Cheeseburger in a can
The other day I was reading about this German product: cheeseburger in a can. I was thinking: Dude! who would eat this? Today a new story appeared on Reddit. Some guy bought the can and posted pictures on the internet. OMG!
Archived entries for
Bench Project (II)
29 new benches are added to the gallery! Most of them are found in downtown Santa Rosa (4th Street). One bench near the Santa Rosa creek is occupied by a homeless guy. It looks like he made it into his permanent home and I didn’t want to be a ‘home invader’. Hopefully with the present rain he will move soon so I can document ‘his’ bench. I think these are all the benches near my house
I got an email back from ArtStart and they were thrilled about me documenting the benches. They are trying to update their website with locations of the benches themselves but for now I’m on my own. Soon I will also include the artists name and my next goal is to implement the pictures on Google maps so people can find the benches when visiting Santa Rosa!
related entries:
http://mindplunge.com/2008/01/20/santa-rosa-ca-art-bench-project/
Bench project:
http://mindplunge.com/santa-rosa-bench-project/
Lead singer UB40 calls it quits
For those who remember UB40. Ali Campbell calls it quits after 30 years
UB40 have today confirmed that they have parted company with lead singer Ali Campbell after a thirty year career together, following Campbell’s wish to focus more time on his solo career. Ali’s final dates with the band will be in Australia, New Zealand and Uganda in February 2008
Lead singer Ali Campbell had embarked upon a solo album project (Running Free) last year and throughout the course of this album, his time and commitment to the band began to conflict with his recording work, promotional commitments and his own corporate shows. Ali Campbell has taken the decision to focus on his solo career and in doing so, could not give his full commitment to UB40. The other band members of UB40 are naturally disappointed and saddened after being together as a band unit and as good friends for almost thirty years. A decision on replacing Campbell has not yet been made by the other seven band members. The bands next studio album – 24/7- which was recorded with Ali Campbell will go ahead as planned for release in May on the bands own REFLEX MUSIC record label.
Tips for ‘n00bs’ moving to the Bay Area
Y Combinator has a news section were users can submit stories, articles and even questions. More about Y Combinator later but I found this post about a guy moving from LA to the Bay Area. He wanted some advise on where to live. There was a wonderful response from a person who lived all his life in the Bay. His tips for fun are so true! Read his response:
It really depends on how much money you have. The Burlingame, San Carlos, San Mateo corridor is nice; consider renting (in this market, at least). Access to the stores you’re talking about but about 15-20 mins from The City and with enough culture to tide you over. Within reach of 280, which is a better way to go south than 101.
A few other FYI tips, just for fun:
People up here don’t use ‘the’ in front of freeway names the way you do in LA. It’s not “the 101″, it’s just “101″. No harm in using “the” but you’ll tag yourself as an ex-LA guy immediately.
- San Jose is pronounced “sanno-ZAY”, despite the proper spanish pronunciation.
- You say “Santa Cruz” the way you say “Santa Claus”. Emphasis on the Santa.
- “Concord” rhymes with “conquered”, rather than “con-CHORD”.
- If you don’t want to sound like a newb, don’t call San Francisco “Frisco” or “San Fran”. Locals routinely call it “The City”, or sometimes “SF”. No one will think you’re talking about San Jose or Oakland.
It’s more outdoorsy up here (despite LA’s surfing/skating reputation). Marin and the East Bay (hey, that’s Pig Latin for “beast”!) have huge regional parks. Mountain biking was invented here (in Marin, north of the GG bridge). So was cafe culture (in SF).
Go to Pier 39 once. Locals don’t go there. (Hell, I’ve never been to Alcatraz, and I’ve lived in NorCal my whole life.) Cool, insider neighborhoods in The City are Potrero Hill, Noe Valley, Cole Valley, among others. SOMA is still dicey, however hip its reputation.
My ‘new’ phone
Aleisha is getting a new phone. It’s the Blackberry Pearl and it makes me jealous. I shouldn’t because I have a great phone myself! Still… So to give me that ‘new’ phone feelin’ I played around with the home screens available for my Motorola Q. Took me a while to fine tune it but now I’m happy again. Complete with a personalized ‘mindplunge’ logo. Funny how a simple change can make your day!
