Right, Left, Who Cares?

As I've stated time and time again we are not a political website. That being said, it's time to start voting people. In the coming posts you will notice that we are going to once and for all end the political ambiguity and settle the debate for who's going to run this country come February. I am taking the helm and leading off with my own political views. Now many of you that know me understand that I am of sound mind and zero emotion. That makes decision making difficult for me.

In 2004 P Diddy tried to get me to Vote or Die. I didn't, and I'm still alive. I figure if death threats can't win me over, what can? And Diddy has actually killed someone (according to the LA Times). Therefore, I choose apathy over party affiliation. And this election is no different for me. Obama and Clinton have been debating for over a year now. I'm so confused by both of them that I'm not sure what to do. Listening to them talk makes me feel like I'm six years old spinning on one of those playground merry-go-rounds (you know they ones they banned because kids kept getting decapitated). I mean what else can they really say that's going to make me pick one over the other. This thing could go all the way to Puerto Rico before we know who is the nominee. Now I understand the PR is an American colony, but should THEY really be the ones deciding who is going to run the USofA? On the other hand is McCain, who I can imagine just wreaks of after shave and formaldehyde. So I can't vote for him for hygienic principles alone. Now I feel like Vizzini in the Princess Bride trying to figure out which drink is poisoned. With that being said, I will quote the great John Adams, "The happiness of society is the end of government." Please comment...

This is completely insane.

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Free Perpetual Energy?

A gentleman by the name of Archer Quinn plans on single handedly collapsing the stranglehold of OPEC and commodity markets with a perpetual energy machine he is calling a thermal accelerator. When is he collapsing world markets? June 20th.

Here is his website. I am not a physicist. I have read the website and honestly cannot really understand the technical aspects of his machine. He claims it to be easy to make, cheap, and most importantly free. He does not want to sell the machine, rather wishes us to break the tyranny of oil and greed.

Although I am not a scientist, as a Historian I know claims like this have popped up from time to time only to be proven as hoaxes. As an optimist I pray this is the real deal, despite his claims that his machine defies the laws of thermodynamics and Newton's physical laws. What is most likely, he is a kook. a quote from his site:

"Firstly it always appears a scam ( and usually is for projects such as this) but mostly if you take help or money and then mysteriously die, then someone else can show they had and interest and then the world is stuck with another scumbag in control of what should be free to the world. Again I shall mention Australian gas, we sell to china for 3 cents a liter whilst Australians pay 60 cents a liter for Gas, screwed by our own Nazi governments both Liberal and labor. I intend to correct this for all time."

My favorite part is the 'oil price truth' tab that shows you how quickly Dubai has expanded and explains the abundance of wealth that allows them to throw money into the ocean, literally, in the form of islands in the shape of palm trees or world maps. While I knew of this building effort in Dubai, looking at the pictures drives the point home. People living above oil fields are getting filthy rich while we fight wars for the stuff here in the U.S.

Check him out here:

Archer Quinn the Kook




-CC:BJ

Vitamins in my water

Vitamin Water has become quite a cultural phenomenon over the past year or so. It seems to especially be popular within the straight edge/hardcore community, at least in Columbia.

Vitamin Water tastes delicious, but it is not nearly as healthy as the marketing would lead you to believe.

For one thing, most Americans don't have a vitamin deficiency to begin with. This doesn't mean extra vitamins aren't healthy, but the truth is that a lot of those vitamins aren't being absorbed by your body. The other main issue is that Vitamin Water has 32.5 grams of sugar per bottle. Not only does this make the drink somewhat addictive it also adds calories. Water is one of the few things we consume that has zero calories, but the magical Vitamin Water actually has up to 130 calories per bottle.

Anyways, if you really feel that you need to drink your vitamins, maybe you should try the new Activate Drinks.

These drinks are similar to Vitamin Water but vitamins are actually stored in powder form inside of a chamber in the bottle cap. Before you open the drink, you turn the cap and the powder dissolves into the water. These drinks are also more expensive than Vitamin Water, so I'm sure they'll be all the rage.[via Uncrate]

GAWKER STEALS FROM US!!!!!

That's right. Last week Aaron posted about some sidewalk art that he found interesting. Looks like Gawker thought so as well, just a week too late. Losers. Check it out.

Bush Believes In Magical Wizardry

We here at CC:BJ don't believe in political affiliations. We believe in America and raising awareness for American things. President Bush today spoke about a mystical force that people are calling a "recession". He donned a blue suit and spoke candidly about hocus pocus and the ways in which we can solve this problem. He was quoted as saying "If there was a magic wand to wave, I'd be waving it, of course". He held the press conference in the Rose Garden which is known for being the center of numerous seances in the past. The crabapple trees especially seem most haunting in the evening. The President laughed off the idea that the numbers that come out Wednesday could in fact prove a recession exists. He replied by saying, "I think they'll show we're in a very slow economy." He then pulled out what appeared to be Gandalf's staff and promptly disappeared leaving reporters baffled and confused. More to come as this story develops.

Who's Watching Mexico?

So in between Emo Diary riots south of the border there seems to be another crisis gripping our NAFTA friends. According to the NY Times the newest scam is a "virtual kidnapping". Apparently parents will recieve a phone call around midday with a child screaming "help me mommy" and then a kidnapper gets on the phone and demands money immediately. The parents are so freaked out that they take the 4000 pesos out from under their mattress and head for the nearest town square to leave with a guy in a black hat named Esteban. Meanwhile their child is actually safe and sound at school. These scams get worse though. Many of the callers are part of gangs and make the calls from prison. "Excuse me officer, I'd like to make my 1 phone call please. Can I borrow a quarter?" Is it just me or does this sound like something out of a bad 80's movie? I could of sworn Ferris Bueller tried this trick.



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Jimi Hendrix Sex Tape? Really?

That's right. Vivid Entertainment, who is apparently known for releasing "celebrity" sex tapes will be releasing a new movie this week that they say features Jimi Hendrix.

The NY Times has a story about the 45-minute video that only includes 11 minutes of the actual sex tape that includes two women. I know he's dead and all, but 11 minutes with two women? Come on, "Voodoo Chile" is longer than that. The rest of the video contains a retrospective of Hendrix's career, which is exactly what I think porn has always been missing.

Get rid of all of the cheesy dialog and make me feel like I'm watching the History Channel. With a boner.

All joking aside, is it ok to profit from or even view sex tapes of the deceased? I like to think I'm pretty progressive, but to me this just seems to be incredibly wrong. On the other hand though, since he is dead, he can't be embarrassed or suffer any negative publicity by it's release.

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The Lone Filmmaker

Being in love with film and all things British, mostly earl grey tea, this site brings both of them together in one glorious swoop. Robert is a filmmaker in London who decided he wanted to be the first person to write, direct, produce, and star in his own film. Now I know this just sounds like Clooney but this is different because he is performing every other job entailed in filming. He's shooting, gripping, gaffing, and playing all the roles in the film. He's started a webisode documenting the whole process by which his girlfriend follows him around with a camera. I got addicted fairly quickly because he's funny, seems smart, and him and his girlfriend are a bit too adorable together. Needless to say he is either a marketing pioneer (this thing will be sponsored by every corporation in the world before it's over) or he's another lonelygirl15 poised to break my heart when I find out that it is all a setup by two bald fat men in Palo Alto. Either way, I'm crossing my fingers and rooting for him.

Check out all the webisodes HERE.