Thursday, October 25, 2007

And I made this.

TURN THE SOUND DOWN BEFORE PLAYING. I don't know why it came out so loud.

Anyway, I made this with Movie Maker, as usual. It took a while, because I scanned each frame and the "photo-negatived" it. 60 frames, total.

Then I saved that into a file, put THAT file back into MM, and made it double the speed. So THEN, it was actually 16 fps, double the usual 8 fps. Enjoy.

A Major Milestone

Well, earlier this week, the last copy of my CD at CD Baby.com sold out. 30 copies! And it only took 3 years. Fortunately, I sent them 2 more copies and it's back in stock.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Where Did That World Go?

So Meff remembers Freakies. And so do I. Does anyone remember "Grins & Smiles & Giggles & Laughs?" There's a commercial for it near the end of this clip.



The question is, with a product name like that, was it possible to only sell it in jumbo-size boxes? Oh, and why the hell is the Hamburglar playing a trumpet?

Another favorite cereal of mine "Quisp." That was around longer. I think it was 125% sugar. Needless to say, as a diabetic, those days are well behind me, which makes me even more nostalgic...

Friday, October 5, 2007

Ohfer crissakes.

Read this. And then explain to me why NOBODY will ask the Prezanit two simple questions:

1. DOES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ENGAGE IN THE PACTICE OF "WATERBOARDING," THAT IS, THE PRACTICE BY WHICH A DETAINEE IS STRAPPED TO A BOARD AND DUNKED HEAD-FIRST IN A TANK OF WATER TO SIMULATE DROWNING, IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION?

2. IS THIS TORTURE?

YES OR NO?!?!

The reason they won't ask, of course, is that they fear being told that asking these questions PUTS OUR LIVES AT RISK!! Help! Help! Mommy! The bad journalist is trying to kill me! Cut his mic! Lock him up! Waah! Waaaaah!

This country seriously needs its own Suu Kyi.