::: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, March 31, 2004 | |  

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Evanescence's "My Tourniquet"
How am I feeling? Why? Okay... a little bored.
Website Reco? mooch v2 [Link]
Under "Live" :
A lifestyle magazine bringing the very latest lifestyle and creative news; culture, films, technology, fashion and travel.
Under "Choice" :
From the millions of websites out there, Mooch makes a disciminating choice. Everything you need in life, refined down to the few.
Under "At A Glance" :
For those in a hurry, the essential websites to view on a single page; from news, sports and culture - fast, simple and comprehensive.
There's also a newsletter to sign up on.

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, March 31, 2004 | |  

1. Your house plants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them.
2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
5. You hear your favorite song on an elevator.

6. You watch the Weather Channel.
7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook up and break up.
8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up."
10. You're the one calling the police because those damn kids next door won't turn down the stereo.

11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
12. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.
13. Your car insurance goes down and your payments go up.
14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonalds leftovers.
15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.

16. You no longer take naps from noon to 6 PM.
17. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.
18. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 AM would severely upset, rather than settle your stomach.
19. You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.
20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff."

21. You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.
22. "I just can't drink the way I used to," replaces, "I'm never going to drink that much again."
23. 90% of the time! you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.
25. You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you and can't find one to save your sorry old butt.

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, March 31, 2004 | |  

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Evanescence's "Away From Me"
How am I feeling? Why? Anxious for April Fool's Day to arrive.
Website Reco? Mousebreaker Online Games [Link] Plenty of Flash games here. A really good website to kill an afternoon. Or day.

::: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, March 30, 2004 | |  

Here's a few tricks I plan on doing:

• ANSWER THE PHONE: Tape down the phone button on the mark's phone. When they pick up the receiver it will keep ringing. A simple but very effective office pranks classic.


• IMMOVABLE MOUSE: Tape a mouse's ball in place. When they try to use their mouse, it won't move. The tape can say "April Fool! when they turn it over.


• RIPPER: Here's a simple office pranks idea that is always good for some cheap laughs. Place an object on the floor where you know someone will bend over to pick it up. Position yourself nearby with some scraps of cloth that tear easily with a noisy rip. The prank is simple. Just wait until the mark bends over to pick up the object. As with many pranks, the timing is critical. At the precise moment that the mark bends over, rip the cloth. You'll be surprised at how many people reach around immediately grab their ass checking for rips.

LINKS!

• Totally Absurd Inventions [Link] America's Goofiest Patents! Featuring Real, USA Patented Inventions. Stuff like the Portable Pet Potty, Flood Bad, Anti-eating Mouth Cage and Paddle Wheel Plane. Were these people stoned? Or just stupid?
  
• Odd mishaps cause computer grief [Link] A BBC News story on how lost data and malfunctioning computers are still the result of technical breakdown, human error in the form of neglect, rage and clumsiness is fast becoming one of the main reasons files need rescuing. For instance: "I work on a support desk carrying out server disaster recoveries. Right now, I am not kidding, I have had someone on the phone who said "we tried to forklift it" when I asked how it crashed." Owch!
  
• Ready, Set, Organize [Link] Have you done your spring cleaning yet? Yes? No? Well... you can still read at this website and still take something useful away from it.
  
• Tips For Cheap Weddings Can Save Thousands of Dollars [Link] I'm sorry ladies... Hmm, my coworker is engaged, I should give this link to her.
  
• Winston's Lego Computer [Link] This guy made a desktop computer using lego pieces. I guess the "NDN version" would be cardboard?
  
• QUICK TIPS FOR BODY DISCOMFORT [Link] Correct positioning of your body while working at a computer workstation is essential to your comfort, as well as your work performance. If you are experiencing discomfort or pain while working on your computer, choose that body area on the picture (wrist/hand, elbow, shoulder/neck, side/back, legs, and eyes) to examine possible causes for this discomfort and suggestions for improvement.
  
• Riders! [Link] Awesome costumes for the person looking to impress... . . . . . geeks.
  
• Putting Bunnies in a Trance [Link] I wanna learn this! "Putting bunnies in a trance can be very useful when you need to trim toenails, give medicines or calm a panicky bunny. To trance a bunny, you need to flip them over on their back and pet their cheeks and nose area at the same and they should start to go out."
  
• A collection of "Do Not" & "Do Not Enter" signs Around The World [Link] Just a bunch of warning signs that say "NO!!!" How depressing.
  

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? More Tea Party Songs, I've got a lot of them copied to my computer from CD. Taking Me Away, Temptation, The Bazaar, The Grand Bazaar, etc.
How am I feeling? Why? My cold has gone away a bit more today.
Website Reco? In the post.

::: Monday, March 29, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Monday, March 29, 2004 | |  

Lowbrow Moment

i walked into the bar, saw my friend sitting there, and declared, "man, ritalin and beer make a great combination."

he looked up and said, "nah, man. ritalin, beer, weed, and codeine."

i thought to myself, "was there anything left of him to enjoy it?"

LINKS!

• Get Converted! [Link] Change your religion quickly and easily! HAHAHAH Lovely parody! Blasphemy in several forms! HAHAAA
  
• Cannon Fodder [Link] A fun little game from Makai Media. You're on a hill on one slope, your enemy on the other slope and you have to try and shoot each other.
  
• KAMIKAZEE KILLMOUSE [Link] No, not a mouse-killing site, but a place that shows funny, odd and weird photoshopped images like "World Kitten Boxing," "Death of Popeye" and "Star Wars on Spacehoppers."
  
• Church Sign Generator [Link] I've been dying to post this one in a long time. Hmm, two blasphemous links in this one... Let's see if I can go for the hat trick.
  
• Your Amazing Brain [Link] Explore your brain, take tests, play games... it's all educational fun.
  
• Pun Of The Day [Link] Another link I've been wanting to get rid of for a couple months now.
  
• Gathering of Nations [Link] The homepage of famours pow wow and Miss Indian World pageant. I've been there once, I was supposed to watch the pow wow, but to get there, my group and I had to pass the Miss Indian World thingy. Needless to say, I never saw the pow wow.
  
• Encyclopedia.Com [Link] Go read here for a couple years, maybe you'll get to be as smart as me.
  

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Various songs from The Tea Party. Angels, Apathy, Babylon, Chimera, Drawing Down The Moon, Dreams of Reason, etc.
How am I feeling? Why? Stuffed nose and phlegmmy throat. God, it's going to suck at work today.
Website Reco? THE 100 GREATEST COMICS OF THE 20th CENTURY [Link] Not just titles, but certain editions. Let's face it, if they listed entire collections, there would be a nerd war. This way, they can "kind of" agree and still live with themselves.

::: Sunday, March 28, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Sunday, March 28, 2004 | |  

In a moment of inspiration I added that to my sidebar: ===>
I hope they don't kick me off for that. I go surfing around other homepages and I have found content much, much worse than that which I post here.

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Stabbing Westward's "What do I have to do?"
How am I feeling? Why? Doing okay.
Website Reco? AYN: Aboriginal Youth Network [Link] I swear I'll get more aboriginal links up soon, I surf that subject, but very few websites meet my high "standards" to be linked. I remember when I first found this website, it was way back in the last millenium. 1998, I think. And it looked like it has such potential to be a website that can generate a great community. But, alas it didn't happen. I notice that Knet uses the same colours as them, but Knet has a better IT department. Kudos to Brian B and Jessie F for doing what AYN couldn't do. (If I kiss their @$$ enough maybe they won't delete my account! LOL)

::: posted by Spook at Sunday, March 28, 2004 | |  

Lowbrow Moment (They should copyright that stuff, dude(tte))

One Fourth of July down in the states, a couple of friends and I decide to make our own fireworks. We take apart half of our fireworks (we each owned about $100 worth) and pour them into paper cups. We all decide that we want to make fountains (this was all before our destructive stage). But not just any fountains, no no... we want fountains that spray sparklies 20 feet high.

So off we go to my friend's dad's workshop, cut a copper pipe into thirds, and clamp off one end of each. We each take the powder from the paper cups and pour them into the copper tubes. Through our extensive knowledge of physics (at age 15) we agree that clamping off the other end of the tube and leaving just enough space to drop in a fuse will send the sparks flying.

The big moment came. Time to see how high these things will spray!

The final result:

3 temporarily deaf fifteen yr old physicists lying on thier backs, 2 terrified parents, and 1 three foot hole in the ground...

JOKE!
What's the similarity between a woman and Kentucky Fried Chicken?
By the time you're finished with the breasts and thighs, all you have left is a greasy box to put your bone in.

LINKS

• DURHAM UNIVERSITY FART LIGHTING SOCIETY [Link] Created in November 1997 during a party at Mr.Enzo Branchini's house After a good night's partying our members enjoy nothing more than too ignite their own methane. And they call me weird.
  
• Match Puzzles [Link] Brought to you by Ze. You Need the Flash 5 plugin to play. HAHA! I got them all!
  
• On and Off [Link] What was I thinking bookmarking this? Oh yeah, I was drunk at my friend's place. It seemed like fun at the time as I was tanked.
  
• How to play the guitar Vol1 4.3 [Link] A page to download this program. "This volume is written for beginners. It attempts to recreate the atmosphere of a private guitar lesson. Based on experience gained by the author in teaching the guitar at this level, the lessons cover the common mistakes encounted by most students eg problems with keeping rhythm, with fingering and with interpretation of a piece of music." I talk to people and some want to learn or improve on their guitar skills. You're welcome.
  
• Fun & Games [Link] Brought to you by Netscape Networks.
  
• Instant Audience [Link] You need shockwave to hear them applaud you.
  
• Respectfully Quoted [Link] A Dictionary of Quotations Requested from the Congressional Research Service, housed at Bartleby.Com.
  

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Sheryl Crow's "My Favourite Mistake" I've been listening to Sheryl Crow songs all throughout this post. It's taken me about twenty minutes. I'm taking my time.
How am I feeling? Why? I've still got my cold, but it's a wee bit better today.
Website Reco? THE 100 SCARIEST MOVIE SCENES OF ALL TIME! [Link] As brought to you by retroCRUSH. I think my favourite scene has to be #28 [Link] from The Shining: HERRRREEEEEE'S JOHNNY! COMMENTS PLEEEEEAAASSSEEE!!!!!

::: Saturday, March 27, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Saturday, March 27, 2004 | |  

Okay, I tested my comment links and I'm pretty sure it all works for each and every post I've got here, even the archives. Awesome.

::: posted by Spook at Saturday, March 27, 2004 | |  

I just added comments and trackbacking to my blog... what a boring Saturday night.

This is two nights in a row I've stayed home sick and nerdy.

Morris Syndrome, heheheh.

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Sara Evans' "No Place That Far" What am I doing listening to this?
How am I feeling? Why? Bit tired, curious about these comment thingys
Website Reco? HaloScan [Link] Where I got my comment and trackback thingys. We'll see if it works.

::: posted by Spook at Saturday, March 27, 2004 | |  

Dave Barry on "Lassie"
Lassie looked brilliant, in part because the farm family she lived with was made up of idiots. Remember? One of them was always getting pinned under the tractor, and Lassie was always rushing back to the farmhouse to alert the other ones. She'd whimper and tug at their sleeves, and they'd always waste precious minutes saying things: "Do you think something's wrong? Do you think she wants us to follow her? What is it, girl?", etc., as if this had never happened before, instead of every week. What with all the time these people spent pinned under the tractor, I don't see how they managed to grow any crops whatsoever. They probably got by on federal crop supports, which Lassie filed the applications for.

By far the best 5 mins of rc helicopter flying i have ever seen: [Link] (warning, large download)

JOKE!
A drunk driver gets pulled over

A female officer walks up to the car

"Sir please exit the vehicle"

The man steps out of the car

The women says

"Sir you are under arrest for Driving Under the Influence, you have the right to remain silent, anything you say will be held against you in a court of law"

The drunk man says

"TITS"

LINKS!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley [Link] Two Flash artists' playground. Very funny, especially the exploding cat. [Link]

The Rasterbator! [Link] (No, NOT masturbator) The rasterbator is a web service which creates huge rasterized pictures out of relatively small image files. The pictures can be assembled into extremely cool looking posters! Enter their gallery to see what the images look like.
You can either upload a file from your computer or use any file that is publicly available in the internet. After you have cropped and selected a desired size for the image, the rasterbated image will be sent to you in an easily printable pdf file.
I made a 24-page self-portrait of myself early this morning. I couldn't sleep. I needed a large piece of art in my personal living space and at that time of the night (2am and sick) it seemed like a good idea. With a duct tape frame too! I am such a nerd that I think other nerds should bow down and be in awe of me.

DA REGGAE NAME GENERATOR [Link] Just like other stuff I've posted on here, you type in your current name, and it sends you back a new name. Yippee! More aliases for my IDs! Females click here.

Technorati [Link] Searching the World Live Web. Want to know what's being said, right now, about every Weblog or Web page that has something worth talking about? Type in a url, keyword or phrase and search the World Live Web.

Aboriginal Times [Link] Issues Impacting Canadians/Authoritative Canadian Aboriginal Community Voices. It's just news mostly, check it out.

The Bricklayer Story [Link] Something from Strange Cosmos, it's hilarious, it's about this bricklayer whose had an accident and when he reported his cause of accident, he wrote down "poor planning" but.. just read it. Go on, g'head. You can read can't you? Good.

The Human Clock [Link] Humanclock.com shows a photograph of the current time, with the photo changing every minute of the day (all 1,440 occuring minutes on Earth!) Thus you end up with a rotating picture clock sorta deal. How the time is actually displayed is a whole different matter. A lot of photos have the time written on a crummy cardboard sign, while other photos might have the current time in a more edible format, such as olives. Blah, blah, blah, it's submitted from all over the world, blah, blah, all sorts of people, blah, blah, creative, blah... Just go look, it's pretty cool.

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Lost Prophets' "Last Train Home"
How am I feeling? Why? Sick, but at least it's the weekend and I have plenty of meds beside me so I'm not so annoyed.
Website Reco? More Strange Cosmos fun: Don't get mad, get even: [Link] Suitable for April Fool's Day. God, I hope none of this stuff happens to me. It's on a Thursday this year. Yeah!

::: Friday, March 26, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Friday, March 26, 2004 | |  

Apparantly, I have a Site Feed. I wonder what that's all about? And, if it will even work... oh well, time will tell.

Things that make work tolerable:
Me and my coworker Diane were discussing our coworker's plans to go to a conference. She noticed that he requested to stay at a certain hotel which was part the same hotel chain as the one the conference was being held at, but was across town. Diane questioned why and I just told her to switch it because "I'd love to wake up, go to work and still not leave the roof I had woke up under."

Wouldn't you?

I thought so.

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? CKDR
How am I feeling? Why? Sick. Tired. I have a cold =(
Website Reco? CKDR [Link] 800am, my local radio-everything station. News, Weather, Shop & Swap... Classifieds... Fun.

::: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, March 23, 2004 | |  

At weddings, I used to have a bunch of aunts come up to me, pinch my chin or cheek, tell me "you're next" and giggle loudly. It was really embarrassing and annoyed me quite a bit. But they all got the message to stop when I started doing that to them at funerals.

Heh-heh-heh.

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Static-X's "All In Wait"
How am I feeling? Why? Hungry. It's lunchtime!
Website Reco? $#!T Happens! [Link] The list of religions and the $#!T they preach.
I'm lovin' it.

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, March 23, 2004 | |  


How Would YOU Take Over the World?--->

This woman goes to the pet store looking to buy a pet for her family when she sees this parrot on a perch. Immediately she falls in love when it starts to talk but the shopkeeper quickly tells it to shut up then tells the woman "you don't want to buy that parrot." "Why?" asks the woman. "Oh, it has bad language as it came from a house of ill-repute." They haggle over the parrot for a while longer but the woman convinces the shopkeeper that she nor her family will mind and will most likely teach it to use better language.

She gets the parrot home when the parrot says "new house, new madam." She's disturbed a little bit when he says this but decides he really didn't swear or anything so it was okay. Her two daughters come home from school, see the parrot on its perch and they all come close to pet it when the parrot says "new house, new madam, new hookers." The daughters burst into laughter and their mother has to calm them down and go help start dinner, as Bob, the husband and father of the house was to arrive home soon.

Sometime after 5 he walks in to his kids and wife waiting by the parrot and they're about to yell surprise when the parrot speaks up "new house, new madam, new hookers, Hi Bob!"

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Static-X's "All In Wait"
How am I feeling? Why? Good. Haven't been sleeping well lately, but still remarkably... conscious.
Website Reco? The Annoying Thing [Link] As brought to you by TurboForce3D. Warning: It's a 2.8mb mpg. But you can also get wallpapers if you happen to like the l'il fella.

::: Friday, March 19, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Friday, March 19, 2004 | |  

Earlier today, the snow was falling and the wind was blowing. Walking to work completely SUCKED.


I'm taking off in a little bit... cya next week.

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Nothing... too busy to pick something to listen to.
How am I feeling? Why? Sore from weightlifting earlier this week and I'm anticipating my trip.
Website Reco? Nothing today.. too busy!

::: posted by Spook at Friday, March 19, 2004 | |  

Happy belated St. Patrick's Day... I had a hangover yesterday... I'll get a pics up later on next week 'cuz I'm taking off this weekend. I need out of here... I thought to myself "let's blow this joint" then wondered to whom exactly I was talking to. Oh well... C'ya!

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Lost Prophets' "Last Train Home"
How am I feeling? Why? Good... TGIF!
Website Reco? Beer Monkey Dot Org [Link] The "Multimedia" link is best... you get to kill him. The comic strips are funny too.

::: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, March 17, 2004 | |  

• 
  I Work Hard....Millions On Welfare Depend on Me!
• 
  Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
• 
  I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
• 
  BEER: It's not just for breakfast anymore.
• 
  So you're a feminist...Isn't that cute!
• 
  Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
• 
  I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.
• 
  Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
• 
  As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools.
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  God must love stupid people 'cause he made so many of them.
• 
  The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
• 
  Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
• 
  I took an IQ test and the results were negative.
• 
  It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.
• 
  I know what you're thinking, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
• 
  Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
• 
  Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
• 
  Finish Your Beer ~ There Are Sober People In China!
• 
  

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Amorphis' "My Kantele"
How am I feeling? Why? G'Morning? It's too early to feel. I haven't even started up my heart yet.
Website Reco? Joe Cartoon's Joemomma [Link] a painfully self-absorbed look into the imaginative mind of some unknown pain in the ass kid. Pain in the ass. Pain. In. The. Ass.

::: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, March 16, 2004 | |  

Keep in mind always the two constant Laws of Frisbee:

1. The most powerful force in the world is that of a disc straining to land under a car, just out of reach (this force is technically termed "car suck").

2. Never precede any maneuver by a comment more predictive than "Watch this!"

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Amorphis' "Evil Inside"
How am I feeling? Why? Good... good...
Website Reco? Chaser [Link] Pills that guarantee no hangover. I need to stock up on this stuff and sell it locally, man. Wow, think of the money I'd make.

::: Monday, March 15, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Monday, March 15, 2004 | |  

::: posted by Spook at Monday, March 15, 2004 | |  

This is an old joke and I used to actually do this to people, but they would get pissy at me when I did.

People would call me over wondering what's wrong with their computer. Normally all the computers had a simple error usually requiring a few simple clicks or a reboot but they always made the dumb move of asking me "what happened?" and I would tell them "It was an I.D. Ten T error" then they would predictably ask me what it meant and I would tell them to write it down and they would figure it out themselves.

They all wrote down: ID10T

BAH-HAHAHAHAHA! I find that so funny!

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Epidemic's "Walk Away"
How am I feeling? Why? Okay... just on break at work.
Website Reco? I got nothing.

::: posted by Spook at Monday, March 15, 2004 | |  

I walked into the store, and the sales person greeted me.

"How are you today?" she said.

"Fine." said I.

At the back of the store, a different sales person greeted me.

"How are you today?" he said.

I replied, "I feel more like I do now then I did when I got here."

I've never seen someone look so confused in my life.

::: Saturday, March 13, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Saturday, March 13, 2004 | |  

Too nerdy :þ

Official AT-Robots v2 Homepage [Link] " Welcome to Advanced T-Robots, a game in which players write programs to control robots which will battle to the death in a simulated arena, using a programming language similar in design and concept to PC assembly language."

WinMorph 3.01 [Link] "WinMorph is highly optimized morphing and warping software. You can morph/warp images and videos using WinMorph. Runs as a standalone application or as a "plug-in" for various video editors and compositors" In other words, make pix turn into other pix.

3DNA Desktop [Link] "Just as Windows introduced a more intuitive interface to the 1D DOS command line, the 3DNA Desktop dramatically improves the computing experience by taking advantage of the benefits of 3D. We provide easier ways to organize files, folders, and applications as well as provide unique capabilities that are not possible in a 2D Windows interface such as the ability to speed-surf dozens of websites at a time. We also enhance the overall user experience by providing unlimited customization possibilities, integrated 3D games, and an ever growing collection of great-looking Add-on Worlds." More 3DNA Links. [Link]

Mensa Workout [Link] Not an IQ Test, but just something for entertainment purposes. You have half an hour to answer 30 questions, but the amount of time you actually take in no way affects your final score.

Okay, I'll work on more later...

My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? The Anarchist's Cookbook, The Movie.
How am I feeling? Why? Alright... bit sleepy. Need coffee.
Website Reco? Not a website, but instructions to the file that was the movie I'm watching is based on. There is not Anarchist's Cookbook, but there is a file out there that was compiled long ago. Not as old as the movie says but just like in the movie, it was compiled from a number of sources.

Go to google, search for the filename tbbom*
PLEEEEAAASE be responsible with your actions using this file.
I don't condone violence or hatred.

::: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, March 10, 2004 | |  

I realise that I haven't had very many posts these days. I just haven't been up to it because these links have been keeping me busy.

Prince of Persia, Special Edition [Link] Yes, this is a remake of the original. I still end up getting spiked after a few screens. But it's still all the same fun after I get the hang of it.

Yeti Sports [Link] Bat a Penguin 250 yards down a field or ricochet a penguin onto a target. Heheh, they say "wheeeeee" (in game 1) after you hit them and ask "ready?" (in game 2) before being served up for a snowball. Hilarious fun.

Mousebreaker Online Games [Link] An online arcade in your web browser. Possibly the best link here.

Which Fantasy/SciFi Character Are You? [Link] Elrond, The Elf Leader from the Middle-Earth Universe. He is a stern yet benevolent organizer who often knows best, your wits are keenly fixed on aiding efforts you deem worthy. "Now at this last we must take a hard road, a road unforseen. There lies our hope, if hope it be. To walk into peril to Mordor."



My Usual Self-Questionnaire.
What's playing? Jet Set Satellite's "The Night It Went Too Far"
How am I feeling? Why? Doin' fine. Thank you very much.
Website Reco? Another addition to my wish list. I told a few people about this one already, it's The Joke Shop's Farting Teddy [Link] Now here is a classic. This Teddy Bear has a motion detector and will lie in wait until someone moves in front of him. As soon as this bear detects motion, he will let rip one of the loudest farts you've ever heard!

::: Saturday, March 06, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Saturday, March 06, 2004 | |  

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.

::: Friday, March 05, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Friday, March 05, 2004 | |  

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!

::: Thursday, March 04, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Thursday, March 04, 2004 | |  

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.

::: posted by Spook at Thursday, March 04, 2004 | |  

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.

::: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, March 03, 2004 | |  

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.

::: posted by Spook at Wednesday, March 03, 2004 | |  



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.

::: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 :::

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, March 02, 2004 | |  

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.

::: posted by Spook at Tuesday, March 02, 2004 | |  

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.