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JanuaryJan 20 Tuesday 09
My Commemorative Barack Obama Metro Card
So far, it's the only thing Obamish I've bought.
JanuaryJan 19 Monday 09
ThePete and Siskita on the Mall in DC!
Despite my lack of confidence in our leaders, being in this city makes
me want to believe...
ThePete and Siskita heading back to Bethesda on the Metro
The DC Metro is so different from the NYC subway-it seats more, it's
a smoother ride but also costs more. You can also tell the difference
visually.
Celebrate the End of Bush with a NO MORE BUSH Thong!
As TheWife and I go down to DC to celebrate what many are calling "the end of an error" I thought it would be a good time to showcase some Cafepress.com items I whipped up back in 2004 in the build-up to the last election. Now that Bush is going to leave the White …
JanuaryJan 16 Friday 09
Can You Guess What UPS is Scheduled to Bring Us Today? (Hint: MUPPETS!)
Can You Guess What UPS is Scheduled to Bring Us Today? (Hint: MUPPETS!), originally uploaded by thepetecom.
OK, I gave it away, but look at this invoice from FAO Schwartz!! Isn't it
the coolest invoice you've ever seen???
MACROSS ZERO (2002)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? Definitely entertaining-the original Macross was never quite this intense (or well animated).
Technically any good? As is often the case with anime, the voice acting is very solid. As is NOT often the case with Macross the …
JanuaryJan 15 Thursday 09
Obama Suggests He May Not Enforce the Law on Bush
This is pretty damn disappointing. I've documented on more than one occasion how George W. Bush and/or his administration has violated the law (here:
CHICAGO 10 (2007)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? I would say YES. However, it's a very jarring, sometimes depressing film, so don't expect it to be a "feel good" kind of movie.
Technically any good? While the CG animation was kind of weak, everything else about the …
INSIDE MAN (2006)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? It was certainly entertaining, but once you go deeper than the surface, you realize that this film is all glitz and no guts.
Technically any good? The acting was generally solid (though Jodie Foster's choices …
Fixing Your MBR After Ubuntu Overwrites It and more Fun with Installing Ubuntu on Netbooks!
So, I've been trying, for the past month or so, to get Ubuntu running on my two netbooks. I can run Ubuntu 8.10 on my XO (done with instructions found here: http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4053.0 ) but my eee was being a bit harder. I had somehow, …
JanuaryJan 13 Tuesday 09
Climate Change Cartoon Explains the Really Really Bad Stuff
Yeah, yeah, I know-it's ANOTHER explanation of global warming/climate change and you've heard it all before, right? Well, no, I don't think you've heard everything this 'toon has to tell you. Basically, up to this point, the message is that CC and GW are just going to …
ATOM AGE VAMPIRE (1960)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? Not really-I suppose it was fine for a background movie, but the story was so cliche, even for its time.
Technically any good? It was reasonably acted, but this movie treads upon well …
Me in my Hucklebug '08 shirt! Sweet!
So, for Christmas, I got myself some t-shirts :) Here's one of them.
It's a Hucklebug '08 shirt from the fine folks at Hucklebug.com! If
you're not listening to their podcast your missing …
JanuaryJan 12 Monday 09
SESSION 9 (2001)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? Definitely-this movie does a great job with atmosphere and mood. If creepy is what you're after, this is it.
Technically any good? I think this film is technically very good. That is to say, the …
Hummer Cologne for Men-Just $20 at Target!
Spied this at the Target last week and was a bit surprised to see it.
Yes, my fellow men, we can now drop TWENTY BUCKS on 2.5 OUNCES of
cologne just so we can smell like a giant, …
Crazy old wooden escalators at Macy's in NYC
The wife and I have visited the Macy's on 34th street a couple of
times in the past week and both times I found their (practically)
ancient wooden escalators fascinating. They feel …