Statetris - Tetris Clone

Play Tetris with maps of US States or European Countries....

woohoo!!

derren brown's new show is on USA right now!!!
(thats the guy who i posted videos about from youtube the one who does mind control stuff....)

he has had a show on the BBC for the last several years and he's finally made it over here...
there have been a few old clips from his show over there but several new segments on the streets of NYC... this guy is so awesome- i just love it-

its on for an hour- between 11-midnight

oh man they just showed some of my favorite clips- with the blank paper money and him getting a guy to hand over his wallet and keys...

Funny Commercial

This is great.

#1, it is really clever, watch it all the way through.

#2, it has a huge french (or french-ish) guy who looks retarded and wears a tiny tiny hat.

You should run this directly in this page as it is embedded below. If you go over to the youtube site, it will ruin the ending for you from the title. You have been warned!

pappert-

whats up man? (you're not on facebook, and i dont have your email address so this will have to do)

hows it going?
hows neenya (i'm sure thats how its spelled... 100% sure.... )?
what direction are you heading with your career/ are you planning to do any more school or just gonna stick with the CDC?

give me a call sometime-
615-838-4130

i'm usually up till at least 2am CST... holla...

Why I Take So Long to Go Through Pictures

(the one on the left is completely untouched, straight out of the camera.)



hopefully this gives you an idea. i just like giving people the "after" one better.

Fry

pappert's cat

A Peek into The Future

Wow.

That's all I can say.

Wow..

Look-a-likes

I've never really been a fan of contemporary Christian music. Just merely a personal preference I guess.
Whenever I see the album cover below, I always think of another contemporary pop/rock/alternative album. I would even go as far as to say that Casting Crowns purposesly picked the name and album design to confuse people with Counting Crows.

Original Release Date: August 30, 2005




Original Release Date: November 2, 1999

its that time of year...

yeah- nobody cares- but i'm posting a DCI link... cause i like it...

friday is the big MTSU show and if you know me at all- you probably know that i'm feeling like a kid before christmas... hard to really explain- but thats how it is. so suck it.



best part? i guess the first couple of minutes- past the bohemian rhapsody part... this is a mid-level corps ("carolina crown") but one of the best from the southern (musically-underfunded) states- they're sitting about 7th place right now- but their show is a really great experience this year- i gotta give them some e-props...
(FYI: all the music you hear, even the stuff in the background, is them)


yeah... the link is here...

something constructive...

Fine, I'll post too

Hey everybody. I was shown something interesting on the internet, so I can post it on the blog now. It's a band of sorts that I thought was pretty funny. They are called Flight of the Conchords, and they have a variety of videos on youtube. Check them out, but be warned: their humor is fairly dry. If you'd like specific suggestions: bam, bam, bam and bam.

Did anyone see Transformers? Was I alone in thinking it was AWESOME? In my opinion, it was the best summer movie so far. Let me know what you think.

hey bryan, after this post, it's back to your turn to post, then it'll be mine again.

anywho, maybe some random kid from Chile will happen upon this blog and see these pictures and set himself a goal to make it up to Manchester to attend Bonnaroo and then someday actually attend Bonnaroo.






















so who's coming next year?

josh simpson

(plus maybe 5-10yrs)


simpsons movie

because you might be as bored as i am

I Witnessed a Murder Today




IM IN UR ING UR

Casa Cantrellsky

So I've been in NJ with Oksana for the last 5 days. It is very exciting, and I can't wait to move (we'll close August 27, 2007) I put together an album of photos of the house. Check it out and let me know:

EDIT (6/20/07): So I finally got around to reading my own post, and I realize I failed to note that the point is that we were in NJ looking for a house and chose this house. Duh

http://www.cbryancan.com/house/house01.html

Also, it is neat to note that the town we are moving to, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, NJ, was #17 overall on the CNN/Money 2006 Best Places to Live (and top in NJ)

My letter from the White House

Ok. I'm going to ask you all to please put aside all your political leanings for a second. I realize this guy is not popular, and frankly I don't know if anyone is happy with him (myself included). But think of the president as an office, not a person.

So, when I sent graduation invitations out, I had few extra. Just like when I got my BA, I figured it can't hurt to send one of these to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (look it up if you haven't already figured out what is there). It is mostly for feces and laughter, but I did remember that last time (undergrad) I got a nice prefabricated postcard congratulations from the president. The signature on that card was obviously pre-printed, but still a neat little thing anyway. I had like 5 extra, so it can't hurt right?

Well I was surprised when I got the mail today. There was a large hard envelope from "The White House, Washington, DC." Upon opening it, I found it contained a cardboard backer and this letter:



The stationary and letterhead are actually nice, 100% cotton with metallic embossing. So I'm thinking they just sent me a NICER completely prefabricated letter. But then I started taking a closer look. First of all, the signature was hand written by someone. I know this because it bled through to the back a little bit. It was clearly done in a Sharpie or some other permanent marker.

yes, I do know that celebrities often have people who just sign things on their behalf. But take a look at google images search for "George W. Bush signature" or this example from the White House Website. You have to admit this signature matches those. So either an EXCELLENT forger wrote this OR someone wrote all the signatures contained on the google page and whitehouse.gov above OR George W. Bush actually signed this letter.

Furthermore, other evidence suggests authenticity. 1) If you are going to forge a signature, why bother putting it in a nice envelope with cardboard backing clearly designed to protect the document from damage during transport? 2) Real postage stamps were used, although curiously not canceled (maybe they don't bother since most white house mail doesn't need postage?). Again, why go to the trouble for a fake? It wasn't part of a presorted mass mailing.

I am not so disillusioned as to think that W plopped down in the executive chair in the oval office and typed up a letter for me. PROBABLY the body of the letter is a form sent to JDs . What I think is that he gets a stack of these every so often and signs them as a gesture of good will and public accessibility. Whether I got lucky to be selected or he does all graduate or professional invitations I don't know. Of course there is the cynical view that I got this because I consistently vote republican, including voting for him twice (He's not perfect.. or great.. or maybe even good, but I still think definitely better that Gore or Kerry). There is the paranoid view that the government is watching us all and perhaps saw that I am a Republican becoming less satisfied with the party. Who knows?

One last thing, a little oddity. I don't understand why the letter was addressed to "Christopher B. Cantrell" but the salutation is "Dear Bryan." The invitation definitely said "Christopher Bryan Cantrell." The return label said "C. Bryan Cantrell." I just think it is odd that it got address to one but the salutation is another. Some lowly intern was actually paying attention, at least half way.

Anyway, I just thought it was at least a little bit cool. I mean... maybe this letter was in the oval office a few weeks ago? Some might think it is no big deal at all, but I love government and political theory, so it is just sort of cool.

Immersive Media street-scanning car

here's what they're gonna look like...

check out the 11 lens mounted camera on top...



(this is assuming you've all seen the new google street view.)

say hello to the JL421 Badonkadonk Tank

JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank

(the reviews are hilarious. it's funny how big it looks until you see the picture of the guy in it.)

these are also great:

Relaxman Relaxation Capsule

Inflatable Party Sheep