Went with Amanda, Dan, and Tim last night to see the 12:01am showing of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. There’s not really too much to say about it though. It’s a great movie, great effects, and for the most part keeps thing moving along. I’ve never read Return of the King, I usually lose interest after reading the first two books, which is kindof odd for me. I should probably take another stab at it sometime soon.
Guess now I just have to wait for the 15 disc special edition boxed set…
Das machine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und corkenpoppen mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fur gewerken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseeren keepen hands in das pockets. Relaxen und vatch das blinkenlights!!!
(my favorite fortune)
In case anyone out there is just dying to buy me a Christmas gift, I have compiled the following list of wonderous items, some of them are way too expensive, but they’re pretty cool:
- HotRod Arcade Joystick – It’s an arcade style joystick for the PC. I’ve been eyeing it for a while as a controller for the home theater PC.
- ThinkGeek Stuff – Some various items from ThinkGeek, arranged onto a wishlist.
- Amazon Stuff – Some more random stuff from Amazon.
- Dell UltraSharp 2001FP – The first LCD panel I’ve seen that looks pretty good for gaming, and has DVI and USB ports.
- GBA Afterburner – It’s a frontlight kit for the Game Boy Advance that I’ve been thinking of getting for a while. Makes it so you can actually play the thing in something less than full daylight. They’re also available from Lik-Sang who sells it in a kit with the tools and a replacement cover.
- Klein Bottle – I’ve had my eyes on these for a while. Not really useful, but I think they’re kindof cool. I particularly like the calibrations.
I’m sure I’ll think of more later on.
Every once and a while I get an idea for a stupid invention that I think would be pretty cool if anyone could actually figure out how to make it. Here are a few:
- Self Laundering Luggage: Ever been getting ready for a trip at the last minute, only to find that none of the clothes you want to take are clean? Well worry no more with the wonderful Self Laundering Luggage. Just toss in your dirty clothes and some detergent, and by the time you get to your destination, you clothes are washed and dried, just hang them up and you’re all set.
- Car Foam: Sure, airbags work pretty well, but wouldn’t it be a lot better to be completely restrained in case of a car accident? Car foam is the next generation in car safety devices. Upon impact, the foam is released into the passenger compartment, completely and safely surrounding all passengers and encasing them in a safe, non-toxic, breatable, fireproof, editble foam casing. Once the rescue crew arrives, they just spray the foam with a chemical agent to dissolve it, and you’re released intact and unharmed.
- Orbital McDonalds Construction: With the number of new McDonald’s restaurants that are built each year, it would probably make a lot of sense to build them in orbit then simply drop them into position. And orbital drops don’t need to stop with just the restaurant. Once space cows are perfected, they can be slaughtered in orbit, processed into patties, and dropped to restaurants as needed, being cooked automatically during re-entry.
I’ll try to remember more of these, or write them down as I think of them.
