too funny…
This thirsty cat loves to drink from the water faucet by plummeting his head directly into the stream!Video posted by Kim Tasky from Facebook.
Archive for the 'yay for cool' Category
13
Oct
09
wants this cat!!!
18
Jul
09
crunchpad for me please
imagine a GIANT IPHONE designed just to surf the web, read email, and watch youtube and hulu all in one sleek 12″ thin screen without the Apple part of it. this seems like a real practical solution for those folks who do only that.
- crunchpad
The CrunchPad is expected to be a light, thin device that is primarily used for browsing the Web, reading e-mail, and viewing videos from Flash-based Web sites like YouTube and Hulu. The device will have a 12-inch touch screen with an “iPhone-like” virtual keyboard, and the device will use Intel’s Atom processor.
imagine the space you can save by avoiding a computer tower? or losing all those stupid cables that connect to the tower?
sure, you can get a laptop – but a descent laptop will still put you down $700-1000 on the cheap end. (of course that’s my opinion of borderline quality and cheap)
but imagine picking this thing up for under $300. yea, i was surprised.
want more background? check the original post that got it all started.
Michael Arrington – let me know where i can sign up cause i want one!
free pastry w/coffee purchase
We’re making a change: your food not only tastes better, it is better. To celebrate, we’re inviting you to bring this invitation to a participating U.S. Starbucks store to enjoy a FREE pastry* from opening** until 10:30am on July 21st, 2009 (while supplies last) with the purchase of any beverage*.
Click to print your invitation:
http://www.starbucks.com/retail/print_free_pastry.htmlOr open this page in a mobile device and show your barista:
http://www.starbucks.com/FreePastryDay* Pastries included in offer are: Muffins, Scones, Bagels, Croissants, Rolls, Breads, Pound Cakes, Morning Bun, Coffeecakes, Cheese Danish, Apple Fritter, Doughnuts, Tarts, Pies, Gluten Free Orange Valencia Cake, Tropical Paradise Bar.
01
Jul
09
ready for some Don Ready
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Jeremy Pivens sells Vince Chase and used cars. I LOVE IT.
Check the official site here. Be sure to watch the Restricted Trailer.. its better.
Whats it about?
Used-car liquidator Don Ready is hired by a flailing auto dealership to turn their Fourth of July sale into a majorly profitable event.
the goods: live hard. sell hard.
a while back i came across this article – dont remember where, but i thought it was very useful and knowledgeble. thanks jason!
Memorize This!
By Jason Schneider
November 2004
12 essential facts, formulas, and photographic rules
What happens when your systems go belly-up, when all of that cutting-edge technology dies and you must rely on (gasp!) your own knowledge? It pays to have these basics in your head. They can get you out of a jam and help you get good shots when nothing else will.
1. Sunny 16 rule The basic exposure for an average scene taken on a bright, sunny day is f/16 at a shutter speed equivalent to one over the ISO setting—that is, f/16 at 1/100 sec at ISO 100. From this you can interpolate, and try f/22 at the beach, f/11 on a cloudy-bright day, etc.
2. Moony 11, 8, and 5.6 rules There are many different rules that work well when shooting the moon. One favorite for a proper exposure of a full moon is f/11 at one over the ISO setting. For pictures of a half moon, use the same shutter speed at f/8, and for a quarter moon, use the same shutter speed at f/5.6.
3. Camera shake rule The slowest shutter speed at which you can safely handhold a camera is one over the focal length of the lens in use. As shutter speeds get slower, camera shake is likely to result in an increasing loss of sharpness. So, if you’re using a 50mm lens, shoot at 1/60 sec or faster. Not enough light? Use a flash, tripod, or brace your camera against a solid object. Continue reading ‘12 rules for photography worth memorizing’
The Hangover
PLEASE NOTE: if you’re easily offended – this is NOT the movie for you…
i saw the previews for The Hangover a few weeks ago at the release of Star Trek. the more trailers i saw for this movie, the funnier it looked. i was determined to see it.
i did. and it was fuckin awesome!
so what’s it about?
Two days before his wedding, Doug and three friends drive to Las Vegas for a wild and memorable stag party. In fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can’t remember a thing; nor can they find Doug. With little time to spare , the three hazy pals try to re-trace their steps and find Doug so they can get him back to Los Angeles in time to walk down the aisle.
- who’s in it?
- well there’s no one main star the movie focuses on, which is nice. i mean you have two main stars (heather graham and jeffrey tambor) that are in it, but they’re not the spotlight. they play small roles. the faces you see are familiar – brad cooper, the jerk boyfriend from Wedding Crashers. you have ed helms which you might recognize from the office. zach galifianakis – honestly i’ve not really recognized from anything, but he has a pretty snazzy website worth checking out. justin bartha is also a familiar face from the National Treasure flicks.
- the verdict
the movie is very good from start to finish – but it’s the VERY END that ties up all the loose ends and truly makes this movie GREAT. this flick combines humor, crudeness, obscenities, and vulgarities into a very funny story. if you have a sick and vulgar sense of humor – you will enjoy this movie.
Todd Phillips, you outdid yourself – this movie was fuckin great.
:: stands up and claps ::
i give it two thumbs up and would watch it again and again.
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Jeffrey Tambor
Director: Todd Phillips
Rated R – some drug material, pervasive language, sexual content and nudity
this was just too pretty to not make mention.
Jag's R Collection
during some interweb surfing i came across an ad that just showed jaguar’s most impressive car so far that i can recall. not a big jag fan since i think they’re overated and the last one i drove kinda sucked. but the advertisment’s photograph for this car made me click the ad anyway. so i researched. i think i’m impressed with what i’ve seen and read so far. introducing Jaguar’s R Collection…
Jag's XKR
the 510 hp XKR looks pretty spiffy and looks like it has what it takes to back itself up when it comes to talkin shit if it wanted. rated to bust out 0-60 in 4.6 seconds by the all-new AJ-V8 GEN III R Engine coupled with its acclaimed 6-speed ZF automatic transmission, makes it sound pretty silly fast. gimmie gimmie…
Jag's XFR
need a 4 door? with speed? how bout the XFR? this sedan has the ability to power from 0-60 in 4.7 seconds. now thats a REAL family mobile. this ride pushes out 510 hp with a supercharged AJ-V8 GEN III R engine and its acclaimed 6-speed ZF automatic transmission. forget the minivan – the kids can sit in the back just fine…
this is sucha late post, (like it shoulda been posted in april) but ladytron put on a fantastic show and the faint sounded great.
i figured i took pics and i’m goin to post them even though they’re over a month old.
of course these aren’t as fantastic as i’d have liked them to be, but i had to use my little sony pocket cam.
thats one of the problem with SLR’s… they’re too big and obvious!!
16
May
09
jimmy v – we’re behind you
jimmy vanderhaar is a good guy. he’s funny, he’s smart, he’s fast as shit on a motorcycle, and he got the shaft at THE WORST possible moment.
jimmy was accepted to race at the Isle of Man TT. a couple days ago his arrangements for shipping his bikes over were cancelled putting him in a nasty situation. title sponsorship bailed out last minute and now he faces the problem of financing all of this himself. how do you rake up almost $7000 within days?
being a friend of jimmy and an enthusiast of the motorcycle street racing world, i want to see jimmy go and race. i’ve donated to his cause and i’m going to ask the same of others who support this community. $5 or $500, whatever you can spare will be greatly appreciated.
friends have set up a blog tracking status of this event and you can follow it here.
James “JimmyV” Vanderhaar has been accepted into the 2009 IOM where he plans to contest 5 classes. The title sponsor just cut their commitment 4 days prior to shipping. Now Jimmy is being forced to use every available resource he can to include reaching out to the great interwebs. We are asking for monetary donations of any amount. It doesn’t matter if its $5 or $500, every bit helps.
We are accepting donations in the form of cash, money orders, and personal checks. Send us an email at jimmyvtt2009@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding donations. The same email is tied to our Vanderhaar Racing Paypal account and can be used for donations via that source.
GO JIMMY!
free ice cream? from Häagen-Dazs? oh yea…
free ice cream
so why are they giving out a free scoop of ice cream? well it isn’t just ANY flavor – it has to be a BEE-BUILT ice cream flavor. Häagen-Dazs will be hosting a day of freebie ice cream scoops on May 12th in efforts to bring more awareness to the honey bees disappearing.
Come in for a FREE scoop of any Bee-built ice cream flavor at participating Häagen-Dazs® Shops between 4-8 pm
but WAIT! there’s more! you can check out their really well designed website they set up for saving the honey bees.
haagen dazs and honey bees
