Sunday, August 28, 2005
The weekly Sneazy Top 3!
In this week's Sneazy Top 3 (which rivals The Billboard Hot 100), we have some exciting old music :-) Without any further delays, here it is:
New Order, "Waiting for the Siren's call" (how gay is that?)
Starsailor, "Love is here"
Cranberries, "Wake up and smell the coffee", and bacon and eggs and donuts and muffins and croissants de buerre and danish and veggie patties and fake sausage links and green tea and earl gray tea and fruit salad
Just outside the Top 3, we have Starsailor and their latest CD (of a few years ago) "Silence is easy".
Just outside the Top 3, we have Starsailor and their latest CD (of a few years ago) "Silence is easy".
A nice new blog!
A brand new blog has been created! Take a lQQk: http://powerimations.blogspot.com/
It has a beautiful picture of a beautiful sunset!
It has a beautiful picture of a beautiful sunset!
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Increasing costs of Health Care!
Surely you want a camera in the exotic color of "anthracite"
100-hour Chat Detox has been completed!
Yes, a 100-hour Chat Detox has been completed! Very Impressive!
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Chat detox continues...
Approaching Hour #70 of chat detox! Wow! Very impressive!
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Comcast adding Logo!
Comcast just notified my cable box that they will be adding MTV's Logo TV channel on the "digital plus" digital cable package. This is great news as gay TV makes its way into more households! Go Comcast Go! LOL
The news story here: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds22313.html
Among other things, Logo will be rebroadcasting Morrissey's concert (DVD) "Who put the M in Manchester".
The news story here: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds22313.html
Among other things, Logo will be rebroadcasting Morrissey's concert (DVD) "Who put the M in Manchester".
The Perfect Gift for Pat Robertson
Bigoted Coalition exposed (once again)
The Bigoted Coalition has been exposed once again. Its founder - Pat Robertson - is preaching "Love Thy Neighbor" by calling for an assasination (!). http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/acallforassassinationbringsacryofoutrage.
Then the Chief Executive Bigot of the 700 Club started spinning his statements like a first year Political Science student of a local community college of the variety that hands you the exam and the exam answers at the same time.
Then the Chief Executive Bigot of the 700 Club started spinning his statements like a first year Political Science student of a local community college of the variety that hands you the exam and the exam answers at the same time.
Great news: Amazon joins the Citibank rewards program!
Great news for the Citibank rewards program, which offers 5% bonus on Grocery, Drugstore and gas station purchases and 1% on everything else! Amazon was just added with two gift certificates: $25 Amazon gift certificate for 3,000 points and $50 with 5,000.
What does this mean? _If_ you use this credit card to purchase items only at:
grocery stores
drug stores (anything at the drugstore, including Rx, ice cream, newspaper, etc), gas,
and _if_ you spend $1000 in these stores (over a few days or a few months it doesn't matter), you can get you a $50 Amazon gift certificate! Compare that to a miserable $10 with the 1% cash bonus of other credit cards!
Ideally you should use this $50 Amazon gift certificate to buy the DVD set for Battlestar Galactica Season 1 (currently at $42) ;-)
What does this mean? _If_ you use this credit card to purchase items only at:
and _if_ you spend $1000 in these stores (over a few days or a few months it doesn't matter), you can get you a $50 Amazon gift certificate! Compare that to a miserable $10 with the 1% cash bonus of other credit cards!
Ideally you should use this $50 Amazon gift certificate to buy the DVD set for Battlestar Galactica Season 1 (currently at $42) ;-)
Monday, August 22, 2005
I want my Gay TV!
Super Size Me!
The Factor would like to comment on the scary documentary "Super Size Me". This was a real horror movie! This is your life on McDonalds!
We (not royal "we", voices in my head "we") have also learned some interessting factoids:
there are 83 McDonalds "restaurants" in Manhattan alone (!!)
Detroit and Houston are the fattest cities in the US, with Texas having half of the Top 10
The scientific definition of a "calorie" (amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water by one point).
And for the kinky folks out there, there was a rectal exam by Dr Jelly Finger.
We (not royal "we", voices in my head "we") have also learned some interessting factoids:
And for the kinky folks out there, there was a rectal exam by Dr Jelly Finger.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Words of Wisdom
There are no stupid questions! Just stupid people...
Sneazy Hot 3
Competing with Billboard, the Sneazy Hot 3 Chart lists the three most listened CDs ( by the O'Sneazy Factor):
Cranberries, "Wake up and smell the coffee" (and it's not starbucks!)
Coldplay, "XY"
Killers, "Hot Fuss"
Just outside the Hot 3 we find Dave Matthews Band's "Stand up".
Just outside the Hot 3 we find Dave Matthews Band's "Stand up".
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Catching up with other blogs
Be sure to check out the August edition of VWayner's World. Among other things, you will read about Mariah, NHL, QAF, eBay, Jason Mars (intentional mispelling), U2 and Smurfs!
Meanwhile, ThatGuyHeath gives us a mini-review of the book "The Rules", A Man's Guide to Life, by Esquire (the magazine). Of the rules he is mentioning, these two are my favorite:
Rule 581: A PBS tote bag does not make you an intellectual
Rule 578: When you die they will find your porn
At SciFi Daily you can read all sorts of factoids about the latest (and last) Star Wars movie, ROTS.
Meanwhile, ThatGuyHeath gives us a mini-review of the book "The Rules", A Man's Guide to Life, by Esquire (the magazine). Of the rules he is mentioning, these two are my favorite:
At SciFi Daily you can read all sorts of factoids about the latest (and last) Star Wars movie, ROTS.
Theory of Gravity is shattered!
In this exclusive story, The Onion has a startling revelation about Gravity!
The Factor would like to thank e/saurus for the link!
http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4133&n=2
The Factor would like to thank e/saurus for the link!
http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4133&n=2
Comic of the week Award goes to ...
One minute Free Speech
You get your 60 seconds right here: http://www.onefreeminute.net/
This sculpture/device will play out loud your 60 seconds! Enjoy :-)
This sculpture/device will play out loud your 60 seconds! Enjoy :-)
Two Line Poem!
This is my new Two Line Poem. I hope you enjoy it. I hope it is not too long.
"Our love is like a river
it dries up in the summer".
"Our love is like a river
it dries up in the summer".
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Questions of Science
Why do ice cubes "kick" in the freezer?
DIY Modern Art
In today's lesson we learn how to create Modern Art!
Step #1: Wear your cleanest white shirt or t-shirt
Step #2: Go to an all you can eat pasta restaurant and eat lots of pasta trying all pasta sauces available
Step #3: After you finish your meal your shirt will be a wonderful piece of modern art ;-)
Music Flashback!
This week's flashback is Bauhaus's cover of Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust". As always we do not have rebroadcast rights here at the Factor so you have to listen to it from your CDs or buy it at iTunes ^__^
Personal Segment (Dibs galore)
This is my personal Dibs container, revealed in the Personal Segment ;-)
The container is re-usable and re-cyclable but I imagine not microwavable.
The container is re-usable and re-cyclable but I imagine not microwavable.
Bigotry is fun!
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
New Ice Cream Sensation sweeping the Nation!
New from Dreyers: 60 byte-size ice creams snacks in one reusable recyclable box:
http://www.dreyers.com/brand/dibs/index.asp?b=1391
http://www.dreyers.com/brand/dibs/index.asp?b=1391
Comedy of the 2000s: BBC's Little Britain!
This is a must see! Get the season 1 DVDs from Netflix or from your local video store. Season 2 starts on Wednesday night on BBC America. It repeats a few times during the week. Set your VCRs/TiVos/etc to record it!
Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Marathon starts NOW on SciFi!
The first five episodes of the critically acclaimed Battlestar Galactica will be shown in a mini Season 2 marathon on the SciFi channel today, starting right NOW! (Pacific coast time). If you watch only one TV show, this is it folks!
Sunday, August 14, 2005
This is funny: BBC comedy "Little Britain"
Very funny sketch comedy, critically acclaimed and all that. It's hard to describe it, you have to watch it ^__^
Among the recurring (crazy) characters are a few of gay interest:
a self-appointed "only gay guy" in a small Welsh mining town
the Prime Minister's assistant has a big big crush on him
a transvestite "lady"
Among the recurring (crazy) characters are a few of gay interest:
Strictly Sex with Dr Drew!
In this edition of the new Dr Drew show "Strictly sex" on the Discovery Health Channel we learn that straight men (even the non-homophobic ones) have a primal yet subconcious "threat response" in the brain when shown images of other naked men. Threat response similar to that of seeing a snake or a vicious animal. Women on the other hand do not feel threatened by other naked women.
This is a result of a study done in Atlanta using MRI to monitor the brain while showing test subjects a sequence of 200 photographs, some of sexual nature. This study is only for heterosexual couples so it is not known if gay men have a "threat response" to other naked men ;-) But there is a similar study done in Germany for same sex couples.
This is a result of a study done in Atlanta using MRI to monitor the brain while showing test subjects a sequence of 200 photographs, some of sexual nature. This study is only for heterosexual couples so it is not known if gay men have a "threat response" to other naked men ;-) But there is a similar study done in Germany for same sex couples.
Hot Fuss Special edition with 3 new tracks!
The great album by the Killers "Hot Fuss" has now been released in a special edition with 3 new tracks. Great! Now are we supposed to buy that one too? And sell the previous one on eBay? ^__^
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Discovery Images galore!
You can enjoy hundreds of full-resolution images from Discovery here: http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/gallery/
It is hard being a photographer these days (Faux Rant)
It is hard being a photographer these days:
If you take pictures of businesses, you are stealing their data/ideas
If you take pictures of people, you are a stalker or a pervert
If you take pictures of buildings, monuments, or mass transit, you are a terrorist.
If you take pictures of children, you are a Michael Jackson.
If you take pictures of houses, you are invading their privacy.
If you take pictures of animals, you are exploiting them.
If you take pictures of plants, you are harming them with the Auto Focus Assist light (aka AF Assist beam/lamp)
UFO Files on the History Channel
Among the reality crapola filling up the airwaves and cable-lines, there is still some quality materials of educational value on TV. For example the History Channel's documentary series "UFO Files", attempting to approach this phenomenom from many different angles. Also of interest at the History Channel is the series "Decoding the Past", featuring among other things a two-parter on the prophecies of Nostradamus, 500 years later.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Mochi Green Tea! I want! I want!
90-second TV and Movie Reviews!
Zus and Zo: In this delightful German dramedie (IFC/Sundance/Cannes type of movie), three sisters are shocked when their gay brother plans to get married to a female (!). But things are a lot more complicated than that - with many twists. The movie has a dysfunctional happy ending which you (probably) cannot predict.
Jackass, the movie If you paid $8-$10 to watch this movie in a movie theater, well ...ouch! It is funny, shocking and grotesque at times, with male eye candy, but I would not use a free rental coupon on this one. But if you can borrow the DVD or watch it (for free) on TV, then it is essentially an extended episode of MTV's Jackass. Nothing more, nothing less.
Dune, the original movie Make sure you get the special extended edition of this movie. (Yes, an adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune). Quite different from the recent SciFi Channel adaptation, it features Twin Peaks's Kyle McL., and Sting (!) among others. It is long - 4 hours runtime on TV (with commercials). It may not have the production values of the LOTR trilogy but it is a must for SciFi fans.
Thin Blue Line, TV, comedy Set your VCR/TiVos/recorders to capture this 40-minute comedy currently playing on BBC America. Rowan Atkinson "leads" a team of dysfunctional police offers. Need I say more? :)
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Dr Drew is back on TV!
Dr Drew, the famous - real doctor - from the radio (and later TV) show "Loveline" is back on TV with his own show on the Discovery Health channel dealing with sexual issues. It is shown at midnight on Wednesday and repeats a couple more times.
It is a very educational show: Just watching one episode I learned that 10,000 men break their pen1s every year. Even though there are no bones, there are three parallel areas that can break and you will hear a crack when one or more break. Deformity and black/blue color will follow and a visit to the hospital/ER becomes a must. Thank Dr Drew for this educational segment ;-)
It is a very educational show: Just watching one episode I learned that 10,000 men break their pen1s every year. Even though there are no bones, there are three parallel areas that can break and you will hear a crack when one or more break. Deformity and black/blue color will follow and a visit to the hospital/ER becomes a must. Thank Dr Drew for this educational segment ;-)
Blog Hopping!
Here are a couple of interesting blogs:
It appears the current political climate is causing some websites to become rather paranoid about "suggestive pictures". Read all about it at http://thatguyheath.blogspot.com/2005/08/suggestive-poses.html
The one and only Margaret Cho has a blog too! You can find out what she has been up to: http://margaretcho.net/blog/
It appears the current political climate is causing some websites to become rather paranoid about "suggestive pictures". Read all about it at http://thatguyheath.blogspot.com/2005/08/suggestive-poses.html
The one and only Margaret Cho has a blog too! You can find out what she has been up to: http://margaretcho.net/blog/
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Free Image Editing software
Why pay for expensive imaging software when you can get them LEGALLY for free?
While they may not be as advanced as Photoshop or Paintshop Pro or ACDSee, they have quite a few handy features. Here are some to try:
Google Picasa2: Became free after Google bought the company/software
Irfanview: shareware/donateware
Kodak Easychair (aka Easyshare)
While they may not be as advanced as Photoshop or Paintshop Pro or ACDSee, they have quite a few handy features. Here are some to try:
Faux-Philosophical Quickie
Race, like Religion, causes more troubles than its worth :)
The first male-to-male kiss in SciFi Television history!
Friday, August 05, 2005
Did you get your BIDU today?
Did you get your BIDU stock today? IPO priced at 27, opened at 66, currently at 145!
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=bidu&d=v1
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=bidu&d=v1
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Nasdaq hits four year high!
Great news for the stock market as the Nasdaq hit a four year high!
If you have any stock tips, let me know ;-)
If you have any stock tips, let me know ;-)
Tape delayed news: Ameritrade and TD Waterhouse!
Ameritrade is now buying TD Whorehouse! Wow! "Stewart" (from the old Ameritrade TV ads) has gone a long way!
Comcast $20/mo for six months
New teaser special from Comcast cable broadband for $20/mo for the first 6 months. This is probably in reaction to SBC Yahoo DSL's $15/mo (with 12-month contract).
DSL or Cable??????
DSL or Cable??????
This is becoming a SciFi blog!
Another great website: http://zocalo.isnnews.net/
And BSGalactica fans set your VCRs/DVDRs/TiVos: The first five episodes of Season 2 will be shown back to back on 8/16/05!
And BSGalactica fans set your VCRs/DVDRs/TiVos: The first five episodes of Season 2 will be shown back to back on 8/16/05!
Lucas outlines Star Wars plans
With the Star Wars big screen movies apparently in the rear view mirror, Lucas is planning two new Star Wars TV series:
an animated 3D series, produced in Singapore
a live action series shot with an off-the-shelf Sony digital camera, and a budget closer to $1 million.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=1&id=31858
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=1&id=31858
What's popular on TiVo?
This can't be the new Boomer of Galactica?
eBay drama!
If you like eBay, you will enjoy the drama in these two feedback histories:
Drama User #1 and the crazy ZZZZZ feedback
Drama User #2
And to answer your question: No, those are not my eBay IDs ;-)
Drama User #1 and the crazy ZZZZZ feedback
Drama User #2
And to answer your question: No, those are not my eBay IDs ;-)
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
yet another bargains site!
