Falcon Punch!

So last Saturday, I stopped by the beer store to pick up a case for the Phillies game (which wasn’t until later on that day). I don’t go to this distributor too often, but I was in the area, and they usually have a decent variety. There were two older ladies working there, and since they saw me looking around (as opposed to knowing what I wanted to buy as soon as I walked in) they started talking to me, and making all kinds of recommendations. It was immediately obvious to me that they didn’t really have the slightest idea what they were talking about, but I entertained the conversation anyway. One of the ladies was raving about the “new” Saranac Pomegranate Wheat, and before I knew it she had gone to the walk-in freezer and brought one out for me to try. I had this beer last year while I was in Vermont, but I wasn’t gonna turn down a free beer, so I acted like I had never heard of it before. The funny part about this was, she didn’t call it pomegranate - She stumbled over the word when she hit that third syllable, and she actually ended up saying pomeranian. Saranac Pomeranian Wheat - It’s delicious… You need to watch out for the hairs though. Anyway, I didn’t want to chug this beer, so I continued to talk to them while I drank it, and before I knew it, they were handing me another beer. I had already tried both of these beers before, but I’m not one to turn down free beer, even if it was 10:30 on a Saturday morning. Anyway, I ended up hanging out in the beer store for almost half an hour, talking to two ladies (both of whom were old enough to be my momz, yo) about beer, college, and sex. I made that last part up. Anyway, I ended up leaving with a case of Troegs Sunshine Pils (and a 30 of High Life for good measure). Definitely much better than the garbage I left with last time. That made my Saturday a little bit more interesting.

I wrote before about how I was having knee problems that were getting in the way of my running. I stopped running completely for a little bit, and I’ve gotta say, I didn’t realize how much I enjoyed running until I wasn’t able to do it. Anyway, I figured it probably had something to do with the fact that I was running in somewhat crappy shoes. They were Nikes that ran me about $50, but I bought them at Kohls or something. I decided to go to a real shoe store and talk to someone that might know what they were talking about. So I did that, and a dude at The Finish Line suggested the Asic GT 2130s. They felt comfy, so I bought them. About 2 miles into my first run, my feet started to hurt… In the same place on each foot. After 5 miles, I felt like my feet were cut open. So those shoes sucked. I returned them and got a pair of Nike Air Max Moto 5+ instead. These shoes are much better. I ran 3 days in a row this week with no problems whatsoever. I realize this probably isn’t very interesting to most of you, but I’m pretty damn happy to be running again.

These photos of Antelope Canyon in Arizona are absolutely amazing. I can’t imagine there are many other places in the US that can match the sheer beauty of that place… Although I’ve never seen it with my own two eyes. Then again, 11 people died there in 1997, so maybe it’s better that way?

I don’t know if any of you were fans of Kids in the Hall, but I loved that show. If you’re a fan, check out their new sketch, it’s pretty funny. This, on the other hand, isn’t so much funny as it is just downright disturbing. That’s definitely a dude.

The “metal mashups” on this site are pretty interesting, although they’re definitely hit or miss. “Whole Lotta Sabbath” was pretty damn cool. Metallica’s “Eye of the Beholder” mixed together with Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” was actually difficult to listen to, to the point where it was almost disorienting, if that makes any sense. I liked the Iron Maiden/Public Enemy mashup (”Hallowed Be Thy Enemy”), and hearing the Ghostbusters theme mixed together with AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” was pretty cool. Oddly enough, “Stayin Alive” vs “Another Brick in the Wall” also worked out very well. I would have never thought of combining The Bee Gees and Pink Floyd, but its actually a very logical pairing. The guy is no Girl Talk, but it’s worth checking out if you enjoy mashups.

I’m a national shark rodeo champion… Although I’m currently suspended due to my refusal to wear that cowardly chainmail suit. And this dude is a little bitch.

I don’t post music on here nearly as much as I’d like to. I’ll hear a new album and tell myself that I’m gonna post it on my site… But by the time I actually have some free time, the album has been out for a month already, and most people who would potentially be interested in hearing it probably already have a copy. I’m a big fan of MP3 blogs, and if I had more time I’d like to have one of my own. Unfortunately, I can tell you right now that will never happen. Hell, if I had more time, I’d probably start off by revamping the site, as half the stuff on here doesn’t even work, and the layout looks like crap. Anyway, getting back on topic here… Here’s a bunch of random MP3s for you that I had on my computer at work. I’m not gonna bother with descriptions or anything, check them out if you feel like it, maybe you’ll find something you like. Don’t get caught downloading them though, or the RIAA might take away your home.

CNN (feat M.O.P.) - StompDaShitOutU

Fucked Up - Baiting the Public

Dissection - Where Dead Angels Lie

Turnedown - I Don’t Know (Ozzy Cover)

!!! - A New Name

Baroness - The Birthing

The Open Mind - Magic Potion

He Is Legend - Dinner With A Gypsy

Ghostface Killah (feat Raekwon) - Apollo Kids

I’m heading to another small festival this weekend (the last one was a blast), so naturally its pouring down rain, and there are flood warnings… In retrospect, I probably should have gone to visit some friends at Shippensburg or Penn State for graduation, since most of the people that I know who are still in college are graduating now. Oh well - Hopefully the weather will improve a little bit tomorrow. This guy’s got the right idea. Have a great weekend everyone!

Look At Your Game Girl

Charles Manson is making good use of his life sentence - He just released an album under Creative Commons. The 16-track album is titled “One Mind”, and you can download it here. I just downloaded it, and the quality leaves something to be desired… But then again, it was recorded in prison. Anyway, I’m intrigued. I might have to check out some more mentally ill musicians.

Watching stuff in slow motion is usually pretty awesome, and this is no exception. Wow.

Shorpy.com posts high-resolution historical photos. For some reason, I find most of the pictures to be pretty pretty fascinating. Definitely a good way to kill some time.

What The World Eats is pretty interesting - It shows pictures of families from different parts of the world with everything that they purchased at the grocery store (or wherever they get their food) for that week, along with what they spent on it, and what their favorite foods are. It turns out that the Aboubakar family from Chad is living largeWho would have thought?

You’ve gotta be pretty confident in your artistic abilities to start drawing on a Lamborghini in sharpie marker. Check out the end result though, it looks pretty badass. By the way, the link for the word ‘looks’ in that last sentence is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen.

Remember the Westboro Baptist Church (the “God Hates Fags” people)? They got Rick Rolled. I laughed.

Some dude attached high-def cameras to elephants. The resulting pictures came out pretty well… Interesting stuff.

Correct me if I’m wrong… But I’m pretty sure that the music video for “Unleash Carnage” by Himsa just made tennis a little bit more badass.

Charlton Heston is dead, and I’m going to bed. That sentence rhyming was not an attempt at humor.

Sprankton, A Noun

Any of you who would potentially be interested in going to Bonnaroo have probably already seen this year’s lineup, since it was released on February 6th. I’m not particularly crazy about the headliners, and I don’t think Metallica is a good fit for the festival at all. I can’t say for sure, but as of now, I doubt I’ll be making it this year. I already have my tickets for Langerado and Camp Bisco though, and I’m really looking forward to both of those. I keep finding out about new festivals, and I’m tempted to try and go to all of them, but it just isn’t practical. Popped! and All Points West are both so close to me that I feel like I’d be an idiot for not going, and I just heard about Rothbury Festival which has an amazing lineup. And there are so many more, too. I’m not really sure where I’m going with this, so I think I’ll move along.

I’ve never been a big fan of police. That being said, it’s refreshing when you catch wind of a cop that is going out of his/her way to help people and do the right thing. Thank god there are still some good cops out there, like this one. Oh, wait a second…

I honestly don’t think I’ve ever actually solved a Rubik’s Cube. Don’t see this as a reflection of my intelligence or anything like that, I’ve just never taken the time to play with one for more than a minute or so. This guide will show you how to solve a Rubik’s Cube, and how to do some other “cool” stuff with it too. It’s already gotten me laid four times, and I haven’t even read it yet.

Did you know that Texas is the only state in the country where peyote is sold legally? I sorta figured it was illegal to sell it anywhere in the US. This article is about the peyoteros, and the growth and sale of peyote, and it’s actually pretty interesting.

Seriously, screw this game. I want to punch whoever made it.

I saw this a few weeks ago, but forgot to post it. It deserves its own paragraph, because it’s probably the best video of all time.

I can’t imagine ever being this good with Photoshop. Some of those are just downright awesome.

What is Longplayer? It’s a 1000 year long piece of music which started to play on the 1st January 2000 and will continue to play, without repetition, until the 31st December 2999, when it will come back to the point at which it began - and begin again. Get your lemon party started!

Valentine’s Day is “a day invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap“. To be honest, though, Valentines Day doesn’t actually bother me all that much - If you’re in a relationship/romantically involved with someone, no big deal, buy them some stuff and take them out to dinner, it’s a chance to spend some special time together… Wow, that sounded lame. And if you’re single, just get blackout drunk. It’s really that simple. Speaking of blackout drunk, the new Blue Moon ‘Rising Moon Spring Ale’ is pretty awesome. Err, anyway, I’ll be spending my February 14th hiking through the woods with a friend of mine. We made these plans before we even realized that they would be falling on Valentine’s Day, but I’m glad I’ll be occupied (and far from civilization?), and won’t have too much time on my hands. Anyway, if you’re single this V-Day, maybe this will make you feel better: 14 Horrible Moments in Valentine’s Day History. And regardless of your plans, I hope you all have a nice (sustainable?) February 14th.

OiNK Shut Down?

Wow. So it looks like OiNK (one of the biggest private torrent sites) has been shut down (press release here). That really sucks - I checked this site almost every single day for new music… It was pretty much my main source for quality rips of new albums and older/hard to find stuff. It does kind of baffle me how these sites can be shut down, since they aren’t actually hosting any illegal content (and therefore aren’t infringing on any copyrights) but maybe I just don’t know enough about copyright law to understand. So that sucks, but who knows, maybe someone will bring the site back? By the way, this is a terrible news article. They got OiNK’s URL wrong, and no one “paid” to download music - You had the option of making a small donation to help keep the site running, but no one forced you to, it was entirely possible to use the site without spending a dime. This article is a little better, but it still doesn’t get all the facts right. People don’t have to “prove that they have music to offer” in order to join the site, they just need to be invited by someone else.

Update: There’s a video regarding the site creator’s arrest here. By the way they raided his house you’d think he was a drug lord or something.

Anyway… Here is a higher quality (”scene”) rip of the new Serj Tankian album. Oh yeah, and make sure you download the new Britney Spears album… Shit is fire. I’ll make a bigger update soon, I just got home and I’m gonna try and get a few hours of sleep in before it gets bright out… Ugh.

Happy Colored Marbles

On Wednesday night, some friends and I went to see my brother’s band (Still Motion) play at a small bar (god that site is ugly) that’s like 10 minutes from my house. I had a beer here while I was taking a shower beforehand, and then we went to dinner. I had a beer at dinner, too, but these were spaced out by about half an hour each, so I wasn’t too worried about it. We headed to the bar around 9, and they didn’t come on until around 10. I think I had 3 beers while I was there. We didn’t end up leaving until around 11 or so. Normally I never drive after having more than 1 beer. Too many of my friends have gotten DUIs, and while I know that 1 beer would never put me over the legal limit, I just don’t like to risk it… I’ve done a lot of stupid shit in my life (and gotten caught for a good amount of it at one point or another) but a DUI is one thing I have managed to avoid - simply by never putting myself in a situation where it could possibly happen. But for whatever reason, I felt like I was totally fine to drive (and I still feel like I was). Anyway, I was driving home, and I accidentally merged into this little piece of road that was one way (so potentially I could have been driving into oncoming traffic had there been other cars on the road). I’m sure there was probably a sign there, but I didn’t see it. I know I have accidentally done that in that same spot before, it is pretty confusing. Anyway, I got right back into the proper lane as soon as I could (about 5 seconds later) but a cop was already behind me. He pulled me over, and I did what I always do… Roll down my window, turn the car off, and place the keys on the dashboard. I think I kept my cool pretty well when he was talking to me, and I was very respectful. He takes my license back to the car, and comes back a few minutes later and asks me to step out of the car. At this point I started to worry. I had my sandles off (I like driving in my bare feet) so when I opened the car door and put my sandles onto the asphalt to step into them, he informed me that it was illegal to drive without “proper footwear”. One strike against me right there. He told me I’d be performing sobriety tests, and I realized that half of the “tests” I see cops making people do on TV are comprised of things I probably couldn’t do while completely sober. Anyway, he made me stand on one foot and count to 30. Simple enough. He then got on his radio and a few minutes later, 3 more cop cars showed up. At this point I thought I was gonna shit my pants. He told me that I performed the test fine, and that everything seemed okay, so why were these other cops coming? A female cop got out of her car with a small box, and I knew exactly what was coming next… Breathalyzer test. I had taken these a few times before, but probably not since I was 16 or 17. I took the breathalyzer test, and I only blew a .06 - With .08 being the legal limit… So they let me go. It seemed to me that they were really trying to get me though, why else would they need 4 cop cars? And why would they tell me that I seemed fine, and that I passed the first test, but then proceed to breathalyze me anyway? Either way, that was a close call, and I definitely don’t plan on driving after having even 1 beer anytime soon. It’s funny how the one single time that I do drive after having a few is the time that I have a close call. But hey, could have been worse, right?

God, I would hate to be in this hair salon… I bet it smells awful.

Did you know that there is a creature that can survive being frozen, boiled, exposed to open space & radiation, and more? Chances are you can find these little shits in your backyard. They’re called Tardigrades, but call them moss piglets instead… Because it sounds cooler.

In related news, an aspriring Mexican horror writer thought that his girlgriend was a moss piglet, and he boiled her flesh. Turns out she was a human, and that didn’t work out too well.

Some other interesting stuff… Ever heard of Casu Marzu? The name literally means “rotten cheese” in Sardinian. If that wasn’t bad enough, it is deliberately infested by the “cheese fly”, resulting in a moggot ridden loaf of holy hell that’s in an “advanced state of decomposition”. This cheese requires eyewear while being eaten, as the larvae (which are translucent) can jump 6 inches in the air, and they can “pass through the stomach undigested, sometimes surviving long enough to breed in the intestine, where they attempt to bore through the walls, causing vomiting and bloody diarrhea.” Oh yeah, and if that wasn’t bad enough, the cheese is illegal. I need to get me some of that shit. Read more… Check out the 6 most terrifying foods in the world.

Gonna cut this short once again because I’m supposed to meet up with people at 6 and I haven’t even started packing for the weekend yet… Heading to a friends house in Wildwood Crest, NJ. I was in Atlantic City this past Monday and the water was actually warm. I never thought I’d drink on the beach and swim in the ocean in October, but I suppose stranger things have happened. Hopefully this weekend the weather will be just as nice, but it’s starting to get cold. Anyway, have a good weekend everybody.

Dylan, Opeth, and Ween

This is one of the coolest/strangest things I’ve read in a while. Michael Townsend, a man who is said to be the leader of a Rhode Island based artist’s cooperative, created a ’secret’ (hidden) apartment inside of a parking garage. The construction of this “apartment” began about 4 years ago, and a cinderblock wall helped to disguise it. Inside there was a sofa and a love seat, coffee/breakfast tables, a rug, paintings, and a tv with a video game system. Apparently, people would stay there for up to 3 weeks at a time. He was discovered last week by mall security. For more information (and a video) check this site out.

I have definitely gotten a kick out of poorly translated menus at Chinese places before… But I’ve never seen anything quite this just takes the cake… All of it. Every last crumb. And that’s just rude. You were taught better.

Okay, music. I uploaded Opeth’s upcoming “Roundhouse Tapes”, which is a live performance from the Camden Roundhouse in London on November 9th, 2006. I listened to it this afternoon and it sounds pretty damn good. Opeth isn’t my favorite band out there by any means, but I listen to them from time to time and definitely appreciate what they do. If you haven’t heard of them already, they’re a progressive metal band that can sometimes sound pretty damn epic. They can go from brutal death/black metal to quiet and melodic dreamy choruses without skipping a beat. Anyway, you can check that out here. It includes some annoying beep every minute or so since it’s a promo copy, but it’s not a big deal.

For whatever reason I felt like uploading this new Bob Dylan album. Titled simply “Dylan”, it doesn’t contain any new material, but it is a great retrospective of his recordings over the past four decades. If you aren’t familiar with his work, this would probably be a good introduction, but even if you’re a long-time fan, it is still a nice collection… Grab it here.

I also uploaded a higher quality copy of Ween’s “La Cucaracha”. I have listened to this album a few times now and I think it’s pretty good, but Ween definitely isn’t for everyone. Anyway, you can grab that here.

New Serj Tankian Solo Track

I may be a bit late on this one, but it’s probably worth mentioning anyway. Serj Tankian has released the video for his song “The Unthinking Majority” which can be seen on his site. The track is from his upcoming solo album, “Elect The Dead”, which is due out on October 23rd, and clearly will not be politically charged in any way, shape, or form. I heard about this track’s availability last night on Sirius (I believe it was on Faction) and they also mentioned System of a Down calling it quits. I don’t know if there is any truth to that or not, but according to Wikipedia they are on an indefinite hiatus - And apparently that’s old news as well. Why didn’t anyone tell me? Anyway, you can read about Serj’s upcoming solo effort here.

I gave the track a listen and it sounded kind of generic to me, obviously Serj is a vital part of System of a Down’s sound, but without Daron it just doesn’t sound right, I dunno. I’ll give it another chance later, and I’ll definitely still check out the album when it comes out. And when it leaks, you’ll most likely find it on here as well.

Censorship, Meteors, and Pineapples

Pearl Jam performed at Lollapalooza last Sunday night, and AT&T “Blue Room” featured a live webcast of the concert. Fans of the band are now saying that certain portions of Pearl Jam’s performance were censored by AT&T. It wasn’t profanity or lewd conduct that was missing from the webcast, though, it was a segment of Pearl Jam’s “Daughter”. Sung to the tune of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall”, the following lyrics were cut from the webcast: “George Bush, leave this world alone” and “George Bush find yourself another home.” You can see a clip of this here. Some may say that this was an honest mistake. But what are the chances that just those specific lyrics were missing from the webcast? AT&T is the same company that is cooperating with the NSA, MPAA, and RIAA (they didn’t deny it, either - look), and has supplied the government with private phone records (here), amond other things. This sort of rambling might make me seem like a conspiracy theorist or something, but all I’m saying is that it’s a little strange, and I don’t think that the censorship was an accident as they have claimed. Did you know that if you wear a tinfoil hat, the aliens can’t read your thoughts? Good to know.

This Sunday, August 12, there will be a new moon - Meaning no moonlight, dark skies, and a visible meteor shower (Perseid), with a frequency of 1-2 meteors per a minute at the shower’s peak. Want to watch the meteor shower? It’s easier than you think: Here is a simple guide to make sure you won’t miss out. I wonder how easy it is to get good pictures of this?

Thank god for CBS… Otherwise concerned mothers such as myself wouldn’t even know where to begin when dealing with teenage drug abuse. The CBS teen drug slang guide helped me so much. For instance, did you know that if your kid ever mentions “pineapple”, that he/she is actually referring to ritalin? Just to be safe, if your kid ever mentions any fruit at all, start drug testing them. And if they ever so much as mutter the word “cheese” (or hell, any dairy product for that matter), they are definitely talking about heroin. Don’t let those little shits outsmart you… Get your learn on.

None Shall Pass

Six showers (and four days) later, I’ve finally washed all the blood off of of my skin. From GWAR, that is. They headlined this years Sounds of the Underground tour… So naturally, they were the last band to play. The first band came on around 2, so we went into The Electric Factory around 1:30 or so - Little did we know, there was no re-entry, so once we had our tickets torn, we couldn’t leave (to drink more while the crappy bands played). To be honest, I’m not a fan of a lot of the bands that were there, so the no re-entry rule definitely sucked. Since we wanted to be as close as possible for Gwar (and a few of the other bands) we were up front the entire time. It was cool as hell to be more or less in the front row for Amon Amarth, The Acacia Strain, and Job For A Cowboy… All three of them put on awesome shows. I used to like Shadows Fall a lot, but over the years my interest in them has faded. It was kinda cool to see them, and they did play a few older songs that I recognized, but I just can’t get into their newer material. Darkest Hour’s set wasn’t bad, but I never really got into them. Same deal with The Devil Wears Prada. I never liked Everytime I Die, so their set couldn’t have ended faster for me. I’d have to say the worst performance by far belonged to Necro. I have been aware of his music for longer than I’ve known of any of these bands (minus Shadows Fall) and while I was never a huge fan, I didn’t know he would suck this much. In my opinion, this guy is on the same level as Insane Clown Posse, minus the makeup… And if you know how I feel about ICP, that isn’t much of a compliment. He introduced his second or third song as follows, and this is a direct quote: “This next song is called ‘Bury You With Satan’, and if you don’t like it, you’re a fucking faggot”. This dude is 31 years old. People were booing and throwing stuff at him, and he stopped rapping to spit in the face of a kid in the front row that was standing like five feet away from me. I realize I don’t have a whole lot of room to talk here, but this guy’s lyrics are just straight up immature, and his being included on this tour was a pretty bad idea. He tries to appeal to metalheads, but it just doesn’t work out - In one song, he did “shout outs” to Dimebag, Chuck from Death, the dude from Voivod, and a bunch of other dead metal icons. He also asked “who here likes Sepultura?” and after it was clear that the audience did, in fact, like Sepultura, he proceeded to perform his next crappy song which, oddly enough, had absolutely nothing to do with Sepultura. Anyway, I could go on for a while about how much he sucks, but you get the picture. All in all it was a pretty good time, I was exhausted by the end (and soaking wet from all the stuff Gwar shot into the audience) but I definitely don’t regret going… I just wish I could find more places that sell $3 waters, I love that shit.

“Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc.” What’s your Walk Score?

The phone number geolocator is kinda cool, but kinda creepy… You enter the area code and first 3 digits of a phone number, and it provides a graphical representation of (roughly) where that phone number is registered… Or something along those lines. All the numbers I tried were pretty damn accurate.

Aesop Rock’s upcoming release, “None Shall Pass”, has made it’s way onto the web. No surprises there. I preordered this album as soon as I was able to, even though shipping was like $10 or something, and I told myself I wouldn’t listen to it until I got my copy in the mail. So much for that. It sounds great so far, though I’ve only had time to listen to it twice. This is a promo copy (with voice overs) so you should definitely not hesitate to buy the real thing when it comes out, especially since Aesop Rock is an artist worth supporting. I almost feel bad putting this on here… But not bad enough not to do it. Here you go: Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (Mirror)

3D Mailbox - Talk about taking something simple and making it complicated. I could see downloading this if the only thing you did with your life was check your email… And even then it’s pathetic.

Can you imagine living in a city with so much underground chemical waste that the life expectancy is around 42 years? Check out “The 5 Deadliest Cities In The World”.

I was never really into comic books, but I have some friends that were, so naturally I’ve been in a conversation more than once about “if you could have one super power, what would it be?” If you’ve ever been in a similar conversation (or even if you haven’t, I’m just trying to put this link into context) you have to check these videos out, that stuff is just awesome. And because of video #6, I now need to own a laser that can melt through plastic.

That’s all for now… I’m gonna go make an IED out of a ham sandwich. Read a book!

Getcha Thug On

How eclectic are your musical tastes? According to this script, which analyzes your top 20 last.fm artists, my ‘eclectic score’ is 86/100. So that means I win. And this cop loses… What an idiot.

As of yesterday, it costs 41 cents to send a letter in the mail - Stamp prices were raised on May 14, from the previous price of 39 cents. No big deal, right? I agree. But the US Postal Service is now selling “forever stamps”. What the hell is a forever stamp, you ask? It’s a stamp that is sold at a set price (in books of 20) but can be used anytime you like. So if you buy a book of forever stamps at 41 cents each, even if stamps cost 50 cents each a few years from now, you can still use these stamps. So I guess if you’re really good at not losing stuff, and want to save yourself like… A dollar or two… Then head to your nearest post office today! You can buy them online, too. Now the real question is, why did I bother taking time out of my day to write about postage stamps?

I don’t really watch TV shows or anything online, but I know some people that do. Obviously there’s a good amount of people that do, judging by the number of websites out there that offer every episode of a ton of tv shows. I’ve gotta say that I am a bit curious how these sites manage to stick around while blatantly violating copyright laws. Anyway, I don’t have a whole lot to say about that, I just wanted to link to Filmzzz.com but didn’t know what to write along with the link. Filmzzz.com doesn’t feature tv shows, though - It’s all full-length movies. I think that by now, most of us know how to go about finding pretty much any movie online (via torrents or other p2p methods) in close to DVD quality, but I guess that using sites like this one can be more convenient sometimes.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 is finally upon us. I’ve used it a good bit since it’s been released, though for the most part I’ve been using it for the exact same stuff that I was using CS2 for. I’m trying to integrate the new features into my work habits, and thus far I’ve only been succesful with the ‘Quick Selection Tool’ and the Smart Filters. Anyway, this article does a decent job summarizing the best new features of CS3.

This shouldn’t be anything new to most of you, but I tried out 20 Questions online the other day, and I’ve gotta say, that’s pretty cool. I was thinking of Slayer and it guessed it. I understand how it works and all that so it’s not like mind-blowing but it’s still cool nonetheless.

If you’re into movies, check out this list of The Greatest Long Tracking Shots in Cinema. It’s pretty cool, with descriptions of each scene, and clips for most of them as well.