6:20 PM | !!
I'm about to head out to the Block with my gang of hardened criminals to watch O Brother Where Art Thou?. Better not be sold out.

Cool, Pyra got a new server. Which reminds me, I need to remember to donate some money.

4:32 PM | !!
It's hard to believe these pictures are computer rendered. If I could do stuff like that I'd render my room, then I could see what it'd look like with different decor styles.
[ From gmtPlus9 ]

4:27 PM | !!
Looking at A Photographic History of the Station's of New York's First Subway Line, it makes me wonder: New York built a subway system in 1900 that went throughout the city in 4 years. It took L.A. almost 15 years to build a subway system that just goes from Downtown to North Hollywood and isn't very useful. What the hell was L.A. doing?
[ From gmtPlus9 ]

4:04 PM | !!
Went to work this morning for the first time in 4 weeks. My boss saw me and said "Where the fuck were you?" Just kidding, she wasn't even there today. I don't think anybody missed me. I got a bunch of company emails about viruses and infected computers. One computer had 1500 files infected. I also got another email about inappropriate use of computers, and there was a screenshot attached. One of the new student temps had installed a program called "Direct Sex Access." Heh heh, fucking moron. I hope they don't restrict net browsing.

10:16 AM | !!
Is 15 Too Young for Breast Implants?. The girl's parents offered her breast implants for her 16th birthday. That seems a little fucked up, even for me.

1.4.2001

11:04 PM | !!
Everything you ever wanted to know about Chuck Taylor and Converse shoes. Box designs through the years, movie and TV appeareances, and a technology overview among other things. Those knee-high Chucks look pretty nasty.

8:57 PM | !!
Uh oh, I might have some trouble with my schedule this quarter. One of my classes was moved to an earlier time, so now it conflicts with another class. So I was planning to drop the other class and add another one. Everything cool, right? Wrong. The new class I wanted was cancelled cause, somehow, ICS fucked up and couldn't find someone to teach it. Aaarrgghhh. I'm so glad I'm graduating soon.

5:36 PM | !!
Yay, I'm back in Irvine. Man, I missed this high-speed internet connection. Hmmm...somewhat surprisingly, I didn't get much mail. Not even junk mail. No one loves me.

1.3.2001

10:33 AM | !!
Hironobu Sakaguchi and Jun Aida, the director and producer (respectively) of the Final Fantasy movie were interviewed recently. They discuss digital actors, digital filmmaking, and how the game relates to the Final Fantasy universe, among other things. My favorite quote:

Press: When this movie comes out on DVD, have you thought about including additional features in the DVD?

Aida: Good question. (Laughs) We've been asked that question before, and with the PS2 being DVD compatible, we are working on a very interactive product. Namely, you will be able to render certain sequences of the movie in real time, and be your own director, and change camera angles and shots. That's the enhanced interactive capability that our research and development team is producing currently. Hopefully, that will go on the PS2 version of the DVD.

1.2.2001

11:42 PM | !!
The Curse of the "Devil" Monkey. Some good ideas here for smuggling drugs. Of course, I prefer the old school method of hiding things in your rectum.

5:41 PM | !!
Daily Radar made a bunch of predictions for 2001 in categories such as PC and Playstation games, and movies. They also made predictions for the worst of the year. My personal favorites:

Environmentally Friendly Chicks Still Won't Shave Their Legs
Men's Sandals
Ugly Death of the DJ Scene

5:10 PM | !!
Damnit, I lost a hubcap today. I got out of the car, glance at the front wheel and, christ, the hubcap's missing. My car looks like a freaking police car. Now I have to take off the hubcap on the other side so it'll match. "Yes, I always drive with only 2 hubcaps. It makes my car go faster."

1.1.2001

3:51 PM | !!
This little LCD monitor is perfect for impressing the ladies (or guys, your choice). It fits in a drive bay and slides out and flips up for use. The site's in Japanese though, so I don't know what it says.

3:33 PM | !!
Even Microsoft says Windows 98 sucks.

Windows 2000 Professional is the most reliable Windows ever. It is up to 30 percent faster and, according to NSTL tests, 13 times more reliable than Windows 98.

2:11 PM | !!
DVD Talk has a good interview with David Fincher, director of Fight Club and Se7en. He seems like a pretty cool dude.

2:09 PM | !!
Gee, my first post of the new millennium. Maybe I should say something meaningful. Kids, shampoo your eyebrows.

12.31.2000

10:44 AM | !!
Everything else is having a year-end review, so how about a look at the year's oddest news stories too?