the next big con-test

"Jailhouse Rock rose to a whole new level at Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Tent City Friday night.
The six finalists of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's first ever "Inmate Idle" contest showed off their singing talents before thousands of their fellow inmates."

Sheriff Joe runs the famous tent city prison in Arizona where inmates follow strict fashion and lifestyle guidelines. They are forced to wear old-fashioned prison stripes and pink underwear. Prohibited items include cigarettes, adult magazines, hot lunches and television except for his bedtime story reading, a self-styled literacy program broadcast nightly to the inmates

The judges were Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the rocker Alice Cooper and a Elvis impersonator played by detention officer Bret Kaiser.
The grand prizes of this competition were big Macs, pizza, milkshakes and some cake which went to the winner and all his fellow inmates living in his tent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZ3RqIk8QQ

is the guy who won the the brand new "Inmate Idol" Corey Brothers, 36, who is serving time for violating probation, for his performance of "My Girl."

a nice story from the new yorker magazine
LET IT SNOW
by David Sedaris
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/031222fa_fact3?031222fa_fact3

this'll make you go hmmm...

if the worlds population were reduced to 100, it would look something like this...
http://www.miniature-earth.com/
press on english

cool stuff

apple i-phone

WiFi, touchscreen, 4GB and 8GB varieties, 2-megapixel camera, lite version of Apple's Mac OS X interface, or in other words the best damn phone ever

thaw candle

this is one of the best looking candle holders ever, you can freeze the mold then pop in a candle and light it up, slowly the icy cylinder around it will start to melt. looks very cool.

rubberband machine gun

i would have given my left leg for one of those when i was nine. 12 rotating barrels that can hold 12 rubber bands a piece, giving you 144 rubberband rounds that you can fire off just as fast as you can turn the handle. fuck!

Apple tv

its simply an ipod for your tv.

home recycling center

protecting the enviroment is good, and this thing makes it a bit easier. simply drop your can or plastic bottle in, step on the activator, and your item is compacted and dropped into an enclosed collection bin. oh and this device was designed by BMW Designeworks

interesting stuff u can use to pass the time

My Secret: A PostSecret Book: every sunday i go and check out the website to have a look at random people confessing their secrets. these people are your normal average kinda people, so i guess knowing their secrets makes my life seem a little bit more sane.

Freakonomics: drug dealers, real estate agents, abortion, and parenting are just some of the topics that are covered in this book. a top seller, this book looks at the familiar in a totally unfamiliar way.

Why Do Men Have Nipples?: the tag line says it all "hundreds of questions u'd only ask a doctor after your third martini". i think its pretty interesting enough. it could be a great read over the toilet :P

An Inconvenient Truth:"a stunning documentary on Al Gore's campaign to publicize global warming. If you care anything about this planet of ours, you should own a copy just so you can show it to all the hippie-hating folks who have never seen it. "Al Gore strips his presentations of politics, laying out the facts for the audience to draw their own conclusions in a charming, funny and engaging style, and by the end has everyone on the edge of their seats, gripped by his haunting message."