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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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The end came slowly...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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Meanwhile from the hills of Fayettenam
Hello all. It is I, your long-lost web-monkey. I'd thought I would just drop in and dish out an update on the life of Josh.
I have been away for many months/years building my street cred on the hard streets of Fayetteville, AR. You may have caught sight of me on ESPN shirtless, painted, and acting a fool at the Auburn football game. Apparently my crew got on a few times. Every time I see somebody from Hope at the game (which is surprisingly often), the first thing they say is "Does your mom know about this?" She does, she has it Tivo'd.
I have finally made my way through the artsy fartsy world of mixed art classes with those shoeless dolphin-riding purveyors of "fine art" (the painters, sculptors, potters, et cetera). I have broken away into my home, the Graphic Design department: the land of technology, sanity, and the one of the only place to find a conservative mind in the entire art department. I am now enrolled in animation and web design (it's what I do). I do actually learn new things in that class, which is why I hold that professor in the highest regard of all.
I recently got a job as web and graphic designer at the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership on campus. They're soon to change their name to the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement (apparently they didn't have quite enough words in their name before), so I've been designing a new identity and website for them the past month or so. The website will be launched within the month at leadership.uark.edu , but if you want to see the work in progress, go to leadership.uark.edu/New_Leadership (the upper case wasn't my doing, I promise). It's fun because I can learn something in class, and go immediately and apply it (which have done on two occasions within minutes). Maybe in some spare time I can ply my trade to the convogi-site.
My most recent project in the works is a tech television on UATV (UA's tv station) show not unlike G4's Attack of the Show. It's a production of mine and two friends, and we're calling it RJ45. It'll consist of some tech news, gadget showcase, game review, youtube stuff, and a specialty segment that will showcase a different tech topic in detail each week. It's gonna be sweet. I'm designing the graphics and co-anchoring. We are prepared to blow the existing shows on UATV (news, politics, and sports) out of the water, and none of us are broadcast journalism majors... just an art major, a business major, and a chemistry grad student (the latter two volunteer/work at the station though). I have screens of what we have thus far, but blogger doesn't want to cooperate at the moment, so I'll try again later.
until I blog again...
Monday, October 22, 2007
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Thank You, Chuck Norris!
Though we all know the chief export of Chuck Norris is pain, we now know a new fact about Chuck: he's voting for Huckabee. Not all hollywood celebs are pinko commies, now if we could just get Chuck to roundhouse kick the rest of them into line, we might be able to salvage this next election...
Thank You, Chuck Norris.
Jeff C.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
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That last one was just mean...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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How Manteca got started.
I'm going crazy !!!!
OPEC Concerned About Oil Prices,But Won't Up Output-Secretary General
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries believes current record oil prices are too high, but has no plans to boost oil production beyond what it has already agreed to increase starting in November, OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem el-Badri said Tuesday.
General Abdalla Salem el-Badri was recorded saying, " we are running out of room to put all the cash coming from the American satan . We may need to purchase Michael Jackson's Netherland as an auxiliary storage facility". There have been numerous failed attempts in folding bills so they will store more efficiently in the very "cramped spaces" of the Arabian desert. Ambassadors from OPEC will ask Congress for financial assistance in studying ways to help the oil producing countries in their feverish attempts at gathering the money from oil sales.
Phynerk
Thursday, October 11, 2007
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Only in America
A few blocks up the street from where Muslims blew up the twin towers a few years ago and ushered in a horrible new way of "life", we are going to the very dregs of stupidity to pull this off !
....but you just try to put up a Nativity scene outside your church or school house, and you will end up in court.
I just wonder how far our "leaders" are going to push the envelope of 'tolerance'. Heck, I may be forced to work for a Jap one day !
Phynerk
Saturday, October 06, 2007
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If only the headlines were true!!
I think that says it all...
Friday, October 05, 2007
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Breaking News: Al Gore is not the only Internet Expert
Report: NKorean Leader Kim Jong Il Calls Himself 'Internet Expert'
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il called himself an "Internet expert" during summit talks with South Korea's president this week, a news report said Friday.
The reclusive leader made the remark after South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun asked that South Korean companies operating at an industrial park in the North Korean city of Kaesong be allowed to use the Internet, Yonhap news agency reported, without citing any source.
Mr. Jong’s internet prowess comes from a recent string of amazing acheivments:
1) Seeing his palace from Google Earth
2) Printing his first MapQuest map with directions to Disney World via Omaha
3) Setting up a live chat with Sen. Larry Craig to discuss a possible high level discussion in a Korean lavatory.
4) And finally printing out Al Gore’s original source code for the internet by which Mr. Jong will adapt to a Coleco Joystick to hack the world.
Truly, this man is an”Internet Expert”. !!
Phynerk
The drudgery of inescapable boredom.
That boredom which doth envelop me every Wednesday and Friday morning at the unconscionable hour of 8:00 A.M. is spurned by the humdrum of the Constitutional Law class and generally makes me ponder whether repeatedly striking my temple on the desk would somehow make the class more interesting. It's not that I don't appreciate the Constitution and the foresight of our founding fathers in creating such a document. However, I do note that they were not clarevoyant enough to simply scribe, "Citizens have the right to possess firearms. Get over it!" I will cut them some slack, perhaps the ancestors of today's liberals were still in the "old world." I digress. Personally, however, I couldn't give a rodent's behind about the commerce clause and how it impacts me at this juncture. This is the meat and potatoes of a formal legal education, or more likely the vegetables. It's not nearly as fun and exciting as the filet mignon of arguing the first amendment. It's not even as digestable and easily understood as the baked potatoe (appropriate Dan Quayle spelling) of Contract law. It is the fermented, noxious amalgamation of brussel sprouts, asparagus, and lima beans. Throw in some turnip greens and let it steam for about eight hours and you have the general impression I get of this class.
Back to Spider Solitaire, I hope someone else is keeping some good notes.
Jeff C.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
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The Shame of Blame
This week has been one of complete and utter disgust. Matthew and I have both accomplished some great things this week. Even in those triumphs though, I find myself completely disappointed in myself. I have had a whirl of a time with the high school, the new grade book program and my personal life. In the midst of all this, I noticed that everyone, including myself, is on the constant search for someone or something to blame. Isn't that terrible. I mean come on, the politicians do it, so I guess we shouldn't be so embarrassed that we conform to the norm. So upon the realization that I was deep into my 2nd trimester of this pregnancy of blame, I decided I would make a change. I know that when humans decide to give up a vice, on many occasions a new one takes it's place. So, as the other lemmings of life do, I picked up a nasty little habit. That habit is one of the smart mouth. Yes, many of you know that I have had that attached to me like an ominous tumor for most of my life. Unfortunately, much like Kuato from Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recall, my tumor has grown in a fully functional beast. I find myself lashing out at anyone. Saying things that I would not normally ever say, or at least immediately apologizing for saying anything hurtful and begging for forgiveness. This time, I said something mean to someone who definitely deserved it, then had it thrown back into my face. Isn't it interesting when you get to a point in your life where you wield this power. This power to truly hurt people. You know, a hurt that hurts them and many of their closest relations. I am in that position. One where I so want to make a grievous wrong a right, but in doing that, will severely hurt many people. Then again, you know me. I can't do it. I cannot call it like it is. The sudden smell of sadness, hurt feelings or tears always makes me falter. In that brief feeling of doubt, I always crumble...now days, I get that feeling way before I even get to the smart comment. And so the idiots, the old and the tired continue running this train at full speed towards the bridge...and the bridge is out! OK...I'm done...there it is. I feel better getting that off my chest. Don't vote for Hillary!
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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Who says there's never any GOOD news ?
HEPPNER, Oreg.- Investigators now say it was an accidental pipebomb explosion that killed a man near Boardman over the weekend.
The Morrow County Sheriff says 28-year-old John Brandon Paradiso died at a Hermiston hospital Saturday after the bomb he was working on apparently exploded, inflicting hundreds of shrapnel wounds and lighting him on fire.
A bomb squad was called in to deal with other unexploded weapons on the Premisis.
Phynerk
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