"Meanwhile, the first saucer people have reached Earth..."




This is my wallet. It's made of Tyvek. I love this damn thing. I've had it for...eight years now? I don't even remember. Certainly longer than any other wallet I've had, including forays into nylon/velco and stupid eelskin. Though much of this has been because I can't find a replacement. It was a Christmas gift from my uncle, who found it at the gift shop at the Cooper Hewitt Museum. They don't have them any more; no one does. The company that made them, Fun Folds, has vanished. A little more information, and pics of similar Tyvek wallets, can be found here.
Needless to say, if you come across any of these, please let me know where I can get my hands on one. Otherwise, me and VWOOSH! here are together for the long haul.

Shilling
I'm inching back into the world of fantasy sports after about 10 years out, so go join Mark's Baseball Challenge group and pummel this noob a little, won't you?

ESPN's Baseball Challenge:

Group: Wait Until 2091
Password: fenway

The U2 of sports??

This is the first time I've ever based a post on something this person had to say. I don't see me doing it again anytime soon.

The answer to his ridiculous question is quite simple, though. The "winning" entity:

is vastly overrated,

is bewilderingly popular,

has overly defensive fans,

clogs up the airwaves,

is led by a pompous buffoon who's often given a free pass for his humanitarian work


ladies and gentlemen, the U2 of sports...

you can listen to audiocasts of the US Olympic/World curling trials here. it says Shoutcast or RealPlayer are required, but I'm listening via iTunes, no problem.

I recently finished a big mix-CD project for the curling club's mixed bonspiel, which entailed lots of fights with my printer. This meant I haven't been in much of a mood to sit down and compose anything. In other curling-related news, USCA Nationals are at the club next week, and my team won the Cherry Tree Bonspiel yesterday. As the lead, I'm responsible for taking the trophy to the engravers and getting our names on it. W00t, as the kids say.

Heh
While I don't want kids of my own nor do I see myself wanting any, I'm not militantly anti-child, as members of the childfree movement are often portrayed. Nonetheless I was improperly amused at today's Sun-Times headline about fighting toxoplasmosis:

Docs want pregnant women screened for parasite

I've recently noticed a disconnect in ways to indicate that one has...okay, that one has the coolest stuff. For audiophiles, the accepted method of indicating that you're hardcore is to say you "have it on vinyl." I guess this demonstrates that you're an early adopter; you were "into them first," as Cake says.



For movies, however, people claim "I have it on DVD." Which I guess tells people that you need to have the best-quality copy on the current state-of-the-art technology. But since DVD has had the quickest adoption of any home technology in history, is this really valid anymore? Is a better test to have something on Betamax, or perhaps Pioneer laser discs? I know a few people who still swear by those media (the LD people are especially holding on to their Criterion editions, since that company can't always relicense the films for DVD.



Of course, the apex of hardcore cinemania to eschew home video altogether and go around acquiring and preserving 16 or 35mm prints.