Alright. So 2004 was pretty spotty entry-wise for this once active and (semi)well written blog. I know that we have given countless excuses for such haphazard gaps in reporting over the years (that's right, we've been doing this for years), but NO MORE.
To make up for leaving you all on your own in this big bad interweb we have decided to gift you with one of our better kept secrets.
One of our favorite disposable webmail sites is the venerable Mailinator. No signing up or worrying that someone else has taken your super cool user name, you just make it up on the spot whenever you need a quick addy for accessing information on a website that requires email verification. While not all sites that require email verification will spam the fuck out of you, we all know that quite a number will. Of course the more L337 of you out there are saying "No duh, Mailinator is no big secret! A lot of sites even filter it from their sign up process." True. Which is why they have a list of alternate domains to use. Of course, being so quick and dirty they can only hang onto the mail for about a day or so, so frequent polling is necessary. (If you want to actually hang onto the mail your disposible address receives, try using the time limited forwarder Jetable instead) But our favorite thing about Mailinator is the purely voyeuristic fun of reading other people's spam. Type in any common male name and delight in registration confirmations from porn sites, dating sites, free hosting sites and the occasional message from that girl he said he'd call, but of course never did.
Is this what we've been doing instead of updating this blog, we hear you ask?
Shut up. It's called Research.
Like a lot of my readers, I have an 9-5 that allows me to be online as I "work". The logic of businesses large and small of giving their employees a speedy connection the the interweb sometimes baffles me. Do corporate heads really think that nothing lies behind those spreadsheets and Word Docs? Of course not. They know you're posting on a forum, browsing a personals site or playing a flash game. Then why not cut the cord to the pipeline? Because they're doing it too.
What they most likely are not doing is partaking of the infinite and unbridled JOY this site brings cubicle commandos everywhere.
Oh Jeebus. It's already December. How did that happen?? Wasn't it just Labor Day?
There have been no new entries here due to the fact that we at Glossolalia are still depressed over the highly disappointing events of November 2nd. A lot of time has been spent in the last month smoking and drinking and holding a hand to our forehead while asking "WTF??". But enough of that.
Today is World AIDS Day.
There are many, many sites dedicated to AIDS education and while browsing a few today, I was startled at the amount of misinformation that continues to exist. Even 20 years later people are still ill informed as to how the disease is transmitted. According to an MTV poll, 20% of those polled believed that birth control pills safeguard against AIDS. Again I find myself slapping a hand to my forehead and thinking "WTF??".
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) has a page loaded with facts, figures and other useful information.
Arm yourself. Spread the word. Ignorance = DEATH.
why come up with content when i can pluck it from elsewhere?..
stolen from Weebls!!!
Only one day into the July Fourth holiday weekend found me looking for an entertaining, potentially destructive, but ultimately useless project to stave off boredom. So I turned to the internet. Natch.
There are more than enough websites offering advice on anything from buying a digital camera to a how-to for FtMs on crafting a home made SoftPack.
One of the most interesting How-To sites i stumbled across however, was How To: By You. Part blog, part forum - the premise of HTBY is that every few weeks a how-to question is posted, to be answered by the readers via comments.
Unfortunately, a lot of the newer entries are cluttered with comment spam, but this entry gave me more than enough pointers on how to spend my afternoon.
Andy Kaufamn is alive, apparently... well according to this site anyway.
It's been twenty years since his "death" and, according to Andy folklore, he told his friends he would return to public life on this anniversary if it were all a hoax.
Early feedback on the Drudge Report doesn't seem to buy into the authenticity of the site and, ever the sceptics, we don't either.
We're just pissed we didn't think of it first...
Today is the birthday of one of our very best friends. Brief mention was made of the event last year, but this year it's even more of an occasion.
This year Callie and her husband Eric made good on their promise to have a family and now they are three. Ayana Belle is nearly a month old and is without a doubt, the best birthday present that Callie has ever had. And being the daughter of tech geeeks, she of course has her very own website.
So welcome Baby Ayana. And happy birthday Callie.
I know I'm really behind on this one, but I just tripped over Ask Snoop. Based on the supremely silly Universal Translator, Tha Shizzolator will translate any web page into Snoopese.
Of course, some pages are better than others...
Tha Shizzolator sez so
Okay.
Now THIS is fucking exciting.
Who's going with me???
Hollywood reader Eric brought our attention to this very timely site. If an attempt to impeach Bill was taken seriously, why not something much more valid as this?
As we await the inevitable announcement at 8 pm EST (0100 GMT) today, perhaps we should start studying the tips from this site:
Thanks to the web, it seems that every little proclivity or passing fancy has become fetishized. I mean c'mon, SHOE DANGLING????
This one at first seems a bit commonplace, but upon closer inspection this guy actually has something to say:
Unfortunately, this genre is either shunned or ignored by the mainstream and only finds a home in B-movies, comic books, and cartoons - the primary entertainment medium for geeky introverted adolescent males (and some of us just never grow out of it).
Girls With Guns
I found his essay very interesting. But I know you're just going to go and look at the pics...
From: "Carlito"
To: "lovedoll"
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 10:26:14 -0500
Subject: truth
I love your site and it is a great pick-me-up for a Monday Morning
From: "Carlito"
To: "lovedoll"
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 10:26:14 -0500
Subject: truth
I love your site and it is a great pick-me-up for a Monday Morning
I didn't know there was that Game Boy simpson's game
CP
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From: lovedoll [mailto:lovedoll@sockmonkey.diablita.org]
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 6:47 PM
To: carlito
Subject: Re: truth
carlito
that's very nice of you to say. I feel as if it's just sort of going out
there into nothingness since I've received no comments, but I can tell
from my server stats that there _are_ people who visit. perhaps I need to
submit it to some blog review sites.
I try and write an entry a day, but I get a bit behind as I do it from
the office mostly. I have three pending right now as a matter of fact.
did you notice my little mention of you?
15 nanoseconds of fame,
blog monkey
:(|)
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From: "Carlito"
To: "lovedoll"
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:52:51 -0500
Subject: RE: truth
LD
you need more "t & a" to get the traffic
but it is still a great site
I get mentioned? thank you
CP
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From: "Carlito"
To: "lovedoll"
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:45:25 -0500
Subject: the small and the soft
some t & a, well at least some t
[I'm such a geek]
CP
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Yeah yeah... so it's February 14th. 
While I firmly hold the belief that Valentine's Day is merely a merchandising scam, I'm not going to bitch and moan about not having anyone to kiss and cuddle with today. 
However, this little sermon makes me want to celebrate old school:
Be Nobody's Valentine
(excerpt)
It should be without saying that the Christians should avoid Valentine’s Day like a plague. In God’s eyes, it is still “Lupercalia”, the “Day Of The Wolf.” Men become wolves, as they carry on the Satanic rituals of fornication, which means sexual intercourse without marriage. We have heard of the “wolf whistle”, and we all know that wolves do not whistle. It is lustful men and women, who carry on Satan’s blasphemy to this very day.
Ahhhh yeaaaahhhh.... Nothin' says lovin' like Ritual Fornication.
UPDATE
Awww... I must acknowledge the reciept of some lovely prezzies from two absolute sweethearts:
Cody - Thank you so much. You Are The Best. XXX
Andy - Oh fuck, just what I need - a dozen brownies. The monkey thanks you and loves you anyway.
After speaking with a friend from the east coast about visits to Disneyland (amazingly enough he hasn't been yet!), I got to thinking about all the times I'd been there as a child and some of my fave rides.
I know this is definitely going to date me, but this one was soooo fucking awesome, even in the 70s.
This site is amazingly thorough in it's dedication to the ride and going through the wealth of material on here brought back a flood of memories. Even if you're too young to remember, you must check it. C'mon!
And is it just me, or does "atom-mobiles" sound like a cool band name?
I want to remind you all that I said the word "Cult" before...
You know I dig the fact that this guy came up with the idea:
eBay item 3305539806
but the fact that people actually BUY this shit is absolutely mindboggling...
Now this is a worthy project! Geeek guy decides to switch from the Dark Side to the People's OS. (No, not linux... that other thorn in Gate's side)
This is incredibly sobering:
I know I've said this a zillion times already, but "FUCK, the things you can find online"...
This site is a bit too touchy feelie for my liking, but it's a good example of those who insist on describing forums and IM circles and chatrooms as "communities".
User Not Found is a blog devoted to discussing the death of online friends, and it maybe callous of me to say (oh alright, it IS) but it's just begging to be pranked.
And, although it's a bit dated, here's a guide for dying.
This concept is so thorough that they actually have branded to go containers and an RPG!
This is a news site for pizza drivers. Which may seem a bit silly at first but stop and think a minute...
These people get shit wages and use their own wheels to bring your lazy ass a tasty post smoke snack right to your goddamn door. And they've become an easy mark for getting robbed - at times even killed in the process. Is that worth five fucking bucks an hour??
Pizza Delivery Drivers Homepage
Check the Tip Calculator and the link to the Association of PizzaDelivery Drivers .
Unionize!!
Here is a classic example of web culture. In my web travels I would notice little icons here and there like this one:
Of course it piqued my curiosity. After a little prelim research I found that the character's name was Domo-Kun and that it was an animated Japanese television show. Perfection.
I am now a BIG fan and wonder how I could ever have lived without Domo before, being an avid Japanimation follower. But the web will fill needs you never knew you had.
There are lots of sites dedicated to the sharp toothed tv addict, but The Unofficial Official Domo-Kun Website is a good place to start. Loaded with clips, photos, icons and links to other Domo mad sites.
Now of course I want/need a stuffed Domo... Xmass is coming!
