Burn, FAC, burn.

Some of you may have seen this already but the utopian art fest society which is burning man has been toppled:

http://laughingsquid.com/burning-man-set-on-fire-early-arson-is-to-blame/




















Sadly nothing lasts forever, even the relatively good behavior of the burners.

THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS! SOMEONE HAS TO GO AND RUIN IT FOR EVERYONE ELSE.
What this jack-monkey doesn't get is that burners will be further galvanized toward love and hope by this action, and even more people will be there next year.
I am sure fully half of the burners are like "What? what happened? I was totally dripping glow stick juice on my lobster car, what did I miss?!". This has no affect on them except to make for some fun rumors. Nice try saboteurs!

I must let you know I had a dream about being at Burning Man and it was super realistic. All I did was wander the desert looking for water and toilet paper. No, I know it is really fun and crazy and lots of people have a really great time. It is just not for me, as I am waaaaay more uptight than I pretend to be especially about washing my hands and not dying of dehydration.


One again a tangential rant about nothing gets in the way of my true purpose: FAC!!!!!!!!

I already know who is coming to FAC. I already know where we are going. So do you. If you are coming, you know it, and if you are then you know where it is. I won't bore the rest of you with the details. (Me, Luke?, Steven, AA @ Surfside 4:30ish -- you should join us!)
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW -- last week we ended up at Old Chicago! We could go anywhere! We are a bunch of wild and crazy guys (and gals). So show up for the complete randomness of it all.

I will bore you with some news of upcoming events:

No FAC for me on the 14th of September. I have to bartend. SOOOOOOOOOOOO if you want you can come to where I am bartending and have FAC with me as your surly bartender! How awesome is that!?

TRIVIA is still going on Friday at 8, at Choice City Shots!!!! I give away cool prizes and I am almost this funny in person! Come on down, bring your friends! Don't be afraid of the gay bar!
Check out a sample round from a couple weeks ago:

Hail to the Chief

1. Which of these US presidents was born in Texas? A) Dwight D Eisenhower B) George W Bush C) Ronald Reagan D) George H. W. Bush

The retreat known as Camp David is named after what 20th-century president’s grandson?

3. Who is buried in Grant’s Tomb?

What U.S. President was revealed to suffer hemorrhoids after Egyptian president Anwar Sadat mentioned them in a public plea for prayers?

5. Who is known as the “High Chief” of the Wu-Tang Clan? **“High Chief” is the alias of what Wu-Tang rapper?

6. "Hail to the Chief" is the official anthem of the President of the United States, the song accompanies the President at almost every public appearance. The U.S. Department of Defense it the official announcement music in 1954. What musical signifier of honor precedes this piece when played for the President?


That Sports round I promised you

1. Of the 41 Super Bowl games played to date, 36 of them have occurred in which month?

What tennis mogul was the Elton John song “Philadelphia Freedom” written for?

What famed baseball player had a bat known as Black Betsy, so called because of the countless splatters of tobacco juice?

Which of these professional sports leagues does NOT contain at least one Canadian team? A) MLB B) NHL C) NFL D) NBA

What is the official name of the mascot of the Cleveland Indians?

WFJF is the initial for the official organization for what obscure sport, played with two opponents standing face to face and grasping hands as if pointing and arm wrestling at the same time?
Kind of Science-y

1. Udden-Wentworth Scale is used by geologists to measure what?

2. Torino Impact Hazard Scale measures the risk of what natural disaster?

What part of the body is affected if you suffer from ‘bruxism’?

What is the only Great Lake that is NOT bordered by the stat of Michigan?

5. This fatal disease once found in Papua New Guinea is contracted from eating human brains – part of a native funereal ritual in which mourners would dismember and devour their newly deceased loved one.
6. In the 1970’s the traditional skull-and-crossbones poison symbol was replaced with a scowling, green character named what?

American-ia

Semper fidelis is the motto of which branch of the US military?

After only two months, what title was taken away from Suzette Charles in 1984?


Which of these comedians-turned-movie-stars was NOT born in Canada? A) Bill Murray B) Jim Carrey C) Mike Myers D) Dan Aykroyd
To save money for the war effort, Academy Award Oscar statuettes during WWII were made of what material?

Christopher Columbus captained which ship when he “discovered” American in 1492? A) Nina B) Pinta C) Santa Maria D) Mayflower

6. Baltimore’s historic Fort McHenry was constructed in what identifiable shape?
**Bonus question: What patriotic song was inspired by the flag flown above the fort in the war of 1812?


No More Kings

1. Bob Dylan wrote the song “It Ain’t Me Babe” for what folk singer?
2. Who was behind the wheel during the famous 1969 auto accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne?
3. Who is the first character to die in Shakespeare's “Hamlet”?
4. In the movie The Queen starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth II, it is said more than once that the position of being monarch of Great Britian killed her father. Who was her father?
5. What 17th century king is New York named after?
6. What play was being performed at London’s Globe Theatre when it burned down in 1613?

**Bonus: How many siblings does Heir Apparent to the Britsh crown Prince Charles have?** BONUS Bonus: Name them


Feel free to answer these and maybe I will give you a prize. Just remember that your stats may go down after two beers and without Google! LOL.
Yes I write or rephrase almost all these questions. A few are stolen verbatim from unnamed sources, but since I make NO MONEY from this I am okay with that.



Bear"Shut your mouth smartass" Bonney

Who likes FAC?!?!?!

I DO! I DO!

Come celebrate school starting, or lament it as you wish, at THE SURFSIDE!

Surprise!

Friday at 5:00 ish. Come for the cheapo drinks, stay for the foul odor.
I actually have not been there in awhile (Sunday), so it will be nostalgic for me!!

We can share stories of our first week at school, how glad we are the (K-12) kids are back and/or how lame it is that the college students are back. We will bet on if there will be riots at the border war game, and how many alcohol related deaths will occur during this school year. Also, someone will tell me about fantasy football.

UPCOMING FUN TIMES: Of course after FAC is trivia (run by me) at Choice City Shots!!!!!!!! Fun prizes and the winner for the night gets a $20 bar tab....invite your friends! Starts at 8:00! I am this funny in person too!
Also at Choice City Shots: Wednesday night POKER is BACK! Woo!
I do not play poker but WOO anyway! I know it is fun for some of you!

What has happened this week?

Well you may know this guy:























That's Bob Murray, owner of the Utah Crandall Canyon Mine. He called the families of miners "totally irrational" this morning on NPR. He also said "I have men here that have hundreds and hundreds of years of mining experience. They never saw this before. The mountain is alive, it's a deadly mountain. I'm not going near it." (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13866983)

I am going to presume he means their collective experience. Here is the mountain:
















Looks pretty mellow, like most mountains. Not that the incident wasn't tragic, but they were digging into the mountain...and blowing up parts of it....and taking out the pillars of coal that were holding up the roof....
Now THIS mountain is ALIVE:


















That is a mountain you do not mess with. It will melt your face off. It eats Gollums for breakfast. And it is the only way to destroy that infernal ring.
Here is another image, with it's little eyeball tower friend...











Here are some images of a mountain on fire in California:












That is an effing scary mountain.

This one is pretty deadly, but again, if you left it alone it would be much less lethal:
















It has a part called the DEATH ZONE! DON"T CLIMB IT! It has claimed over 115 lives in the past century!

Death zone
Main article: Death zone
While conditions for any area classified as a death zone apply to Mount Everest (altitudes higher than 8,000 m), it is significantly more difficult for a climber to survive at the death zone on Mount Everest. Temperatures can dip to very low levels, resulting in frostbite of any body part exposed to the air. Because temperatures are so low, snow is well-frozen in certain areas and death by slipping and falling can also occur. High winds at these altitudes on Everest are also a potential threat to climbers. The atmospheric pressure at the top of Everest is about a third of sea level pressure, meaning there is about a third as much oxygen available to breathe as at sea level.[25]

To sum up, NATURE IS DANGEROUS. Do not expect to pillage Earth's resources without some repercussions. It is sad to lose a life but do NOT blame the mountain.

And happy brain cells create more branches, and they are called 'dendritic arbors'.




























The number of dendritic arbors (more = happier) is %40 more in MIDDLE CLASS people than in LOWER CLASS people. Whoa. Difference between upper and middle? Negligible. Money = Happiness to a certain extent.


Bear "Diamonds on the soles of my shoes" Bonney

FAC feat. Chuttle

Hey there FACers!

Recently there was a study that indicated a class division between MySpace and Facebook. Apparently since Facebook was just for college students originally all the Ivy League hopeful teens were quite eager to get on. Now that Facebook has opened up to all, those kids who are left on MySpace are the "lower classes". According to the study, reports of predators using MySpace to contact kids has also made parents leery. Hmm. As if no creepy-ass third year senior career student from Stanford could possibly prey on your 18 and younger kid on Facebook. And as if your 18 and younger kid isn't being preyed on by her or his peers already. Sheesh.

Anyway, go to LiveJournal. It is for smart people regardless of how rich their parents are. LOL.

Recently I had this request:
I do have two new "persons" for deletion. 123 - B***, Theo and
456 E******, Sausage Bob. We do and should have a prem for Bob E****** 0f 952 but should not have a person file of 456.

This guy was actually entered in a disease surveillance program as "Sausage Bob". I think nicknames should be mandatory for everyone. I also think it sucks that I only ever had nicknames from my parents and never from my friends. I guess I wasn't that cool. Or my friends weren't that cool. Anyway, my son started football and already half the kids have nicknames like "Noodle" and "Stripe" and "Uri Gobot" or something...
Once I tried to give myself a nickname, which never works because nicknames have to come about organically. Plus you will always choose some ridiculous thing for yourself, which is never how others see you.

Finally in HS I got a nickname. Of course I was in Knowledge Bowl, which is an extracurricular activity sometimes called Academic Team, and it is basically a TRIVIA game based on Jeopardy. You compete like Debate teams, with other teams in your state. Sadly my nickname reflected the face that I was a total freak with a penchant for wearing capes and carrying anachronistic accessories, while dabbling in Wicca and other occult teachings.

So as a reminder there will be no FAC this week in FC, so ya'll come down to Denver and see the show!

www.solidartcollective.com/divineintervention

There will be tons of art, performers, cool stuff!
$15 at the door
Show from 9 - 12 ish (they close at 2 like a bar I believe)
Oriental Theater
4335 W 44th Ave, Denver, CO
(303) 455-2124

Basically you can go WEST on 44th from Federal until you get to the theatre between Stuart and Tennyson on the N side of the street. From I-25 I believe it is the 38th exit, 38th to Federal, N on Federal to 44th, then W. From I-70 I think it is either Federal or Sheridan exit then W from Federal on 44th, East from Sheridan on 44th. PRETTY EASY!

My keyboard is filled with dirt and crumbs, and I was thinking about keyboards so here is some cool stuff I found:










































Aluminum keyboard for Macs:




















And some Cool Cakes --- here is the link: CAKE

Now go wash your keyboard!!! Let dry completely before plugging in!!!

Bear "The Cane Goddess" Bonney

FAC RIP?

Well, I know some people are having a hard week, and some people are going camping after work on Friday and some of us have to do the whole running trivia at 8:00 on Friday, and some of you never show up, but just get these emails to see what crazy crap I came up with this week!

So FAC may be RIP for awhile. I am real busy.

What is going on with me you ask?

First of all, in order to further my education so I can eventually not work for the gov't I am going back to school! Yay school!

I am taking some art classes and a PL/SQL class which is actually training for my current job.
I am taking a class in Illustrator, and I will never ever make crud like this:
















I am taking a painting class, because I am a good drawer but a lousy painter:



















Just kidding -- I did not paint that. BUT speaking of PAINTINGS -- Did I mention Divine Intervention and how you all should come down to Denver on the night of the 17th to see the awesome show and actually see a painting I made?

Here is why I have to leave the gov't:











Haha. No, in all seriousness I will work for the gov't forever because it pays so well but eventually I want to make more art in a year than I make trips to the break room. More art = happier Berri.


So to also make me happier -- PL/SQL!



















Guess what does not make me happy? Ants all over my book. WTF Oracle?

Ah, well, guess you have to remind the geeks that nature exists out there somewhere.


I must confess, the above is all lies. The only thing I will be doing for the next eleventy million hours is playing with my new toy:


















YES, I KNOW the rest of the world has had iPod since the day it came out but mine was waaaaay cheaper and it is just as awesome.

I am etching a skull and X-bones into the back as we speak. With my eyes.


What else? Oh here is what the inside of a Nano looks like:












There is a new bar coming!!! How could I forget. As soon as they open FAC will be at Black Oak Publooneraunt thingy -- it is in Old Towne where Connor O'Neill's was. My friend Heather L. is going to be a bartender there! Huzzah!

So I will be at Choice City Shots Friday at like 7 PM for my FAC and triviaganza! Feel free to join me there!

I will have this in my dream home, only problem is, when you are listening to thrash metal the paper comes out really fast!



















Bear "SeXXyKitteh19 is my name on the iPod fan boards, just kidding it is AcidGaze" Bonney