As many of my friends know, I have been on the “injured list” for the past two weeks. My right leg was having issues in the knee and shin/calf area. I was told to stop training and not participate in any race events until I had further MRI scan and results. It was upsetting and [...]

Pretty great video I found on Hulu.com. If you like old dudes almost getting eaten by sharks, you’re gonna love this.

I recently found this (1 of 2) painted velvet decorative fan at a local garage sale. I scored the set of two for $10 total. They are now among my growing collection of velvet paintings. These, however, are uniquely excellent, as they are what appears to be elephants bathing and a Thai village all painted [...]

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?

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.

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.

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

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 [...]

Cole, a hilariously funny leper I know, contributed a great article to Cracked.com. It’s pretty damn funny. And I should know, cause I’m pretty damn good judge of pretty damn funny things.
Check it out here: 8 Humiliating Japanese Ads Starring Oscar Nominees
Read, laugh, comment, email him some nude photos, mail him drops of blood. Just [...]

Yea, I said it.
Link: MSNBC: Rampaging chimp was given Xanax for anxiety (check out the video)
I never thought I’d have to say this, but stabbing that chimp was a bright idea. However, giving him Xanax in his tea? Seriously. We give chimps Xanax in their tea? Really. I don’t even get Xanax in my tea. [...]

Link: http://petswhowanttokillthemselves.com
Special thanks to the bootiful Christina (theactualchrist.com) for linking me up to this gem of a website.
I always hoped someone was collecting and collating the many pet photos traveling the net. Thank god for one more repository of information to withstand the passing of time. I hope generations beyond us can learn from the [...]

The newly opened cart in the South Waterfront of Portland entitled “Soup Society” has this incredible sandwich in it’s repertoire.
I ordered the Muffuletta sandwich (pictured above) and was VERY pleased with this sandwich version of an antipasto plate.
Actually, up until today I had no idea this style of sandwich even existed. The round bread [...]

Only in America does it take a diesel truck and hydraulic lift to do the same thing a ladder can accomplish.

Christmas has this tendency to be rather self-absorbed. Not necessarily each of us within ourselves, but the country as a whole being self-absorbed. We think about spreading joy and sharing love, but normally that notion ends at our doorstep or our neighborhood, or maybe even as far as the city limits. It’s sweet, really, [...]

A lot of people talk about the dreary Autumns and Winters of Portland. For some reason I’ve never seen them as all that dreary. Between the rain and grey gloom, we have these beautiful days. Days that make you forget the grey and the gloom and the soggy days. Days like today. A wonderful day. [...]

Well, those crazy hippies have done it again. Wait…again? No, I guess those crazy hippies have just done this for the first time? Oh well, they’ve done IT and that’s all that matters.
Introducing Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, an unlicensed spin-off of the highly popular Nintendo-native game series, Cooking Mama. (Yes, probably an oncoming lawsuit)
Yes, [...]

I know this has been around for a bit. But I just wanted to remind everyone it is out there.
Oh Hamster, you’re only slightly cooler than the Cat Flushing a Toilet.

Oh lord, I’m a wonderful, genius strongman.
EDIT! – If you want to make your own strongman label/poster/whatever, I have posted some PSD sources here.

The movie of the fall! Yes, the movie everyone will be dragging their families to, right?
Hah. I’m not going to trash on the bad acting or terrible writing of this movie. Nay, not the over-simplified plot nor the fact that Kirk Cameron had to bring in his own wife to do a “kiss” scene. I’m [...]

In light of Cole Gamble’s birthday yesterday, I decided to search for something special to honor him this day after a fun evening of escapades.
However, instead of finding anything to honor his day, I just found a video of how I want my next birthday to go down. Literally. Enjoy.

Sexy Birthday Cake – video [...]

Obama link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7675927.stm
McCain link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7676055.stm
This campaign has been a real vicious beast at times. It’s actually nice to see both candidates take a leave from their campaigns at this New York fundraiser, sit in the same room with each other and actually share a few laughs.
Maybe the country can learn from this, and we can [...]

Link: Gromada Hub Repair / Disassembly
I recently obtained some Gromada hubs from a former Portland area messenger. He said he knew the Polish man who made them and that he purchased them from him in Dublin last year. They were laced up with DT Comps to Velocity Aero rims, a pretty nice setup. At the [...]

Link: http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2008/09/sarah-palin-pla.html
Brilliant!!!!
Thanks to those geniuses who thought this up. From last I read on another blog, the count of “thank yous” going out to Sarah Palin is quite a lot.

Link: http://www.mashsf.com/
The new MASH trailer is up. And from the looks of it, Lance is gonna be the highlight.
Notice how he leaves them in the dust towards the end? Hah.

Captain Pancakes Matthew Marzipan, Astronaut.
Me in another life.

Found this mildly amusing. “I’m going to pound the farts out of you” is defiantly my term of choice.
I find the flow chart component of this much more compelling than the pseudo-sexual content.
Fuck.

Link: http://www.wzzm13.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=98361&catid=2
This is a pretty funny story about a local businessman cleaning a public bathroom.
However, the best part of the story is Kirk Harrier, City Manager. Is this dude not awesome? That pompadour, that suit, that job title. It’s like 1955 in Saugatuck, MI.
Watch the video in the upper-right corner to see Kirk Harrier in [...]

Link: http://www.cybergata.com/anim.htm
My new favorite website.
Incidentally, also my mom and her friends’ favorite as well.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ8LxIF9dIc
I normally can’t stand parody shit. But I can’t say no to CommunityChannel.
Just click the link, dammit.

Link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2176025602905109829
I may be a super geek, but this is fucking radical.
Now I just need $20K in home theatre equipment to make it useful….and a desire to actually watch television.

Sometimes I think having female roommates will be different.
Then those females email bukkake christmas card ideas.

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/09/slaughterhouse.child.labor.ap/index.html
Does anyone else find it odd that nation’s largest kosher meat packing plant is in Iowa?
In other news, the local mohel must have been busier than shit.