I Think I Broke My Hip

Yes, you read that correctly, I think I broke my hip....while I was jumping on the proverbial bandwagon. It seems that these days its all the rage to have a transparent desktop. So I went out and spent the $49.99 on a web camera and $3.99 on a roll of duct tape so that the camera can be mounted on the back of the monitor so I can see whats behind it. If you look carefully you can see my holster with gun and "man with no name" poncho. Also pictured is my laptop (just in case a "dee dee dee" ever reads this). Well here is the result. (minus the web camera and duct tape, in fact that whole story is a lie, I just used photoshop)

On the next Top Gear

Clarkson, Hammond and May have a go at building stretch limos. They review the Ford Shelby GT 500. And Billie Piper (pictured below with the Stig) of Doctor Who fame is the star in a reasonably priced car.

Also on a sad note this is the last in the series, and I'm not sure if they'll be back in May or in October so hopefully they'll announce that next week as well.

Top Gear Series 9 Episode 5

700mb release.
425mb release.

HDR to the Rescue

Top Gear Battlefield 2 Parody

Check this out.




Also the 425mb rip has been released. You can find it here.

Who Owns Who

To end all discussions on which car company owns which other car company the list below should shed some light on it.

BMW owns:
-BMW
-Mini
-Rolls Royce

Daimler/Chrysler owns:
-AMC (brand discontinued -- Chrysler bought AMC primarily for the Jeep brand which was owned by AMC)
-Chrysler
-Dodge
-Eagle (brand discontinued)
-Hyundai (Daimler/Chrysler only owns 10% --13 May 04 changes)
-Jeep
-Maybach
-Mercedes-Benz
-Plymouth (brand discontinued)
-Smart

Fiat owns:
-Alfa Romeo
-Ferrari
-Fiat
-Lancia
-Maserati

Ford owns:
-Aston Martin
-Ford
-Jaguar
-Land Rover (bought from BMW)
-Lincoln
-Mazda (Ford owns 33% of Mazda)
-Mercury
-Volvo cars

Fuji Heavy Industries owns:
-Subaru

General Motors owns:
-Buick
-Cadillac
-Chevrolet
-Daewoo (GM owns 44%)
-Fiat (GM has decided to divorce itself from Fiat as of Feb '05, but will retain 10% ownership.)
-GMC
-Holden
-Hummer
-Oldsmobile (brand discontinued)
-Opel
-Pontiac
-Saab
-Saturn
-Suzuki (2.5%, from 20%)
-Vauxhall

Honda owns:
-Acura
-Honda

Hyundai owns:
-Hyundai
-Kia

Isuzu owns:
-Isuzu(Mitsubishi Corp., Itochu Corp. and Mizuho Corporate Bank owns part of Isuzu.)

Mitsubishi Corp. owns:
-Isuzu (13.6%)
-Mitsubishi Motors Corp (13%)

Nissan owns:
-Infiniti
-Nissan
-Renault (Nissan owns 15%)

PSA Peugeot Citroen owns:
-Citroen
-Peugeot

Porsche owns:
-Porsche
-VW (20%)

Renault owns:
-Nissan (Renault owns 44%)

Toyota owns:
-Daihatsu (~51%)
-Fuji Heavy Industries -- Subaru (Toyota owns ~20%. Toyota bought this from GM in late 2005. )
-Isuzu (5.9%, announced 7 Nov. 2006)
-Lexus
-Scion
-Toyota

Volkswagen owns:
-Audi
-Bentley
-Bugatti
-Lamborghini
-SEAT
-Skoda
-Volkswagen

Information from http://carscarscars.blogs.com/

On the next Top Gear

May, Hammond and Clarkson are going to grow there own biodiesel, but first they all drive tractors around the test track. Then Clarkson tests this. And finally the reason for the cool wall comes to the studio to drive the reasonably priced car. (Kristen Scott-Thomas)

Top Gear Series 9 Episode 4

700 mb mininova link

I Drive a German Car

A Very Whedon Office Tonight?

Its true Joss Whedon of Firefly / Buffy fame is directing tonights episode. Also next weeks episode is being directed by J.J. Abrams.

Here's what tvguide says about tonights episode.
"Business School"
MICHAEL GOES TO BUSINESS SCHOOL WITH RYAN-- Ryan (B.J. Novak) invites Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) to be a guest speaker at his business school. Meanwhile, Dwight battles a bat that gets loose in the office while Pam (Jenna Fischer) invites co-workers to her first art show. Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Melora Hardin, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Paul Lieberstein and Mindy Kaling also star.

Battlestar Renewed For Season 4!!!!

SCI FI has renewed Battlestar Galactica for a fourth season, commissioning a minimum of 13 more episodes of "the best show on television." Production will resume this summer with an eye toward a January 2008 season premiere.

Read the whole story here.

On the next Top Gear

Jeremy is going to test a Brabus (I think its like a Saleen or a Shelby, but for a Mercedes-Benz) which produces 720 bhp. They also test the latest Porsche 911 turbo. And Hammond and May try to shoot a Reliant Robin into space. All this and Simon Pegg as the star in a reasonably priced car.

s09e03 425 mb link

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA GETS SEASON 4???

According to tvguide Battlestar Galactica has been given a Season 4 to premiere in January of 2008. Reports are that it will be 13 episodes long, which is less than the past two seasons that have been 20, but the first season was only 13 episodes long, and there is always the possibility of extending it to 20 episodes. The official announcement is expected later today. Stay tuned for more.

Yea, I'm awesome and I know it

Try it yourself.

302 1600x1200 Car Wallpapers

Title says it all. Rapidshare link here.

Top Gear Series 9 Episode 3

700mb version

As usual 425 mb for archival purposes coming later in the week.

In Exile, In Exile

Apparently it was time for me to update to the "new version" of blogger, so as such I can't login to the old version. So I guess that means I'm now on this page. Never fear, the usual .net site will bring you right to this page. But if you want to access the old site look for the "in exile" link on the side of the page.