This retired cartoon is one of my favorites, and this scene in particular is a highlight for me.
Oh hay-day of social commentary cartoons…..when did everything become crappy gestations of Family Guy?

Join me in my battle to the top!
I’ve launched an online campaign to win the contest at areallygoodejob.com on a whole platform at maxisgoode.com.
Whether you’re my friend, enemy, love my wordpress theme or my rantings, it doesn’t matter… GO VOTE! You can find the link on maxisgoode.com or go vote directly at http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-view.aspx?vid=0Z4BrmOIqao
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Time, what a funny idea right? Too much time, too little time, running out of time, all I have is time. It slips by too fast when it matters most and too slow when it needs to pass. I worry constantly that it’s running out on me, and the worrying eats up my time. hah.
Spent [...]

The single greatest find at a garage sale in about 3 years. For a whopping $5 this wonderful peice was mine. Yes, it’s black-light paint. Yes, it’s painted velvet. Yes, it’s 4′ wide. Yes, it’s a fan. Yes, it is perfect.

Link: I  ♥ NYLE
As many of you know, I have a mildly popular Wordpress theme called ThreatToCreativity. It’s a mixture of my total nerd-dom and my more ethereal, irreverant side. It’s a disorderly homage to random colors and obnoxious tastes. I expected some humorous aknowledgement. What I didn’t expect was a ground-swell of people who [...]

About 30 minutes ago a place called “Pirate Dog” dropped off some hot dogs in the 94/7 studio. Being one of the few people left in the building before this holiday weekend, I was among the select few to get to sample a dog.
I snagged a “Shanghai Smoky”, which according to the menu normally goes [...]

My newest fancy of a project is ThingsThatSmellBad.com. In the painfully oversaturated era of Tumblr blogs with basically no point but to entertain, I thought I might as well throw my hat into the ring. Enjoy.
Oh, and go submit your own sticky smells.

The internet is a crazy place. From the 4chan style trolling to the wiki-heads constantly editting history, there’s always something big and new happening on the web. It’s hard to gauge when you’ve actually got a grip on the effects of any efforts from a programmer like me. (Did I just call myself a programmer? [...]

I’ve had my share of Coney Island hot dogs: the good, the bad, and the really bad. Roake’s is possibly the most unique. This Coney Island hot dog, measure about 15″, is possibly the most unique. It seems that instead of the ordinary recreation of all-meat chili topping the dog, Roake’s has taken a different [...]

I recently picked up a Lazer Genesis under the recommendation of Molly at Veloshop. It’s a rad helmet. A lot of people think bicycle helmets are too bulky or don’t fit well, but that’s really a price-point issue. This helmet fits like a hair-net and breathes really well.
Then again at $150 pricetage it better fit [...]

Christina and I worked at wine event a few weeks ago in Salem. At said event, a local catering company provided some delicious delicacies. Among the menu was various cheeses, veggies, breads, and standard gnash. However, there was one MAJORLY exceptional fare that stood out for me, the mini risotto cakes. I devoured about 8 [...]

We all know the stories. I won’t tire you with link after link of stories about molestation in the Catholic church. However, there was a nice change of pace recently.
Apparently this dude like women, adult women. Perhaps hell is freezing over.

Dear Coca-cola,
Seriously, what the shit? I mean, I’ve seen you take some risks, but nothing too nuts. Nothing like your competition, for the few who can remember Crystal Pepsi (bleeh). You’re classic, just like your name states. Even New Coke was withdrawn when you realized what an atrocity it was. You don’t need to “update” [...]

Hey everybody, FREAK OUT!!!!!
That’s right, Swine Flu is here in Oregon. I won’t link to the article as I don’t want to add to this ridiculous hysteria. You can google it yourself.
It’s madness here in my office. Mass emails are being sent with the second-by-second coverage of how scared everyone is. Not to mention that [...]

The standard work week is kind of a bummer. You wake up on Monday, still in a daze from the weekend, and try to get your ass in an office chair for 8 hours. Tuesday rolls around and you’re already thinking about Friday plans. Wednesday strikes and you realize, it’s already half over…yay. But there’s [...]

Link: http://www.isthisyourluggage.com/
A friend sent me this site. It’s a really odd and funny collection the guy has going. His self-admitted voyeurism is curious, however I can’t help finding myself falling into it when viewing these photos. The stories behind these bags. Where was the person going? Where did they come from? Why do they [...]

I like my hair. I really do. But I’m losing it faster than I’d like.
Once upon a time I was a punk kid. I dyed my hair every goddamn color of the rainbow. Well, I kind of want to spice up my hair life again. I’m thinking bright. Like super bright.
Any ideas? Any input?
To see [...]

Because it’s Good Friday and you will get out of work at 1pm.
Or be an immoral pagan, worshiping genitals, participating in hippie orgies and work till 5pm….suckers…
You can safely revert religions at 5pm with no penalty. Except maybe from Baby Jesus…who cries. With a REALLY quivery lower lip.
If you don’t know what Good Friday is, [...]

What?
Yea, buying personally vs buying local vs buying locally.  What I mean is the difference between buying things from a small shop locally, buying things from a big shop locally, and buying things from a nationwide internet company locally. It’s a big deal in Portland, especially for the cycling world around which this debate is [...]

The trifecta of some awesome eats. Two of my favorite foods topping a third favorite.
Thanks to the local Market of Choice, I’ve got a new recipe to try on top of my next homemade pizza. I think the biggest challenge will be prep-cooking the potato slices. Meh, I’ll figure it somehow.
Also, anyone recommend a recipe [...]

Link: http://maxisnow.com/photos/planting-09/
Spent the weekend doing some really fun gardening. Christina and I dug, soiled, and planted. (Dan also pitched in a lot.) It was fun and tiring and back-breaking; I’m feeling it today.
Hopefully in a couple months we’ll be enjoying some fresh veggies prepared with fresh herbs.
Hooray for nice weather….and wonderful girlfriends.

Link: http://mail.google.com/mail/help/autopilot/index.html
Google, you never let me down on April 1st. Way to keep the tech world on their toes.
Although I’m starting to think that something along the lines of “AIG Bonus Watch Widget” would have been a funnier April Fools addition to your technological arsenal.
CADIE is wunderbar, by the way. Don’t miss http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/landing/cadie/index.html or http://cadiesingularity.blogspot.com/ [...]

Pursuing my usual places this morning I came across something an acquaintance had made. It was a terrible, robot voiced video that he seemingly made in a drunken stupor the night before. All courtesy of this site, XTRANormal, I had to give it a look. The online application was pretty amazing. You can write the [...]

I actually saw your bike before I met you. It was my dream bike. A beautiful build, something bike nerds like me lust over. I figured you were some spoiled brat. I told myself, “that dudes probably some douche who doesn’t know what he’s got.” I met you shortly after. You were nothing like I [...]

After a  couple of weeks, a stop in East LA while in Southern California, and some palm greasing I finally got the HplusSons (H+Sons) rims on my hubs and rolling. Tzusing at HplusSons was good to deal with, even when trying to battle the shipping error that the delivery company made. Doug was especially helpful [...]

Dan, my beloved roommate, turned the tender age of 25 this past weekend.
He instisted we play Wizard Staff to celebrate. Although I don’t think I made the full 6′3″, Dan did. As well as Christina and just about everyone but me. Guess I’m a pauper, not a wizard. Well ef it.
Anyway…..photos!

Dunno much about folding fixed gear bikes. But here’s some photos.
Odd little bikes.

Back from Vacation! Sadly, a bit more drained than when we left.
Christina and I had a great time adventuring southern California and taking a few of the 9 days relaxing. I’ll post some photos and stuff later. Been working twice as much this week trying to catch up with no time for blog.
Got a lot [...]

Today Christina and I embark on our road-trip to southern California by way of LA, through Orange County, and for a bit in San Diego. There are many people to see and more adventures to have.
I probably won’t be blogging as it IS a vacation. My Twitter (http://twitter.com/maxisnow) will be available for anyone having withdrawals.
Have [...]

When I checked my email this morning, something wonderful happened. The USPS package tracker informed me that my package from China was “delivered”. Shortly after the front desk at my office called me, “Max, your package is here.” I was so giddy. I felt like a young woman right before Senior Prom.
I walked across the [...]

NAHBS 2009 was last weekend in Indianapolis. Although a bunch of the cycling world was there checking it out, I hadn’t heard much back until today.
I fished through Flickr for a while and found some real beautiful bikes. I also found some stuff that just left me thinking, “wtf?”
-The Beauties-
Beautiful lug work, beautiful metals, beautiful [...]

Meet Larisa.
Larisa is unemployed. Larisa is also a college graduate with a Business degree. Undoubtedly, like me, Larisa has student loans or some sort of credit accumulated during the acquisition of said degree. Now Larisa faces the torture of Craigslist scouring, corporate ass-kissery, business card palm greasing, Taco Bell , and daytime TV. Yea, she’s [...]