Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Drunk Man Assaults Jedi

Its good to see that someone is willing to put those uppity Jedi churchgoers in their place. Even if their Darth Vader costume consists of a black garbage bag. This article is pretty funny. Drunk Darth Vader’s Jedi assault Arwel Wynne Hughes, 27, from Holyhead, Anglesey, admitted assaulting Barney Jones and cousin Michael with a […]

Monday, April 7th, 2008
You probably don’t know you suck, but that’s ok, I’m not great at what I do.

I took a course recently where the instructor said that 75% of all drivers think they’re better than average. This follows up on that theme but takes it a step further. Apparently pretty much everyone thinks they’re better than average, and the worse you are, the worse your estimate of your abilities is (probably because […]

Friday, April 4th, 2008
Muppet Star Wars

On EndorExpress.net they have some links to ‘alternate’ Star Wars toys. There are Muppet version (see below), and Disney-as-Star-Wars characters. Definitely worth 30s of your time. Muppet and Disney Star Wars

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Bad Day at the Office Video

Office Space is one of my all time favorite movies, and even though the clip of them beating the printer to death has been everywhere, its still funny.  In that same vein, I came accross a video clip I remember from at least 8 years ago or an office working freaking out on his PC.  […]

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Vive La France! Vive la vérité!

I’ve always been a big fan of France, and of banks losing billions of dollars (yes I know it’s the customer and the taxpayer who pay in the end but it’s still fun to watch). So todays news that Jerome Kerviel, the trader implicated in the recent $8Billion loss at Societe General is suing for […]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Mob Activism

I generally associate the word ‘mob’ with negative things. Some would suggest this is intentional as the forces of ‘order’ strive to imprint negative associations to people gathering. Ah, that’s a topic for another day. To my post now, though, I am exposed to the term ‘mob’ more often, and am gradually lessoning the imagery […]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
He-Man DVD Set and Ben Templesmith Art

Ben Templesmith is one of my favorite comic artists. He has worked on many projects, including 30 Days of Night. He posted a piece he did for the He-Man animated series DVD. He-Man was one of my favorite cartoons. I never got into the toys, but I watched the show every chance I had. I […]