9:57 AM | •
Fuel station 'may turn to topless tank fillers'

A harbour fuel station in northern Italy is planning to employ topless girls to fill tanks following a request from fishermen.

8.31.2001

2:36 PM | •
Well shit, my car finally died. I turned my key in the ignition and I heard a loud "pop" sound coming from the engine, so I quickly turned it off again. Then it wouldn't start anymore. Even the powerlocks don't work. Stupid piece of shit. I'm through with Japanese cars. I wonder how I'm gonna get to work next week...

2:11 PM | •
I'm gonna go see Ghost World at the University Center in a few minutes. I've heard a lot of good things about it and it's finally showing at a theater nearby.

8.30.2001

10:21 PM | •
A couple feel-good stories for today:
American Medical Association Chastises MSN for Advertising Drinking Products

Breaking Microsoft's e-Book Code

Expert hacks Hotmail in 1 line of code

10:14 PM | •
Looking for a job sucks. I've sent out over 20 resumes and I haven't gotten anywhere. No interviews, no calls, not even "We received your resume and promptly deleted it" emails. I can't wait to start collecting unemployment.

8:04 PM | •
I haven't gotten any ice cream all summer, and now summer's almost over. I have a lot of catching up to do.

12:38 PM | •
Test your Asian aptitude at All Look Same? That test is hard. I got a 3.
[ From Jennifer ]

8.29.2001

11:50 PM | •
Woohoo! DVD File reviewed the Simpsons Season 1 set. It has all 13 episodes plus a bunch of extra material. The set will be released on September 25th.

11:08 PM | •
The picture of the Secretary of the Interior on this page frightens me.

5:30 PM | •
Weird, my boss went home before I did. So I'm the only one in the office right now. TImes like this I wish I had a xerox machine so I could xerox my ass. Or a girlfriend so we could do it on my boss' desk.

4:28 PM | •
Client-side JavaScript Includes
This little gem came in very handy at work today. My boss gave me an assignment to create a webpage that lets our clients check if they're using our proxy service properly. I had no fucking clue how to do it until I found this page. It's a great feeling when you finally solve a problem.

11:42 AM | •
I received two issues of a zine called Bigger Isn't Better, by Jennifer Kao, in the mail the other day. It's a cool personal zine with a big mix of stuff; essays, interviews, rants, comics, and poetry. In the first issue she writes about life in New York, and the second issue is when she moved to San Francisco and compares the two cities. The writing's good and she has some interesting stories to tell. I've been out of the zine scene for a long time and Bigger Isn't Better renewed my interest in them. I think I might start writing a new zine. Anyway, if you're interested in a copy of Bigger Isn't Better, it's $3 an issue and, uh, I probably shouldn't put her address here so email Jennifer for more details.

1:13 AM | •
NewsRadio was one of my favorite shows and a massive, intelligent essay was written about it. It thoroughly analyzes NewsRadio, going into what made it funny, the strengths of the characters, its visual gags, the relationships betwen the chracters, and much more. It's a great read if you're a fan of the show.
[ From BrainLog ]

8.28.2001

1:16 PM | •
I've been using Windows XP at work for two weeks now and it seems pretty good. It feels a little faster than Win 98, it hasn't crashed yet, and I didn't have any hardware compatibility problems. More importantly, it comes with nice wallpapers and a pinball game!

8.27.2001

9:35 PM | •
So, I'm writing a 1-page essay for my Spanish class and this page came in handy for the special characters, like accents and upside down question marks. See kids, RRL is educational too!

6:59 PM | •
Murder of Six Began as Joke

The prime suspect in the murder of six Portuguese men buried alive two weeks ago at a beach bar in Brazil's northeast said on Sunday that the crime began as a joke between hard-up drinking companions.

8.26.2001

10:11 PM | •
Two fucked up gaming stories for you:
Man dies playing all-night computer game
Youth jailed for stabbing over computer game
Some people take computer games entirely too seriously.

5:40 PM | •
I visited my parents for the weekend and we went to Santa Monica on Saturday. I had to drain the lizard, so I found a bathroom in that mall they have there. I noticed there was a long line for the women's room as usual. As I was doing my business, I thought I heard woman's voices coming from the men's room stalls, but I thought I was imagining things. Next thing I know the toilets flush and two women come out of the stalls, giggling to themselves. What the hell? They invaded our inner sanctum. And, worst of all, they didn't wash their hands!

5:20 PM | •
Kevin Smith will send you a signed and personalized Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back miniposter if you see the movie twice and send in your ticket stubs from Friday and Saturday.

Speaking of which, I saw JSBSB Friday night and I loved it. If you're a Kevin Smith fan, it's the ultimate Kevin Smith movie. It was funny as hell and I loved it. Most of the characters from the previous Jersey movies have cameos.