With my sister packing up for her imminent move to California, I caught the fever (perhaps not the best choice of words around here) and started going through some boxes of my own. I came across a copy of The Spokesman-Review that I picked up in the Spokane airport on our way to Chicago earlier this Summer. The issue, dated July 3, contained two articles that I had intended to pass along, and they are still just as interesting.
The first, which I could not find on the Spokesman’s website, was reporting on the same data as this story from the Idaho Statesman. They give some insightful speculations on why Idaho consistently ranks at or near the top of the list for new diagnoses of melanoma.
On a lighter note (no pun intended) came this short write-up about a marijuana arrest made in Central Washington. I am pretty sure I began laughing out loud on the plane when I came to the last line. You will have to scroll down to the story titled “Drug enforcers…”.
I like to consider myself a pretty laid back guy, but with the move to the States approaching, stress has been coming at me from all different directions. That is why it was nice to be treated to an hour-long professional massage at Gudbrandsgard Hotel tonight, courtesy of Nethaniel. Not the least of my worries has been whether to shave off four months of hard work. I posed the question – “Save it or shave it?” – on Facebook last night, and within hours, I was given the overwhelming response that it needed to go. This has been my lurking feeling all along, though I appreciated those of you who complimented me on the growth. Last year, because of how long I waited for a work permit, my boss like to call me “the Mexican.” This year, the moniker has evolved into “Tim Laden,” who was put to rest this morning:
I was asked to start a band by the newly engaged Mr. Seland. Announcing our debut album:
In light of our success, I exhort newlyweds Matt and Amy to follow suit. Here is your key to becoming an overnight sensation:
- Look up a random Wikipedia article by clicking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random. The first article you get is the name of your band.
- Find a Random Quotation by clicking http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3. The last four or five words of the very last quote on the page is the title of your first album.
- Snag a Flickr photo by clicking http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days. Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover. (I am adding the condition that the photo be accompanied by a Creative Commons license. If all rights are reserved, reload the page until the third picture is one that allows sharing and remixing.)
- Use Photoshop (or your tool of choice) to put it all together.
- Post it, and tag some new people.
This week I watched the Super Bowl in Norway, minus the advertising and half-time show (which is ironic, considering that Bruce Springsteen probably has more per capita popularity here than anywhere). I explained to my friends how the big-budget commercials are half the fun of tuning in, and to make up for it I just watched all of them on YouTube. I replayed E*TRADE the most, although Pepsi (1 / 2) and Bridgetone (1 / 2) each scored double whammys. So did Bud Light, with my personal favorite and this one, which I’d like to dedicate to all my Swedish friends:
I watched March of the Penguins last night. As inspiring as their story is, I had to rewind this part about five times. This isn’t a cartoon – these are actual penguins in Antarctica:
Filed under: Humor
Marius, a friend of mine in Norway, found this on YouTube. A bit of crude language, but otherwise amusingly clever:
Filed under: Humor
Via Ben …haha… via Remy …haha… you GOTTA …hahaha… hear this!
