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August 19, 2008

Back in the City Again


someone emailed me and asked if i was ok, cuz i hadnt posted in a bit . sorry about that, but sis was in town from the uk and i had a chance to go over to the cabin for a visit . it was good too. i stuffed myself every day with really tasty food . the corn this year was incredible . the best in 20 years . sweet but not too sweet and really flavourful . mmmmmmmm all that corn slathered in butter was probably not the most heart heathy thing i could eat (nor were all the ice cream cones, but sis FORCED me to have them), but all is good and i am feeling fine and getting stronger by the week .

before i went away i did manage to get thru the archives up til aug 8 so i have a couple of quick posts and then i'll get right back up to date soon . in the meantime enjoy some sausages...............


Help the HoneyBees - a cool environmental message from the makers of hadnen dazs ice cream .

The Growth of Walmart in America - an interesting look at the spread of the retail giant

Messer Chups - Model - just a friendly reminder that just cuz russia has invaded another country , it doesnt mean that there arent some groovy surf twang musicans over there (thought i really doubt this is an official training video for the red army )

Trippy Photography - cool pics

Tom Waits in Concert !! - thanks NPR !!

Sushi-Go-Round - the only time killer game that i know of that involves raw fish preparation

Grace Jones - Corporate Animal - sheeeeeeees baaaaaaaack with a new album in the fall . i'm a fan . i cant wait

Baby Animal Alphabet - awwwwwwwwwww

The James Brown Collection - they auctioned off the godfather of soul's estate . theres still some stuff available, but for sure you know its gonna be funky *hit me* *huhhhhh*

Germans Who Say Nice Things - dana carvey & steve carrell back in the day

Pew Research - how informed are you ? i got 97% .

Can You Name the Simpsopn's Character ? - another quiz if current affairs aint your thang

The Swedish Chef has His Own YouTube Channel ! *bork bork bork bork bork*

The Jim Rose Circus Part 1 - i saw these guys live a few years back . freaky show . literally . if geeks and the unusual are your thing theres links to parts 2-5 as well

Rambo - Canta - cuz dammit sometimes cheesy is too funny

Western Spaghetti - from the really cool animators at PES . check out some of their older stuff . very cool


Thats all i have time for today . more soon
Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 11:35 AM
August 06, 2008

One Month Ago Today

I can't believe its been a month since i had the heart attack . it doesnt seem that long at all , but it sure explains why when i was at the hospital the other day, they gave me funny looks when i said the attack happend 2 weeks ago, when it was really four . oops.

about the hospital trip.........had a bit of a scare this week . with all the new meds i have to take , one wasnt exactly playing nicely with the others and i wound up in the hospital again . what i thought was an oncoming heart attack , turned out to be intense gas pressure , which exactly mirrored major angina symptoms . after a day of being poked & prodded, drained of blood and fighting with the tangle of heart monitor and IV wires , it was determined that my heart was just fine and there was nothing to worry about . i'm not worrying so much now , but i can tell you it was sure scary that morning trying to make it to the hospital . *shudder*

i still dont have the strength to sit at the puter for that long , but i did manage to find these sausages................


Can You Guess Where I'm From ?? - its a big world out there and we all sound funny to one another

Paris Hilton Responds - say what you will about her, but you have to give her thumbs up for this

Zero 7 - Destiny - i love this song

10 Gnomes - Chapter 7 - The Solitude - earlier chapters here

Bacon Alarm Clock - heart attack be damned .... I want one !!

Tom Lehrer - this guy is a very bright and funny satirist who did a bunch of lectures in the 60s that are very entertaining . the kind that make you learn while you are laughing

Duck ! - Think Outside the Flock . fun logic game

Why Aren't There Any Iraq War Protest Songs ? - here are 2745 of them free to d/l . the corporate radio stations just arent giving them any airplay and have fired station managers who do play them . so much for free speech

Mr Muckles - what about my kumquats ! classic w.c. fields

Why Must I Cry - maybe its the recovery , i'm not really sure , but something about this video intrigues me . i'm just not sure why lol

Havana 3am - Reach the Rock - an oldie but a goodie *chair boogie*

Feist - My Moon My Man - my fav song of feist's who is playing here this week , if i felt stronger i'd go for sure . i hear shes amazing in concert

The World Famous Pontani Sisters - instead of going to see fesit , i'll stay at home and learn some groovy new moves from possibly the greatest internet video ever made


Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 10:34 AM
July 30, 2008

10 celcius on July 30th ?? *shakes head*


thats 50ish for my non-metric visitors from the USA, Liberia and Myanmar. what it means is that its bloody cold today . i shouldnt be wearing a sweater in midsummer . unfortunately, we've also had a bit of rain so thats gotten in the way of a good long rehab walk . instead i've been quickly nipping out between rain showers a couple times a day. a long walk would give me a change of scenery though . its pretty boring when you only have a limited amount of strength and nothing but the tv to keep you company. i am improving daily however, so thats good . i even managed to get through another links archive, so here are some sausages...............


The Timeline of Internet Memes - i may have posted this already but its nostalgic, so why not another post

Snag Films - a forum for independent documentaries . all kinds of good films to watch . i just watched Dig! and it was pretty cool

Electric Pickle another nutjob tries use a hacky science experiment to further his religious cause . luckily he unplugs the pickle before it explodes and/or bursts into flames . dunno what kinda message that would have sent

Presto - a cute animated short from the people at Pixar

God Bless the Onion - this made me laugh

Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson - Candy - musical interlude

Kiss This Guy - the archive of misheard song lyrics

History is a Weapon - i havent had the time or strength to read a lot of this site , but my friend arin assures me its interesting and what i did read was good

Philip Seymour Hoffman - always a pro even before he became famous . "did we get it on film ?" yes !

Do the Kitty Kat - *Chair Boogie*

Views of Jupiter - cool pics

Dirty Pictures - dirty cars as a medium

Baby's First Internet - they start teaching them early nowadays

The Andy Rooney Game - this is funny . take the first and last lines of his segment on 60 minutes and this is what you get .

AWWWWWWWWW - cat adopts a rabbit

Princess Twinkly - odd animation

Why You Shouldn't Go Outside to Take Pictures of Thunderstorms - no , seriously

AWWWWWWW - twins of different species

50 Bands 50 States - cool idea . the best bands of the past & present by state

The World Is Just Awesome - boom de ah dah boom de ah dah boom de ah dah boom de ah dah

Ya gotta Dream Big - if you can dream it, you can achieve it

ok, thats all for today . time to lie down for a bit
Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 10:33 AM
July 23, 2008

Cholesterol Free Sausages


........ or at least thats what i am supposed to be eating . well actually sausages are now verboten , but i'll make an exception for these links . i've just started going thru all the archives from my regular sites , so expect a couple of sausage posts as i get caught up...........................


Timeline of Internet Memes - now you can finally know the answer to where were you when you first saw bananaphone

Beck - Gamma Ray - *chair boogie*

Under Fire - forest fire pics from national geographic

Translucent Animals - more cool pics from national geographic

The Continuum of Cute - cute animals awwwwwwwww

Its a Shame About Ray ? - cool manta pics (lemonhead song here)

How Many Sequels Were There ? - how well do you know your horror films?

Map Tunneling Tool - a free app for those of us who have attempted and failed to dig our way to china

Snuggly the Security Bear - this becomes even more scary when you read links about court decisions like this one . Yikes !

Ode to Joy !! - cuz no one does beethoven better than Beaker

The Big Picture - cool high res pics of photos that have been in the pages of the boston globe

WikiSky - a map of the heavens above

10 Gnomes Part 6 - The Hall - can you find them ?

Wogger #130 - it keepos going and going and going and.................

Simon's Cat - TV Dinner - why i am a dog person lol

Feist on Sesame Street - 1, 2, 3, 4 monsters walking 'cross the floor

Mr W - the first part of this ad gave me a chuckle

Bill O'Reilly in a Nut Shell - if you watch fox news, i truly believe that you are an idiot . getting your news from any source that openly admits to favouring one ideology is giving you an incomplete picture of what its really happening in the world . thats just stupid

Iggy Pop - The Passenger - a happy song to go out on for this post *chair boogie*

should be more soon
Enjoy !!


posted by rollick at 10:47 AM
July 22, 2008

Rehab Rivulets

the convalescence continues . every day i feel a little stronger , but not nearly as strong as i think i feel . i learned that the hard way on the weekend when i was stranded in the park without my nitroglycerin and had a bout of angina, which was really kinda scary . luckily i was able to make it home safely , the nitro worked quickly and a day of solid sleep got me back on track . i think the recovery is going to take a tad longer than i would like , but such is life . i just wont go anywhere without the nitro . that one lesson i learned . i guess i better not hop up and down while i have it on me though or else it might explode like nitroglycerin always does in old movies and cartoons :p

i saw a couple more movies in between naps and this is what i thought of them........


Into The Wild - this was my favourite movie of last year , perhaps my favourite of the last 20 years . seeing it again on dvd confirmed to me how f'ing awesome this movie is and i am still stunned that it received no recognition . this is a well acted , beautifully filmed story of poignancy and freedom . you will be thinking about this movie long after you watch it . it is haunting , it is joyous, it is a wonderful journey . i love this movie . it stirs my soul

Color Me Kubrick - this movie has been beckoning to me from the shelf for a few months now . everytime i go in , there is john malkovich toasting to me with a glass of champagne . i finally relented and its quite a nifty little movie . its about a con man who spent years posing as stanley kubrick and bilking anyone who will gove him money for a shot at supposed fame . its a fun movie . its not great , but worth it especially if you are a kubrick fan . its amazing how kubrick took ownership of certain pieces of music , so when you hear them in this , it takes you back to the many great movies he directed . if you look closely , you will also notice that some of the actors are kinda familiar . in fact there are quite a few actors from a lot of kubricks films , which just adds to the fun . if you like malkovich & kubrick , give this film a shot

Superbad - if i was a sassy teenager again , this would be the greatest movie ever made . its a teen film loaded with juvenile laughs , that doesnt treat the audience like morons like so many american films do . the only time this movie is dumb is when its comdeically required . it reminded me of goofy things that i used to do when i was that age and the humour is perfect for annoying prudes . and isnt annoying prudes something we should all aspire to ? . this movie isnt for everyone, but if you want to remember what it was like to be young and stupid again , check it out

Spiderman 3 - i didnt particularily like parts one & two of this series and part three really wasnt that different . the special effects are good , but the interpersonal relationships have been the death to the adventure in all three . i dont want to know about their personal lives . find a bad guy and deal with him . thats all i want from a superhero pic . i want to escape into the fantasy and not have syrupy relationship problems . if they make a part 4 , i think i'll pass

Charlie Barlett - this movie was quite a pleasant surprise . it was recommended by the cute dvd clerk (oh if i only was that young again) and its another teen movie about a sassy and vulnerable student who is trying to find his way through public high school after being kicked out of every private school around . its about kids trying to fit in and find themselves as they are thrust into growing up . the movie is a tad subversive , but in a good way . it doesnt treat kids like they are idiots . they arent . sure they have a lot to learn , but thats what life is all about . this movie packs a lot of charm and is quite entertaining , but definitely made for a teen audience

Bee Movie - it took me 4 hours to watch this movie mostly because i was falling asslep through it . sure i was recovering from my aforementioned angina scare , but despite that , this is a movie that makes a nap very likely . its very techincially terrific animation . its just not what i expected from jerry seinfeld . i remember once hearing advice to someone who was going to play carnegie hall and they were told to just do their act . dont change it . people are coming to see you and they will know if you change it . thats kinda how i felt . i wanted a more adult movie or at least adult jokes that were too subtle for young children but adults got . weve all seen the seinfeld sitcom. this movie just lacked that comic sensibility . it forgot about the adults and you are left with a nice cute, but dull kids movie . maybe what they should have done is let larry david make an animated film . he wouldnt pull any punches and that would be a movie i would prefer to see

Death at a Funeral - sorry but there doesnt apperar to be a link to an official movie site for this film . when i first heard about this movie , people were raving about how funny it was . "a classic british comedy" . so i was kinda disappointed when i saw it . its not a bad film , but it certainly wasnt as funny as people thought it was . its a comedy of errors . it has a quite a few chuckles , but never had me laughing out loud . its mildy witty, so if you like that kinda thing , check it out . if not, pass

The Bank Job - i like heist films and i also like british gangster films, so this was a good movie for me . its a supposedly true story of one of the biggest bank robberies in british history. it involves everyone from lowlife criminals , to the parlialment, to the underworld, to MI-5 or MI-6, to buckingham palace . its a tangled web that plays out in a nicely suspenseful way . there is betrayal from all sides and it is a thourougly enjoyable, well paced romp . check it out


alrighty , time for a nap
Enjoy !!



posted by rollick at 12:29 PM
July 15, 2008

The Angina Monologues ? Ok Just Rivulets Then

thanks god for movies , cuz recovering from a heart attack is f'ing boring . even if you do feel like going for a walk (and its bean sunny and beautiful here lately) , you cant go too far or for too long . the good thing is that i no longer stagger around like some rummy and am walking with a lot more stability and purpose . recovery is still gonna take a while though . i am just sooooo tired most of the time . luckily i am on a roll for seeing really good movies from the video store . so far there hasnt been a bad one in the bunch . this is what i saw last week..................


In Bruges - i really like a good anti-hero movie and this is certainly an excellent one . its about two hit men who are hiding out in a small belgian town after a botched assassination . the men are polar opposites and are forced to put up with each other until their crazy boss contacts them . the cast is excellent . colin farrel is very good as the restless hitman , ralph fiennes is excellent as the lunatic, but principled boss , but it is brendan gleeson who steals the show with a sweet and complex performance as the elder hitman doling out advice . this movie has all kinds or twists and turns and is a lot of laughs . they swear a lot , but its character appropriate and in no way should stop you from missing this gem

Control - this movie is about the life & suicide of ian curtis , lead singer of the seminal english band Joy Division . its really well done but its bleak . beautifully shot in black & white , its an excellent uk cast , but with very sombre subject matter . if you are a fan of joy didvision or like movies about lives spiralling downwards , you'll want to check it out for sure , but if not you might want to give it a pass . if you are really lookinf for an entertaining film about the manchester music scene , i'd highly recommened 24 Hour Party People instead of this one . its much more entertaining

The Savages - this is another excellent movie . an actiing tour de force between philip seymour hoffman , laurta linney & philip bosco . its starts out as an estranged family reunites when two kids pick up their abusive & dying father and decide to care for him through his last days of dementia , as well as dealing with their own personal problems . ok right now you're probably thinking , 'i bet that sucks' , but belive me it doesnt . this screen is wickedly funny and incredibly poignant . the 2 kids hash out all their differences as they go throught their complex emotional journies . the best part is the ending is perfect . there is nothing too sappy or saccaharine and i dont know if it was the meds or heart related trauma, but the very last scene of this movie before the credits had me bawling like a little baby (in a good way) . this is a very good movie

Be Kind Rewind - this was a nifty little film about 'sweding' movies . after a freak accident causes all of a video stores vhs tapes to be erased , jack black and his buddies decide to film their own versions of the movies in order to save theire business . there is a lot of affection in this movie . not only of people but of place as well . its also a subtle study of a city in decay thats shows that even in dire strait , there is still a community that cares....somewhere . jack black isnt too over-the-top-jack-black in this , so this is a fun movie you probably would want to check out

Walk Hard - this movie is hilarious . john c reilly is great as a pseudo johnny cash in this spoof of music bio pics . its just such a dead on satire , but done lovingly . i cant really say much more than to just say dont miss it . its f'ing hilarious

Live Free or Die Hard - john mclean is back and they didnt screw it up . i'm mean really thats all you need to know . if you liked the previous die hard movies , you'll like this one . its a decent story with good action scenes and a good cast . i liked it

Knocked Up - i finally got around to seeing this movie . it was one of those films that people come up to you and say 'oh you gotta see it' . for whatever reason it took me a while but i saw it yesterday . its funny , but i wasnt raving about how funny it was . i laughed and had no probs with the movie at all . this movie is sweet and after hearing how raunchy it was , i was surprised at how raunchy it wasnt . i figgered it could use a little more raunch . in fact i enjoyed the director commentary more than the movie . its still a good movie though , just not great

I'm Not There - i saw this in the theatres and waited for the dvd so i could check out the director commentaries . this is such a good movie . if you dont like bob dylan , you will prolbably like the craft of this movie . its really entertaining , well acted , well editted and i am sure this will be one of those movies that you will see something new in it everytime you check it out . i especially like how they saved 'like a rolling stone' for the credits and give you one killer performance of 'Ballad of a Thin Man' . very cool . this movie is awesome and its deep and its fantastical and its real . what else do you want in a movie ? oh yeah the comentaries were good too

John Waters - This Filthy World - god bless john waters . this is a one man show in which john takes a stroll down memory lane and reflects on his life , his movies and his career and there are genuine from the gut laughs all the way through . the man is a raconteur . he is self effacing , insightful , filthy , clever and above all funny as hell . if you cant bring yourself to watch his movies (especially his early ones) give this a shot . hes funny as hell


ok thats it for now . i gotta go lie down for a bit
Enjoy !

posted by rollick at 08:04 AM
July 11, 2008

Dang, I Cant Think of Anything That Rhymes With Myocardial Infarction


yep folks , i'm back a little early from my summer retreat , cuz shortly after going to bed after being at a friend's wedding last saturday night , i had a wee heart attack . if you are surprised to hear this , imagine how i felt . there was no warning and at first i thought it might have just been a bad bout of indigestion from something i ate at the wedding . alas , i had classic symptoms of angina , which was confirmed after i finally drove myself into town and to the hospital . from there i was doped and poked and tested and drugged and eventually sent on a 3 hour ambulance ride to Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria , where i had an agioplasty where they inserted of a stent to open the offending artery that caused the attack (30 second animation that kinda gives you the gist of what they did , HERE . 5 hours later i was relased and was lucky enough to have an uncle who drove me to the ferry , so i could return here this past tuesday . Thanks Uncle Harry !

for the next little while , i'll be taking handfuls of expensive medicines , getting blood tests and taking lots of increasingly longer walks until i get back to normal . i dont really have the strength to sit at the puter for too long , so i dunno if i'll get to any sausages for a bit , but i'll prolly watch a few movies so expect a rivulet post in the near future (fyi In Bruges is f'ing awesome)

just for the record , i am fine . a little weak sure , but i am definitely on the mend . in no time at all , i will able to do The Twist AND The Kitty Kat !!

Enjoy !

posted by rollick at 08:37 AM
June 23, 2008

Sausage Hiatus


the house sitters have arrived , so its been a little hectic here lately . luckily the weather has warmed up a little , so i will soon be off to hide in the woods for a while . i'll try to do a post or two over the holidays if i can get access to a puter and enough time . i get most of the links from the bloglinks on the left border of the page , so if you find yourself with free time , check them out . in the meantime , try these sausages.........................


Very Cool Pics - they get even better as you go thru it

Putamayo - looking to find some new music ? these guys release some amazing world music . available in boutiquey stores and bookshops , the cds will introduce you to all kinds of cool stuff . try sampling the loung cds . very groovy

*Trip* - a pressure washer ????

Whats New Pussycat - by fishbone & los fabulosos cadillacs

45 Sites For Free Music

Fork Face Beaver Gurgler ! - and other insults from this insult generator

MooodStream - music to match your mood app

Firefox 3 WorldWide D/Ls - real time map

Beautiful Pics - from national geographic

A Gecko Eaten By Ants - yikes . they sure are efficient

Before & After Plastic Surgery - was it worth it ?

Puzzle Farter - this just made me laugh

Binocular Soccer - this made me chuckle too

AWWWWWWWWWW - sleepy bear cub

An Uneasy Eden - more cool pics from national geographic

Shadowy Men From a Shadowy Planet - Run Chicken Run - *boogie woogie*

Creepy Snow Globes - creepy but cool

Damn Birds ! - get the birds before they get you

Bird Cloud - its amazing how they fly with such precision

OOOOOPS ! - tv news slip ups

Creepy Laughing Baby - those things are evil i tell ya !

Congressional Word of the Week - isnt this word the winner every week ?

Happy Mondays - Step On *chair boogie*

Wahhh Wahhh Wahhh Wahhhhhhhhhhhh - this could come in handy in a chat room
(along with This)

Illusions Sciences - messing with your head in a good way

Make Your Own Star Wars Crawl - hmmmm wonder if you could use this as a home page

Bill Gates on Bill Gates - bill narrates a trip down memory lane

Phonographantasmascope - cool animation (with the late great elliott smith playing in the background)

The Real Reason Guns Are Dangerous - a funny short

Where The Hell Is Matt ?? - he's updated his video to include some new friends ! mannnnnn i wish i could travel like he does

Have A Nice Summer !
Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 09:03 AM
June 18, 2008

Penultimate Sausages ?


Its getting to be that time of year where i pack things up and take my annual summer break from technology and the ravages of the world . for those of you who are new to this site, i annually pack up my life and go and hide in the woods for a couple months . this helps me to charge up my batteries and prepare new doings in the fall . due to to visiting relatives and doctor appointments , i'll be coming and going a fair bit , so if i have time i'll try to post some links . i'll be back to regular postings come septemebr or october, so if you find yourself jonesing for some linkage, i never got around to cleaning up my archives this spring. i'm sure if you look hard enough , you'll find something intersting buried in there. make sure to check back in the fall for more sausages like these.............

The Cat Came Back - this week's nfb classic

Fishy Fishy Fish - when i was in university, a student asked one of my professors what would be a good definition of surrealism . he responded , "have you seen 'The Meaning of Life" by monty python ? the fishy fishy scene is the best definition of surrealism that i can think of".

When Album Covers Attack - an oldie but a goodie

Einstein's Shoes a kirsty mcall & Landscape mashup * boogie woogie*

Requiem for a Wardrobe - a funny song about changing your personal fashion

Global Warming - skip the propaganda . this is what you need to know

Ahhhhh The Reverend Al - playing with chicago while they were still good (yes they were good once before they got all schmaltzly). btw, al's new album is really good

Amazing Animal Pics - some really cool ones

The Best Photoshopped Pictures of May 2008 its amazing what you can do with an editting suite (even stuff like this)

Teach the Controversy - i cant decide which is my fav

Gnar Wars - what happens when geeks take up snow boarding

The Bicycle Tutor - everything you need to know to keep your bike in top condition

How to Nap - everything you need to know to better enjoy a siesta

Ever Wanted to Design Your Own Monster ? - this free app makes it easy to do

Meet the Sniper - even professionals have parents

The Top 10 Cooking Mistakes - stay away from these common errors and you will eat better

Bruno 2009 ! - sasha baron cohen strikes again w/ a classic Ali G clip

Clinic - Walking With Thee - *chair boogie*

i'll try to squeeze in a couple more posts in the next little while,
Enjoy !!


posted by rollick at 02:18 PM
June 14, 2008

A New Theme Song For Sausages ??

as soon as i saw the above link, i knew it HAD to be posted . its about time this page had a fight song ! Can you see my lovely sausages ??.....................


Booker T & The MG's - Green Onions - lets start off with a little chair boogying , shall we ?

George & Rosemary - another NFB classic

Slow to Load - its not your modem , its a spoof of slow loading links

Hi Julie - google earth and the end of a relationship

Got Mug ? - check out these groovy vantikis

Dog Cake - nothing evil , just an interesting timelapse video and for some reason i cant get the phrase 'eat a akita' out of my head

Stop Talking !! - a frightening .gif

Requiem For a Day Off - Ferris Bueller's Day Off as a psychological thriller

Radiohead - Nude - i am really digging the make-your-own-video competition that radiohead is doing
& Arpeggi

The Sky From Above - very cool space shuttle pics . would make for some nice wallpapers

The Art is BULL !! - red bull that is

The Most Annoying Cat Ever ! - that would drive me absolutely batty

Are You A Bird Fancier ? - if you are , you may like this site

The Evolution of Rabbit - a cool animated short

Childhod Nightmares - BE WARNED . if you dont want to be creeped out by some ghoulish photography, skip this one

Elliott Smith - Pictures of Me - i love this song , hell most of his songs are great

A Field Guide For Firefox 3 - handy browser tips

Crashes - its just amazing how far those motorcycle racers slide

The Ziggens - Surfin Buena Park - lets go out on some rippin' surf twang

Enjoy !!


posted by rollick at 08:55 AM
June 11, 2008

Its June 11th And Its Only 50 F'ing Degrees Outside


after the lousy spring we've had , its getting to be upsetting that we are continuing with this trend of terrible weather, especially with cabin time getting closer . for the forseeable future, the best forecast calls for sun & cloud and temps of around 65 . i mean c'mon , it hasnt even been 80 here yet this year . *grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr* . another drag is that its been a slow week for sausages too, but i did manage to find some good ones................................


Mentos Booby Trap ! - this is indeed evil , but brilliant too

Feedbags - god bless The Onion

Firefox 3 - An Overview - a cool flash tour of the browser you should be using

The Owl Who Married a Goose - this weeks NFB classic

Paul Nicklen - Arctic Photography - a cool slide show from national geographic by a guy born and raised in the far north

Perfect Pitch - i have it . do you ?

Computer Logos in the Real World - cool pics

Where the Wild things Are - by Maurice Sendak
& In The Night Kitchen

The Radioactive Chicken Heads - I Looked Into the Mirror - *chair boogie*

Very Cool Pics - check these out . excellent photos

WalkenWorks - all things christopher walken

Free MP3s from the Kleptones - these guys do a lot of hiphop mashups which dont really do it for me , but they have some hilarious ones like this tune (after the lame intro)

The Perfect Woman ?? - their claim , not mine

Awful Tattoos - what were they thinking lol

I'm Voting Republican - hard to argue the logic

Bill O'reilly Remixed !! - i want a couple of these . i just have to find somewhere that has them for d/l

The Dresden Dolls - My Alcoholic Friends - a catchy tune to go out on

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 09:46 AM
June 07, 2008

Congrats Red Wings


Well Done Detroit ! you outplayed the penguins in all six games and it was only dumb luck that let pittsburgh win two . and what was with the refs ?? man they screwed detroit over the course of the playoffs . i hope it makes your victory celebrations that much sweeter . though it woulda been nice to have the playoffs end in May for the first time in ages , luckily this spring has sucked in vancouver , so staying inside on a may afternoon wasnt that bad . the weather here has been cold & wet *sigh* .

And Congrats Newfoundland !! i find it mind boggling that this is the first time a newfie has won the cup . well done old trouts ! now help us stop the cbc from losing our second national anthem . its a squabble over an outstanding $2600 that threatens a major piece opf canadianan . $2600 ? are they f'ing nuts ??

i need some sausages now..................


Got Wallpaper ? - my friend arin has collected a ton of really cool high-res pics of various styles and genres . if you are looking for a new desktop , check it out (you may be here for a while. tons of stuff to check out)

Celebrity Look-Alikes - i havent had a chance to try this . but i want too , upload your pic and see who you resemble

Flight of the Conchords - Inner City Pressure - a very funny pet shop boys parody

Cool Business Cards - why be ordinary ?

The House of Books - cool carpentry

Innocent Insults - handy tips for the traveller who doesnt want to get beat up

Porno For Pyros - Pets - i love this song and now it has a cute video awwwwwwwww

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry - cooooool ! its online !

Obama vs. Clinton - how people really voted

Creepy Pencil - a cool short film

Our Galaxy - you are here

The Alphabet of Nations - psst guys , western sahara or wales lol

Lou Rawls - The Alphabet Song - *chair shimmy*

The Civil War in 4 Minutes - a cool refresher with links to more info . plus they play that huantingly beautiful song from the ken burns documentary

Google Re-design - kid designs for a new home page . some really good ones

William Shatner - Common People this is a great song from a great album . though no one belives me when i tell them that . here is bill live on leno with the great joe jackson & here he is in toon form

Pulp - Common People - in case you cant get past the whole shatner thang *blase euro-dance*

Business Names Puns - get ready to groan !

Viva Calaca - cool animated short , but turn your speakers down first . its a tad loud

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 10:26 AM
June 04, 2008

Sausages of Justice !!


Sausages can save your life ! dont believe me ? check this out . if it wasnt for our friend the sausages , this woman would be imprisoned as a knife-wielding public menace . so as i post my links, i must remember that like the sausages and justice i must also be blind which would go a long way to explaining all my typos........................


The Filter - Peter Gabriel would like to introduce you to music and video personally tailored to your tastes .

A.viary - free online creative applications for all your designing needs

Sushi ! - of the artistic kind

The Cutest - lots of awwwwwww

Strange Animals - weird looking , but they have great personalities

Fruit & Veggie Guru - everything you always wanted to know about eating better

MMMMMMM Bread - get started and soon your whole place will be smelling great

Got Wig ?? - ewwwwwww creepy

Limon - cool art

Big Buck Bunny - never make a bunny mad or they get their revenge

Grover Wants to Talk to You - loads of vides for kids

Kiddie Records Weekly - all kings of old kids albums for free download . they even have Tubby the Tuba !

Ohhhhhhh Numnah ! - in case you havent seen the blooper from the spelling bee yet

A Drag & Drop World - its happening , but thankfully not this quickly

Trick Shots - fun with billiards

Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop - a new world record !

Flobots - Handlebars - a very cool bit of animation

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 08:27 AM
May 31, 2008

Sausages for Roy


isnt the internet cool ? just the other day i was wondering who did a song in one of the video sausages i posted , so i asked if anyone knew who did it and when i look into my inbox, i get the answer . Thanks Roy ! the song is now in my tunes folder . here is the nutty video for the tune . its not for everyone, so if it isnt, try one of these sausages instead...................


Speaking of Music - heres a couple of ways to find some new music

Stereogum - Free Downloads & Muxfind & MP34U or 15 Alternatives

Another Boring Postcards Muxtape - this guy finds all kinds of music that is new to me . this time its cool cover songs . think of it as an extended musical interlude

Animator Vs Animation - coooool

Kill The Mosquito ! - i got my first bite the other day . oh joy , theyrrrrrrrrre baaaaack

The Best of Tina Fey - some funny lines from news update (especially the brokeback joke)

The Devils Tramping Ground - animated spooky stories in case you are hankering for a bonfire ghost story

Best Telemarketer Scam - revenge is sweet

Vanishing America - cool photos that would make excellent film locations

A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples - for when you arent quite sure of their use or definition or just settling a bet

Scripps National Spelling Bee - i made it to round two . (smaller MSNBC multiple choice version . easier cuz i got 10 outa 10)

Speaking of the Spelling Bee ohhhhhhhhhh numnah . must watch of the week

Cat Ladies - this made me laugh

Parts fo the Brain - *brain stem ! brain stem !*

Young Hillary Clinton - this really does put all the nonsense into perspective

SuperHero Fashion Emergency - *not that theres anything wrong with it*

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 09:11 AM
May 28, 2008

NO COFFEE !! *Weep*


good thing i filled up a large glass of water to have with brekky this morning . that way i have something to sip on , cuz the plumbers are down in the basement doing some pipe work and there wont be any water until tonight . i wish i had remembered earlier cuz i really need a shower . guess i'll just do some sausages while i wait for some hot water...................


FREE PHOTOSHOP !! - adobe creative suite 4 is in beta . coooooooool

George & Rosemary - another nfb animated classic

10 Gnomes 5 - The Shipyard - can you find em ?

Charlie Chaplin Online - for when you dont want a nsfw porno link for 'little tramp'

Drug Interactions - a handy site for checking to see if you are contraindicated

Play Catch - a soothing, stress relieveing time killer game

MuxFind - cool idea . finds a song you are looking for in other people's muxtapes . a great way to find cool music

Cornelius - Omstart - a cool video and a pretty song

Got Gum ?? - better than underneath a chair

Balloons ! - cool stuff , but no giraffes ???

BPU Version.0.9 - an app for the gullible

The Candle Experiment - fun with fire

Gas Prices Around the World - those poor bastards in sierra leone . $18.43 / gallon . yikes !

Cell Phone Vs Microwave - visual proof that cell phones are evil

Super Cook - enter your ingredients and it suggests recipes . cool

Ol Blue Eyes - and all of his friends

Stupid Crook of the Month - Idiots !!! lol


Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 10:02 AM
May 25, 2008

Go Wings !!

an friend of mine , whose encouragement and web designing skillz made this site possible, is a big detroit red wings fan . the wings are currently in the stanley cup finals against the pittsburgh penguins and won the first game 4-0 (shoulda been 5-0 , that was a good goal) . i've lost touch with my friend . emails arent returned and her site isnt there anymore . i hope she's okay . in the meantime, i'll sit back, watch and enjoy some sausages..............

GO WINGS !!


22 Sites for Free Music - i may have posted this before , but its a good list (here is 5 more)

Jack Velvet - do you like a bit of loungey music along side of some surf twang with a dash of some groovy soul ? this guy plays it every wednesday morning on CITR in vancouver . if you cant listen live , download the free podcasts and check out this very cool , commercial free radio show

The World of Chemistry - geeky science video (if you know who does the song , please email me)

Where You Sit in Class - *too cool for school *

The Tubes - White Punks on Dope - a glammy musical interlude *chair boogie*

Tag Galaxy - this is a very cool photo app that i could play with for hours . just enter a subject or place & explore

The Internet Party - Part 2 - The Intervention - funny geek video (part 1 here)

Trippy Alice - ultra lounge in wonderland

Food as Medicine - mmmmmmm health

Cooking For Engineers - food from a technical perspective but likely doesnt work the first time lol

The Sweater - another animated classic from the vaults of the national film board of canada

Weezer - Pork & Beans - a memes glalore video , you'll prolly remember most of them

Trashy Art - fun with shadows

Shakespeares Sonnets Remixed - create your won poetry (originals here)

Armour For Cats & Mice - i guess their age old rivalry is getting serious lol

Sleepless in Seattle - The Horror! The Horror !

Le Grand Saut - in 54,272 seconds (as of this post) this guy is going to go up in a helium baloon to 20,000 feet and jump off , setting a new parachuting record . if i'm near a puter i just may watch the live video feed

Go Wings !!

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 09:01 AM
May 21, 2008

2617 Pics Scanned & Editted *Rubs Sore Wrist*


mannnnnn am i ever glad thats over with . a couple months ago while sis was here on a visit , she bought mum a digital pic frame and ever since i've been scanning and fixing all the family photos that i could get my hands on . for a while there it seemed that the task would never end, but i am finally finished . so now i can rest my repetively stressed wrist and forget all the photoshop stuff i learneed while doing them (like i did last time i learned anything on photoshop lol)

now i can just sit back and do some sausages................


3D Guernica - a cool link that lets you take a very close look at Pablo Picasso's masterpiece

Radiohead Animation Contest - a wehile back radiohead releases the album, 'in rainbows' and asked for their fans to make videos for it , here are the best so far . very cool

Playing With Your Food - cool food scuplting pics

Nudi-Branchs - not porn , thought they technically are not wearing any clothes lol

Steel Pond - cool sculpting with scrap metal

Creepy Bacon - its aliiiiiiiiiiiiive !!

Popstar - a funny spoof of the nickelback song

More Metal Sculptures - cool stuff

The Stuntman - take out your frustrations on this poor stuntman, but dont worry , he always bounces back

Spot The 6 Differences - a tad dark , but its an addictive time killer

Wogger 125 !! - the cool point & click game that keeps going & going & going & going & ........................

The Big Snit ! - one of my all time fav animated shorts (with links to the national film board of canada's online database) . coooooooool

More - another personal favourite . that is set to my fav new order tune too


Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 07:52 AM
May 17, 2008

Shorts Weather !!!


its sunny . its warm . its a long weekend . WOOT !!

just time enmough to post some sausages before i go out to play.............


Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 - the new browser is finally out of beta . if you havent d/l it , you should

22 Sites For Checking Out Free Music - coooooooooool

The Control Master - this is awesome . a very very cool animated short by the guy who also did this . do not miss

The Get Out Clause - Paper - not the greatest song in the world , but the video is cool . they performed in fromt of cctv cameras all over and then petitioned the government , through the freedom of information act . to get the images that they editted into this video

Cuteness Overload - Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Oh, The Two Manatees ! - and other endangered animals (or if you just want polar bears )

The Essential Man's Library - 100 novels that every guy should read

Stewie's Spoon Trick - who knew anteaters were so dang cute ?

Bill O'reilly Flips Out - The Remix - a meme you can dance to NSFW (the original video here & the prodcers feed here)

Balance the Egg - a not so easy flash time killer

This Peanut Looks Like a Duck - and so do some other things

Why is the Rum Gone ?? - a pirates of the caribbean remix

The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping - the world of warcraft video

The Very Angry Caterpillar - cool flashlight video animation


Wow . Its getting warm out . time to go play

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 08:45 AM
May 14, 2008

Almost Shorts Weather !

after going thru the coldest spring that i can remember , the weather forecast calls for 2 days of rain then sunny skies and temps in the 80s . its going to be a shock to the system , but hopefully its time to pack the winter gear away .

i better sausage now while its raining.......................


World Wide Telescope - link to the nexus and explore the universe

Bendito Machine - cool animated short

Habits of Highly Effective Internet Users - sad but true ? lol

World's Weirdest Animals - 25 odd critters , but they have great personalities

Muto - a very cool video of grafitti come to life

Steven Segal Emotion Chart - check out the range

Hand Gestures - a dead on impersonation of hillary clinton

Childhood Nightmares - creepy paintings by joshua hoffine

Charlie, That Still Hurts - a trippy take on a new meme

Tangerine - another cool animated short

Sad Kermit - needle in the hayyyyyyyy (homemade video of elliott smith's original song Here & The Royal Tannenbaum Version Here)

How to Kiss - a funny educational video

How to Become a Musician - another funny educational video


Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 09:58 AM
May 11, 2008

Sausages for Mom


"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,

Put them all together, they spell
MOTHER, A word that means the world to me.
Howard Johnson (c. 1915)

now some sausages to shake off the gaggingly saccharine beginning to this post .......


Happy Mother's Day - ahhh now thats more like it :p

Instant Rimshot - punctuate other peoples poor attempts at humour !

Baby Panda - awwwwwww

Radiohead _ Weird Fishes : Arpeggi - cool music video

Spliced Krispies - a nifty group of mash ups and they are free to download

Piccadilly Postcard - a cool short video tribute to london

Urban Dead - A Massively Multi-Player , Web-Based Zombie Apocalypse

BrainyZip - if you are american , put in your zip code and get some statistical info about your neigbourhood

Space - The First 50 Years - a cool interactive timeline

Got Wildlife Disease ? - news map

Baby Hedgehog - awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Time Killers Galore - over 200 games to play while the time slips past

Target Women & Yogurt - marketing is evil , but this is funny

Muxtapes - in this list of names , you will find some cool tunes by people youve never heard of before . for all kinds of musical tastes too .

Worst Album Covers Ever ! - some of these are pretty funny

Trick - a short film about relationships

Cat Waking Up - awwwwwwwwwwww

Treadmill Kitties - this made me laugh

Collie, and He's Got Skis - the philip glass-a-palooza , life in balance


Enjoy !!


posted by rollick at 09:10 AM
May 07, 2008

Cherry Blossom : Pretty , but Achooooooo


*sniff sniff*

now where did i leave those antihistamines

heres some sausages................


How Do You Put On Your Pants ? - not like this i'm sure

Awwwwwwwww - me thumper, you bambi

Rollerman ! - if i tried that , i'd forever be involved in lawsuits cuz i'd have kept colliding into things

Chris Jordan - cool art

New York Times Crossword Drawings - i do this puzzle everyday and its never occured to me to draw about it

Price Protector - a handy site for making those "we will beat anyone else's price" work in your favour

Banksy - The Cans Festival - cool street art

Every Simpsons Couch - very cool . a must watch

The Politics of Pre-School - a different kinda tale of youth

Polcarstva - the point & click game about surreal art . odd & cool

Air Bear - dang i wish i lived near a subway air vent . i'd love to make one of these

Lorenzo - The Flying French Man - a horse is a horse of course, of course

The Guinness Record For Most T-Shirts Worn - and then i suppose you could play Pilsbury Doughboy *Poke* *Giggle*

New Coke Ad - a very cool animated short . another must watch

lots of video this posting, cool !

Enjoy !!


posted by rollick at 10:35 AM
May 03, 2008

Its May ! Mannnn this year is flying by


more fiddling around with firefox addons this week , (Reminder Fox & Pic Lens) and they are both going to be really handy i think . my volume prob turned out to be Windows Messenger (Grrrrrrrr) , but now everything is up and running . theres been lots of sausages too......................


African Wildlife - coooooool pics

MapsKrieg - Looking for an apartment ? this site combines google maps and craig's list

The Dresden Dolls - i absolutely love this band . their songs are so theatrically dynamic & very cool . they have a new album coming out too......... Woot !!

50 easy Ways to Help the Planet - its the simple things that can make a huge difference

Bored ??? - plays cars in your hometown . vroom vroom vroom screeeeeeeeeech

Design a Roller Coaster - this university physics/engineering teaching app is fun to play around with

777 Time Lapse - if you are ever in the seattle area , make time to go to everett and take the boeing plant tour . its pretty cool

FoodBuzz - mmmmmmmm food

Dis Boot - doc marten is having a design the boot contest

Hangman - the classic time killer

Yankee or Dixie ?? - apparently i'm 55% dixie

Frogs - all kinds of them . pics and sounds

This Link Blows - in a tetrissy kinda way

The art of Travis Louie - cool & unusual

The Air That You Breathe - by state and county

neilaproductions - a friend of mine designed this music site

Custom Grills - cuz BBQ season has begun

Shaq Defends Will Ferrell - and then they sing lol

cool, the dresden dolls site tunes lasted the entire posting

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 09:19 AM
April 30, 2008

Tax Day Procrastination Sausages

so far its looking like i dont owe anything , but i have a little bit more to do before i know for sure . i just thought i'd take a break from tax forms and have a couple sausages....................


Oh The Huge Manatee !! - cool pic

The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Boy - cool animated video

Exploding Teddy Bears - odd site where things blow up real good

I Gotta Get me Some Tater Tots - mmmmmmm bacon (more here)

Antelope Canyon - i would luvvvvvvvvv to go on a hike here . cool pics

Stevie Wonder - Superstition - stevie at his best and its on sesame street of course

The Spinning Dancer - examining an optical illusion

Worldometers - i like to look at this site every few months

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Adventure Game - i cant belive that i was playing this 20 years ago *sigh* heres a tip : the first thing you do is take the aspirin out of your bathrobe pocket and eat it so you dont die from a hangover lol

Billy's Mentors - a guy pretends he is a kid and writes to famous and/or infamous people asking for career advice . interesting

Chaos in the Office - a nifty bit of rube goldberging

Disintegrating Wind Turbines - cool video (slow mo here)

Melissa Peck - cool art site

Are You the Six Fingered Man ?? - this made me laugh

George Steinmetz - cool sonora california landscapes

Sufjan Stevens - Jacksonville - cool tune

Paper Toys - just d/l , print and cut out . nifty idea

Andrea Mosaic - cooool idea . create your own mosaics from your own pics using the free app . check out & zoom in on van gogh's starry night

Sleepy Bear Cub - awwwwwwwww

ok , back to the mess of forms

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 11:18 AM
April 28, 2008

Ok , I Have a Few Sausages Now


i picked up a couple new sausages over the weeekend as i was getting my puter in order . it turns out the volume prob wasnt a browser add-on , but it was F'ing MS Messenger . while mum & sis were having their weekly chat, i adjusted the speaker volume in the video chat screen and the next time i turned on some tunes or turned the puter on or off , all things were back to normal . i didnt have to lose all my bookmarks after all . *sigh* oh well, my bookmarks did need to be cleaned out anyway

while getting my daily bookmarks back together , i was able to find all but 1 of my regular sites . it was a new one so i hadnt had a chance to save or archive it . it had all kinds of oddball posts and cute animal stuff . the name was something like nothing but for abernathy or something liek that, but not that cuz numerous searches of variatons on that have come up empty . if anyone out there knows this site , could you please email me the link . i kinda miss it . even if i didnt sausage anything from it , it usually left a smile on my face.

anyway, here some sausages. sorry for the delay.....................


The 50 Best Cult Books - summer reading season is coming up and this is a pretty good list of cool literature

Map My Run - or in my case walk . running is just so gauche :p plan out or share a journey in your neighbourhood or worldwide

More - mark osbourne's classic animation . one of my all time favs

Flat Bread, Feta and Chickpea Salad - gordon ramsey cooks up some vegetarian food without swearing lol

10 Gnomes - Epsiode 4 - can you find them ?

AWWWWWWW - the duck and the dog

Safe Baby Pregnancy Tips - read carefully

Sheep Dash - a "test your reactions' time killer

Fox News - Fair & Balanced - i believe it to be true that only an idiot would willingly watch fox news on a regular basis

Not That CNN is Much Better - if i lived in the states , i'd get my news from the BBC

Bubba's Chili Parlor - Opening soon , a creepy looking new zombie movie

Craig Ferguson's White House Correspondents Dinner Speech - a really funny non-partisan speech


Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 08:51 AM
April 25, 2008

ummmm OOOOOOOOOPS !!


I must apologize . I screwed up . Due to some minor probs on my puter's master speaker volume , i've bee doing complete re-installs of various applications in order to get the sound quality i had just last week . i've done quite a few changes lately , so i've been trying all kinds of things . this morning i decided to do a complete reinstall of firefox , all its extensions and its add-ons . to do this i clicked the 'do not save custom savings' button and it uninstalled . it also took all my bookmarks with it . that means that all the sites i had stumbled upon this week for you are gone . sorry about that , but there wont be any sausages this weekend . i also lost the bookmarks for the sites i go to on a regular basis , so once i re-establish them , i'll do a sausage post as soon as i can .

sorry about that


the worst part is , i havent fixed the volume prob . the windows master volume fader is at 100% , but my volume is abour 40% of what it used to be . if anyone has any ideas , please email me at andy@rollick.org . i've run out of ideas of how to fix it

i'll get new sausages up soon
Enjoy !! (if enjoyment is possible without sausages mmmmmmmm lol)

posted by rollick at 10:33 AM
April 21, 2008

Sausages

it snowed on the hills the last 3 nights !! its April 21st !! *shakes head*

btw the previous post works albeit in an unelegant way . if you like odd ball mashups , those are the best from this site

and now, some sausages............


Scary Poppins - re-editted movie trailer

The Gossip - Listen Up - live on letterman

Where in the World - geography quiz

Self Cutting Generator - i tried to save 'welcome to rollick.org' using their link , but it didnt take . kinda funny looking though

Stork Theory - a perfect debunking of ben stein's new movie and the bullshit it tries to represent

George is Funny - and sometimes its just sad

Daliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii - salvador goes on Whats My Line *yeth*

MMMMMMMMMM Cookies - the 50 best recipes on the net

Can You Spot A Fake Smile ? - i only got 70% right on this one and thought i'd do better

Open Source Living - cool free community apps on the web

How Hillary Can Still Win - funny video (unless you support her lol)

The Simpsons Music Archive - every song thats been on the simpsons, sorted by decade

Cello Hero - sometimes its fun to play out of sync , even ijust to annoy another person in the room

Slap It On !! - its suncscreen season again

The Films of Joel & Ethan Coen - movies mashup

Crash, Car Crash - something goes awry on the set of the new bond flic

Enjoy !!


posted by rollick at 09:21 AM


just trying someting


dunno if this will work , but i'm trying to find a way to d/l these mashups from france . i'm hoping that once i post them , a right click save will do the trick


http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/303nights.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/helplesseveryday.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/lettre.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/fistfulofsteel.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/Overdub%20-%20Break%20Ross%20(Limp%20Bizkit%20VS%20SebastiAn%20VS%20No%20One%20Is%20Innocent).mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/Overdub%20-%20Five%20Step%20(Radiohead%20VS%20Dave%20Brubeck).mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/wonderfulsurprise.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/sweetcalifornication.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/smackthatreligion.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/Overdub%20-%20Sexyfaction%20(Justin%20Timberlake%20VS%20Benny%20Benassi).mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/yellow.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/naturalsun.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/dj.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/blowmybeat.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/loveboot.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/gottamoveon.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/elasticsecond.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/Overdub%20-%207%20Secondes%20Heureuses%20(William%20Sheller%20VS%20Youssou%20NDour).mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/scenedhiver.mp3

http://overdubsound.free.fr/112/Overdub%20-%20Promiscious%20Escape%20(Gwen%20Stefani%20VS%20Timbaland).mp3


here goes nuthin........


posted by rollick at 08:54 AM
April 17, 2008

Firefoxin' Blues

a little while back i installed the final beta version of firefox 3 on my puter and with any beta , there have been a couple minor growing pains , but nothing that makes me regret using it . It is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy faster , uses a tons less puter memory and is fully customizable . this is great cuz i have been able to cram all the buttons and options into two small tool bars (one on the top , one on the bottom) so now its like i view all web pages as a full screen . its nice . my only real problems have been how my addons have dealt with the changes . for a while i was having a problem connection to some links on youtube , but an reinstall of my addons seems to have fixed the problem (thanks for the idea arin) . finding all the addons was the hardest thing . my absolute must addon, Foxy Tunes , is not on the main addons page at mozilla . you have to go to the link to the developers page for a beta version and d/l it from there . my other addons are Download Status Bar (stops that annoying d/lpage from popping up when you d/l) , Adblock Plus (say goodbye to web ads) & PDF Download (opens pdf files in your browser) are readily available off the 'most reccommended addons' page .

my only i'm forced to use i addon IE View (opens pages in internet exploerer that have to be viewed in internet explorer) , isnt in the most popular addons but its there after a little searching . make sure you get the correct one for you , cuz the page where i do these sausage postings is IE only (my own damn fault for not switching to a better blogging app , but i'm too lazy to do it lol) . thats why its taken so long to post these sausages...............


Soma Fm - commercial free underground music from san francisco . coooooooooooool

The Breathing Earth - planetary vital signs

An Engineers Guide to Cats - engineers have a 'unique' way of looking at things

Carlos Castenada & The Shaman - exploring the man and the philosophy

April 17th - hit songs of every day by year (start here)

The Giant Amazon Water Lily - cool nature video

X - Rays - cool pics

The Warholizer - turn your pics into andy warhol art . cool but make sure you save them , cuz the page they get created on doesnt last long . i was hoping to post my result here, but its gone now . its cool though

Living & Dying - cool silhouette animation

He's Dead Jim - funny trek compilation

Sick Around the World - Frontline explores health sytems around the world in an even and unbiased report

AYY EEE AYY EEE AYYYYYYY - and many other great opening movie credits

Ben Steins Creationist Bullshit - this is how creationists lie about evolution . this scientist sifts thru the lies

Charlie the Unicorn Part II - annoying but funny video (part I here)

Barth - Magic Wonderwheel - cool video to a cacthy tune

Evil Dog......Twice ! - animated .gif

The Kids in the Hall Reunion - pre tour planning lol . i saw the kids on their last tour and it was great .

Enjoy !!


posted by rollick at 09:56 AM
April 12, 2008

Things for Americans to Procrastinate on Instead of Doing Their Taxes


you stall have 3 days before you have to file , so theres loads of times to finish filling out your tax forms.....sit back........relax...........have some sausages............


Wogger 120 - for more prcrastination , try levels 1 - 119

Click Maze - in case you want procrastination with less thought

The Breathing Earth - an interesting look at how we treat our planet

Metal Art - cool pics from andre kutscherauer

How Slaughterhouse Five Was Born - the story behind kurt vonnegut's classic novel

Baby Animals - Awwwwwwwwwwwww

How to Freak Out an Airplane Passenger Beside You - put your hands in prayer , repeat over and over , "Allah Akbar" and click this link

Arty Chairs - i dunno if i'd want to have any of these in my house

Computer Science Unplugged - puters explained with pictures

500 Miles to Hollywood - actors bring to life a 15 tear old's movie script . very funny

I Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese - *timer time*

The Doctor & The Ice Cream Taster - funny sketch (more Mitchell & Webb here)

The Top 50 Football Goals - for the procrastinating soccer fan

Wilford Brimley's Diabeetus Rap - word

Rube Goldberg Billiards - a cool trick shot

Multiple Sidosis - this is kinda slow to start , but give it a chance . it gets better

The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time - dunno about the 'of all time' part , but theres plenty of procrastination to be found in here


Good Luck with your Taxes

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 09:47 AM
April 09, 2008

Its Finally Warming Up


ooooooooo its so nice to go for a walk at night and not freeze . not that its balmy yet , but after such a cold spring , just not having towear a toque is nice . today is nice and sunny , so i'm gonna post a few quick links and scoot outisde.....................


Pitchfork.tv - this site for finding new bands and free mp3 releases has now gone video

.....And Speaking of Free Music - another link here

Awwwwwww - cute pic

Feist - Sea Lion Woman - a nifty alternative version from the juno awards (thats canadian for grammy lol)

End of the Century - The Ramones - i caught this on detroit PBS Independent Lens last week . its very entertaining . maybe your PBS will show it

Flash Galore - all kinds of flash animation that has gone viral at one time or another

Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium - if you are gonna mark yourself for life , at least make it interesting

Rockin the Right - a conservative wonk takes song lyrics out of context , misses the point of songs and tries to claim them as right wing anthems

It Aint Easy Being a Reporter - the occupational hazards

Cities At Night - cool video

Illustrated Quixote - get your visual cervantes on

Google Transit - works for vancouver . map out your public transit routes online

Al Gore Talks to TED - his latest slideshow

Polar Bears - cool photography by paul nicklen

Procrastination - i was going to watch this cool video again , but a couple things came up

The Googly Eyed Gardener - christopher walken creates yet another classicly obscure comedy icon


Enjoy !!!

posted by rollick at 10:03 AM
April 06, 2008

A Rainy April Saturday

i'm just sitting at my desk, listening to some cool tunes and avoiding going outside for a walk and getting soaked in the rain . in other words, a perfect excuse to post some sausages...............


Got Ska ?? - with this toolbar , you will never be without !

Polar Bears & Dogs - who woulda thunk it ?

Clear Channel 9/11 Banned Songs - why do some people treat the public like idiots ? *shakes head*

Classic Fairy Tales & Fables - all kinds of literary classics

National Geographic's Geo Bee - 10 outta 10 ! Woot !

How to Launch The Space Shuttle - a cool photo diary of a launch

The History of Stonehenge - a short historical video
(a not so historical video here)

Celebrity Real Names - fun with trivia

P:Ø/site - unusual but cool pics

Time Lapse - a cool video short

Abraham Brewster - paints some really bizarre stuff

Vancouver 360° - if you click on the red number 19 , you'll find 20 panorama pics of my neighbourhood

Polar Bears - awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
(even if they are viscious lol)

George Steinmetz - cool pics from above

Goon Show Radio - audio of the classic comedy series with peter sellers, spike milligan et al

BMW Art Car - artists tagging cars

Jimmy Kimmel's Day With Richard Simmons - *shudder*

Synchronized Cats - warning . its hypnotic lol

Half Full or Half Empty ? - apparently those are the glasses john lennon was wearing when he was shot *sigh*

Airsick - environmental pics from toronto

Birth of a Nation - i've never seen dw griffith's epic film about the creation of america , have you ? here's our chance


Enjoy !!


posted by rollick at 09:56 AM
April 02, 2008

The Sun Came Out On April 1st


hmmmmm if its a joke i dont get it , but i'm sure glad its finally starting to warm up . this has been the coldest march that i can remember . hopefully this will be the start of a warming trend that will take me to shorts season ! i'm getting tired of pants . one thing for sure is that its time for some sausages.............


Cat Power - Metal Heart - check this out . an amazing performance live on letterman . (her first letterman appearance) (Also some other bands from the show)

Pareidolia - i never knew there was a word for it . i see stuff like this all the time . cool pics (more here)

Mission Impossible - reggae squirrell style

Miss Bimbo - now that the crush of internet traffic , we can now find out what all the fuss was about

Tibao - a cool point & clickgame

Le Manoir - another cool point & click , but you may need to speak a tiny bit of french

The Senses Challenge - a logic test best taken after you've had a chance to wake up a bit lol

Snake Bones - cool pics

The Kansas Table of Elements - poor dorothy

Fighting Mickey Mouse in 1934 - felix the cat & japanese propaganda

Mad Magazine Fold-Ins - i'd forgotten about these

The 101 Most Useful Websites - indeed

Deep thoughts - your daily dose of alt philosophy

Snow-pening Day in Cleveland - play ball !!

Most Clever April Fool's Day Gag of 2008 - it fooled mum !! ( runner up here and geek list here)

The Best Story Ever !! - a cool collection of videos . i'm not sure which one is my fav

Mike Gravel - Helter Skelter - yikes


okay , time to go out and play in the sun

Enjoy !!

posted by rollick at 10:35 AM
March 28, 2008

March 28th and Its Snowing !!