I watch VH1 sometimes when I’m on the treadmill, and last night they had this special on the top 20 soundtracks. They let people vote online to make up the list. As soon as I hear the title of the show, I figured I had the top 10 figured out. They would […]
Archive for October, 2006
The Power of the Internet in Voting
Published October 30th, 2006 in Entertainment, General Update, Technology and Web. 0 CommentsI just read a press release about how an online florist handles funeral flower orders. It made me think about all the times I sent flowers and things didn’t go as planed. But imagine a florist screwing up an order with flowers for a funeral!
Bright Lights, Big City was one of my favorite books. This is an interesting paper comparing Jay McInerney to F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I have never really owned a good camera. Mostly because I don’t really know how to use one, and so the price for a good camera would be a little wasted on me. But I got a great deal on a Cannon Rebel, which has a great reputation os a good choice for […]
If I was to hold a “Scum bag of the year” contest, Mark R. Downs would definitely be a runner up. I have seen some shitty coaches of little league, especially lately, but this guy takes the prize.
I have been looking at getting a new car for a while now, and today I took the step of test driving the three cars I narrowed my search to.
I should mention that I was getting frustrated before shopping for a car because of the electronics. Obviously I’m big into gadget, and technology in […]
It’s always funny to see what artist insist upon when they become famous, but Iggy Pop is the best. Check out his concert rider with demands for a Bob Hope impersonator and Chinese gun powder. He also seems to have an interest in Anne Hathaway, but who doesn’t?
A few weeks back I posted a video blog on YouTube and mentioned that I think the Zune will fail. I of course got all sorts of responses from Microsoft lovers, or as I call them “idiots”. My favorite was a guy bashing me for having an opinion at all.
The fact […]
