30,000 hits

broderic on August 11, 2008

Sometime over the weekend, maybe Saturday night or Sunday morning, this blog went over the 30,000 hits. Now, this is just since I installed the statcounter counter in 2006. This blog has been going on much longer than that, but I doubt that I had hit half that many.

So, unofficially I am saying that we’re at 50,000 hits, but officially, as the statcounter says, we’re just past 30,000.

Thanks to you for making me surpass this milestone. I hope you keep reading and commenting. Thanks for those looking for cool lampshades, Doobie Keebler, News Radio Quotes, School Rumble #283, Tascha Yar naked, Oksana Akinshina naked, and many other search terms that lead you here. Without you, I couldn’t have made it this far.

Quote of the Day [8.10.08]

broderic on August 10, 2008

“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure; it is either a daring adventure or nothing.”

Helen Keller

Link of the Day [8.10.08]

broderic on August 10, 2008

Went to the Yard last night. Saw the O’s win one for the first time in a long while. Perhaps my streak of losses is over.

On one pitch a Texas player swung, lost his grip on the bat, and then lost his bat to a fan who caught it. We cheered. Hopefully, the dude’s okay and not hurt from some wooden projectile hurtling his way. At least he got a souvenir. I wonder if the bat is maple or ash?

http://www.sambat.com/

Captured on screen

broderic on August 9, 2008

Here’s the Big Picture’s take on the 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremonies. I missed the opening part with the drumming, the dancing and the children singing. I watched the parade of countries and that silly space walk for the Olympic flame. I just wanted to see the fireworks. For the country that invented them, it looked spectacular.

NBC coverage of the 2008 Olympics sucks!!

broderic on August 9, 2008

Suck it, NBC. Can’t you fucking support PPC? I want my Men’s Road Cycling now!

Update 1:

So I switch to the MacBook Pro. I need some Microsoft shit?! WTF?!? Can’t they use sucky flash? At least it’s built right into my browser!

Update 2:

Now I have to switch from Camino to Safari!!! WTF?! Camino is a Firefox variant?! Can’t they do anything right? (NBC and MS)

Update 3:

And that shit is beta?! WTF?!?!

I’m just gonna go to sleep, and read about it in the morning. Or see it on youtube.

Link of the Day [8.08.08]

broderic on August 8, 2008

So it’s a toy. So what? I like ’em. I collect figures. My older brother is building up a comic book/star wars figure collection. Me? I like the anime stuff. Lately, I’ve been interested in the small cute ones called nendoroids. They’re made by Good Smile Company. Today’s link will show you the list of them. It’s never too early to start a Christmas wish list.

http://www.nendoroid.org

Point A to Point B

broderic on August 8, 2008

Here’s an interesting article from the Washington Post highlighting the new bicyling paradigm in the Capitol. It seems that more and more people are not riding their bicycles for sport or for exercise, but as a tansportation. It’s getting to be downright Copenhagenized.

People just get on their bikes and ride to the store. To the cinema. To the restaurant to meet some friends. To school. To work. To places cars had taken us.

The price of gas going up has made sensible people get out of the car and onto a bike. You don’t really need to drive to the corner store. Put your groceries in your bike’s basket. You don’t need to drive to work. Cruise in style on two wheels. Pretty soon we may find out this is good for us and the planet.

Now, to find the quickest route to work.