http://blog.asurroca.com words and items of interest from fonz Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:23:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, a friend started drawing ghosts today and I thought they'd make a good comic. This is me putting my money (mouse?) where my mouth (Photoshop file?) is. http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/08/14/ghost-sex/ I have the following comments: 1. These folks couldn't come up with a name that better represents their business? 2. Has anyone even said the word "webpage" after, say, 1997? http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/08/09/webpage-farms/ First off, I'd like to welcome WAL*MART—er, Walmart—to 2005! It seems the neighborhood-munching behemoth's nearly two decade old logo wasn't friendly enough to represent the company in this brave new world. Second, I wonder how long it took to develop this logo. Ten minutes? Fifteen? It probably took a year ... http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/08/07/walmart-misplaces-its-asterisk/ It must really suck to make a computer-generated guesstimate at a future car model just days before the real deal gets leaked onto the internet. If your Photoshop handiwork is pretty close to the real deal, that helps lessen the blow, but still.... Here's what Autobild came up with, seen just ... http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/08/05/golf-vi-from-photoshop-to-in-the-flesh-photos/ I bought a cheap pair of glasses when my last pair broke because I needed new glasses ASAP, but I wanted to look for a pair that really suited me. See, when you're buying eyeglasses because you actually need them and not for fashion reasons, you walk into one of ... http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/08/04/glassescom/ I finally saw WALL-E tonight, and despite it being the highest-rated film of 2008 so far, it could have definitely benefited from a little tragedy. For the two or three people on Earth who haven't seen the film yet, spoilers ahead: First off, the plot is really thin, and the payoff ... http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/08/02/a-2001-take-on-wall-e/ This year, you might make up for the mess you made of the 2000 presidential election. Don't fail America again. http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/08/01/dear-florida/ I've got IKEA on the brain. I came across this name generator while perusing Apartment Therapy. Here's what I got when I typed my (nick)name in: http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/07/29/swedish-furniture-name-generator/ In winter, would you rather wear jackets or hoodies? Old suit jackets I bought for $3 at Goodwill, for the following reason: awesome Do you wish you were somewhere else right now? I'd rather be in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta, Outer Space, or The Fifth Dimension, ... http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/07/27/a-lame-survey-i-turned-awesome/ BRB jokes during the course of an IM conversation are entertaining. Example from moments ago: [23:03] asurroca: [...] I gave you a secret code valid for a prize of a free iPod Touch, Nintendo Wii, or Xbox 360, if you just enter the code, answer whether or not Bush should be ... http://blog.asurroca.com/2008/07/25/brb-giving-my-persona-info-to-scammers/