Here's a slideshow pic from the New York Times website today about testing bug repellents:
Yes, those are mosquitos and yes they are draining all the blood in that man's hands. This is 30 seconds into the experiment. Go DEET!
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May 2008
05/30/2008
Heebie Jeebie Fridays
Yes, those are mosquitos and yes they are draining all the blood in that man's hands. This is 30 seconds into the experiment. Go DEET!
05/29/2008
Parts!
For your inquisitive enjoyment, the replacement parts for my motorcycle!!
The squarish bit in the center is an ignition coil and makes the spark plugs spark, which burns gas which defeats terrorists. The rest of the pieces get taped on to the bike with scotch tape until they magically meld with the machinery to produce a functioning engine. The sticker goes on the side of the fuel tank and makes the bike go faster. I <3 DIY!
05/28/2008
Dinner at Ydnar's
Had a very tasty dinner last night at ydnar's; Seared tuna, mashed potatoes, squash and a melted cheese/onion topped bread. And of course wine.
Thanks to Arsie and Yndar for cooking and Jessica and Lydia for the company!
05/23/2008
CapsuleSF Design Festival!
Hey everyone, the CapsuleSF design festival is happening this weekend, Sunday May 25th. Its going to be a lot bigger this year and I guarantee that it will be a good time! So, put on your sunscreen, fill your wallet and come check it out. I'll be there with Piximix on Linden Street, near the Blue Bottle coffee kiosk. Come by and see us and I'll give you a free button!
05/22/2008
Shared Birthday
From the NYT, it looks like there is a new Capricorn sharing my birthday (January 9th), Supernova 2008D. Apparently its the first supernova that has been caught at birth.
I plan on combining our birthday next year. I would like some carrot cupcakes and 2008D would like several trillion tons of interstellar gas.
05/14/2008
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05/02/2008
Stranded
Last night I watched "Stranded: I’ve come from a plane that crashed on the mountains" at the SFIFF. This is a documentary about the plane that crashed over the Andes in 1972, and was the source for the book and the movie 'Alive!"
There was no film footage from this crash, only a few snapshots that the survivors took with a found camera. Therefore the film told the story through recounts of the survivors along with dramatizations of some of the events that took place.
At the same time as telling the original story, the film follows the survivors as they fly back to the Argentinian border and hike up to the crash site for the first time since their rescue. Most of the interviews from the survivors are during this trip which made it a lot more interesting than if it were just in their homes or a studio.
Despite the shortage of original recorded material (film, photos, audio) I still felt the story was well told and kept a steady (though sometimes a tad lethargic) pace. I think the one thing that could have been improved a bit was the soundtrack. You know the very top keys of a piano? Apparently they're for playing dramatically, one at a time in the score of an airplane crash documentary. It definitely gave a sense of the cold and desolation, but after 30min of this two hour film, I think I was feeling as cold and deserted as I was going to get.
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