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Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Jam Jar - Episode 2


I finally finished the second episode of Jam Jar just then.
Ive been working on it since 6:30PM when I got home from work until now 11:18PM.

This Episode was created for Reece!!!

Its broken into two pages.
I'm not really happy with how the colouring went, but I really can't be bothered fixing it up.

Page 1


Page 2


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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2006

Jam Jar - Episode 1


Was bored tonight, stayed home :( - drew this cartoon.



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This is my 4th blog post today!! This is what happens when I stay home and do nothing all day, I turn to the blog.


Op-shop Finds


Went down to my two local (closest) op shops, save the children and salvation army and picked up 3 items all for under $10.

1. Purple Tee - $3


Ive been wanting a purple tee shirt like this for about a month now ever since I saw Anthony Michael Hall's character wearing one in Weird Science, wow that looks fresh.. and now I am lucky enough to have one, it fits so nice aswell. Weird Science is also the reason I bought a calculator watch, it looked dope. So many good styles in Weird Science.. love it, even his room with his Depeche Mode and Human League Posters in the background.



2. Striped Polo - $3



I like clothes that immediately stand out and this one immediately stood out at me. It's ok for $3 was not going to get it then thought $3.. why not.

3. Canon Bag - $2



I really like the grey material/texture of this bag. Might get a larger strap and use it for my work bag, then again.. might not.

Why do people always say things are "AGAINST" the law?


Read this article


Beyond Self-Delusional Positive Thinking
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/beyond-self-delusional-positive-thinking/

Another great article by Steve Pavlina. If you havent already subscribed to his blog feed, do it now! - Feed URL: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/feed/

Here's some excerpts from the article:

I happen to think this criticism is perfectly valid. I don’t do daily affirmations or recommend them to others because I think they’re a waste of time. Too much positive thinking can lead to self-delusion. You experience a false sense of growth because you lower your awareness, blinding yourself to your problems instead of truly facing them. As a general rule of personal development, whenever you do something that lowers your awareness instead of raises it, you’re making a mistake.

In the long run, it’s more important to learn to trust your own intelligence than it is to be right. At first your self-trust may be misplaced. You may very well find that you make a lot of dumb decisions by trusting yourself ahead of people who seem to know more. But through this process of failure, you’ll develop your intellectual capacity and expand your awareness, and soon your self-trust will be justified, and you’ll begin making some really empowering decisions that actually generate results. Follow Shakespeare’s advice, “To thine own self be true,” even when it gets you into trouble initially, and eventually your faith in yourself will be well-earned.

Read the full aricle >


Saturday morning link-age


Check this funny pic out
http://www.b3ta.com/board/5590157

- from B3TA

Last night while watching rage I saw a clip that I think I liked, it was "the girl's attractive" by "Diamond Nights" just acquired the album from isohunt.com and am listening to it now. I can't work out if I like it or not.. its got some good elements to it but sometimes sounds like The Darkness (in vocals and guitars) which is making me not like them as much.

Steve and Karl took lots or great photos of Thursdays Australia Day Hottest 100 party at Twiggy's house:

View Steves photos on his moblog here: http://jazid.textamerica.com/
View Karl's pics here: http://syl666.textamerica.com/
View my pics here: http://nathankowald.textamerica.com/

Nope just decided I don't like this band, it sounds too formulaic if thats even a word. Like they ripped the exact guitar sound from a past day band, just like Wolfmother does with their "sound". I don't like Wolfmother and the fact that everyone seems to like them, the triple j audience and every person on the face of the earth who "claims" they are into music seems to like them makes me not like them even more. I don't want a bar of Wolfmother. I understand why people do like them though, and generally don't have a problem if someone does, he does have a really good voice.

My audioscrobbler winamp plugin has stopped submitting tracks!! this sucks, only songs I play at work now submit. Does anyone know how to fix this? I have uninstalled the plugin and then reinstalled but tracks still arent updating.


Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Yahoo! Mail's new look


Lately while checking my yahoo! email I have noticed those crazy cats at yahoo exclamation mark have changed the look and/or feel of their email login screen - Random pictures of people.



Ooohh pictures of people, nice... putting a human face on a web based interface. Its always good, Kate, designer at work does this all the time, gives a nice warm, friendly usable feel to a website.
Then tonight I go to check my mail and this person comes up! I say person, because I still can't work out if this person is a guy or a girl. Im leaning towards guy due to the thick eyebrows, big nostrils and bad complexion.



Check this pic out, this picture scared the shit out of me when I went to the site tonight. What audience is this "new look" yahoo mail aiming at? Yahoo mail, mail for creeps like you and me. I don't want a dose of reality while checking my mail. If I want to see dodgy people I'll go down to elizabeth shopping centre. This guy looks like a pedeph!le.. A kiddy fiddler, THE INTERNET!!! kids the internet, a place to get in touch with old creepy men. Why would you decide to put this pic up? What are they trying to do? this baffles me. It really does. The pictures themselves are not even good quality, the colours are bad, photos underexposed and/or badly cropped.

Is this the work of some smart arse work experience kid?. Hey kid, oh yeah.. I got a job for you, we need some pics for our mail page, go forth young man/woman.. These pics remind me of something you would find on Found Photos.

Below are some more examples of "what the hell were they thinking" photos which show up on the new look yahoo! mail login screen, along with some made up captions for the pic. Post your own captions.. I'll number the photos for you.

1. Peda Phil

"Once your done checking your viagra spam IM me for some steamy 1 on 1 chats.. maybe tonight you will finally give me your address Timmy"

2. Shady Shane

"What? What? Im so baked right now, wanna buy some 6X9's? need a bag? Shady Shane, dropped out of school yr 9, schools for fags"

Note - People who wear glasses all the time, I don't trust them, what are you hiding? I hate trying to talk to someone who's wearing glasses, I feel like they have some advantage over me or sumthing. its dodgy!

3. Extreme Evan

Yeah this is prolly another picture of Shady Shane again but what the hell.
"Woooooooooooo check that sh!t out, Bronx, what?"
- How is this a good pic for an email log in screen. Who can connect with this shit?

4. Tina Towel Beach Muslim

Only until just then did i realise that was a towel over that girls face. At first I was like.. oh a muslim shot.. covering all bases ok.. Thought it was a posed muslim pic. lame. looks like the jokes on me.

5. Force Fed Freida

"Eat the pizza bitch, eat it!!.. but I have a slice in my hand.. no no this shot isnt posed... Once again why this shot? Oh this is such a fun shot, what fun they are having. Eat it!!

6. Nut Job Neddy


Ahhh old Ned, that senile bastard you see hobbling along the side of the road, wandered off from the hospital/retirement home. What a laugh he is. Hear him shouting at that 15 year old guy for littering.. pick that up you ungrateful hellian, why when I was your age I would have been beaten severely if I dropped my feather writing pen. Who is this connecting with? Old people who use the internet? If i was really old and saw this picture I would feel like crap, like my age base has been grosely misrepresented, who is this fool? Once again... bad choice yahoo!

7. Gangly Guenivive

Oh what pleasure she is deriving from that... uh what the hell is that thing? Minda faces don't get much better than this. What is it in the background? Can anyone work this one out?? Meat? Fish? What the hell? Is she in a meat freezer?. Ok so the reason this pic is on the front page of yahoo! mail is....? this makes no sense.

8. Teresa the Tongue

"I'm so zany, look at me... Ive like soooooo been drinking red stuff all day, Im so hypo.. wooooooooooooooo!!! see me giggling hysterically at practically nothing, I know how to have a good time if you know what I mean.. wink wink.. oh I soooooo can't believe i just said that, im such a s1ut". - ok so this pic isnt that bad but why is it on the front page of yahoo mail?


Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Way Home - Monday 23rd January


* 30 year old woman looking nervous whilst being instructed by a middle aged indian driving instuctor
* Asian man blocking out the sun with his hands as he waits to pull into the road
* Middle aged woman with hands in pockets
* Petrol tank running low
* P Plater speeding recklessly
* More old woman walking
* Slippery when wet
* Westernised asian man in adidas
* Ink stain on shorts
* Happy asian couple stop to kiss
* What kinda hat is that?
* Old man biking in footy shorts
* Doing the limit, limited doing
* Overweight middle ageds rule the sidewalks this time of day 8ish
* Commodore guy, arms out the window, looks hard and tough, paranoid child
* Italian girl in trendy sunglasses
* P plater whose face I think I know
* Nice signwriting
* Ute getting close to my side of road
* Pregnant indian couple walking hand in hand, women in robes, man walking dog – he has a moustache


Posted: Friday, January 20, 2006

Enjoyments


I really enjoy:

* Stapling
* Cracking my neck
* Seeing someone smiling to themselves, or talking to themselves while walking
* Morning Showers
* Cleaning out my ears with cotton ear buds
* Toilet cubicle graffiti
* Emotional outbursts
* Easy to make (just add hot water) food
* Candy Bars that cost under 60 cents
* Lucid dreams
* Driving at night when theres hardly any cars on the road
* Feeling great after my weekly game of squash
* Cheese flavoured snacks

That's all i can think of for now.


Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2006

More Great Firefox Last.fm Hacks


Found more great Last.fm Hacks tonight..they are so good you need these. :)

1. Last.fm Chart Changes



Screenshot - Click to enlarge

Introduction
This script modifies user pages on Last.fm to add chart change information to the weekly charts.

Installation
* Make sure you're using the Firefox web browser. You must have version 1.5 or above for this script to work.
* Install the GreaseMonkey extension.
* If you are running FireFox 1.5 or above right click here and select 'Install User Script' and click 'Ok'.
If you are using an older FireFox right click here.
* Visit a user page at Last.fm.

More Information for Artists in Last.fm





This is a firefox extention made specificaly for Last.fm. It allows you to gather more information for any band right from the Artist page on last.fm.
The Greaesmonkey Firefox extension is needed to install this script.

This information includes:

* Upcoming events
* Delicious links
* Feedster weblog posts
* Blogdigger media files
* Flickr photos
* Amazon CDs

To install the script, right click here and select 'Install User Script' and click 'Ok'.


P.S. - I find all these hacks from the Firefox Group in Last.fm


Tonight I made a new song


I made a new song in FLStudio tonight, I named it "Wallet Full of Coinage" because thats the first thing I pictured when I was thinking of names.

Download: Wallet Full of Coinage - 1.91 Mb mp3

First off I found a good bass sample and tried to make it disco/death from above 1979 sounding ish. Then found a drum loop and added some samples.


Posted: Saturday, January 14, 2006

Chuck Norris - Google Ads


Woooo Hoooo!!!!
Just went into my Chuck Norris posts and.. 2 Chuck Norris Google Ads came up.. Chuck Norris Google Ads.!!




Anyway enough about Chuck up.


Posted: Friday, January 13, 2006

Last.fm Blue Theme


Today I came across a hack to change the theme colour for your last.fm page

To install it you need will need Firefox as it works via 2 ff extensions (Greasemonkey & Cskinner) which change the css of the last.fm page. I was not really a huge fan of the red last.fm so Im loving my new blue themed page and its also kool to sorta show off to people who are used to the red.



To install the blue theme visit http://gfx.alex-elliott.com/lastskin/ and follow the instructions.


More Chuck Norris Truths


When Chuck Norris has sex with a man, it is not because he is gay, but because he has run out of women.

Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

If you ask Chuck Norris what time it is, he always says, "Two seconds till." After you ask, "Two seconds till what?" he roundhouse kicks you in the face.
Chuck Norris uses ribbed condoms inside out, so he gets the pleasure.

Since 1940, the year Chuck Norris was born, roundhouse kick related deaths have increased 13,000 percent

There are no disabled people. Only people who have met Chuck Norris.

There is no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist.

It was once believed that Chuck Norris actually lost a fight to a pirate, but that is a lie, created by Chuck Norris himself to lure more pirates to him.

When Chuck Norris's wife burned the turkey one Thanksgiving, Chuck said, "Don't worry about it honey," and went into his backyard. He came back five minutes later with a live turkey, ate it whole, and when he threw it up a few seconds later it was fully cooked and came with cranberry sauce. When his wife asked him how he had done it, he gave her a roundhouse kick to the face and said, "Never question Chuck Norris."

Those aren't credits that roll after Walker Texas Ranger; it is actually a list of people that Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked in the face that day.

If you unscramble the letters in "Chuck Norris" you get "Huck corn,sir." That is why every fall, Chuck travels to Nebraska and burns the entire state down.

Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

Chuck Norris does not have AIDS but he gives it to people anyway.

Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother's womb. Shortly thereafter he grew a beard.

When Chuck Norris plays Oregon Trail his family does not die from cholera or dysentery, but rather roundhouse kicks to the face. He also requires no wagon, since he carries the oxen, axels, and buffalo meat on his back. He always makes it to Oregon before you.

Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK's head exploded out of sheer amazement.

Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Chuck roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month.

A man once asked Chuck Norris if his real name is "Charles". Chuck Norris did not respond, he simply stared at him until he exploded.

Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

Chuck Norris once shot a German plane down with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"

The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.

After much debate, President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima rather than the alternative of sending Chuck Norris. His reasoning? It was more "humane".

Chuck Norris often asks people to pull his finger. When they do, he roundhouses them in the abdomen. Then he farts.

Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.

One of the greatest cover-ups of the last century was the fact that Hitler did not commit suicide in his bunker, but was in fact tea-bagged to death by Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris took my virginity, and he will sure as hell take yours. If you're thinking to yourself, "That's impossible, I already lost my virginity." then you are dead

After I forwarded Philip's Chuck norris email to people I got this email reply from Tash. Also more Chuck Norris facts from Bob - visit this site for more - http://digitalwarfighter.com/?p=498(some duplicates).

Phil stated that Chuck Norris is the new Hoff. Chuck Norris emails will probably get old real quick but for now i find these hillarious.


Truth about Chuck Norris


Chuck Norris used live ammunition during all shoot-outs. When the director said he can't, he replied, "Of course I can, I'm Chuck Norris,"
and roundhouse kicked him in the face.

If paper beats rock, and rock beats scissors, what beats all 3 at the same time? Answer: Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris can make a woman climax by simply pointing at her and saying "BOOYA".

If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
On the 7th day, God rested.... Chuck Norris took over.

Biologically, Chuck Norris is his own step-father.

When his martial arts prowess fails to resolve a situation, Chuck Norris plays dead. When playing dead doesn't work, he plays zombie.

It is common knowledge that there are three sides to the force: the light side, the dark side, and Chuck Norris.

Scientists used to believe that a diamond was the world's hardest substance. But then they met Chuck Norris, who gave them a roundhouse kick to the face so hard, and with so much heat and pressure that the scientists turned into artificial Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris carries a man bag. If you call it a purse, he pulls a baby out of the bag and throws it at you. The baby will blow up upon impact.

Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother's womb. Shortly thereafter he grew a beard.

God offered Chuck Norris the gift to fly, which he swiftly declined for super strength roundhouse ability.

Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

When Chuck Norris was denied a Bacon McMuffin at McDonalds because it was 10:35, he roundhouse kicked the store so hard it became a Wendy's.

Chuck Norris drinks napalm to quell his heartburn.

A ducks quack does not echo. Chuck Norris is solely responsible for this phenomenon. When asked why he will simply stare at you grimly.

Chuck Norris once tried to defeat Jackie Chan in a game of chess. When Norris lost, he won in life by roundhouse kicking Chan in the side of the face.

Chuck Norris' roundhouse kick is so powerful; it can be seen from outer space by the naked eye.

Chuck Norris doesn't believe in Germany.

Chuck Norris can cut onions without crying.

Chuck Norris burned down an entire forest when he was experimenting with water.

If you want a list of Chuck Norris' enemies just check the extinct species list.

Chuck Norris has never blinked in his entire life. Never.

Chuck Norris can believe it's not butter.

When Chuck Norris's wife burned the turkey one thanksgiving, Chuck said, "don't worry about it honey," and went into his backyard. He came back five minutes later with a live turkey, ate it whole, and when he threw it up a few seconds later it was fully cooked and came with cranberry sauce. When his wife asked him how he had done it, he gave her a roundhouse kick to the face and said, "Never question Chuck Norris."

We once had a bachelor party for Chuck Norris. He ate the entire cake before they could tell him there was a stripper in it

Chuck Norris once shot a German plane down with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"

In a recent interview, Chuck Norris told Entertainment Tonight that his most memorable role was when he played the third breast on the hooker in Total Recall.

Chuck Norris doesn't need to swallow when eating food.

If Superman and The Flash were to race to the edge of space you know who would win?
Chuck Norris

Ironically, Chuck Norris' hidden talent is invisibility.

Chuck Norris eats transformer toys in vehicle mode and poops them out transformed into a robot.

In one episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Chuck Norris replaced Carlton for one scene and nobody noticed.

Chuck Norris owns the greatest poker face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 world series of poker despite him holding just a joker, a get out of jail free monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green number 4 card from the game Uno.

Chuck Norris invented a language that incorporates karate and roundhouse kicks. So next time Chuck Norris is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.

Chuck Norris invented water.

Chuck Norris went looking for a bar but couldn't find one. He walked to a vacant lot and sat there. Sure enough within an hour an a half someone constructed a bar around him. He then ordered a shot, drank it, and then burned the place to the ground. Chuck Norris yelled over the roar of the flames, "always leave things the way you found em!"

One time while sparring with Wolverine, Chuck Norris accidentally lost his left testicle. You might be familiar with it to this very day by its technical term: Jupiter.

Contrary to popular belief, Chuck Norris, not the blue ringed octopus of Eastern Australia, is the most venomous creature on earth. Within 3 minutes of being bitten, a human being experiences the following
symptoms: fever, blurred vision, beard rash, tightness of the jeans, and the feeling of being repeatedly kicked through a car windshield.

Chuck Norris is Luke Skywalker's father.

Chuck Norris does not use spell check. If he happens to misspell a word, he simply changes the actual spelling of it.

Before science was invented it was once believed that autumn occurred when Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked every tree in existence.

Before email was invented Chuck Norris would attach messages to kittens and roundhouse kick them.

In the original pilot for Star Trek Next Generation Chuck Norris can be seen powering the USS enterprise warp drive with his roundhouse kicks

Chuck Norris was once asked to recommend a club to which he replied 'I am a club' and everyone partied on him... Until he roundhouse kicked them all because someone spilt his beer.

Philip sent me this today in an email, this is the funniest email i have ever read!! It had me crying from laughing so hard.. Kate who I sit next to at work was wondering what the hell was going on.
Send this to everyone you know.


Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2006

LED Sign


You can make text appear on some guys LCD screen over in Canada if you visit this website.

This is what it looks like.




A good 10 seconds worth of fun.


Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2006

How you treat people


I often think about how people basically treat other people the way they like to be treated themselves. For example a person who really enjoys a gets a good feeling from people being nice and friendly will generally be nice and friendly to people they meet. Sensitive people are more affected by people and the world around them and so they themselves will more often than not treat people how they themselves like to be treated, with care and thought and will go out of there way to not step on anyones toes or hurt there feelings. A person who is say very logical and analytical who doesnt operate from feelings and may be wary of their emotions and will treat people the way they themselves like to be treated. I have no idea where this is going.

As you grow up and get older you realise that everyone in the world is not like you. Different people operate and work differently, they are attracted to different things, see things differently, have differing beliefs, focuses etc. I would put myself in the feeling category as in I tend to primarily feel my way through things, im highly affected by how images, sounds and how people make me feel. I find it really hard and annoying being with people I don't like or are annoyed by. Hate to fake and make pleasantries when I don't mean it. This is not to say I don't use my analytical logical side, just have a tendancy towards the feeling side of functioning and therefore a preference for intuition, emotional right brain dominated activities. Growing up as a kid I would always be wary of hurting other peoples feelings as I thought everyone was like me but then I started to realise that people were not and I did not have to treat everyone as I myself like to be treated. This then made me not focus on as much how I liked to be treated. The focus was then on, ok how does this person see the world, how do they like to be treated and then work from there. I love thinking and being around different people as i enjoy trying to get into someones head which sounds very cold but It gives me lots of things to think about and i can then make connections and try and understand what other people focus on. Realising that not everyone was like me helped me stop getting angry or annoyed at some insensitive asshole or someone who obviously sees things differently to me. Understanding instead of reacting. However, this is not always good. I sometimes feel like I always try to "understand" instead of reacting. Often reacting to someone or something is healthy and helps you get something out of your system so to speak. It also highlights areas in yourself that you need to work on or watever. Often if you get angry at someone you are really angry at yourself anyway, or say you are pissed off.. you will be more likely to start fights and make others feel as bad as you do.

I often worry that Im write too "me" based posts. Again this comes back to the fact that I write really "me" based things because I enjoy reading about how people see the world, how they think and so then naturally I want to write about these things in the hope that someone else will look at it and get something from it.

Oh yeah now I know why Im writing this. Honesty. I was reading up on star signs the other day and I read about my own, Sagittarius. One characteristic of a sagittariun is that they are generally honest and often blunt, not meaning to to tread on anyones toes but thats just how they are. I think this is pretty accurate in me and I often still get myself in trouble by honestly stating what I think about things. I tend to be critical and questionary. Therefore my opinions are often not very similar to what the majority of people might think, I also find it very hard to say I like something when I don't.. Because I don't like it.. I used to think that this was because of upbringing and being taught, always tell the truth. But now I question that it could be something inbuilt sorta thing. I have never really followed or listened or agreed with star signs and astrology probably again due to upbringing and that I think alot of the times, your weekly predictions work because you think they will be accurate and you focus on what it tells you and thus attract that very situation.. Or just because you have it in the back of your mind you form the perception of whatever it is that is predicted. Anyway.. tangent. I need to learn when to be honest and when not to be honest. I really dont mean to hurt anyones feelings with say an opinion but I might and then I get annoyed because that was not my intention, I was simply stating what I thought. So its a kanundrum.. on the one hand if im dishonest I feel like crap, If im honest and hurt someones feelings i feel like crap. Its probably just a matter of deciding based on circumstances the best way to say what you think.

Woah... long post. Hopefully someone got something from this, probably not.. probably just misdirected train of thought drivel. Like i said at the start I don't know where Im going with this or what I intended to say or achieve. Often when blogging, Its just a way to clarify / sort out things which I have on my mind lately/at the time. But then again always saying, oh this is how I work, this is what I think is not always good as it makes u rigid and stuck in you ways and maybe not open to new ways of thinking.


NYC2123 - PSP Comic / Graphic Novel


Today Graeme put a comic on my psp, I get home today and check it out. It is great, mind blowing infact. Its called NYC2123. It is set in NYC 2123 AD.

Here is the second screen from the very first issue (#1 of 4) which explains the basic premise/beginnings/sets the scene.



It's great, the black/white illustrations are wonderfully put together. Created from captured photos of real life actors, scanned, manipulated, then drawn over the top. This method gives the comic a real authenticity and charm.

I love futuristic set movies and novels, anything which details future ways of life. You can read it and soak up all the new ideas based on emerging technologies and the authors predictions. Very stimulating. One thing which really stood out was the use of rating systems (Ebay - user feedback) used for everyone providing a service. In it a driver of a boat had a rating system of 98% based on customer feedback. This would be great for businesses and everyone to implement. The business providing a service would gain from having a high rating % wise(reputation in todays terms) because customers would know they would be guaranteed (based on averages) that they would be getting good service. This benefits both customer and business/service provider.

The Comic is formatted for the PSP (download set of ordered images. Save to PSP/PHOTO folder)
If you do not own a PSP you can view the comic online here: http://nyc2123.com

Definately worth checking out.


Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2006

Got Editors Pick!


One of the mobile phone photos I took today got an Editors Pick on TextAmerica.




Click to view


Posted: Thursday, January 05, 2006

Girls driving wearing large sunglasses


I am sick of seeing every single girl on the planet driving in their stupid "cutesy" cars wearing those huge sunglasses that are popular these days. On the way and way back from work thats all I ever see, these expresionless girls that look like they think they are hot sh!t, in there own little worlds. Enough, why do so many people wear sun glasses when driving?, I don't understand, I never wear sunglasses while driving, never, even when its sunny... why do people do this? Are most people generally more succeptible to sunlight than me? or is it the thing to do? Whenever I see one of these "hot" girls with there 21 inch glasses covering there dumb little faces I want to get into "brother" mode and inform them that they are sh!t faces. I exaggerate yes, but its really annoying. I don't know why im even writing this, I really like that style of sunglasses, if i was a girl i would be sporting them too. Its because every single girl is sporting them now with expressions of proud contempt. Take off your glasses, take off your face.


Posted: Monday, January 02, 2006

Googled Phrases from 2005


Last night i dreamt that there was this machine that gave you really good haircuts, so i stuck my head in it and it carnaged my hair, it gave me a number 1 buzz down the middle and left the rest, it was ruined and all i wanted to do was go home and use the clippers and give myself a number 2 all over.
Today I have been getting the strongest urge to cut my own hair, im not going to, but i really really want to because of this dream. This is the case with other dreams.. ill do something in a dream and the next day have the strongest desire to do something I dreamt about.
Just googled "dream interpretation hair" and it came up with:
hair - Own hair falling out: Sense of having no control over a situation. Other's hair, seeing them as losing stature or importance in one's view. Real hair problem: Continuation of same.

I reckon this is probalby true as a lot of my ny resolution are to do with getting things in control, like my money and work and stuff.

Reading NME yearbook and taking in "best of 2005's" from all over the place I thought id do my own 2005 list but do it from this angle.. "stuff ive googled in 2005". Typing in dream interpretation some autocomplete googled phrases came up and i realised that if someone was to type in a letter and see my googled words theyd probably be pretty disturbed. The google phrase which came up before was "dream interpretation penis cut off".
P.S. a bit of a disclaimer a few of these googled phrases dont neccesarily relate to me or my current experience of life but infact i may have googled something to see things from a different perspective. say for example "hate myself" not to be taken literally, this is why i say if someone was to check my googled phrases they'd probably be disturbed, this being the case i have chosen to leave out a few.

Here's the list:
A
"add me to msn"
"anal c*nt teeshirts"
"asian ddr"
B
"bear animal cruelty"
"bear in chains"
"bloglines angst"
C
"conversation skills"
"correct width for browser psp"
"charactersistics of introvert"
D
"dancing bear chained"
"dave chappelle gone missing"
"dog dumb"
E
"e is for effort"
"eating healthy changed my life"
"emo definition"
"emsn sony ericsson s700i"
"extrovert"
F
"frau rabbid"
"facelift"
"fairlight children"
"fear big events"
G
"geoff rowley pants"
"german to english translator"
"grey converse chuck taylors"
H
"happy"
"hate"
"hate myself"
"hazy fantasy"
"healthy body healthy mind"
"how do i display my last played audioscrobbler song"
"how to freestlye"
"how to download latest psp firmware"
"hypnosis making people feel"
I
"i am x"
J
"joy electric"
K
"kicks"
"kowald family tree"
L
"lemon party"
"little britain"
"louis theroux"
"luke and megs"
M
"myspace character entities"
"mad"
"madface"
"matt parker trey stone"
"mellotron"
"mew"
"mirror"
"mirror shot"
"msn add me button"
"monster children"
"mstrkrft"
"music map"
N
"name meanings "russell"
"neckface"
"nervous on phone tips"
"new ladytron film clip"
"nike air jordan 4 retro"
O
"oil prices bp prediction"
"orange juice"
P
"puffy amiyumi"
"phone conversations skills"
"phone tips"
"php image submit via form"
"poontos vid"
"popular talking heads song"
"precious lovelies"
Q
R
"richard chamberlin shogun"
"rss feed creation software"
"rock profile is lame"
"rss xml icon"
S
"scared of life"
"scottish history"
"selfish seem dead"
"shotz adelaide"
T
"Theodore Sturgeon"
"taking risks blog"
"terms nutmeg soccer"
"talking heads lyrics o oh"
"test icicles tshirts"
"that 70's show theme song"
"the hives antidote lyrics"
"tie die"
"tight black pants"
"toastmasters"
U
"ultravox"
"upperclass trash"
V
"vans sanford lo"
"vincent van gogh letters"
"vincent van gogh bio"
W
"want to understand the world want to experience the world"
"we can be heroes"
X
Y
"Yeah yeah yeahs"
Z
"z3ta"