Yes, I Would Insert My Floppy...

Sorry for another vid post so soon after the other, but this one is good. I don't think it's as good as the last one I posted, but I think it's comparing apples and oranges. If you only have time to watch one video, watch Kung Fu Love. If you have plenty of time on your hands watch them both and be happy. =)

Kung Fu Love

So I've been meaning to post this vid for a while now, but I didn't find it until over xmas and then I had forgotten that I found it. Anyways the vid is 10 minutes and I hope to find it in higher quality someday, but for now this will do. The animation studio that did this, Studio 4°C, did "Kid's Story" in the Animatrix. Really cool vid. Enjoy. =)

Ponderings

Anyone know of a web app that would allow one person to highlight a website, save the highlights/website and then let another person see that site the same way.

I'm starting a massive research project with about 20 other people and this is the start of a very messy proccess. If you guys have any ideas let me know but I can't see this research going well if everyone just starts cut/paste or even worse print/highlight.

More stuff to shove in your eye

Alright well to be honest I'd rather not just repost articles from other blogs, but this is just too cool. So you just jam it in your eye and ya see stuff. Theres probably more to it than that but who really cares.
.... Fine....
So these guys at the University of Washington managed to jam a bunch of things into a contact lense. Good news is that they got all this stuff in there and it's not going to kill you. Everything is flexible and mostly organic in nature. They managed this all on a nano level by building the tiny parts and then forcing them together though a process known as self assembly. From what I gather its like a puzzle that puts itself together. Certain pieces can only attach other certain pieces. Sounds like they just sprinkle these tiny parts on and they assebly themselves. Crazy.

Anyways at the moment the contacts do pretty much nothing. The plan for the future however is to have them receive radio waves that will could be sent from any source. The waves would then be translated into images by the processors and illuminated in your eye by leds. Their high hopes even include powering the contact through either radio waves or solar power.

So far the contacts have been tested on rabbits. Sounds like their safe for at least 20 minutes without the rabbits freakin out. No idea if thats just because the rabbits weren't used to contacts or if they caused death after 20 minutes, the article didn't say. But it did inspire the following comments on gizmodo(which is the real reason I posted):

HIPHOPOPOTAMUS -"WTF? Now rabbits have cooler tech than I do? I give up!"
SHUFT -"Just wait til you hear what the Korean Rabbits are using."

The Greatest Ass-venture

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

So today I learned the hard way, never ever to wear my favorite slippers on the stairs. Exhibit A shows the large hole my foot put into the wall. Exhibit B shows the bowl that broke and spilled milk everywhere. I will save you all from Exhibit C, which would be my bruised tailbone, by not documenting it. It's not really the slippers fault though, my big feet and the smallish type stairs did nothing to help the situation. So, who here has repaired a wall before?

Great mysteries of life: can you teabag yourself?

So in between running around trying to do work for ten people, I stopped by my desk to chug the rest of my tea, which had already been cold for about the last hour. The mug is about half empty when the tea bag (which I usually just leave in until I'm done because I don't care if it gets really strong) flops out and smacks me on the nose, simultaneously causing a tidal wave that gets tea all down my shirt. I think I just teabagged myself. So confused.

Man and Fire or Gary's Great Adventure

A journey



So it begins.




This isnt so bad at all. So far......



He tells me this acts as a marker. This is the boundary to the path. Past here its different.



Yes. Yes. Mushroom Hill. I remember you. Another day. Another trip. An eighth of mushrooms. We tried to fly from this hill. Fly past the blue sky and into the infinite. But thats another tale......



The water is back.



A friend named Moose once refused to go past this point. Cant say I blame him....but this journey is Gary's and for Gary this is just the beginning.



Uhmm ya so Gary....how did this car get back into this canyon. Oh right I guess they must have taken the bodies. ....



Further down the rabbit hole.



The first rope. Lets see you go first.









Wait Im supposed to do this next?



Not so bad. So far. I think if I fell from that its only 15 feet or so.



Around the first bend.



Wait whats that up there?




Ohh I see. Maybe they made it out alive. It is wedged in between the mountains. Perhaps they climbed out.



Uhmm toxic waste now?



Ok its awesome that you can float in mid air but how am I supposed to get up this Gary?



The canyon.



Ok now show me that floating trick....wait Im supposed to climb this?



Really though? Climb this? Where will I plant my feet? I guess thats why we call this spot Jackie Chan.



Up and over and now where climbing on logs? Frodo give me strength.

Ohh thats right just past this log is that evil tree that we have to use to climb up the side of a vertical cliff. Yay! You first again Gary.







Ok no prob.



Wait. What?



Damn I just did it. Its been a while since Ive climbed up that.

Just one more peek



At least 30 ft. No joke anymore. (was it ever?)



Approaching the first "chill" spot. Can you see the face in the canyon rock?



Ahh chillin. Cant we just stay here?



Never mind. I forgot about that. "They" could be watching. Best to keep moving.



No prob just throw down the rope. Wait...there is none for this spot?



Wonderful...now how do I get down?



Never fear were very close to the end now. I recognize these crude markers. Do you? Hmmn LSD what could it mean....(as if we weren't here when it was written)



WoW! So this is it ehh. The second "chill" spot. Nice real nice. What shall we do?





Man and Fire.
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Is there anything greater in this world?

A day in the life...[part 1]

Ahhh, the life of Mr.Watanabe is amazing indeed.

You see, since spending January 1st in deep contemplation of the state of his life and the ramifications of past decisions, Mr.Watanabe decided he was ready to become an adult.

Perhaps it was the rhythmic rolling up and down of the window, or maybe the consistent meditative action of scraping the inside of the door. In an almost Mr. Miyagi inspired moment of perception Mr. Watanabe found himself at a new crossroads in his life.

It was that day, at that very place, where Mr.Watanabe's dear old Cat-friend who went by the name Tiger to the human sphere, would contemplate lifes existence as expressed through the subtle patterns of ants trekking across cracks in the pavement, where Mr. Watanabe knew on a deep internal level that things had to change.

The following day, Mr.Watanabe sent messages out to friends past whom he could arrange to catch up with over the course of the next couple of months. He also picked up the latest issue of Details magazine (for Mr.Watanabe decided that in order to maintain his life of International crime, green striped shirts and badly fitted jean shorts would no longer do) and started throwing books out of the bookshelves. He would put the intent to the universe that things were in for a change. He would move the TV and refrain from hurting his soul with bad habits.

To Mr.Watanabe's surprise, the first person to respond to his calls for attention (he wanted to make up for not keeping in touch with old friends...) was the least likely. And while no conclusions can be drawn nor would Mr.Watanabe like to, the very simple fact that this individual was the first to get his message and request to meet in person fueled him to propel forward with his attempts at massive internal change.

Mr. Watanabe would take a break from his life of crime and attempt to pay close attention to what the universe was telling him, it's response to his calls for change. Over the course of the next few weeks he would come to understand that life has a very specific plan for him over the next couple of years. To fight it would be to inflict emotional pain, he had and still has no choice on the matter. He always understood this at an abstract level, but never before was he able to see the details, the seemingly subtle signs that these events are in progression...

Motivation in hand and time to spare Mr. Watanabe would embark on many adventures, some solo, some with friends. He would start by finding wisdom in places, running with kites, being lead to a long lost home away from home. He would venture across the Universe and slay Plutonic Dragons with friends. He would embark on a quest for fashionable pants and make a great pilgrimage to the upper echelons of men's fashion only to be turned away and while wondering the city streets he would find himself flirting with a gay man and chilling with the Dalai Lama...

Mr.Watanabe knew it that day, on January 1st, that this was necessary. This was good. He also knows these events were seeded long ago...He makes it a point to make no guesses about the future, he avoids taking all the magical signs and experiences as an indication of "things better to come" but instead as beautiful and perfect experiences within themselves. As he set himself up for these moments in life he knows he's setting himself up for future moments in life.

In order to parse all the happening in his life Mr.Watanabe decided perhaps he would start putting some to text...He's not sure where to go with it, but feels for the time being it will be nice...criminals have hearts too...sometimes...

[This is quite cryptic...but not so much. Crow, I'll be giving you a call very soon. Perhaps tonight to discuss all this in more detail...it's been crazy man, just ask What, I know he was tripped out the day we voyaged across the universe. And about the gay guy, my first thought of SF is always the time Crow and I got hit on after new years, so when this happened I decided I would react differently and avoid making this guy feel embarrassed (he was sweet...what can I say...), beside, it was interesting to observe how subtle changes in body language can evoke very strong responses...if only I had the hots for dudes...I'd so be there.]

We Need 2 of These

Alright Dan, get to making this.

*poke poke*

Come on guys. Somebody post something. Aren't there stories about new jobs and pictures of peed pants that need to be shared? You all know what happens if I get upset...Look, now they're giant attack marmots. Better watch out!