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January 28, 2004
Worms
Brian Martin gets it. I said it before and I'll say it again, I hate this stuff.
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January 26, 2004
Winter Humor
Some things during the winter are just too much fun to keep to ones self. For example, Bob decided at some point that tasting randomly discovered objects is a safer means to identification than say... oh I don't know, washing it off maybe? I'm more suprised the added chemicals found in the salt didn't make him instantly ill. Oh well, thanks for providing a good laugh Bob!
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January 16, 2004
Bubba Ho-Tep
I finally got to see the latest and greatest of the Bruce Campbell movies, Bubba Ho-Tep. It's rather unfortunate for me that I didn't discover this gem playing sooner, as Mr. Campbell was local to discuss the film after it's opening last week. A classic indy movie with some bad effects, and the typical overacting on some scenes. Mr. Campbell isn't quite believable as a walker bound old man, but he doesn't do too bad at the whole Elvis thing. Even more bizarre, the last showing of the film at the theater (which is what I went to), the theater wasn't empty. While it wasn't packed either, it did contain at least a good 1/2 of the theater full. From the looks of it, it will be hard to catch this movie anywhere else.
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January 15, 2004
Confused Apple?
While I'm not typically one to fall initially for the hype of a new product (I did once and it cost me too much), I found it interesting to notice that Apple has introduced the new Mini iPod at a cost of $250 (plus shipping and handling). Cool features about it: small size, multiple color attachments. Thats pretty much it.
On the flip side, looking at the Macintouch website, one can discover a link to Amazon that looks remarkably like this (Macintouch Amazon referral). It's a link to a 10GB iPod running at a cost of $236 + change.
At approximately twice the storage capacity of the Mini iPod and slightly larger, it's still cheaper with the same interface and options. So why would I choose a Mini version?
Bad Apple innovation! No cookies for you!
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January 07, 2004
Practical Jokes
Recently spotted online, a practical joke gone the route of the extreme. I've witnessed jokes similar to this (painting a coworkers office entirely pink, turning everything backwards, etc) but never at the home level. At least he won't have to worry about aliens reading his mind...
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January 03, 2004
Travels with Pat
Recently I took a trip down to see the National Air and Space Museum's new opening of the Steven F Udvar-Hazy center with Pat. A massive aircraft hanger located off the Dulles airport area that houses many of the aircraft NASM has had in restoration. Upon walking into the building one of the first sights seen looks remarkably like the picture here. 
I think there will be a lot of pictures that look similar to this from many others. This was a first time I've traveled with Pat and he's not brought his camera, so you'll be subjected to images created by me.
Things of note throughout the gallery are that it is still very much under construction. Laying about the floor were unused pipes, boards, wiring conduits, and containers of paint/sealant that should really be put away. I had some issues with the layout in the sense that one isn't able to easily travel from one floating walk way to another without having to traverse the entire hanger. The cement floors wouldn't be nearly so bad if there had been some areas to sit introduce along the way to exhibits. After having spoken with one of the volunteers, she made it quite apparent that the floor was not fun to stand on all day.
The exhibits themselves were amazing. The SR71, an Air France Concorde, the space shuttle Enterprise, the Enola Gay, a couple of P51s, the collection of modern jet aircraft, hangers, gliders, and some of the original airline inspirations were just impressive. It helps to convey a sense of how large this hanger, especially when you realize these are all under the same roof. There's even room to expand.
Unfortunately, due to time, I didn't get an opportunity to explore the control tower. Parking cost $6 which seems like an entrance fee, but really wasn't that bad. The fact that you have aircraft coming into Dulles overhead the whole time certainly makes it feel more alive and busy too. It's worth going to check out if you're in the area, just bring soft shoes.
[EDIT: corrected the HTML link to NASM]
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January 02, 2004
New Years
Just a short message to those reading, hope your new years celebrations went well. I've had a bit of changes in my life over the past few weeks, and am now enjoying the option to relax for a short period. AKA more later.Posted by Dan at 10:44 PM | Comments (0)