Blog of Josh Hall

Just rocking out to some music on a friday at work, ready to go home.  thought this song fit my current mood pretty well, musically, lyrically, and emotionally…

Beck – Soul Suckin’ Jerk

"If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age. "

– George Burns

COLIN AND I WENT OUT TO CLEVELAND THIS WEEKEND TO HANG OUT WITH RACHEL AND SEE A CONCERT ON SUNDAY.  OVER THE WEEKEND WE HAD A FEW COOL IDEAS.

ONE WOULD BE FOR A CAR COMMERCIAL.  INSPIRED BY THE RUMBLE STRIPS YOU GO OVER TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE TOLL PLAZAS, IT WOULD BE COOL TO PLAY A SONG USING THE TONES MADE.  FURTHERING THE IDEA, THE CONCEPT OF A MUSIC BOX CYLINDER CAN BE APPLIED, ONLY LINEAR, WHERE YOU TAKE A LARGE ROAD STRIP, MAKE SOME NOTCHES IN IT AT CALCULATED DISTANCES AND HAVE A FEW CARS DRIVE AT THE SAME SPEED OVER THEM, REPRODUCING A POPULAR SONG, SUCH AS SMOKE ON THE WATER.

THE OTHER IDEA WAS A THEMED MEN’S BATHROOM, WHERE URINALS WERE OBJECTS THAT MEN WOULD NORMALLY PEE ON, SUCH AS A TREE, BRICK WALL, AND SNOW.  FOR THE SNOW ONE, ALL YOU WOULD NEED WOULD BE A SNOWCONE MACHINE SERVING ICE SHAVINGS ON A CONVEYOR BELT OR JUST DUMPING NEW SLUSH DOWN AS THE REST MELTS.  THAT ONE SOUNDS THE MOST FUN TO ME.

BTW, IT’S INTERNATIONAL CAPSLOCK DAY.

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Lesson for the day:

When your younger sister says there’s an open mic night at Pitt, verify that yourself. She may not know the difference between an open mic night and an open mic for black homecoming weekend where black people can use the stage to talk about issues they see on campus.

As of today, Pittsburgh is one of 14 cities to be featured in Google street view.  They missed my street, but went down a perpendicular street where you can see my truck parked on the right.   License plate security risk?  It’s a pretty neat function, being able to visualize where you want to go in a foreign city.  Really puts into perspective the depth of "Google Earth" beinga digital copy of the entire planet.  Maybe in a few years we’ll be able to create a 3D virtual world.