Friday night I stayed in with my friends Theraflu and Sucrets trying to gear up for tonight's jaunt to Atlantic City, a trip I'll review on a scale of 1-5 crack pipes. Sometime in the middle of ass-fucking fellow PokerStars players, I remembered it was Mardi Gras weekend, so I checked in with the live BourboCam feeds to see how New Orleans was doing.
You're more likely to see boobage by going to Google, throwing rocks at the keyboard and hitting enter, but BouboCam is a great study in real Internet programming. While the cams run 24/7 throughout the year, during Mardi Gras peak hours there's a host outside Cat's Meow who interviews revelers. The site also records screen shots for reviewing over the following days.
It ain't exactly the wildest shit you've ever seen. The host asks such crazy questions as "Are you having fun?" and "Where are you from?" I would have spiced it up with "How many cocks have been in your mouth the last 24 hours?" but maybe that's just me.
Can't speak for locals on whether a Bourbon Street crowded with drunkards means much to New Orleans right now Is fly in, puke and get out a key to substantial revival? but I'm sure this weekend will reap some needed dollars for a city that relied so heavily on tourism.
Mardi Gras Related:
It's Mardi Gras, New York: Where Are You? The Village Voice highlights a few local parties and laments that more aren't making a commitment to Katrina relief.
MurphGuide's Comprehensive List of NYC Mardi Gras Parties Dozens of options from Sat-Tues. Looks like I'm hiting Town Tavern for my birthday on Fat Tuesday. If you're local and want to meet up, let me know.
Today's Web Finds:
Penis Found in Microwave a Whizzinator? Turns out that "severed penis" found in a McKeesport, Pa., convenience-store microwave was a pop used to pass a drug test. In other disappointing news, "the microwave involved in the incident was immediately removed from service and will be discarded." Damn! (Thanks, Laurie)
Wi-Fi to Go: The Hot Spot in a Box Even desktop computers can tap in to these portable wi-fi boxes that are powered by cellular signals and can accommodate 10, 20 or as many users are within 200 feet. Pricey, since it's new technology, but maybe worth a look for small businesses on the go. Or guys who like to whack off with others in the park.
University Professors Inundated With E-mail Another interesting tech angle from The New York Times. Professors are finding that e-mail is eliminating a healthy distance between them and their students, who too often send messages that are informal or inappropriate. Said one assistant dean, "It's a real fine balance to accommodate what they need and at the same time maintain a level of legitimacy as an instructor and someone who is institutionally authorized to make demands on them, and not the other way round."
Florida Man Kills Roommate Over Toilet Paper Roomie forget to restock the Charmin? Get the sledgehammer and the claw hammer. Not sure which one didn't work first.
Timed Game: The Package Solve this bomb caper in 15 minutes of less, else have your brains splattered all over the walls. I did it, but you already knew that, since it's hard to type dead. (Thanks, Shumpy)
Amazon.com: Macfarlane Issues Don Mattingly Figure If you consider Donnie Baseball to be the Greatest Living Ballplayer and who doesn't? you'll be picking one of these up, too.
Clay Enos' Ft. Lauderdale Coyote Ugly Party Photos No one documents revelry like my friend Clay. That's a pro's work, for sure.
Office Pirates Time Inc.'s new online humor site includes a funny parody of those uncomfortable going-away parties in which you pretend to give a shit that someone is leaving. In this version, they throw some douchebag a "You're Fired" surprise party and rag on his ass while sipping from paper cups and cutting up "loser cake."
Paula Abdul's Breath Still Smells Like Arsenio's Balls Let Drinking With Bob explain the reason why she can't find a man in the loudest form possible.
Stacy Keibler Screenshots: Divas Do New York The WWE chicks did New York and I wasn't invited? Bitches! I could have at least shown them more picturesque NYC spots than where these shots were taken. Maybe they did Albany, N.Y.