(VDay + 3hr. CST) Kissing is healthy!
According to CNN, kissing is a good way to fight cavities...to quote:
...the American Academy of Dentistry says that kissing helps prevent cavities.

It may not be as effective as flossing and brushing, but kissing increases saliva flow, and the academy says saliva is an important buffer for tooth decay.
Well, I think the course of action is quite clear...I don't think anyone would mind having their health improved. I wonder how many slaps I'll get...

(VDay + 2hr46min CST) Y2K
(to borrow from Steve M.)Bwahahahahahahahahahah!!! Just when you thought the world might be a little sane, you find something like this that just blows that thought out of the water. Take a look at the cute little sign at the bottom right corner of the page...and note how accurate the model number is: BS-1. Kudos to Sanyo for milking the wrong animal (don't think too much about that one...too disgusting)

(VDay + 2hr39min CST) The Ass-Kicking Machine
Hahahahaha.....this is great. Hop on over here and take a look at the world's only ass-kicking machine. A few notable quotes:

In 1996, we were in southern Virginia on vacation when we passed by a small house on a backroad that featured, as part of the front lawn, a large contraption which was labeled The World's Only Ass-Kicking Machine!

Please don't attempt to operate the ass-kicker without Bob present, as it has been shown to be somewhat dangerous. Bob reported that at least once, the thing "started up by itself," and, well, kicked his ass.

Does The World's Only Ass-Kicking Machine Really Kick Ass? We are almost certain it kicks big-time ass. Bob's anecdotal report about being attacked by the ass-kicker when he got too close to it and "it started up by itself," plus the rugged design and Bob's conservative output rating of 100 asses per minute convince us that this device does, indeed, kick ass.

(VDay + 2hr3min CST) My pictures...
...are partially up now. I finally worked out a system to get all of my scanned images in, so I'll start the process of prepping all of the images and cramming them into the web pages. I have my scans of Thanksgiving break already up, so take a look if you so desire...just do a little clicking action on that Picturefest icon on the right...

Oh, and tell me what needs to be improved, what doesn't work yet (besides the christmas link), how much it sucks, etc, etc...

(VDay + 1hr50min. CST) etc Public Board
The Public Board lives! Well, kinda...that depends on you guys to actually visit it and post stuff. I've started it off with a long, boring post, so you better rush over there. I really think we should all start making it a constant thing, so to encourage it, I'm putting up a link to it from all parts of my site. If you've got a website, talk to Louis about how to add a direct link to the public board from your website. We can just use the same graphic on all of the sites, so talk to me if you want to use that 1 minute slap together thingy that I have on the right...I can adjust it to whatever background color you happen to have, or adjust it to light/dark transparency.

While I'm in the mood for online interaction, what about starting up a webring again? Louis' last one was...well, less than PC, but hilarious. It'd be kinda neat.

P.S. Okay, I admit, I really didn't want to make another graphic for today, so I cheeseballed the time on this one. And anyway, I just don't think that an entry for Valentine's Day should only have a single item in it...

(11:59 PM CST) Silly me...
I send out that ICQ message and don't even make an update for day...well,
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

There, I said it. Happy now?

(7:36 PM CST)


(10:33 PM CST) User Friendly: The Daily Static
Hehehehe....I *love* this strip. Check it out at www.userfriendly.org. Say hi to the Dust Puppy for me!

(7:25 PM CST) Acquitted!
Damn, that was a surprise...

*roll eyes*

I used to think of impeachment as a significant issue, considering that the last one this country saw was 131 years ago...but this is just pathetic. But, on the bright side, we'll all have some hilarious stories for our kids someday...though I'm not quite sure if I'd mention the cigar.... :)

(8:29 AM CST) Clinton, Impeachment, blah...
I'm totally used to ignoring anything that even mentions Clinton now, but this caught my eye: Today, we'll find out what the verdict is. Finally. Expectation is that he'll bounce off free, but more importantly, we can get back to the critical issues, like why Buy.com isn't going to be shipping my monitors after all...



(8:22 AM CST) Next-gen toilets
Hahahaha.....sounds cool. A toilet that needs a manual! The article is over on ZDNet.

(8:01 AM CST) Anti-Telemarketing
I don't know about everyone else, but I've gotten an average of 1-2 calls a week from telemarketers wanting me to get credit cards, choose a new bank, etc. And while it's a lot of fun to hang up on the ones that just won't shut up (you know, you say you're not interested, and they go on talking as though you didn't say a word), I think I'm going to have a lot more fun using Enigma, an anti-telemarketer program. It pops up a window with questions that YOU can ask THEM, and gives you excerpts from federal regulation for you to quote if they say they can't reveal their full name, company they work for, mailing address...

*evil smile*

This is going to be FUN...

Download here (567 KB)

(2:07 PM CST) The Image That Never Was
I actually wasn't sure about which image to use...this was the alternate that I finally decided against... :)

(4:29 AM CST) Valentine's Day
Oh, well, if it isn't that most amusing day, coming to play havoc with our feelings in 1999 (Hey, I'm not saying which side I'm on, "havoc" can be good and bad! Really!). That day, when the happy people positively glow, and the rest of us...I mean...them, rest of them try to survive the day without giving in to the bitterness at the commercials, the couples walking around, the website decorations, the magazine ads, the Valentine's day episodes of every television show ever made..............

*AHEM*

Aside from that, I'll take this moment to give a shout out to _______ , who will be testing the relationship waters come this Sunday. If all goes well, there'll be yet another couple to give an evil glare...er, a warm wish of success. Good luck, _______ ! :)

(9:50 PM) Note: I'm not allowed to reveal who this person is, hence the blanks...have fun guessing!

(4:18 AM CST) Breaking all records...
...is Nikhil, for keeping one of the worst updated sites in known history. But I'll justify myself by pointing out that I -have- been doing the groundkeeping on the FTP site. Which, by the way, is back this semester, and running significantly faster than last semester. If you want on, drop me a note. If you can't get on, and you used to be able to, note that THE IP ADDRESS HAS CHANGED! I'm going to drop dead for the next couple of days...you should see my carcass floating around UT to various classes, pretending to be me. It's not really me! Even though you may not be able to tell the difference... ;)