Collective Passive Agressive Dialogues

2009-10-19T08:47:00.001-05:00

I found this little gem a nd wanted to share it with you all.

I wonder how long it will take for Mainstream News to pick this up and spend days discussing it?

Robots and Pancakes

2009-10-01T08:43:00.003-05:00

Finally a robot to solve my hygienic concerns with packaged Pancakes.

What can't technology solve?

I could stare at this robot stacking for about an hour before I would get sick of it.

Transformers 2

2009-06-23T23:17:00.001-05:00

Michael Bay, what the Hell!?!

More to come...

Big Dog

2009-02-27T10:29:00.002-06:00

I love robots plain and simple. Here is a progress report on Big dog.

My only question is when can I own one?

TV and Me

2008-10-30T18:52:00.004-06:00

As most of you know I was part of a group of friends that made a short lived Television show called "Floor 42". Originally it was going to be a sketch comedy show where we would tackle the news, pop culture and other funny ideas that came to us. We figure we could make an episode a week with ease, we where mistaken to say the least.
Two years, two weddings, a few moves, an engagement and three completed episodes later we decided to put the show on the back burner because none of us really have the time, energy or financial backing to continue the show. An unspoken pact was made to place the show on the back burner and see if we could revive it in the future some time. Until that day arises the three completed episodes we made now live on Google video and youtube.

It has taken me a while to remember I haven't talked about these episodes on this blog before. So here they are with a few added comments by myself.

This first episode took us about 6 months to shot, edit and finalize. It was a very grueling process that showed us it would take more than an idea and some video equipment to make something of quality.

Ah Episode 2... you where something else. This episode was original recorded without me by the Vince's. I was a little angered by that but in the end it turns out the first take didn't have audio so we had to re-shoot and I got to be there for it. You cna also thank me for the crappy lighting. The most fun I had during this episode was driving around Minneapolis while filming the opening by Josh Parker. We where using some older 50lbs camera which got to be fairly annoying by the end of the day, we survived none the less.

Episode three was my attempt to inspire and re-energize us. I wrote the script, expanded how many people where in it and even added to the crew. We secured locations and tried to organize better than we had in the past. We also built sets and got a small budget for catering, no budget for anything else though. This by far is may favorite episode of the three that we completed.

Now there is a fourth episode. It is mostly an epic fight between myself and the camera man. A wonderfully shot and scored masterpiece it was never completed. We where about two or three days away form completing it and everything just fell apart. All motivation and drive just dissipated, we never finished it but if we had it would have been one of the greatest episodes we would have ever made.

10 Seconds of Pure Comedy

2008-10-22T09:39:00.002-05:00

Now, this video is not a response to John McCain's Economic plan it is something better.

In the words of Nelson "Ha Ha!"

Bad Poetry Post

2008-09-29T22:36:00.003-05:00

Flicker and flex your soft rays of orange light
Dance Dance round your blackened wick
Resting atop your pool of white wax
Snatch and grab the darkness around you
Shine upon the pool of waste and water

Shine and show the stream
Dance and follow the swaying flow
Arching high with golden light
Fade to a trickle then take it slow
Drop to a drip and wiggle a little

Glitter and glam now hidden by shadow
A Forceful hand lifts the weight
Round and Round the pool now goes
Swirling to a noisy end
Slowly rise to from puddle to pool

This has been Bad Poetry with Aaron.

Waving a Flag Loud and Proud

2008-09-23T10:13:00.003-05:00

Not to fly my flag of support too high but, I came across this video and found it to be very informative. Obama talks about some issues and policies that I feel would be a great improvement to Washington.

Check it out and by the way it is 22 minutes long.

What he proposes I feel would begin to address some of the major flaws that currently exist within your government. Lobbyist, special interests, No Bid contracts, wasteful government spending, and unchecked/balanced transfer of powers with into the government branches are just some of these issues. There are many that would come to light once these have been addressed.

Unless we the people start to take an active role in how our government operates and stop viewing it as a commodity. These flaws will continue to grow and consume anything that doesn't support them. We've seen it before and we're seeing it again.

So again the rally call goes out, "We Want Change! We Want Reform! We Want Something Better!" and I hope this time we can get it.

To be fair, I was looking for a video of John McCain's plan but was unable to find it if you know where it may be please let me know. No sense making a decision without hearing what the other side has to say.

Twitter test

2008-05-01T08:24:00.001-05:00

follow me on Twitter

I am A Tool of the Internet

2008-04-04T10:21:00.002-06:00

Today I figured I would try my luck at the LOL Cats Jones soda contest.

moar funny pictures

I think it has a chance.

The Films of Joel and Ethan Coen

2008-03-26T07:09:00.002-06:00

This video was made by Paul Proulx from Hobnox. I found it to be one of the few mashup videos I could watch the whole way through. Enjoy

Internet Fame

2008-03-09T21:20:00.003-06:00

Recently the Internet show "Quarter Life" aired on NBC. The Nielsen rates for it where very very low, almost non-existent, that got me thinking. Why would a show do better on the web than television? Both would be the same jokes, same plots, same characters why this drop in ratings.

Because finding something is always better than being presented something. When it comes to content on the internet there is a lot there. Millions of short videos, writings, songs just about any form of media can be found on the internet. Thus creating an ocean of possible entertainment. there really isn't an internet guide - Google is to a degree - there to show us what we have available to us. No, we must hunt for what we may want to enjoy. We can spend hours looking for that niche we can find on TV, that little slice of comic genius we know is out there. When we do find it we are thrilled, elated and then seek to share it with others.
TV on the other hand presents entertainment to us. We all sit back the start making our score cards. Tell the television, I am here make my time worth it, show me something good. Something that will make me laugh or that i can loss myself in. Do it or I will turn you off and think more about reading a book." We never get the same thrill that we do when we find something. There is no urning for a prize. No reward for the effort we put forth.

That is way Internet show will almost always do better online then they will on Television.

A Natural Progression

2008-03-06T21:16:00.007-06:00

I noticed this little progression of photoshop skill today. I found it to be a good guide for the phases that photos go through when they hit the internet.

Here is the Original.

Once it was available it was only natural to add an epic explosion to it. That or a LOL cat phase of some sort. Perhaps even a ninja weapon worth of Chuck Norris.

While that does look cool it doesn't mean anything until you show what is happening outside the frame.

Kick Ass he's on a skateboard!

Finally It is time to bring it back to what we all love. Star Wars.

This just feels right.

Politicians Only Hear What They Want to Hear

2008-02-29T10:36:00.001-06:00

This was to funny not to post.

Walking like a God

2008-02-28T22:26:00.001-06:00

Yeah, It's snowing once again. I've always enjoyed watching snow fall on the ground. It's similar to the way fire memorizes people. A constant barrage of white flakes piling on top of each other slowly build a canvas of possibilities. Some will be apart of angels, others projectiles and those lucky few monuments to man.

With this latest snow storm I got a chance to walk through it. As crazy as this may sound it is an experience I feel everyone must experience. It's as though you are walking through a galaxy. Each flake a star system, a wonderful event non the less.

Winter's Cold Chill

2008-02-18T23:12:00.004-06:00

With winter starting to bow to spring I got a chance to take some pictures.

When it comes to snow I like untouched snow the best. I enjoy looking at fresh undisturbed snow. It's a blank canvas of possibility, a blanket of white.

There is just something so tranquil about silhouettes falling on snow.

Ahh... the path of rolling snow.

Even snow must part ways as it travels.

The Blue Collar Parasite

2008-01-30T22:13:00.000-06:00

So the other day I was thinking about the male stereotype and the games they play. Your first thought might go to sports such as Hockey, Football or even underwater basket weaving but those are not the games I am think of. No these are the everyday sort of games that men use to compete with each other on a daily passive aggressive basis. There are four of these games I feel:

A real man...

I just bought...

How hot do you like it...

How does this smell...

Personally I find the "A Real Man" games to be the most fun. Mostly because when you finish the sentence it doesn't ever need to be something you have done. To win the game you only need to think or a crazier or more "macho" statement. It may start with something that someone has done but it will quickly devolve into a chaotic spiral of dick waving and sexist comments. For the record "A real man has a big penis" If you want to win you need to think hard and fast.

A typical round might go: "A real man doesn't need to wash his clothes cause that's what women are for." followed by 'Oh yeah, A real man doesn't even need to wear clothes." Now both of those statement are insane to think about in realistic terms but that isn't what this game is about. It is all about one upping the previous statement. Here some fun ones I've heard over the years.

"A real man can take down a deer from 200 yards with a pistol"

"A real man drives his vehicle through walls and calls it a shortcut"

"A real man doesn't need no help"

"A real man can breath in space"

"A real man uses a spork"

" A real man farts and it smells like motor oil"

"A real man drives slow as to avoid danger"

The rest of the games are really just the same only they are based in fact. You can't claim to have bought the Queen of England a cheeseburger, you could claim that "A real man gives the Queen of England a Cheeseburger and she likes it!"
You can't claim to have eaten the hottest pepper in the world, you need to actually eat the hottest pepper in the world. While in front of a crowd of people (mostly women) in a bar.
You can't say I smelled something really bad you need to produce that smell and then flaunt it to men and not women.

On second thought you could claim those things but be prepared to back it up.

Cupcake Delight

2008-01-27T18:34:00.000-06:00

So the other day I came home to the smell of Baked Goods. This heavenly aroma of confectionery creations sparked my imagination as to what they may have been. It was too sweet to have been bread and no traces of Banana lingered anywhere. No cookies could been seen cooling anywhere, but empty cupcake boxes where scattered along the counter. I quickly headed into the house to find these carefully portioned pieces of cake.

Rounding the corner I found my wife carefully applying a frosting base to her baked goods. Surprised to see me, she reluctantly paused her work and said "Hi." I gazed at the treats she had spread across the table.

A vast array of miniature cakes covered with frosting, sprinkles, tiny M&M's or powdered sugars. Each one constructed with methodical thought and executed with an artistic flare.

Some depicting the seasons past others showing a sign of love. Each was a character of extraordinary being. Their tale proudly displayed for all to see and know.

Every time I peeled off the wrapper to eat one a little voice would cry out "Now I am complete, consume me and rejoice." Each bite was more delicious than the last. I hide my tears, for to cry would only dishearten the others.

With the last cupcake consumed my wife and I retired to our bed in silence. We both realized when the Sun broke the horizon no more could we find our culinary treats. They were gone, no more. We would have to make more. There was no guarantee that they would ever be as good ever again.

Space Time and Conversations

2008-01-09T15:12:00.000-06:00

I arrived late at a meeting today. I apologized and we continued with our business. The meeting was running over in time and we where discussing random work related topics when I thought:

We where discussing these topics at 2:10pm, if I had arrived on time would we had been discussing these topics at 1:50pm.? Would we even be discussing these topics at all? Would my arrival at another time have affected our conversation in a different way? Would our conversation have been the same as this current one? How much does my arrival at a destination affect the experience I will have there?

I find myself wondering about these types of things far too often. I wonder if that will change?

Reflections need light and AgNO3

2008-01-07T14:22:00.000-06:00

I took a few pictures during the last few weeks of 2007 and figured it would be a good way to reflect on this past year.

This was taken in mid November while I was driving around with Jessalyn. I turned and told her that it is moments like this when I wish I had a nice camera. She responded by telling me that she did have a nice camera and that it was with her. I hit the breaks grabbed the camera and ran onto the road to catch this gorgeous sunset.

This Picture was taken in St. Thomas while we where honeymooning. I will be posting more floral picture in the future.

I didn't take this picture. I was next to the person that took this picture. They also put this picture on my computer so I could post it on this blog one day.

I took this picture so I would remember that clouds aren't flat but rather grand 3 dimensional groupings of moisture. When I look up into the sky from the ground the clouds have a flat appearance to me. So when I was flying in a plane and could see the clouds from a different angle I began to appreciate them.

I'm not sure why I find sunsets so fascinating. I don't think I have ever taken a picture of a sunrise, never seemed all that interesting. Sunsets have this awesome grandness to them. Almost as if the sun is trying to go out in a blaze of glory.

How many 5 year olds

2007-12-22T19:20:00.001-06:00

When I first saw this question I became very curious How many 5 year olds I could fight. Here are the conditions of the fight:

* You are in an enclosed area roughly the size of a basketball court
* There are no weapons or foreign objects
* Everyone is wearing a cup (so no kicks to the groin)
* The children are merciless and will show no fear
* If a child is knocked unconscious, he is "out." The same goes for you.

So Before you take this quiz think to yourself, How many 5 year olds could you fight?

Here is my score:
33

Tipping

2007-11-24T10:04:00.000-06:00

I may have deduced the perfect formula for tipping. No more will you need to figure out 15% or try to decide how well the waiter did to justify the arbitrary number you are assigning to their service. Heres how it works.

You divide X (The total number of times the waiter/waitress came to the table) over 2 plus N. (N is equal to the number of times the waiter/waitress came to the table and it was an annoyance.) Now take that number and multiply it by 1.5 and round it to the nearest dollar. If the waiter/waitress was good they should get a nice big tip if they where annoying they will receive less of a tip.

((X/(2+n))*1.5)Roundup = tip

I'm going to start to use this formula more often and see how well it works. There is another variable that I will include. If you have to wear a tie to the restaurant add a zero to the number that you round too and double it.

Orange

2007-11-22T21:04:00.000-06:00

The other day I was peeling some Clementine oranges and thinking of how good they'll be when I finally eat them. I then happened to noticed how nicely they peel. The skin didn't break apart into small pieces but rather stayed together like some thick organic paper. One thing lead to another and the next thing I know I got creative with a camera, enjoy.

Haiku Hour

2007-11-19T11:22:00.000-06:00

I figured I should get back to writing more often. There's some haikus I composed:

Dusty controllers
Level finally beaten
Illusion complete

Light caress
Dreams slowly slip away
Rise awakened

Shiny change
Jingle all together now
Deliver coffee

Palm on Palm
Now together in rhythm
Trumpet the sound

I remember the pattern going 5, 7, 5. If I'm off let me know.

Wedding

2007-11-14T07:51:00.000-06:00

Up top is a video put together by your wedding photographer Jason Alexander. I think he did a great job, We really enjoyed working with him. He was very relaxed and open to the odd suggestion or two, yet professional the whole time. He recently placed this video on his Blog along with many others. Head on over to his site and check it out: Apssite.

On anothe note, I haven't been updating this blog very often that is going to change. I shall make the promise that just about every other blogger makes.

"I will update this blog more."