These pictures they are putting out now of the London bombers moments before detonation are very creepy. It freaks me out. It's kind of like Faces of Death.
Posted by portocac
at 11:29 AM CDT
Friday, 22 July 2005
Creepy
These pictures they are putting out now of the London bombers moments before detonation are very creepy. It freaks me out. It's kind of like Faces of Death.
These pictures they are putting out now of the London bombers moments before detonation are very creepy. It freaks me out. It's kind of like Faces of Death.
Creepy
These pictures they are putting out now of the London bombers moments before detonation are very creepy. It freaks me out. It's kind of like Faces of Death.
These pictures they are putting out now of the London bombers moments before detonation are very creepy. It freaks me out. It's kind of like Faces of Death.
Posted by portocac
at 11:23 AM CDT
Wednesday, 20 July 2005
Uh Oh
I have the hiccups and they won't stop!
Plus, Yahoo Mail is now blocked on my computer. I wonder how these things get blocked all the sudden like that.
Weird.
I have the hiccups and they won't stop!
Plus, Yahoo Mail is now blocked on my computer. I wonder how these things get blocked all the sudden like that.
Weird.
Posted by portocac
at 10:03 AM CDT
Getting Robbed
I don't feel too bad about the whole thing since I was so wasted, I think I feel a little guilty, like it's my fault that it happened. But I know that's not true.
It's not my fault.
It's not my fault.
I know.
It's not my fault.
I know.
No, Carlos, It's not your fault.
Sniff...
I think I was more worried about being cool to the black dudes in the car than I was aware about getting robbed. You know how that goes.
But my bank detected weird activity (109 bucks at a gas station is, apparently, not kosher for Bank or America - what is I need chips and drinks really late at night? oh well) and stopped the account. I won't be liable for anything. I like how my bank takes care of me even when I'm really stupid. I gave the guy my card, basically, when he asked to see my wallet, he was real smooth about it too. He pretended like he was checking to make sure I wasn't a cop or something, I think he was trying to sell me weed (I got none).
I don't know how it started, but I found myself in a car with some black dudes in the front seat, seemed harmless at the time. Now that I look back, I feel like those guys that are undercover on 60 Minutes pretending to be wasted in the NY Subway system getting robbed. Only I wasn't pretending and no one was watching out for me. Why did I get into this dude's car? Who knows, I was so tired of walking and I couldn't find my way that I just got into the car, I'm thinking. But I guess my bank was watching out for me after all.
I remember him trying to be real low key, reall smooth, asking if I was a cop or not. I spoke with a black accent, like I was from the streets.
"Nah man, I ain't no cop. Look at me? I look like a cop to you? Come on..."
So he demanded to see my ID, which was in my wallet, and voila, he must've taken my card then. I really have no idea. I do remember getting alarmed at some point and telling him to pull over and let me out. I felt like they were about to pull some funny business. He was glad to stop and let me out. They were going to have some fun with my ATM card.
I didn't find out until this morning.
I was so wasted that I don't know where I was between 1am and 4:30am, although I seemed to have talked to some people on the phone, so we'll see what happened later.
Anyways, I'm at work now and it hurts like hell.
I don't feel too bad about the whole thing since I was so wasted, I think I feel a little guilty, like it's my fault that it happened. But I know that's not true.
It's not my fault.
It's not my fault.
I know.
It's not my fault.
I know.
No, Carlos, It's not your fault.
Sniff...
I think I was more worried about being cool to the black dudes in the car than I was aware about getting robbed. You know how that goes.
But my bank detected weird activity (109 bucks at a gas station is, apparently, not kosher for Bank or America - what is I need chips and drinks really late at night? oh well) and stopped the account. I won't be liable for anything. I like how my bank takes care of me even when I'm really stupid. I gave the guy my card, basically, when he asked to see my wallet, he was real smooth about it too. He pretended like he was checking to make sure I wasn't a cop or something, I think he was trying to sell me weed (I got none).
I don't know how it started, but I found myself in a car with some black dudes in the front seat, seemed harmless at the time. Now that I look back, I feel like those guys that are undercover on 60 Minutes pretending to be wasted in the NY Subway system getting robbed. Only I wasn't pretending and no one was watching out for me. Why did I get into this dude's car? Who knows, I was so tired of walking and I couldn't find my way that I just got into the car, I'm thinking. But I guess my bank was watching out for me after all.
I remember him trying to be real low key, reall smooth, asking if I was a cop or not. I spoke with a black accent, like I was from the streets.
"Nah man, I ain't no cop. Look at me? I look like a cop to you? Come on..."
So he demanded to see my ID, which was in my wallet, and voila, he must've taken my card then. I really have no idea. I do remember getting alarmed at some point and telling him to pull over and let me out. I felt like they were about to pull some funny business. He was glad to stop and let me out. They were going to have some fun with my ATM card.
I didn't find out until this morning.
I was so wasted that I don't know where I was between 1am and 4:30am, although I seemed to have talked to some people on the phone, so we'll see what happened later.
Anyways, I'm at work now and it hurts like hell.
Posted by portocac
at 9:25 AM CDT
Tuesday, 19 July 2005
Oompa Loompas!
Went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last night, good stuff! I had heard some criticism of Depp's performance and the Michael Jackson similarities, which I must disagree with. The thing that had me going the whole time was comparing it to the old film. This one, however, is it's own movie and brings it's own style and perspective.
Go watch it!
Went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last night, good stuff! I had heard some criticism of Depp's performance and the Michael Jackson similarities, which I must disagree with. The thing that had me going the whole time was comparing it to the old film. This one, however, is it's own movie and brings it's own style and perspective.
Go watch it!
Posted by portocac
at 8:25 AM CDT
Thursday, 14 July 2005
Nicholas Sparks
I like this answer:
TBR: What part of working on a book is most enjoyable to you?
NS: Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.
He also goes on to say that, when he writes, he does about 2000 words a day, sometimes it takes two hours, sometimes it takes five.
I like this answer:
TBR: What part of working on a book is most enjoyable to you?
NS: Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.
He also goes on to say that, when he writes, he does about 2000 words a day, sometimes it takes two hours, sometimes it takes five.
Posted by portocac
at 11:25 AM CDT
JK Rowling
Some interesting things I came across while reading an interview she did with Amazon.com:
Amazon.co.uk: Where did the ideas for the Harry Potter books come from?
Rowling: I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out, it would spoil the excitement for me if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms.
A vote for unconcsious then!
Amazon.co.uk: Are any of the stories based on your life, or on people you know?
Rowling: I haven't consciously based anything in the Harry books on my life, but of course that doesn't mean your own feelings don't creep in. When I reread chapter 12 of the first book, "The Mirror of Erised," I saw that I had given Harry lots of my own feelings about my own mother's death, though I hadn't been aware of that as I had been writing.
This is the writing process, when it's good it can be quite mysterious.
Some interesting things I came across while reading an interview she did with Amazon.com:
Amazon.co.uk: Where did the ideas for the Harry Potter books come from?
Rowling: I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out, it would spoil the excitement for me if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms.
A vote for unconcsious then!
Amazon.co.uk: Are any of the stories based on your life, or on people you know?
Rowling: I haven't consciously based anything in the Harry books on my life, but of course that doesn't mean your own feelings don't creep in. When I reread chapter 12 of the first book, "The Mirror of Erised," I saw that I had given Harry lots of my own feelings about my own mother's death, though I hadn't been aware of that as I had been writing.
This is the writing process, when it's good it can be quite mysterious.
Posted by portocac
at 11:15 AM CDT
Wednesday, 13 July 2005
Plastic Breaking
Last night we played the best team in the league (the Chicago Metropolitan Baseball League) and we won.
In one play, we hit a high fly ball to the first baseman, in foul ground, and he camped under it. He was getting close to the fence and just before the ball got to him, his glove twitched. I think it was because of the fence being so close. The ball completely missed his glove and came down hard right on his eye. The sound it made was horrible. It sounded like he had on some sunglasses or something and they had been shattered by the ball. He lay on the ground for a few minutes before leaving the game. His eye was swelling up and he put some ice on it. He was not wearing sunglasses.
It's horrifying the sounds that the body is capable of making.
Last night we played the best team in the league (the Chicago Metropolitan Baseball League) and we won.
In one play, we hit a high fly ball to the first baseman, in foul ground, and he camped under it. He was getting close to the fence and just before the ball got to him, his glove twitched. I think it was because of the fence being so close. The ball completely missed his glove and came down hard right on his eye. The sound it made was horrible. It sounded like he had on some sunglasses or something and they had been shattered by the ball. He lay on the ground for a few minutes before leaving the game. His eye was swelling up and he put some ice on it. He was not wearing sunglasses.
It's horrifying the sounds that the body is capable of making.
Posted by portocac
at 10:21 AM CDT
Corey Patterson's demotion
So he finally got sent to the minors. Why? Because he's so easy to strike out with high fastballs and pitches in the dirt. That's why. Not working the count enough, not wakling enough. That's why. So what's he going to work on down there?
"It's just one thing--making my swing a little shorter," he said. "It got out of whack. It was pretty long. That's really the only thing."
That's nice Corey, good to hear that you're listening. He got booed a lot in Wrigley, so does anyone else who's sucking big time. What does Corey think about it?
I know people were pulling for me from A-to-Z. It wasn't like it was a lack of hustle or a lack of effort. If someone is not hustling or running balls out, that's the only time a player should be booed.
I've heard this before, many times, from players that seek to defend themselves from the boo-birds. I've heard it a lot lately coming from the Cubs, stemming from the criticism they've received this season.
"It's not from lack of trying," they say.
But it is
They aren't trying to do what they need to win. Patterson wasn't trying to take more pitches and bunt more. He wasn't trying to stay off those high fastballs. The whole lineup wasn't trying to draw more walks. Baker wasn't trying to hit-and-run more. Players think that if they are really trying as hard as they can (which some call pressing), putting pressure on themselves and being frustrated when it doesn't work, that that's OK because they are trying their hardest.
Bullshit.
So he finally got sent to the minors. Why? Because he's so easy to strike out with high fastballs and pitches in the dirt. That's why. Not working the count enough, not wakling enough. That's why. So what's he going to work on down there?
"It's just one thing--making my swing a little shorter," he said. "It got out of whack. It was pretty long. That's really the only thing."
That's nice Corey, good to hear that you're listening. He got booed a lot in Wrigley, so does anyone else who's sucking big time. What does Corey think about it?
I know people were pulling for me from A-to-Z. It wasn't like it was a lack of hustle or a lack of effort. If someone is not hustling or running balls out, that's the only time a player should be booed.
I've heard this before, many times, from players that seek to defend themselves from the boo-birds. I've heard it a lot lately coming from the Cubs, stemming from the criticism they've received this season.
"It's not from lack of trying," they say.
But it is
They aren't trying to do what they need to win. Patterson wasn't trying to take more pitches and bunt more. He wasn't trying to stay off those high fastballs. The whole lineup wasn't trying to draw more walks. Baker wasn't trying to hit-and-run more. Players think that if they are really trying as hard as they can (which some call pressing), putting pressure on themselves and being frustrated when it doesn't work, that that's OK because they are trying their hardest.
Bullshit.
Posted by portocac
at 10:08 AM CDT