Monday, May 09, 2005
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Monday, May 02, 2005
Fat chicks on bikes
took the MSF safety course last weekend! The instructor had a 1999 Goldwing with 80k miles!
10 people in the class
3 were under 30 (1 of these being 16)
6 were there because they bought/tried to ride something too big for them. (anything from a Shadow 750 to a Goldwing!)
3 accidents
1 fat chick knocked over the (only) cute chick, pinning her under the motorcycle and then ran over the bike. (This was panicing in a parking exercise, she should not have even been in first)
1 chick turned too slow and fell over.
1 older guy thought he put his kick stand down and the bike fell on him when he tried to dismount.
The bikes were:
4 Suzuki GS500F's (I rode one of these)
1 Eliminator 125
I Yamaha 125
1 Suzuki GZ 250
3 Honda Rebels
Some things I learned:
Sportbikes are built to corner and manuver in tight places. Thanks to the GS500, I was the only one to do the figure 8 in the box
Its a good course, if you have never ridden its PERFECT, the pace, everything.
Cruisers are not flattering to overweight people
Sportbikes however, are quite slimming.
It was strange to come from family telling me I will be dead on a motorcycle to seeing actual families riding together. There were several wives learning to ride with their husbands, 1 girl learning to ride, so she can ride with her parents, and one husband/wife team.
My only real complaint is in group exercises, everyone ends up stuck behind the slowest chick, errr person.
10 people in the class
3 were under 30 (1 of these being 16)
6 were there because they bought/tried to ride something too big for them. (anything from a Shadow 750 to a Goldwing!)
3 accidents
1 fat chick knocked over the (only) cute chick, pinning her under the motorcycle and then ran over the bike. (This was panicing in a parking exercise, she should not have even been in first)
1 chick turned too slow and fell over.
1 older guy thought he put his kick stand down and the bike fell on him when he tried to dismount.
The bikes were:
4 Suzuki GS500F's (I rode one of these)
1 Eliminator 125
I Yamaha 125
1 Suzuki GZ 250
3 Honda Rebels
Some things I learned:
Sportbikes are built to corner and manuver in tight places. Thanks to the GS500, I was the only one to do the figure 8 in the box
Its a good course, if you have never ridden its PERFECT, the pace, everything.
Cruisers are not flattering to overweight people
Sportbikes however, are quite slimming.
It was strange to come from family telling me I will be dead on a motorcycle to seeing actual families riding together. There were several wives learning to ride with their husbands, 1 girl learning to ride, so she can ride with her parents, and one husband/wife team.
My only real complaint is in group exercises, everyone ends up stuck behind the slowest chick, errr person.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Friday, April 22, 2005
Friday, April 15, 2005
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Monday, April 11, 2005
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Friday, April 08, 2005
Game Room
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
XL-teens
Salon has a fascinating piece on Torrid, a growing chain of alterna-clothing stores for "XL-teens" (overweight kids, apparently mostly or all girls). This is the sister-store to Hot Topic, a wildly successful chain of mall-goth stores that aggregates head-shop wares, hipster tees, Nightmare Before Christmas tchotchkes, etc, and brings them from the Haight to the mall.
Monday, April 04, 2005
Geldonyetich Doomcasts World of Warcraft
Grimwell Online ::: "Geldonyetich Doomcasts World of Warcraft "
Panorama Ephemera
Panorama Ephemera
PANORAMA EPHEMERA (2004, 89:35 min., color and black and white) is a collage of sequences drawn from a wide variety of ephemeral (industrial, advertising, educational and amateur) films, touring the conflicted landscapes of twentieth-century America. The films' often-skewed visions construct an American history filled with horror and hope, unreeling in familiar and unexpected ways.
PANORAMA EPHEMERA (2004, 89:35 min., color and black and white) is a collage of sequences drawn from a wide variety of ephemeral (industrial, advertising, educational and amateur) films, touring the conflicted landscapes of twentieth-century America. The films' often-skewed visions construct an American history filled with horror and hope, unreeling in familiar and unexpected ways.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
Friday, April 01, 2005
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Monday, March 28, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
PSP Web Browser (Thanks Wipeout Pure!)
PSP Web Browser (Thanks Wipeout Pure!): "Wipeout Pure:
The Hidden Web Browser "
The Hidden Web Browser "
My PSP Review
By now I am sure most of you have headed to best buy or somewhere to se this thing.
I wont bore you with tech details you can look up elsewhere.
The main problem I have heard people talk about, has been the price. I do hate the fact that you get a "value pack" instead of buying just the system. Headphones you should get, and a AC adapter. But does a soft case really cover the price? The little remote control (wired) should be sold extra as well. The lanyard loop is WHITE, and doesnt really scream masculinity.
The system however, is a very sexy, shiny black with a HUGE screen that displays in 16X9. The button layout is different from any other handheld I have seen and takes some getting used to. If you try to hold like a gameboy (advance) you will hurt your hands. The analog "stick" seems oddly placed but functions fine. I have also had no problems in pressing the square key.
Graphic-wise, this is the BEST I have ever seen in a handheld, games and movies are fantastic! The sound is full and rich. I am getting around 5-6 hours out of the batteries just on games. I havent watched all of the free Spiderman movie (Because it sucks)I just popped it in to look at the screen.
I have to tell you I really wasnt interested in any of the launch titles, I did buy untold legends:brotherhood though. I am more interested in video to go on this thing and that is what I will mainly be doing with it. Its smaller, lighter, and cheaper than a true widescreen portable dvd player. Plus I cna rip my dvds to it or bitorrent aquired movies.
All in all I like it, it seems expensive, but not for all the things its capable of..
I wont bore you with tech details you can look up elsewhere.
The main problem I have heard people talk about, has been the price. I do hate the fact that you get a "value pack" instead of buying just the system. Headphones you should get, and a AC adapter. But does a soft case really cover the price? The little remote control (wired) should be sold extra as well. The lanyard loop is WHITE, and doesnt really scream masculinity.
The system however, is a very sexy, shiny black with a HUGE screen that displays in 16X9. The button layout is different from any other handheld I have seen and takes some getting used to. If you try to hold like a gameboy (advance) you will hurt your hands. The analog "stick" seems oddly placed but functions fine. I have also had no problems in pressing the square key.
Graphic-wise, this is the BEST I have ever seen in a handheld, games and movies are fantastic! The sound is full and rich. I am getting around 5-6 hours out of the batteries just on games. I havent watched all of the free Spiderman movie (Because it sucks)I just popped it in to look at the screen.
I have to tell you I really wasnt interested in any of the launch titles, I did buy untold legends:brotherhood though. I am more interested in video to go on this thing and that is what I will mainly be doing with it. Its smaller, lighter, and cheaper than a true widescreen portable dvd player. Plus I cna rip my dvds to it or bitorrent aquired movies.
All in all I like it, it seems expensive, but not for all the things its capable of..
Friday, March 25, 2005
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Zelda Classic
http://www.zeldaclassic.com/
Zelda Classic is a tribute to (what we think is) the greatest video game of all time: Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda. It has been developed into an exact replica of the NES version that we all know and love. Beyond that, Zelda Classic allows the development of new quests that can use either the traditional graphics or enhanced graphics, as well as new enemies, items, and challenges.
Zelda Classic is a tribute to (what we think is) the greatest video game of all time: Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda. It has been developed into an exact replica of the NES version that we all know and love. Beyond that, Zelda Classic allows the development of new quests that can use either the traditional graphics or enhanced graphics, as well as new enemies, items, and challenges.
Monday, March 21, 2005
PSP Video 9
PSP Video 9
PSP Video 9 is a free PSP video conversion and management application. It can convert regular PC video files (avi, mpeg, etc) into PSP video files, as well as manage/copy these PSP video files between your PC and PSP
PSP Video 9 is a free PSP video conversion and management application. It can convert regular PC video files (avi, mpeg, etc) into PSP video files, as well as manage/copy these PSP video files between your PC and PSP
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Thursday, March 17, 2005
STUFF : ODDSTUFF - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and information website
STUFF : ODDSTUFF - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and information website: "Sex doll sparks post office bomb alert "
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Wired News: New Dr. Who Leaked on Purpose?
Wired News: New Dr. Who Leaked on Purpose?
An intersteing question... Personaly I liked the characters, but thoguht the ep was weak.
An intersteing question... Personaly I liked the characters, but thoguht the ep was weak.
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Monday, March 14, 2005
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Friday, March 11, 2005
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Monday, March 07, 2005
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Friday, March 04, 2005
Thursday, March 03, 2005
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