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Archive for August, 2008
getting into the olympic spirit
docs
If the Facebook Application fervor has dimmed in recent times, let me be the first to blame its fuckwad- backwards developer’s wiki, as evinced by this incomprehensible entry: Infinite session keys.
A few items regarding the Olympics
- I wonder how much ass Michael Phelps is getting right now. The Olympics are, after all, a gathering of the world’s most fit and juiced up people. There must be swimming groupies out there. I have friends that swoon every time they see his underwater dolphin kick (see at 0:44). Maybe he’s been hooking up with other athletes. Beach volleyball? Swimmers? Twin Brazilian synchronized swimmers? (probably NSFW)
- There is a chance there exists bootleg DVDs of the Beijing Opening Ceremony.
- Will people always complain about the television coverage? I have only actually watched about 3 or 4 of these things, and people seem to whine every time about the over-wrought, jingoistic, time-delayed American-centric coverage. People, there is a reason “Weightlifting 165 kg” is not a ratings juggernaut. We are literally talking about the dramatic potential of a track and field meet.
- My favorite summer Olympic event: rhythmic gymnastics. In general, the women’s events are mostly similar to the men’s events but slower and less powerful. Not sexist, true. Sure, gymnastics has modified events (balance beam, uneven bars), but even the modern uneven bars competition looks exactly like the men’s high bar. Compare this poetic 1976 performance to the 2008 winning performance:
(Bonus footage). More women’s events should play to female strengths; I want to see an event that a male is completely incapable of doing. Readers, I present to you, women’s rhythmic gymnastics:
Man, I could watch this stuff forever. These events are scheduled for Aug 21 to 23. Check your local listings.
pua
Stop the presses, my housing/roommate situation is clearly solved!!! (h/t LL)
Five likely consequences
Five likely consequences of best friends moving out of town:
1. Gleeful gaming
2. Unchecked philandering.
3. Friend-tree pruning.
4. Serial blogging.
5. General malaise.
patent bar ftw
Oh yeah, fyi, wise gorilla says: I passed the mother fucking patent bar examination.
in your own way
This photo took on new meaning after picking it up again from a few weeks ago.
back from vacation
Sorry for the absence. I’m back and the backlog of photos will be cleared out shortly to make room for nearly 1,000 more exposures of trees, cliffs, mountains, and elevation signs.
summer update
If you could not tell from the pace of recent updates, the Selfish life is slightly unpleasant at the moment. Tomorrow I endeavor to pass the patent bar examination, which means correctly answering 70% of 100 questions in 6 hrs. Cake, you say? The historical pass rate is 50%. One half. The piercing mind will likely inquire, “Yes, but what is the passage rate of first-time test takers?” The cynical creature responds: “It is undoubtedly higher, but what is the passage rate of first-time test takers who have prepared as little as our present friend, Crab?” And that, dear readers, is a question I do not want answered at all.
you won’t thwart me
I love the “PBS is desparate for viewership” context.
lawyering is the new help desk
From the what-career-does-not-earn-thankless-solicitations-for-work-related-favors dept:
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From: [Old childhood friend that I lost touch with]
To: Selfish crab
Date: Fri, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Subject: contract
Hey [Crab],
What’s going on? Could you do me a favor and take a look at this contract when you get a chance and see if it raises any red flags?
Thanks!
Tyler
we are the weezers 250 strong
Weezer + concert + 250 audience members bringing their own instruments =
And do not miss El Scorcho and Rivers Cuomo’s new I-am-an-FBI-agent look. (hat-tip gecko)
FAMOUS SK8R BOI
desperately seeking
Did not think it was possible, but I have found a task more odious and noxious than finding an apartment in NYC: finding a roommate.
Anyone need housing starting Sept 1st? Send inquiries thru the usual channels. I am getting worried here.