August 2008
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Want to make more money? 4 easy tips
This article from US News and World Report highlights some interesting salary related studies. Following this advice, here is a quick guide to an instant raise:
1. Drink More
A report from the Reason Foundation found that while male and female drinkers make more than nondrinkers, men who hit the bar at least once a month—thereby satisfying the definition of social drinkers—seem to make...
What do you do after studying?
These vimeo videos are great. This one was a project for a digital media course at the University Furtwangen in Germany. A TON of work must have gone into making it since it looks like they used one continuous shot to film the entire song.
University Lipdub (HS Furtwangen) from DASKAjA on Vimeo
The Key to Life
Will Smith drops some knowledge:
Grizzly Warning
World Premiere Event:
Here is the exclusive premiere of a new video from up-and-coming new director C.J. “Corbina Ballerina” Craven.
Reviews for SUPER CRAZY NINJA BATTLE:
I laughed, I cried, I remembered a time when fart jokes were funny. - RMC
Come for the ninja battle but stay for the O.C. parody! - rycrave85
The camera angles and washed out sepia tones remind one of a young Scorsese and De Niro in...
G.O. is moving pretty good.
He looks out of shape but this video of Greg Oden turned my excitement level up to 11.
Just in case you don’t get the “Spinal Tap” reference.
Why don’t you just make 10 louder?…
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The Hold Steady - "Stuck Between Stations" on...
See more of THS here and here
(inspired by Bobs and spring term of senior year)
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Americans Drinking Less Alcohol
article from
“It looks like moderate drinking has been increasing, heavy drinking is down a little bit, and total alcohol consumption is down a little bit,” said lead researcher Dr. R. Curtis Ellison, a professor of medicine and public health at Boston University School of Medicine.
“It is encouraging news that more people are drinking moderately, and the average intake is...
Can Portland make the MLL feel at home?
Article from lacrosseallstars.com:
Here is a great opportunity for Portland, Oregon to earn its designation as a up and coming area for lacrosse. Portland already boasts an indoor team (the NLL’s Portland Lumberjax) but this will be the first chance for Oregon lacrosse enthusiasts to show support for an outdoor pro team.
I’m very confident that the event will be a huge success but...
Triumph Takes On Comic-Con
Triump the Insult Comic Dog inspired a lot of nerds at Comic-Con in San Diego.
“For once, you outnumber the many of us who would normally beat the sh*t out of you”
Gnarls Barkley: Going On // Music Video
jpbrunelle:
Don't We Have Bigger Issues?
www.time.com: This article from Time is a joke. What has the major news media turned into? The “outrage” over beer pong seems to be a few self-righteous schools who have an axe to grind. Aren’t we in the middle of a war/recession/economic crisis? Shouldn’t people have bigger things going on in their lives?
My favorite part is when the alleged “geniuses” at...
Don't Ride the Greyhound Bus in Canada...Crazy...
Read this news article from
I may never take a Greyhound bus again after this. The whole thing reads like a scene from “Texas Chainsaw Massacre 12”.
“…As the three guarded the door with a crow bar and a hammer, the attacker went back to the body and calmly came to the front of the bus to show off the head”
Words can’t express how messed up that is.