A Study of LSD for Your Viewing Pleasure

I knew the military conducted tests on the effects of LSD by the back in the day, but I never quite pictured it to look or be like this. That said, this is exactly like what I would imagine LSD use to be like. I just never really put the two notions together. The moral I take from this story is don't give LSD to people with guns. I also find the video entertaining. It makes me giggle. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing.



Oh the joy of Youtube. Thanks.

'Did You Know'

We live in a vary powerful time. So much is happening and changing every second. This 'Did You Know 3.0' video can give you a little scope on just how powerful our world is at this very moment. It's highly interesting.

Ford's Fiesta Movement: Ford Got a Bright Idea

Ford is giving away free Ford Fiestas. What? you say? Well Ford is giving away the keys Ford Fiestas of their international version of the vehicle before it comes over here to us sateside to 100 lucky winners. You just have to apply. You get free gas, free insurance, free concierge service... Plus, you get to blog about it and go on adventures that they have you go on with it like top secret missions. It could be like being a spy, bad ass car and everything.

I'm so on it. I'll take the bright green color (seeing as it is my fave color and all). Thanks Ford.

Animals Might Be Better Than Humans

O Hai. I just thought I'd remind you: Animals are cool. Just watch this short:



Well after I saw that last night, you could imagine my surprise (err something) when I checked out Fuck You, Penguin this morning (read the post too):


Special.

Thanks Megan for the video!

Burger King Around the World, Spreading Burger Culture

Burger King actually just impressed me, Burger King. Wow, the things we take for granted. Something so simple as a hamburger. I find this fascinating.

2008 Presidential Election Results in Map Form

Is this really what our country looks like?
(Photo from the University of Michigan)

The US presidential election has been probably the most talked about news story in for sure the past month, but probably longer than that. This past Tuesday, the American public chose Barack Obama to become the President-elect of the United States. Obama will take office in a few short months and become the 44th president.

Since then, the presidential election results have been quite the hot topic. I've come across a site from the University of Michigan that has created several maps and cartograms to depict the results. The cartograms that they have put up are especially helpful to see how the election results were spread out across the country. It is actually very interesting to see. Check it out here.

A Whole New World

Did you know they can make holograms of people?! No, I am not talking about those little pictures that sort of change when you move them. I am talking about how you can use cameras at cleverly placed angles and then send your life size image somewhere to look like you are actually there, well sort of. Nick just showed me this, and apparently it was on CNN last night, so I'm not sure how I missed it since I was watching CNN for much of the night during the election coverage. Here is an example from CNN last night.

It's kind of very cool, science fiction-y almost. I WANT one of my own! Well, I want to be able to send myself like that like in place of a webcam or something. It would almost be like getting to see my boyfriend with whom I am in a long distance relationship. Cool.

Nick also just showed me this as well: augmented reality.

Cool again.

The Castle

So there was this house...

Sometimes people come into your life and go right back out very quickly. This tends to happen to everyone I'd believe. This happens a lot when you hang out with people in high school and then move away. They are not forgotten however.

There was a group of people that I hung out with quite often, one being this guy Justin who lived in an unbelievably huge mansion that Regina and I endearingly referred to as "The Castle." We were there many many times as Justin liked to have people over since his house was basically amazing and his parents were NEVER home. I repeat never. I never once saw one of them. I suppose they could have been away in some other random part of the house, but I'm pretty sure they were just never there. Anyway, there were many fun times there hanging out, partying, sitting in the backyard overlooking the lake, causing trouble in the driveway, etc etc. Well, I haven't seen or really even much though about Justin in years now since we've both moved away.

On a completely different note, every once in a while lately I have been hearing about this corrupt plastic surgeon in Grand Rapids named Robert Stokes. I've never really payed any attention to it though. Just little blips in the news.

Fast forward to yesterday. I finally got to have a catch up phone call with Regina which has been way too long in the making. She tells me that she has a random bit of info. She was watching the news, and who does she see? Justin. Justin Stokes. He is talking to the reporter and walking through his house. Blast from the past.

So he is showing his house. Regina tuned in because FUN! Why not? So what is the reason he is on TV showing his house you might ask? Well... it's going to be auctioned off. WHAT?! Apparently, his father IS Robert Stokes, the shady plastic surgeon that keeps being in the news, and now he is going to prison for ten years for insurance fraud.

I had honestly never put two and two together to realize that this SuperCreep was Justin's dad. This is probably since I had never seen the guy in my life. This whole situation really kind of creeps me out though. I guess you never know about some people. I feel a little bad for Justin because he really had nothing to do with it, but he lives in Arizona now so I'm sure he'll be fine. It's just icky. I really feel like this guy should be going to prison for a lot longer though, and for something other than just insurance fraud. I mean he effed up God knows how many people's plastic surgeries AND spread diseases in the making.

My thoughts on this guy though are a whole other story. The main point is that "The Castle" is no more. Sadness. It will live on in memories though, hopefully ones not tainted with some SuperCreep. Even after auctioned though, it will always be "The Castle."

http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?s=7775935
There's a little blip about the auction. Check it out. It makes me laugh.