…on the eBay. Saltic Shiwa Mens Size 9 US.

i just realized that we moved into this house one year ago last week (or so). so far, this home ownership thing isn’t too bad. it’s quite liberating, as you might imagine. no upstairs or downstairs neighbors, and more room. i enjoy room. not just room for stuff, but room to move.

whilst on the home-ownership note, i’ll note that kelly and i just sealed the driveway. it was ridiculously easy, and quite fun. the driveway sealer is like this liquid rubbering stuff that makes amusing noises when you push it around the driveway. it was fun. thpppbt! now our driveway is black black.

MochaCheapo®

Ingredients:

• 1 cup coffee
• 1/2 packet of instant cocoa
• 1 portion creamer

Directions:

stir well, serve.

(MochaCheapo® is a registered trademark of Geoffrey Noles, or quite possible Charlie Dillon, but then again, it may very well have fallen into the public domain.)

for felicia: here is the House Party Gallery and here is a picture of you.

and from Garrick, I learned an important lesson — “A shark on whiskey is mighty risky, but a shark on beer is a beer engineer.“

“Good Charlotte? More like Mediocre Green Day!” — Chris Rock.

It wouldn’t be so funny, if it wasn’t so true.

I’ve leafed through a couple of issues of AdBusters magazine a couple of times, and have always been intrigued by the layout and the complete deconstruction of branded® America&tm;. How should I best explain AdBusters? Well, I think they do it best:

Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Adbusters is a not-for-profit, reader-supported, 120,000-circulation magazine concerned about the erosion of our physical and cultural environments by commercial forces.

Yeah, pretty much. So are there ads in the magazine? Nope. The layout is fantastic and entertaining, but they somehow manage to stay away from having a “brand” themselves. I really don’t know how they do it, but they seem to stay on that razors-edge of having a good, gripping, competent design, but yet don’t fall into the trap of “no image as an image”. Also, culture jamming is a great idea (not to mention a great name), and I suspect that Warren Ellis knows well these busters of ad.

I do believe I will subscribe.

Jackson recommended that I:

A: Go here.

and

B: Watch the linked video.

I did both, and both were awesome. I’d heard that Junior Senior song a couple of times, and liked it — but combine that with a wacky/awesome 8-bit likeness of a squirrel et alia, well… I don’t think I need to explain that to you.

This just about sums it up…

(10:03:04) powerofmicans: mayumi just turned 25
(10:03:10) benATthelocust: yaaay!
(10:03:14) powerofmicans: she says hi
(10:03:17) benATthelocust: like just now?
(10:03:23) powerofmicans: yeah
(10:03:28) benATthelocust: this very hour?
(10:03:33) powerofmicans: flip of the switch

Happy 25th Birthday, Mayumi!

It’s Jackson Cooper‘s 24th birthday today! WOOOO!!! A special day for a special boy.

I just heard that my buddy David G. broke both of his arms last night in a high-speed bike-related accident. hit a big bolt lying in the road somewhere downtown. well, David is OK now, save for the two slings around his neck. get well, david!