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June 9th 2004

Awesome music video

I love this music video.

It’s the “I Feel Love” remix by Blue Man Group. The video is pretty funny (give it a chance) and it also uses some great bits from the concert tour.

And I think I’m in love with the singer of the song.

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April 19th 2004

Classified Ad

From today’s classified ads in the local newspaper:

“WANTED: Young man to mow my lawn, clean my pool and pluck all those pesky weeds from my yard. Must look good without shirt or shoes. Stop by for personal interview.”

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April 7th 2004

Something went wrong

You must see this video. For some reason, something went wrong and the laws of natural selection were not enforced. If I were the driver, I would have had a hard attack.

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March 19th 2004

Name kidnappers - The story

Like I mentioned in the original Name Kidnappers post, we stole a coworker’s nameplate and then registered a Yahoo mail account to send the ransom note. Here’s the exchange of e-mails that happened through the day.

Us:
This is a serious note. Please open the attached picture immediately.

Her:
Please, please don’t hurt the name plate.

Just give me the time and date and I will make sure you get the goods.

I promise I have not contacted the police!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her to her boss (the university’s lawyer):
Kim,

I received this email what should I do?

Her boss:
I know this really upset you. Part of your upset may be that you’ve been home with a very sick little guy for a couple of days.

However, this is just the type of activity that there have discussions about stopping. [University’s chief of police] is coming over at 11:30/how him this. He can easily get a “pin trace” subpoena and find out who did it. The names haveto be registered and they can track this e-mail, if it came from on campus, back to the generating computer. Should take him about 45 minutes to complete.

Once we find them, you know I have to go forward. This is a violation of computer use policy, as well as a misappropriation of state property- albeit with the value, probably only a class C misdemeanor.

Thanks for letting me know. I’ll get on it.

Us:
Since you violated the terms of the agreement by involving the police, the ransom is now eight (8) Rice-Krispy treats.

When you have the ransom, e-mail and you’ll receive further instructions.

You have 2 hours to comply to this request, without contacting the police or other legal authorities, or your nameplate may suffer .

Her:
I did not violate the terms……I did not involve the police, someone else did.

I am leaving work as we speak to go home and make them………………….If I am not back in 2 hours, please do NOT hurt the nameplate.

Us:
You must drop-off the 8 rice-krispy treats not before and no later than 2:15 p.m.

The drop-off point will be McCartney Hall Room 208. Make sure no one follows you. Do not wear any recording or tracking equipment.

Further instructions will follow.

You are being watched.

Her:
I have acquired a pink mickey mouse lunch box to drop the rice krispy treats in…….I do NEED the lunch box BACK……..

Where in McCarney Hall Room 208 am I to place the treats. How will I know my nameplate has not been tramatized or damaged?

Us:
Unacceptable. The ransom must be delivered in a disposable plastic bag as
to not leave fingerprints or DNA behind.

We are attaching proof of the well-being of your nameplate. We do not want to hurt it anymore than you want it hurt.

Her:
When will I get my nameplate back!!!!!!!!!

Us:
You will receive pick-up instructions after we confirm delivery of the ransom.

Her:
I want the nameplate at the time I drop off the goods……I made a special trip and am not about to give you them without the nameplate present.

Us:
Don’t make us hurt your nameplate. We have no use for it. We will deliver pick-up instructions upon confirming the delivery of the ransom.

We are done discussing the matter and we will end communications until after 2:15 p.m

Her:
The treats were dropped off on time, where is the nameplate?

Us:
We have confirmed delivery of your nameplate. Your nameplage will be available NO EARLIER than 3:15 pm behind the school house in an unmarked box.

We have spotters around the quad, and delivery will be aborted should you attempt to arrive before the specified time.

We hid the box underneath a bunch of leaves. At the specified time we watched her pick up her nameplate with a friend.

Us:
Congratulations! You followed instructions to the tee.

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March 18th 2004

Name kidnappers

We stole a coworker’s nameplate and made this ransom note and e-mailed it from a freshly-created yahoo account.

We’ll see if she replies.

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March 5th 2004

Caption contest

Caption this picture! Click on the “Comments” button below.

(would anyone like to guess who this is?)

Posted by david at 8:14 pm | Permalink |
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March 2nd 2004

I feel great

If you have broadband (and QuickTime) you must watch this commercial. “I feel great!”

I wonder if it’s a real commercial. Anyone know?

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February 20th 2004

I’m in the money!

Like I mentioned yesterday, I was interviewed by the CBS Marketwatch people. And sure enough, I ended up in the article! It starts towards the bottom of the article with the sentence “Even the smallest stockholders are puzzled.”

That quote is mine for the most part. He tweaked it slightly. But I still it’s pretty cool.

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February 18th 2004

Sing it for me, baby!

Coolest web-toy ever!

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February 11th 2004

Signage

Yesterday I kept complaining about all the Rocket Scientests I had to deal with, so my coworkers made this sign for me and posted it outside my door:

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