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I've been experimenting with a new chess opening that I call The Goatse Opening.



Pictured above is the Goatse Opening (white) in play against the the classic Caro-Kann defense (black).

Now, I'll admit that the Goatse hasn't had all it's kinks worked out yet... In fact, a more anal-retentive person would be quick to point out that I haven't won a game yet with this opening.

Still, it's great to see the look of shock whenever somebody sees it for the first time.

Now, I don't wanna stretch the truth... but I think I'm onto something big with this.

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This afternoon, on the yoyoing.com/news forum, Kiya posted this entry about yo-yoers and denim. Here is my reply.

Speaking of denim, I have aquired a bit of selvage scrap that I'll be experimenting with. Tonight, at our weekly crafting group, I'm going to try to make some wallets. While working with denim can be difficult to start with, this material is raw denim, so I'm expecting even more difficulty to overcome. On top of that, I want to come up with a design that will show off the selvage lines.

Labels: crafts, denim yo-yo selvage SCOW

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Previously, I had mentioned that I had created a Yelp account, and now I've finally gotten around to writing my first review.

It's for the Hawthorne Fish House in Portland.

They had catfish AND deep fried cheese curds!

Catfish AND curds!!! Southern AND Midwestern! Do you know how hard either of those are to find on the west coast? And this place has both!

The Mediocre Tour will be hitting Portland on March 16th and I assure you we will have lots and lots o' curd.

Labels: yelp.com yelp hawthorne fish house portland oregon catfish deep fried cheese curds

I never have liked Carlos Mencia, but not because I thought he was stealing material.
A local comic once quipped "Saying Carlos Mencia and Dave Chapelle are similar is like saying the KKK and NAACP are the similar since they both deal with issues of race."
I can't remember the dudes name though (and I'm sure I butchered his joke) but you get the idea.
So, what do you guys think?

addendum; Carlos's audio comeback.

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Last week attended this "super secret don't you dare blog about this" Wii Boxing party in a secret SOMA location. I had a good time and finally got to play the Nintendo Wii. Now, I was told not to blog about wii fight, so instead I drunk emailed people about it from the event.

Since then Laughing Squid has covered it and so has everybody else. So let me share with you Geek Entertainment's coverage of the event here.

I won't share the details of my drunk-mails, other than to mention that Kent from Ask A Ninja flew up from LA. He was a perfectly swell fella (and it was his b-day), but we we're supposed to trash talk so as I gave him the final knock-out punch I yelled "Happy Birthday, bitch. That was way too wii-zy."

As the night went on I found my head filling with disses for practically everyone in the room, including one specifically for Irina "Damn, your boobs just got boxed."

But really I just kept regretting the dissess I could have used with Kent. Things like "Boy your are really quiet right now, you must be a really good ninja." and "I'm not asking a ninja... I'm telling him!"

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I have written before about my buddy Kiya's high end denim store Self Edge, here in the Mission.

On the weekends I ocassionally hang out in Self Edge to yo-yo with Kiya and listen to him talk to customers about the characteristics of really expensive raw denim pants from Japan. One of the things that really struck a chord with me, was the notion of wearing in the pants to fit the owner.

Off the shelf, raw denim pants are often characterized by thick/starchy feel. Denim freaks wear the pants for weeks before the pants start to break in. I guess each pair could be seen as a constant work in progress, never quite broken in, just better with each wear.

Last weekend I started to think about my upcoming tour in March and the thought popped up that a week and a half of touring would be a great way to get intimate with a pair of jeans. More thoughts appeared like "one pair of jeans would really make packing easier" and "every time I wear them I'd remember the tour that I broke them in on".

The following monday I couldn't take it anymore, so I went down to Self Edge with Shannon and we bought a pair of $290 selvage jeans. We picked out a pair of Samurai Jeans. I guess the idea of wearing some really stiff tight jeans on a tour didn't sound as good after a bit, so I'm starting the process now.

Like I said it's probably going to take a while before the pants get comfy, but as you wear them the pants really shape to your body. After wearing them for a full day, the pants were still really crunchy. In fact, when I took them off my hot bod they totally retained my body's shape. So much so that they could stand upright completely by themselves!

After a few days I tried to get them to stand upright again, but they would keep crumbling at the knee. It was glorious! They were breaking in.

After breaking in the pants for a week, I will soak the pants in water (Evian? Just kidding.) for a half hour which will make them shrink a whole bunch. Then I'll wear them in another week before bringing them back to Kiya's place to get hemmed. The pants are really long right now, so I expect that even after soaking them I'll have a bunch of material to remove... hopefully enough to make something really really cool. A wallet. Or perhaps another denim hat?

Labels: crafts, Self Edge denim raw Samurai blue jeans selvage

I just created a Yelp account and saw this on my homepage.


Great... so now I'm going to see this every time I log in?

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Please note, my blog has moved to www.DocPop.org/blog Check it out for my newest writing. Please don't link to this blog entry, you can use http://www.docpop.org/2007/02/11/simpsons-manga.html instead.


I found this on the internets.

It's like a magic eye puzzle, the more I study it, the more complex I realize it is... oh, now I see the sailboat.



http://spacecoyote.com/

Also:

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On a recent "Nerdcore" rss search, this video came up;



The Mathematicians are a north New York band, that seem to cover the grounds between indie rock, synth driven dance music, and some nerdy rappy.

The rapping in the above video is pretty hard to understand and honestly I think I'd like the whole song better if they just shut up... but damn its a good looking video.

I'd love to work on something that turned out as cool as this video or the GOSHone video (blogged below).

If you wanna hear more, this video (recorded at a San Francisco show) has a great live footage of the Mathematicians and local band (full of Anticon superstars) The Bat Rays.

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This is a new video by GOSHone, who is an animator by day, and must have pooled all of his collective film knowledge into creating this masterpiece. I'm straight trippin' 'cause this has got to be a low budget flick, but it sure doesn't feel like it. It's just a great example of what someone can do if they put their mind to it.

Digg it [thanks for adding the Digg, Josh]

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Myspace nerds unite! Myspace needs to add a "Nerdcore" music genre and you can help. Nerdcore can be any type of music (rock, hip hop, metal, etc) as long as it is made for nerds by nerds. Contact Customer Service, MySpace's Admin (or through email at privacy@myspace.com) and Tom and send them the Nerdcore Genre Request letter written below. Don't forget to blog it, email friends, and post it on your bulletins. Find anyway you can to spread the message. Together, the meek shall inherit their own genre!


Dear Myspace,

In 2000, MC Frontalot coined the term Nerdcore Hip Hop, creating the
foundation for geeks and nerds everywhere to pick up a microphone and
start rapping. In the last 7 years, Nerdcore has flourished into it's
own distinct style of music.

2006 has been the largest year for Nerdcore yet, and with mainstream
press from Newsweek, Wired Magazine, Spin, XXL, NPR, and MSNBC, as well
as accolades from websites such as Slashdot and Boing Boing, 2007 looks
to be an even bigger year for Nerdcore.

This year will see more Nerdcore releases than ever before and
Nerdcore's largest audience yet. Two new documentaries, Nerdcore For
Life and Nerdcore Rising will be released later this year, and have
already generated considerable buzz in both the music and film
circuits.

Despite the popularity of Nerdcore music, MySpace still does not offer
it as a genre. Haven't nerds suffered enough already?

There are Nerdcore metal bands, Nerdcore rock bands, and, obviously,
Nerdcore hip hop artists on MySpace that can not properly be searched
under the term "Nerdcore". Given that MySpace has surprisingly specific
genres such as "Christian rap", "Shoegazer" and "Screamo", it is a shame
that Nerdcore has yet to be added.

Consider the following:

The top 8 videos on YouTube tagged with "Nerdcore" have generated
1,581,216 combined views.
There are currently 2,640 profiles on MySpace with "Nerdcore" in their
profile.
There are several websites, blogs, and even online channels dedicated
solely to Nerdcore.
Beefy is a virgin.
Nerdcore Rising's profile has 1,285,674 MySpace friends.
The creation of a Nerdcore MySpace genre could be what will finally gets
Beefy laid.

Relevant links include:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16840016/site/newsweek/
http://www.myspace.com/nerdcorerisingthemovie
http://www.myspace.com/nerdcoreforlife
http://www.myspace.com/mediocretour
http://www.myspace.com/mcchris

In an attempt to encourage MySpace to update it's genres, I am taking
part in a letter writing campaign. It is our goal for Nerdcore to
finally get the recognition it truly deserves.

And besides, when else will anybody ever ask you to label them as a
nerd?

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