Deliriously Normal

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Tales from the Deep

Hoax, dinosaur or just (too much of ) something in the water; a group of Swedish film makers claim to have caught the equivalent of the Loch Ness Monster on film.

I'm sure in the end it'll be CGI or some other such gimmick, but it's still humbling to think that something like this might really be out there somewhere even if the odds are remote.

Technorati : Sweden, bizarre, monster

Mac Daddy Gunsmith gets Life

Just so you know the US doesn't have the corner on guns and gang problems, a man in Britain has just been sentenced to life in prison for converting replica weapons into fireable versions.

Grant Wilkinson drove a Porsche and entertained his girlfriend in five-star hotels with the profits he made from converting replica machine pistols to fire live ammuntion...ballistic tests linked a spate of shootings to the same batch of guns. Officers visited Sabre Defence, in Northolt, West London, where Wilkinson had bought the replica weapons...claiming that they were for use in a new James Bond film.

It is believed that he sold his weapons, for between £1,500 and £2,500 each, to a network that could trade with gangland leaders.

Amazingly enough, this wasn't a small bedroom style operation.

Tenants of The Briars, a property owned by Wilkinson in Three Mile Cross, near Reading, became curious about the ramshackle sheds at the end of the garden and opened the doors. Inside they found computer-operated lathes, workbenches, firearms and weapon components in one building and what appeared to be a test-firing range in another.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

185 days have gone by since last I labored to sit myself down before the keyboard and spew my thoughts out here. Of all things to prompt me to actually put finger to plastic once more, I'm sitting here listening to Sirius at w**k, and am stunned with how repetitive this station is.

Though I don't know the actual name of this station (access to the receiver is more precious than gold here,) I can say that apparently it's called 'Top 5 80s Rock Songs.'

The entire catalog seems to consist of Quiet Riot, Guns N' Roses and occasionally, some Crue for a change of pace. Don't get me wrong, I like some of the songs. It's just that there's really only so many times in a day you can hear Welcome to the Jungle before you want to scream and or tear someone's head off in a fit of maniacal rage and then paint my own simulated Pleistocene cave art on the walls with their blood. Or maybe that's just me. I don't know, I guess I could be over-reacting a bit. Either way, for the six or seven people out there who regularly stumble across this site, here's lookin' at you. I'm back.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Just Ouch

I guess I'm a bit of a square when it comes to things like body modification and extreme piercings and things of that sort. I don't have any markings or holes that didn't come from the factory, but that doesn't mean anything other than I don't like putting holes or marks on myself.

I do find it fascinating when people go beyond what is considered normal in terms of piercings and body art; some of the extremes people go to are stunning. I have to confess that I don't really understand the motivations behind it all, but I don't think I really could unless I was a part of that culture.

Maybe that's why I found this guy so fascinating.

Technorati tags: Fakir Musafar, piercing, body modification, tattoo

Saturday, February 23, 2008

You Should Need a License to be this Stupid.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Enter the Strandbeest Part II

Today is turning into TED day apparently. Two seconds after my last post, I came across this, bringing a little more depth and detail to my most popular post ever.