Google Maps just ignores the Mexicans

Is it just me, or did Mexico disappear?

Lately I've been fascinated by my friend's road trip through Mexico to Guatemala. Day dreaming the day away, I decided to cruise the world vicariously through Google Maps and trace the path down to Guatemala.

I'm scrolling down the west coast, imagining the warm air rushing past me and my Honda, as I cruise through San Diego and approach the Mexican border. Then, suddenly the road is gone and I'm driving on dirt into a baren land, devoid of any cities, villages, or infrastructure of any kind. I feel like I'm Mad Max, and I have no idea where to find more gas.

My phone rings, and I'm back at my bland desk, surrounded by bland cubical walls, under bland fluorescent light.

"Where the hell is Mexico?", I ask myself as my phone keeps pleading for my attention. There is the placeholder for Mexico, but nothing is in it. No roads, no towns, not even Mexico City. I scroll farther past the baron digital land mass, only to find more placeholders for Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. It's not until I'm deep in the jungles of South America before I discover that Brazil has a highway system, and towns and cities. But it seems that only Brazil has any cities in South America!

Did I miss something here, or was Brazil the only one who slept with Google in order to appear on the maps?

Maybe it's different on Google Earth, which I cannot use at work. I've done some searching, but I can't find any articles about this apparent "lack" of information. Drop a comment if anyone knows what's behind this stink.

Extreme "LOADED" Makeover!

Oh Ty Pennington. It sure must be hard walking in your shoes. You help so many people. You take those families who are down on their luck and you wave your magical hammer, POOF a brand new house! Entire neighborhoods cheer you on as the family cries and everyone gets hugs, even the three legged dog "Hobbles". They cheer you on, that is, until they get their new property tax evaluation.

You don't want to raise the neighborhoods taxes, you just want to help out those in need. Maybe, if you help real hard, someone might try and help you.

What about Ty?
What about his feelings?
Whose gonna worry about him?

Ole' mister liquor worries about you.
He can help you out, just look for the answers in the bottom of the bottle.

Those lousy cops who booked you don't care.
They only care about the community that you were drunk driving in.

Not you.
You're just a case number and a finger print to them.

It's okay Ty.
I know you can build a bigger house next episode.

Leather & Lace 05/05/07

Saturday night everyone let their freak out. Art students, sales reps, baristas, accountants, and janitors. They all reveled in their wild side and fed on the crowds energy while dancing with reckless abandon.

Here are some shots from the night and some old and new friends.

Inhibitions left at home, along with our 9-5 clothes. No popped collars, no VIP lines, no dress code, no pretension.

Just fun.

Jesus has returned, so you claim

Dr. Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, 61, filled an amphitheater in Orlando, FL on Saturday claiming to be Jesus reincarnated.

Apparently "Jesus" was born in Puerto Rico and is a recovering heroin addict who has spent time in prison for drug and theft charges.

Well, I guess the old Jesus had a thing against fig trees.

Matthew 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 11:14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. ---------- 11:20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

The strange part is that all of "Jesus'" followers have 666 tattooed on their hands! Call me ignorant, but Hollywood has spent many a years teaching me that 666 was the number of the Beast. And a bad way to fill a plot hole.

Pale Young Gentlemen

If you have not seen them yet, then you must soon.

It was a warm Tuesday night at Cafe Montmartre and my first taste of Pale Young Gentlemen. I must say I'm hooked. I'm not sure how to describe them, but just watch the video below for a taste.

Then go here to their MySpace page.
Add them as a friend.
Send them a comment about their awesomeness, and that Craig sent you.

They wont know who Craig is.

Neither will you.

Kid Rock! I thought he was dead?

Wasn't this over-hyped rock star buried with all the other things wrong with the 90's?

Maybe this is just proof that he is.

For all you Yahoo Mail users, you may recognize this picture from when you sign into your mail account. They use all these different stock photos of people having fun and living their life, while you sit at work, or home, hoping somebody sent you something, anything, that could brighten your day.

Yahoo mail will bring eternal happiness, and your friends to the beach. (I guess WiFi puts a hole in my cynicism)

As these pictures change throughout the day, every once in a while I come across this one. This has to be Kid Rock. Is it not?

Guess a cowboy's gotta make his pay somehow.

Wet Pants

Last night I checked out the MATC portfolio show, after splitting a pitcher of margarita with my roommate at Frida's.

Yes, Monday happy hour = 1/2 price margaritas and appetizers! (and you don't have to deal with Pedro's cliental)

Storm clouds were looming outside and lighting was flashing from across the lake. I decided it would be best to get home now, before having to ride my motorcycle in the rain.

Too late.

It's pretty exciting, and not always in the good way, to ride in the rain. It was a cold April shower, and my balls felt as if they were on ice. Everything was slick, and I tried my best to take things slow, but that didn't stop a fishtail on the downshift. That is when your adrenal gland reminds you that you're still alive, but not for long if you're not careful. I held my shit and pulled out of it okay. The rest of the drive was an extra 5mph slower.

Both balls made it home safe.