Wait, what month is it?

February you say? The end of it? Well damn! So it's been quite a while since I posted last, but that's ok. Nobody reads it anyhow so I haven't got anyone sending me hate mail because we haven't done anything in the last month. There's something oddly soothing about running a blog with absolutely no readers. We post what we want, when we want and nobody ever complains about it. In fact, when we do hear about it, it's only from the other authors and I can't think of a time when it hasn't been some form of praise. How can you really argue with that?

Anyhow, moving right along, we're once again coming up to another Equinox. I know that few people are overly concerned by this as you follow your more standard holidays, such as Easter or Kwanzaa (what the hell is Kwanzaa?) and that's cool. Around here, both Frejak and I prefer to celebrate something that is far more scientifically proven and far less commercial. Thankfully, our friends respect that much in the same way that we respect their holiday of choice. Actually, I'm eagerly awaiting the day that Kahn decides to start celebrating Kwanzaa. It may not be that far off. Joyous Zwanzaa to you if it happens Kahn! Incidentally, I know that Kwanzaa is at the end of the year, but I'm demonstrating varied traditions of celebration here so shush.

So yeah, Equinox. Since we're in the Southern hemisphere, it's the Autumnal Equinox for us (Vernal if you're in the less trendy Northern hemisphere). With any luck it will signal a change to a cooler temperature and maybe some more rain. While that wasn't a very technical explanation, here's a watered down version for the people outside of our hemisphere:

This is the Equinox that gets a holiday

This is the Chevy Equinox that I hope hits you for not indicating while
changing lanes you dumb-ass.

Did I mention that lately I've been spending a lot more time on the roads? Well I have been and I'm starting to wish I had a bullet for every fucker that doesn't know how to indicate. One of these days I'm going to get hit by one of these morons and they're going to blame me for it. I imagine this is how the conversation will go:
Non-Indicator: "Why don't you watch where you're going dick?!?"
Enraged Salem: "I was watching exactly where I was going when you suddenly and without warning, veered into me you psych ward reject!!!"
[Insert me punching the idiot in the face and saying "Surprise Cock-Face!" here]

Right, this is getting a little off track here. The point of all this was to basically post up something new before the end of the month and also let you know that Equinox will be on March 20th this year. I hope you all have a joyous time. Frejak and I will light an extra candle for all of you... except those fuckers that never indicate.

-Salem
I've started weight training at the gym in preparation for the non-indicators.

I am not the thief you're looking for...

Seriously, I'm not! I mean, I am a thief, but today, it's ok. Kinda like Robin Hood, I'm stealing from the rich (in this case Penny Arcade) to give to the poor (that would be myself and the limited number of people that visit this blog). What I'm stealing is a video that Tycho posted up and I think you'll like it. Take a look:



Wasn't that awesome? He has a good point about the 3D being far more immersive and for people like Frejak, this is exactly what we need! I would recommend taking a look at the guy's website if you're into your techno-fantasies. I say that not because his stuff is fictional, but because as much as I can see an almost endless string of applications for his work, I doubt we're lucky enough to live in a world where industries are willing to listen to independent ideas regarding their own equipment.

Damn you Nintendo! I know that it prints money, but you could be printing larger denominations!

Ahh well. Perhaps someday we'll see all the cool new tech being released straight away rather than getting held up for years by greedy companies that don't like letting the thousands of super-brains just do their thing and give us the kind of tech that we want instead of just having to put up with the simplest and most rigid applications that the companies let us have.

-Salem
Surely there's still hope...

Sling Shots

Now I know what you're thinking, you're thinking "God... here we go again, he's going to ramble on about a damn slingshot and some kind of Zombie Apocalypse." and normally you'd be right. I do love my Zombie Plans but on this occasion I have something else in mind. Coming up in the very near future we have Frejak's birthday and we will be heading out to one of Brisbane's premier night spots, the fabulous Sling Lounge. I've loved this place since I first turned up. Let me tell you the story of why.

Back in the day, the Lychee Lounge was pretty much my favourite place to go out to in Brissy. The reason was that while the location and atmosphere were great, the drinks were just off the charts. While most of the staff there were pretty good, when I first went, I went with a good friend of mine that had worked at the Lychee Lounge and as a consequence, all our drinks were made by the best guy in the joint, Dustin Davis. Davis is a whiz behind the bar and so every time I went back, he was the one that we had making our drinks. I never got to know Davis super well, but he's the kind of guy that is smart enough to know that I will rave about him to anyone that wants to listen so he treats me well. When he left the Lychee Lounge to start up his own place with 2 other accomplished colleagues, I was more than happy to follow, thus I ended up at Sling. The more I go back, the more I get to say hi and see what he's doing with the place and truthfully, I just love being able to say we know the guy, he's just awesome.

If you haven't been yet, you should and you don't have to take my word for it either as there are a few others that are just as happy to rave about the place. It's not hard to find and it's very easy to want to stay there. The food is great, the cocktail list is seemingly endless and the place has such an awesome quality to it that you will not want to leave. Some people like bar hopping, but me, I'll stay planted at Sling and soak it up. I'm looking forward to Frejak's birthday, should be a great time with some great people. I just hope they remember to get back to her soon so we know how many to book for!

-Salem
Best place for alcohol abuse ever!

Mighty and Powerful Gods

Well it's about time I did something here. As far as Kahn, Frejak and I are concerned, 2008 doesn't start till we say it starts, so we'll get back to you when the change is official. Before you ask, no, it has nothing to do with my crazy Solstice/Equinox holidays or the Chinese new year. We're just not happy with the start as yet.

Anyhoo... I was digging around on Google image search for a new avatar. Kahn and I have a long standing joke revolving around the main characters from Dreamworks 'The Road to El Dorado'. It's commonly accepted that he's Tulio (because he loves the monies) and I am Miguel (because I love making his life more difficult). I found what I was looking for after a while and added a bit of dialogue (as is my want) and here's what I have:

Yeah, I'm something like that...

This is all very nice as far as stories go, but it's not actually the point of my post. The point of my post comes from where I found my little image. What is my point I hear you say? Quite simply it's that guys are not the only ones that have on occasion thought that a cartoon character can ring their bell so to speak. Indeed whoever this 'sammyjaynton@hotmail.com' is, her little web-shrine to him makes it quite clear that Miguel is hers and we can't have him. Now, does this mean that because I will occasionally use his likeness as an on-line avatar that she's likely to take offence? I hope not. Still, it's interesting to see someone get so tied up in this sort of thing.

Now you can calm down, I'm not actually taking jabs at her (for a change) I just honestly find this sort of thing interesting. We've all seen people have a sort of fantasy crush on a movie star or fictional character. I'm sure I could type up a name or two and get a reaction. That sort of thing is generally accepted. Johnny Depp. Why then is it so much more ridiculous when the object of such fantasies is animated? For most of us, we know that it's all just a fantasy that is unlikely to happen. I guess what I'm trying to say here is that at the end of the day, why make fun of someone for fantasising about a cartoon character. It's not that different to fantasising about a movie star and really, shouldn't we be concentrating all our ridicule on Scientologists anyway? Seriously, what the hell is wrong with those people?

-Salem
I'm having an awesome day today, so Scientology has to be in for it!

Rant!!!

Rant rant, rant rant rant. Rant rant rant, rant! Rant rant 1st day back rant rant rant. Rant rant rant over it, rant. Rant rant rant rant wanna go home rant rant rant rant!!! Rant rant rant, how's everyone elses day rant?