Follow-up links
One of the entertaining things about going back and cleaning up the archive is that I get to revisit old links that I posted. I used to post waaaaay too many weird/gross/WTF links; I don't know how you guys ever stuck around.
Anyways, some of my revisits lead to interesting revelations. For instance, I found out that this Citroen C4 commercial was just the beginning of a series. There's even a parody of the first commercial!
Also, I was reviewing this post which talks about the Sorry Everybody website. Just for old times sake, I clicked on over and found that it's now the Hello Everybody project! It looks like it's just taking off, so if you feel like contributing, get to it!
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Well, it looks like I got through NaBloPoMo again, in a fashion. I found, interestingly enough, that I'd try to write my posts with some kind of cohesiveness, like a mini essay, even though this is more of a personal journal than a formal blog. I'd also catch myself planning posts, integrating things I found online or expanding on something that happened to me that day. I don't know if this is just my process of writing, or if it's my inherent desire for neatness rearing its neatly coiffed head yet again. Hmmmm. >_>
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EDIT: Guy attempts to learn yabusame, or Japanese archery from horseback, in one week. It's actually the pilot episode for a new TV show, Trial By Fire, on The History Channel. The commenters don't seem to have the most positive things to say about Tim Ferriss. I myself got a little hung up over the "a rare and brutal samurai sport" quote. 'Rare,' I can maaaaybe give, but 'brutal'? What makes it so brutal? I don't see how it's any different from swinging around a broadsword. Besides, aside from the Heian and Kamakura periods (roughly), yabusame was mostly ritualistic, I believe. I'll probably end up watching this in one form or another.
Anyways, some of my revisits lead to interesting revelations. For instance, I found out that this Citroen C4 commercial was just the beginning of a series. There's even a parody of the first commercial!
Also, I was reviewing this post which talks about the Sorry Everybody website. Just for old times sake, I clicked on over and found that it's now the Hello Everybody project! It looks like it's just taking off, so if you feel like contributing, get to it!
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Well, it looks like I got through NaBloPoMo again, in a fashion. I found, interestingly enough, that I'd try to write my posts with some kind of cohesiveness, like a mini essay, even though this is more of a personal journal than a formal blog. I'd also catch myself planning posts, integrating things I found online or expanding on something that happened to me that day. I don't know if this is just my process of writing, or if it's my inherent desire for neatness rearing its neatly coiffed head yet again. Hmmmm. >_>
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EDIT: Guy attempts to learn yabusame, or Japanese archery from horseback, in one week. It's actually the pilot episode for a new TV show, Trial By Fire, on The History Channel. The commenters don't seem to have the most positive things to say about Tim Ferriss. I myself got a little hung up over the "a rare and brutal samurai sport" quote. 'Rare,' I can maaaaybe give, but 'brutal'? What makes it so brutal? I don't see how it's any different from swinging around a broadsword. Besides, aside from the Heian and Kamakura periods (roughly), yabusame was mostly ritualistic, I believe. I'll probably end up watching this in one form or another.