured out that I don't need to limit myself and can flood my website and blogs as I see fit... limited only by my available webspace. It'll take me months to fill it up anyway.
Website Reco? CBC'S Zed [Link] Ever see the tv show? Well, the website is just as hard to navigate and often leaves me thinking "Hmmm.. I THINK this is art?" Usually some pretty decent stuff is presented. (Warning: large, slow-loading files)

::: posted by Spook at Thursday, August 28, 2003 | |  

I heard the giggles of two children as they slowly worked their way upstairs at my office. Then I hear *thump-thump-thump-thump-thump* "Ta-daa!" a few times, followed by the laughter of my various coworkers who have her in sight.
This little girl had been running to a corner, jumping out from behind it and calling out "Ta-daa!"
Heheh, cute.

::: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | |  

rowing in the storm like an idiot i knew my number had been called david morris i kept saying to myself david morris
i thought i saw my true love swimming below the thrash of waves and dove to meet her
deeper i swam knowing i wouldnt have enough air to make it back
i screamed i love you into her ear below the crashings of the boat
i reached the gunwhale and yanked myself into the filling boat gasping more water than air
i wonder if she knows what blubBLUBblub means

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Silence... by God.. and a train is in the distance, getting closer. (that's by CN Rail)
How am I feeling? Why? Stoked, I got a cable Internet connection now.
Website Reco? Play with the Shockwave Kitty! [Link] (she purrs if you rub her belly)

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | |  

This put a smile on my face:
G_baby - happy birthday to you
G_baby - happy birthday to you
Echelon - hehehe, thanks
G_baby - happy birthday to you dear Echelon
G_baby - happy birthday to you
Echelon - aww, that's cute.. i'm saving that for my webpage.
G_baby - an early birthday song from me
Echelon - thank you G_baby

(it wont be my birthday for over a month, yet)

::: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, August 26, 2003 | |  

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, August 26, 2003 | |  

Seduced, shaggy Samson snored.
She scissored short. Sorely shorn,
Soon shackled slave, Samson sighed,
Silently scheming,
Sightlessly seeking
Some savage, spectacular suicide.

::: Monday, August 25, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Monday, August 25, 2003 | |  

I wish I had the power to explode small things with my mind.

You know.. like mosquitos and stuff. Especially at 2:30 a.m. in my room when I'm trying to sleep.

::: Sunday, August 24, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Sunday, August 24, 2003 | |  

Last night I performed as both Jack Nicholson and Mr. Dressup for a board game then later let a couple buddies know I can imitate Gollum from The Lord of the Rings by suddenly talking to them with his voice. Spooky and funny at the same time, it was.

"I told you thems Hobbitses was tricksey." Heheh, this qualifies as drunken fun.

::: Saturday, August 23, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Saturday, August 23, 2003 | |  

Yahoo! News' Most Emailed Photos [Link]
Some interesting photos, best if viewed with captions "on."

new day, new blog | blog of the day [Link]
I blog and so do these people. One link to a blog a day and that's it. Some are good, some are excellent and some are just gruesome.

Bonehead of the day award [Link]
Stupid people for the reading pleasure of other stupid people looking for "how-not-to" tips.

::: Friday, August 22, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Friday, August 22, 2003 | |  

Friday night/Saturday morning, whatever I was too drunk to care, so were all my friends. Anyway...

There's probably half of the whole group having a good time at the town beach when some others drop by. We notice someone else (her name withheld) straggling behind everyone and watch her slowly make her way towards us. She gets closer and closer and finally she gets close enough to say hi to everyone when I happen to notice she's wearing only one shoe.

"Hey (name still being withheld)!" I said, "you've lost one shoe!" She looks down, looks back up, smiles really wide and sends us all into fits of laughter with her reply: "No, dave, I found one!"

::: posted by Spook at Friday, August 22, 2003 | |  

1. Bubbles. [Link]
Addictive bubble-bursting game. How many can you get? All of them. But for how long? Until you get bored. Then Leave.
2. Pinstruck [Link]
Digital Voodoo. It'll help you vent some anger in a bad way.
3. IUMA [Link]
Internet Underground Music Archive. Discover unsigned artists, independant labels and local talent.
4. Blocked site of the day [Link]
Am I asking for trouble here? Maybe... I dunno. I don't think so because there seems to be a lot of intelligent stuff going on there. At least it seems intelligent, but if you want to find a source of links for (I'm tempted to type "stupid" here) conspiracy theories, here's your link. There's been several that I've seen.

::: posted by Spook at Friday, August 22, 2003 | |  

Now I got a beer. *gulp-burp* Kudos to my best friend.
Yay.

::: posted by Spook at Friday, August 22, 2003 | |  

I ran into the homepage of a former boss of mine, from when I was doing my co-op placement for college. She was a good boss, always trying to impart advice and wisdom to me in a subtle way. Ways I never did see until I reflected upon it. Anyway, here's what I saw on her Page:
Life is wonderful. Some words to live by:
* Live with what feels right for you;
* Appreciate what you have;
* Love and accept your surroundings;
* Be happy;
* I am not perfect;
* I make mistakes and I will learn from my mistakes;
* I will not hurt people intentionally;
* Be honest to yourself and others;
* Be truthful with yourself and others;
* Be accountable;
* Be humble and accept gifts gracefully;
* Share your blessings with others;
* Accept compliments with grace.
Yay, Pauline. [Link] I need to get to sleep, it's after 2:30am already

::: Thursday, August 21, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Thursday, August 21, 2003 | |  

I know I said that I hated how K-Net homepages [Link] are all the same and with me working on someone's page and making it remarkably similar to mine it's like I'm a hypocrite. So Be it.

Tada! Here's her new and improved homepage! [Link] (if you don't see "Echelon" Referred to, it's not my work anymore)

::: posted by Spook at Thursday, August 21, 2003 | |  

Along with the sunday comics, I also enjoy reading a humour article written by Dave Barry and published every Sunday. [Link] I really wish I could find one such article, it had a line that still makes my sides hurt from laughter.
From the Miami Herald's website: "He won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1988. Barry writes about various major issues relating to the international economy, the future of democracy, the social infrastructure and exploding toilets." (Thanks to the Herald for not suing me)

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Marilyn Manson's Spade
How am I feeling? Why? Not good, because my chest and arms hurt from yesterday's workout.
Website Reco? In the post.

::: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, August 20, 2003 | |  

I've been online for a long time. Way longer than any of you people reading this. I was a 12 yr old dialing out to Detroit from Big Trout Lake onto a BBS with "Internet mail" and "Internet domain" options. Anyway.. I've watch a bunch of things go down since then, but one thing I want to point out is the concept of "community." Having lived in Big Trout Lake and watching them seceed from NAN and go into IFNA I paid a lot of attention to the meaning of community wherever I was and whatever I was doing. I watched webpages get bigger and more numerous, Microsoft hijack the computing world, Linux users retaliate, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) grow into a giant melting pot, Instant Messaging boom into an equal state to IRC, blogging revolutionize the way we get our news and the whole Internet Financial BOOM and BUST... But all these things had one common binding holding them all together: the feeling of community among their respective users.

Now, I'm not going into the whole "meaning of community" here, but I'd like to state that I'd like one to start here. It's an aspiration, I guess. Drop me an email if you have any thoughts.

[after edit:] If K-Net doesn't shut me down first =D

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, August 20, 2003 | |  

So I was biking around town last night just to enjoy the nice cool breeze when I pass a trailer park. I happen to notice a sign that read "House for Sale"

I nearly fell off my bike from laughing so hard.

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, August 20, 2003 | |  

Gangsta Name Generator [Link]
With my name "dave morris" i got: *drum roll* Supa-Hard Bull Dodga Yo.

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, August 20, 2003 | |  

blograffiti to be exact. [Link] it's a site that allows you to draw a picture on the page, press a "Save" button and it's saved into the site and displayed along with another 149 paintings on the same page and slides to the back until it's pushed off it and archived along with several thousand others.
There's one to the right==>

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? The Dog's D'amour: Billy Two Rivers
How am I feeling? Why? Anxious, because I've invited a few friends and acquaintances to post here on my blog and I'm not so sure they'll accept.
Website Reco? In the post

::: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 :::

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | |  

Gizmo needs a place where I can forcefully grab her and her jaw will open up, her claws will retract and she'll go limp, thus setting me free from her clutches.

Yeah, I got a bite mark on my hand and I it's infected. Ow.

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | |  

Lowbrow.com [Link]

From the top of their "About" page: "Lowbrow.com is dedicated to bringing you the best user submitted content about scraping the bottom and being a general" p.o.s. [sic]

I love that site because whenever I'm in a sucky mood, I go there and click "reload" a dozen times. All better.

This is one moment as posted by "nunsdontusetongue@hotmail.com": When my friend and I were in 9th grade there was a kid who on the slow bus that was always standing outside after lunch. We noticed that, despite any of his other shortcomings, he was excellent at hearing the sound of a coin being dropped onto the concrete.
Many a coin was wasted throwing nickels and the like onto the ground and watching him scurry like a squirrel after a nut.

Ha-ha. Most aren't this funny. Some are gross, some ironic, some neurotic and all from the bottom of the barrel of brave people's lives.

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | |  

My best friend calls me up and asks me if I got a pen... no... I tell him to meet me on irc.knet.ca's #lobby. no, he's too busy... So he gives me the url and it's his own homepage! [Link]
Kewl. It's so very retro!! So what do I do? I blog it. Hey chinaTown!!! You mispelled my nick!!! GADDAMNYOU!!! (I think I'm getting the hang of this blogging thing)

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Amorphis' My Kantele
How am I feeling? Why? No Comment. I'd laugh too hard.
Website Reco? eboogeyman [Link] cuz he put's the "fu" in "fun" (WARNING: profanity, porn and p-something else ahead.)

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | |  

Yeehaa! Okay, I almost got everything set up for my new knet website.... Now I just need to add it all and tweak it :D

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Garbage's BeautifulGarbage
How am I feeling? Why? Celebratory, because I created an outlet for myself. Sometimes I just have to tell someone something.. I may as well tell anyone who drops by.
Website Reco? Lowbrow.com [Link] Don't ask why I like this site, I'll explain later.

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | |  

Well, I'm still working on this little page... I've set up memberships for my tag board and for my siglets, so all I've got to do is add them to my page. This blogging stuff is kinda hard to set up and I'm not so sure where my posts will end up. It mentioned something about a template and I chose that, but I think something (a lot of things, actually) went over my head... Hmm? Now all I gotta do is figure out how to do stuff with it.