Pirate Facebook

If you're on Facebook, you gotta try changing your default language to "English (Pirate)". I did that just today and it made Facebook seem a million times more awesome than it already was.

My Obligatory Christmas Rant

It's that...(sigh)...time of year again. That CHRISTMAS time of year.

Well, actually, it's not technically Christmastime yet. It's not even December yet. It's just that every retailer, mall, radio station, and tacky decoration would have me think that it's Christmas Eve already and that I have to get my shopping in RIGHT this second.

Thankfully, nobody got TRAMPLED at Black Friday this year like that guy did last year. At least, not that I've heard of.

But the shift to Christmas mode and shopaholic frenzies was, as always, flawlessly subtle. And for the most part, you know what I say?

Almost anyone can appreciate the initial concept of Christmas, Christian or not. Or at least, anyone who's ever seen A Charlie Brown Christmas can.

Boy, I wish I could dance like that.

But that's beside the point.

Yes, it is a religious day, commemorating the birth of Jesus. Or at least, the commonly accepted date for the birth of Jesus. But in it's own way, Christmas is also about giving and sharing and spending time with family. It's about peace and goodwill towards men.

At least supposedly.

I tend to find that it's less about faith in God and more about worship of the almighty dollar.

At this point, it has become sort of cliche to say that Christmas is too commercialistic. Everybody's heard that old, tired argument before. But when I see houses that look like this...

and stores with THIS sort of ethos...

and dolphins that look like THIS...

then, yeah, it's a bit hard for me not to be concerned.

Let's be really, really honest with ourselves for one minute. If the Grinch really did steal Christmas from us, we wouldn't be joining hands and standing in a circle singing. Oh no. We'd be siccing Rudolf on his sorry ass.

Because when it comes down to it, yes, it is all about the presents. The companies that sell the gifts you feel pressured to buy don't really care if your friends and families have a holly, jolly Christmas or not. Although they will be happy to take every penny that you give them for those presents in a flash.

Though in the end, what ARE we going to do about it? I suppose it is good for the economy, if nothing else. And some people really can get into the whole Christmas spirit without feeling like phonies.

Good for them, I suppose.

Happy Thanksgiving

Om nom nom nom.

Thursday Musings

If Thursday had a face, it would look like this.

I swear, it's a day of the week that was invented just to mock me.

The Konami Code

Do you know the Konami Code?

You know, "up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start"?
Well, when you look at a lot of websites (e.g. Facebook), you can type that code in and unlock an easter egg.

Observe.
http://www.konamicodesites.com/
This site not only requires using the code to access it, but links to many other pages with interesting Easter Eggs included.

Also, for fun, try it right now on this blog. I'm not a Javascript master, so I couldn't really put any bells and whistles into it, but I thought it was cool enough to be worthy of mention. :)

By the way, when trying to use the code, a lot of websites will require you to press enter after doing the code, including this one (up up down down left right left right B A enter).

A few things that could happen to you once you discover the magic of the Konami Code:

Barney the Dinosaur will decide to beat you up.

You will get 30 lives. In Spanish.

A hippo will do something unfortunate on your screen.

Everything will turn into jam.

You will find the master switch.





You will see jumping unicorns, PETA chicks, sharks, some guy's random spinning head, and the Last Supper.
And most importantly, you will win the internets.


Enjoy!

Sea Within A Sea

This video has recently been something of an obsession for me.

Innovation Or Ridiculousness? The World May Never Know...

http://kiwi6.com/file?id=4joepdm4
Click above link to hear me reading this post.

I've decided that I might try something new on the blog. Yes, that's right, not only can you read my nonsense, but you can now hear it too.

I'm going to...basically record myself reading the text of this blog. It's like a book-on-tape except not nearly as exciting, well-written or engaging.

Why would I do this, you ask?

Well, there's a entirely different dimension of communication that is conveyed when you listen to someone speak. You can hear their expression, their inflection, and their tone of voice. It's so much more expressive than just reading something off a page (or a webpage). Also, being a musicianly sort, I would rather hear things than just look at things.

I have yet to decide whether this is actually a good idea or just an incredibly pointless waste of time.

That being said, I'm not sure if I'll continue this for very long or not. It's pretty much just me experimenting with things. But I figure if people have the patience to listen to podcasts, they should have the patience to listen to ME yap.

Also, bear in mind that the "equipment" I'm using is pretty lackluster. I'm broke, people. I'm afraid that annoying buzz in the background is just going to have to stay there.

I really don't have much else to say right now, so I guess I shall see you on the dark side of the moon. This has been Spiderpig.

Peace out.