Coast to Coast AM.

So I recently subscribed to a streamlink membership on Coast to Coast AM's website. This means I've been gorging myself with Coast to Coast AM episodes because as a member I'm able to download current shows (past 90 days) as mp3s. I think I'm only going to subscribe for one month so I can get a bunch of shows for those long car trips between Minneapolis, Downers Grove, South Bend, and Iowa City. This talk show is a great time filler because the subjects are always so far out there.

For those who don't know, Coast to Coast AM is a radio talk show that comes on at 12:00 at night (for those central time zoners) which deals with topics about the unknown world. i.e. UFO sightings, abductions, ghosts, magic, monsters, shadow people, time travel, government conspiracies and much, much more. The show is great. I'm a man who loves his stories, and this show is full of them. One of the best parts of the show is 'open lines' when people call in and talk to the guests or the host about whatever is on their mind. There are a lot of strange people out there.

The reason I love this show so much is because when I was little I use to sit in the kid section of the Downers Grove Public library (before they changed the place and destroyed my childhood memories) reading all the books they had on things like the wolfman, the lochness monster, and UFO's. Those books were wonderful and ever since then I have been fascinated by the more bizarre stories of this planet.

If you can't sleep at night, and you want to be thrilled, search out Coast to Coast AM on that radio dial. You won't be disappointed.

O, me, ga.

Hey look who it is: An amish monster decided to start his own blog, optimist prime and post on the passenger saga login post. It looks like I'm gonna have to step it up a bit and progress the story on some more. Jeez. If it wasn't so damn cold up here in Minneapolis my fingers and my brain might be able to do something about that... but right now I have to go clean some cat shit off the floor so maybe the Passenger will have to wait. lucky me. Oh how I hate animals sometimes. Why can't they all just be trees?

edit: If you think cats need to be laughed at go here.

Beautiful things.

Hello dear reader, let me talk to you about tacos. To the right of this article there is a picture of a collection of tacos. Today I had two of the soft shell variety. exquisite. Whoever invented the taco needs to get at least five golden stars. Tacos are, like, 10,000,000 zombies good. Which brings me to my next point.

Was that sentence about zombies confusing to you, good reader? Well that's because you're not hip yet. Yet. You can be cool and this is how you do it:

When something is mind blowlingly good or spine crackingly terrible rate it in term of zombies. Usually the more the zombies something is the better. As explained by this simple equation; More zombies = more killing for survival = more fun for you. Thus, tacos, a food which is double sweet is 10,000,000 zombies. That's a lot of killing, and that's how much killing I'm willing to do to get to said tacos. Is this concept starting to fall into place for ya? Good. Then good day.

Ooh Ah, Ooh Ah. Ooooooh Aah.

I've got juice. Apple-Cherry juice. I've got juice. Apple-Cherry juice. Who has juice? Apple-Cherry juice. I've got juice. Apple-Cherry juice. It is good. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Uh huh, uh huh. Juice. Apple. Juice. Cherry. Juice. mixed. together. forever. I have it. Apple-Cherry juice. do you have it? apple cherry juice. no. cause I have it. you don't have it. Apple-Cherry juice.

Internet sweet spots.

This might be old news to some, but new news to others; depending on how on the nose you are with internet pop culture.

The first site is Digg.com which is a website "that combines social bookmarking, blogging, RSS, and non-hierarchical editorial control." What this means is that people from all over the world post sweet links and then everyone votes on them; as more people vote on certian links those links get pushed to the top of the main page. It's a great site to check every now and then to see what other internet surfers are checkings out.. plus I usually check out the deal diggs to see if their is anything good out there.

The next site is an old classic (old for the internet I guess), Fark.com. Hopefully some of you know about this site cause it's hilarious. What this site is about is that once again people post interesting/funny articles and create thier own funny headline for them. Once you read the article (if you want), check out the comments which is usually filled with hilarity. Most humor websites don't make me LOL.. but this one makes me LMAO. Oh, and Some times there are Photoshop posts. Which is when a picture is posted and then the community takes them and edits the picture into something funny. It's usually a good time or a very bizzare time.

The final site is for those interested in tech stuff. I have found Ars Technica to be a great source of tech information and I find myself reading it more then say, Slashdot. They tend to talk more about Nintendo stuff, namely the Revolution, which is a game system that I have been watching very closely.

Anyway, those are some great sites. If any of you out there reading this blog have any great sites post them in the comments. I could always use another site I frequent daily to get my news. Hey, it's better then the newspaper imho.

So I moved my computer back to its desk.

For the past week I have had my computer in front of the T.V. claiming that it was a laptop... it is not a laptop and having a desktop computer in front of the T.V. really pisses me off for some reason. The T.V. blocks my thoughts. It is a mind waster. A fucking whore trying to sell you cheap booze and a wade of chewed gum. Well fuck that. Sometimes the T.V. has sweet things to say such as: The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Lost, The Office, and sometimes, when you're in the mood, an episode of Law and Order:SVU. But with the desktop in front of the computer my mind goes more blank and I can't seem to get anything done.. which is not true... cause I have gotten a lot done.. so this whole rant is a bunch of bullshit.

What I got done in front of the T.V. was this: I started the Passenger Blog, a sweet Blog RPG that takes place in the cold depths of space on a star-lightstation. If you haven't checked it out yet.. check it out.. and don't be shy, make a post, jump right in, and play. It's fun, and because that is true you will HAVE fun. Of course it's a very mellow RPG so, make you entries and then chill. sit back and enjoy the story. If you have any questions drop me a line over AIM(cobaltgrc) and we can talk about what you think of the whole deal.

The Second big thing I did while having my computer in front of the T.V. is I started to work on my DOD:S map. I've been working on a few ideas and my most recent map is of a church and a bridge and a surrounding area. When I get more of it done I'll post pictures.

Another thing is that I have sent out and posted my resume all over the place. Hopefully a fancy GIS company will take notice and want to hire me, but it seems like this company I interviewed for is interested in hiring me. The only problem is is that they are having a few bugs with getting their new project up to full speed. So, I guess I will have to wait a bit longer to see how that pans out.

Finally, I've suffered through a few of the new HITs on mTurk.com and managed to pull in at least 10 bucks while I was in front of the T.V., pretty cool.

Despite all this supposed "productivity" of having my computer in front of the T.V. it gave me a headache and I found that I didn't move around much during the day.. fuck that. Now that my computer is back in the office I feel much better about it. I can get up and walk around, access the kitchen and the bathroom easier, and if I feel like it walk over to the T.V. and turn it on.

The endful nothing.

Boredom. The painful misteress of doing nothing interesting. There are diffrent levels of boredom, and of course the deepest ones are the worst. Akin to the levels of hell, boredom, the kingdom of the bored, is home to many a poor and unfortunate souls. speak this slowly:

Cat's toes, broken ice, time in a tube of paste. Last place, in the race for the case of waste, they say. Those who say that, need not apply. Keep their wisdom in the mouths of their bitches. Dogs. Female dogs. Creating more dogs that hate cats. Continual speciesism, the racism between species. The horror. The pain. The eventual gain. Profit. Quota. Buy/Sell, repel down the wall. Like a ninja. Fly; fly through the night, like a bat, like batman, like a man. Find the cookie, crack it open, see the wisdom on the tiny grimy little piece of paper. It says: The squirrel is the monkey of the midwest. and be done with it.

thank you.

The Grilled Cheese Sandwich.

Simple, elegant, and charming the grilled cheese sandwich has comforted man since the first days of processed dairy products. Made from two slices of (white) bread, (two) slices of cheese, and a spread of butter on both of the outsides. Perfection. Add a pickle and you have what bliss is made from.

Since they are so easy to make, I make them all the time. I have the perfect flat pan (the one I have already mentioned in a previous post) which makes grilling a sandwich a joy. Great with a bowl of soup or with an added slice of bacon the grilled cheese sandwich is a work of art.