Aren't they pretty? Wonderfully adjustable. Comfy. They Breathe and I can get off the bike and walk comfortably.
Oh, and Neko Case in WMV glory promoting her new album. The songs sound very, very good. Looking forward to it.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
This is Just To Say
That Michael Buble makes me want to shove shrimp skewers in my ears.
That is all.
My apologies to William Carlos Williams. And Wendy O. Williams. And Robin Williams.
That is all.
My apologies to William Carlos Williams. And Wendy O. Williams. And Robin Williams.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
I'm Not Sayin'
That this is the most brilliant video ever made. I'm not even saying it's new. Just one of my favorites. Possibly because I could have made it. It is also my plan to one day execute these moves at someone's wedding. So, please, if you plan on getting married any time soon and inviting me, keep that in mind.
OK Go - A Million Ways Video. WMV 100 WMV 300 QT 100 QT 300
So come on. Who wants to join?
OK Go - A Million Ways Video. WMV 100 WMV 300 QT 100 QT 300
So come on. Who wants to join?
Monday, December 19, 2005
Calling All Geeks
I'm looking for some geeks to give me a hand. It's an idea for a business website and would use any combination of CSS/RSS/Ajax/DHTML and I know nothing about all of them. I have one geek giving me ideas, but I thought I'd contact other geeks.
Drop me a line if you have any clue what I'm talking about, or if you want to hear the idea and give me your ideas on how I could do it.
I'll pay you in mix CDs.
Drop me a line if you have any clue what I'm talking about, or if you want to hear the idea and give me your ideas on how I could do it.
I'll pay you in mix CDs.
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Best. Headline. Ever.
"Here comes Santa Claus again
With the liquor and drugs
And the flesh machine
He’s gonna do another strip tease.
Hey man, where’d ya get that lotion?
I’ve been hurting since I’ve bought the gimmick
About something called love
Yeah, something called love.
Well, that’s like hypnotizing chickens.
Well, I’m just a modern guy
Of course, I’ve had it in the ear before.
I have a lust for life"
With the liquor and drugs
And the flesh machine
He’s gonna do another strip tease.
Hey man, where’d ya get that lotion?
I’ve been hurting since I’ve bought the gimmick
About something called love
Yeah, something called love.
Well, that’s like hypnotizing chickens.
Well, I’m just a modern guy
Of course, I’ve had it in the ear before.
I have a lust for life"
Friday, December 16, 2005
T.J. Hooker Will Hook You Up
I get a lot of strange email. At first I thought this was spam (which technically it is), but I realized that they must know that it would appeal to me in some strange way. Not that I'd join. But, man, I hope his Esperanto movie is in the club.
Quote of the day: "I've always liked William Shatner as an actor, but I think I like him even more as a film critic."
Quote of the day: "I've always liked William Shatner as an actor, but I think I like him even more as a film critic."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Josh Silberstein
Fullturn Media
Phone: (917)804-5728
E-Mail: jsilberstein@fullturnmedia.com
Friday, December 16, 2005
William Shatner Launches DVD Club
Brooklyn, NY
William Shatner's new DVD club casts him in the one role he's not had during his storied 50-year acting career: film critic. The recently launched Official William Shatner DVD Club (www.ShatnerDvdClub.com), a DVD-of-the-month club, showcases the best sci-fi movies that didn't come to a theater near you. Shatner explains, "Determining what movies get broad distribution and studio marketing support is a complicated process, and unfortunately the caliber of the film isn't the only consideration. I've chosen a select group of memorable and entertaining sci-fi movies that never got the exposure they deserved, and made them available to fans everywhere at a great price."
While many of the films distributed by the William Shatner DVD Club have names that the casual fan may not recognize, those few fans who have seen these movies agree that they are underground hits. For example, in IMDB (the popular movie feedback website owned by Amazon.com), the following three recent movies received the same rating: Vanilla Sky, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and Ginger Snaps. Terminator 3 grossed $418mm at the box office. Vanilla Sky topped over $200mm during an impressive theater run. And Ginger Snaps? Ginger Snaps (a North American production) grossed a whopping 146,125 Spanish Pesatas in a brief European engagement before becoming an afterthought in a crowded sci-fi market. And most American movie fans missed out on one of the best sci-fi films of the last five years.
Ginger Snaps was the first movie William Shatner included in the club, but it is not the only great movie with an unfamiliar name available to members. Close Your Eyes, a sci-fi thriller, won three awards at the Paris Film Festival in 2004, and took home top honors from the Swedish Fantastic Film Festival in 2002. Richard Roeper (of Ebert & Roeper) raves about Close Your Eyes, ""One of the best thrillers I've seen probably since The Ring." Immortal (Ad Vitam), a film which was never released in U.S. movie theaters, has been called "jaw dropping, highly detailed, and smoothly executed" (Movie-vault.com) and "strangely and almost hypnotically engaging" (Moviepie.com). More information about the movies included in the club is available on the official website (www.ShatnerDvdClub.com).
One of the benefits of featuring less well known content is that the movies are available at very reasonable prices. In fact, subscribers to the William Shatner DVD Club will own a new film every month for about the cost of a rental. At the very reasonable price of less than $4 per DVD (including shipping) William Shatner hopes to make his club available to all sci-fi fans. Right now, the William Shatner DVD Club is offering anyone with an e-mail address a free Ginger Snaps DVD. To take advantage of this offer, go to www.ShatnerDvdClub.com.
Adam Schwartz, one of the very first people to join the club, had this to say, "I had never heard of Ginger Snaps but it was a great movie. And they gave me a bonus disc with it, so I actually got two movies for free. I've always liked William Shatner as an actor, but I think I like him even more as a film critic."
Saturday, December 10, 2005
All I Want for Christmas
Okay, it's not really for Christmas. I plan on buying something this spring. But I need to shop, right? And I need to compare and find what's right for me.
Of course I'm talking about a bike. And, despite some of the links below, I'm buying from an LBS.
anyway, here's my first choice. The Specialized Tri-Cross Sport. (The comp is more than I need.) It's sexy, fast, durable and just balls out cool. Here's the centerfold version. It will do everything I need. I can zip around on pavement like a demon and get my average speed higher. I'll be able to participate in longer rides and, not only that, I'll feel a hell of a lot cooler than I feel on my Giant MTB (Giant is the maker, not a descriptor). Don't get me wrong, I love my current bike. But my needs are changing rapidly.
Now, of course, I have to look at options. Yes the Tri-Cross feels the best, makes me happiest and what not. But what if there's something else out there that's better. So, my bottom must meet other saddles.
In no particular order:
The Bianchi Volpe. It'll do the job. And I'm changing my mind about steel. The Tri-Cross' aluminum frame is stiff and will feel great going at a good clip. But I'm a tad worried about how it'll perform on rougher surfaces. Steel feels pretty good going through muddy conditions . . . But it's also a little ugly. And it may not be what I want. But that may change by March. Besides, Gert's favorite road team is Liquigas (if you are European it's pronounced Leaky Gas), for obvious reasons. They're a Bianchi team. Not that it matters.
Trek XO-1. It's a nice bike. I like the wheel set. This would probably be number 2 on the list. What's it got going against it? Honestly? I don't want to seem like I'm out riding just because Lance was riding. And if I'm riding a Trek, even if it's not a road bike, well . . . you know. It doesn't have much going against it, except that it stretches the upper limit of my budget.
The LeMond Propad. Again, this is a nice bike. And another steel frame option. So, see the Bianchi for most considerations. This one's a slippery bastard. It's fast and it feels good. But, in the end, it rates down for some reason. It doesn't feel like it fits, I guess. Ito feels a bit utilitarian for the price. For that amount I wanted something lighter, I guess.
Finally, the strangest option. The custom build. My favorite bike shop has a guy who will do whatever I want to a Surly Cross Check. (Ignore the components on that list, it's just an example.) Steel again. And I could make it single speed (not that I would) or go all the way up to a triple. Components are limited to what he can get, my budget and my ideas. I can trick it out or keep it basic. They describe this frame as the Jeep of the cycling world. It's surprisingly light and pretty damn durable. Several racers in STL ride Surly frames and each bike is totally unique. There's something appealing about that. Plus, the only thing I worry about with the Specialized is the carbon forks. When carbon breaks, it breaks. Steel has a little more give. I'm well known for doing stupid things. Or, there was a case this summer where I was avoiding hitting another cyclist who skidded and fell that I had to go off the pavement and down a foot and a half lower at about 17 mph. I was airborne for a second and I hit the ground HARD. How I didn't go flying off the bike, I don't know. It certainly wasn't skill. With very no experience with carbon anything outside of dioxide, how would they have taken that impact? Plus, wouldn't it be perfect for me to ride something wit "Surly" emblazened on it?
Okay, so the forks are all I'm worried about with the Specialized. I dream about that damn bike. But, hey, no matter what I'll be dropping some good cash on a bike so I have to do my homework. Even if I'm pretty sure of the end result.
Oh, my other consideration is no matter what I get I have to get a second rear wheel and cassette so I can switch it out on the trainer.
Sorry. I'll wipe up the drool.
Of course I'm talking about a bike. And, despite some of the links below, I'm buying from an LBS.
anyway, here's my first choice. The Specialized Tri-Cross Sport. (The comp is more than I need.) It's sexy, fast, durable and just balls out cool. Here's the centerfold version. It will do everything I need. I can zip around on pavement like a demon and get my average speed higher. I'll be able to participate in longer rides and, not only that, I'll feel a hell of a lot cooler than I feel on my Giant MTB (Giant is the maker, not a descriptor). Don't get me wrong, I love my current bike. But my needs are changing rapidly.
Now, of course, I have to look at options. Yes the Tri-Cross feels the best, makes me happiest and what not. But what if there's something else out there that's better. So, my bottom must meet other saddles.
In no particular order:
The Bianchi Volpe. It'll do the job. And I'm changing my mind about steel. The Tri-Cross' aluminum frame is stiff and will feel great going at a good clip. But I'm a tad worried about how it'll perform on rougher surfaces. Steel feels pretty good going through muddy conditions . . . But it's also a little ugly. And it may not be what I want. But that may change by March. Besides, Gert's favorite road team is Liquigas (if you are European it's pronounced Leaky Gas), for obvious reasons. They're a Bianchi team. Not that it matters.
Trek XO-1. It's a nice bike. I like the wheel set. This would probably be number 2 on the list. What's it got going against it? Honestly? I don't want to seem like I'm out riding just because Lance was riding. And if I'm riding a Trek, even if it's not a road bike, well . . . you know. It doesn't have much going against it, except that it stretches the upper limit of my budget.
The LeMond Propad. Again, this is a nice bike. And another steel frame option. So, see the Bianchi for most considerations. This one's a slippery bastard. It's fast and it feels good. But, in the end, it rates down for some reason. It doesn't feel like it fits, I guess. Ito feels a bit utilitarian for the price. For that amount I wanted something lighter, I guess.
Finally, the strangest option. The custom build. My favorite bike shop has a guy who will do whatever I want to a Surly Cross Check. (Ignore the components on that list, it's just an example.) Steel again. And I could make it single speed (not that I would) or go all the way up to a triple. Components are limited to what he can get, my budget and my ideas. I can trick it out or keep it basic. They describe this frame as the Jeep of the cycling world. It's surprisingly light and pretty damn durable. Several racers in STL ride Surly frames and each bike is totally unique. There's something appealing about that. Plus, the only thing I worry about with the Specialized is the carbon forks. When carbon breaks, it breaks. Steel has a little more give. I'm well known for doing stupid things. Or, there was a case this summer where I was avoiding hitting another cyclist who skidded and fell that I had to go off the pavement and down a foot and a half lower at about 17 mph. I was airborne for a second and I hit the ground HARD. How I didn't go flying off the bike, I don't know. It certainly wasn't skill. With very no experience with carbon anything outside of dioxide, how would they have taken that impact? Plus, wouldn't it be perfect for me to ride something wit "Surly" emblazened on it?
Okay, so the forks are all I'm worried about with the Specialized. I dream about that damn bike. But, hey, no matter what I'll be dropping some good cash on a bike so I have to do my homework. Even if I'm pretty sure of the end result.
Oh, my other consideration is no matter what I get I have to get a second rear wheel and cassette so I can switch it out on the trainer.
Sorry. I'll wipe up the drool.
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