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September 2006
Monthly Archive
Sat 30 Sep 2006
Craziness!
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Sat 30 Sep 2006
I’ve decided to drip drip the couple of things I’ve written over the next few days so as not to overwhelm.
Enjoy!
Sat 30 Sep 2006
This story has inspired me to do my own experiment, except posting as a hetro-guy looking for ?some fun? with willing women. Oh, and I’ll find a model to use as a picture.
Because I don?t think that they?ll respond in the same numbers. I think that this is a guy thing, so let’s see. By the way what this guy did should be illegal ? and I won?t post any of the responses. Stay tuned in November for the results.
A guy who identifies himself as Jason Fortuny, a 30 year old network administrator, posted a graphic ad on Seattle’s Craigslist, pretending to be a woman wanting some BDSM sex.
Not surprisingly, many men responded, many with photos and more than a few with pics of their genitals.
Some used their work accounts, provided their real names and gave out their cellphone numbers. One looks to be a contractor for Microsoft, while another used a .mil address to reply.
Fortuny, whose MySpace profile says he likes to “push people’s buttons” then posted all the photos and correspondence on what may be the web’s lamest wiki, Encyclopedia Dramatica.
Sat 30 Sep 2006
“This, in brief, is why capitalism won. It’s the only system that understands that we’d all like to change the world, but we are way too lazy for that sort of thing.”
Washington Post Feb.7,2006.
Fri 29 Sep 2006
Driving in Switzerland and Italy
Posted by foxnomad under Advice , Car , Family , New Country Blog Location , Travel[2] Comments
I loved my Smartcar 
If you’re planning on driving around this part of Europe a word of caution - the Swiss are relatively nice drivers - giving you the right of way and letting pedestrians go provided they are in the crosswalks (otherwise legally you are at fault if they hit you and are abligated to pay for any damages). Driving fast is ok on the highwys (be carful in town as cars tend to stop suddenly) - not many police, but if you see a “Radar” sign with an eyeball icon it means you’ll run across a camera that will take a picture of your speeding car (I’m not sure what/if there is any leeway).
Driving in Italy is another matter. Be slightly more aggressive than you normally are and use your turn signal and your neck. Mopeds and motorcycles will creep up in your blind spot to pass you (from the wrong side of the road) if there is any opportunity.
…and if they honk at you, scream at them. Then they stop honking…
Crossing the Swiss/Italian border.
Fill er’ up!
Make sure you drive the speed limit…of the car
Fri 29 Sep 2006
For celebrating my birthday with me and contributing to our little UNICEF fund. So far we’ve raised $690.00 in 2006, well on our way to reach $1,000 by the end of this year.
That is equivalent to about 6 of UNICEF’s school in a box. Each school in a box provides all of the supplies needed to provide children with a makeshift classroom in areas stuck by poverty or disaster.
Originally designed to provide basic education for children living in refugee camps following the Rwanda crisis in 1994, UNICEF’s school-in-a-box is now used in other emergencies worldwide.
The purpose of the kit is to ensure the continuation of children’s education in the first 72 hours of an emergency. Every country affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami received school-in-a-box kits, as did communities in the U.S. Gulf Coast affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
Thu 28 Sep 2006
Not because of any security-related reason. Virgin Atlantic (the best way to fly by the way) has banned the use of Dell and Apple laptops on all of its flights and joins Korean Air and Quantas (Australia).
The reason is because these laptops pose a fire risk due to the problem with their exploding batteries.
If you are flying any of these airlines you can use your laptop in seat that provide an electrical outlet (mostly first class and some business class). The laptop batteries must fly in your checked baggage properly wrapped up.
If your seat doesn’t have a plug for your laptop you’ll just have to make due watching movies and sleeping.
Have a safe flight.
*ding*
Thu 28 Sep 2006
Baisodrome (noun) pronounced (bay-so-drom) - A place where lots of sex takes place; where high-schoolers like to make out and engage in practices their parents would never allow; the home of a “playa”;my bedroom.
haha - ok, had to sneak that last one in there
There are more vulgar definitions you can find by clicking the links. This is the PG-13 version.
Wed 27 Sep 2006
I’m spending the overnight here in Zurich airport - uploading pictures and posting some things now that I’ve got Internet access. I forgot to bring a plug adapter with me so 40 minutes tops.
The overnight is because the earliest train wasn’t early enough so I came around 1am. Everything is closed - I’m sitting at Starbucks - dying for some coffee. There are a few other people who are sleeping here as well and a teenager who’s been in the photobooth taking pictures and talking to herself for an hour.
I believe she is insane
I can’t wait for my coffee and some eggs…
Wed 27 Sep 2006
Rented a smartcar today - the cost was 50 francs (about $40) from a small rental place **smartrent.ch** that is all over Switzerland and I think Europe. Without getting lost too much we made to Lake Como from Lugano in about 20 minutes. All the border guards do is wave you by unless you’re in a truck, large SUV, or van. We drove around the city center and parked in the lot of a local shopping center (cost ~$2 for 2 hours).
Lake Como is certainly a livelier place than Lugano and it has all you expect from Italy. An absolutly stunning view of the Lake itself, a piatza with kids playing soccer, and man who wear tight shirts and curse at each other. Lots of cafes and plently of interesting things to look at and eat if you decide to get lost walking around. People are in their own little world and you don’t get the random people trying to sell you garbage as you might find in poorer countries.
We decided to stick to Lake Como and skip Milan because it is closer and the last train to Zurich took off early the night before my next flight.
I rule Como!
