tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69858712024-03-07T18:28:11.899-05:00Bernal Jernalpuerile meanderingsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.comBlogger555125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-77857265899031218772007-09-19T23:32:00.000-04:002007-09-19T23:40:48.422-04:00Happy Anniversary 1/365I've had my job for a year and a day. Ah, what a wonderful time it's been. :-)Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-24952839807243008112007-09-06T11:41:00.000-04:002008-12-11T10:48:57.379-05:00I love my job<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOscMeCpJqb5YoYFcl0GfRdjy9J1GUuc5NMvfqM28EWcXiryqnnzo8MiKZFNjfMUtW-fT6_HleIlqnHAEXjDWVqlw19T_ETs0A0R5MNzM5yN4JFxHfd6r7NXEQNOHA7NgF4xM3/s1600-h/IMG_0051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOscMeCpJqb5YoYFcl0GfRdjy9J1GUuc5NMvfqM28EWcXiryqnnzo8MiKZFNjfMUtW-fT6_HleIlqnHAEXjDWVqlw19T_ETs0A0R5MNzM5yN4JFxHfd6r7NXEQNOHA7NgF4xM3/s400/IMG_0051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107117722513199378" /></a><br />I just purchased this fabulous Joseph Abboud laptop bag. 50% off because I work for Apple. I also just bought and Airport Express which will hopefully come in handy when Comcast comes tomorrow to connect me once again to the vastness of the Intertubes.<br /><br />NB: The little critter next to the bag is Trump, Monster.com's mascot. A gift from dearest Tan when he got his new job.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-44587073741671123872007-09-05T11:04:00.000-04:002007-09-06T11:50:32.897-04:00From My Professor's Email To the Class<blockquote><i>"You will need a Realone video player to use the video links…"</i></blockquote><br />Damn.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-33309836905376201572007-09-05T09:17:00.000-04:002007-09-05T09:23:51.820-04:00I think I need more coffee in my dietI must have been exhausted last night. I couldn't find my keys this morning. I have two sets and the second I knew I left in my jacket so it wasn't really a problem. When I was ready to head off to classes, I walked out the door and my earphones got caught on the door. Specifically they caught on the keys I left in the doorknob. I think my unconscious self is trying to get me killed.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-62282449282502680502007-09-04T10:09:00.000-04:002007-09-04T10:15:05.131-04:00The "Fun" Begins AgainAs I mentioned earlier, no Internet access at home. I'm at school right now and after exclusively using the iPhone for days, the tactile response of an actual keyboard is rather surreal. It feels wrong.<br /><br />Classes start today. I am slightly hung over and my throat is sore from all the cigarettes I smoked last night. Clearly I hate myself. I just have one class on Tuesdays / Thursdays, so I think I'll be okay.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-22468673174315257072007-09-03T13:55:00.000-04:002007-09-03T13:56:26.618-04:00I don't care if you don't watch this videoThe song, however, you must listen to.<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/36Xt-XeWnHM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/36Xt-XeWnHM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Download the mp3 <a href="myspace.com/pauldateh">here</a>.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-84645318636963953382007-09-01T17:07:00.000-04:002007-09-01T17:17:09.053-04:00End of SummerSo I just moved into my new studio. I like it a lot. It needs some furnishing bit I think I can get out to IKEA fairly soon. The bad news is that (except for AT&T's underappreciated EDGE) I'm without Internet access. Thank Steve for iPhone. Anyway if you'd like pictures of my entirely bare apartment, see <a href="http://gallery.mac.com/peter_herman">here</a> and go to the iPhone uploads gallery.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-78812928363670565032007-07-22T01:21:00.000-04:002008-12-11T10:48:57.634-05:00Spoilt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGlNALH-MZ9X1aQRF36YaPz_zLf-SQOOTVlHJsoOrsmoAC6DcNFWobSLmn0bijdV3DnBmzp9Uq916CRiSj3fD_QSrqCDUXe8u8a3v6Wv7oCH_meVtlgyVhENQu7PmcAyAvph2/s1600-h/zoom.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGlNALH-MZ9X1aQRF36YaPz_zLf-SQOOTVlHJsoOrsmoAC6DcNFWobSLmn0bijdV3DnBmzp9Uq916CRiSj3fD_QSrqCDUXe8u8a3v6Wv7oCH_meVtlgyVhENQu7PmcAyAvph2/s400/zoom.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089887316048477778" /></a><br />I just got <a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/844/Spoilt">this shirt</a> from threadless. I'm a big fan both of the design and content. I was worried that I might have to edit it after the release of the new Harry Potter book, but according to the wikipedia entry on Dumbledore, which I'm assuming has been edited by the crazies who stayed up til midnight to buy a copy of the book, read it twice while driving home and then blog about how they totally knew that would happen to Snape / Harry / whomever. (<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/07/19/kevin_kelly_harry_pl.html">Interesting, pertinent article</a> via boingboing.)<br /><br />Oh, and for some HP shits, giggles and pretty much everything that is wrong with the world, be sure to check out his eponymous entry on <a href="http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Harry_Potter">Encyclopedia Dramatica</a>. Be careful. Some of the links on there might get you fired and / or your computer seized.<br /><br />P.S. Retroactive spoiler alert. : )Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-65960637169858128692007-07-21T22:02:00.000-04:002008-12-11T10:48:57.830-05:00OH HAI<!--t-->Your Score<!--/t-->: <span>Ceiling Cat</span><br /> 47% Affectionate / 48% Excitable / 46% Hungry<br /><br /> <div id="testResultInfoImg"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkBvaPEiJocdrru5MpS-po_vXFkVJjOM2KbgIfuiX3rtjr5MBCbsaww802tPkSg4oG2cqD2qu3i_dnXYRVqf-oDkNLUD_hORko2EoBKesXKGAK2FCKP2AYHB0lj4EVv6z4r3s/s1600-h/mt987469306.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkBvaPEiJocdrru5MpS-po_vXFkVJjOM2KbgIfuiX3rtjr5MBCbsaww802tPkSg4oG2cqD2qu3i_dnXYRVqf-oDkNLUD_hORko2EoBKesXKGAK2FCKP2AYHB0lj4EVv6z4r3s/s400/mt987469306.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089836828707913266" /></a></div> <br /> You are a master of stealth. They never see you coming. But you always see them coming. HEY-O! To see all possible results, checka <a href="http://www.okcupid.com/journal?pid=16057073667375255014&tuid=4102022445444324283">dis</a>.<br /><tr><td><!--t-->Link: <a href='http://www.okcupid.com/tests/6348388576689378978/Which-Lolcat-Are-You-'>The Which Lolcat Are You? Test</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-71147776738240018232007-06-25T20:35:00.000-04:002007-06-25T20:39:09.478-04:00Most Irritating SongJames Blunt's You're Beautiful was voted <a href="http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/44789126">most irritating song of all time</a>. Finally. It's a shame that song raked in as much money as it did. Only the brain dead American public could appreciate being told they're beautiful <i>that many times</i>.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-8163377052299035082007-06-22T09:05:00.000-04:002007-06-22T09:08:03.427-04:00IN UR WITE HOUSE STEALIN UR TUNEZI really want <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/21/lawyer_to_riaa_sue_t.html">this</a> to happen. Totally a win-win situation; either the Bush's are forced to defend themselves against Them, or they lose money to Them and are humiliated. Further.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-4718139075464391032007-06-22T08:54:00.000-04:002007-06-22T09:02:51.685-04:00S-M-R-TGenerally birth order theories are just bad science, but I decided I'd pull a Templeton Foundation and post <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6229952.stm">this story</a> because it makes me looks smarter. (Not that I had much in the way of competition.) Anyway, apparently the Norwegians have found that first-borns are the smartest. They don't say why, but that really doesn't matter. I personally won't waste my immense brain power on such trivial matters. I have the world's problems to solve. Or mine in the meantime.<br /><br />Also, I think the BBC should have censored this part of the story: "A Norwegian team found first born children <b>and those who had lost elder siblings and had hence become the eldest</b>, scored higher on intelligence." First of all, <i>obviously</i> if the smartest is dead, the next smartest is technically the smartest. And what's an envious not-quite-as-smart younger sibling to do about it? Kill their big brother / sister! Those Norwegians may be all about fratricide, but I have my reservations about most or all "-cides".Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-41164285325804717922007-06-20T18:49:00.000-04:002007-06-20T18:51:01.000-04:00The DDR Possibilities are Endless<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZrr7AZ9nCY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CZrr7AZ9nCY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br />Thanks to FakeSteve for this one.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-21041865542356456922007-06-19T01:14:00.000-04:002007-06-19T01:18:11.230-04:00ScrobblingI recently joined last.fm and it is my latest internet addiction. Now you can see what I'm listening to <b>at all times</b>. How cool is that? There's a little chart in my sidebar here, or you can go to last.fm to <a href="http://www.last.fm/user/peter_herman/">see my profile</a> with plenty of (embarrassing?) details about the music I listen to.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-55464539940418865232007-06-14T12:18:00.000-04:002007-06-14T12:22:27.320-04:00i fit iron dickIf you're looking for a good pseudonym, nothing beats a bad anagram. This fun <a href="http://www.anagramsite.com/">anagram generator</a> can help you out. Some of my personal favorites:<br /><ul><li>hampered brenner art<br /><li>barnhard preen meter<br /><li>bernhard rape me rent<br /></ul>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-26083550477780490502007-06-11T20:39:00.000-04:002007-06-11T20:39:07.878-04:00Google docs and spreadsheets now work in <a href="http://apple.com/safari" title="Safari 3.0" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">Safari 3.0</a>! How exciting. <br>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-48378260800922586122007-06-10T02:14:00.000-04:002008-12-11T10:48:58.012-05:00PicsLThat's a great name for a web2.0 startup, don't you think? Anyway Boing Boing posted a link to a really fun website that takes Flickr images collages them into an image you upload. The result:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHC08S4szVnhMenWy3tgDxTYK6kqMZWAS-6mEq_e2Sco1V3e_Mm9SZH_tZg88uBVN699qBbe3fzQWVTMnNW3WiXm2XztFYluRiLMuvH_-ywLFJ75bYiNAfpdAYX0C8hNErpIb/s1600-h/image-mosaic(aba570bc42a12b984a8bbbd2abe45047).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHC08S4szVnhMenWy3tgDxTYK6kqMZWAS-6mEq_e2Sco1V3e_Mm9SZH_tZg88uBVN699qBbe3fzQWVTMnNW3WiXm2XztFYluRiLMuvH_-ywLFJ75bYiNAfpdAYX0C8hNErpIb/s400/image-mosaic(aba570bc42a12b984a8bbbd2abe45047).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074316018770701378" /></a>(click for supercool full res)<br /><a href="http://imagemosaicgenerator.click42.com/">Link</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-9032250566059920082007-06-07T14:39:00.000-04:002008-12-11T10:48:58.464-05:00I am a toolAfter months of silently and cynically detesting the high school (and college) kids who walk into Apple Stores taking pictures of themselves and uploading them onto myspace / facebook (<a href="http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9722963-2.html">not any more</a>!), I've caved and purchased an iSight of my own. And of course now I'm doing what just what everyone else with and iSight and Photo Booth does.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAzgn51boH4jeAMUZHbELl9ySAPO-yIJnRSi0PlcorigWUxK_t9PWX7jHgXIJO4dO3B68UouGz0vEWuD1o0hvfV63IqBnF6JvBFV6fZilxatD4Lkhva3mH31UOIDi6OmsYvdX/s1600-h/Photo+25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAzgn51boH4jeAMUZHbELl9ySAPO-yIJnRSi0PlcorigWUxK_t9PWX7jHgXIJO4dO3B68UouGz0vEWuD1o0hvfV63IqBnF6JvBFV6fZilxatD4Lkhva3mH31UOIDi6OmsYvdX/s400/Photo+25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073394490587671586" /></a>NB: the cityscape behind me is a poster left behind by the rentees of the house I'm living in. Neat, huh? If you have a Mac with an iSight (built-in or not) you should also consider <a href="http://www.ecamm.com/mac/iglasses/">iGlasses</a>. It'll allow you to adjust the brightness, whitepoint balance, color, hue, temperature and a variety of other image manipulations. It's a fantastic piece of software.<br /><br />I'm not sure how this happened, but one of my coworkers talked me into purchasing Pokémon Diamond for the DS. I loved the original Pokemon game and this one is just as fun. You start out with a choice of three new Pokemon. I of course selected mine based on which looked the coolest and I figured a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimchar">monkey with fire coming out of it's ass</a> would be pretty intimidating. The other options were a little plant/turtle and bird. My favorite by far is this little bean thing which uses an attack called "Water Sport". <br /><br />So. Pokémon and Photo Booth. I'm mentally regressing to the level of a(n American) high schooler. Yikes.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-72691794775969184702007-05-29T18:46:00.000-04:002008-12-11T10:48:58.573-05:00Map of Parts of US I Like the Least<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCy3DR6tlhLFpzzHOPLgE1AJ9RpgB7B6POrQIvAuNlLYGjRoiUzx-xBSjtPaYxjs3MR_r5Dj24rul5fbc7vSHx0qpzuHg3PlUKlLp8cQOT3XdZ-F1TC4lueuO5ibZU63qjYlU/s1600-h/pastedGraphic.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCy3DR6tlhLFpzzHOPLgE1AJ9RpgB7B6POrQIvAuNlLYGjRoiUzx-xBSjtPaYxjs3MR_r5Dj24rul5fbc7vSHx0qpzuHg3PlUKlLp8cQOT3XdZ-F1TC4lueuO5ibZU63qjYlU/s320/pastedGraphic.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070118378535579634" /></a><br />Check out this cool <a href="http://www.geocommons.com/workspace/show/156">tornado map</a>. It's funny that most of Missouri is on an island of relative tornadic infrequency.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-59777932148617527382007-05-29T16:43:00.000-04:002008-12-11T10:48:58.971-05:00i can has ds lite?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtii4U5q9LrwK49maMa3FS4Q6JBO6TpbLmN5TZQW7DF_PtPCsTbVigt7fXT7-bM5GM1pB2huYgTL7ZJGnh1WpokJy9bWf1nPiixaEPOsZXkLWpzLOI3axqW0E1RZE600THpZGH/s1600-h/nintendo_ds_uk_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtii4U5q9LrwK49maMa3FS4Q6JBO6TpbLmN5TZQW7DF_PtPCsTbVigt7fXT7-bM5GM1pB2huYgTL7ZJGnh1WpokJy9bWf1nPiixaEPOsZXkLWpzLOI3axqW0E1RZE600THpZGH/s320/nintendo_ds_uk_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070086243590270946" /></a><br />Yay, my Nintendo DS finally came! I can officially say that boredom will never be a part of my life. I've got New Super Mario Bros. right now. I haven't touched a video game in years so I'm not sure what else is good. I'll poke around.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-39703521733752386922007-05-28T19:40:00.000-04:002007-05-28T19:43:58.171-04:00Wonderbra for your crotch!<a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/for-the-ladies/aussibum-is-the-wonderbra-for-mens-underwear-263915.php">This</a> is quite possibly my favorite Gizmodo post of all time. I love Australians. Not sure how I feel about their white Oprah.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-41580995015064928132007-05-22T13:56:00.000-04:002008-12-11T10:48:59.438-05:00I Believe in Harvey Dent<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEiBgAElDP-msiJJH3D_vgCFVxMgEceGZSiWEJb-DwpP9RR5min79jNzv0FSNKstgrCyKUc4bbhpf5C_dhQXeJi19K-kS4GCaYryA4bWxoGJZ7VOxZZbPqNsCNpLolKYRKs7C/s1600-h/batman3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEiBgAElDP-msiJJH3D_vgCFVxMgEceGZSiWEJb-DwpP9RR5min79jNzv0FSNKstgrCyKUc4bbhpf5C_dhQXeJi19K-kS4GCaYryA4bWxoGJZ7VOxZZbPqNsCNpLolKYRKs7C/s400/batman3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067445457178521554" /></a><br />I'm kind of loving the new viral marketing campaign for Batman: The Dark Knight. See <a href="http://catchupblog.typepad.com/catch_up_blog/2007/05/buzz_in_the_blo.html">here</a> for a few laughs.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-35615887327182170612007-05-16T16:06:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:13:00.806-04:00Moving OnIn the news this week, I have moved in to my new apartment. More of a house, really, but apartment sounds more college so I'll stick with that. I'd show you pictures but I lost the USB cable to my camera and it's too dark to take pictures with my cell phone. I'd go and buy lights for my room however the current weather conditions aren't cooperating. It's a nice room with its own bathroom where I met an 8 legged roommate and nearly ran screaming out of the shower. (Spiders are on my shit list.) Aside from that, the room looks pretty nice. I've got a great living room with couches! No TV yet, but that's on my list of stuff to get once Apple starts giving me the extra hours.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-33681267560157505842007-05-14T08:37:00.000-04:002007-05-14T08:39:18.052-04:00But Cheese Is My Anti-DrugWe are out of good names for recreational / potentially lethal drugs. Here's the wikipedia article on it's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_(recreational_drug)#Emergence_of_the_drug">emergence</a>.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985871.post-58635712349780707652007-05-03T16:34:00.000-04:002007-05-03T16:39:34.204-04:00Almost DoneI'm done with classes! I'm almost a Junior. Yikes.<br /><br />Also, I have an apartment for the summer! Sorry St. Louis crew. I'll probably be visiting on the 4th of July or something so you will get to have a few good days this summer. Maybe more.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709173780260697939noreply@blogger.com0