Happy National Blow Your Hand Up Day

For New Year's Eve, please treat fireworks with respect, read all of the cautions and warnings and use common sense. Lighting fireworks indoors, throwing them from automobiles and lighting multiple devices at the same time can lead to accidents and are not how fireworks are intended to be used. Always obey all local laws pertaining to the use of fireworks.

Only use fireworks as intended. Don't try to alter them or combine them

Do not ever use homemade fireworks of illegal explosives: They can kill you! Report illegal explosives to the fire or police department in your community.

Only persons over the age of 12 should be allowed to handle sparklers of any type.

Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. Have a "designated shooter."

Web Digging: Michael Jordan engaged to model girlfriend

Via USAtoday.com

Michael Jordan is engaged to longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto, a Cuban-American model he's been dating for three years.
Publicist Estee Portnoy confirmed the news Thursday, first reported by television station WCNC in Charlotte.
The Charlotte Bobcats owner got engaged over the Christmas weekend. No wedding date has been set.
Jordan, an NBA Hall of Famer who won six titles with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, is 48. Prieto is 32.
This will be Jordan's second marriage. He married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989, and they divorced in 2006. They have two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter, Jasmine. Read more here via USAtoday.com

Web Digging: There Will Be No Friday This Week In Samoa

Via Npr.org

What's happening in Samoa on Friday?
Nothing (sort of).
Officially, the day won't exist.
As Eyder previewed back in May, the tiny island nation in the South Pacific has decided to move from one side of the very near International Dateline to the other.
People in Samoa (population 193,000) want to be closer time-wise to Australia, New Zealand, China and Tonga because they do so much more day-to-day business with those relatively nearby nations than with the rest of the world. And the problem until now, for example, has been that when it's 8 a.m. Monday in Samoa it's 8 a.m. Tuesday in Tonga. Business people in Samoa have kind of been losing a working day when it comes to dealing with their nearest neighbors.
Now the time, literally, has come. When 11:59:59 p.m. strikes Thursday in Samoa, the next tick will take folks there to Saturday.
And no one will be born or die on Dec. 30, 2011, in Samoa. Weird.
Samoa has been on the eastern side of the dateline since 1892, The Australian notes, "following lobbying by merchants who did most of their business with America and Europe. ... The world has changed. Australia and New Zealand provide half the country's imports and buy 85 per cent of Samoa's exports."
Right now, Samoa is five hours behind the U.S. East Coast. Which means, if we have this right, that when it crosses to the other side of the dateline it will be 19 hours ahead. Read more here via Npr.org

Web Digging: Star Wars Water By Evian

Via Freshnessmag.com

If watching the complete Star Wars saga on Blu-ray has taught us anything, it’s that the classic films’ beloved characters would look great as design concepts on special bottles of Evian water. Fortunately for us, art student Mandy Brencys took the fanciful notion and made it into reality by actually designing glass bottles of Evian to resemble C-3P0, Chewbacca, R2-D2, Darth Vader and a Storm Trooper. Part of a student design project, these Evian bottles sadly won’t be coming to a store near you, nor to ones in galaxies far, far away. We just hope Mandy’s instructors at Hamburg’s Miami Ad School gave her extra points for not including any characters from the prequel trilogy. Via Freshnessmag.com

Music: The Hood Internet - All Of The Lights (Ellie Goulding x Portland Cello Project x Kanye West)

Web Digging: Personality Trait Reveals Who Becomes a Mean Drunk

Via Livescience.com

Drinking can make some people more aggressive, and now researchers have found a particular personality trait — a focus on the present, with little regard of consequences — that appears to make someone under the influence more likely to become mean.
"People who focus on the here and now, without thinking about the impact on the future, are more aggressive than others when they are sober, but the effect is magnified greatly when they're drunk," said lead study researcher Brad Bushman, a professor of communication and psychology at Ohio State University."If you carefully consider the consequences of your actions, it is unlikely getting drunk is going to make you any more aggressive than you usually are," Bushman added in a statement.
Alcohol is believed to have a myopic effect, causing drinkers to focus on the most important aspects of a situation while ignoring the more peripheral features. For people prone to concentrate on the here-and-now rather than on consequences, alcohol-induced myopia can exaggerate this tendency, Bushman and colleagues wrote in a study published online Dec. 8 in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Read more here via Livescience.com

Web Digging: Find My Car Smart app uses Bluetooth 4.0 to help iPhone 4S owners do the obvious

Read more here via Engadget.com

Do you have an iPhone 4S? Do you drive a car? Do you have amnesia? If you answered yes to at least two-and-a-half of these questions, you'll probably be interested in Find My Car Smart -- a Kickstarter project that wants to help dudes find their cars, with the help of Bluetooth 4.0 technology. The system is relatively straightforward, consisting of nothing more than an iOS app (available now on iTunes for $0.99), and a USB-based Bluetooth proximity adapter. All you have to do is download the app, stick the dongle in your car, and let your iPhone 4S automatically mark your parking spot. Whereas similarly-designed apps typically require users to manually record their car's location before leaving the lot, Find My Car Smart allows you to forget even that, since the app will automatically record your GPS coordinates. FMC Smart says it won't start shipping adapters until it reaches its Kickstarter funding goal, though it's aiming to deliver its first 500 devices by January. Read more here via Engadget.com

Friday Randomness

Those must be the stove top burners

Chris Hansen - When you see him you know you're f*cked

Or you could use a paper bag over her face

I'm sure his sound effects would sound like a hose gun

I believe!!!

I bet its watermelon flavored

Meanwhile on Guam... (The Naked Man)

Police arrest naked man

Via Mvguam.com

A MAN allegedly seen walking naked and drunk near the Island Fresh supermarket in Chalan Pågo on Christmas Eve has been arrested.
Initially listed as a John Doe, the man was later identified in court documents as Esirek Puekea.
Court documents indicate that at around 10:31 p.m. last Saturday, officers responded to a complaint near Island Fresh.
Upon police officers’ arrival at the area, a man told them he witnessed Puekea walking with no clothes along Santa Cruz road towards the Evangelical Christian Academy.
The man said Puekea put on his clothes and “was throwing rocks at oncoming traffic; and at times, vehicles had to swerve to avoid hitting [Puekea].”
Officers approached Puekea as he walked towards Santa Cruz near the school and noted he was shirtless and stumbling. They also noted he had bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech, and emitted a strong alcoholic odor. He was transported to the Hagåtña Precinct where he was advised of his constitutional rights, but he refused to talk to the officers.
Puekea was charged with public drunkenness as a violation; indecent exposure as a petty misdemeanor; and disorderly conduct. Read more here via Mvguam.com

Music: Notorious BIG // Tupac // The xx – Runnin’ with The xx (Quix vs Elliot Blend)

Web Digging: Hey Zelda Fans — The Timeline Exists and Here It Is

Via Gamma Squad

Okay, let’s talk Zelda timeline. Any Zelda fan worth their salt has had more than a few uh, “discussions” about the series’ timeline. Many of these discussions tend to be about whether or not a master timeline even exists in the first place.

Nintendo’s on record as saying there is in fact a timeline for the Legend of Zelda series, but hasn’t elaborated much beyond that. Each game, particularly the more recent ones, drop some hints that they may be part of a greater continuity, but it’s not exactly a neat and tidy narrative. Generally it only takes slogging through a couple 500-reply message board threads to drive most Zelda fans to throw up their hands and declare “f–k it! I don’t care what Nintendo says! There is no timeline! Now let’s never speak of it again!”
Well, guess what? It turns out Nintendo wasn’t just teasing us. A 25th anniversary Zelda art book was recently released by Nintendo in Japan, and it contains the full, official, it’s-actually-real Legend of Zelda timeline. It’s been translated and can be scoped out after the jump… Read more here via Gamma Squad

Web Digging: Did you know that Jesus Christ’s tomb is in Japan?

Via IO9.com

In the 2,800-person village of Shingō in Japan's Aomori prefecture, you can visit a tourist attraction that earns almost doodlysquat fanfare despite its world-shattering theological ramifications. I am, of course, talking about the grave of Jesus Christ. What, you didn't know that Jesus escaped crucifixion and emigrated to northern Japan to become a rice farmer?
This radical revision of Jesus' life kicked off in 1935, when Kyomaro Takenouchi suddenly uncovered a series of millennia-old documents that detailed the Christian messiah's escape from the Holy Land. Here's a synopsis of Jesus' Eastern jaunt, via The Japan Times:

Christ first visited Japan between the ages of 21 and 33 (the Bible does in fact skip over large periods of Christ's early life, and many theories exist about what he did in the intervals). The document claims he studied the native language and culture before returning to Jerusalem, where he was crucified. Only it wasn't really him who was crucified. His younger brother, Isukiri (who makes no appearance in the Bible), nobly took his place on the cross, pretending to be the Son of God, while the real Christ fled to Siberia.
A few years later, via Alaska, he arrived at the port of Hachinohe, just 40 km from Shingō. He made his way to the village, where he married, had three children, and lived to the age of 106.

According to local lore, Christ didn't commit any miracles while residing in Shingō, but instead was just an extremely pleasant fellow to be around. Additionally, the Takenouchi documents further detailed humanity's extraterrestrial origins, the history of Atlantis, and how the Sawaguchi family of Shingō are actually the descendants of Christ. Read more here via IO9.com

Web Digging: Angry Birds UK activity park happening next year

Via Ubergizmo.com

You know, Rovio should really come up with a character in their Angry Birds franchise and call it the Golden Goose – or at least, a goose that lays golden eggs. After all, Rovio is not quite finished milking this cash cow, or should we say, bird, and will continue to ride the strong momentum of this franchise with word that they will be rolling out a range of Angry Birds-themed parks worldwide. Having signed a global deal with activity park manufacturer Lappset Group recently, there will be two Angry Birds parks opening in Finland next year, while those living in the UK, too, will be able to benefit as well in 2012 – although there is no word on an exact location and timing launch.
What can one expect from the Angry Birds park? Well, we are looking at animal spring riders, swings, sandpits and a range of climbing towers complete with slides, where you and your kids will be entertained by familiar characters and colors from the famous and highly addictive mobile game. Heck, there will also be an Angry Birds arcade game which can be played outdoors in the park – hopefully there is a permanent high score feature to keep you coming back! Read more here via Ubergizmo.com

Thursday Randomness

I doubt it

Get in! I'll explain later

So says the wall

Someone is expecting twins

The Jerry Sandusky action figure says not to be placed next to the Justin Bieber toys

Yup that'll fix it

I would also recommend How to Kill Yourself for Dummies

Music: The Temper Trap - Soldier On (RUSKOS F'KIN SEAGULL MIX)

The Temper Trap - Soldier On (RUSKOS F'KIN SEAGULL MIX) by Rusko

Web Digging: Urban Flipper, A Playable Pinball Machine Projection Mapped on a Building Facade

Via Laughingsquid.com

“Urban Flipper” is a playable projection of pinball machine that was mapped on to the facade of the Celestine Theater in Lyon, France. Created by French lighting design company CT Light Concept, the projection was displayed earlier this month during the Lyon Festival of Lights. See more here via Laughingsquid.com

Happy Humpday Wednesday

Students say yes to crack

Blurlurlublurlulurlulur!

This pool party just turned into an orgy.

This competition is (making me) stiff

She seems secured for this train ride

Meanwhile on Guam... (Guam Is Fabulous)

Man in mini-skirt arrested by police; accused of robbery and assault

Via Guampdn.com

A man in a pink mini-skirt who allegedly robbed a man on Christmas morning has been arrested after a scuffle with police.
Norman “Natalia” James Cruz, 19, of Asan, allegedly attacked a man near the Fountain Plaza Circle K Store in Tumon at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, according to a press release from police.
Witnesses led police to Cruz, who was allegedly hiding behind a traffic light control panel wearing a pink mini-skirt, the police press release states. Officers ordered Cruz to come out of hiding and get down on the ground.
“The individual came out and answered the officers in a deep sounding voice, asking the officers ‘What?’” wrote police spokesman Officer A.J. Balajadia in the press release. “When instructed to get on the ground, the individual started stomping his feet and (throwing) a temper tantrum.” Read more here via Guampdn.com

Website of the Day: X-Men with Googly Eyes

Uncanny. Astonishing. Googly. Basically a website where you people have sent in there X-Men comic books with googly eyes stuck on to them. Yup... I'm a nerd and found this entertaining. See more here via

Web Digging: Cops Arrrest Chicago Man Who Posted Facebook Photo Of Young Daughter Bound With Tape

Via Thesmokinggun.com

UPDATE: A judge today ordered Curry held in the Cook County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. If released from custody, the Applebee’s employee may not have contact with his 22-month-old daughter (or any other child under the age of 18) during the pendency of his case.

Police have arrested a Chicago man on domestic battery charges for allegedly using painter's tape to bind his one-year-old daughter’s wrists, ankles, and mouth. He then posted a photo of the bound girl to his Facebook page, a disturbing image that went viral this week and prompted outrage.
Cops yesterday afternoon busted Andre Curry, 21, on the felony rap. He is expected to appear in court later today. Curry is pictured in the Chicago Police Department mug shot at right.
The photo of Curry’s daughter, seen below, was uploaded last week to Curry’s Facebook page along with the caption, “This is wut happens wen my baby hits me back. ; ).”

Read more here via Thesmokinggun.com

Tuesday Randomness

Make your phone smell like balls? There's a n app for that

Guess who's in a hurry to get laid

I wuv wu. I wuv wu too

Kawabunga!!!

Everyone likes a four-some. Three girls one dog

That smart car isn't that smart

Music: Chemical Brothers vs Abel Ramos - Galvanize Galaxie (Abel Ramos Bootleg Mix)

Chemical Brothers vs Abel Ramos - Galvanize Galaxie (Abel Ramos Bootleg Mix) by Abel Ramos

Web Digging: Makers Of Jersey Shore To Create Geek Reality TV Show For MTV – Fandom Rising

Via Bleedingcool.com

Doron Ofir Casting and 495 Productions is proud to launch the search for the most passionately obsessed, proudly self-identified pop culture fanatics from the worlds of comics, graphic novels, sci-fi, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television.
“FANDOM RISING” will boldly go where no fanboy or fangirl has gone before! If you are a guy or girl who gets all the references in “The Big Bang Theory,” quotes the Original Trilogy, revels in spotting Cylons among us, joins the horde, wishes to attend Hogwarts, Starfleet Academy, or Xavier’s School for the Gifted, and reveres masters of science fiction and fantasy — this is the show for you!!!.
You are officially being summoned for an experimental documentary series that takes a deeper look at the lives and relationships of people who love fantasy, fiction, cosplay, comics, gaming and science. Read more here via Bleedingcool.com

Monday Post-Christmas Hangover Munchies

If heaven served pizza

The ultimate breakfast egg burger

Racks on racks on racks

The breakfeast pizza

Hope you had a good Christmas weekend...