Archives for: January 2009
More Shelves for More Books
By karstentb on Jan 31, 2009 | In Homelife, Photos
For the last couple of months I've had to stack books up in neat little piles on the floor because I'd filled every inch of shelf space. I decided to build a couple more today, similar to the existing home-built cabinets but smaller. With the help of m… more »
Things You Shouldn't Accidentally Do To Your Hair
By karstentb on Jan 31, 2009 | In Announcements, Crazy Stuff, Photos
...use the shortest guard you have while cutting it with electric clippers.I have cut my own hair plenty of times, and it usually presents no problems because I know which guards to use on my clippers. I don't use scissors, as that would require ski… more »
OMG!
By karstentb on Jan 29, 2009 | In Announcements
I don't use the OMG very often, because I'm just not that kind of gay.
However, I will know use it: OMG. OMG. OMG.
I nearly suffered a huge disaster, a repeat of the terrible even that occurred three years ago. While writing the most recent post… more »
The Rawhide Kid and His Super Headache
By karstentb on Jan 29, 2009 | In Nightlife, Photos
Saturday night I went to a superhero costume party at The G&L Center, here in Vegas. After the invite to the event, I was unsure of what to wear. Finally, the day before, I decided: The Rawhide Kid. It sounds like a gay cowboy à la Brokeback Mtn-… more »
Gay Geezus
By karstentb on Jan 23, 2009 | In Crazy Stuff
I'm pretty sure Jesus wasn't gay, despite a couple of homo-like scenes described in the Bible and apocryphal stories. However, apparently every Filipino depiction of Jesus makes him look like a girl with a beard-- heavy on the eyeliner. Take a look at… more »
Four Corners
By karstentb on Jan 19, 2009 | In Vacation and Travel, Photos
A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar...
So a Buddhist walks up to a hot dog vendor...
There once was a man from Nantucket...
What do jokes have to do with your road trip? you ask.
Not much, really, except this: My dick is so big, it can be… more »
Wupatki National Monument
By karstentb on Jan 19, 2009 | In Vacation and Travel, Photos
Another quick update on Day 2 of the road trip across the Southwest.
After spending the morning finishing up the visit to the Grand Canyon, the rest of the day included the Wupatki National Monument-- Native American ruins-- and Sunset Crater.
I'll… more »
Grand Canyon
By karstentb on Jan 17, 2009 | In Outdoors, Vacation and Travel, Photos
A quick update...
I'm currently roadtripping through the Southwest, and just finished up the first day of the journey at the Grand Canyon.
I have free wifi at the Red Feather Lodge in Tusayon, AZ! Yay! more »
Fat People Say the Darndest Things
By karstentb on Jan 13, 2009 | In Crazy Stuff
It is true that some fat people have a legitimate medical condition that prevents them from maintaining a healthy weight. For many, it's simply a matter of too much food and too little exercise.
A report on FoxNews.com today tells of a larger-than-… more »
Double Entendre: Not By Accident
By karstentb on Jan 12, 2009 | In Crazy Stuff
The US airlines have now completed their second year without a fatality, according to the Air Transport Association.
About the now record fatality-free streak, David Castelveter, spokesman for the ATA industry group, had this to say:
That stellar… more »
Black Birthday: Turning Thirty
By karstentb on Jan 4, 2009 | In Announcements
When you're a kid, until the day after your 21st birthday, really, birthdays are greeted with gleeful expectation. The joy of turning another year older, and the toys, presents, and money that you are rewarded for simply staying alive, make a birthday w… more »
Toy Pianos & Flying Dreams
By karstentb on Jan 3, 2009 | In Dreams
Those of you who've read my past blog post are most likely aware that I often post my weird dreams. Here are two that I had last week. The first is fairly common, I think: a dream about flying. I've had them several times, myself, but this one is a bi… more »
Betta splendens
By karstentb on Jan 3, 2009 | In Homelife, Photos
I bought Reimon a 6 gallon aquarium for Christmas, which currently houses one Ryukin goldfish. It made me want one, so I bought myself a 5 gallon tank to put on my desk. I like live plants, so I've decorated it with Amazon Sword, Kyoto Grass, and Peaco… more »