March 23rd, 2004
A little more than a year ago, groonk.net was born. After serious birthing pains called laziness and bullheadedness, I got off my ass and got this show on the road. Odd that it was the exact same night my fellow Americans began fighting the Second Gulf War.
The format back then was a little shaky but I’m sure you can figure out what I was up to.
The same goes for the infamous and quite accidental groonk.net logo.
It began with this logo and pithy remark:
Not what I was going for initially but it struck me as damn cool so I built on top of it. Over the next few months, I displayed more laziness by enlarging the image and simply replacing the white space with various movie images. These are a few of my favorites:
Nothing spectacular but they worked for me. Over time, I became bored with that format and began to experiment.
To be continued…
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March 23rd, 2004
This memegen thing is fun and distracting.
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March 22nd, 2004
Is it original? Is it a TV altered version of the nursery rhyme I keep finding? What the fark is it?
Two little monkeys sitting in a tree,
One is blind and the other can’t see
I heard it on this noise earlier tonight. Damn if I can’t remember the rest of the lyrics they sang.
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March 21st, 2004
Don’t invite “crazy” into your house. It never knows when to leave.
-groonk
That came to mind a few months ago after certain situations came around in my prescence. Can I be more vague about those events?
Certainly.
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March 18th, 2004
My portfolio of groonk.net logos begins here with the St Patrick’s Day brand. A day late and a dollar short. It’s nothing like the image I was preparing but it’ll do.
Click for the full brand in another window.
I created the splash page to practice my logo branding skills. In the world of capitalism, it’s all about the brand.
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March 18th, 2004
Geek product from Naruto. The show about a whole city of ninjas and a ninja school. If you lived in a town that had ninja school instead of high school, just how many days would you be absent? Hell, or even tardy.
That walking on the ceiling trick alone would be worth the class time.
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March 18th, 2004
I was shopping Best Buy for canned air of the non-breathable variety. Before I left, I breezed by the anime section to see what new DVDs they’re pushing. Call it a personal quirk or call it obsessive compulsive but I can’t leave Best Buy without at least glancing over their anime. I also can’t leave Barnes and Noble without buying a chai and Target is helpless against my Sprite buying powers.
Scratching this store’s particular OCD itch revealed to me something called Kino’s Journey. I made a mental note and just nowgoogled for a review. Kino looks pretty darn interesting:
Kino is what’s known as a Traveler, a proper “profession” of sorts, someone who journeys throughout the various countries of the world. Kino’s particular rule is to never stay more than three days in a country before moving on. That amount of time is just enough to get a real feel for a country, plus if you stay longer that’s time not spent in another place. Each country has its own set of rules and laws, but there are some basic ones that apply to Travelers. The most obvious is that they’re not supposed to cause trouble after they check into a town. They have to respect the laws of that land.
They sold me on the whole traveler-is-a-profession angle. The rest of the review is slightly spoilerish but worth it to learn more about the series. Apparently, Kino shares teh same director as Serial Experiments Lain. One of the few anime’s I’ve watched and know there’s deeper meaning creeping about inside it but I never latched on to it like so many others have. I’m betting Kino will be similar but I gotta see it anyway.
Damn, I need money.
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March 16th, 2004
Momiage raved about Keen Eddie on Fox last summer. I let those raves fall on deaf ears. For the first time in a long time I was actually busy the summer of 2003 and didn’t want to become invested in a new show.
That business ended badly. (More on that noise later)
It’s now early 2004 and Bravo picked up Keen Eddie and runs it constantly. And I watch it constantly. I’m always late to the party. Keen Eddie is funny. Keen Eddie’s clever. Keen Eddie should have stayed on the air a lot longer than it did.
Thanks again Fox.
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March 15th, 2004
“I bet y’all have never seen a pussy like that before.”
-A 98 year old woman in the ER
MedicMike heard that phrase pop out of a 98 year old woman during his last shift in the ER. She was definitely a corker.
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March 15th, 2004
The snakes are gone from Ireland. The celebration begins once again. I scoured my files to assemble my St Patrick’s mix. Good music for drinking, rousing rabble, and wenching.
It’s Flogging Molly heavy but there’s no shame in that.
Pietasters – Maggie May
Flogging Molly – Rare Oul’ Times
The Irish Rovers – The Scottsman
Flogging Molly – Drunken Lullabies
Flogging Molly – The Worst Day Since Yesterday
Flogging Molly – The Son Never Shines (On Closed Doors)
Flogging molly – Seven Drunken Nights
Drunk Irishmen – Whiskey In The Jar
Flogging Molly – The Likes of You Again
Buck O Nine or Bouncing Souls – irish drinkin song
Flogging Molly – Every Dog Has It’s Day
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