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Saturday, February 26, 2005

The brilliant-as-always Tom Wolfe remembers Hunter S. Thompson.

posted by Nate on 8:27 PM link

The only way to explain this: I was bored. Also, we had a bunch of computer cables and parts to get rid of. PHEAR TEH TROGDOR SHRIMP!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3666&item=5170158592&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

posted by Nate on 7:47 PM link

Friday, February 25, 2005

The greatest browser skin ever recently came to my attention.

Not enough plum-colored crushed velvet for my taste, but you can't have everything. I will now proceed to sip cognac from a diamond-encrusted chalice and listen to Barry White records for several hours. Aaaawww yeah.

posted by Nate on 12:10 AM link

Thursday, February 24, 2005

Married in the eyes of God

posted by Nate on 11:57 PM link

Monday, February 21, 2005

R.I.P. Hunter S. Thompson

The man, the myth, the legend commits suicide at the age of 67. Like many people, I was greatly influenced by HST. He got me interested in drugs, cynicism, and, um, journalism. Were it not for him, I never would have created the first incarnation of swankypimp.com (the one that was based on a loose collection of my articles from, ahem, Gonzo! Magazine), and was intended to be compiled into a New Journalism narrative about the world weary narrator.

Also like Thompson, I morphed into my narrator persona at some point. My latest writings are a shell of my former talent, as I descend more and more into incoherent ramblings and substance abuse. Maybe twenty years from now Johnny Depp will play me in a movie. My mom would like that; she really digs Johnny Depp.

posted by Nate on 10:03 PM link

Sunday, February 20, 2005

My friend Ryan sent me this link a few days ago:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/kidtalk.mspx

It's "A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang," and basically informs parents about leetspeak. As Ryan succinctly points out:

I remember back in 1996 when it was only a few online losers that used that stuff. Now, it's somehow mainstream enough to have a FAQ on microsoft.com about it??

WTF D00D?!

posted by Nate on 8:51 PM link

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from Mr. Barry White

Josef Stalin killed over 20 million people. What evil deeds have you accomplished today?