Warning: main(/home/thatbrad/www/v1mtrefsearch.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/thatbrad/public_html/v1/archives/2003/06/week_2003_06_15-2003_06_21.php on line 30
Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/thatbrad/www/v1mtrefsearch.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/thatbrad/public_html/v1/archives/2003/06/week_2003_06_15-2003_06_21.php on line 30
any monitor touch-sensitive
this device will make any monitor a touch-sensitive. kinda steep at $180-$370. cool.
blogshares
well i'm listed on blogshares now. i'm not really sure what happens now except i had to put this on the front page of my site. so..here it is.
curveball
one more game. just because i wouldn't feel right if i didn't share it with you.
glow-in-the-dark fish
when these are available here, i'll try the fish thing again. i think the lighting was my trouble all along...
homeland security choker
why anyone would want one of these is beyond me. especially for $250. but if you're interested in keeping everyone aware of the homeland security alert status this lovely piece of jewelry is for you.
crypt raider
ever play chip's challenge? crypt raider is basically the same. go ahead and waste all day.
xbox 2 in 2006
sticking with the ps3 i think.
this-or-that: reading
1. Newspapers or magazines? magazines, you've gotta go get a newspaper every single day and half of it isn't worth reading. the newspapers that are worth reading, i read online.
2. Books-on-tape or regular books? regular books. i tried the books-on-tape thing from the library. i got about halfway through the book and my trip and the rest of the tapes were ruined. books-on-cd will be the way to go next time.
3. Paperback or hardcover? whatever's available. i prefer paperback though.
4. Fiction or non-fiction? mostly non-fiction, thougu i've been craving fiction more and more here lately.
5. Sci-Fi/Fantasy or romance novels? definitely not romance. i'm more into the mystery/thriller/action type.
6. Borrow from library or buy books (either new or used)? buy, usually. new.
7. Subscribe to magazines or buy on newsstand? subscribe. it'd cost a fortune to always buy from the newsstand. i get wired for $12 a year as opposed to $6/month at the newsstand. however, reading at the newsstand and replacing, that's the way to go. if you can avoid the ones with the plastic wrap. and no i'm not talking about the ones on the top shelf.
8. Current best-sellers or classic literature? uhhh...current. i had enough of the classics in high school and college. maybe someday though.
9. Read books once, or re-read favorites every so often? fiction, once, almost always. non-fiction, re-read, sometimes.
10. Here in the U.S., we have two hot best-sellers...former First Lady Hillary Clinton's memoirs, and the new Harry Potter book (coming out June 21). If you had to read one, which one...Hillary or Harry? Why? harry. even though both books' main characters are witches, at least harry isn't a democrat.
girl marries dog
proud to be an american and not a member of the santhal tribe.
monster's ball
ssssllllllllooooooowwwwww!!!! too much sex. not enough plot. not worth waiting on. i don't know what i thought monster's ball was...but i was obviously wrong.
i suppose there were some life lessons in there. the whole "racist white trash can have a change of heart but only if the black woman he's seducing looks like halle berry and throws herself on him" lesson. it's not entertaining at all and at most it will make you depressed.
IMHO.
the recruit
anything with al pacino has got to be good and "the recruit" is no exception. it has it's slow parts at the beginning as the new cia recruits get their training but even that has its twists and turns. the action really picks up about half way though when james (colin farrell) gets his first assignment to root out a mole in the cia. the twists and turns go from there as the spy games begin. i'd give it a slightly above average. it's worth renting but don't expect too much from it.
IMHO.
table of condiments
someone finally took the time to figure out when whipped cream, and many other condiments go bad. now i can clean out my fridge.
ps2 to wireless network
linksys has introduced a device that will get your ps2 onto your wireless network the WET11 bridges any enthernet-equipped device to a wireless network.
cool.
new handspring treo 600
the new handspring treo is looking pretty cool. it seems to be the best phone/pda/digi-cam all in one device yet. of course it won't be out until october but c|net seems pretty positive.
careful what you download
you may end up with a damaged computer.
finding nemo
yes, i went to see pixar's newest film "finding nemo." it was great. i laughed out loud several times throughout the movie. there was only one part of the movie that didn't seem to fit quite right but it was short and sweet. the rest of the movie is hilarious. dory (ellen degeneres), the fish who suffers from short-term memory loss, carries the movie. her part alone is worth going to see.
IMHO.
gizmodo
if you like high-tech gadgets and wanna see what's coming soon to an electronics store near you, or at least an electronics store in japan, check out gizmodo (rss).
the future pda
i'd take one of these whenever they make them available in the u.s. and the price drops from $1200.
ama says cloning ok
the ama says cloning is "medically ethical for research purposes only." no it's not.
no more roe v wade?
i just saw norma mccorvey, aka jane roe, on fox news. she has filed to have roe v wade overturned. apparently she has had a change of heart...good.
hatfields and mccoys feud no more
Descendants of the Hatfield and McCoy families gathered Saturday in Pikeville to sign the truce, making a largely symbolic and official end to a feud that had claimed at least a dozen lives from the two mountain families.
phew...glad that's over.
attention seekers of time wasters
only click here if you have time to not be productive the rest of the day.
my stats:
time wasted - 30 45 minutes 1:09 hours
best distance - 1223 1295 1558
post your stats.
naked man scares shark to death
the matrix reloaded : abridged script
for those of you who were also disappointed with "the matrix reloaded". there are spoilers.
in monitors. A chair spins around to reveal THE EXPLAINER.
KEANU REEVES
Who are you?
THE EXPLAINER
I am The Explainer. I designed the
matrix screenplay. Unable to
decently explain the convoluted plot
well, I have resorted to putting
myself here in the final act and
having you ask all of the questions
the audience wants to ask.
(dramatic pause)
You must begin by asking your own
questions then gradually switch to
asking those of the audience, in
order to not make this scene any
more awkward than it already is.
Concordantly, while your first
question may be the most pertinent,
you may or may not realize it is
also the most irrelevant.
read it all @ ter.air0day.com
submit your very own doodles as 
the world's largest...the greatest show on earth
yesterday i went to see the 133rd ringling brothers & barnum & bailey's circus in topeka with jamie jo and the family. i've been to the rb&b&b's circus before but i was very little and remember very little about it. there were clowns, dancing elephants and horses, trapezeists (?), daring motorcycle riders, highly skilled dogs and of course fierce tigers hopping around on their hind quarters like kangaroos. the grand finale was "bailey's comet" featuring a man being fired across the arena from a cannon, that looked more like a sci-fi laser gun, and flying in flames safely onto an airbag.
the death defying feats are just as death defying today as they were 133 years ago when the circus began, but the "oohs" and "ahhs" just weren't there like they would have been then. we see stuff like this everyday now on tv shows like "fear factor" and "survivor". the flashy lights and the show of the circus is unique, but the danger involved isn't. i hope the circus can live on for another 133 years because it isn't everyday you get to see a tiger pretend to be a kangaroo.
wanna start blogging?
if you want to start blogging but don't know where to start i'd suggest starting at the blog tool comparison table. there are lots of blog tools (free and otherwise) out there to choose from with their own pros and cons. one word of advice though, just because a feature isn't available in the blog "as is", doesn't mean it's not available through a plugin or a little tweaking of your own. enjoy.