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.

Lore Sjöberg over at Wired has a great article detailing ideal topics for becoming a ‘guest blogger’ on some […]

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.

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 […]

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 children
Too […]

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.

Dell laptops; now featuring free governmental surveillance with every purchase!
Technorati Tags: conspiracy, conspiracy theory, nsa, homeland security, privacy rights, urban legends, computer security, freedom of […]

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 […]

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.

Some highlights:

Like garlic to […]

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 - 100
Characters

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, […]

Neil Strauss demonstrating the art of extraction. Suede nightclub, Scottsdale, Arizona.

PS:  Is that an honest to goodness alcoholic beverage in his hand?! 
Nod Modern Alpha Man for the scoop
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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, […]

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 […]

I interrupt regularly scheduled postings to share with you this humorous, albeit vulgar, photo comic.  It reads…
When I die, I want
you to spread my ashes
in all my old
girlfriends
See the full size.

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 […]

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, […]

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:

The pictures aren’t anything you wouldn’t see at a pool or […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

The Borgata hotel & casino in NJ (still considered “metro New York” I suppose) is offering Macallan Fine and Rare collection […]

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 […]

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. 

According to a recent study published in […]

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.  […]