6:54 PM | •
I'm at 9,996 hits! Our 10,000th visitor will receive tickets to Supertramp! (Bonus points if you know where that quote's from).

12:02 PM | •
Ha ha, I love found art. Artist Damien Hirst's installation, which consisted of a big pile of beer bottles, coffee cups and assorted trash, was thrown away by a custodian at the Eyestorm gallery because he thought it really was trash. Luckily the gallery was able to recreate the piece and the custodian didn't lost his job.

10.19.2001

10:19 PM | •
Acts of Gord is a great site about a video game store owner who has to deal with idiots all day long. There's pages and pages filled with great stories like this one:

Person walks in and decides he really wants to rent Resident Evil 3.  So he goes up to the rental cases on the wall and sees that they are all rented.  But that didn't deter him!  He took off a rented tag and moved that tag onto another game, then proceeded to bring the game to the counter.

"I'd like to rent this game please."

I'm sorry, all the copies of Resident Evil 3 are out.

"Then you owe me a free rental!"

And why is that?

"Because this game was untagged and you made me waste my time.  I really wanted to rent it."

It was only untagged because you untagged it.

"No free rental?"

No free rental.

10:25 AM | •
I don't think any witty comments are needed for this picture. Heh heh heh.

10.18.2001

7:14 PM | •
According to this article, more and more people who voluntarily joined the military are seeking conscientious objector status. Now, I can understand if you were a draftee and you want to be discharged. But these people should've known what they were signing up for. It's the Army! The main purpose of the Army is to kill people! There's a reason you were taught hand-to-hand combat and how to shoot guns in basic training.

6:24 PM | •
Damnit! I got in an accident already. Some dude in a Civic rear-ended my car. Man, I've only had it 5 days! 5 fucking days! It barely has 170 miles on it. My bumper is fucked up now. The whole thing is, like, tilted down and forward. And the plastic piece underneath is all deformed. I have the worst luck. At least I don't have to pay for the repairs. I think.

Shit happens.

10.17.2001

6:24 PM | •
It was bound to happen sooner or later: Men File Suit Against Osama bin Laden

Two South Florida men have filed a one-point-one (t) trillion dollar federal lawsuit against Osama bin Laden.

The suit alleges that as US citizens, the suspected terrorist leader has threatened them with personal injury.

6:03 PM | •
The Casio WQV3 is a wrist watch/digital camera that can store up to 80 pictures. The display on the watch is black and white, but the actual pictures are in color. I wish they had some sample pictures or something to show the picture quality. Something like this would probably be neat, but I bet it looks really geeky to hold up your watch and tell your friends to say cheese at it.
[ From Slashdot ]

9:42 AM | •
This is kind of cool: Tickle Me Elmo dolls will be used in a big sweepstakes contest. On January 9th, 5 of the Elmo dolls will announce that they are the winning dolls. Hopefully the kids are smart enough to show the winning dolls to their parents.
[ From BrainLog ]

10.16.2001

5:18 PM | •
Whoa, this car DVD player is so cool. I can already imagine all the accidents I'd get into. Just kidding. It might be useful for those of you who drive in heavy traffic a lot. Or have bratty kids.

10.15.2001

7:04 PM | •
I got a new car yesterday. A nice little '02 VW Golf in dark blue. I absolutely love it. It has a solid, tight feel, and the ride's really smooth. It could be a little more powerful, but I can live with it. I got the base model, so there weren't any options. Damn I miss power windows. It only came with a tape deck too, so I need to look for a CD player. Gotta have my tunes.

12:15 PM | •
Image pays off for North Shore's naked politician

Billing herself as the "naked politician" and using sexy posters, 18-year-old Paula Gillon set out three weeks ago to win a seat on the North Shore City Council.
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But her bold campaign paid off on Saturday, when she learned that Harbour ward voters had chosen her as one of their five councillors, ahead of 19 other candidates.

11:57 AM | •
Remember that Hooters waitress who thought she won a Toyota, but instead got a toy Yoda? The judge for her lawsuit ruled against a motion to dismiss the suit. Don't these people have better things to do with their time?