so today is the start of otakon 2008 and i will probably be making my way up to baltimore either tonight or tomorrow. i was supposed to go last year, but ended up having neither the time nor money. i plan on taking massive amounts of pics and hopefully meeting some fellow otaku 
check back later for photo updates!
dc metro cards have been hacked according to this link and it tells us all how to do it too! i’m not advocating illegal activity or anything. i’m just passing along news and leaving the moral responsibilities up to the reader. enjoy!
I’m sure everyone has given some thought to the current state of fuel consumption especially now that it’s hit everyone at home in their wallets every time you get gas at the pump. You can’t go one day of watching the news without seeing something about the cost of oil barrels rising and setting new records. The big question is: What can you do?
During the 70s, there was another energy crisis that prompted the Nixon administration to mandate a 55 mph national speed limit. The idea was to curb fuel spending on a national level and although it makes sense, was hugely unpopular. How would you feel about something like this now? Considering my lengthy history involving speeding tickets, I already know my lead foot would be recalcitrant in this matter. But it is something small that everyone can do that would actually make a difference in national consumption. Isn’t it worth trying?
this xkcd cartoon perfectly describes the relationship between me and my soul mate.
This weekend started off with Art-o-matic in DC to go see Bob spin a late night set. I got there a bit early and explored around a bit before the show started. I’ll go on the record as saying that I think art-o-matic has to be a multi-day experience. There’s just too much art to absorb in a one-day span. Eight floors of craziness. Later on in the night, we went out to the cat.
and somehow in the night, I got to see this badass pez collection in someone’s crib.
good times all around.
I’m often surprised at how some things turn out in my life. Everything will be the same, normal routine for weeks, even months, and one day it all changes and your world is quite different than what you’re used to. But enough of that mindless inspirational dribble…
For Peter’s birthday, we got to try out Chima, a brazilian steakhouse in tyson’s corner, which had an amazing selection of meat that was brought around to the tables on skewers. Although the food was amazing, I don’t think I quite got my money’s worth since it was $50 per person and I seriously doubt I ate $50 worth of meat there. Definitely overpriced, but the atmosphere was extremely relaxed and the food was great. I highly recommend the salmon and filet mignon.
So I’m also pondering whether or not to delete my myspace account. I’ve been on that site since close to the beginning and was actually the motivating force for many of my friends to get on it and begin their exuberant lives as myspace addicts. I feel that myspace has jumped the shark long ago and is now just drifting in a slowly dying orbit dwarfed by the superstar facebook (which also seems to be on its way out). Anyway, seeing as how innovation is prompted by necessity, it’s time to make myspace realize that they suck something terribad and need to acquiesce to fate. Therein lies the foundation for myspace deleting day, which is gonna be on June 1, 2008 for me. That gives me one month to convince as many people as I can to delete their myspaces too, or have someone convince me not to delete mine. Let’s start making the world a better place. a myspace free world sounds like a great way to begin!
we’re getting lunch catered to us today and i get chicken shwarma! oh man, i can’t wait! in other news, i am kicking ass in tekken tag with xiaoyu and paul, my ultimate combo force. be afraid. be very afraid.