Friday, April 28, 2006

Random thoughts...

"What's a tweaker?"

That's what I asked when one of the 3 developers (including me) here at work when he mentioned it. I guess it's basically a twitching behavior observed in methamphetamine addicts. It's big news out here. It's in the papers, it's on the news, there's state legislation directly addressing it. So look for it to come you're way as it moves from west to east. There's this really cool show called Oregon Field Guide which I've been DVRing and one of the episodes last night had a 10 minute thing on how meth production is moving into the wilderness. It's toxic stuff. Something like in order to make 1 part meth you get 6 parts of toxic sludge. Houses blow up and it seeps into the drywall. There's some gross pictures on how it ravages you - it needs a place to escape when you take it and comes out through your skin. Check out these photo's - you can mouseover and see the effects. So now I know what a tweaker is. Make sure you use it to rip on your buddy when his leg is unconsciously bouncing up and down when he's sitting in a chair...

WWII Buff?

It's no secret that I enjoy history. Two new movies are coming out based on the Pacific side of the War. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Flags of Our Fathers and Red Sun, Black Sand. Also on Oregon Public Broadcasting there's a two part series, Japan's War In Colour that "uses never-before-seen footage to provide a remarkable color record of Japan from as early as 1931 when it began transforming into Asia's biggest power".

Check it out if it's playing back in the Midwest...

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