And no, I’m not kidding this time, seriously. I’ve seen too many things recently, and there’s no way I can’t write about them. I’ve encountered stupid people, new minor annoyances, more things I enjoy, hate, and all that good stuff. All I need to do is finally get around to designing this site (I’m going to go minimalist on this, it will make your eyes happy), so stay tuned. Touch that dial, and I will hunt you down.
I LOVE Comic Sans [April Fool’s joke 2011]
If there are three typefaces that I love, they are Papyrus, Algerian, and the king of the three Comic Sans. No font could ever live up to its glory as what it obviously is; most likely the most overused font in history, and that has to mean something. Like they say, “10,000 people can’t be wrong”.Vincent Connare created this typeface in 1994 for Microsoft, who needed a non-threatening font to be used in their applications to set well with comic strips, and especially 8th grader’s history reports. The font has since picked up so much steam that it is probably the most loved, and recognizable fonts to the common folk.
Because of its common usage, and placeability, I have decided to change this entire blog’s typographic essence to this enticing font. A font for the ages. A font that can be used in any situation, in any medium — logos, billboards, body copy, what have you, you cannot deny that it certainly is something.
I encourage you to use this font whenever possible. Next time you design a logo; Comic Sans. Writing your college thesis; Comic Sans. Putting together a flyer for your missing pet ocelot; Comic Freaking Sans.
Website rebranding, and preview of my new logo
Ever since I’ve started this website I’ve struggled to find a true branding logo that represents me. At first I was using that old card logo that still floats around in a few places, and the next year at the dawn of the website’s redesign using Standard Theme — that is still being completed as of now — I decided to take a new approach, and scrap the encasement, but keep the same typeface. But since I feel that a strong brand for a personal blog is so important, I felt it was time for another change.
Fools Gold: Inside the Glenn Beck Goldline Scheme — Infographic
About a year ago I was working for a company that was ran by one of the biggest idiots that I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. I was promised a hefty wage as a web designer, and 3D artist. Sounds great, right? Well a month goes by of working for them and I was yet to see a real paycheck from this idiot as they have not had any customers for websites, nor were they even trying to pull any clients as they were trying to focus too much on the computer repair side of the business. Needles to say, I left the company, and to tis day I have not been compensated for my work, nor has anyone else working for this douche. I wasn’t about to be screwed out of anything more, and that included my sanity.
How was that making me go insane? Well, not only was I not paid, but I was forced to listen to Fox News radio ALL FUCKING DAY. This alone probably should of made me go crazy even if I was getting paid, but oddly enough I was able to survive. Not only was this bad, but during the commercials Glenn Beck had to come on telling us that we HAD TO BUY GOLD or else we’d lose everything as the value of the dollar is decreasing, and all the bull shit. I did what most sensible people do and just ignored it as best as possible.
Fast forward to August 3rd, 2010. I’ve been doing a lot of trolling in the past few hours on Sarah Palin’s Facbook page. In the process I came across Glenn Beck’s, and that led me to the following infographic that displays the true nature of this douche’s gold scheme. Observe:
Modded Xbox 360 with red L.E.D lights selling on Ebay
This may be the third dumbest thing that I’ve ever seen on Ebay — first being the state of West Virginia, and second being someone’s eternal soul in a jar — a “modded” Xbox 360 Elite with red lights. This can’t the red ring of death people, this has to be the REAL DEAL! Hell, it even currently selling for a mere $35, and $8 shipping and handling with only 1 bid. How the hell could you pass this up?
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Official Death Star PR: Vader Didn’t Do It! Still employed by the dark side
Yesterday I reported on what appeared to be Darth Vader robbing a bank in Setauket, Long Island on Thursday. Well according to the official Death Star PR It appears that the masked man dressed in a blue cape, cameo pants, and armed with a hand gun in lieu of a light saber was in fact not the dark lord after being laid off.
Darth Vader robs bank — suspected of being laid off by the Emperor
It looks like even the dark lord of the Sith is suffering from the horrible effects of this economic downturn. Darth Vader was spotted in a Long Island, New York bank on Thursday. Vader was caught on camera holding a teller at gunpoint, and escaping, cash in hand. Why he was using a gun, and not his light saber is up to speculation.
Comic Con hates the Westboro Baptist Church
As I said in my last post, the Westboro Baptist Church was to be at Comic Con today to protest all things geeky. Well, they showed up, but were met with a slew of anti protesters. You gotta love the enthusiasm of us geeks. Thanks to a few people on Twitter [via TwitPic], these moments have been captured. Also according to Twitter, the hate group didn’t look too happy.
The Westboro Baptist Church will see you in Hell… I mean Comic Con
San Diego Comic Con kicks off today, and nerds everywhere are praying to almighty Thor that it’s going to be the best one yet… well, that’s what the smart people of the Westboro Baptist Church think. Because of this these guys will meet you at San Diego Comic Con opening day, at 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM. So a message to all you nerds, you’re gong to Hell!
How To Kill A Cold in 3 Days
A few days ago, after a fairly large party, I felt that I was coming down with a cold that someone had brought as an uninvited guest. As a man with shit to do, I did not want this to bring me down any more than it had to, so I did the sensible thing, and did everything within my power to stop it before it could get any worse. A cold is one of the worst, most inconvenient things that could happen to me (it’s right up there with dying, although that’s impossible, so no… it isn’t) and there was no cold medication, nor any of the usual stuff that you take when you’re sick, so I improvised, and what I did worked better than any treatment I’ve ever done.
