Archive for January, 2005

Animal Man

Sunday, January 16th, 2005

I’m almost done reading the entire comic book series Animal Man. It was written by Grant Morrison back in the early 90s, before he really hit it big with JLA. Simply put, Buddy Buckly can take on the powers or abilities of any animal. yes, it sounds lame. But the writing is just great. Morrison [...]

More River Pics

Sunday, January 16th, 2005

You might want to look aback at this post to refresh your memory

You can compare this to the previous shot on the other LA River posting. You can see how much the river has dropped.

Here we have the LA and Rio Hondo Rivers at their confluence, in South Gate, just north of Imperial Highway

You [...]

NT Country Hour - 02/08/2004: Crab tiers battle it out

Saturday, January 15th, 2005

NT Country Hour - 02/08/2004: Crab tiers battle it out
I will have to try this the next time I see a spider crab down at Newport.
Or the next time I’m in Australia

Pirates of the Caribbean! Which Disney Ride am I?

Friday, January 14th, 2005

The Pirates of the Caribbean: A swashbuckling adventure! Yo ho, a pirates life is indeed for you, seeing as you are the classic Disney dark ride that presents a time when New Orleans was under attack from a band of treasure loving bandits. You have a bit of an edge, and an element [...]

Wood Contour - Solid Wood and Stone Peripherals

Friday, January 14th, 2005

Wood Contour - Solid Wood and Stone Peripherals
My brother Ed pointed me out to these guys. I always thought a monitor out of wood would be cool, but damn is this pricey. I like real wood (has a feel you do not see from paper or vinyl in my opinion). Maybe after I win the [...]

NIC - Mapping the Global Future: Rising Powers

Friday, January 14th, 2005

NIC - Mapping the Global Future: Rising Powers
I want to read this later tonight

Geekzone, mobile forums

Friday, January 14th, 2005

Geekzone, mobile forums
Here I was planning on purchasing an in dash iPod stereo system, and then this gets announced.
I know the voice activated features work, though I’ve not recently tried them myself. I wonder how well they’d work with a stereo going in the back ground, or standard wind noises from driving.
A great idea to [...]

Couches!

Tuesday, January 11th, 2005

My couches finally came in today. Ed and I brought them into my apartment. The loveseat was easy enough, stand it on end, and it fit through the front door. The couch though….. I wound up knocking down the fence in front of the porch. It’s hard to visualize with out a photo, but not [...]

Doug’s Funeral (Belinda’s Pictures)

Monday, January 10th, 2005

Doug’s Funeral (Belinda’s Pictures)
My cousin Belinda sent me the pictures she took at Doug’s Funeral. Take a look for them above. The big photos aren’t up yet, I will try to take care of that tomorrow or Wednesday.
But enjoy these please.

What type of nerd am I?

Monday, January 10th, 2005

Via Caltechgirl who beat me by 5%. I need to get back in touch with my inner nerd