They are so peaceful they'll behead you if you don't agree.
Monday, April 26, 2010
«Motivational Monday: Islam»
Sunday, April 25, 2010
«RPG Business Plan»
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That's actually a really sweet idea for a gaming store... I wish they actually did this in real life.
See the rest of “RPG Business Plan”»
Saturday, April 24, 2010
«Caturday: Flavor Lonely Sad»
No, it's just that the human mouth has more bacteria... But try explaining that to a cat.
Friday, April 23, 2010
«Comedy Muhammad Central»
Due to that last South Park episode being censored by Comedy Central, showing images of Muhammad is a big thing again. There's an anti-Islamic movement starting on the internet, similar to Chanology in the past. I doubt it will become anything, but we'll see.
I really don't think I need to say it, but just so it's said: I disagree with Comedy Central's decision to censor the episode. While they do have the right to choose what they do and don't show on their own network, their most recent choice bodes poorly for freedom of speech.
Comedy Central, I am disappoint[sic].
Thursday, April 22, 2010
«Marf on Rice»
No, it's not some new cuisine...
While I was on Fremont Street in Las Vegas I had a key chain made. Not that I actually use key chains, but I wanted my website address on a grain of rice. It cost me $10.76 after taxes. Click an image to view full.
This dude writes any message you choose on a grain of rice; I think there was a 64 character limit. He does it freehand and with no magnification. The monitor you see in the photograph is for our benefit.
Here's what the key chain looks like. The grain of rice is in a clear oil inside the little vial.
There were many different vials to choose from, with little ponies or dolphins on them. There were also different colors of oil. I just wanted a basic vial with clear oil.
After he wrote the address he still had room, so he asked me what else I wanted on it. I had him put my little M symbol on the other side of the grain of rice.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
«Magic And Miracles»
Fuck scientists. It's all magic and miracles.
And here I thought my opinion of juggalos1 couldn't possibly be any lower... Behold, ignorance:
Insane Clown Posse - Miracles
Seriously, ICP (Insane Clown Posse2) is my least favorite band of all time. I have a personal distaste of rap anyway. He fed a fish to a pelican and it tried to eat his cellphone. What does that have to do with the song at all?
This seems to be the part the internet has grabbed onto the most.
He asks how magnets work, then won't accept the answer. The general thought is he's too dense to understand the explanation of how magnets work, so he figures it must be a lie. Perhaps that's how religion still persists in present times...
1: No, not male prostitutes. Juggalos are followers of the ICP band and tend to paint their faces like them.
2: Since when is 2 people a posse?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
«Fremont Street (Photo Heavy)»
This will be the last of my photographs from Las Vegas. Click an image to view full.
Here's another picture of the Luxor, showing the Sphinx out front.
I went out exploring the area, took this picture of the corner of the Luxor.
I wandered off the Strip, this is looking back toward it.
Here's the pools at the Luxor. All but one were closed. They're all only 3.5 feet deep anyway, not worth even going to unless you have little kids.
Our last night in Las Vegas, my dad was feeling well enough so we went to the Fremont Street Experience. It's the largest overhead screen on Earth.
The Fremont light shows are every hour on the hour at night. They're like a throwback to the 70's. I mean come on, Queen? Really?
The next morning we left. It's amazing how a landscape so dry is so marked by water erosion.
Before I knew it I was back in Ketchikan. It was colder than when we left. It was 80 in Las Vegas, and I came back to 34 degrees with snow in the forecast. *sigh*
And that's pretty much my vacation to Las Vegas. I gambled (and lost) $100, exactly the amount I planned to lose.
Monday, April 19, 2010
«Motivational Monday: Handle With Cake»
But no birthday cakes! It says to keep fire away.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
«Iceland Ash»
Usually this meme tries to make the USA look bad by showing fast food and a fat woman on the USA side, and some thin hot chick on the Europe side. But seeing as all of Europe is under Iceland's ash cloud and nearly all European air travel has been restricted, this is appropriate1.
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There was an off-color joke about Poland's Air Force One accompanying this image, but I think I'll leave that out. I'll continue with my Las Vegas photos on Tuesday (the 20th).
FM104 - The Ash Cloud Song
1: To my European readers, especially those who had somewhere to go, I feel for you.
See the rest of “Iceland Ash”»
Saturday, April 17, 2010
«Caturday: Money Force Muffins»
It's not like a cat can just walk into a store and buy food.
Friday, April 16, 2010
«Capitan Jackson Vader (Photo Heavy)»
My dad ended up sick in the hotel room, so I wandered out on the Strip without him. While I was out I was seeing dead men walking... Elvis was expected, but I also saw Michael Jackson. Hell, I even saw Darth Vader and Davy Jones from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. But the costume I saw the most was Captain Jack Sparrow: even more often than Elvis! For some reason I didn't take any pictures of them. Perhaps you've noticed, people are rarely the focus of my photos.
Here's the lion statue outside the MGM.
When in Vegas, nothing is out-of-place.
This time, the gondola rides were in full swing. It wasn't raining this day.
Despite appearances, this is indoors. It's in the Grand Canal Shoppes, part of the Venetian. The ceiling is painted to look like the sky.
Why the face at the top of this arch is a lion while the rest of them are men, I don't know.
It was no coincidence that I saw most of the Captain Jack Sparrows around Treasure Island.
What is it with that big saucer at the Fashion Show Mall, anyway?
Beyond the Fashion Show mall there is literally nothing on the Strip anymore but construction sites and Circus Circus, which has seen better days; it looked rundown.
I thought I'd be done by now, but it looks like there's going to be yet another post's worth of photos to share. I took 381 photos while on the vacation, I'm just hand-picking the best ones to share here.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
«Rain in Las Vegas? (Photo Heavy)»
It's more likely than you think... I guess we brought some of Ketchikan with us.
Poor babies. It starts to rain in Las Vegas and everyone starts handing out yellow umbrellas and running for cover. They don't know what a real rainstorm is. Funny thing is it was also windy, and some of the umbrellas were getting turned inside out.
It's funny how much gets shut down because of a little weather in Las Vegas. They weren't doing the gondola rides at the Venetian, and nearly every outdoor fountain in town was turned off due to the wind. Also the roller coaster at the New York New York was closed due to weather. It's a good thing Las Vegas is in a desert...
It was raining hard enough outside that my dad and I were actually getting wet, so we decided to walk through the Forum Shops near Caesar's Palace.
The ceiling reminded me of a cathedral.
I thought this was funnier than hell. This is the entrance to some restrooms in the Forum Shops. Whatever happened to equal treatment of genders? If this were reversed the feminists would probably sue.
I didn't go see any shows while in Vegas. The only one that interested me was Penn & Teller at the Rio. However, the Rio is off the Strip and the tickets cost too damn much. It wasn't worth it to me.
There's quite a bit that has been built since my last time in Las Vegas (2004). The Town Square for example; the only thing that used to be out there was Fry's Electronics. There were constant jets low overhead because it's so close to the airport.
Just like the City Center, there's still construction out by the Town Square.
There's still at least another post's worth of pictures to go, so check back tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
«Las Vegas Continued (Photo Heavy)»
Photos from my Las Vegas trip continued from yesterday. Click an image to view full.
In this one image, you can see many different casino/hotels on the Strip. The New York New York, Planet Hollywood/Westgate, Excalibur, MGM Grand, and Tropicana.
The newly built CityCenter. A city within a city, MGM Mirage and Dubai World are partners in its construction. It is the largest privately funded construction project in the history of the United States.
Las Vegas is in the middle of a desert, a land where nothing belongs... So everything seems to fit in. Here's Paris.
This was the view from our room. It looked out over the Strip and the McCarran International Airport. We were on the 25th floor in the pyramid.
An obelisk. What more is there to say?
Like a million people before me, I had to take a picture of the Sphinx.
The Mandalay Bay is right next to the Luxor. Beautiful hotel.
There's a tower that's part of Mandalay Bay that's labeled "THEhotel", I guess they couldn't come up with a better name?
And I've reached my self-set limit of 8 pictures per post, so I will continue again tomorrow.
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