Kablamo Expanded with K --> 8 sideways

To K-King,

Here's a list of really incredibly incredible things that I have stumbled across this week. The supposed list is a little random, kinda like finding Decepticon slippers in my living room, Beijing shooting down rain clouds, A-Coop finding his way into my bed (OH! I'm not even sure what that means), or even a polar bear with a naturally occurring mullet.

1) "Sheep are evil. They have no eyebrows. You never know if what you're saying to them is having any effect." ~ Tommy Tiernan

2) There were 3 big booms in the history of the interweb: (Business Week)

• Early 1990s: BROWSING - users began typing in addresses of sites/portals to find things
• Mid-1990s: SEARCHING - with the advent of search engines people could now use keywords to find them a list of results. This thereby re-defined "web surfing" and provided a quicker way to sort out info
• Now: SHARING - users are increasingly customizing websites, blogs, social networking profiles with small programs known as "widgets". It is highly likely that individuals will now become the main distributors on the web market.
  

3) Starvation can be considered a weapon of mass destruction.

4) Calculus is more than U + ME = US....it has like graphs and shit. WEEEEEEEIRD.

5) You can send mail for free at EasyPost.ca

6) Adam learned that he has a fist magnet in his head. (NB: A fist magnet is something attracts fists to your face or head or both)

7) Feeling down? Watch David Caruso's one liners from CSI: Miami.

That's pretty much it. Time for me to go and watch Anna and the King cause thats just how I roll (I heart Chow Yun Fat).

(We Feel Fine)

a break from the same old same old

To the processes of metamorphism,

I thought things were getting a wee bit too serious there, and unfortunately my brain is all in like superstar genius mode right now (thank the U + ME = US), and thus not in funny mode whatsoever. My days are filled with scenarios like these:

"Hi! My name is X, are you in first year?" - Student X
"Um, me?? Oh no no." - Me
"Oh, well then you must be in second year right?"
"Acutalllllly, I've graduated. Yeahhhh, I already have a degree. Huh."

But you know what?!? Its okay. I will be okay. Perhaps if I keep chanting that under my breath I will start to believe it. As cherry on the shitastic cupcake (okay okay its not that bad...I tend to exaggerate things by a small fraction) I dreamt that my beloved object of affection was gay! If I recall correctly, I think he was featured in some paparazzi shots carrying several multi-coloured children in his hands with his life partner. BOOOO! WHY GOD WHY?!? First Anderson, now Johnathan!!!! From here on out, I'm only madly falling in love with guys who have one syllable in their name. Like Zac.

And lastly because pictures speak 1000 words. Well in this case only : "Look guys! I'm a butterfly!"

Here to Japan? No problem, mon!

To the chick in Zambia who smokes 3 cigarettes a day,

Globalization an ambiguous albeit very familiar term, nowadays infers a wide spectrum of meanings. Recently brainiacs have narrowed the focus of this concept and now view globalization as the, "fundamental changes in the spatial and temporal contours of social existence" (Stanford University). Distance is traditionally measured by the time it takes to get from Point A to Point B. As this time decreases so, essentially does the distance. From this idea, it is possible to reach the conclusion that the human experience is changing as the concept of space and boundaries are altered. Whew.

Using this notion that geography (in its traditional sense) is becoming increasingly peripheral, International Networks Archive has adopted a new means of mapping the world: Information Mapping. Motivated by the framework of 'network analysis' this Princeton-based group seeks to link the global community through areas that transcend national boundaries (Eg. education, water, the tobacco trade, and even the good ol' Golden Arches/Green Bean Shop). This is all done not only as an effort to trace the ever-changing shape of the world, but a to better understand the complex web of relationships that is emerging.

Its cool, trust me.

Here are a few examples....



NB: Jonathan Harris, current object of my affection, was a participant in this during his Ivy League days. *sigh*

Big Fish in a Big Pond

To shrimp,

I was going to write something on what my beloved and long-lost JTT (aka Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is up to these days, but then as I was partaking in my daily surfing routine I stumbled upon these incredible creatures. A tad ugly, but intriguing nonetheless.

(National Geographic)

This fine specimen of fish featured above is appropriately called the Mekong Giant Catfish.Endemic to Cambodia, this megafish can also be found in neighboring Thai and Laotian waters. Weighing in at over 300 kilograms and spanning up to 3 meters, this colossal Poseidon of Kampuchea is rarely caught (only once in 2006) but still remains on the 'Critically Endangered' List. Though bans have been placed in Southeast Asian regions, they are highly ineffective and this poor fella ends up on the dinner table.

(National Geographic)

This herculean mass of aquatic matter is known as the Giant Freshwater Stingray, and is also found in Cambodia's Mekong River. Slightly larger than its catfish counterpart, this stingray can reach a maximum size of about five meters and 600 kilograms.

I'm not certain what either of these mega-fishes eat....probably people, maybe only small babies. It also baffles me how they are caught, or how for that matter the man above is just holding onto the stingray's tail like one would to a doggie leash.