a power point on procrastination and how to spell it

raa raa ooh la la

the very straight laced guys i work with are playing lady gaga, discussing whether it would amp up the head of the americas for our quarterly meeting broadcast..

people have stupid mermaid tattoos

the first is just hilarious. the second looks like cher the mermaid. the third is my compilation of stupid mermaid tattoos. and the fourth is just kinda cool.

to the drinkers of brown liquids

my curiosity peaked after david, or canadian visitor, commented on bryan and i drinking manly drinks. not knowing the differences in my favorite liquors i spent the afternoon researching!

WHISKEY is distilled from the fermented grains of barley, rye, wheat, and corn. its aged in wooden casks generally made of white oak. it's classified depending it's grains, distillation, and aging in wood.

CANADIAN WHISKY is smoother and lighter and uses malted rye. it must be produced in canada and aged at a minimum of 3 years. proportions of grain ingredients don't matter in canadian whisky.

IRISH WHISKEY is distilled three times. it must be produced in ireland and aged at a minimum of 3 years, but it's generally 3 or 4 times that. unpeated malt is almost always used.

SCOTCH WHISKY is distilled twice, sometimes three. it must be produced in scotland and aged 3 years and 1 day. it has a smokey flavor from treating their malt with peat smoke.

RYE WHISKY is made from rye - a grass in the wheat tribe like barley. it grows wild in eastern turkey. rye adds a spicy or fruity flavor. as a whisky it can be american or canadian.

as an AMERICAN it must be distilled from at least 51% rye, can be no more than 160 proof, and aged in charred oak barrels. it was prevalent in the northeastern states (before prohibition) and george washington made his own, which is still produced and sold at mount vernon.

as a CANADIAN it just needs good character, aroma, and taste to that of canadian rye whisky. it's aged at a minimum of 3 years.

BOURBON WHISKEY is distilled from at least 51% corn and named for bourbon county, kentucky. most are more than 2/3 corn and aged for 4 years in charred oak barrels. flavor nor color may be added. it may not be bottled less than 80 proof. it was originated in southern states, but as it gained popularity bartenders substituted bourbon for rye in manhattans, whiskey sours, and old fashioneds which were strictly made with rye whiskey. it is sweeter and fuller bodied.

hold on to your hats iceland

"the eyjafjallajokull volcano remains very much active and was yesterday throwing magma chunks the size of cars into the air, bubbling lava, and producing tremors."

because of the threat of katla (the second larger icelandic volcano connected by magma channels to eyjafjallajokull) there is a risk of a plinian eruption, the most feared type like that of vesuvius and krakatoa. holy volcano!

^ volcanic lightning aka dirty thunderstorm.. amazing!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1267962/Iceland-volcano-Do-pictures-prove-really-IS-calming-down.html

hit me with your best shot

march 13th

kidney stone, 2010.

back log

1. windows down, one arm out.

2. ain't no dummy.

3. green screen leftovers.

4. my tina fey chair!

5. shakes head.

back log

january 12th.  project one. day ten through twelve.  

krysta and i cast the uarts equipment room movie (past and present).  i made a poster.

the BIG five oh

my dad's turning 50 in may and to celebrate properly i got us two tickets to see conan at the tower theater.  i'm still not sure if they are real tickets, but i'm keeping my fingers crossed because of the large chunk of change i dropped.

coulda put more effort into this card i'm throwing the tickets in, but feeling a lazy wednesday, rain and all.

eddie murphy can't even come to america

volcanoes are all the rage. "magma was pouring from underneath the crust into the mamga chamber of the eyjafjallajokull volcano and that pressure stemming from the process caused the huge crustal displacement at porvaldseyri farm."




some of my colleagues are trapped in america, some in germany because of glass shards in the atmosphere from the plume. it's also causing volcanic lighting, a dirty thunderstorm.

our live broadcast was canceled due to volcano so this is what i learned.

robert downey jr. is pissed at the volcano because iron man 2's premiere had to be moved from london, whitney houston's pissed at the volcano because she had to take a boat, and i wonder who'll be pissed at the volcano tomorrow.

useless discovery

peggy ate lunch with us for the first time revealing her polish heritage. her taken ukranian name means the one who makes the toast and her maiden name means spade.

this may be a clue to the constant technological battle!

back peddling a tick and including a photo from my first day.

crème de la crème

i started working for a large software company december 21st of last year. since then i've cameleoned from my four years at art school to full blown corporate america. this blog is dedicated to what i see, hear, and make to propell me from nine to five.

one reoccuring character is peggy. i'm dedicating the bottom half of this post to her and the first cell phone picture (of many) i'll be taking.