nathan jara

Remember back in the day…playing those kick butt video games…amazingly retro in their 8-bit graphical glory? Well now you can re-live those days everyday with Neven Mrgan’s Pixelfari. Yes, I said Pixelfari. Pixelfari is Mr. Mrgan’s latest creation that allows you to view the web with the Safari web browser, but enhanced to transform all the places you visit on the world wide inter-web into 8-bit clarity. Below is yours truly’s site with the browser. I know you’ll want to download here.

In somewhat funny fashion, the clothing company GAP has switched their company logo back to its original after a short-lived redesign this week. The company, who has for a long time, sported a blue rectangular logo with a white classic typeface (right image), recently displayed on their website a new logo (left image), which honestly, seemed almost a joke. A quick Google search for “gap logo” will get you caught up on all the hullaballoo.

What’s probably more amusing is this website, Crap Logo, which allows you to create your very own, uhh “gap-like” logo. Enjoy :P

The other day, as I came into the house, I grabbed the mail as usual. As I leafed passed the junk mail, I found a letter with my name on it. I then glanced to the top left of the envelope and found the AARP logo. Confusion was my first reaction. Then a glance back to the recipient address to double check it was for me and not my roommate :P Opening the letter found that, yes, indeed, they sent me my very own AARP membership application and card. Now, this wouldn’t have surprised me if this was the year 2040 or so. However, it is 2010, and I’m 24 years old! I can say I’m just a bit surprised that a little more research wasn’t performed to ensure I was eligible for the program in less than 26 years from now. Just think how much money these organizations would all save on postage! Now obviously there’s no harm done. I don’t plan on filling it out, but I think it warrants a little chuckle at least. I guess it’s nice to know I’m getting a heads up!

So I have a complaint to make. I’m not sure what it’s like these days in the rest of the country, but I’ve come to the conclusion that a good portion of people in western Pennsylvania have lost some fundamental driving principles. It’s amazing. I can’t count the number of times in the past few weeks I’ve encountered others who A. don’t know how to use their turn signal and B. don’t seem to understand the concept of ‘right-of-way.’ I’m not sure if the cars these individuals are driving don’t have turn signals, but if they do, they certainly are too lazy to make an effort to flick the turn signal arm. And when it comes to pulling up to the intersection, these particular drivers don’t realize that whoever is first to the intersection, proceeds through first. Only when two cars arrive at the same time does the person on the right have the ‘right-of-way.’

And just one more thing. Headlights. I am continually amazed that people do not turn on their headlights when it’s raining. First of all, it’s illegal (pg. 66). Second of all, it’s just silly.

Okay. I’m done.