check out this funny/strange/sad piece the bbc did about monkeys stealing alcohol and drinking in the little island of st. kitts.
i wonder if this sort of behavior is found elsewhere?
for more funny monkey behavior, here's a link to a monkey that peed on the president of zambia during recent press conference.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
ugh. i feel so dirty right now.
i signed up for a twitter account.
@edwardstewart for those who might wish to follow.
i signed up for a twitter account.
@edwardstewart for those who might wish to follow.
metric fail
i saw this sign at work today, and it started to trouble me. i don't know who made, or what purpose it exactly is for, but it's not right.
you see, those top few things, not metric. they should be talking about millimeters, centimeters and meters. and i'm pretty sure liters is the metric measure you'd use instead of pints and quarts.
you see, those top few things, not metric. they should be talking about millimeters, centimeters and meters. and i'm pretty sure liters is the metric measure you'd use instead of pints and quarts.
rottweiler vs cat
this cat just jacked up your rot. and, yes, i know, the rot is on a leash and might have behaved differently if it wasn't, but it still took some abuse from a cat that's probably 1 10th it's size.
and yes, i'm posting vids i saw elsewhere.
and yes, i'm posting vids i saw elsewhere.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
80's toys movie trailers
i love movies made about things i loved growing up. wait, no i don't. i thought transformers was alright, but g.i. joe looks like crap. these trailers look a little better:
care bears vs my little pony, cabbage patch, smurfs were interesting, but wes anderson doing teddy ruxspin looked hilarious.
play doh looks as boring as ever.
david lynch's koosh ball speaks for itself.
the best: john carpenter's alf.
atom films.
care bears vs my little pony, cabbage patch, smurfs were interesting, but wes anderson doing teddy ruxspin looked hilarious.
play doh looks as boring as ever.
david lynch's koosh ball speaks for itself.
the best: john carpenter's alf.
atom films.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
a post for my math nerd friends
i'll be honest, i have no idea what this comic is about, but i have some friends that i know will find it humorous.
toothpastefordinner.com
also, there's a new episode of the podcast up. go and enjoy.
toothpastefordinner.com
also, there's a new episode of the podcast up. go and enjoy.
yawn
so, i've been on "vacation" for a week but today i'm doing some sub work. man i wish i was asleep right now.
Monday, June 22, 2009
61 year old man killed over bicycle
i don't have much commentary to bring to this story, but you're a real piece of crap if you kill a 61 year old over a bicycle.
cowards.
cowards.
monday haiku
u.s. advances
confederations semis
spain on wednesday
podcast recording
tonight featuring cyclists
any questions from you?
confederations semis
spain on wednesday
podcast recording
tonight featuring cyclists
any questions from you?
Friday, June 19, 2009
momo doves, rademacher & david dondero @ tokyo garden
if you aren't already planning on being at this show, you should be.
special shout out to kaylee benwa for putting this flyer together.
special shout out to kaylee benwa for putting this flyer together.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
han solo p.i.
this has been around for a few weeks, but i'm just finally getting around to publishing this very well cut spoof of magnum p.i.'s opening.
get'em han.
get'em han.
Monday, June 15, 2009
monday haiku
thought father's day was
yesterday but it's next week
sheesh i'm a moron.
lulu has a nice
house on a quiet street, we
congratulate her
yesterday but it's next week
sheesh i'm a moron.
lulu has a nice
house on a quiet street, we
congratulate her
Sunday, June 14, 2009
the undercurrent 3rd anniversary show review
ah, the undercurrent, fresno's own independent newspaper for arts, entertainment, news, and politics. for those that don't know, i do contribute to a column for the paper. so, i knew i'd be going and supporting the undercurrent at their anniversary show on saturday.
i showed up, and saw the revised line up.
son de valle had to cancel for personal reasons, and that actually worked out alright for me because i was running late. the show kicked off later than planned so i got to see about half of it's an icicle's set, which i thought i'd miss. i enjoy this young band, although they're still a bit rough around the edges. i'm sure with time and shows they'll gain the experience needed to be a solid band. or, they'll break up. unfortunately, i didn't get any video of the band.
i did, however, get this snazzy bracelet . it cracks me up because the undercurrent is definitely a left leaning paper. i'm sure commenters on the fresno bee or many of those that write letters to the editor would call the undercurrent a communist rag or unamerican. nope, we've got flag bracelets for our party.
the first band i did record was the fay wrays:
i'm definitely a fan of the fay wrays, and have seen them on several times. they're almost done with their album, and i'm eagerly awaiting that. they've recently added a bass player that is playing on most dates. he lives in l.a., so he's not at every show. i met him, but forget his name. he is a great addition to the fay wray sound. the bottom end really allows benji to play a little cleaner which sounds great. and, dude is quite a presence on stage, swinging his bass, kicking about, and thrashing around. benji does a bit of that as well, so it might be a little dangerous on that stage.
the next act was shon j and dj bumsun. i'd never seen shon j, but enjoyed his flow and may check him out june 30th @ the starline.
3 bags full got a late start and a shorter set because their drummer was running a little late. but they still kicked out the jams.
patrick contreras, fresno's own american rock violinist was in full form with his band. his music is really starting to grow on me. i mean, they're not going to replace my fresno favorites, but i'm enjoying it more and more each time. i've always thought that patrick was talented and a great performer, but i'm finally coming around on his instrumental rock.
after patrick's set, this sweet ride was raffled off by the fresno bicycle coalition. the bike is a limited edition fat tire amber ale bike, donated (i think) by new belgium brewing.
tickets were $3, or 2 for $5. i went in for $15 and thought i had a good chance because not a lot of people were buying tickets. sadly, i did not win. the winner was in for $20, which is still a great investment for that ride.
the sleepover disaster was there early to watch the fay wrays, but had some other engagements in between that and their set. they all returned in time to drop great music on the crowd.
last on the bill was destructo bunny. i have seen destructo in quite some time, and he has really honed his craft. solid, solid hip hop and beats. and, he's pretty impressive as a one man, complete hip hop act.
overall, i really enjoyed the show. but, it had some issues. the main issue was the attendance which was terrible. seriously, it was damn near vacant for large stretches of the night. by the time the headliner came on, there was around 15 people left in the house. that totally sucks. so, why was the show so poorly attended? was it the $15 price tag? maybe. i mean, i know it's a slow economy and what not, but people still go to shows. and, $15 for 7 bands is nothing, especially considering that these are 7 of fresno's finest.
but, last's year's show had more bands alongside of several of this year's acts, and was only $10. maybe it was more of a value. or maybe last year's show was a little better. either way, last year had much better attendance.
it shouldn't have been so poorly attended. i mean, they went from being 21 & over @ the first two parties to an 18& older event. that should have brought in some more folks. and, it was at a better spot than last year. the starline is one of the better music venues in fresno.
i think when it's all said and done, a lot of it comes down to promotion. it seemed to me that a lot of the promotion was a bit late coming. i'm not blaming anyone, it just seems like the previous two shows were a promoted a little more, and were a tad more organized at the event. and the bands themselves lagged on this as well. i'm not myspace or facebook friends with all the bands, but i am with many. in fact, i think shon j may be the only one i'm not linked up with online. and i pretty much only saw bulletins for the show from destructo bunny and the undercurrent over the last ten days. it's an icicle put out a flyer post the day of. the rest: silent. that sucks. i know the bands all did the show for free, to support the undercurrent, but promote yourselves and the show dammit. the undercurrent promotes your shows for free, take a few minutes and repost the undercurrent flyer.
when it's all said and done, it was a good show and i'm glad i went. i just wish more of fresno had joined me.
i showed up, and saw the revised line up.
son de valle had to cancel for personal reasons, and that actually worked out alright for me because i was running late. the show kicked off later than planned so i got to see about half of it's an icicle's set, which i thought i'd miss. i enjoy this young band, although they're still a bit rough around the edges. i'm sure with time and shows they'll gain the experience needed to be a solid band. or, they'll break up. unfortunately, i didn't get any video of the band.
i did, however, get this snazzy bracelet . it cracks me up because the undercurrent is definitely a left leaning paper. i'm sure commenters on the fresno bee or many of those that write letters to the editor would call the undercurrent a communist rag or unamerican. nope, we've got flag bracelets for our party.
the first band i did record was the fay wrays:
i'm definitely a fan of the fay wrays, and have seen them on several times. they're almost done with their album, and i'm eagerly awaiting that. they've recently added a bass player that is playing on most dates. he lives in l.a., so he's not at every show. i met him, but forget his name. he is a great addition to the fay wray sound. the bottom end really allows benji to play a little cleaner which sounds great. and, dude is quite a presence on stage, swinging his bass, kicking about, and thrashing around. benji does a bit of that as well, so it might be a little dangerous on that stage.
the next act was shon j and dj bumsun. i'd never seen shon j, but enjoyed his flow and may check him out june 30th @ the starline.
3 bags full got a late start and a shorter set because their drummer was running a little late. but they still kicked out the jams.
patrick contreras, fresno's own american rock violinist was in full form with his band. his music is really starting to grow on me. i mean, they're not going to replace my fresno favorites, but i'm enjoying it more and more each time. i've always thought that patrick was talented and a great performer, but i'm finally coming around on his instrumental rock.
after patrick's set, this sweet ride was raffled off by the fresno bicycle coalition. the bike is a limited edition fat tire amber ale bike, donated (i think) by new belgium brewing.
tickets were $3, or 2 for $5. i went in for $15 and thought i had a good chance because not a lot of people were buying tickets. sadly, i did not win. the winner was in for $20, which is still a great investment for that ride.
the sleepover disaster was there early to watch the fay wrays, but had some other engagements in between that and their set. they all returned in time to drop great music on the crowd.
last on the bill was destructo bunny. i have seen destructo in quite some time, and he has really honed his craft. solid, solid hip hop and beats. and, he's pretty impressive as a one man, complete hip hop act.
overall, i really enjoyed the show. but, it had some issues. the main issue was the attendance which was terrible. seriously, it was damn near vacant for large stretches of the night. by the time the headliner came on, there was around 15 people left in the house. that totally sucks. so, why was the show so poorly attended? was it the $15 price tag? maybe. i mean, i know it's a slow economy and what not, but people still go to shows. and, $15 for 7 bands is nothing, especially considering that these are 7 of fresno's finest.
but, last's year's show had more bands alongside of several of this year's acts, and was only $10. maybe it was more of a value. or maybe last year's show was a little better. either way, last year had much better attendance.
it shouldn't have been so poorly attended. i mean, they went from being 21 & over @ the first two parties to an 18& older event. that should have brought in some more folks. and, it was at a better spot than last year. the starline is one of the better music venues in fresno.
i think when it's all said and done, a lot of it comes down to promotion. it seemed to me that a lot of the promotion was a bit late coming. i'm not blaming anyone, it just seems like the previous two shows were a promoted a little more, and were a tad more organized at the event. and the bands themselves lagged on this as well. i'm not myspace or facebook friends with all the bands, but i am with many. in fact, i think shon j may be the only one i'm not linked up with online. and i pretty much only saw bulletins for the show from destructo bunny and the undercurrent over the last ten days. it's an icicle put out a flyer post the day of. the rest: silent. that sucks. i know the bands all did the show for free, to support the undercurrent, but promote yourselves and the show dammit. the undercurrent promotes your shows for free, take a few minutes and repost the undercurrent flyer.
when it's all said and done, it was a good show and i'm glad i went. i just wish more of fresno had joined me.
Friday, June 12, 2009
horseback sheriffs represent
not exactly sure what is going on in this photo i took, but i saw a motorcycle cop, a sheriff's car, and two horseback sheriffs today.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Of bicycles and homelessness
(this is a repost of something written by 1pedicabdriver over @ fresno famous. i thought it was important, thoughtful, and am reposting it here. it deals with this story from the bee.)
I love to pedal, be it a bicycle or a pedicab. I don't ride as much as some, and a little more than others. And today I learned about the death of a fellow cyclist whom I have never met but feel the camaraderie that bicyclists feel when passing one another on the road.
A mutual friend was telling me of the cyclists death. He conveyed to me his final moments and the sense of loss he felt for a friend, having tried to resuscitate him through CPR. As I listened to the story I thought of my own mortality as a cyclist and the what-if's of dying from a heart attack.
I was told that the cyclist's obituary was in Tuesday's paper and that I should check it out. I don't get the paper except on the weekends so I asked a friend for the "local and state" section of the paper because I wanted to read the obit.
Upon looking through the "local and state" section I came across one of those often overlooked stories on page B2 titled: Driver sought in hit-run death in Tower District." I was thinking that I spend a lot of time in the Tower and I don't recall hearing of anyone dying.
So I started reading the brief summary of events. On May 31st I was heading home from a night of pedicabbing in the Tower and remember seeing what seemed to be a dozen black and whites parked in the south-bound lanes of Palm Ave, just south of Olive. I pondered what could possibly require so many police cars?
Well, nearly 10 days later I now have the answer. The homeless man known to me only as Matthew (Matthew Victor according to the report) was involved in a hit and run accident and killed. I suppose that to many the death of a homeless man isn't really important.
I saw Matthew as much as I saw some of my regular fares. I always saw him together with his black and white dog Lefty on Olive between the vacant lot (now a garden) behind and the Brass Unicorn and taking up a spot by the Circle K. I gave him a dollar here and a dollar there. I along with others gave him food for his dog.
On Wednesday I learned about the death of two men from opposite ends of the spectrum. I had something in common with both men. One I shared a love of cycling, the other I shared a neighborhood. One man is remembered in death, the other forgotten.
I love to pedal, be it a bicycle or a pedicab. I don't ride as much as some, and a little more than others. And today I learned about the death of a fellow cyclist whom I have never met but feel the camaraderie that bicyclists feel when passing one another on the road.
A mutual friend was telling me of the cyclists death. He conveyed to me his final moments and the sense of loss he felt for a friend, having tried to resuscitate him through CPR. As I listened to the story I thought of my own mortality as a cyclist and the what-if's of dying from a heart attack.
I was told that the cyclist's obituary was in Tuesday's paper and that I should check it out. I don't get the paper except on the weekends so I asked a friend for the "local and state" section of the paper because I wanted to read the obit.
Upon looking through the "local and state" section I came across one of those often overlooked stories on page B2 titled: Driver sought in hit-run death in Tower District." I was thinking that I spend a lot of time in the Tower and I don't recall hearing of anyone dying.
So I started reading the brief summary of events. On May 31st I was heading home from a night of pedicabbing in the Tower and remember seeing what seemed to be a dozen black and whites parked in the south-bound lanes of Palm Ave, just south of Olive. I pondered what could possibly require so many police cars?
Well, nearly 10 days later I now have the answer. The homeless man known to me only as Matthew (Matthew Victor according to the report) was involved in a hit and run accident and killed. I suppose that to many the death of a homeless man isn't really important.
I saw Matthew as much as I saw some of my regular fares. I always saw him together with his black and white dog Lefty on Olive between the vacant lot (now a garden) behind and the Brass Unicorn and taking up a spot by the Circle K. I gave him a dollar here and a dollar there. I along with others gave him food for his dog.
On Wednesday I learned about the death of two men from opposite ends of the spectrum. I had something in common with both men. One I shared a love of cycling, the other I shared a neighborhood. One man is remembered in death, the other forgotten.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
gangsta chain
guess who's rockin this fresh gangsta chain
none other the prez obama. dude is straight gangsta with it.
okay, not really. it was a honor from saudi arabia's king abdullah. wev. i like gawker's take on it better.
none other the prez obama. dude is straight gangsta with it.
okay, not really. it was a honor from saudi arabia's king abdullah. wev. i like gawker's take on it better.
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