Bored? Well, you could sit around with your bowl haircut and feel sorry for yourself… …or alternatively, you could do something awesome. Mac user? You guys have it made. My favorite thing about Vista, maybe, was the fact they pre-loaded mahjong…Mac users, check out these mahjong games for mac. If you prefer to kick it old school (think Apple 2GS old school), give spider solitaire for mac a shot. Fun times will ensue. Of course, music is always an option…namely royalty free music over at audiobank. Hit the link to check out some tunes…legally for once, you criminals. If those suckers don’t work, you can always look at that kid ^ some more. He is amusing.

Things got a little out of hand this morning. I managed to hot-snauce the shit out of my “plate” while trying to hot-snauce the shit out of my tortilla chips. Still delicious.

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Well, Netflix streaming is finally coming to the Wii. In one fell swoop, there goes one of my two reasons for getting a PS3. Live streaming will hit Nintendo’s console this spring, according to a today’s joint announcement between the two companies. The setup will be nearly identical to that of the PS3, with a free disc available from Netflix needed to stream…no additional charges, however. I’m not sure how the Wii will compare to the PS3, since it’s 720 output seems like a stretch. I do like some HDMI…not really excited to fire up the RCAs again. I’ll give it a shot when it drops.

Kate thinks this is my best hot snauce person drawing to date… …tough to argue that. Tony Chachere’s is no Cholula, for what it’s worth.

Mastering MS Paint is not as difficult as one may think. In fact, with a little practice you too can become a champion MS Paint-er. For maximum awesomeness, I employ a simple three-step approach: 1) Find an awesome picture to start with. Nintendo PowerGlove? Check. Kid from the Wonder Years? Check. Open that sucker up in MS Paint. 2) Personalize. Chop your face out of another picture, using MS Paint. Paste it on the awesome picture from step 1, and drag the image to scale. 3) Accessorize! This is the best part. See how the little shit from picture 1 has on sweet purple shades? Chop those suckers out, and throw it on that guy ^ you made in picture 2. See! It is just that simple! And for the record…I’m all over those Warp Whistles in Mario 3. I’ll be in World 8 before you can say racoon tail.

So, I didn’t win the Montana Millionaire grand prize, $100,000 prize, $10,000 prize, or even the consolation slap-in-the-face-fifty-dollar-instant-win prize. Really had my hopes up for that guy. Turns out, I’m still spending 45 hours a week in my cubical, with my dual monitors and hot sauce. I switched from my plastic coffee cup to a glass one (pickle jar) which is nice. Aside from that…it is business as usual. Needless to say, ample day-dreaming time in conjunction with a crack at a cool million got me thinking…what the hell would I actually blow some loot on, if it was there. That has led me to this…pondering getting an emergency loan and doing some awesome stuff with it. Buckle up, because this list is all over the fricking place. 1 ) Trade the Viseo LCD in on a Samsung LED. Embrace the future! LEDs look great and are energy efficient…for the hippies. 2 ) Check out Japan. Sea food and robots…PEWPEWPEW. Tokyo has a giant Gundam statue, for christ-sake. 3 ) Get my ass back into robotics. My last project (solar following flower) did not succeed. Boo. I think I could do better with… 4 ) Arduino…

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

Plus, it is Linux compatable, and you can do sweet stuff like this…DIY GameBoy 5 ) Destination wedding…and 6 ) Honeymoon: Bahamas with Kate. Since the engagement ring wiped out the ol’ savings account, I loan would make for a nice honeymoon. 7 ) Truckload of Advil. Those fruity drinks ^ give me headaches. Pretty sure I’d need a truckload. 8 ) 5+3. I have a problem. I pretty much cannot see a Netbook without wanting to buy it. Same goes for bad-ass notebooks, like the Alienware M17x. So sweet…especially once you wipe the sucker clean and install Linux. FTW! 9 ) Trip to Mesa…might be the last Cubs Spring Ball in Arizona. Spring ball is third, only to fall/summer ball…which leads me to… 10 ) Trip to Wrigley. Especially during October. I also would need a truckload of Advil after Wrigley…they practically give away those Old Styles.

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When will this burger-violence end? I hope no time soon…these idiots are hillarious! Toledo : McNugget freak-out :: Kansas City : Hamburger freakout KCTV has an exclusive video of an unknown idiot-woman losing her shit over a less-than-perfect burger at McDonald’s.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Surveillance video from a Midtown McDonald’s restaurant on Main Street shows a woman experiencing hamburger rage. The incident happened on Dec. 27 and the video clearly shows a woman demanding a refund for what she claimed was an inferior hamburger. After being denied the refund, the video show her throwing a bucket of water over the counter along with other items, including a basket of straws, cookies, a sign and even three of the cash registers.

****Note to McDonald’s patrons: THIS GARBAGE FOOD IS INEDIBLE TO BEGIN WITH…CHILL THE FUCK OUT

Instead of doing one gigantic review, I’m going to tackle a review of my new nerd toy piecemeal…up first: the browser. The good: :) Setup was effortless. No issues getting my wireless connection up and running. :) Speedier than Opera on my Wii. Page loads are fast…no issue with Java. :) Pandora support! Pretty much rules. Sounds great; no lag. The bad: :( Screen navigation clunky. Dual analog controls are definately not ideal, but the zoom and scroll feature leaves much to be desired :( Clumbsy menu structure. Address entry is a chore. The fugly: :x On-screen keyboard is a fucking joke. No excuse for this, whatsoever. :x Multiple browser window function. Audio dies when window is not in the foreground. Why? All-in-all…not a netbook replacement for the couch. Yet. This might be a more viable option with the addition of a wireless keyboard, but until the window configuration is improved, I’ll have my Mini 9 on the davenport. Sony dropped the ball on the browser…seems like a little bit of market research would have made the PS3 a serious alternative to the quickly expanding netbook market. In related news…sources are reporting that a new Zelda game for Wii is on the horizon in 2010. Looks like I’m still a Wii guy.