::: Modig Bjorn :::: April 2006

Friday, April 28, 2006

Shameless Self Promotion

I frequently get the question, "What is your degree in?" Referring to my college degree. When I respond with, “Visual Communications,” I often find that people have a tough time understanding just what the hell that means, unless I explain that my degree pertains to areas such as graphic design, web design, multi-media design, etc. Even after I explain this, I always wish I could just bring a portable laptop and display my past work, so that everyone can see first hand what the f#$k Brendon does for a living.

Recently I worked on a rather large project for the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming, where I happen to work. The project is essentially a “Virtual Tour” of the department that includes a picture tour of some of the labs and facilities as well as 12 video interviews of faculty, students, and staff. The interviews have some nice jazzy tunes playing in the background, as well as some other tunes that might come across as porno tracks to those who are "dirty" inclined.

If any of you are ever bored or ever curious about the work that I do, feel free to visit the site yourself by clicking here.

You will need the latest version of QuickTime to watch the interviews. You can download it off of the “Interviews” page of the website by simply clicking the QuickTime logo at the bottom right of the page.

If you like, please let me know what you think.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

THE LIE CLOCK

A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind St. Peter.

"What are all those clocks?" he asked.

St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie Clocks. Everyoneon Earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie the hands on your clock will move."

"Oh," said the man, "whose clock is that?"

"That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved, indicating that she never told a lie."

"Incredible", said the man. "And whose clock is that one?"

"That's Abraham Lincoln's clock," St. Peter answered. "The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abe told only two lies in his entire life."

"Where's Bush's clock?" asked the man.

"Bush's clock is in Jesus's office," St. Peter said. "He's using it as a ceiling fan."

... in other news, 32% (1/3) of the people in this country are still drinkin' the Kool-Aid, "Oh yeah!"

Monday, April 24, 2006

Lightning Kills 5 Mexican Children in Prayer

Youths between 9 and 16 die praying at metal cross in central Mexico

The definitive proof that there is no "God?" If there is, he has one *sick* sense of humor.

Reuters
Updated: 6:06 p.m. ET April 24, 2006

MEXICO CITY - Five Mexican children were killed when a large metal cross they were praying at was struck by lightning in central Mexico, local media reported Monday.

Five children between 9 and 16 years old died and several others suffered burns when lightning struck a white-painted metal cross set on a hill in the town of Santa Maria del Rio early on Sunday, according to two newspaper reports.

“The lightning went straight into them and killed them instantly,” local Red Cross chief Eduardo Suarez told the daily El Norte.

Officials in the state of San Luis Potosi were not immediately available to confirm the report, also in the newspaper El Universal.

A photo showed charring on the cross’s turquoise-painted cement base, although the cross was still standing.

Several families had been participating in a midnight ceremony as part of a local religious festival that centers around the cross.

Santa Maria del Rio calls itself the “cradle of the shawl” for the traditional silk shawls that artisans have woven there since pre-Hispanic times.

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