The Original Sassmo

McCain's actions reek of dishonesty

2008-05-23T03:01:00.000-07:00

John McCain has released his medical records to a small group of journalists. They'll be given three hours to look at over 400 pages of documents. Then, a separate group will also be given a few meager hours to pour over 1,000 pages of documents.
There are only two reasons to release data like this:
The first and least likely of the two answers is that he has morons for public relations officials. Since he's made it this far, that is highly unlikely.
The second and more likely answer is that there's something in those files that a) has been agreed upon by the journalists not to be disclosed; or b) there's something there, but it would take more than three hours to discover unless someone got really lucky and found the connection.

Mike Rotch and Harry Shaft cause controversy at Lawson High

2008-05-21T15:39:00.000-07:00

According to information that I pulled from a Facebook Group protesting the schools decision, students Dave Keyes and Linus Owens of Towson High School, Maryland, have been suspended for the last 4 days of school and barred from the school prom for signing their names on a photo as "Mike Rotch" and "Harry Shaft," which was later transcribed into the yearbook (see the image to the right; Top Row).

While I'm sure that somewhere in the school's code of conduct you can find a rule that would justify punishment, is 4 days and banishment from the senior prom a justifiable punishment for this incident? I've never been to Maryland, but at my high school even a fist fight wouldn't get you 4 days suspension and banishment from the prom unless it was a particularly bad one that had escalated into a multiple person brawl or something.

Are the yearbook staff and the yearbook adviser being punished as well? These are pretty obvious fake names. In a school where the entire enrollment is approximately 1500 (according to Wikipedia) wouldn't the yearbook staff recognize that the caption was wrong, especially since it seems these two students are fairly well known? Did an administrator or faculty member bother to proof the yearbook before it went to print and if so, are they at fault as well?

Do you think the actions warrant the punishment? Should an administrator or faculty member also be held accountable? Voice your opinion in the comments section or call the school at 410-887-3608.

Wigger on the bus gets put in his place

2008-03-13T02:18:00.000-07:00

Tonight on the bus there were a bunch of Wiggers (see photos or Wiki) and they were talking all kinds of trash and being real rude even though the bus was crowded and there were a few older folks sitting nearby.
So this one starts talking about how hard he would fuck Jessica Alba... He gets up in the middle of the bus, holding the handrail for support, and starts humping the air and grinding one of the seats, gyrating around for about 2 minutes.
So after he's made a big spectacle of himself on the bus in front of his friends and all these older people, I turn to him and I say, "Dude... Did you know Jessica Alba has the herp?" He went nuts, like Alba was his girlfriend who he'd just found out had cheated on him or something. He just sat there in the back of the bus in disbelief shouting, "No, way!"
His friends all started laughing their asses off and giving him a huge ration of shit. A couple of the older folks that heard what had happened turned to me and gave me nods to show their appreciation for putting the little twit in his place.

The "I'm fucking...(Insert Celebrity)" Meme?

2008-02-28T00:06:00.000-08:00

I'm fascinated by these videos, but especially by the fact that the last one was filmed on the set of a Kevin Smith flick with Elizabeth Banks singing "I'm Fucking Seth Rogen." I think it would be really great if this became a meme - different stars and famous people making "I'm fucking..." videos.
It's pretty genius because it mocks the whole tabloid TMZesque papers and sites by shoving it right in their faces. Are these videos serious or is it just another "act"?

I'm fucking Matt Damon:

I'm fucking Ben Affleck:

I'm fucking Seth Rogen:
Sorry, the video is not embeddable...

The people of Seattle

2008-02-25T00:12:00.000-08:00

I moved to Seattle about a month ago for an internship. My house is approximately 3 bus transfers away from my job and at one leg of my trip is through the middle of downtown Seattle. I've begun to notice people in the city who are out of the ordinary.
The following people have caught my attention and I would love to do a feature on them if I could only muster the guts to approach them and ask about their peculiarities:

Blind Wolverine: This guy looks exactly like Hugh Jackman's Wolverine before he joined the X-Men, right down to the spiked hair and clothing style... But instead of blades that protrude from his knuckles he carries a white can most commonly used by the blind or visually impaired.

The Walrus: This guy's fashion is straight out of the 80's punk movement except his glaringly huge "Walrus" mustache. It's similar to Nietzsche's Stache (photo below) except that it's bigger. It looks as though the guy combs it down over his lips and then trims the underneath so that the under layer pushes the top out and over his lips.

The Flute Guy: In the building I work in, there's a guy that I've seen a couple times practicing on a cheap recorder in the parking garage. One day in the elevator I mentioned him to a couple guys I was sharing the ride with and one of them said one day he came out of the elevator and the guy was practicing Tai Chi right front of the door.

Those 3 are the only guys I can think of right now, but for your enjoyment, here's the list of my favorite peculiar people in Honolulu:

John "Mango Man" Cruz: He's a homeless vet that's been haunting the town of Kailua since the 70's. A friend of mine used to work at the Safeway that Cruz frequents and made friends with him. He's a very intimidating guy, but very nice. Recently he was hit by a car and there's been huge public support for him to pull through the incident.

Tuxedo Man: He always wears a neatly pressed Tuxedo and can often be seen walking the streets of Manoa. He usually carries a briefcase and a few plastic bags. He's most commonly found in the Hamilton Library at the University of Hawaii although when people start to recognize his routines he changes them up a bit. This person noticed that he was sitting at the same benches every night, and left him dinner but he never came.

The Rhinoceros Man: This guy has a lot of different names, like the Horned Man, etc., but if you describe him to anyone that's seen him, they immediately recognize who you're talking about. He's an older guy with gray hair that is always neatly kept and in the front protruding from the front of hairline is a tubular chunk of hair that about an inch thick that protrudes forward about 6 inches. It looks like he puts something in it and then twists it forward. The most peculiar part is that it is flat on the end as though someone actually sheared it with a razor after it hardened into that shape.

I hope you enjoyed this post. If you have comments, photos, stories, etc. about the people above, or you have your own favorite peculiar person in whatever city, please post them in the comments section and I'll address them in a later blog.

The last laugh?

2008-02-20T02:03:00.000-08:00

I USED to be a big Morcheeba fan. Now that the ban is broken up, I'm a Skye Edwards fan.
Dive Deep and The Antidote are Morcheeba's newest albums (both sans Skye Edwards). I don't recommend you buy them however, because now they sound like a cheap, poppy imitation of all the other generic Euro trip-hop/downtempo bands out there.
It's just the Godfrey Brothers trying to ride Morcheeba's fame even though it's not really Morcheeba anymore. I'd heard that Paul Godfrey is particularly a douche bag (Groping former band mates; I also read somewhere that he treated a sound technician with so much arrogance and disrespect that the guy refused to work with him again).

Media only tells one side of "Plagiarism on the Campaign Trail"

2008-02-19T09:14:00.000-08:00

Recently Hillary Clinton accused Barack Obama of plagiarism for an ad-lib speech in which he repeated the words of one of his close friends and colleagues. All the media outlets are picking it up and running with it, but did they do any legwork to see if perhaps Hillary is a hypocrite?

Clinton is also guilty of plagiarizing Rudy Giuliani when she said, “I’m tested. I’m ready. Let’s make it happen,” in El Paso and of plagiarizing Obama himself when she said, "We are fired up and we are ready to go because we know America is ready for change and the process starts right here in Iowa.”

Now, instead of repeating Clinton's accusation, a good journalist would do a little bit of fact-checking and take Clinton to task on her own plagiarism.

Last night I began to gather a list of which publications just repeated what the Clinton Camp said and the ones that actually did homework and actually deserve the title of journalist (at least in the context of reporting this story), but there were far too many that fit into the first category and it grew tiresome.

One surprise is that Fox News was actually reporting both sides, which was refreshing... I guess it makes sense that they would report on something that can later be used as fodder for promoting McCain.

On another note, I'm currently talking with an LA Times writer who's column was one of the first to get me upset about this, so maybe I'll talk about that next, when I'm done corresponding with him.

I want a return to honest politics

2008-01-08T10:43:00.000-08:00

I recently read an article from The New Yorker titled Sparring Partners and the last paragraph struck a cord for me. It got me thinking about the public discourse offered to us by Presidential candidates.

[Obama] answered, “I think it would be a profound mistake for us to use nuclear weapons in any circumstance”—he paused—“involving civilians.” He paused again. “Let me scratch that,” he added. “There’s been no discussion of nuclear weapons. That’s not on the table.”
Let me scratch that, indeed. The sentence you are reading has been tweaked a half-dozen times. But in an age of omnipresent microphones, instant transcripts, cell-phone videos, and merciless cable-TV hosts, politicians have no such luxury. When they open their mouths, the first draft is the final. Off the cuff is engraved in granite.

Many consider Obama to be naive because he answered a question off-the-cuff instead of using pre-written rhetoric. I appreciate Obama's off-the-cuff remarks though. If he had done his homework and already had a stance on the question, it would have made him look all the more genuine.
I want a candidate that's not afraid to answer any question, say what's on his mind, and have no apologies later. I want a candidate who isn't afraid to walk into a room where the questions are spontaneous. I want a return to the days when, for better or worse, candidates were asked honest questions from normal citizens who hadn't been pre-selected by the candidates campaign committees.
I want a candidate that has done his homework and has a stance on ALL the important issues. Plans for his first few months in office? Aspirations are also important. What kind of goals does the candidate have besides their media-prescribed talking points?
Clinton is casting Obama's response about diplomacy with leaders of hostile countries as a rookie mistake, but I think it was a refreshing answer. But I want a candidate to take the next step and meet with diplomats. If a presidential candidate could secure peace, or even open a dialogue about peace, before he even walked into the Oval Office, he would most likely secure my vote.

What the Dems can learn from Ron Paul

2008-01-04T13:22:00.000-08:00

Everywhere are talking about and rallying behind Ron Paul. Do a search for "Ron Paul Democrat" on google and you'll come up with groups across the country called "Democrats for Ron Paul", news reports that Paul is a Dem in GOP clothing, and online news sources (often accussed of being left-leaning) shouting Paul from the rooftops.

With all of this grassroots support and a GOP donations record-breaking 4th quarter, why are the parties so afraid to embrace Paul and his ideas? If Obama, Hillary, or Edwards would sincerely grab ahold of some of Paul's ideas (not just empty rhetoric, but honest adoption of some of his ideas), then they would not only inherit Paul's supporters if/when he is forced to drop out, but they would also demonstrate that they're able to be flexible in their opinions and excercise the will of the people they hope to represent.

Here are the top 3 reasons I believe Ron Paul is so popular among both sides of the political spectrum:

1) Ron Paul says he'll pull troops out of Iraq immediately
Even Jon Edwards' nine month plan is not good enough. Americans ousted the GOP from Congress in favor of the Dems in 2004 because they wanted change in Iraq. The Dems still haven't made good on their promises from 2004, so why should we vote for any Dem candidate that doesn't promise to make it right as soon as they enter office?

2) Civil Rights
Americans want their civil liberties back. They don't want to be spyed on, they don't want to be watched, they don't want to be tasered, they don't want to be kidnapped, they don't want to be tortured and they don't want their government to do it to other country's citizens in the US's name.

3) His stance against corporate subsidies
Most Americans have figured out by now that there is a lot of politicking in DC that either directly or indirectly helps big corporations on the backs of the American People. Whether it be subsidized corn that's helping America get fatter, big pharmaceuticals that keep Americans from the medicine they need, sub-contracting to suspect private corporations like Blackwater, etc., etc., etc., the American people want fair, honest government that doesn't include making big corporations even bigger.

WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN DO TO BRING ABOUT THESE CHANGES
Even if you don't believe in all of Ron Paul's stances, you can still show support for his ideas by supporting him in the primaries. No matter your party affiliation, you can still go to the Republican primaries where you can cast a vote for Paul. He's a longshot for the White House, but if he garners enough support maybe some of the other candidates will start to realize why he's made it this far. You can also write about what you want and what you believe in. Finally, call the candidate's local or national offices and encourage them to pass the word on to the candidate that what they're proposing in the election promises isn't enough.

Solar energy storage unit idea

2008-01-04T09:35:00.000-08:00

Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving - Albert Einstein

The other day an idea popped into my head and I haven't been able to get it out since. I've been very interested in solar energy lately and how nobody has really found an efficient way to store the energy created by it. Then my mind wandered to the simple lessons of potential and kinetic energy that I learned in my college physics class.
My idea involves putting a pump at the bottom of large energy producing dams like Hoover. At night water is released to power the grid. During the daytime solar energy is used to power the grid and any energy not utilized by the grid is used to pump the water back to the top of the dam so that it is turned back into potential energy.
A variation of the idea involves having a field or plant of piston-like weights that are alternately raised by solar energy and then released to power turbines.

-----------UPDATE!-----------
There's actually a remote village on the Donoussa Island in the Aegean Sea, Greece, that is already utilizing solar energy to pump water to an upper reservoir during the day and then running the water through a turbine down to a lower reservoir at night in order to power the village.
You can see the abstract of a paper written about it here.

A solution to California's conflicts with the EPA

2008-01-03T11:49:00.000-08:00

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward. -- John Maynard Keynes

California is going about its Greenhouse Gas regulations conundrum all wrong. The Bush Administration and our special-interests controlled Congress will always fight tooth and nail to stop California from enacting harsher rules. So why do we fight for new rules when a few minor adjustments to the existing ones would suffice?

California can "quietly encourage" its citizens to work towards more eco-friendly vehicles by slowly raising the registration fees, excise taxes and gas taxes for gas-guzzling, CO2 producers. D.C. won't be able to argue against the fees because they already levied the same taxes on their citizens in 2004:

Washington Post, December 8, 2004 - The D.C. Council approved legislation yesterday that will require District owners of large, luxury sport-utility vehicles to pay a higher excise tax and registration fee next year, after concluding that the vehicles contribute to air pollution and street damage.

But under the new legislation, residents with clean-air hybrid cars will no longer have to pay an excise tax and will have their vehicle registration fees cut in half. Original Source

Extra revenue produced by those who are penalized could then be filtered back into clean energy research and implementation, Transportation Infrastructure maintenance and construction, etc.

California could start with newer vehicles, while grandfathering in older ones and then each year move the bar a little lower until all vehicles are assessed registration fees based on the amount of pollution they produce. The fees can be based on the standard EPA ratings of each vehicle. Then any vehicle that has been modified to lower its emissions or consumption, such as a converted bio-diesel, can go through an inspection process to lower its rating.

Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you

2007-12-14T09:55:00.000-08:00

Turn on your speakers and press play:

"Mele Kalikimaka" by Bing Crosby

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawian Christmas Day
That's the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you

(The Andrew Sisters)
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawian Christmas day
That's the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you

(The Andrew Sister's and Bing Crosby)
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawian Christmas Day
Thats the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry christmas a
very merry christmas , a very, very, merry,merry Chistmas to youuuuuuuuuu

An open letter to Carolyn Washburn regarding Dennis Kucinich's exclusion from the Iowa Debate

2007-12-14T09:11:00.000-08:00

The following is an e-mail I sent to Carolyn Washburn, regarding the exclusion of Dennis Kucinich from the Iowa Debates because his "office" is in his Iowa home. For more info, see: http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/12/were-only-surpr.html

To: Carolyn Washburn (cwashburn@dmreg.com)
Subject: Political Hackery (that's you!)

Aloha,

I am a 26-year-old working class American. I am by no means a pundit or political extremist or uber-liberal or whatever convenient label you want to throw out there. By excluding Dennis Kucinich in the Iowa Debate, you've stooped to the level of political hackery that is so common among people such as Bill O'Reilly, Bill Maher, and Ann Coulter. What kind of excuse is "His home doesn't count for an office," is that? Beings that he actually LIVES in Iowa and he's a serious candidate, he has more of a right to be there than the rest of them. He's the only HONEST candidate. Obama and Hillary are talking heads supported by the media and have a proven track record of doing the same Goddamn thing that the rest of Washington is doing and it's what is screwing up this country, so why give them preferential treatment?
People like you are the reason that the American people are more and more disenfranchised with the political process. People like you are the reason that more and more our Government believes it's okay to abuse the ignorance of its people. Shame on you.

Sincerely,
Jay Chrisman

The end of Movember

2007-11-30T12:24:00.000-08:00

It's been a long, strange journey growing this moustache. I've sported some kind of facial hair since I was about 15, but this is the first time I grew only a moustache. I've never realized how powerful facial hair can be in effecting the way people react to you.
Throughout the month I had at least 3 situations where people assumed that since I had the classic conservative Republican look going, that I was a neo-con. They confronted me on various topics ranging from how much they hate Republicans to how spineless Democrats are. I agreed with most of their opinions, but by then we were so drunk and/or high that it was impossible to convince them that I agreed with their viewpoints.
I've also had friends tell me how much they don't like "clean" Jay, even though I haven't felt like my face was this dirty since I grew my goatee out for like a year, the result being a gnarly, tangled mess of pube-like hair growing from my chin that extended down to about my sternum.
Tomorrow will be a new era of facial hair. I'm going to shave off the Mo and possibly dye my hair. I won't be updating this blog with photos on a daily basis anymore, although I may keep a running tally similar to those vids that were popular a while back of the guy who photographed himself every day for like a year.

The end of Movember!

Day 30

Movember Days 28 & 29

2007-11-29T10:35:00.001-08:00

Day 29

Day 28

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Days 22 through 27 of Movember

2007-11-27T13:37:00.000-08:00

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday I rented a car and drove to Oregon to suprise my Dad. The visit with all my family was great and I even got to see an old friend from college who I haven't seen in about 2 years. On the way up I stopped and partied in Bend, OR, which is a pretty rockin' town. Someone at that party treated me like a cop/dirty Republican because of my Mo (did I talk about how I got treated like a cop around day 15?), which I'll probably reflect on in a few days. Other than that, pretty smooth sailin'.
If you get a chance, check out my review of the Pontiac Grand Prix I drove up and why you should never buy one.

Here are all the photos:

Day 27

Day 26

Day 25

Day 24

Day 23

Day 22

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Why the 2006/2007 Pontiac Grand Prix sucks balls

2007-11-27T12:44:00.000-08:00

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I rented a 2007 (it might have been a 2006) Pontiac Grand Prix so that I could go on a roadtrip. At first I was pretty stoked with the car, but after driving it about 1500 miles there were several design flaws that although minor, seriously detracted from my experience.

The first problem that I noticed and the easiest for a consumer to fix himself is the quality of the factory installed stereo.

Reasons the factory installed stereo sucks balls:
• The equalizer settings made all of my CDs sound like shit. I tried to find the best sounding EQ setting for every CD I put in, but none of them sounded good. I’ve come to the conclusion that the only CDs that would sound good on this stereo are ones with spoken word or heavy bass.
• Acceleration caused the volume to increase. I’m not sure if this feature was on purpose, but if it was, the guy who thought it was a good idea should get a solid kick to the nuts. It was kind of nice for about the first hour that the stereo adjusted the volume for road and engine noise, but after that it just got annoying that I wasn’t in control of how loud or quiet the stereo got.
• If I put a CD in, it was either loud or quiet – no happy medium. The volume knob clicked for each increment of volume. A comfortable volume for the radio was about 10-15 clicks, however for CDs, 3 clicks meant I could hardly hear my music and 4 meant it was too loud for my passenger to put on headphones and watch a movie.

The second problem I noticed was the cruise control.
• Most car manufacturers have figured out that the cruise control is most easily accessible on the steering wheel, near where you rest your thumbs. Not the case for the Grand Prix. Instead they put it on the turn signal branch, which wouldn’t have been too bad if the controls weren’t useless.

• There was no decelerate option. That meant every time I hit some slower traffic, I either had to turn the toggle switch to off or tap the brakes to turn the cruise control off, let the speed of the car decelerate until it matched traffic and then turn it back on. That wouldn’t have been too bad except it got annoying that every time some idiot was hanging out in the passing lane – going slower than the speed limit – I had to take my hands off the steering wheel to fuck with the cruise control.
• The designer had the good sense to make the accelerate side of the toggle switch spring loaded, but not the off switch. I know, minor detail, but the on button doesn’t override the off switch and I forgot to switch the damn thing back to the middle enough times that it got really annoying.

My third and final complaint didn’t rear its ugly head until after dark. The dome light sits in the middle of this big upside-down dome thing that extends down from the ceiling. Whenever you switch the rear-view mirror to nighttime, the lights from the car behind you are bright enough on the dome light area that it reflects in the rear-view mirror and obstructs your view.
Why is that big upside-down dome thing there? I couldn’t find a purpose for it other than an aesthetic one. If it was put there purely for aesthetics, I’d like to know the address of the guy who thought that was a cool aesthetic because I’d like to go over to his house and shine a floodlight through his bedroom windows at 3 o’clock in the morning until he realizes how shitty I thought his idea was.

Other than those three complaints, I was really impressed with the performance of the vehicle. It handled well, the acceleration – even on an incline – was impressive, and the gas mileage was superb for a non-hybrid vehicle. If the interior design hadn’t completely pissed me off, I would probably recommend the Pontiac Grand Prix to anyone who would listen.

Day 21 of Movember

2007-11-21T09:18:00.000-08:00

Day 21

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Day 20 of Movember

2007-11-20T12:08:00.001-08:00

Day 20

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Day 17, 18, and 19 of Movember

2007-11-19T10:00:00.000-08:00

Had an awesome weekend. Went to a pretty dope little house party on Friday and went to the Snowboard Expo at CalExpo in Sacramento on Sunday. It always feels great when you get a good deal on something and I did just that at CalExpo. The Zumiez employees work off of commission so this good looking girl was being real flirtatious in order to ensure she got the commission. I turned it back on her however when I told her I hadn't planned on spending so much and I could only afford to pay $160, which was about $30 less than the total cost of the already discounted snowboard jacket, pants and goggles I was holding. It took about 5 minutes for her to verify it with a supervisor and I was out the door with my brand new gear.
Anyway, here's my Movember photos and a fun little animated gif of my new fake product, MoGrow!

MoGrow ad:

Day 19

Day 18

Day 17
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Day 16 of Movember

2007-11-16T09:47:00.001-08:00

Quiksilver Announces Participation in Movember.

I'm glad to see that a lot of people in America are joining in to make a difference for a good cause. Kudos to Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds, Reese Forbes and all the guys over at Quiksilver who have volunteered to grow Mos.

Day 16
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Day 15 of Movember. Half way there!

2007-11-15T11:50:00.000-08:00

Day 15
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Day 14 of Movember

2007-11-14T10:34:00.000-08:00

Day 14
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Day 13 of Movember

2007-11-13T10:00:00.000-08:00

Last night I attended a charity fundraiser for a musician with a heart condition and attempted to spread the good word of Movember among wine connoisseurs. Hopefully some of them actually take a look at the cool little business card sized flyers I made.

Day 13

Days 10, 11, and 12 plus a weekend update

2007-11-12T08:50:00.001-08:00

This weekend was pretty crazy so my internet availability was sporadic and I was unable to upload until today.

Friday night Marc and I went to Folsom Hotel (bar) to watch his friend's band Point Dexter. Folsom Hotel is a definate Cougar Den. In the first 5 minutes of being in the bar this woman who had to be at least 50 offered both of us blowjobs and told us she could show us things the younger girls we're used to could or would never do... Then she liked the side of Marc's face and almost fell over.
Then Saturday and Sunday we spent most of the day four-wheeling and hiking. It was a pretty eventful weekend, but I won't divulge for the sake of not incriminating myself or others.
On with the photos! I'm putting them in reverse order so that you can go from bottom to top to follow the progression:

Day 12

Day 11

Day 10

Day 9 of Movember!

2007-11-09T08:16:00.001-08:00

I'm probably gonna be partying and havin' a good time this weekend, so there may not be an update until Monday, but I'll still have my camera with me, taking pictures.

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Day 8 of Movember. Haircut!

2007-11-08T09:19:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I went and got a haircut at SuperCuts. I've gotta say, every other SuperCuts I've been to has old asian ladies working there, but this one is different. It's in Placerville, CA on Missourri Flats and it is staffed by all beautiful girls who are also very good at cutting hair. Shampoo for an extra $4? Yes please!
My MO is starting to fill out nicely. Along with my new haircut, I think by the end of the month I could pull off a Super Troopers' Officer Farva very nicely.

Day 7 of Movember

2007-11-07T08:08:00.000-08:00

I was going to shave today to make the moustache look more prominent than the rest of the stubble on my face, but then I couldn't muster the ambition to do it this morning. Eh... Maybe tomorrow.

Radiohead has made 2.7 Million so far on "In Rainbows" sales

2007-11-06T16:20:00.000-08:00

Using data mined from this article by Breitbart, I have figured that Radiohead has made 2.7 million dollars on the "In Rainbows" experiment.
This is a far greater amount than the pennies per CD that most bands make on their CDs.
Here are the numbers:

- 1.2 million people have downloaded the album

- 38% paid an average of $6. 38%x1.2mil=456,000, 456,000x$6=$2,736,000

That means that Radiohead has made $2,736,000 off of sales of "In Rainbows" so far.

Furthermore, if you factor in the other 62% of the people that didn't pay a penny for the album, Radiohead still averaged $2.28 in their pockets per album downloaded, versus the pennies per CD that most artists recieve from their labels.

Day 6 of Movember

2007-11-06T10:37:00.000-08:00

Day 6

It's really starting to grow in a bit now. It's definately visible. Give it 2 or 3 more days and I will officially have a moustace instead of just stubble. Then I just need to spend the rest of the month shaping it in the best Mo of all times.

Days 4 & 5

2007-11-05T08:24:00.000-08:00

Sorry folks, didn't have internet access on Sunday so here's yesterday and today.

Day 4

Day 5

Day 3

2007-11-03T10:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a pic of Day 3 from my hotel room at The Block Hotel

THE Block - Snowboard Hotel

2007-11-02T20:24:00.000-07:00

I'm staying in Lake Tahoe,NV/CA this weekend at The Block, self-proclaimed snowboard hotel. It's the most badass hotel I've ever been in. They've got a hangout room with computers, pool tables, etc. in the lobby and a lanai with a hot tub and BBQ.
Our room cost us $140 and as we were paying the dude handed us beers out of a fridge from behind the counter. All the rooms come with big TVs, stereos, PS2s, XXX and PPV. From what I hear, they've got dope-ass parties during the snowboard season too.

My first Movember Photos

2007-11-02T08:31:00.000-07:00

Proof that I was clean-shaven on November 1st (this news story happened on Nov. 1st)

Day 1 of Movember

Day 2 of Movember

Info about Movember

2007-10-26T13:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday's post did not include information about Movember, so here's some useful info and links:

Donate to the Prostate Cancer Foundation using my code:
Go to http://www.movember.com/donate.php and use code 87374

Movember originally started in Australia or New Zealand and involves clean shaven faces on Nov. 1st and culminates at the end of November when contestants display their "Mo's" to be judged for originality, style, celebrity resemblance, etc. The idea of Movember is to raise money and awareness for Prostate Cancer and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (prostatecancerfoundation.org).

The Rules:
- On day "Mo-1" (October 31), the complete moustache region, including the entire upper lip and the handlebar zones, must be completely shaved.
- For the entire duration of Movember (Movember 1 - 31 inclusive), no hair shall be allowed to grow in the goatee zone - being any facial area below the bottom lip.
- There is to be no joining of the moustache to sideburns.
- Failure to conform to all of these rules may, at the discretion of the official Movember Committee, result in instant blacklisting and may void invitation to the Mo Ball.
- Movember Committee accepts no responsibility for lost jobs, rashes, food/beer encrustments or any other such mishaps caused to the wearer (or his partner) of a Movember Moustache. You grew it yourself.

The Movember Web site(US):
Movember.com/us

Get your workplace involved:
http://www.movember.com/us/howtogetmo-ing/07/Work-or-Social-Team

Host a Movember party sponsored by PlayboyU.com:
http://www.movember.com/us/moparties/mocampusparties.php

The original(?) Movember site (not very organized and they advocate just giving the money to whatever charity you feel like):
Movember.org

Celebrating Movember

2007-10-25T14:55:00.000-07:00

Last night I was watching Current_TV when they ran a story about a fundraiser for testicular cancer in Australia called Movember. Participants in Movember shave their faces clean on the first of November and then compete all month long to see who can grow the best moustache. I'll be chronicling the entire thing here on this blog and probably posting a time-lapsesque video of my progress at the end.

Here is a picture of me today, growing my man-beard for Halloween. November 1st it'll be gone in order to make way for the best Super Troopers stache ever seen.