Steve Jobs' Car

Did you know Steve Jobs' Mercedes never had a permanent license plate?

"Steve (or someone close to him) spotted a loophole in the California vehicle laws.  Anyone with a brand new car had a maximum of six months to affix the issued number plate to the vehicle.  So Jobs made an arrangement with the leasing company; he would always change cars during the sixth month of the lease, exchanging one silver Mercedes SL55 AMG for another identical one.  At no time would he ever be in a car as old as six months; and thus there was no legal requirement to have the number plates fitted.
One might also assume that the leasing company was happy – they had an endless supply of luxury cars to on-sell with the previous driver being none-other that Steve Jobs.
That would be a win-win-win situation for Steve, the leasing company and for the subsequent buyer."

Thanks Cultofmac.

Organic Tracks

Organic Tracks is a national radio show that features "naturally acoustic music" from today's best artists.  The program's extensive music library contains many hard-to-find acoustic and unplugged recordings.  These stripped-down tracks offer two of the most tranquil hours of my week.  Check out the show's website, which contains weekly updates and playlists.  In Louisville, the show runs from 10am - 12pm on 102.3 FM (The Max).

Surrender

"Surrender" by: Cheap Trick

Check out this news story.  NBA star Kevin Durant decided to stop by Stillwater, OK, for a fraternity flag football game.

Lil' Wayne

Claire Hoffman's expose on musical icon, Lil' Wayne is currently in GQ's Music Issue.

  Love him or hate him, the interview is fantastic.  Head on over here to check it out.  The above photo credit goes to Mark Seliger.

Here's the photo shoot video from the article:

Breakfast Pizza

Yummm.  Found on smitten kitchen:

You Come at the King, You Best Not Miss

Anyone get the title reference?  I'll give you a hint, it's from The Wire.

What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?

"Revelry" by: Kings of Leon

Thunder over the Grand Canyon:

"To be successful in college requires you only do two things: have fun and get your stuff done.  The order of those two is up to you."

No Senior Discounts

Uh, wow.

The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington engineering mid-term. The answer was so "profound" that the Professor shared it with colleagues, and the sharing obviously hasn't ceased...

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or Endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote Proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law, (gas cools off when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following:

"First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let us look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially.

Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand as souls are added. This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. Of course, if Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa Banyan during my Freshman year, "...that it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you.", and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then, #2 cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze."

This student received the only A. 

 

Camera Lens Coffee Mug

These are probably the most unique set of coffee mugs I've ever seen.  Our friends over at Photojojo have introduced us to the Canon Camera Lens Mugs:

Available in either a white, 70-200mm lens mug (right) and a black, 24-105mm lens mug (left).  The black lens has a realistic lens-cap lid with rubber-grip focus zoom rings.  It even has an auto-focus switch that actually switches.  The white lens has a liquid tight travel lid and a rubber-grip bottom to keep it from sliding on your dash.  

Find them here, starting at only $24.  Or, if you're more partial to Nikon lenses, they have those too.

Yeeeeeee!

"The Blue Danube Waltz" by: Johann Strauss II

It's a bow-tie Sunday, for sure ...

Both of the above available at The Tie Bar.

Fantastic:

Do I smell new Nike NFL uniforms next season?

How Bad Do You Want It?

Verbatim Store 'n' Stay USB Drive

• Plug-in, stay-in USB drive for netbooks/notebooks
• Snag-free design for easy transport
• Removable for easy file sharing
• Always there, always ready flash drive
• Compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2000, Mac OS 9.x or higher, Linux kernel 2.6x and higher
• Available in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB capacities
• Available here

Broadway is Dark Tonight

"Broadway" by: Goo Goo Dolls

Album version here.

Lies:

I want to do this so badly:

Forever Young

"Forever Young" by: Audra Mae

Matt Damon & Jack Nicholson

Need to gift-wrap anything soon?  Head on over to Wordless Design and snag some of their WORDLESS® WRAP.  It's the next coolest thing to wrapping something in the funny pages, and you can find almost any sweet nothing to circle.  The only downside is that it is made in Milan, and five sheets will cost you about $45.

1,000 Views

We reached 1,000 page-views during the course of the night ... I guess that's pretty nifty.

 Something yesterday inspired me to revisit the 1998 classic, Saving Private Ryan.

Lastly, I've started re-watching all five seasons of HBO's hit series The Wire (2002-2008).  If you have the means, Omar Little (below) and I highly recommend you do the same.

Boom

"A Long December" by: Counting Crows

Juice boxes just make you feel like a kid again:

Movie Monday: 6 Epic Scenes

1.  "They won't understand ..."

Hoot (Eric Bana) delivers some great words in Black Hawk Down (2001)

2.  Boobie Miles' Breakdown

Derek Luke gives a great performance in one of the most emotional scenes of Friday Night Lights (2004)

3.  "Son of a b****, stole my line."

If you have never seen Good Will Hunting (1997), you're wrong. 

4.  "Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."

Cool Hand Luke (1967) ... R.I.P. Paul Newman

5.  "You can't handle the truth!"

Get 'em, Tom ... A Few Good Men (1992)  

6.  "I want my 12."

Cuba and De Niro making plays in Men of Honor (2000) 

Lazy Sunday

TIP OF THE DAY:

When trying to finish a boring book, imagine Morgan Freeman reading it to you.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with singing and dancing in your car, alone or with your friends ...

Start with something everyone knows the words to (or at least should):

Sharpie Gel Highlighter

Just when you thought the game could no longer be changed, Sharpie goes and invents the coolest thing since sliced bread: the gel highlighter.  With classes starting right around the corner, I highly recommend you pick up a pack of these.

• New gel stick technology provides the strongest smear protection across most pen and marker inks and ink jet printouts!
• Won't bleed through paper. Works on all paper surfaces including glossy and thin papers, magazines and Bibles
• Won't dry out if left uncapped
• Sharpie Gel technology writes as long as a traditional pen-style highlighter
• Gel stick conforms to your handwriting style
• Perfect for highlighting, writing, doodling and drawing
• Twist bottom to advance gel stick
• Available in Orange, Pink, Yellow, Green, and Blue

According to Sharpie: "Will it change the way you highlight?  Gel yes!"

Review: Vitamin Water Zero DRIVE

          As per request (DCO, you know who you are), this is a tribute to the greatest Vitaminwater flavor to date: blood orange-mixed berry.  Appropriately named, Drive immediately jumps out to the average Vitaminwater connoisseur because unlike most of its counterparts, the delicious beverage's color does not match that of its blue label.  Following a thorough inspection of said label, I was very intrigued.  Zero calories; always a win.  A plethora of vitamins, electrolytes, and natural flavors; "delish" (as the the kids now say).  Then it hit me.  The only thing that could seemingly make this drink better ... caffeine!  The nectar of the gods keeps this flavor party raging on until the last drop hits your lips.  The naturally-derived caffeine from yerba mate and coffee beans is the crowning achievement of the Drive variety.  Now I've always been a fan of any orange, and no amount of randomly-mixed berries could screw this up, could it?    
          I'll admit, I was still a tad bit skeptical before my first sip, but then my taste buds were slathered in happiness for the next ten minutes while they indulged themselves in the concoction.  I'd like to think the previously-mentioned flavor party played out something like this:

"Ayo, Miss Berry, can I have this dance?  Can I have it?!"
-Orange, please.  NO.
"Ahh come on now, my boy DJ Caffeine has this place in a tizzy right now!"
-DJ Caff?!  The one who's down with the yerba and the beans?!  LEGGGO!!!

Resuming seriousness now: buy this stuff, and enjoy it.  Best stuff on earth, eh Snapple?  You're not even close.  Even Fifty recommends Vitaminwater ...

Partyin' Partyin'

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