Damn...

So it's already (virtually) the end of August. If I post one more thing I will be posting in September.

And I'm writing this in July. So... there's that.

This blog is quickly changing from "Things I think are cool and interesting" to "Things I thought were cool and interesting months ago when I wrote about them".

:-/

Time to slow down a little?

You on You

HP is running a You on You contest, where you make a video about yourself (hiding your identity), and upload it to YouTube.

I made a video, and today is the last day to enter. But, I hadn't finished hiding my face (digitally in post), so I haven't uploaded it yet. I went to a party (I had a really good time and met new interesting people, and I <3 interesting people). Just getting back from the party now, and I still have two hours to hide my face and upload my video.

Or, do I?

The upload buttons are disabled on the site.

A subsequent careful reading of the official rules puts the contest timezone as EAST COAST (although it sure doesn't say that in the part about the deadline, but it is mentioned elsewhere).

So really, the contest ended an hour ago, even though it's still August 30^th right now where I am.

Why do I always put things off until the last minute?

Quiddler

A recent Penny Arcade post has brought the card game Quiddler to my attention.

It's a card game, about words. ^_^ I like cards, I like words, I'm probably going to like Quiddler.

The cards are like Scrabble tiles. There are points for each letter, and there are bonuses for whomever makes the longest word or the most words. You have to use all your cards. It's similar to 3-13 in that the first hand starts with three cards, the next, four, and so on. After someone goes out, the remaining players have one last turn to use as many cards in their hand as they can (left over cards count against you).

I can't be the only one who thinks this sounds brilliant, can I? ^_^

You're already carrying the sphere!

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A little Escher-inspired imagery for your enjoyment. It did take me a moment to catch on to what exactly is being held here.

Question:
On a mostly unrelated note, what the hell is the quote "You're already carrying the sphere!" from? I titled this post that, because it sort-of fit, but I've seen it in at least two* other places (one of which being a tag-file from the old command-line-interface days, so whatever it is, it has been around for a while).

My powers of Google (other than to find other random repetitions) have failed me in this instance.

(* The other was Slashdot. Also, here's another tag-file with it.)

I Brake For Irony

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Nudism

I don't consider myself a nudist by any stretch of the imagination, but I do find that I spend the majority of my time (especially this part of the year) in just my boxer-briefs. There's a reason my Skype webcam isn't set to turn on automatically.

(If you call me and invite me somewhere and I say "OK, I guess I'll put some pants on" that's not just a phrase, it's a course of action)

So, now you know that. And you can't un-know it.

I don't know what's going on in this picture

I ... don't even know for what fetish this could possibly be. Maybe a little nsfw? Show/Hide


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Monster

What the hell are we looking at?

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CUTE! ^_^


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Tandem Boob Press

Awesome, but NSFW? See the rest here.

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Pandas!

I'm posting this picture because it's CUTE. I need NO OTHER REASON.

Trompe L'oeil

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The creation Art Imitating Life Imitating Art Imitating Life at the Cafe Trompe L'oeil (now Cafe Espresso) in San Jose, by John Pughs.

In this picture, you can see the split between the real bricks, and the mural.


So, the mural is cool, right. ^_^ But, John Pughs is full of shit.

Check out this page on his website. It's a list of purported 'incidents' regarding his murals.

February 1997 San Jose, California

A complaint was lodged to a manager at Cafe Trompe L'oeil by a male restaurant patron that he had ineffectively attempted to introduce himself to female patron and had received the "silent treatment". He was unaware that woman he was talking to was a painted illusion.

OK, so somehow this unnamed male who is surely real but has no depth perception AND can't distinguish between a painting and reality (even up close and personal). Sure, that's entirely probable. *rolls eyes*

BUT, he then hits on the completely still un-moving un-breathing painting of a woman, and when she doesn't respond he LODGES A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANAGER?

What. The. FUCK‽

You can *DO* that? LOTS of the women I hit on ignore me, and hardly any of them are paintings. From now on, I'm going to start complaining to the managers. I'm not entirely sure what they can do though...

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A News 7 Exclusive!

He took off his skis and put on a hat.

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Toddlers & Tiaras

Chelsea Lately puts pageant parents in their place. Show/Hide

Nuclear Discussion

Seen on Slashdot recently:

A stranger was seated next to a little girl on the airplane when the stranger turned to her and said, 'Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.'

The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger, 'What would you like to talk about?'

'Oh, I don't know,' said the stranger. 'How about nuclear power?' and he smiles.

'OK, ' she said. 'That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?'

The stranger, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.'

To which the little girl replies, 'Do you really feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know shit?

What Superpower?

Was looking at a psych test today and this question caught my eye.

What would you rather have as a superpower?

1. Flight.
2. Speed.
3. Strength.
4. The ability to make things burst into flame.

Now, these would all be nifty, but you can only choose ONE.

Convenient Power Outage

I accidentally tripped the breaker in my kitchen today (microwave + water boiler = bad idea). Not a big deal, just reset it, but then I have to re-set the time on the stove and the microwave...

Or do I?

This was at noon today. ^_^

I suspected SOME type of oxen...

Phoenix's anagram name is HIP OXEN Now try your name:

Commercial Monday

The commercials in other countries are better than ours.
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Shoo!

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Anger Management

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