Archives for: June 2008
Another Sexy Asian Man In Uniform
By karstentb on Jun 30, 2008 | In Photos, Hotness
Here's another of my irregular installments of Sexy Asian Men In Uniform. Well, this ones is missing some of his uniform, but I don't mind. more »
The Art of Whining
By karstentb on Jun 30, 2008 | In Philosophy and Politics
I love comments. Whether on this site, on YouTube, on other blogs, in the newspaper, or on the radio, reading (or hearing) what other people think about what somebody else thought is good entertainment. Well, not all of them. The ones that say, Oh, I… more »
Old Spice
By karstentb on Jun 28, 2008 | In Crazy Stuff, Video
As a general rule, I hate commercials. They interrupt Law & Order too frequently. There are, however, exceptions. This is one of them. Neil Patrick Harris, using his fake doctor credentials, selling deodorant.
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Calico Basin
By karstentb on Jun 25, 2008 | In Outdoors, Photos
NOTE: I was editing this post from my phone and accidentally deleted most of it. Luckily, the original was already in Google's cache and so I've been able to reconstruct it.
I just got in from hiking at Red Rock. I need a shower and a nap, but the… more »
The Weekend: Liquor and Sunburn
By karstentb on Jun 24, 2008 | In Entertainment, Homelife, Photos
Since I've been on my two-month vacation, I've been socializing with the friends a bit more-- which is good! That socializing sometimes leads to drinking, which sometimes leads to intoxicated silliness. That is exactly the condition in which I found mys… more »
Quattuor Somniis
By karstentb on Jun 16, 2008 | In Dreams
It's been a while since I've written here about any of my weird dreams. So here are four I've had in the past couple of weeks, in the order in which they came. (Forgive me if my Latin, quattuor somniis, isn't the the accurate translation of, four dream… more »
A Saturday of Post Office Pleasures
By karstentb on Jun 14, 2008 | In Crazy Stuff, Photos
After putting it off for 1,000 miles or so, I finally took my Jeep to have it's oil changed yesterday. I took it to Meineke instead of the dealership, where it would have been free, but I don't trust the dealership peoples. Turns out the Meineke people… more »
Caught
By karstentb on Jun 13, 2008 | In Crazy Stuff
On Tuesday I downloaded Jumper, the same day it was released on DVD. That proved to be a bad thing. Not only was the movie a mediocre telling of a story that had pretty awesome potential-- it was based on Stephen Gould's acclaimed sci-fi novel of the s… more »
Camping Redeux
By karstentb on Jun 9, 2008 | In Announcements, Outdoors
As much as I wanted to go camping Saturday night, I had to cancel the trip for several reasons.
One, I went to First Friday the night before (refer to the previous post) and stayed out all night drinking. Two, I accidentally tossed my phone into th… more »
First Friday
By karstentb on Jun 9, 2008 | In Nightlife, Photos
After a year-long hiatus, I returned to First Friday this past weekend. In my absence, they've begun charging $2 per person for entrance. WTF?!? While entering through the gate on Casino Center near Charleston Blvd, I was told, "Two dollars, please."… more »
Elagabalus
By karstentb on Jun 5, 2008 | In Announcements, Crazy Stuff, Photos
As some of you might know, one of my favorite things to study is History. Specifically, I enjoy studying the Roman Empire during the early third century. A teenage boy, of Syrian decent, found himself placed on the throne of the greatest empire in the… more »
Camping Invitation
By karstentb on Jun 5, 2008 | In Announcements, Outdoors
I'm going camping Saturday at Red Rock. I know you don't want me to sleep alone, so come along.
Ask me for details.
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San Francisco (Part 4: More Photos and Video)
By karstentb on Jun 4, 2008 | In Vacation and Travel, Video
You can check out all of the photos I took in San Francisco here, or use the Photos of Karsten link on the right-side menu. I mostly took videos and Rei took photos since he had his dSLR and I left mine at home. Hopefully he'll send me the ones he took… more »
Somebody Like That
By karstentb on Jun 4, 2008 | In Crazy Stuff
Life is full of reality. So much, in fact, that some folks no longer know how to distinguish it from acting. The tele is crowded with overproduced reality (can reality be under produced, or produced at all?), to the detriment of bona fide theater.… more »
San Francisco (Part 3: The Videos)
By karstentb on Jun 4, 2008 | In Vacation and Travel, Video
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The touch tanks at the Aquarium of the Bay had several rays. I touched them. They touched me. We exchanged numbers.
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Sea lions! Barking, basking and having a nap at Pier 39.
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San Francisco (Part 2: Sunday)
By karstentb on Jun 1, 2008 | In Vacation and Travel, Photos
I'm sitting at Gate 26 in SFO, waiting for my plane to board. I am exhausted. Rei and I spent the day on our feet. We began by meeting up with my friend Tony and taking the #76 bus over to the Marin headlands, which is the other end of the Golden Gate… more »