Cabanaboy's Journal

11:26am: There's nothing about this pic that I don't like
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 10 mission that sent a crew to orbit the moon and test the lunar module.

7:52am: I've got the coolest girlfriend ever
see airspaniel in today's New York Post!!

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05062009/entertainment/trek_is_set_to_stun_167891.htm

12:06pm: Star Trek TNG Reunion On Family Guy

4:22pm: pull the plug
don't forget to go dark for an hour 8:30PM Local Time tomorrow night

http://www.earthhour.org/home/

9:58am: a fun diversion for Joss Whedon fans

From popcandy

NASA is trying to name its new node on the International Space Station. One of the options? "Serenity."

Go here to vote online until March 20. So far 86% of the ballots have been cast for Serenity.

2:54pm: MacGruber with Richard Dean Anderson !!!!
i've always loved the MacGruber skits on SNL, and to that the awesomeness of RDA and it makes my head explode.

I only got to see one of these during the game last night but I'm glad there were more :)

11:14am: help me out here
troubleshooting a comms issue with the new Blackberry Bold and VoIP systems at work.
Does anyone have a AT&T phone that is running on their 3G (UMTS) that is NOT the Balckberry Bold?
(like maybe an iPhone 3G?)

I just need to make a test call and see if you get caller ID info on an AT&T 3G phone.

thanks Besh!

11:14am: Seventy years ago, 'War' panic erupted
today marks the 70th anniversary
of War of the Worlds.

The radio broadcast panicked thousands of listeners and convinced them that aliens were invading America. A 23-year-old Orson Welles wrote, produced and directed the program. After his radio career, he went on to create some of the greatest films of all time.

It seems that something like War of the Worlds could never happen again. In fact, the world has somewhat flipped: Instead of turning on the TV/radio and expecting truth like listeners did 70 years ago, it's easier to expect everything will be some sort of reality show before we're convinced it's really happening.

Go here to listen to the original War of the Worlds broadcast and see how it holds up. It lasts about 51 minutes.

Thanks PopCandy

10:14am: Did you see Letterman last night?

8:33am: CERN's LHC 'First Beam' to be broadcast live on Wednesday
From Engadget:

11:48am: This is Awesome!
Abby Denson is featured in an article on the New York Daily News!

To those who never had the pleasure of meeting Abby, she's an awesome gal from the old school days. Most of us met her at AnimeEast '95 or at Rob Lantz's Mini-Con in Claverack NY

Comic artist Abby Denson makes a difference with 'Dolltopia'


*AND she's going to be a guest at this year's New York Anime Festival

9:43am: The Line
Totally worth Watching. Written during the WGA strike and NOT content blocked by most workplaces :)

12:48am: whoa...
Both supertiffs and fivefootmayhem guy's have birthdays today O_o

Have a good one bakahime and phunkie !!



...now I'm going to go give this sleeping thing another shot

9:52pm:

Get Your Cyborg Name

2:38pm: LOL! (Taking things too far)
Konami's military technical advisor has been incarcerated for selling military weapons to Japan.

Metal Gear Solid 4 military consultant Tomoaki Iishiba is under investigation for selling night-vision firearm scopes from America to conspirators in Japan.

The charges, filed with the U.S. District Court in Seattle, explain that Iishiba ordered 60 of the EoTech 553 sights from OpticsPlanet for $639 a piece and mailed them to his contacts in Japan without purchasing an export license. He also sought to sell other firearms and Airsoft guns.

Iishiba is an Army captain who had recently been working as an intelligence liaison with the Japanese military. Born in Japan, Iishiba moved to America to join the army and served in Afghanistan in 2003. Since the charges were presented, he has been demoted to assistant operating officer.

"The command here is aware of the charges that were filed today in this Capt. Iishiba case," said Fort Lewis spokesman Joseph Piek. "His command has been aware of the investigation as it's been ongoing, and Fort Lewis has cooperated fully with civilian law enforcement."

Although Iishiba did not comment on this story, he was recently quoted as saying that the Japanese military was "too soft" for modern warfare.

"It's a different world now," Iishiba said. "You've got to stand strong, but they're not ready yet."

Source: The News Tribune

10:39am: is Nursing the new Cosmetology?
flame on

2:43pm: A Sad Day Indeed...

Star Trek: The Experience Closing in Vegas

( Retrospective )

11:23am: Blood, sweat, tears, and more blood…
…went into this damn thing.

I ended up driving the car to PA short one hand but I made it to the car show all the same.



( More Pictures... )


..meanwhile on the left-hand front, the local hand-doc doesn’t take my insurance (of course) so I’m shopping around for someone to check me out.
And while I’m at it I hope someone can prescribe some good pain meds because when I was asked what my pain level was at the hospital I said almost none (because I was all full of anesthetic) so they told me to just take aspirin or something.

By the next morning I realized my mistake and I’ve been popping the placebo-like Aleve like they were tic-tacs ever since.

10:07pm: I'm in love!!!!
In Plain Sight premiered on the USA network tonight.
I knew from trailers that the main character drove a beat-up Probe SE so me & Jay were excited to see our car on the small screen but I couldn't have even hoped for something this cool.

10 minutes in and the car is already established as a point of comic relief and the main character is almost as attached to her Probe as we are to ours ^____^

8:53am: Happy Birthday stevebennett!!
Sorry I can't celebrate with you in TX.
But many a spirit will be thrown back in your honor up here, I assure you!

9:53am: Julio has giant balls


With the car UPSIDE DOWN and the roof CAVED IN he crawled out the shattered back hatch and while bleeding took pictures of the wreck O_o

my question: How did he crawl out of the car with balls that big?!

but reports have it that our hero is A-OK

1:47pm: need a replacement CPU quick!
I need to replace my LGA 775 3.02GHz Celeron ASAP

question: what would be better??

Intel Pentium D 935 3.20GHz 800MHz 4MB Socket 775 Dual Core CPU

Intel Pentium 4 661 3.60GHz 800MHz 2MB Socket 775 CPU

9:06am: from gizmag.com


January 27, 2008 Swiss-based company Katadyn began in 1926 when its founder (Professor Georg Alexander Krause) found a way of harnessing the disinfectant qualities of silver and began his pioneering work in portable water purification units. The 80 year old company’s core business is still mobile water sterilization and desalination equipment but over the last decade it has used its dominant global market share and distribution to diversify into a range of other products servicing the special requirements of adventure travelers, campers and the marine industry. Given that its products will be found in the kit of any international relief organization, military Special Opps unit or extreme adventure athlete, it is somewhat of an irony that this company should produce the world’s first cheeseburger in a can.

The canned cheeseburger is sold under one of Katadyn’s best known brands, Trekking-Mahlzeiten, a subsidiary company that develops specialist ready-meals for the outdoor, expedition and extreme athlete markets.

The high tech hamburger has been developed for trekkers and the non-traditional metal wrapping reflects the Trekking-Mahlzeiten company ethos that its speciality meals should be easy to prepare and require only water to do so - simply throw the can into a water container over a fire, give it a minute or two, fish it out, open the lid, and eat. With a shelf life of twelve months without requiring refrigeration, the lightweight snack is the ideal fast food treat for the wilderness.

Trekking-Mahlzeiten offers an array of freeze-dried nourishment, designed so it can be prepared quickly and easily by trekkers, adventurers and expeditionaries using only water and fire. The Trekking-Mahlzeiten product range consists of complete meals, vegetarian meals, soups, vegetables and other diverse nutritional items suitable for everything from breakfast to a high tech chocolate mousse for dessert. Each meal is available in one and two-person servings and the company also offers special sizes and nutritional planning upon request.

In keeping with supplying the essentials in their lightest form, there’s even a red wine that comes in powdered form supplied in single serve pouches for celebrating special moments. When reconstituted, the wine has an alcoholic content of 9.27%, which is lighter than normal bottled wine. A matching mulled wine has also been developed for expeditions in snow and the cold.

Truth be known, the most remarkable of Trekking-Mahlzeiten’s products is not the cheeseburger but Peronin, a complete food in a liquid form, marketed as “fuel for the bloodstream.” Peronin is the food of choice for athletes competing in extreme endurance events (triathlons, marathons, ironman contests, desert races), mountain climbers and adventure seekers.

Unlike regular food, it does not first have to be decomposed in the stomach, but is assimilated directly. Whereas the body will assimilate less than 60 percent of the total calorie intake efficiently in extreme situations (cold, heat, fear and fatigue), Peronin delivers an outstanding 96 percent.

Peronin is quite different from the conventional energy drinks and bars which dominate the consumer market. It consists of medium-chain triglycerides and is assimilated by the body within six minutes.

Peronin is easy to consume during the contest, is readily assimilated by the body, and enters the bloodstream immediately. In addition, in extreme situations, it eliminates the risk of suffering the much-feared fatigue caused by a lack of oxygen in the blood and it minimizes bowel movements.

The world’s first Canned Cheeseburger ensures enjoyable meals in the mountains and other extreme situations. People who take advantage of the vast experience of an expedition food specialist such as Trekking-Mahlzeiten for cooking their outdoor meals will get more out of life: more pleasure, less weight to carry, and more time for other things.

10:25am: Probably not many SG: Atlantis fans out there but...
The new episode, Harmony, had me rolling and I had to hunt down a screen cap of this painting that depictured our heroes in reversed roles from the end of the episode.

2:17pm: Cloverfield
Just as the film end Jay says
"I think the movie’s over..."
Then he looks around us
"...everyone looks really pissed off."

( But I actually really enjoyed it )