My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Yngwie Malmsteen's "Rising Force"
How am I feeling? Why? Shocked, I just ran into my website reco and had to come here to post it immediately.
Website Reco? Calvin and Hobbes Extensive Strip Search [Link] The first strip was published on November 18th, 1985 and the last one on December 31st, 1995. And this database has ALL 150 Calvin and Hobbes strips published with complete references to the books and pages they're published on.

What a freakin' goldmine. Me so happy.

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My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Nothing... It's silent in here.
How am I feeling? Why? Tired... It's Friday morning and I stayed up last night watching Matchstick Men. I saw the ending coming from a mile away. It almost wasn't worth it, but I wanted to see Nic Cage get screwed over.
Website Reco? How to render the Segway Human Transporter obsolete [Link] "Every once in a while someone invents something so simple and elegant that it makes you say "damn, why didn't I think of that?" Then there are the other inventions, the ones that make you say "man, I know exactly why I didn't think of that: that's the dumbest thing I've ever seen." Introducing Segway, transporter of humans." And now, how to make it obsolete!

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Langsam's Laws:
1) Everything depends.
2) Nothing is always.
3) Everything is sometimes.

Links for the masses!

What's Special About This Number? [Link] Ever wonder what's relevant about a certain numbers? For instance, 44 is the number of derangements of 5 items, 21 is the smallest number of distinct squares needed to tile a square and 1148 is the number of ways to fold a strip of 9 stamps.

Spook Words [Link] This is a list of words that the NSA and all those other three-letter agencies look for in communicae, to see if they find anything "interesting." Uh-huh... other than that, it's one way to get more viewers to your homepage than just your friends or people that know your name.

Whatever happened to... [Link] "This is where we track the has-beens, the flash-in-the-pans and those pseudo-celebrities who were all too annoying during their 15 measly minutes." It has a bunch of categories to go poking around in and even gives their catch-phrases and sometimes a pic.

MCD SKELETONS FOR SALE! [Link] No, really... It's real. They sell two kinds of skeletons: 1st class, brand new and used, 4th class. Someone buy me one, please.

Everyday Yoga [Link] Use these exercises at your desk to help alleviate the strain of working at the computer. You're welcome because I care for my viewers.

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Static-x "Push It" Memphisto Odyssey Crucified Mix
How am I feeling? Why? I'm good, thanks. How are you?
Website Reco? In the post.

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Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena [Link] Some good illusions using motion & time, luminance & contrast, colour, geometrics, size, cognitive effects and faces. FACES!!

Krypt Kiddies [Link] I found the creepiest dolls ever. Try and find "Patch." He's my favourite.

Their cousin Hollowbabe. [Link] The coolest doll so far, from the same website as the Krypt Kiddies.

The Swedish Chef Muppet [Link] Remember that chef that you couldn't understand, but all the other Muppets could? For a few years when I was young, I thought what he was saying was real Swedish. HAHAHAH!!

It even has a translater: "Remember thet cheff thet yuoo cuooldn't understund, boot ell zee oozeer Mooppets cuoold? Fur a foo yeers vhee I ves yuoong, I thuooght vhet he-a ves seyeeng ves reel Svedeesh. HEHEHEH!!"

Marry Your Pet [Link] Oh... My... God... And ppl think same-sex marriages are worth debate? I don't remember seeing this in a news.

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Soundgarden's "Burden In My Hand"
How am I feeling? Why? Alright... waking up a bit.
Website Reco? In The Post.

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I mentioned weight-lifting as a hobby in my About Page. Now I'm not the most good- looking guy there is and definitely not the strongest person out there, but I do like to lift. I find it a nice way to relax and clear my mind. Weight lifting takes lots of knowledge and work ethic but sometimes my work ethic is well... non-existent. So knowledge has to pick up the slack when I fall behind on my workouts. This is my favourite workout to catch up on my routine.
This is a circuit and it makes me feel like I want to stop and puke as I work through it. But the feeling I get afterwards is worth it, though I usually still feel like puking.

Power Circuit

This circuit is designed to completely drain your short-term energy and build endurance by working your entire body in a short period of time. Be prepared to sweat.
It should take just less than a half hour if you do three circuits, not counting your warm-up.

Order: Upper Back Legs Chest Hamstrings Biceps Calves Shoulders Abdominals Triceps Rest 2 mins and repeat.

Possible exercises: Pull-downs, Barbell rows Leg presses, Squats, Leg extensions. Bench presses, Dumbbell presses, Flys Leg curls, Stiff-legged dead-lifts. Curls. Any kind with anything. Standing or seated raises with or without weights. Overhead presses, Lateral raises Lying crunches, Leg lifts or Cable crunches. French presses, Overhead presses or Push-downs. Drink water and/or stretch.

Rules:
Count 15 seconds per exercise, not reps. Aim for 8 to 12 reps & keep the weight moving constantly.
Minimal to NO REST between exercises during the circuit.
Only two minutes rest between circuits.
Do three working circuits.
Weights:
- Use roughly just a little more than 2/3rds of the weight you can possibly lift.
- Don't work unilateral. Example: For biceps, work both arms at the same time.

Other:
It's okay to use one or two circuits with lighter weights as a warm-up, but don't count them as working circuits.

Don't switch the order, it's designed not to stress any muscles too hard consecutively. But switching exercises is okay, especially if someone has taken your workout station while you were doing other exercises. Keep moving to the next exercise.

Don't lay down or sit while resting, keep standing. Drink water and stretch while resting. Seated or laying positions relax your core muscles too much and results in weaker lifts.

Don't use this workout on consecutive days as the suggested workload would result in over-training and overall fatigue.

If your body can endure more lifting afterwards, feel free to do so, but remember that you've already been working out at a hard pace for a half hour.

Good luck, if you try it

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? The Doors' "Love Me Two Times"
How am I feeling? Why? Rocked. Good music and I'm sore from yesterday's workout. I did the aforementioned power circuit last night.
Website Reco? Parking Lot Website
I was at my desk doing my work when I happened to notice a receipt for parking. It was your normal receipt except for the bottom of the receipt, where normally you get a message like "thanks for shopping here," the company's motto or some contact information. This receipt was like all the others in that it had contact information, but it was a WEBSITE ADDRESS and it was a PARKING LOT RECEIPT! The parking lot has a WEBSITE ADDRESS and the little plexiglass box the attendant sits in BARELY HAS A STREET ADDRESS! Someone hit me in the head, but here it is.

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My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? The New Meanies' "Loosen Up"
How am I feeling? Why? Good. It looks to be a chilly day, but that's okay.
Website Reco? Popular Front's "SnowDays" [Link] This is a flash animation where snowflakes gently fall down the screen, but the good part is when you scroll over a flake, up pops a little box containing someone's name, location, message and snowflake pattern. Yes, you get to make your own snowflake pattern and attach some info to it. Neat.

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Hark, Hark, the dogs do bark
The Duke is fond of kittens
He likes to take their insides out
And use them for his mittens

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? The Cardigan's "My Favourite Game"
How am I feeling? Why? Exhausted and feeling alive because of it.
Website Reco? The Picture of Everything [Link] People said it couldn't be done. And they still say it. But this artist took a stab at it. It started in 1997 as a drawing of a few comic book superheroes but soon expanded into more superheroes then cartoon characters then other artists' works and random items like flags, religious figures, music & movie stars, etc etc etc...
And then he finished it in August of 1999. By then it was a huge 76.5 by 176 inches. The frame that holds the picture alone took weeks to build.
If you click on a part of the picture, that area enlarges so you can get a closer look. It impresses me to no end.

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Congratulations! You have purchased an extremely fine device that would give you thousands of years of trouble-free service, except that you undoubtably will destroy it via some typical bonehead consumer maneuver. Which is why we ask you to PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU UNPACK THE DEVICE. YOU ALREADY UNPACKED IT, DIDN'T YOU? YOU UNPACKED IT AND PLUGGED IT IN AND TURNED IT ON AND FIDDLED WITH THE KNOBS, AND NOW YOUR CHILD, THE SAME CHILD WHO ONCE SHOVED A POLISH SAUSAGE INTO YOUR VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDED AND SET IT ON "FAST FORWARD", THIS CHILD ALSO IS FIDDLING WITH THE KNOBS, RIGHT? AND YOU'RE JUST NOW STARTING TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, RIGHT??? WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST BREAK THESE DEVICES RIGHT AT THE FACTORY BEFORE WE SHIP THEM OUT, YOU KNOW THAT? - From Dave Barry's "Read This First!" article.

Holding the line. A US sniper sillouetted by the desert sun.

Makes any patriot misty.

Joke!
Chuck Norris, Arnold Swartzenagger, and Jean Claud Van Damme, were talking one day. Chuck Norris asked, "If you were a musician, who would you be?".

Chuck Norris said, "I would be Mozart." Jean Claud VanDam said, "I would be Beethoven." Arnold said, "I'll be Bach!"

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Slipknot's Heretic Anthem.
How am I feeling? Why? Doin' Fine. I finally tracked down two things I've been trying to find for ages. Not because it was hard to find, but because I was too lazy and kept putting it off for.... seven years. What did I track down? The Big Book of Mischievousness and The Devil's Dictionary. I wonder what that says about my character? Hmm...
Website Reco? The all-new, notorious List of Evil!: IF I HAD A MONKEY... [Link] Some examples:

• I would paint my monkey.


• with lead paint.


• and blowtorches.


• I would register my monkey for Selective Service.


• I would buy my monkey a Cowboy Hat.


• I would tamper with my monkey.


• I would celebrate my monkey's life in song and dance.


• I would drive him to drink.


• I would drive him to drink in Canada.


• I would clothesline my monkey.


• I would sell my monkey to the crazy man down the road who burns down trailer parks.

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