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    Don't bother picking up one of those lame books of baby names at the grocery check out, we've got you covered. Below you'll find a list of the 100 most bad ass baby boy names ever. Now, this isn't another one of those lame "ZOMFG Celebrities Give Their Kids the Dumbest Names!!!" posts. This is all about laying down the most boss names you can give a kid. These names are guaranteed to garner respect and admiration. They are totally foolproof. Don't believe me? Think it's akin to child abuse to give a kid an unusual name? Read on and leave a comment below... unless you have a totally lame name that is...

This is my response to the comments I recieved on my
In Light of Both Conventions entry and the thought thats since I haven't voted before, my opinions are somehow void and should be discarded. It was brought up multiple times and I started to respond in the comment section, but I got going and decided to just make a formal blog response to them. Beyond this point is the comment that actually made me respond, and my response...

I'm not political by any means, I don't vote, mainly because I don't see a point. The US is losing all credibility and respect, even within the country. I've always been against people being those flag waving, "We are the best Nation on the Earth" people. They are dumb, and if you are one of those people...you are dumb. There is no if ands or buts about it. The best I can come up with for our country is, we are what we are, we do some things better than some countries and we do some things worse. Blind patriotism is as bad as blind hate. Most of the people who say that shit haven't stepped foot in another country, besides maybe Mexico.

    With all of the attention on vice-presidential politics recently I thought it'd be nice to take a look back at one of the craziest vice presidents in US history. Meet Richard Mentor Johnson, he was Vice President from 1837 to 1841. Johnson was Martin Van Buren's first and only vice presidential running mate... nothing weird about that, except that Van Buren ran for two terms. Van Buren's second run was VP-less, which will make sense after you get to know Richard Johnson. You see, Johnson wasn't the most popular guy in politics mostly because his wife was his former slave. Interracial marriages aren't a big deal today but in 1836 it was a different story. And this wasn't some Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemmings shit either, it was all out in the open. But that's the not the most interesting part about Johnson... not even close...

    The Omnivore List was something put together by a British blogger recently. It states that there are 100 different food items that any good omnivore should eat at least once in their life. It seems a little odd that a Brit would be any kind of authority on the the subject of food, but whatever. I do agree with some of the items on the original list, but I think there is room for improvement... Living in the twenty first century we can skirt a few of the old 'peasant' foods. I'm talking about the butcher's leftover pie type of shit people had to eat back in the day when outhouses were all the rage. In an age of refrigeration and bioengineering, the world might be better of if people stopped eating crap like brains, haggis and pig's feet.

    About a year and a half ago I first read about the tilt-shift style of photography. Tilt-shift is the name of the effect which you can apply through the use of a crazy-expensive lens, or by using Photoshop. I originally tried my hand at this last summer to mixed results. It was good fun though so I decided to give it another go. The basic idea is that the tilt-shift creates an illusion that makes the subject of your photo look like it's a miniature or toy model. So if you have a three-quarters-overhead view of a city scene and apply this effect it'll end up looking like you've taken a picture of a model train town. Some situations lend themselves to tilt-shifting better than others. Below are some of the pictures I've tilt-shifted.

    I read this article about how to pack for a semester abroad the other day and thought I'd speak my peace. I have a little experience on the subject and had a few disagreements with the article, so I figured what would be better than to write about it online? I should say up front that my semester abroad took place during the summer months of 2006 in Germany, so there wasn't much to plan for as far as extreme conditions and third world inconveniences. I have since been to Iceland which was a little bit of a different story. That all being said, I don't consider myself an expert on the subject, just a guy with an opinion.

    Yup, it's another crazy coffin... This time it's an iPhone inspired casket. You may remember the Pabst themed coffin, Kurt Cobain's Teddy Bear Urn and the dude who chose to be buried in the Pringles can he invented. This is quite a bit lamer. The first time I read about these coffins was on a site named T3, which I found confusing because the first time I skimmed the article I thought they also offered a Terminator 3 themed casket. Anyway, these idiots basically have a casket template which they'll slap decals on for a few hundred bucks. The best part is that it's shaped like a cheapo plywood coffin from the old west. Pretty classy guys.