Power to the Metro! 
We've all been on the metro with some annoying people. And usually we ignore them, but sometimes they get us so worked up we want to throw them off the train. Well, it finally happened. Some crotchety old man finally pissed people off enough to get himself thrown to the curb. At least that's the claim made in this craigslist posting: A great story of racial harmony in the DC subway. Enjoy! Vive la metro!

Wing Music 
Hypothetical question: You're from Hong Kong and have a thick accent. You become a singer and sing classics American songs like Dream Lover, Hero, and Endless Love. You have so much success on the island nation of New Zealand that you release a second album, and then a third. Do you put up a website so that everyone in the world can enjoy your supreme vocal stylings? Okay, so it's not such a hypothetic question. If you're Wing you definitely share the love. Visit Wing Music for a chance to listen to "Wing Sings The Songs You Love" and "Everyone Sings Carols with Wing". Some of my favorites though are from "Wing Sings All Your Favourites." No one turns Phantom of the opera up a notch like Wing.

Dancing With Myself 
One of the saddest, funniest, and bizarre stories of the Dance Dance Revolution Scene: Dancing With Myself. I couldn't stop reading. If you only read one story from a publication you've never heard of this year. Read this one. Need a reason?

Giles spent the winter working night shifts at a packing company in Independence, loading seasoning salt and marinades and salad dressings into boxes. But by March he would be fired.

One day in mid-February, he stands in the center of the arcade at Lunar Bowl in Blue Springs.

Aside from a guy reloading a soda machine and a little girl playing a mechanical claw game, the room is empty. Behind him, the screens blink different realities: Save the earth from aliens. Race in a grand prix. Street-fight the world's biggest badasses.

Giles' mom is sewing DDRKC sweatshirts that will be ready for sale at Spring Madness, he says. In late January, Eastglen managers accused him of tampering with a video game's coin-collection system and banned him. He says Eastglen has agreed to grant him special permission to return for the contest, but he's having second thoughts.

That's just a taste, there's six pages of this gold. Go on, you know you want to.

My First Gaming Console Ever 
Back in 1986 I got an Atari 2600 for my birthday. I played Moon Patrol with my cousin until my eyes bugged out of my head and I nearly went blind. Then I played some Pac-Man Jr. It was awesome. I still have it somewhere. Maybe I should hook it up again. Anyway, the reason I mention this, is that I remember the ads on TV had such a catchy song and something to do with "Under $50!" Well, turns out the song wasn't so catchy, but it was under $50. Anyway, the reason I bought my Atari was because of this commercial. Want to see more? Check out The Old Computer Dot Com.

I don't kick puppies! 
When trolling craigslist for dates, it's always good to have a plan of attack. It's also important not to kick puppies. This guy has them both under control... and I quote:

2.1. Appearance. I am about 6 feet tall (although I was recently made aware that I might only be 5'11 and a half). I have blonde hair, and my eyes are either blue or grey. I weigh approximately 175 pounds (subject to g = 9.8 m/ss), and am neither a dragon nor a pinata.

I don't know what else to say, but there are plenty more graphics, graphs, and illustrations in his posting. Enjoy it!

Drunk Talk 
I don't know which is more frightening, that there is a magazine called Modern Drunkard (and I use the term magazine loosely) or that they have defined the new crop of bar slang? Whichever it is, I'm sure you'll like them both, browse the magazine at your own peril, I make no claims to their journalistic standards, but definitely check out the drunk glossary where they define terms like drinking with Godot:

drinking with Godot adj. drinking while waiting for friends who may or may not arrive; from the Beckett play Waiting For Godot, wherein the title character never appears.

and treading lager:

treading lager v. eschewing liquor for beer in hopes of not getting too drunk.

At the very least it'll give you some good phrases to throw out the next time you're on drunkation.

What do you get when you cross a ninja with Jeopardy? 
So we all know that Ninjas are totally sweet. We saw the website three years ago. But what we didn't know is that the sweetness of Ninjas remains strong, especially at college. Which is why we have an interactive flash movie, aptly titled Ninja Jeopardy. If you want to just watch the film, click "No, I'm an Idiot" at the beginning and you don't have to click through it. The clicking doesn't add much, but it does give you the full Ninja experience. So get yourself a big can of Dr. Pepper and enjoy the show.

Somewhat Cheap Eats 
July 26 - August 1, 2004 is Restaurant Week in Washington, DC. This means that you can eat at any of over 100 restaurants for $20.04 for lunch or $30.04 for dinner. What you get is a 3-course prix fixe lunch or dinner. It's put on by the The Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation and the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. Some of the fine restaurants participating are:

• 1789 Restaurant—Dinner
• Butterfield 9—Lunch/Dinner
• The Caucus Room—Lunch/Dinner
• DC Coast—Lunch/Dinner
• Galileo—Lunch/Dinner
• Georgia Brown's—Dinner
• Neyla—Dinner
• Poste Moderne Brasserie—Lunch/Dinner
• The Tabard Inn—Lunch/Dinner
• TenPenh—Lunch/Dinner
• Vidalia—Lunch/Dinner
• Yanyu Restaurant—Lunch/Dinner

I don't know about you, but some of those places have Entrees that start at more than $30.04. I think I'm going to find the time and get some good food in my belly. You should too!

One Big Ass Bunny 
There isn't much to say about this, but there's an enormous bunny in England. He's almost 4 feet long, from nose to tail, and weighs in at about 27lbs. The report claims he's as big as most 3-year-old children, but he's just so darn cute. How would you like to take him for a walk around the neighborhood? Anyway, Check him out.

What did we do before Google? 
It's hard to remember what we did in the days before google. But one blogger makes a pretty good prediction of what Google would have looked like circa 1960. Made me laugh.

How many times do I have to say, " I hate Monday" 
What the F-ing hell? Today sucked, and it sucked big time. Not only was I swamped at work today, but I didn't find a damn thing on the internet that I wanted to post here. But since I was out of the office on Thursday and Friday it's been a while since my last post. So, without further ado, I present, things from Buffalo's attic. These are things I thought were kind of cool, but never got around to posting:

• Fucking Google It—Yup, people ask stupid questions all the time. Most times google knows the answer? Let people know how you feel by sending them here.
• Commercial Animation Art—A cool collection of art and photos from the '50s and early '60s. They're very retro, but not in a played out way. I think they'd also make some pretty cool tattoos, if you're into that sort of thing.
• Prom Story—David Amsden, a man in his mid-20s goes back to the Prom and writes about his experience on Slate. It's worth a read, especially if you're into teen drama... as seen by someone with a perspective.
• The Reality of Running Away from Stuff—You've seen movie characters escape from a lot of stuff, but how unbelievable are these feats of speed? Good thing you ask, because Idris Hsi has the answers. From killer snails (.01m/s) to a 250,000 ton Arizona Crater meteorite (16000 m/s) you can find out how fast it is.
• OMG CAT RAVE!!1—Yup, more cheesy HTML animations. Think Hamster Dance with cats and glowsticks.
• 2 Fast 2 Curious—A Fun little Web game from Altoids. It starts off super simple, but after a while it gets kinda tough. I have yet to beat it, but maybe that's a good thing, seeing as I wasted more than enough time playing it.
• Interactive Alice—A flash version of Alice in Wonderland.
• Ch-Check It Out—The Beastie Boys new video

I got plenty more, but it's time to take off, so I leave you with that for now and look out tomorrow, because the Bandit is back.