the ultimate blog post
Warning: if you’re not savvy to the whole ‘blogosphere’ concept and especially the MO of the key players in it, this post is gonna bore you to tears. For everyone else; this is some pretty funny biznass.
Pulpo’s Tango Week
June 29, 2007 by Greg · 3 Comments
Yesterday I bought a ticket for a three week trip to Buenos Aires this fall. I’ll be hitting up Pulpo’s Tango Week for a third of the trip. I’m stoked.
in the u.s.a.? no perfect draft for you!
June 29, 2007 by Cash · 8 Comments
Hot on the heels of my glowing Heineken Draught Keg review, I stumbled upon perhaps the coolest invention ever. A home beer dispenser that not only dishes out perfectly chilled suds, but does so while blending in with the other appliances on your counter top. In a cruel twist of fate not seen since Britney Spears’ transformation into a white trash troll; it’s only available in the U.K.
Thailand Romance Tours
June 28, 2007 by Greg · 11 Comments
My new Thai Wife. Her name is Paa. She is 19, 105lbs, and stacks in at a meager 5′4″. According to her profile…
She lives with her parents.
She is fun, happy, pretty and out going.
She likes to sing songs and swimming
She would like to meet a honest, sincere man.
She would like to have childrenToo bad she’s looking for men 30-50. Read more
is your dell laptop spying on you?
June 28, 2007 by Cash · 3 Comments
I’ve always been the most paranoid member of the UM team. Just because you’re paranoid though, doesn’t mean they arn’t out to get you.
What The World Eats
June 28, 2007 by Greg · 4 Comments
Time Magazine has put together a photo essay of what the world eats. Found in each photo is a family accompanied by the foods they would consume in a single week. The pictures are collected from 10 speed press’ upcoming book, Hungry Planet.On the banks of Mali’s Niger River, Soumana Natomo and his family gather for a communal dinner of millet porridge with tamarind juice. In the USA, the Ronayne-Caven family enjoys corndogs-on-a-stick with a tossed green salad. This age-old practice of sitting down to a family meal is undergoing unprecedented change as rising world affluence and trade, along with the spread of global food conglomerates, transform diets worldwide. In HUNGRY PLANET, the creative team behind the best-selling Material World, Women in the Material World, and MAN EATING BUGS presents a photographic study of families from around the world, revealing what people eat during the course of one week. Each family’s profile includes a detailed description.
10 odd ipod accessories
June 27, 2007 by Cash · 2 Comments
Awhile ago I wrote about the naughty and nice Ohmibod iPod vibrator. Now , those cyber slueths over at My Tech Lists have unearthed 10 more weird items for your Apple arsenal.
Somewhere, a cute Korean girl is giggling with delight. Over bubble tea. While wearing a micro mini skirt. I should stop.
UM Book Club: After Dark by Haruki Murakami - Part II
June 27, 2007 by Greg · 6 Comments
Next Assignment
Pages: 101-148 / up to Chapter 15.
Due: Tuesday July 3rd, 9am (moved from wed at noon due to July 4th)Part II
pages 53 - 100Characters
- Mari Asai
- Eri Asai
- Tetsuya Takahashi
- Kaoru
- Shirakawa
Songs Listed
- Page 60 - Sophisticated Lady, Duke Ellington
- Page 62 - Jealousy, Pet Shop Boys
- Page 63 - I can’t go for that, Hall and Oates
- Page 76 - English Suites, Bach, Performed by Ivo Pogorelich Read more
neil strauss in action last weekend
June 27, 2007 by Cash · 4 Comments
Neil Strauss demonstrating the art of extraction. Suede nightclub, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Sleep and Learning
June 26, 2007 by Greg · 4 Comments
Usually I tell people about how the eggs I attempted to fry in the microwave exploded or about how Cash and I hijacked a church bus after leaving a liquor tasting. In addition to the aforementioned fun, I’ve also been spending my time reading technical material. Usually I avoid this topic because, well, linux isn’t necessarily the preferred antidote for a stalling conversation. Read more
heineken draught keg review
June 26, 2007 by Cash · 52 Comments
I heart Heineken. I always associate it with air travel (I used to be a big in-flight Heineken guy) and think it’s one of the smoother, more refreshing beers out there.
Drinking it at home however, has only been an occasional indulgence. For some reason, it seems to be one of the ’skunkier’ beers out of the bottle. Nowadays I tend to enjoy Heineken most on tap in the bar.
With the introduction of the Heineken Draught Keg, those mad geniuses from Holland aim to give me the best of both worlds.
A Softer World - My Old Girlfriends
June 26, 2007 by Greg · 2 Comments
I interrupt regularly scheduled postings to share with you this humorous, albeit vulgar, photo comic. It reads… Read more
the 30 second socializer: buzzed, not drunk
June 25, 2007 by Cash · 4 Comments
If there’s one thing we here at UM headquarters are constantly experimenting with, it’s the effect of alcohol on our social pursuits. Unlike most old school ‘purists’ in the socializing realm, we advocate having a few drinks to loosen up and enjoy the experience (pretty much any experience) more. After a year and a half of research, my conclusion is this; having a warm buzz can help my ‘game’ tremendously. Being even one step over that line can kill it immediately.
Read on for 3 simple reasons you should limit your imbibing while mingling with the ladies.
Exercising Goals
June 25, 2007 by Greg · 3 Comments
Last weekend I walked into a Saturday matinee performance of Burn The Floor, a touring ballroom dance showcase. In front of me was the obligatory elderly couple with their middle age children escorting them to their seats. I wondered at what point in life does the overwhelming fear of walking, and subsequently falling, necessitate the need for a personal escort across a well lit auditorium. I doubted that the dancers in the show, after a lifetime of physical fitness, would succumb to such a fate. I doubted that almost 80 year old yoga teacher B. K. S. Iyengar worries about falling over and breaking a hip.End Life Goal #1 - Don’t end up with a walker…
israel, sex, and tourism
June 25, 2007 by Cash · 2 Comments
Gal Gadot, Miss Israel 2004
A new tourism campaign (featuring beautiful women frolicking on the beaches of Tel Aviv) for Israel has outraged certain members of the small country’s religious right who tout it as ‘pornographic’.
Luckily, its supporters are thus far fending off the critics:
Read morearcade fire + lcd soundsystem + red rocks
June 22, 2007 by Cash · 2 Comments
In jaw droppingly awesome news; Arcade Fire (who are currently skipping all across Europe on a beefy summer tour) have announced plans to play the US this fall.
With LCD soundsystem. LCD phreaking soundsystem.
So far, just THREE shows announced, including (hooray!) Red Rocks.
Dates after the jump. I believe tickets go on sale is tomorrow so get those modems purring.
Etch a Sketch Skills
When I introduced Cash to my friend Clair, all he talked about for weeks was her etch a sketch skills. Well, I’m sorry Clair, but you don’t have anything on professional etch a sketch artist George Vlosich. Check out this youtube video of him creating a promotional piece for the Quicken Loans Arena.
Check out gvetchedintime for more information on his craft.
new york’s most expensive whiskey
June 22, 2007 by Cash · 4 Comments
I gave Greg some serious shit about opting for $12 shots of *sambuca* at the Holiday Inn bar in NYC on his recent trip. I suppose it could have been worse though. Like $2988 worse.
Nap MP3s
My friend Zach falls asleep waiting for his breakfast to be served. I am not afforded this luxory. I became increasingly more aware of this as I traveled on a red-eye flight delayed till early morning. I sat in a groggy state for hours as I attempted to fall asleep but only nodded off once in a while. I could’ve used some napping mp3s. Read more
good friends are worth 6 figures a year
June 21, 2007 by Cash · 2 Comments
I see my friends almost every day. It’s one of the best perks of living downtown within walking/stumbling distance of each other. In addition to the occasional liquor infusion for my freezer (This bottle of Stoli Gold brought to you by.. Greg!), it seems this benefit is also worth $179,000.
Soundproof Your Apartment
June 21, 2007 by Greg · 2 Comments
Part of my fantasy of buying my own place is to have room to get an upright piano and perhaps a few percussion instruments like congas. One thing that has disrupted this dream of mine is the worry that I would never be able to play these instruments above a whisper in a city dwelling. Apparently I’m not the only one with this issue. Read more
