Thursday, June 30, 2005

Gangsta Gadgets

Imagine that! Gadgets for the hip-hop world. And that's exactly what the folks at Sync Magazine did for the June issue, delivering a wide range of fantastically conceived pieces of gear, including the "Laptop Lowrider", the "Ba-Donka-Donk" Mouse and seven other concepts that will blow your mind and make you scream.
Click here to View the Gangsta Gadgets

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Happy Swing

What I wouldn't give to be a kid again. The old saying is true, if I knew then what I know now... I would have enjoyed and appreciated my childhood more. The good thing about having your own children or nieces and nephews for that matter is that you see things again through their eyes. I remember some of my childhood memories and bask in their happiness. Life is wonderful sometimes that way.

A day at a park swing can bring so much happiness. It's all smiles for us on this day.

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Flash Project - 99Rooms.com

I liked this site, but must admit I got creeped out. The sound and grim pictures are prefect for the spook factor!
What is 99rooms?
99rooms is a unique internet art project that interweaves wall painting, photography, animation and sound in a manner entirely unknown until now. Since the launch of 99rooms.com in June 2004, more than one million individuals throughout the world have visited this interdisciplinary composite work of art.

The beginning of 99rooms stemmed from the mystical, often apolocalyptically charming pictures created by the young Berlin artist Kim Koester within the countless vacated premises of East Berlin's industrial sector. The basis of the individual 99rooms accessible through the internet was born within the artwork and industrial environment of the closely photographed atmosphere fostered by Koester.

The photos which resulted from this were initially produced in digital form and then animated through a cooperative effort between Richard Schumann and Stephan Schulz in order to be subsequently complemented through a personal sounddesign from Johannes Buenemann.

The final product of this year long effort is a scintillating intermediary world which invites the observer to an interactive journey through its morbidly-beautiful rooms.
Visit 99ROOMS.COM

Sunday, June 26, 2005

Nature Walks With Charlie

Charlie and I have started a new weekend habit. Yesterday marked the fourth straight weekend that we have gone for a hike at my new favorite park in Riverside, IL. I think it's part of the forest preserve, which I think I will change it up a bit next week. We will probably go through the main forest preserve instead. These trails are perfect for Charlie. He tends to pull on his leash in the beginning. Yeah, yeah he wasn't able to learn that in my training. Hey I was able to teach him many other things, so I am willing to let him pull on me a bit. After a while he tires himself out anyway, which is why this spot is perfect. I let him slush though the river water and cool off.

We walked through the woods in and out the river bank until the sun went down. Yesterday was a perfect day for it. The weather cooled down and provided us with a nice breeze through out. Needless to say Charlie was snoring all the way back on the 15 minute drive back home. As soon as we got home he plopped himself down and continued snoring. Looking at these pictures I think it's time for a fur trim - Ick!


Friday, June 24, 2005

Flash Movies - d-art_v1.2

Pretty cool site with many options in 'expirements' to keep you entertained for a while. Be sure to try out the nintendo revival game, it had me suckered in for quite a while.d-art_v1.2

Sunday, June 19, 2005

Swimming Fun

The water was cold, but I got in anyway. There is just something about having a clean big body of water near you that beckons you to jump in. This weekend I did just that. The weather wasn't as hot as I would like it, but after a few minutes my body temperature adjusted and I had fun. After almost two hours or so, I left and found myself energized, my body however was tired. It was a good work out. We have a pool-basketball board, which gave me quite the exercise. I wish I was an early bird. I would love to hop in the morning and feel refreshed and fully awake for the work day.

Netdisaster - Destroy the web!

I love this site! I stumbled upon it thanks to 'Stumble' and it was immediately placed into my favorite links. Go ahead enter any site. I love that it will screen-grab the website that is on the net right now and will do whatever you choose. Destroy a webpage now!

Flash Movie - Falling Dude

Turn up your speakers, this is a fun flash clip. Snowman like little guy falls and screams along the beat of a dance track. Funnier is that I can actually picture the song playing at the local night club. Falling Dude

Saturday, June 18, 2005

Breezy Night

Last night was a fresh breezy beautiful night for a stroll through downtown. My sister and I took my nephew and posed him in many nice spots. I found a nice easy parking spot and headed to Millennium park. Below are a few of my favorites snapshots.


© 2005 Araceli Arroyo Photograph

Thursday, June 16, 2005

Joke of the Day

From E-Mail Forward - In Honor of Stupid People . . . .
In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods.
=On a Sears hairdryer -- Do not use while sleeping.
(That's the only time I have to work on my hair.)
=On a bag of Fritos -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
(the shoplifter special?)
=On a bar of Dial soap -- "Directions: Use like regular soap."
(and that would be???....)
=On some Swanson frozen dinners -- "Serving suggestion: Defrost."
(but, it's just a suggestion.)
=On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom) -- "Do not turn upside down."
(well...duh, a bit late, huh!)
=On Marks &Spencer Bread Pudding -- "Product will be hot after heating."
(...and you thought????...)
=On packaging for a Rowenta iron -- "Do not iron clothes on body."
(but wouldn't this save me time?)
=On Boot's Children Cough Medicine -- "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication."
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5 year-olds with head-colds off those bulldozers.)
=On Nytol Sleep Aid -- "Warning: May cause drowsiness."
(...I'm taking this because???....)
=On most brands of Christmas lights -- "For indoor or outdoor use only."
(as opposed to what?)
=On a Japanese food processor -- "Not to be used for the other use."
(now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)
=On Sainsbury's peanuts -- "Warning: contains nuts."
(talk about a news flash)
=On an American Airlines packet of nuts -- "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts."
(Step 3: say what?)
=On a child's Superman costume -- "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."
(I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)
=On a Swedish chainsaw -- "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals."
(Oh my God..was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)

This One Is For You Rabbit!

Per request from a good friend here are a few pictures of Sir Charles my trusty photoblog companion. This was from last week's short trip to a beautiful park in Riverside, IL. The rain cut our visit short, but both Charlie and I enjoyed the few for at least a few short minutes.

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Painful Toilet Paper

From Email Forward:
A WISH ... for all the DIFFICULT PEOPLE in your life

Joke Of The Day

From E-mail Forward: *Catholic Parrots
A lady goes to her priest one day and tells him, "Father, I have a problem. I have two female parrots, but they only know how to say one thing." What do they say?" the priest inquired.

They say, "Hi, we're hookers! Do you want to have some fun?" "That's obscene!" the priest exclaimed; then he thought for a moment. "You know," he said, "I may have a solution to your problem. I have two male talking parrots, which I have taught to pray and read the Bible. "Bring your two parrots over to my house, and we'll put them in the cage with Frank and Jacob. My parrots can teach your parrots to pray and worship, and your parrots are sure to stop saying that phrase in no time." "Thank you," the woman responded, "this may very well be the solution."

The next day, she brought her female parrots to the priest's house. As he ushered her in, she saw that his two male parrots were inside their cage, holding rosary beads and praying. Impressed, she walked over and placed her parrots in with them. After a few minutes, the female parrots cried out in unison: "Hi, we're hookers! Do you want to have some fun?" There was stunned silence. Shocked, one male parrot looked over at the other male parrot and exclaimed, "Put the beads away, Frank, our prayers have been answered!"

Chinese Target Web's 'Prohibited Language'

Articles such as the one below make me appreciate my goodluck of being born in the US.
SHANGHAI, China - Chinese bloggers, even on foreign-sponsored sites, had better choose their words carefully — the censors are watching.
Users of the MSN Spaces section of Microsoft Corp.'s new China-based Web portal get a scolding message each time they input words deemed taboo by the communist authorities — such as democracy, freedom and human rights. | read more: Yahoo! News

"Pump Up The Movie"

I spent way to much time on this site. It has some pretty funny clips and game. Make sure you click on the links in the bottom nav, especially, old skool moves & cheerleader toss game. PumpUp Cheerleader Site - Brought to you by Bestbuy.com & Nokia

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Joke of the Day

From Email Forward:
A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day.

One day, when he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, "I've just realized something. You have been with me all through the bad times; When I got fired, you were there to support me.

When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you stayed right here. When my health started failing, you were still by my side... You know what?"

"What dear?" She gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth. He replied, "I think you're bad luck, get the fuck away from me.

Monday, June 13, 2005

Lite-Brite

Ahhh I remember this game. this is pretty entertaining, enjoy!Lite-Brite

Eric Myer Photography

I had fun playing with the different options. Pick a face and have a laugh :)Eric Myer Photography

PookMail.com

What a GREAT Idea!

PookMail.com: "How to use PookMail.com
Step 1
Instead of giving your real email address to every website on Earth, just make up an imaginary name for @pookmail.com.
Example: dontbotherme@pookmail.com
Step 2
Wait for your email to arrive. Step 3
Login to PookMail.com by typing your imaginary email name (dontbotherme) into the login form, and click GO
Step 4
After 24 hours, the email associated with your login name will be cleaned from the system. "

Friday, June 10, 2005

Too Cute Not To Post

Last weekend the water was too cold for my nephew, but that didn't stop him from enjoying the water :) The tub didn't last long a few hours later he enjoyed the swimming pool as well.

© 2005 Araceli Arroyo Photograph

Sunday, June 05, 2005

Back-Yard Update

What could possible make my nephew this happy? A new big swimming pool :) Perfect timing now that summer is just around the corner.

© 2005 Araceli Arroyo Photograph

Friday, June 03, 2005

Mars 3D

Perhaps thi is the geek in me, but I can't wait for Mars3D come to a I-max theater near me :)

Mars 3D

Cerebellum

I'm in such a weird mood today. I find myself questioning trivial subjects. During a walk to the washroom a word randomly popped into my head. "Cerebellum"

I don't know why. It just popped in, I had to prior conversations relating to the cerebellum or seen anything. Anyway: I thought to myself.
Cerebellum - I like that word. It has a nice ring to it. I would never name my kid that. - oooh how strange would that be! How did I come up with that word anyway? Why must women always have a thought in their mind?
I tried to remember of an instance when I didn't have a thought in my mind. Never has that been the case. Perhaps a few minutes during sleep, but then our thoughts are part of our dreams. Hmmm, funny how a random word can trigger different thoughts in a matter of seconds.

Thursday, June 02, 2005

Pulling Fences

These past weeks have been incredibly busy at work and at home. We've made some renovations around the house... Removed old fence and put up a privacy wooden fence instead. Here's my (technically soon to be) brother-in-law striking a pose :)

© 2005 Araceli Arroyo Photograph