Cranky Disposition

I am (not) Van Gogh - one of my favorite stop-motions

ariv — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:16:21 +0000

I found it, I found it! I saw this one at SXSW a while back and loved it, so I’m sharing it with you guys. Please enjoy this indulgent piece of filmmaking

I Am (Not) Van Gogh

Finally someone has the guts to say it… Save the Plants!

ariv — Mon, 05 May 2008 03:01:15 +0000

This is a really well written, and funny article on the mistreatment of our beloved cloroplhyl-producing brethren.

Vegitation Liberation Front

Just remember that before we were Mammals, or Reptiles, or Fish, or Sea Urchins, or Polyps, or little single-celled animals, we called those little green cells BROTHER

Man vs. Burger

ariv — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:52:32 +0000

When lunch time is a little short, I have a habit of rolling through one of the fast-food establishments, picking up a burger and eating in the car so I can listen to the radio while I eat. No, I know that’s not the healthiest habit in the world, but I’m a southerner, so there’s not much I can do about that

Most of my friends and co-workers give me much grief because I am a light eater, especially for a guy. I must REALLY not care about the starving people in third world countries, as I usually only eat about half of what appears on my plate.

So on this particular day, I had about 40 minutes for lunch, so out to the car I went to indulge the habit. I roll up to the microphone and order my usual burger and fries, no big deal, right? Rollup to the window, pay the money, and get handed the food in a bag. “Wow, that’s heavy” I thought as I set the bag on the passenger seat. But I really didn’t think anything of it. I pulled away and started looking for a good place to park (the parking lot at the restaurant was full, big trucks and rednecks doing the same thing as me, I guess)

So as I’m driving I reach into the bag to grab a fry, and I catch hold of the burger. That’s gotta be the wrong burger - tt’s huuuge. I pull it out of the bag to take a look, and there sits the biggest monstrosity I have ever seen. 3 meat patties, 3 slices of cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions, mustard, mayo, the works. This burger was roughly the size of my head.

I didn’t really have time to go back, so I figured I’d just make do. Looking for a place to park, and I see an urgent care facility, right next to a funeral home. Thinking about this burger sitting next to me, I figured that would be a safe place to park. That way if my arteries clog up I can make it to the doctor, and if I don’t well, that’s covered too.

Alright - Parked the car, first things first, lose all the vegetables. It’s a burger, not a salad. Now it’s a little more manageable, but still really heavy in my hand. Take a deep breath, open wide and take a bite. Actually, this tastes pretty good. I think the meat/cheese to bread ratio must be right. Took a long drink and then on to bite #2. Not bad at all, listening to the radio now, ready to settle in and leisurely eat. Bite #3… chewing slower now… feeling in pit of stomach… yep. I’m Full. 3 bites and I’m done. No fries, nothing else. I’m full.

The burger is sitting there mocking me, basically intact. Looks like a mouse nibbled on the edge.

Whoever ordered that burger must be a lumberjack or something. I bet he was sorely disappointed with my little girly burger and fries

Man 0: Burger: 1

Beautiful Zork Goodness from MC Frontalot

ariv — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:21:29 +0000

Alright, I’ll admit I have an 8-bit bias, but every once in a while something comes along and makes all my geekiness so very, very hip. For instance check out the new video from MC Frontalot: “It is Pitch Dark”, which refers to text adventures.

For those of you too young to know the goodness that is INFOCOM (the maker of most of the really really good text adventures) I found this link for you to give them a try. Remember to always read carefully and “LOOK”

Infocom Text Adventures

Bye for now, I’ve got to fire up the old Commodore 128 and play some Jumpman

Ready to be dutifully ignored, I’ve posted more songs to the new music page!

ariv — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:06:44 +0000

Be sure to go check out my new music page. I’ve posted a few new songs, notably my newest song “You Blew It”. This one was recorded in aabout an hour after I discovered some old Odyssey II samples on an old hard drive. gotta love that 8-bit goodness…

In case you are link challeneged and cannot find the link in the top bar, click here:

New Music from ARIV

Also be sure to check out the files I added toward the bottom - I posted a lot of oolder stuff that I occasionally get asked for…