Year 2008

Why Wasn’t I Notified Immediately?

A music video 1) by the Presidents of the United States of America 2) featuring flipbook animation, iPhones and Guitar Hero III 3) directed by Weird Al Yankovic somehow escaped my attention. I shall remedy this situation for you, loyal…

Summa Summa Summa Summeleon…

Browser dump/slacking summation time! I know y’all love it. Heavy on the videos, light on the eyes and the ol’ noggin. BigDog: Mechanical military dog-like thing that creeps me out, mannnn (especially when they kick it). Looks like something out…

Celebrity Look-Alikes

During the last couple of weeks (the course of the NY Governor dustup), I’ve been recurrently bothered by Eliot Spitzer’s pictures. I wasn’t quite sure where the strong reaction came from. Then today it struck me: That’s right. Slap a…

Those Cheeky Brits

Have you seen the BBC’s Top Gear[*]? No? Then you’re missing one of the best gearhead shows on the air currently, and there’s no better example of the awesomeness of TG than their decision to match up a Range Rover…

Texas Travelogue Extended

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Texas Travelogue '08

So we were supposed to leave Dallas today, just like I was supposed to be blogging this trip. I can still make up for that, but the wholesale flight cancellations that occurred at DFW International Airport today can’t really be…