chronicling the best of eric lin’s life online, from my twitter, flickr, weblog and beyond! var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3550978-1"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Tumblr (3.0; @n1s)http://n1s.net/“It occurs to me that an awful lot of trouble in Gotham City could have been averted a long time ago if Batman had just ripped the Joker’s nipples off.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=767">Warren Ellis</a></em>http://n1s.net/post/42950709http://n1s.net/post/42950709Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:47:44 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/yt2cJRLsmbnxlbl0knvv11xl_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>click to take a look at where this was taken. i’ve been noticing this with alot of people’s pictures. our iPhones think we’re in china when we’re on the US west coast. WTF?http://n1s.net/post/42948688http://n1s.net/post/42948688Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:10:00 -0700<a href="http://tinyurl.com/65smf6">Why re-read the watchmen</a>: When i can be lazy and have someone read it to me? (note, the link is to an iTMS podcast)http://n1s.net/post/42743237http://n1s.net/post/42743237Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:24:00 -0700<a href="http://www.drhorrible.com/">Dr. Horrible</a>: finally, a musical i actually like. well, other than silence! nathan “capt. mal” fillion as the hero, neal patrick “someone in hollywood came out of the closet” harris as the villian and some chick.http://n1s.net/post/42548223http://n1s.net/post/42548223Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:09:19 -0700<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1422585477" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=1668487132&useOverlayMenu=false&playerId=1422585477&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><br/><br/>andre 3000, kanye and sa-ra creative partners collabo. sheer musical bliss.http://n1s.net/post/42547868http://n1s.net/post/42547868Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:04:43 -0700<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1705604&fullscreen=1" width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1705604&fullscreen=1" /></object><br/><br/>oh you will laugh. and laugh. reminds me of when we used to ride our mtn bikes around throw firecrackers at all the frat boys on acid.http://n1s.net/post/42545627http://n1s.net/post/42545627Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:31:22 -0700<p>So i am on precisely one, ONE gay social network. one for sporty type dudes who sit around an alternatively discuss weightlifting and gossip when they’re not at the gym. it’s the closest i come to fitting in with my gay brethren.</p> <p>tonight one of them IMs me “wanna fight?” out of the blue. i have never had contact with this dude, so i ask “about what.” which i think is an awesomely sassy response to such a dumb question.</p> <p>so the dude clears up his request. he wants to spar. i ask “are you my size?” the dude is 6’2 220!! i laugh. for a long time. and tell the dude no fuckin way.</p> <p>so the dude launches into the heartbreaking story of how he was always picked on as a kid and now he wants to learn to fight and how he wants to learn from a gay dude because straight guys picked on him and oh geez save me!</p> <p>in my experience this is not unusual. i don’t know what it is about the gays. but the big guys (usually dudes about 250) always want to fight a little guy like me. and i wonder if it’s just because of what this guy was talking about. they were abused or picked on as little kids, and now that they’re big they wanna somehow get back at all those kids who picked on them by fighting someone they’re unlikely to lose to.</p>http://n1s.net/post/42290489http://n1s.net/post/42290489Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:36:38 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/yt2cJRLsmb2fbitstsSvPTG1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2008/07/marvel_at_the_2.php">22-foot-tall giant robot sculpture</a> made from scraps of polystyrene packaging. now that’s some recyclinghttp://n1s.net/post/41125521http://n1s.net/post/41125521Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:55:53 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/yt2cJRLsmazhft8ctTqb97vj_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>My buddy Nic wins the award for best pose with the eiffel tower. glad nic and max are off covorting in paris.http://n1s.net/post/40888708http://n1s.net/post/40888708Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:32:07 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/yt2cJRLsmazfmrnmVWxzGa23_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.uncrate.com/men/style/coats-jackets/merrell-gatherer-jacket/">Merrell Gatherer Jacket</a> has specially designed compartments you can stuff things into (leaves? newspapers? shredded clothes?) for insulation when it’s cold out. then when it’s warmer, just empty the pockets out. one coat for all seasons. and it seems more ecologically friendly too.http://n1s.net/post/40884229http://n1s.net/post/40884229Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:41:28 -0700<a href="http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=2766">Warren Ellis writes series of G.I. JOE animated shorts</a>: With bullets, not lasers. People will DIE. Cobra Commander will be vicious, not some clown shouting “cobra la” as his battle cry.http://n1s.net/post/40883895http://n1s.net/post/40883895Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:38:27 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/yt2cJRLsmawn2lj3Itl4CloA_500.gif"/><br/><br/>seen on <a href="http://graphjam.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/funny-graphs-californians.gif">graphjam</a>. via dot Benhttp://n1s.net/post/40608979http://n1s.net/post/40608979Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:46:25 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/yt2cJRLsmawg70dtaExEiMBr_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.bladerunner.tv/product/details.php?id=Bullet1">Bulletproof Hoodie</a> via <a href="http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2008/06/safety_first_bu.php">Cool Hunting</a>. i don’t know why i want one, but i just do.http://n1s.net/post/40590442http://n1s.net/post/40590442Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:33:52 -0700i don’t get it. why does the “older” button have to be permanently disabled on twitter. i miss so much when i go away for more than an hour.http://n1s.net/post/40508805http://n1s.net/post/40508805Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:41:57 -0700today so far: rode motorcycle, saved asses, disappointed by flakes, watched bums fight, sweat, met new people. still haven’t eaten. at all.http://n1s.net/post/40486877http://n1s.net/post/40486877Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:26:42 -0700<a href="http://www.vamola.org/index.html">Vamola: for future reference. bahia / samba drum corps in seattle.</a>http://n1s.net/post/40366140http://n1s.net/post/40366140Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:20:12 -0700And so yet another attempt to integrate with the local gay culture fails miserably. Happy pride everyone!http://n1s.net/post/40335601http://n1s.net/post/40335601Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:09:01 -0700I was just touched by his noodly appendage. Get your mind out the gutter. There was a huge spaghetti monster and I was wearing my fsm shirthttp://n1s.net/post/40330163http://n1s.net/post/40330163Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:03:56 -0700My call of “viva espana” goes unacknowledged by the gay soccer club. Must be germany fans.http://n1s.net/post/40325096http://n1s.net/post/40325096Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:58:00 -0700Off to the gay parade. On the walk over it doesn’t appear to be quite the family or city-wide celebration as it is in sfhttp://n1s.net/post/40319733http://n1s.net/post/40319733Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:53:45 -0700