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Dog, Monkey, and Christmas Eve

The above link goes to Google Video. It's choppier than Castpost but has a larger viewer and unlimited storage.


Some pictures from the past week. Here's Scott at the theater, working on the marquee.

The dog took my bed one night.

This is what a full Record Theater book looks like. It happens once every couple years.

The George Eastman House/Museum in Rochester



0.1 megapixel!!1

Joe gets in the shot. AGAIN.

Eastman was a notoriously competitive pie baker. Honest.





Eastman's suicide note, 1932.

Eastman's ashtray

SPoT Coffee, Rochester is located in an old Chevy Dealership.



"Big" Ed Snyder does his impression of Western Montana.

The Sabres lost

John Cusack types "I MISS U" to the Hinterland Girl

Tim, Joe, and Ed rock out with Frank

Frank rehydrates

If you touch Frank here, he tastes like copper.

They drive off

Jamestown '06

Hawk gets the girl, the win, the award


Why go to Jamestown? Why NOT go to Jamestown? I drove my car to Ed's, we walked to Joe's, Ed drove Joe's car to Dave's, and Dave drove us in his car to Jeff's house in Jamestown.

Dave keeps his body warm and his car well-oiled. Or is it the other way around?

According to Joe's GPS, there was a large body of water nearby.

South Butts. As if there is a North Butts.

Jeff's brother wanted to know why we take pictures of everything. We do it for the same reason he wears tee-shirts outside in the middle of winter.

Dave wins the PRIZE!



No trip to Jamestown is complete without a trip to Johnny's. No food from Johnny's is completely digested without several sprints to the bathroom.

Joe sucks

Jamestown is home of Lucille Ball, as well as the Lucy & Desi Museum. Ed took a picture but was quite unimpressed. I'm trying to imagine a Lucy & Desi Museum that would be really impressive, but can't. Meanwhile, Desi wonders what Ed is up to.

"Fred, take a picture of that sign that says 'Worship' on it." "Okay."

Jamestown Community College Southern dorm complex.

and taken from the exact same spot, the North complex.

Dudes

Dudes . . . ON WEED!

This was THE very Denny's where I saw THE Sleater-Kinney after a show on 16 December 2004, who just happen to be THE best band in America.

Junior Jeff

Dave's new XM Satellite Radio as installed in his new car's dashboard, playing Joe Ferguson's new, unforgettable album Take It From Me.

Milestones

Some milestones from the past few days:

--It's New Year's Day.

--Barring any strange circumstances, I have finally won Jeff's Pro Football Pick'ems. (I'm the New Orleans Fighting FEMAs.) Remember: never choose the Cardinals. Ever.

--Though it expired today, I finally got to see what TotalFark was like. Thanks again to Rottweiler8 for the free month!

--I have almost downloaded nearly every episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, my favorite show of all time. I am watching them in order. Today I will see my favorite episode, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians", for the first time in almost ten years.

--My car hit 77,777 miles.

--Joe Ferguson's first album has finally dropped. I helped write or perform on several tracks. My keyboard solo is atrocious on it.

--"Hottest Girl in School", a song I helped create, has been (semi-) professionally recorded by the one and only Tim Schrock.

--I recently met up with such rare people as Ed, Dawn, Brian and Catherine (see previous posts).

--I almost learned to ice skate. Well, "almost" is a loose term.

--The Canadian Government processed and sent me my new Dual Citizenship card. The last one was seventeen years old, so it was about time I updated the photo.

--My Masters Project for Buffalo State was accepted, meaning I have officially completed all the work for my MA in Social Studies Education.

--Last night I submitted my Masters Project for UB, meaning I need only the approval of my advisor to receive my MA in History.

--I'm doing all my laundry as I type.

--In a few hours, the Bills will finally stop losing.

Chariots on Ice

Cute Overload


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Festivus Festivities

The Holiday for the Rest of Us


These pictures were all taken last night. There are too many to capture them all. It would also mean I'd have to explain what this one was all about. I'm not about to get into that. . . .











































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CHRONICles of Narnia

YouTube - SNL

Ed and I celebrated Festivus this morning, and our Airing of Grievances consisted mostly of the fact that we were the only ones that showed up. For some reason, few people want to get up early after Christmas for some Denny's. Wack.

Linked above is the best SNL skit I've seen in a long time. Double true.

Santa From Space

Google Earth Blog

He's hard to keep your eye on because he's moving so fast. At the time of this post, Santa's cruising through India quicker than a Wal-Mart through a local economy.

Best FARK thread since the Grey Wave

Osama bin Laden's niece renounces family and poses for hot photos in men's magazine

I'm still writing my Masters Project. Almost done, but frustrating. More details as I procrastinate.

purevolume™ | SchROCK

Recorded, performed and sung by Tim Schrock


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Lyrics by Joe Ferguson. Music by Fred Schrock.

THE Media Play, THE!

The Final Play for Musicland's Bookselling Media Play Chain

Thank goodness this chain is folding (except I feel bad for its employees). Media Play used to have a sweet selection of import CDs and regular albums at a regular price of $11.99. But that was in 1995. Maybe if they had kept their selection up and prices low they'd still be making money. The last couple of times I went to Media Play they had spread tons of Britney Spears albums over the racks to make them look full. The imports section disappeared as well, so I often found myself using the bathroom and leaving. That was one good thing about the store: the large bathroom near the entrance. Anyway, my best Media Play find was a copy of the Wesley Willis Fiasco album, with a broken case and no price tag, at the bottom of a Used Discount bin. Not Used OR Discounted but both. When the cashier called for a price check the guy on the other end just laughed. To conclude abruptly, only buy used CDs from stores unless the albums are brand new. Get everything else on Amazon.

Math is Pwned!

Take that, Math!


Click here to view my house

Star Jones is a lawyer, too

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion (Microsoft/AOL Giveaway)

I recently received this E-mail from Jerry (JSchr90297@aol.com) (formerly of Jerry on the Couch fame) right before he came in to say I should read it right now because I might make some money!!!!exclamation!! Then he got all mad because I told him he was retarded. You might want to contact the E-mail addresses below and tell them the same thing. IMPORTANT: The new 2006 Jerry on the Couch Commemorative Calendar is now available at the Batavia Mall!

What channel is the GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY SHOW on, anyway?

In a message dated 12/4/2005 8:49:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, kp0255@yahoo.com writes:

thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiving this

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kathie Patterson (kp0255@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 17:49:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Fwd: Fw: PLEEEEEEASE REEEEEAD! IT WAS ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY SHOW ...

Note: forwarded message attached.

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Carol Cummings (tootie11@peoplepc.com)
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 05:38:09 -0500
Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEEASE REEEEEAD! IT WAS ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY SHOW ...

----- Original Message -----
From: Betty Jackson (bjackson70@bellsouth.net)
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 9:17 AM
Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEEASE REEEEEAD! IT WAS ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY SHOW ...

----- Original Message -----
From: Lisa Pantano (delit123@rochester.rr.com)
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 8:03 PM
Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEEASE REEEEEAD! IT WAS ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY SHOW ...

Lisa Pantano
16 Bailey Road
Hilton, NY 14468
(585)392-4469
(585)330-1009
-------Original Message-------

From: Jess P Bedard (jbedard1@Rochester.rr.com)
Date: 12/01/05 19:59:33
Subject: Fw: PLEEEEEEASE REEEEEAD! IT WAS ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY SHOW ...

----- Original Message -----
From: Pags Puters (pagscomp@localnet.com)
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 6:54 PM
Subject: PLEEEEEEASE REEEEEAD! IT WAS ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA TODAY SHOW ...

THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REAL

Kathy South Alcoa - EHS Maintenance Coordinator, Phone: 765/771 - 3547

Pager : 765/420 - 6575

To all of my friends, I do not usually forward messages, But this is from my friend Pearlas Sandborn and she really is an attorney.

If she says that this will work - It will work. After all, What have you got to lose?

SORRY EVERYBODY.. JUST HAD TO TAKE THE CHANCE!!! I'm an attorney, And I know the law. This thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel will follow through with their promises for fear of facing a multimillion-dollar class action suit similar to the one filed by PepsiCo against General Electric not too long ago.

Dear Friends; Please do not take this for a junk letter. Bill Gates sharing his fortune. If you ignore this, You will repent later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

When you forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft can and will track it (If you are a Microsoft Windows user) For a two weeks time period.

For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you $245.00 For every person that you sent it to that forwards it on, Microsoft will pay you $243.00 and for every third person that receives it, You will be paid $241.00. Within tw o weeks, Microsoft will contact you for your address and then send you a check.

Regards. Charles S Bailey General Manager Field Operations

1-800-842-2332 Ext. 1085 or 904-1085 or RNX

292-1085 Charles_Bailey@csx.com

Charles_bailey@csx.com


thought this was a scam myself, But two weeks after receiving this e-mail and forwarding it on. Microsoft contacted me for my address and withindays, &! gt; receive a check for $24,800.00. You need to respond before the beta testing is over. If anyone can affoard this, Bill gates is the man.

It's all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as many people as possible. You are bound to get at least $10,000.00 We're not going to help them out with their e-mail beta test without getting a little something for our time. My brother's girlfriend got in on this a few months ago. When i went to visit him for the Baylor/UT game. She showed me her check. It was for the sum of $4,324.44 and was stamped "Paid in full"

Like i said before, I know the law, and this is for real.

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Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.0/167 - Release Date: 11/11/2005

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion (Microsoft/AOL Giveaway)

Pandora's Jukebox

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You are the celtic goddess Rhiannon, as the patron
of poets and death, madness, and magic of the
nuturing earth sort, you are the wise woman
everyone tests themselves against, although
many fail in comparision.


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Low Rent

LA Weekly: Film

In college a certain roommate was obsessed with Rent. He played it every bloody day, then sing it, then play it WHILE singing it. But it's not his fault that it makes me cringe. I can't stand most musicals in general: they're just a ton of overacting mixed with songs chock full of plot reiterations. The best part about Rent is that it inspired Avenue Q and Team America: World Police's "Everyone Has AIDS". This review sums it up pretty well.

Anyway, below is a sound file my mother likes to call "Revenge of the Pinheads". Circa 1999 my brother's friend Zack (known to some as "Lenny" left a number of messages on our answering machine. In one case, he forgot to hang up the receiver. The conversation overheard with his roommate is hilarious. Since then, Zack has become a born-again Christian active in the music ministries of area several churches. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.


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I'm Very Interested In Hearing Some Half-Baked Theories

from The Onion. This too.

There have been some minor changes to the Blog. For the first time in over three years, I have installed a counter! That means I can now find out how many times I've refreshed the page in order to see the counter go up! I've also edited down the Blogroll. The "Josh Sucks" blog seems to have gone the way of "Jerry On The Couch" and "Chris On A White Horse". The only thing less frequent than Dave Hill's posts are leap years, so he's off the list for now. Micah's blog is off the list because he made his personal posts private, meaning we'll never see him with a plunger on his head ever again. If you know of a good blog (including your own), please reply and I might add it to the sidebar. If you've started posting again, DAVE, please let us know as well.

Some blogs are not allowed. You know who you are! You are:

--13 y3aRz 0lD n KaNt RyT B/C yR 2 KeWl 4 gRaMm3r@!!! U s|-|uD B s|-|0t!!11 N dA FASE!!% No one thinks you're special because of random capitalization and leetspeak. Palsied or epileptic, maybe. . . .

--writing more than two sentences about the Bush Administration or the Iraq War. It's been five years, it's already been said a million times before, and you're not a real news commentator. Remember the infinite retellings of the "Chester Charlie" joke in elementary school? Reading you has become physically painful. The Buffalo Beast is being watched.

--posting rambling "he said/she said" epics about people you have crushes on. This also goes for whining about how you miss your ex-boyfriend or girlfriend. I hope they read every word. It will really help them out during the hearings for your restraining order.

--technically incapable of expanding the text box beyond the size of a cell phone display. Tinker with the template for a while. Come on! And while you're at it, get rid of the useless warning boxes as well.

--devoid of a life. If the average blogger doesn't have a life, what's there to say about a blogger who only talks about their favorite TV show? (Be sure to check out the numerous comments on that last one.)

--automatically playing media while the site loads. I learned this one the hard way, but at least I LEARNED!

--suicidal or bat-shit insane. It's hard to sympathize with someone who wants attention more than professional help.

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The Literary Genesis of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back"

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There exist some songs created without any meaning or artistic intent whatsoever. I would argue that Baby Got Back is not one of those songs. Its rhymes are witty and contagious, it's funny, and it makes people (or at least their butts) dance. You could even argue that with lyrics such as "So, I'm looking at rock videos / Knock-kneed bimbos, walking like hos / You can have them bimbos / I'll keep my women like Flo-Jo," Sir Mix-a-Lot appears to be fighting the objectification of black women in the media. No wonder he was knighted!

Anyway, back to the crap. One new song by Trace "No Carbs" Adkins is called Honky Tonk Badonkadonk. Here are some lyrical excerpts:

Ooh, she put her beer down
Here she comes
Here she comes
Left left left right left
Whoo
. . .
Got it goin' on
Like Donkey Kong
And whoo-wee
Shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law
Get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on
That honky tonk badonkadonk

So what are Adkins' values? He states them at the end: "That's it, right there boys, that's why we do what we do / It ain't for the money, it ain't for the glory, it ain't for the free whiskey / It's for the badonkadonk." It doesn't exactly have Sir Mix-a-Lot's class. And Adkins' studio musicians seem bored and stilted. You'd think a country song referencing Donkey Kong would sound slightly original, not like its creators were being paid by the hour. What does "goin' on like Donkey Kong" even mean, anyway? Did the woman throw a barrel at her plumber before Trace's friend slapped his grandma?

Another crappy song is by a group that used to be 120 Minutes favorite back in 1997. Now they have a very non-Flo-Jo woman helping them sell stereos for Best Buy. Her monosyllabic stutterings on My Humps almost makes us forget this Black Eyed Peas song doesn't have a decent chorus. I pity the fool who transcribed these lyrics:

What you gon’ do with all that junk?
All that junk inside your trunk?
I’ma get, get, get, get, you drunk,
Get you love drunk off my hump.
My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump,
My hump, my hump, my hump, my lovely little lumps
. . .
They say I’m really sexy,
The boys they wanna sex me.
They always standing next to me,
Always dancing next to me,
Tryin’ a feel my hump, hump.
Lookin’ at my lump, lump.
U can look but you can’t touch it,
If u touch it I’ma start some drama,
You don’t want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
So don’t pull on my hand boy,
You ain’t my man, boy,
I’m just tryn’a dance boy,
And move my hump.

This song has the social consciousness of Lynndie England's bachelorette party. I never thought I'd say this, but Baby Got Back is the apex of all T&A songs, with a sense of musical quality and cultural vitality unmatched in its fifteen-year existence. A word to the thick soul sisters.