Dakota East

Happy 51st Birthday, Bill Waterson!

2009-07-05T04:00:00.001-05:00

I miss you, and hope you're enjoying life. Thanks again for Calvin & Hobbes. If you do nothing else wide-scale in your lifetime, even though I'd love for you to, it's still okay by me. You've made this world richer with your 10 years of comic strips. You deserve to have a peaceful, relaxing life.

Again, thank-you.

Answer to my note-to-self

2009-07-04T06:27:00.001-05:00

Yeah, this isn't a great song, but it's a guilty pleasure of mine lately...since I heard it on a recent commercial. Forgive the indulgence.

Happy Independence Day!

2009-07-04T04:36:00.001-05:00

At least they're honest...

They went all out for this safety video. (safe for work)

2009-07-03T18:23:00.000-05:00

2009-07-03T08:51:00.001-05:00

reminder to self...crappy 70s song "Tuesday afternoon I'm beginning to see that I'm on my way"

Give a Hug

2009-07-03T07:06:00.000-05:00

Size And Location Disparity of Feline Confuses Canine

2009-07-03T06:27:00.002-05:00

What's He Singing?

2009-07-03T04:00:00.001-05:00

Back to the Future behind the scenes

2009-07-03T02:41:00.000-05:00

Twenty-four years ago, on July 3, 1985, Back to the Future first debuted in the United States. These pictures were taken by a security guard who worked on-set, and shows some of the changes from 1955 designs to 1985 designs.

Flicker Page

Unfortunately, much of the set was damaged or destroyed in the Universal Studios fire from May 2008, although the clocktower apparently only received minor damage. Here is that story.

One other tidbit of trivia: The movie Sneakers opens next to the Back to the Future clocktower, amidst a snowstorm.

DakotaEast.com

2009-07-02T19:43:00.002-05:00

I got a head start on the blog rename and redesign. I'm hoping to switch over to a cleaner template before too much longer, for I think it's time for something a little fresh on the ol' blog to match the name and logo. If you have any suggestions, you can comment here. Any and all suggestions are most welcome.

And with that, welcome to DakotaEast.com!

This post is for the Kraznoy followers

2009-07-02T04:53:00.003-05:00

Well, some spam schmuck grabbed Kraznoy.com. My mistake, it was up for grabs, and that's how the cookie crumbles. For the time being, I picked the one directional-Dakota domain name that was left. So, get ready for...

DakotaEast.com.

It's not here yet, for it takes a couple days for domain names to fully register on DNS servers. Kraznoy.blogspot.com will still take you to this blog, but for the time being (and probably forever), Kraznoy is dead. This blog, however, will live on in its 3rd incarnation.

I'm okay with Dakota East...but I may yet think up another name for this baby down the road. Or I may not. DE is very easy to remember, it invokes memories of home, and it has a double meaning. I'm from Sioux Falls, born in Brookings, and for most of my life I lived in eastern South Dakota. Also, I bring a part of me to the east coast, where I currently reside. So, I may just keep it as it is.

And I promise not to forget to renew my subscription from now on. This was a lesson hard-learned.

Enjoy the blog. The original content that's saved up will run down to a trickle about mid-July. Then...I either just post written content of mine, or I continue to post stuff from the web...or who knows. I haven't decided yet. Until then, enjoy this blog as you always have.

Neat Gadget: Invoke Benny Hill

2009-07-02T04:40:00.002-05:00

This gadget will take any YouTube video you input and add "Yakety Sax" (the Benny Hill theme) in place of the video's audio element. I smirk everytime I watch something in fast-motion played to this piece, no matter how mundane the activity on film.

Kraznoy rename?

2009-07-02T00:57:00.001-05:00

With the temporary (or permanent, who knows) loss of Kraznoy.com's domain name, it made me scratch my head and wonder if a rename is in order.

This blog has had 3 names total. It was BestOfOmaha, DakotaSouth (briefly...now that's an adult-site so don't say I didn't warn you), and then Kraznoy.

In trying to find something similar, I've tried all these (all taken): Kraza, Kraze, Krazi, Krazo, Krazu,

....this post went...unposted for over 45 days. I figured I'd just post it.

Wolfman Jack

2009-07-01T04:51:00.001-05:00

Fourteen years ago, Wolfman Jack passed away. Here's a tribute to that wonderful voice of classic rock radio.

Happy Canada Day

2009-07-01T04:38:00.001-05:00

I marched in 3 Veterans Day parades in the early 2000's, and this short clip brought back a lot of memories. Enjoy Canada Day with your friends, ham and syrup.

Links

2009-06-28T05:21:00.002-05:00

Theory of Smurfian Communism

Guy's bedroom prank (safe for work, and hilarious)

10 incredible historical recordings

Who Invented Fractions?

2009-06-28T01:19:00.003-05:00

Henry the 1/8th.
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Har har har. :-)

(By the way, it's his 519th birthday today. One year for every pound. ZING!)

Links

2009-06-27T09:11:00.003-05:00

So a celebrity died...what now, news networks?

Very cool Russian army test (very, very short - like a color-blindness test)

Old school video games you can play online.

Coolest Alarm Clock Ever

17 Must See Movies of 2009.

FDA approves depressant drug for the annoying cheerful (video)

Lyrics to the opening theme for The Big Bang Theory

Why are Christian movies so bad? (and they are so very bad -Aaron)

Lyrics to My Sharonna (which I enjoy singing to in the voice of Elmer Fudd.)

Best personalized license plates

Car crashes caught on live TV

Official White House photostream

The ethics of Dr. Gregory House

Faces in places

Funny street intersections (Possibly Not Safe For Work)

What happened to her?! (safe)

Beautiful chickens from around the world.

Pontiac cars through the years (or "back when Pontiac didn't just put out higher-priced Chevy clones).

20 Great Digital Drawings

Art student cloaks her car with paint and an urban background.

Behind the scenes pictures at the White House

How to draw hands.

Works of art inspired by Super Mario Brothers

Five things you need to know about Wolverine before seeing X-Men Origins. Ooopsie, held onto this link a little too long...

G.I.Joe hunting expedition

Jedi wedding.

Ten crazy car accidents you'll be happy you weren't in.

Redneck tanktop

Natural nuclear fission reactor

Over $70 million spent on overtime for police monitoring Washington D.C.'s "automated" photo radar guns.

Very cool video sync thing

Crazy eBay hoarder (posted by her son)

Neat paper art

A "New Yorker" fat joke. NERDS.

Funny exchange with this guy's bank.

Amazing macabre snow globes

Tiny plastic people (not shiny happy people)

Very cool sphere made from plastic cups

Dead Poets Society page - I (heart) this movie.

Penny Arcade the Comic

The longest marathon

Awesome knitted stocking cap...is it Cthulu or a squid?

Tesla's theoretical super gun

Disney Star Wars posters. Very cool.

Kisses

Seven best Star Wars parodies ever made

Links

2009-06-21T02:53:00.003-05:00

Photo of Dolph Lundgren scares off burglars.

Group trying to get Grant off the Fifty-Dollar bill

Ninety-Five Old-School Video Games You Can Play Online

Kaboom!

2009-06-20T04:19:00.021-05:00

I'm sorry. Really. I have been busy with school, working a night-shift job, and just trying to keep positive. Kraznoy has been low on my list lately. So, here're some pictures. Enjoy.

Links

2009-06-20T02:48:00.002-05:00

Cat verses Big Box

Dog & Parrot Bark at each other

Little person dances with his cat.

Men With Hats webcomic.

Facts about Notorious B.I.G.

Deer Prank

2009-06-19T03:17:00.000-05:00

Links

2009-06-19T02:15:00.002-05:00

Boing Boing.net...the untitled post, part deux

Funny dragon prank...if you don't like the villagers, that is.

BoingBoing.net oops.

Gorgeous tree in South Carolina

Robocop's next ride. Not really, just a kick-ass cop car.

Links

2009-06-18T03:42:00.002-05:00

Vintage tattoo pictures

Funny Obama shirt

White people, gang signs. 'Nuff said.

Teen finds a way to decompose trash bags in only 3 months!

Battleship island - Japan's rotting metropolis.

Speaking of Metropolis...was the city originally named Metropolis when it was just a small village or town...I mean, if so, the founders were really, really optimistic. Or their definition of Metropolis was a lot different than mine.

Links

2009-06-17T03:31:00.002-05:00

Pictures of cats playing with water.

Good old joke: An old man needed to plant his annual tomato garden...

Woman's Day Magazine: The 10 Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipes

Buttersafe - a funny webcomic