This Isn't Easy

The Whole World In Our Hands

We've got the whole world in our hands constantly.  Too bad it's all in commodities.

Mannibal - Taste Brainy

Chris put the Mannibal trailer together and it's light-years beyond the potential I saw in it. It's so eerie and well-paced; Travis plays a psychotic quite well too. Oooooh, scary! Halloween party at the house again this year; I don't plan to be around or I plan to hide in my room. Not sure yet.

Lantern Collection Complete!

(photo taken on a Nintendo DSi)

Got the Kyle Rayner mini-prop replica this morning to complete my set of GLs (Abin Sur, Alan Scott & Hal Jordan) and the only thing I can complain about is the lack of a ring & ring stand.  Everything else about it is super-awesome; the sculpt of it, the materials used and the quality of the lamp!!  The full-sized ones are seriously lacking in "lantern" light power - they're cheap bulbs that are barely dim; this mini-prop lights up really brightly.

Oh, and girl working Saturday mornings at Silver Snail is really cute and intrigues me.  Guts +?

Chew Vigorously

Hexitol (from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary) - any of the alcohols C₆H₁₄O₆ that have six hydroxyl groups in each molecule, are obtainable from the corresponding hexoses, and include some (as mannitol and sorbitol) occurring naturally.  
"Gum-chewing has been suggested as a method to stimulate bowel motility and shorten postoperative ileus after colorectal surgery. Patients chewing gum pass flatus, and have bowel movement, earlier than those having ordinary postoperative treatment, and have a lower incidence of postoperative complications. The mechanisms suggested in order to explain this phenomena are all centered in the action of chewing, that may act on cephalic-vagal stimulation of digestion, producing hormones associated with bowel motility, or as sham feeding, stimulating the motility of the duodenum, stomach, and rectum, or by stimulation of secretion of saliva, and pancreatic juices. Interestingly, no suggestions are made about the possible effects of the ingredients of these gums. Sorbitol and other hexitols are key ingredients in most ‘sugar-free’ chewing gums and candies. Ingestion of relatively small amounts of sorbitol causes gastrointestinal symptoms like gas, bloating, and abdominal cramps in a dose dependent manner. Therefore, the hypothesis suggested herein is that the content of maxitols in ‘sugar-free’ chewing gums may play a role in the amelioration of ileus after surgery, and should be added to the list of probable mechanisms involved in the observed phenomena."
I guess you'd have to start taking this stuff to notice that you're just pooing more.

Busy Thanksgiving Weekend Update

  

It was a busy weekend at the 333 1/2.  Mike stopped by for a visit and to update us on what he's been up to.  He's a busy guy and hadn't been down to the house since we moved in (2 years!).  Chris and Mike worked on their long-gestating comic project.  It took him but a brief moment to make the above animation using Flipnote Hatena.  I've yet to make anything this cool.  I've been distracted trying to make complicated backgrounds.  Not the best idea, but it's good to know.

Ash also came by over; he updated us on all things Tape Deck Bros. and it's all so exciting to hear.  He's really worked hard the last few years and it's starting to blow up big.  He did the above animation with Flipnote Hatena, though I'm not sure if it's finished or not; my battery was about to die.

Doot doodle oot doot

Sony Soundville

It's a little 1984 but what a wonderful soundscape if you were in control of which tunes would play.

Pimples at 27

So since I started this full-time job I've been hitting the McDonald's pretty hard.  It's just a short walk away from the office and really and truly, I love the Sausage & Egg McMuffin's greasy goodness.  But true to Morgan Spurlock's warnings, the MacDonos give you the zits; they started spawning on my face in week 4 and it resulted in a terrible weekend of hiding in my room.  So it can happen to you too, dear reader.  Try Alton at your own risk though.  I suggest you simply cut down on the fattening breakfasts.

I also started seeing some kind of neck fat expansion.  My beautiful visage has been damaged by my careless eating.  Looks like I need to head bang to work it off.  Too bad I don't have long hair anymore.  :|

NEW JUSTICE & LENNY KRAVITZ VIDEO - "LET LOVE RULE"

Sick video.  What a great idea to start at the end of a movie. Keith Schofield is s.m.a.r.t.

Best Company Name Ever

Rich Bros. Fireworks Co.
But will they sell you a lighter?  :P

John Wooden on true success