Warning: This Will Get Stuck in Your Head

natalie portman's shaved head - sophisticated side ponytail from thatgo on Vimeo.

This has been in my head for days now... you can check out more of their stuff at myspace.com/natalieportmansshavedhead.

Best.SERP.Ever

So I've been getting some traffic for the phrase "What Scares Chuck Norris" and I thought it was pretty funny. Now I've started to pop up as the number one result for it. I realize that this does nothing for me and it is of next to no value, but it makes me happy on the inside.

Best Sing-a-Long Night Ever

Leave Twitter Alone! C'mon He's Stressed Out Guys

Poor little Twitter looks like it's getting too big for its britches. It's stressed out :( poor guy... Somebody toss him a Xanax

The United Countries of Baseball

This map popped up in my RSS reader yesterday (I saw it on ffffound.com but it comes via Strange Maps) and I think it's really kind of interesting. There is something uniquely American about the unwavering acceptance of the home team and blind hatred of the opposition.

Back in September I was at a Cubs game at Wrigley field during the run up to the playoffs (sooo close... haha). Wrigley is a cool ball field but I wouldn't classify it as friendly. The stadium was packed and I feared for the lives of the only two suckers that showed up wearing Cincinnati Red's jerseys. As far as decision making goes that wasn't so smart. My home team allegiance lies with the Brewers (who also blew it at the end of the season), but I left that information at home in Milwaukee. Again though, there's no real reason for me to like the Brewers other than the fact that I grew up in Wisconsin and any team that races sausages is all right by me.


A disturbingly funny reiteration of my point

Anyways, I digress. Feel free to soak in the geography and argue amongst yourselves. I'll get you started: Do that many people actually like the White Sox, or did they just need to make their territory big enough for the logo? Discuss :)

Reddit Error Message, Turns Out it's My Fault

Since I seem to be collecting them, here's Reddit's error screen, try not to take it personal.

According to My Shoes, I am Quite the Leader

Just to prove that you can prove anything you want scientifically, as it turns out buying shoes is a sign of a leader. (Always buying sneakers? It’s the sign of a leader) According to the article:

“Got a passion for buying sneakers? It could be a good sign, with a poll finding that people who buy three pairs of sneakers or more a year are far more likely to be a leadership type than other people.”

So if you buy more than three pairs of sneakers a year you are 61 percent more likely to have the qualities of a modern leader. The qualities of a modern leader turn out to be pretty awesome. You get to have ideas, vision, and a style that is both inclusive and decisive. What does that even mean? Oh yeah, nothing. Honestly who comes up with these studies? This just in… candy found to be delicious.

So I wonder what it means when you buy 3 pairs of shoes at time with a frequence. I have a thing for classic Vans slip-ons, I buy tons of them. Every month or so I cruise the Van's Outlet and scoop up all the weirdest size 11's they have. (BTW If you have unique tastes and live near a Vans Outlet you can score great shoes for between $10-20 instead of the usual $45-60.) Luckily being a full time internet professional I can show up to a meeting in pink shoes with bats on them and it's ok.

Anyways, I digress… so what kind of leader do these make me?



I'm going to go ahead and say and awesome one.

If you'd like to buy me some new shoes (11's) to feed my leadershipy-ness, you can do so here.

Twitter's Error Message... Honestly What's Going On?

I've been playing with Twitter a little bit, I've given in to the SEO peer pressure. I figured all the cool kids are doing it so I guess I should too.

Anyways I always figured Twitter was a happy, friendly, fluffy website. I mean it's called Twitter, you tweet there. But their error page troubles me a little bit. I mean honestly did the bird go rogue and destroy their robot? That red eyeball is kinda creepy man. It's got a demon robot sort of vibe going on... I'm just saying.

Best Website Error Message Ever

I was cruising iStockPhoto today for some images to make a mailer for one of my websites and as it is prone to doing it died on me. But as a consolation prize it gave me the best error message ever.

10 Obscure Rob Facts

As a general rule I refuse to participate in the furtherance of chain-letter-esque e-mails and bulletins. But I recently got one that my special lady friend made me do and it actually turned out pretty interesting. I did however resist and refused to "tag" 10 other friends to continue the propagation of the horribleness that is a chain bulletin.

10 Odd, remarkable, possibly true, useless facts about me:

1. According to the State of California I am 6 foot 9
2. I was once in a Swedish Teen magazine
3. I have an expert badge for grenades and bayonets eventhough I’ve never actually harmed anybody with either
4. I obsessive compulsively read about 9 million blogs every day partially because I can’t help it and partially because it’s part of my job
5. I’ve been paid to explain Myspace to old people
6. I’ve had dinner with the Finance Minister of Sweden and wouldn’t eat anything his wife (the former ambassador to Japan I think) served because, well... it was gross
7. I was High School athlete of the week in the Milwaukee Journal when I was a freshman
8. I shared an elevator with the Ying Yang twins in Sherman Oaks one time
9. I might be an extra in the Lindsay Lohan classic I Know Who Killed Me, but out of principal I won’t rent or buy it to find out
10. I want to sell my truck and buy a Vespa so no one ever asks me to drive again and I only have to fill my 2.5 tank every 200 miles or so

Jack Nicholson as a Mouthy Pregnant Teenager?

Just a little something that caught my eye... I would really like to see Nicholson talk into a hamburger phone while Morgan Freeman asks him if he thinks it might just be a food baby. I smell a sequel...