Video Candy: Nighttime Traffic in Hanoi.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:58:43 -0700

Slick time-lapse video of traffic flow in the Vietnamese capital city: This reminds me of the time I went back to visit Metro Manila with my family in 1999. Nighttime traffic flow was much like this, except with twice as many jeepneys and four ...

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Switch Napalm Flip.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:01:32 -0700

Fully Flared is a skateboarding video featuring pro skaters dodging carefully-planted explosions in super slow-motion. Spike Jonze directed the introduction. From Wikipedia: "According to Brandon Biebel, the most dangerous part of the introduc...

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Final Exams & Calligraphy.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:09:25 -0700

Very close to the end of the semester now, so I'm afraid Vox will have to take a back seat once more as I get my ass kicked by final exams. Be back soon. If I survive. In the meantime, enjoy this nice little clip, featuring a father and son fr...

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Muxtape: 3:37 AM & Drizzling.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:40:12 -0700

Muxtape, according to the website, is "a simple way to create and share mp3 mixtapes." Upload up to 12 songs and arrange them accordingly to construct the perfect backdrop for whatever mood you're in at the moment. The songs stream automatical...

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Video Candy: She Has A Boyfriend.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:45:31 -0700

The last bit is the best. So damn funny [NSFW for language]. Happy Saturday.

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Buried Under Textbooks.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:04:28 -0700

I've been crushed with school stuff lately and have a couple of physiology exams at the end of the week, but should have some time to post some new entries after recuperating this weekend. Stay up everybody.

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Number Two Guard.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:58:42 -0700

I usually do this a handful of times a year, and it's getting warmer out, so I shaved my head. This time around I went with the #2 guard (instead of just using the blade by itself) which gives a nice close cut without going all the way down to t...

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Military Exercises + Psychotropic Drugs = Epic Win.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:31:40 -0700

Because hey, it's Saturday. From the narration: "Constructive action was still attempted by those retaining a sense of responsibility in spite of physical symptoms. But one hour and ten minutes after taking the drug, with one man climbing a tr...

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New Banner Image.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:19:34 -0700

Feeling the need to update my blog a bit, I made a new Dragonfish banner image. Obviously the inspiration came from comic books, so hopefully I did them justice! This was my first time messing with distortion and perspective on the lettering, a...

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Video Candy: "Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me" by TISM.

nobody@vox.com(pikon) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:19:26 -0700

Ah, rabbits. Here's a great video [Flash] from the Australian band TISM (This Is Serious Mum) called "Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me." While the depressing title might sound like one that Dashboard Confessional would come up with, the s...

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