Thanks to circumstances too complicated to explain, I've been given the opportunity, in exchange for blogging, of choosing a computer system (including monitor) not more expensive than $2500-$3000 tops. Please help me decide, monkey-bruthas and sistas who know about these things!
My instinct tells me to go for a Mac - they were my first computers and, before the present nondescript PC (which I have to return), I owned and enjoyed a Cube. Also, I like Macs, they're cute, they cheer me up and help me write.
My needs are purely webby - I want something as fast and easily watchable/hearable as a cable connection will allow. It would be nice if I could burn CDs for swapping purposes, if this is possible, but my main requisites are surfing speed and easy, hassle-free operation.
Any ideas? Prices are about the same in Portugal as they are in the U.S., after industry discounts.
Thanking you in advance - and apologizing for the abuse of 9622.net...
Help a brotha out.
So, I'm at work and the calls aren't coming in. I've paid my bills, filed my paperwork, and reorganized my cds. What to do now?
It occurs to me that I bet the apes around here have some killer links hidden in their bookmarks. Things witty and urbane and well designed. Links you go to about once a week or once a month and just marvel. I'm not talking about the 'Filter or Memepool. I'm talking about sites that you have a personal feeling towards.
For me, I get a warm fuzzy everytime I look at Wrote.org. An amazing, amazing site that never fails to make me smile.
What are your web habits? What do you HAVE to look at or go mad?
Just want to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you (except all you godless Eurotrash!)
Thanks for hanging out here at 9622.net, and just overall being such wonderful people.
In a blatant rip of another mefi spinoff site, I've added a "random tagline" feature. Basically, I parsed through the archives for the various encarnations of "9622.net: your tagline here" (I found about 75 of them), put them in a list, and wrote a php script to pull one randomly whenever the main index is loaded. It shows up in the title bar and in the navigation menu on the left.
I mention it here to let you know that you can add to the list of taglines by clicking here or on "Add a Tagline" on the nav menu.
Just another fun-filled feces-flinging feature from your friendly neighborhood admins.
Let's play a game for Friday:
Name That Annoying TV Theme Song That You'll Never Get Out Of Your Head Ever Even If You Hit Yourself With a Bat Repeatedly
Please, no Googling or cheating in any way.
Also, extra points if you answer in the form of a Haiku.
I'll go first:
"Going through life with blinders on, it's tough to see.
I had to get up, get out from under and look for me."
When the President returned, she held out her glass in a toast. "To whatever lusty demon crawled into you tonight," she said. They clinked glasses. "Amen to that," President Bush said. He drank his wine.
Within minutes, the President felt a rush of lust. His eyes dilated. "Let's get naked," he grunted, pulling off his shorts. Matylda hurriedly pulled her evening dress over her head and slid out of her velour camiknickers. He had never seen anything so beautiful--Matylda seemed to be shining with a supernatural light. His vision was seemingly magnified and enhanced--he found himself staring into her pores, her cells, then backing out to look at her as she changed. She metamorphosed before his eyes, her breasts swelling, growing fantastically large, her hips expanding outward.
As most of you know (or remember), I can't post comments during the day. But I sure can post the Official Welcome Back ColdChef Thread!
Woo-hoo!! Hope both of you had a beautiful wedding and a wonderful honeymoon, Chef!
NEWSFLASH: Who's gonna wank your wild monkeys? Aussie gorilla needs masturbating
"Poor Kibabu the Gorilla. He's been firing blanks in Sydney's Taronga Zoo, so zoo bosses have singled him out to take part in a pioneering artificial insemination programme.
The idea was for Kibabu to be sedated and then given hand relief by zookeepers. However, the limp-wristed zoo staff have refused to masturbate the gorilla.
"It was too bloody dangerous," said one keeper. "What if he woke up?"
Do you want to wank the big monkey? Email Taronga Zoo and offer your services. Say Popbitch 9622.net sent you. tz@zoo.nsw.gov.au"
That's right, it's the next new snack craze from Japan...Gorilla Boogers:
"A friend of mine saw this product my missus' family was making and said, 'Gee, that looks like gorilla snot!' As soon as I heard that, I knew I had a hit product on my hands..."
If I was a Panamanian howler monkey, I'd be much cuter and definitely not working.
Koko's track list for Fine Animal Gorilla(scroll down).
1. Fine Animal Gorilla
2. Scary Alligator
3. Even Gorillas Get the Blues
4. I'm Just an Ordinary Girl
5. Koko Love
6. Tickle Me Chase
7. I'm Goin' to Maui
8. Gorilla Lullaby
9. Koko & the Nimitz Kids
According to John Peel's Saturday show, secondary virginity is all the rage in the US and UK.
And fur president too! No to the harrassment of Brazilian supermodels! From now on, all Victoria's Secrets to be revealed on a strictly fur scum, first served basis.
And I hope, for the protesters' sakes, that what's written underneath is "PETA" and not, as it seems to the trained eye, "PUTA" .
A caption? A haiku? But whatever you do, don't mention the Belgian crown prince.
Toy Vault has added Plush Nyarlathotep to its cuddly Lovecraft toy line. Just in time for Xmas!
A Google image search for "kafkaesque birthday" returns only one image:
I don't know what it means, but happy birthday to kafkaesque anyway!
If you're in Philly between now and December 15th make sure you stop in to see this show at the ICA. Make sure you say hello to these guys.
This private collection was started in 1985 and now includes over 1,500 monkeys.
More sock monkey stuff including instructions. What is this woman thinking? And how about Undressed or baby monkeys?
If you've never heard it before this thing of beauty from Little Roger & the Goosebumbs should leave you speechless. If you have, then it's good to hear it again. This Teutonic Gem should raise a grin as well, as should this this missive from Uncle Miltie.
All this, plus oodles more audio insanity is available at aprilwinchell.com.
Thanks to MrBaliHai for pointing me to the link.
Hint: The Brazilian National Geographic website from whence this arresting image was borrowed tell us that these are females expressing, yep, indignation. And if you think they may be over-reacting, check out the male inside.
To my eldest son, whose birthday we celebrated today but who doesn't actually have his birthday until the 13th of November. He'll be fifteen on that day, and I feel so much older than I ever did. Next year at this time he'll have his learner's permit for his driver's license, and it wasn't that long ago that I was the nervous skinny teenager standing in line to take the drivers' exam. How did twenty years slip by that quickly?
Good God, I feel old today.
Because 160+ comments are just too many to wade through, and there's bound to be a lot more.
To give proper credit, the picture was lifted from these folks' site. I can't tell if they're still actively doing the monkeymusic thing or not (copyright 1999 - bad sign!) but at one time they were, of course, some of Nashville's finest working musicians and singers. Rock on, Monkeytime!
Want to feel like you're on acid? Check out Akiyoshi's illusion pages!
As the French say, "Ah, ca c'est supercool!"
Matt side blogged the personalized Metafilter baseball tees which sell for $10 on the blue pages. Our Portuguese Man of Monkey Love's name and number are used as a model in the example photos. Who wouldn't want their MeFi handle and user number stenciled on their back? Dong_resin? Fishfucker?
All I know is: Miguel. A cigar. This t-shirt.
Perfect.
Ok, guys. The good news is that I am still in the swap. The bad news is that you all have to purchase the album under my pseudonym, Koko. You can find details of the recording here. Here's a review:
The album, entitled "Fine Animal Gorilla" after Koko's term for himself, runs the gamut of musical styles from low intensity rap and reggae to lullabies.
You can go here to buy the CD.
Remember remember
The Fifth of November
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
398 years later, Guy Fawkes (sometimes known as Guido) lives on (and is burned all over England).
Here's a fun little site to learn about the "Gunpowder Plot."
What are you doing for Guy Fawkes day? I'm going to go vote.
OK, many have threatened to do it but no one has yet, so I'd like to designate this thread as the official 9622 CD Review Threadİ.
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down, or Thumbs Up With Monkey Kissİ:
Call 'em as you seehear 'em.
"There's just a few more hours/
That's all the time we've got/
A few more hours/
Before they tie the knot."
--"Get Me to the Church on Time"
from My Fair Lady
Tomorrow is the day. High noon. Thanks to all of you chimps who've been with me since the beginning.
I'll give a full report to the board (with photos!) in about two weeks.
Don't let the Thundersluts weep too much for me.
I love you all,
ColdChef, the Artist Formerly Known as Single
