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The WebCam link is ALIVE ...That's right! technology has made it possible to watch me while I play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. The webcam issue has been ongoing with me as I've made many attempts to bring video to this site. Finally, I've found the right combination of configuration, camera, and third party software to do it. I should go see Star Wars, but two lunchtime Bloody Marys have zapped my ambition.

Went and saw Dog Town and Z-Boys tonight. Great documentary on the birth of what is now considered one facet of "extreme" sports. Before modern skateboarding earned its share of airtime on ESPN2, it was developed by a group of kids from a rough neighborhood in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Narrated by Sean Penn, "Dog Town" takes what is really a sprawling, massive story and encapsulates it into a linear narrative that leaves the viewer satisfied, but wanting more. This is not the fault of Stacy Peralta, the film's director who himself was one of the original Z-Boys. Rather, he skilfully took one line of the story and stuck to it the way a film student would in order to get an 'A'. It is through this discipline, Peralta's background, and producer Craig Stecyk's historical footage that makes this film possible. Without this combination, we'd have to wait for EXPN to tell the story in a five minute music video. The one downside to the film: Penn's uninspired, monotone narration. Tonight was the last night for Dog Town and Z-Boys to play in Portland, check the website for the schedule.

If any of you do not work on Fridays, or if you need an excuse (albeit, not a good one) not to work on Friday, contact me because I'm going to see the new Star Wars and I need someone to hold my colastamy bag (I don't always wear a colastamy bag, just when I go to the movies, so I don't miss anything). This invite especially goes out to you geniuses who convince your bosses that you really "work from home." Telecommuting, my ass.

So, if you want to catch a matinee... after four or five lunch-beers, let me know.

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A lot of discussion about human cloning in the news lately. A lot of questions regarding science, ethics, and morality are whirling around this hot topic. I have only one question: If you have sex with your clone, is it considered masturbation?

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