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I love living in a town where I get to wait three extra days to watch the new Enterprise. I really do. Love it.

THIS IS TRULY A CLASIC MONG ONLIEN MACHIEN TRANSLATION SYSTAMS!!!!1! OMG WTF THIS AOL TRANSLA2R IS 3VAN MORE FUN THAN DA JIEV TRANSLA2R OR DA VALEY GIRL TRANSLA2R FROM PREVIOUS YAARS!111 OMG U JUST HAEV 2 LOV3 THIS KIND OF STUF DONT U???!??! WTF LOL DONT U?!??!!??? OMG LOL

The above passage is what The AOLer Translator made out of this:
This is truly a classic among online machine translation systems. This AOL Translator is even more fun than the jive translator or the Valley Girl translator from previous years. You just have to love this kind of stuff, don’t you? Don’t you?

The Friday Five is all about Back to School.

1. Are you going to school this year? Yep.
2. If yes, where are you going (high school, college, etc)? If no, when did you graduate? I graduated High School in 1988, but I’m a junior in college now. Sad, eh?
3. What are/were your favorite school subjects? Math, sciences.
4. What are/were your least favorite subjects? Anything liberal arts. This semester, I’m thinking “ethics” is gonna suck ass.
5. Have you ever had a favorite teacher? Why was he/she a favorite? There was a teacher in high school that let me get away with murder, so that was cool. But, my favorite would have been Mr. H (long German name escapes me) from 7th and 8th grade. He’s my favorite because he gave me high-energy electrical things to play with. How many 13 year olds get to build a Jacob’s Ladder?

According to Philadelphia Inquirer, Disney is planning to kill off their traditional animation and transition to a CG-only shop. Some folks are decrying this as the end of an entire artform. Michael Eisner has declared that 2-d is dead, so that’s a pretty good indication of the direction Disney will take.

Considering that the only big money-makers for the house of mouse in the past decade have been from Pixar (all computer-generated), it’s understandable that Disney sees the winds changing. Of course, the fact that the studio lost around a hundred million bucks on Treasure Planet may have been the final nail in the traditional 2-D coffin.

How non-geeks perceive the internet…
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the friday five

# When was the last time you laughed? A few minutes ago – Alex is a nut.
# Who was the last person you had an argument with? no comment
# Who was the last person you emailed? Hmmm… probably Angie
# When was the last time you bathed? This morning.
# What was the last thing you ate? Honey BBQ rib tips from Applebee’s…yummy…

Twister Duvet Cover available soon in the UK. It’s only available in Double Bed size, so it’s perfect for your next dorm party but not appropriate for groups of more than four in one bed. Make your own joke.

You just cannot beat the Internet Toilet Roll Browser for bizarre idea of the day. Amazing what people will build, isn’t it?

I wonder, though – TP tough enough to print on I wouldn’t want near my bum. Just sayin’.

the friday five

# What’s the last place you traveled to, outside your own home state/country? Since I really don’t have a home state, I’ll have to say Nogales Mexico last June or July.
# What’s the most bizarre/unusual thing that’s ever happened to you while traveling? Snow storm in New Mexico desert.
# If you could take off to anywhere, money and time being no object, where would you go? Cadiz, Spain – followed by the rest of Europe as desired.
# Do you prefer traveling by plane, train or car? Gonna have to say plane if First Class or Business Class, otherwise car.
# What’s the next place on your list to visit? Um, Fredericksburg? Otherwise, a Cali trip in 2005 for Disneyland’s 50th Birthday.

On occasion, as I have spent so many years in association with the military, I encounter people whose names make them obvious focii of humor. For example, there was the soldier with the last name of Sargent, who would one day become Sergeant Sargent (assuming he stuck around long enough). I met an Army O-3 named Minor – that’s Major Minor.

Today, as I was leaving work, there was a saucy little blonde Navy woman in front of me. As she was wearing that silly Naval uniform with the family name stitched above the rear pocket, I was amused to note that her last name is Creamer. Yes, that would be Seaman Creamer. That’s not quite as bad as the (possibly apocryphal) Seaman Swallow that I’ve heard about, but still a very unfortunate name for a junior Naval person to have.

Gotta love Sinfest. Gettin’ his wand on…hehe
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# What time do you wake up on weekday mornings? 5:30
# Do you sleep in on the weekends? How late? If the boy lets me, maybe 8:00.
# Aside from waking up, what is the first thing you do in the morning? Pee.
# How long does it take to get ready for your day? About 15 minutes.
# When possible, what is your favorite place to go for breakfast? IHOP rules.

Watched 2001 again tonight, for the first time in years. Honestly, I think it’s the first time I’ve watched it since 2010 came to the theaters about 15 years ago.

With a runtime of 156 minutes, there can’t be more than 300 words of speech in the whole thing. It’s amazing how much Kubrick implied and indicated and left off-screen. I can’t help but think there’s no way in hell Hollywood would greenlight this movie today.

Not many people wan to see this, but it’s sure unique.

Update: Since that site was listed on Dave Barry’s Blog today, it has been nuked from the web. I’m sure you’ll be thrilled to know that I’ve archived the images (okay, I looked in my cache for them). For your further edification:
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The return of The Friday Five, after a long bout of lameness…

1. If your life were a movie, what would the title be? I’m Not Old, Dammit!
2. What songs would be on the soundtrack? A lot of 80s schlock and modern techno-esque stuff
3. Would it be a live-action film or animated? Why? Live-action, because I’m not a cartoon
4. Casting: Who would play you, members of your family, friends, etc? I’m gonna have to go with Keanu Reeves, just because I can’t imagine a less expressive actor and it amuses me. Family? Friends? Don’t make me think too hard.
5. Describe the movie preview/trailer. Lots of hyperactive colors, cut-scenes of speeding cars and random flashes of military bases and three-legged dogs.

From the Last Mile:

Top 11 Signs your ISP has given you up to the RIAA as a dangerous KaZaA user:
11. All the files in your favorite MP3 play list are now “Lars Ulrich sings ‘Feelings'”
10. Your KaZaA rating changes to “Defendant”
9. Eminem insults your mother in his next single
8. Recording Industry Association of America president Hillary Rosen sends you e-mail messages with embedded .wav files of heavy breathing
7. All the spam in your inbox is from Motion Picture Association CEO Jack Valenti
6. You get a bill retroactively charging you 99 cents per downloaded track. Total bill: $29,700
5. A Tommy Mottola screen saver suddenly pops up on your computer
4. Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer picket your home with signs that read, “Piracy don’t pay my bills”
3. You receive a request from someone using outdated hacker wannabe slang claiming a friend said you could “hook me up” with the latest Snoop Dogg album
2. You suddenly have numerous songs from someone named Avril Lavigne
1. CD-shaped crop circles appear in your backyard

Only in Las Vegas…

Naked ‘Bambi’ hunts spur outrage

It’s not illegal to hunt nekkid chicks who volunteer to run around the desert waiting to be hit with paintballs. The women are paid more money if they avoid getting hit, so they have kind of a double incentive to be difficult targets.

From The Onion, Bush Asks Congress For $30 Billion To Help Fight War On Criticism

Probably the most interesting political sign I’ve seen in a while. Really makes you think. Read our lips

Finally saw the much-discussed Memento last night. Wow, what a mind-twisting movie. I know the narrative style is what most people talk about, but there’s a bit more to it than just telling the story in reverse.
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