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Bryan the über-shooter
Thu, Nov. 26th, 2009 09:03 pm


Chernobyl-licious, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

Post-apocalyptic monkey will haunt your dreams.


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Thu, Nov. 26th, 2009 03:02 pm

Geez, it's bad enough I have to sit here and transmit photos from my driver's seat, you gotta make me listen to Miley Cyrus, too?

Everyone's going to say they're thankful for meaningful, profound things tomorrow... but I'm thankful for keyboard shortcuts.

Man, I pick a random night to watch Conan, and Norm MacDonald appears to be drunk and/or high. This is fantastic.

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Bryan the über-shooter
Wed, Nov. 25th, 2009 11:31 pm

You know, maybe when Photoshop starts randomly giving me errors, it's just its way of saying, "Dude*, you've edited 21 photo galleries in two days. Take a damn break already."

Of course, that makes me sound hyper-productive, when the reality is I've just been swamped/procrastinating, and just want all this stuff up on the web and out of my brain. Plus, tomorrow's the Thanksgiving football games, and I'd like to be nearly caught up (or as close to caught up as possible) before having to get those on the web ASAP.

I also like to think this experience is teaching me to edit faster and more narrowly, but reality would probably beg to differ.

*Photoshop, as you'll note, is a pretty informal piece of software.

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Bryan the über-shooter
Tue, Nov. 24th, 2009 03:02 pm

Somehow, Christmas shopping on the internet on your day off just doesn't feel right with pants on.

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Bryan the über-shooter
Mon, Nov. 23rd, 2009 09:20 pm


The western fjords, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

Walmart: yeah, we could get the name of the town right, but that would, you know, take effort.


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Mon, Nov. 23rd, 2009 03:03 pm

FREEBIRD!

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Mon, Nov. 23rd, 2009 12:59 pm


4chan offline, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

/b/tard graffiti - under a bridge, appropriately enough.


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Bryan the über-shooter
Sun, Nov. 22nd, 2009 11:34 am


Like, wow, man, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

The official Wegmans hippie beacon back in the organic, free-range granola section.


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Bryan the über-shooter
Sat, Nov. 21st, 2009 03:00 pm

Football playoffs are over for the locals - with only Turkey Day games left to go, I'm celebrating with wine. Thanks, South America.

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Bryan the über-shooter
Fri, Nov. 20th, 2009 03:41 pm

-OK, so Oprah's quitting teevee, which is all kinds of bad news for broadcast television, but... think about, people. We're never again going to have to see Tom Cruise disingenuously jump up and down on a couch. We're not going to have to be subjected to schlock like The Secret presented as gospel (this is tempered by the loss of her book club, which actually recommended some good books). We won't have to deal with bad science and junk medicine presented as the next great thing.

-Also, everyone is speculating she'll run for Senate or the President or Emperor or something, but they're ignoring one serious possibility: Poperah.

-Apparently the new Twilight movie sucks just as hard as the books did, which gives me hope that these things will finish flaring among the tween/undersexed adult set, and America can get over this boring eroti-vampire thing we've been on since Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt were sexy vampires back in the '90s.

-There are movies coming out I actually want to see again! OK, sure, The Blind Side and The Road were books I liked before they were movies, but still. I think I'm going to have to go play with puppies for about eight hours before seeing The Road, though, if it's half as brutal as the book.

-And speaking of puppies, "This American Life" featured a piece on the Puppy Channel, and I'm bummed it never really made it off the ground.

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Fri, Nov. 20th, 2009 02:21 pm

Photo District News's photo(s) of the day is usually interesting, but today's is particularly striking: it's a series of self-portraits of a woman going through breast cancer treatment. It's not easy to go through, and fairly NSFW, but it's worth a look.

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Thu, Nov. 19th, 2009 02:42 pm

With previous generations, you had to worry about your parents' health and well-being as they got older, and maybe think about long-term planning for how they'd be taken care of in their old age.

Now, you have to worry about their Facebook passwords and making sure they don't fall victim to phishing scams delivered to their Hotmail address.

This, of course, only makes me wonder what the next generation's going to have to face when their parents become a legion of unkillable cyborgs.

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Wed, Nov. 18th, 2009 03:01 pm

Dear Them Crooked Vultures: thank you for bringing back the rock. Love, America. \m/

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Tue, Nov. 17th, 2009 05:41 pm

You know, every once and a while, Wired's Day in Tech hits a grand slam.

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Tue, Nov. 17th, 2009 04:48 pm

It seems crazy, but 7-Eleven is now selling wine. No word on when wine Slurpees will be available, or how long they'll need to decant.

In other ridiculous news, a convenience store in Bridgeton accidentally sold a guy the wrong lottery-scratch off ticket, and he won $100K. I'm going to fill out some Mega Millions tickets tonight and then tell the clerk to screw up all the numbers.

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Tue, Nov. 17th, 2009 03:02 pm

I'm not sure when "Crazy Train" became a standard marching band tune, but I'm glad it did.

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Sun, Nov. 15th, 2009 05:21 pm

This seems like an abuse of the term, "nog."


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Sat, Nov. 14th, 2009 03:01 pm

Listen, after shooting sports in a nor'easter two nights in a row, I shouldn't even be sober enough to be able to type this.

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Sat, Nov. 14th, 2009 10:51 am


On 95, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

Mmm... bacon dispenser.


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Bryan the über-shooter
Fri, Nov. 13th, 2009 03:02 pm

Murder sentencing and football in the ongoing nor'easter today. Yeah, sounds like a typical Friday the 13th.

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Thu, Nov. 12th, 2009 03:02 pm

What, did Lou Dobbs get tired of people demanding facts and non-racist diatribes?

I get to cover a soccer championship game in a nor'easter - for the second year in a row! Soccer with 50-mph wind gusts is hilarious.

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Wed, Nov. 11th, 2009 11:20 pm

It's amazing what things like Election Day and the high school fall playoffs will do to a guy's free time at work. Hell, I spent a good five hours sitting in the office today, not photographing anything, and only made a tiny dent in the backlog of stuff I have to do these days (hey, did I mention we do photo galleries now?)

So, for some substance, I offer you the various photos I've shot this year that have placed in clip contests (click on the photos for the contest links), with some commentary: )

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Tue, Nov. 10th, 2009 03:01 pm

I applaud Cashpoint for finding such a diverse group of obvious crackheads for their unintentionally hilarious commercials.

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Mon, Nov. 9th, 2009 10:31 pm

You know, the MLB playoffs finally wrapped up, and I thought I was going to be able to get back on a normal sleep schedule, then the NFL decided to schedule the Eagles-Cowboys game for Sunday night. I haven't been watching as much NFL football this year - especially the Sunday night games - and was unaware they all started at roughly 1:17 a.m. Monday morning, Eastern time. So much for getting back on the right foot Monday morning.

In other news, I'm old and boring now.

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Mon, Nov. 9th, 2009 03:00 pm

Signs my wife has PMS: she cries at the Southwest Bags commercial.

Announcers tell us McNabb hasn't thrown an INT in forever, so it was inevitable he'd throw that pick.

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Sun, Nov. 8th, 2009 03:00 pm

Hey FOX: can we let Joe Buck ruin either just football or just baseball, not both?

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Fri, Nov. 6th, 2009 11:15 pm

I'm still trying to come to terms with the fact that two of my cousins are stationed at Fort Hood, but the one who's currently deployed in Baghdad was probably safer yesterday. Thankfully, the one who's still based at Fort Hood, and the family of the other, who are also there, are all OK. Bizarre.

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Thu, Nov. 5th, 2009 10:53 pm

Tonight, I was using Songza to go through some music videos that I remember epitomizing the '80s (contenders "Land of Confusion", "Final Countdown" (the sorta-concert version) and "Got My Mind Set On You" all trail "Money for Nothing"), and decided to check on the lifespan of some '80s bands.

And discovered the Bangles are all at least 50 years old now.

Somehow, I feel like I aged a decade in the span of 15 minutes.

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Thu, Nov. 5th, 2009 03:00 pm

Note to self: check to make sure you have all the ingredients for awesome veggie soup before you get halfway through and have to improvise.

CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH!!!!!

Teixeira looks like Silvio Dante when he makes that grimace-y face.

Yankees: $1.5 billion in salary in 9 years, 1 WS title. Florida Marlins: $281 million in salary in 9 years, 1 WS title. Hmm.

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Wed, Nov. 4th, 2009 03:00 pm

There is no greater sin than mediocre pizza.

Ugh. This election still isn't decided locally, and deadline's staring me down.

So Maine loves pot but hates gays, it seems. Gay marriage people: bring this back up when everyone is stoned next year.

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Tue, Nov. 3rd, 2009 10:57 pm


Election night ends, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

Transmitting from the parking lot, 'cause that's how we roll.


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Tue, Nov. 3rd, 2009 03:00 pm

Hey, Walmart: fuck you. Christmas is in two months, and you're shoving it in my face already?

Winning ugly is still winning.

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Tue, Nov. 3rd, 2009 12:23 pm


Writing in, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

Flapjacks (and my shoe) voted: you should, too.


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Mon, Nov. 2nd, 2009 08:39 pm

Five things I hate about the World Series, that are (mostly) not the New York Yankees:

1. Fox's insane overuse of closeups. We get to see every pore on Johnny Damon's nose, but don't know that the infield has shifted, the guy on second base just fell down trying to lead off and the third-base umpire is on fire.

2. Inane storylines from Buck and McCarver, who ignore everything that's going on to tell us that Mark Teixeira earned every merit badge the Boy Scouts had to offer, and what it means to him. Meanwhile, four innings have gone by, and we have to hope they manage to mention that seven runs have scored.

3. Eleven billion tie-ins, each of which must be mentioned or acknowledged at least once an inning, commercial break or pre-/post-game. Wanda Sykes, I'm looking in your direction.

4. The awful, disingenuous local Fox News promos, and awful local TV news coverage during the World Series. Are drunk, screaming people in a bar really newsworthy?

5. The reverential tone Ken Rosenthal and the other on-field reporters take with Yankees players after wins. I'm still not sure how Ken manages to be intelligible with A-Rod's dick in his mouth.

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Mon, Nov. 2nd, 2009 03:00 pm

Oh, crap, McCarver can't even pronounce "Iggles" correctly.

Phantom score and an intentional walk to Chooch - what a weird inning.

Prediction: Wanda Sykes' new talk show will last 17 episodes, tops.

Rally lobsters come into the game: Flapjacks goes on my head, Utley homers. Flapjacks stays on my head.

Prediction: the American Express Faces commercial will be more memorable than anything from the Super Bowl.

Digital audio got garbled, and now Joe Buck sounds like Darth Vader's learning-disabled little brother.

Phillies starters for Games 5, 6 and 7: Cliff Lee, Cliff Lee, Cliff Lee.

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Sun, Nov. 1st, 2009 03:41 pm


Multimedia message, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

Attention, pumpkin butter addicts: Trader Joe's is your dealer.


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Sun, Nov. 1st, 2009 03:00 pm

Damn rain delays.

I am officially the loudest person here, as evidenced by Werth's homer.

Pettite is a human glacier. I could get a nice nap in between pitches.

The umps are gonna need to be escorted by tanks after that call.

Uh, A-Roid, aren't you supposed to be the best player on the field?

Swisher hasn't hit in a month. WTF?

Jayson Werth: awful facial hair, big bat.

Uh, Brett Myers? This should be interesting.

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Dear Phillies: watch and learn from the first half here of Iggles-Jints.

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Sun, Nov. 1st, 2009 01:01 am


Not messing around, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

This is a serious rally cap.


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Sat, Oct. 31st, 2009 03:00 pm

Best costume of the day: a dude with 8 dolls strapped to his waist, bandolier-style - he was Jon Gosselin.

Nice that ESPN360 jacks the volume 2-3x during commercials. That isn't annoying or anything.

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Fri, Oct. 30th, 2009 03:00 pm

My mom could've made that throw, Johnny Damon.

Die in a fire, Joe Buck.

Continue to die in a fire, Joe Buck.

Geez, Joe Buck, be a little more pissed off at Ibanez's double.

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Fri, Oct. 30th, 2009 10:41 am

Who says manatees are dumb animals? Ilya hung out way too long in North Jersey (he knows where to find the best pizza, clearly), and scored a free charter flight to Miami, all the romaine he can eat and he gets to shack up with a nice young lady. Ilya's a pimp.

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Thu, Oct. 29th, 2009 03:00 pm

Chase hurt? More like Chase dishes out the hurt.

McCarver's drunk. Jerek Liter?

Good God, the umpires got a call right? I'm shocked.

This just in: Cliff Lee beat the crap out of Chuck Norris in between innings.

Choochtober, baby!

OK, Phils: as a lifelong Red Sox fan, there's nothing I want more than for Pedro to wreck the Yankees one more time. Make it happen.

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Wed, Oct. 28th, 2009 11:29 pm



Holy crap, that last pitch was downright filthy.

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Wed, Oct. 28th, 2009 04:18 pm


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Wed, Oct. 28th, 2009 03:00 pm

The Flapjacks 2009 Campaign Bus is hitting the road. And by "campaign bus", I mean my Hyundai. flappuccino.livejournal.com

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Tue, Oct. 27th, 2009 10:45 pm

A note for next summer: whenever the heck a drought hits, remind me to go out and buy some lawn equipment - whatever, an edger, a hedge trimmer, something. I picked up a leaf blower/mulching vacuum yesterday to try to put a dent in the four feet of leaves that have fallen on our yard through early-season nor'easters and constant wind and rain... so naturally, it was pouring this morning, when I planned to get up early and knock out some of that.

Now there are eight feet of leaves shrouding our property, and I'm pretty sure I might be able to get out and work on a non-rainy day by next Thursday. In the meantime, if you feel like coming over, just look for the house buried in leaves.

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Tue, Oct. 27th, 2009 03:00 pm

DeSean Jackson basically gave me a win in fantasy football with a single carry and a single catch. That's absurd.

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Mon, Oct. 26th, 2009 03:00 pm

Hey, nice job gift-wrapping the ALCS for the Yankees, Scott Kazmir.

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Sun, Oct. 25th, 2009 08:40 pm


Candy madness, originally uploaded by aerialcrustacean.

Wegmans Halloween characters: Kodos, pirate ghost... and, uh, Jesus. Or scary old man. Or maybe zombie Jesus.


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Sun, Oct. 25th, 2009 02:06 pm



MLB is accomplishing two things here: making people hate the Yankees that much more, and dooming the Yankees to another epic choke.

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