Battlestar Galactica

I heard about how good the show was through various outlets but completely dismissed it as just a Sci-Fi show. Thoughts of Star Trek and Babylon 5 popped into my mind. Thin stories, cheesy dialogue, lazy special effects.. etc. One day whilst Lauren and I were bored, I checked out our tried and true entertainment website... www.tv-links.co.uk. I clicked on Battlestar Galactica absent mindedly assuming that I would shut it off after a few seconds and watch something else. We've stopped watching it on tv-link and started to netflix it and are currently on Season 2.5. It is hands down my favorite show on television right now.

I remember watching the old TV shows as a kid with my brother. We always had this love hate relationship with the show. Like every other boy growing up in the early eighties, Star Wars was the best thing in the world. So Battlestar Galactica in my mind was a reasonable substitute. Even as a kid though, I was able to see how camp it was. The updated release however has no camp and in fact exhibits more realistic human drama than even golden globe winning dramas like Grey's Anatomy (which I find to be the worst brain numbing candy cane soap opera on the tube right now) ever achieved. The special effects are completely on point and the story has incredible depth in terms of the attention to detail in the writing. There have been multiple times when I turned to Lauren and said I wished they'd do this or that... and the very next episode it would happen. Anyway, call me a dork but Battlestar Galactica is good television.

Shun Knives

I can't pretend to be someone that loves to cook. I like it enough to do it every so often. However for some reason I love kitchen knives. I like chopping things. I try to copy those iron chefs with their speedy chops but so far I chop like a retarded 5 year old with one eye and no thumbs. Anyway, we've been getting a lot of reps since the Orlando show approaching us with offers to represent Prepara. One of these reps happens to be the North American Rep for Shun Knives.



I love these knives. Before I knew anything about them, I loved the design of them. From the asymetric pakka wood handle to the interesting "layered" grain of the blade, everything works together and looks very honest. A lot of design in terms of kitchen stuff has resorted to making things look very flashy and modern while offering no added advantage to the industry (ahem... excluding our stuff of course). I like the "traditional" look of the Shuns.



Its very quiet and unassuming which I think speaks volumes in this over saturated and often times over designed industry. When things are quiet and unassuming, it's as though they're confident in its ability to perform well and do not need design bells and whistles to garner attention.

Bottom line, we were able to get some great deals on these knives. I picked up two sets. Anyway, check out what Alton Brown has to say about it here.

Stand Umbrella

I hate products like this. I always get a hint of jealousy thinking "Why didn't I think of that?!" I think maybe at one point I did... I'll have to check my notes. Great solution though.

Available at 100per.com.

Levis commercial by Jonathon Glazer

The dreamer directed by jonathan glazer

Unkle - Rabbit in your Headlights

Spiderman Photoshop Skillz

This guy's more of a savant!!!