Here's a pic I took of my robot dinosaurs yesterday in my bedroom. It's a little better than the pics I have below.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Robot Dinosaurs
Here's a pic I took of my robot dinosaurs yesterday in my bedroom. It's a little better than the pics I have below.
Attack of The Gay Robot Dinosaurs
Just fooling around with my camera yesterday and took some pics around my aptartment. Here's a couple of my Gay Robot Dinosaurs. The pics came a little dark but you can still kind of make them out. When I used flash, they came out too bright and you couldn't see anything.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Is It Halloween Yet?
OK, I've gone and done something I've haven't done before. NO--NOT THAT, you perverts...though I wish it WAS that :) Whatever that might be???
What I meant is that I've put an actual photo of my scary self in my profile. Seeing as it's getting close to Halloween, I'd thought I would give everyone a good scare.
Sorry if seeing it gives you nightmares. In my defense, I must say I took that pic with a cheap camera and I'm a lousy photographer, so you can't expect much.
The previous pic I had there was of an anime character named Monkey D. Luffy from the anime series OnePiece. He's a pirate who has the ability to stretch like rubber, something I can't do. And he's way better looking than me, too.
Now if you would rather see Luffy than me in that spot, feel free to leave a comment asking for his return. If I get more votes for Luffy than for myself, I'll put his pic back up. Personally, I vote for Luffy 'cause I ain't crazy about looking at myself...that's why I only have one mirror in my apt. Don't be afraid to express your true opinion-if you'd rather see Luffy, say so--it won't hurt my feelings--I may end up changing it back anyway if I get sick of seeing myself there.
One reason I decided to put it there is because I think it makes the previous item I posted about the busload of guys even funnier when you can see what I really look like. :) Like guys would really line up for THAT! Also I felt it was about time I quit hiding behind Luffy and let people see the truth. Frightening as that may be!
I know some people worry about having their pics up because of the possiblity of someone stalking them...but I am quite confident NO stalker is THAT crazy to want to
waste their time on me.
Anyway...that's all I have to say for now...except THANKS to those of you who come here and read my silly ramblings.
What I meant is that I've put an actual photo of my scary self in my profile. Seeing as it's getting close to Halloween, I'd thought I would give everyone a good scare.
Sorry if seeing it gives you nightmares. In my defense, I must say I took that pic with a cheap camera and I'm a lousy photographer, so you can't expect much.
The previous pic I had there was of an anime character named Monkey D. Luffy from the anime series OnePiece. He's a pirate who has the ability to stretch like rubber, something I can't do. And he's way better looking than me, too.
Now if you would rather see Luffy than me in that spot, feel free to leave a comment asking for his return. If I get more votes for Luffy than for myself, I'll put his pic back up. Personally, I vote for Luffy 'cause I ain't crazy about looking at myself...that's why I only have one mirror in my apt. Don't be afraid to express your true opinion-if you'd rather see Luffy, say so--it won't hurt my feelings--I may end up changing it back anyway if I get sick of seeing myself there.
One reason I decided to put it there is because I think it makes the previous item I posted about the busload of guys even funnier when you can see what I really look like. :) Like guys would really line up for THAT! Also I felt it was about time I quit hiding behind Luffy and let people see the truth. Frightening as that may be!
I know some people worry about having their pics up because of the possiblity of someone stalking them...but I am quite confident NO stalker is THAT crazy to want to
waste their time on me.
Anyway...that's all I have to say for now...except THANKS to those of you who come here and read my silly ramblings.
Please Take A Number, Guys!
In case anyone reading this blog doubts for a minute just what a super-stud I really am, just take a look at the picture below which I took earlier today from my front window of all the hot guys waiting outside my building, hoping to get some of my sweet lovin'. The second pic shows the bus they came in on...that's right!...they're coming by the busload...now, aren't you all just a wee bit jealous of me?
Now I'm the first to admit I ain't all that hot, but I must be doing something right if the boys are arriving by the busload. Just hope I have time for them all--I wouldn't want anyone to feel neglected. Well, I better get going...I think I hear another bus pulling up outside.
Now I'm the first to admit I ain't all that hot, but I must be doing something right if the boys are arriving by the busload. Just hope I have time for them all--I wouldn't want anyone to feel neglected. Well, I better get going...I think I hear another bus pulling up outside.
Saturday, October 08, 2005
The Grand Challenge
Being a fan of science, technology, and especially ROBOTS, I just had to put up a link to this site. It's the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Grand Challenge, a competition to create a robotic vehicle for use by the military. Last year a prize of $1 million was offered to anyone who could complete the course through the Nevada desert but none of the robotic vehicles made it. Most broke down or crashed early in the race. The prize was doubled to $2 million for this year's competition. The race took place earlier today and several vehicles completed the entire 132-mile course!
No official winner was declared last time I checked, as the times have to be verified. The various vehicles began the race at different times.
What's really unique about these robotic vehicles is that they had to be autonomous, meaning they were not controlled by anyone with a remote control--they had to travel the entire course, which included obstacles, completely on their own. Of course the modifications and software were created by the various teams which were sponsored by corporations and universities.
Now some people might say, what's the big deal?--we've had robot rovers on Mars running around. But the Mars rover was not a full-sized vehicle, moved very slow, and there are few obstacles on the surface of Mars to interfere with its travels (except for maybe an occassional rock). These robotic vehicles included trucks, jeeps, even Hummers, all modified with GPS, cameras, lasers, etc., not to mention the sophisticated software required to analyze all the data necessary to keep the vehicle on the road & avoid obstacles.
Well, anyway if you're a geek like me (you probably already know about this) or not, then check out the site.
Hey, maybe someday there'll be robot NASCAR races!! Would that mean no more cute NASCAR drivers?
Sorry , I just put that last line in there to tease a couple of NASCAR fans I know :)
No official winner was declared last time I checked, as the times have to be verified. The various vehicles began the race at different times.
What's really unique about these robotic vehicles is that they had to be autonomous, meaning they were not controlled by anyone with a remote control--they had to travel the entire course, which included obstacles, completely on their own. Of course the modifications and software were created by the various teams which were sponsored by corporations and universities.
Now some people might say, what's the big deal?--we've had robot rovers on Mars running around. But the Mars rover was not a full-sized vehicle, moved very slow, and there are few obstacles on the surface of Mars to interfere with its travels (except for maybe an occassional rock). These robotic vehicles included trucks, jeeps, even Hummers, all modified with GPS, cameras, lasers, etc., not to mention the sophisticated software required to analyze all the data necessary to keep the vehicle on the road & avoid obstacles.
Well, anyway if you're a geek like me (you probably already know about this) or not, then check out the site.
Hey, maybe someday there'll be robot NASCAR races!! Would that mean no more cute NASCAR drivers?
Sorry , I just put that last line in there to tease a couple of NASCAR fans I know :)
Thursday, October 06, 2005
T.G.I.T
Thank Goodness It's Thursday!
Noo...wait...that's doesn't sound right...it should be Friday already!
Just a quick post to really say nothing much at all :) Been a slow week at work 'cause there were no classes for the past 3 days due to the Jewish New Year holiday. But today will no doubt be back to the usual madhouse! And I'm already tired...need more sleep...oh well, just have to tough it out, I guess.
Went to a couple fo my favorite blogs this morning, but had trouble with the sites loading. No pictures, and in some cases, not even text. Apparently photobucket.com's website is down and blogs displaying pics stored there are not loading properly. I tried to go directly to Photobucket, but got an error message saying "Could not connect to server". Tried to post here last night, but Blogger was down for maintenance as well.
Well, gotta go try to catch this next bus to work...and try to survive another day at work :)
Noo...wait...that's doesn't sound right...it should be Friday already!
Just a quick post to really say nothing much at all :) Been a slow week at work 'cause there were no classes for the past 3 days due to the Jewish New Year holiday. But today will no doubt be back to the usual madhouse! And I'm already tired...need more sleep...oh well, just have to tough it out, I guess.
Went to a couple fo my favorite blogs this morning, but had trouble with the sites loading. No pictures, and in some cases, not even text. Apparently photobucket.com's website is down and blogs displaying pics stored there are not loading properly. I tried to go directly to Photobucket, but got an error message saying "Could not connect to server". Tried to post here last night, but Blogger was down for maintenance as well.
Well, gotta go try to catch this next bus to work...and try to survive another day at work :)
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Scary Crash Video!
Came across this 8-second video clip on Google video. Don't know where its from but its one scary looking accident! Makes me glad I don't drive. Click on the title link to view it if you're not squeamish about such things. But be warned--it's frightening!
Monday, October 03, 2005
Slacker Like Me
I have become somewhat of a slacker lately when it comes to posting to this blog, having put up very little in recent weeks. Partly that's because I'm tired by the time I get home from work, and partly from just being lazy, I guess. Also there's the fact that I have an extremely dull life anyway which leads to not having much interesting to write about. Most days are the same--work, come home, read my favorite blogs, surf the 'net a bit, maybe watch some TV, then go to bed. I've got a wireless router and a wireless card I bought 2 weeks ago for another computer I've been going to set up, but I've been too lazy to even do that. It doesn't help, I suppose, that I stay up late doing nothing in particular, not getting enough sleep and also not really eating proper meals, leading to further lack of energy to do anything.
Sorry if I have overwhelmed anyone reading this with all of this EXCITING CONTENT !!. I'll try to tone things done a bit so no one becomes over-stimulated. He He He :)
I did manage to get out Saturday and see the movie Flight Plan starring Jodie Foster. It was pretty good, I'd give it 2.5 stars out of 4. Jodie Foster is a good actress, and put in a fine performance in this film, but there was just something about the movie that I found less than exciting. Maybe it was just my mood, or it could have been the fact that there were some annoying distractions in the theater. Like the guy in front of me with the baseball cap that had the brim sticking up in front of the screen and he'd remove the cap to scratch his head every now & again, or the whispering teenage girls behind me, or even the crying baby a few rows back.
The theater was crowded so I really couldn't change seats...the one drawback to going to the movies in the evenings. I used to only go during the days when there were less people , but recently decided it would be better to go in the evening rather than sitting bored at home.
Lately I've been in a strange, restless kind of mood anyway, and not sure exactly why but I have a few possible reasons. Next month I turn 50 years old ( scary, huh?) so maybe it's a mid-life crisis coming on...is 50 mid-life? I have been thinking a lot about how little I've done in my life so far and the thought has even occurred to me to just pack a backpack with whatever will fit in it and take off somewhere. Where I'd go or what I'd do is anyone's guess but I just have felt the urge to DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT than my usual boring existence up to now. Only problem with that is I have no car and no money so I'm not sure I'd get very far.
Well, once again, I have stayed up later than I should so I'll have to finish these rambling thoughts some other time. Starting to fall asleep at the computer......zzzzzzzzzz.....No, I'm awake......OK that's gonna have to be all for now.
At least I can travel in my dreams, although I usually end up in some weird place surrounded by strange people....or is that my real life?
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Sorry if I have overwhelmed anyone reading this with all of this EXCITING CONTENT !!. I'll try to tone things done a bit so no one becomes over-stimulated. He He He :)
I did manage to get out Saturday and see the movie Flight Plan starring Jodie Foster. It was pretty good, I'd give it 2.5 stars out of 4. Jodie Foster is a good actress, and put in a fine performance in this film, but there was just something about the movie that I found less than exciting. Maybe it was just my mood, or it could have been the fact that there were some annoying distractions in the theater. Like the guy in front of me with the baseball cap that had the brim sticking up in front of the screen and he'd remove the cap to scratch his head every now & again, or the whispering teenage girls behind me, or even the crying baby a few rows back.
The theater was crowded so I really couldn't change seats...the one drawback to going to the movies in the evenings. I used to only go during the days when there were less people , but recently decided it would be better to go in the evening rather than sitting bored at home.
Lately I've been in a strange, restless kind of mood anyway, and not sure exactly why but I have a few possible reasons. Next month I turn 50 years old ( scary, huh?) so maybe it's a mid-life crisis coming on...is 50 mid-life? I have been thinking a lot about how little I've done in my life so far and the thought has even occurred to me to just pack a backpack with whatever will fit in it and take off somewhere. Where I'd go or what I'd do is anyone's guess but I just have felt the urge to DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT than my usual boring existence up to now. Only problem with that is I have no car and no money so I'm not sure I'd get very far.
Well, once again, I have stayed up later than I should so I'll have to finish these rambling thoughts some other time. Starting to fall asleep at the computer......zzzzzzzzzz.....No, I'm awake......OK that's gonna have to be all for now.
At least I can travel in my dreams, although I usually end up in some weird place surrounded by strange people....or is that my real life?
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