Separated At Birth?

Am I the only one who thinks that Zac Effron, "star" of whatever High School Musical is, bears an uncanny resemblance to a sleestak?

See for yourself:

"It boi" Effron

Enik, from Land of the Lost

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Memoirs of a Ctrl-Freak

My week is pretty free-formed at this point. I'm waiting to hear about a possible job prospect so...I'm trying to keep myself busy. I'm also trying to quit smoking cigarettes. I went for a long, hot run in the sun this morning. Here's where I ran to:

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Then, in an effort to keep busy, I spent the better part of 20 minutes putting these socks on this morning:
I got a pumpkin today, in anticipation of carving atrocities that will be committed in the spirit of Halloween. Don't have a sense of the pattern yet though. I've been toying with the idea of non-penetrative carving (!) this season. Like only shaving down the skin with an exacto and sculpting loop, you know?

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Self Discovery :: Redux & Paradox Compel Me

So I was enjoying an old post of mine (a mental masturbation, if you will.. ED: gross) when I had a moment of clarity:
Many of the things that catch my mind/eye are things that are not necessarily primary-source original, but rather re-interpretations of things already popular or 'out there' in culture. Put another way: I don't feel it necessary to try to inject my own idea, opinion, position, or message on the world. I have my own private, internal sphere for that stuff to thrive; I do however, enjoy the re-processing of that which has been accepted by the popular culture (whatever it may be). I believe this is why I appreciate the Japanese (and German) to a certain extent, and also my peculiar position as a facilitator/designer/artist/researcher.

It may also explain why I enjoy the idea of IronMen hugging, or nerds triumphing, and atheists laughing last.

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She Looks Like a 60's Superhero Who Fights Bummers

I know Vice (magazine) is a total joke for the most part, but for complex, deep-seated reasons beyond the scope of this post, I find the Do/Don't pictures like crack. [NSFW often]

Can't. Stop. Clicking. Next.

The captions are often pretty good too. For example.

Or this one.

But then I started reading the comments below the pictures and it slowly dawned on me that the assholes who write the captions are a) totally gross themselves b) homophobic to a point that's embarrassing and c) perhaps being über-meta-ironic. I started to look at each "Do" as an actual "Don't" (and vice-versa). (Go on, try it.) Now I don't know what to think. Perhaps the lesson is to just drop all the critique and quest for 'cool' and just chill.

Then my brain folded in on itself.

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This Should Go Without Saying

Besides the obvious reasons, do yourself a favor and do not shop at TJ Maxx.
Not because of the obscene use of the double "xx". Not because the wares are sub-ghetto.

Because they mess with your credit/debit card after you make lame purchases of shitty socks and underware.

I'm just sayin'.

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Mii

This isn't entirely accurate a depiction. In reality my hair is darker.
Oh, and I have prehensile digits and opposable thumbs.

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Wow. My Ringtone Matches the Music Clip That Plays on MySpace Page

How...moderne.

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Play This :: Sonic

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If I Were a Rapper or Urban Lumberjack...

Since I'm not, this is just a fun timesuck.

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Successories

*please* click the above image to view full size.

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ctrl-freak pho

I guess I'm on a roll in the useless but creative dept.

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Today's Creative Exercise

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Fair Warning

YOU KNOW THAT 'BIG DICK FAIRY' YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT FROM YOUR SPAM FOLDER?

DO NOT GOOGLE IMAGE-SEARCH TO SEE WHAT S/HE LOOKS LIKE.

TRUST ME.

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Cubes

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In the Spirit of Easter

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¡Hasta la Vista!

I gots me some new laptop. It's running Vista .
So far, ima give it a B-. My biggest complaint is when like a window keeps blinking or menu items don't quite work properly.

The fades, gradients, transparencies, etc. are nice lil flourishes but ultimately un-crucial (?) to effective, efficient computing.

Whatever I gots me my sidebar with 'gadgets'.
And I can wirelessly access my iTunes library upstairs. (how '04)

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Uncanny

Find your own pose!

Colon Traits and Tendencies
The Colon is the chosen pose of individuals who, on their own, seem awkward or remote. They may be the sort who responds to telephone messages with email, or spends their lunchtimes quietly pedometer-walking in lieu of socializing with coworkers. But when a Colonist finds its mate, together they acquire a grace and ease that surprises friends and family.

This part is what struck me:
Since Colonists rely so heavily on their partners to give them context and spark, the times when business or family obligations take one of them away from home can leave both sleepers demoralized.

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