Monthly Archives: February 2005

I’d never noticed before just how much “Imagine” by John Lennon had in common with “Take a Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou Reed. A sample artist named ‘rx’ did a great mash-up version of it on his site, thepartyparty. It’s really well done.

Especially since the vocals on the whole thing are samples from Dubya.

The people at the State Theatre have either got a wicked sense of humor or they’re oblivious beyond belief. Right now the marquee out front says:

“Inside Deep Throat and Sideways”

…which sounds incredibly uncomfortable. I’ll try to remember my camera and post a pic sometime before the week is out.

Picture!

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Nothing like spending the morning in the auto shop…
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So. Taking Thursday off and heading back to work on Friday. What the blistering heck was I thinking? Having one day off near the end of the week is almost the polar opposite of having a three day weekend. You can’t truly relax and enjoy yourself because you know you’ve got to get up and go back to work the next day.
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I’m all full up on vacation time at work so I’ve been told, in no uncertain terms, that I need to actually use some of it. The boss said something about avoiding burnout… As if I didn’t feed on the fumes of overwork and stress, transmuting it through some alchemical process into the essence of productivity! It’s an alchemical process so powerful that it can only be used for good or evil. I dare not reveal the technique to the general public, but I can let you know that, in addition to stress, one of the other ingredients is coffee.
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Ok, maybe not in the world, but at least in the office.

It’s kinda funny how it worked out that way. Basically, we’ve got these really cool Anthro corner desks. Antrho stuff is really expandable, so we got extender bars and top shelves for them too, turning them into really nice desks for large systems with multiple screens.
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This blog needs more cowbell.

We’ve got a cheap yellow plastic slinky that a supply vendor tossed in with an order years ago… I wonder if toy freebies are less common now that the dot-com boom has gone? Sorry.. total digression from my original thing.

If you’ve every played with a Slinky style toy, you know the biggest hazard is the spring getting tangled up in itself. Well, this happened with the yellow plastic one. I had a few minutes while a poster printed out, so I tried untangling it. Surprisingly, when I was done, the little printed logo on on the side was completely illegible.
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