Archive for June, 2008

Keeping Cats Cool

Monday, June 9th, 2008

When the thermostat of Urbana decided to turn upupup with big time humidity and stay there, i was ready for the heat. i had been waiting. finally it had come. I didn’t have a problem with not turning on the air — leave the sliding door open and the front door to create a breeze and sleep with the fan on me. Saving energy by not turning on the air, i’m a genius! Wrong. I has a cat. Battlecat started laying around looking like a dead slut. She wasn’t as chirpy as normal. As much as i liked the quiet, i’m pretty sure i was killing my cat or at the very least making her miserable. SO. How to keep her cool.

iz dead

I looked up kitties on the internet and found that cats keep cool by sweating through their paws (teeny surface area) and panting (only when it’s really bad). They lay around to conserve energy and groom constantly to create a cooling effect by their saliva evaporating from their fur. Well i had to help my bitchy cat. I came up with an idea, i hope i’m not the first: brushing her with a damp brush.

Battlecat does not enjoy brushing. she will sit for about fifteen seconds before she tires of my vain attempt to keep hair from getting all over my place and her developing hairballs. WELL i wet the bristles of the brush and brushed her during one of her death poses and she make a HUWHAAAAAA face. And she let me brush her for a good minute. The brush was dry by then. I’m fairly certain it works because i will brush her about three times a day and she willingly sits for me. She’ll even turn around so i get everywhere, and she smashes her face into it so i get her head. If you try this on your cat, don’t be put down by her not reacting. Battlecat acts like it ain’t no thang when i’m done each time, but her change of heart on brushing tells me it helps.

iz bored

Since this discovery i have broken down and turned the A/C on because a cat looking like a dead whore is the opposite of fun. Now she’s gone back to looking annoyingly bored all the time. If only i could get it down to 75F. at least it’s not 85F.

three things i learned in Bloomington

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

1. Rock Band is really fun

2. i have no coordination when it comes to drumming

3. if you only eat spicy cheetos you will get spicy poo. and it’s red.

idk star wars

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

i was looking up clips of Tobi from Famly Guy and found this instead. some kid who watches too much robot chicken got really bored.

i… i don’t know. all i know is i want to skip through the woods with a lightsaber.

Captain Awesome

Friday, June 6th, 2008

deadspin of course with their reference here

rookie card pose? probably.
swing batter

This little kid could outrun a lot of people. On one leg. Back in his diaper years Adam Bender had his leg removed due to cancer. Since then, he’s been rocking it regardless of being monopedal. At eight years old he’s playing baseball, soccer, and football. He’s the catcher for his little league team. His leg must be nothing but muscle. Rock on, little dude. Check out the pictures at the bottom link. I would not want to face this kid running into home plate. His game face is intimidating.

video here: http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/420950.html

Iz Sweataayz

Friday, June 6th, 2008

it’s extremely warm and humid. i’m stuck on the craptop while the real laptop gets work done on its imperfections. NEVERTHELESS it is slightly alarming to turn around to see my cat laying like this on the floor behind me.

zzzzz

perspective builder eh eh.

Change Paint: Fuck You “Glow” in the Dark You Were Never This Cool

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Staring at the wall just got even more exciting!

heat sensitive paint

Artsy fartsy Shi Yuan has decided that regular-type paint on walls is boring. I agree! As I have suffered through walls of beige and off-white all my life, this new product sounds like music to my eyes. Heat-sensitive paint can seemingly change color or appear from nowhere depending on how much heat is applied. It allows for something as simple as sunlight to affect the wall. If you are (un?)lucky enough to get direct sunlight in the room with the magic fun paint, you can tell what time of the day it is by how much of the paint has changed.

From brandon, the one with the weird stuff and is in dire need of an update. Holla back now to penisland. It’s a pen website. No. Really.

shakeshake shakeshake shashakeit

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

starting the day with a serenade!

(7:41:20 AM) TheRunnin: your lips quiver but your eyes are in a straight stare
(7:41:25 AM) TheRunnin: eyes are in a straight stare
(7:41:28 AM) KGB1: -_O
(7:41:51 AM) TheRunnin: we’re in bed but your clothes are layin right there
(7:41:55 AM) TheRunnin: clothes are layin right there
(7:42:09 AM) TheRunnin: and I was thinking of places that i could hide… i could hide
(7:42:19 AM) TheRunnin: and now you’re falling in love! oh here we go now
(7:42:31 AM) TheRunnin: said yes you’re falling in lvoe oh here we go
(7:42:52 AM) KGB1: O_o
(7:43:02 AM) TheRunnin: AND IF SHE DOES IT LIKE THIS WILL YOU DO IT LIKE THAT AND IF SHE TOUCHES LIKE THIS WILL YOU TOUCH HER RIGHT BACK AND IF SHE MOVES LIKE THIS WILL YOU MOVE LIKE THAT COME ON
(7:43:04 AM) TheRunnin: SHAKE SHAKE
(7:43:07 AM) TheRunnin: SHAKE SHAKE SHA SHAKE IT
(7:43:23 AM) TheRunnin: dance party!!!
(7:43:30 AM) TheRunnin: ooom sa ooom sa ooom sa ooom sa
(7:43:45 AM) TheRunnin: ok
(7:43:49 AM) TheRunnin: I have to get ready for work

omg this song

this song! omg. whyyyyyyyyy.

Do YOU Know Your E-Social Networks?

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Garza led me to these ones. Cracked.com pulled out some videos personifying websites, like Google, YouTube, MySpace, Wikipedia, CollegeHumor, and AdultFriendFinder. Check them out. The first is when Google has a house party, the second is an intervention for MySpace.

Calorie Mate nomnomnom

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

cosplayer omi gibson

cosplay metal gear solid! found on tokyomg.com.

ps all i know about metal gear solid is that orange boxes are teh shit.

i want to play with sound more

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Windows 98 and XP join forces aurally for funsy beats.
from college humor.