The SJ Report

Random Romanian company, TrustyPig, Steals Web design from SmartyPig

2008-08-12T08:40:00.001-07:00

I couldn't believe this when I saw it. This Romanian company, TrustyPig has COMPLETELY ROBBED its brand and Web design from a company that I hold dear to my heart - SmartyPig, How can TrustyPig be allowed to do this!? SOOOOOO shady!

More on TrustyPig:
http://www.troyrutter.com/2008/08/11/romanian-company-rips-off-smartypigcom-design.html
http://www.testoftimedesign.com/blog/2008/08/trustypigcom.html
http://getanewbrowser.com/2008/08/trustypig-steals-web-design-from-smartypig/

SmartyPig!

2008-05-22T09:14:00.000-07:00

I wanted to do hood rat stuff with my friend!

2008-04-30T09:17:00.000-07:00

A great shopping research portal...

2007-09-12T15:14:00.001-07:00

Check it out - www.buzzillions.com

Sean on ESPN

2007-07-22T17:20:00.000-07:00

Check it out: http://broadband.espn.go.com/ivp/splash2?id=2945205

Mullets and bread and bath houses, oh my!

2007-06-02T01:15:00.000-07:00

Sorry for not posting anything until now - its been a very busy 2 weeks. I attempted to post something from an internet cafe in Amsterdam but, well, ya know, I was....sleepy.

So we arrived in Vienna yesterday and so far we think its a pretty cool place. Coming in on the train from Munich was like a scene straight out of The Sound of Music. Absolutely beautiful! That is why, upon our arrival at the train station and the subsequent cab ride to our gay bath house hotel (I love my gay boyz!) we were shocked to see that parts of this town are super sketchy, overcrowded and dirty. Fortunately though, what we have seen of vienna since has been absolutely beautiful.

So I'll give a recap of our haps over the last 2 weeks. We started out in London and had a great time. We met up with Simon's sister and her boyfriend (and Harry the dog) in Oxford one day - it was great to see them. We also caught Othello at the Globe theater - you know how I love me some Shakespeare - which was phenomenal. We checked out the Tate Modern and loved that as well. We met up with Ellie's friend Doug for dinner and drinks one night and Ellie almost strangled me because I got drunk and obnoxious. We did the London Eye ride which was actually really cool and strolled around Hyde Park, hazed the guards at Buckingham Palace and didn't buy the $400 perfume at Harrods. We almost missed our flight to Amsterdam and that was when it sunk in that we brought way too much shit - our bags weighed nearly 70 pounds!

Amsterdam (i.e. The Motherland) was, of course, awesome. We were upgraded at our hotel (right on Vondel Park) and totally got pimped out in an amazing suite. Now that is how you do Amsterdam! It's only right to have a living room with a TV in it when you are in that city! :) Like being at home! All that made up for the fact that Ryan Air lost my bag for 3 days. Luckily, Ellie and I each packed enough for 4 people so I mooched off her until I got my bag back. Then, we shipped home a box full of shit we didn't need. Lighten the load bitches!

After reluctantly leaving the Motherland, we took a train to Paris. It was so nice to be in Paris when its not scorching hot and humid. I took Ellie to Notre Dame, The Eiffle Tower, The Louvre, Champs Elysse, Arc de Triumphe, and we did a cruise on the Seine. Once we got all the usual tourist stuff out of the way we spent a lot of time sitting at sidewalk cafes and strolling around the city. Oddly, we got the exact same hotel room that I had 2 years ago when I stayed at that hotel. Great little balcony from where we watched all the Parisians go about their daily life.

From Paris, we took an overnight sleeping train to Berlin. The sleeping car was pretty cool but with our huge ass bags, we barely fit in there. I took a shower on the train because, well, why not!? That was an experience! Berlin was pretty amazing. We did a Pub Crawl tour and had a blast. Met some fun people - mostly Canadians - and got hammered off that crazy German beer. The next day, we did a 5 hour walking tour of the city and saw all the historically significant sites of the city - Checkpoint Charlie, parts of the Berlin Wall, the Jewish Memorial, Brandenburg Gate, a bunch of Hitler crap and MOST IMPORTANTLY... the window and balcony where Michael Jackson dangled the baby! That was SO the highlight of my time in Berlin. :) Oh, we also spent a day in Pottsdam (a beautiful town just outside of Berlin) where we rented bikes and rode around getting lost and drunk on Maibock all day. Barely made it out of that that place in one piece!

From Berlin we took a train to Munich. I LOVE that city. We did a bike tour of the city, some shopping, went to a few beer gardens and stood in awe of the hundreds of mullets roaming that city. Don't forget though - these are the same people who WORSHIP David Hasslehoff!. We made a point to show up at the Glockenspiel for the "show" one day - major letdown. I tried convincing all the Japanese tourists around us that we should riot and demand our money back, but Ellie reminded me that it was free so I let it go... this time.

Which brings us here, to Vienna. We leave tomorrow for Venice and will spend about 2 weeks in Italy. I am really looking forward to Sorrento, Positano and Cinque Terre. It will be nice to get out of the crowded cities and in to some beautiful coastal areas - particularly after Florence and Rome. Unfortunately I can't seem to go 30 minutes without eating bread so I'll be wearing jeans and sweatshirt to the beach. Not really, but the varbs are a huge problem here for me. What the hell though, its vacation and I'll worry about undoing the damage when I get home.

That's all for now. Peace out!

test post

2007-06-02T01:11:00.000-07:00

chillin in vienna

Two-a-day Packing Practice Drills

2007-05-07T15:46:00.000-07:00

So we're about T minus one week from take off and the heat is on. When i am not running one of my two daily packing practice drills (Lucy times me with a stop watch), I am honing my british accent and fine-tuning the Travel Matrix. For those of you unfamiliar with the "TM" its my little bible - an excel spreadsheet with our schedule and all our travel details - yup, I am THAT OCD....

So check back here regularly. I leave May 15 and hope to keep this blog updated with tales from Europa!

S to the J

But is Europe ready for us???

2007-04-03T21:28:00.000-07:00

He is such an IDIOT!

So Ellie and I are well into planning mode for our trip to Europe. May 15 is sneaking up on us and it seems like there is still so much to do. We're still ironing out the itinerary but we are starting in London for 4 days, then Amsterdam for 3, then Paris for 3. We'll also hit Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and France. I am currentlytrying to reconcile how I'll get 7 weeks worth of clothes in one bag and still have room for the inevidable slew of new purchases. It will work out...it always does.

But first - NYC. Leaving in a week or so and have nothing to wear... :)

2007-04-03T21:20:00.000-07:00

Dynamite by Brent Rose - Oglethorpe University

Here's my favorite Brit - isn't he adoreable!? :)

more wrong-doings

2006-02-21T09:35:00.000-08:00

A person was cited for criminal mischief after scratching a vehicle on West Main Street with a set of keys.

A woman's former boyfriend forced his way into her apartment on Pond Row and threatened to hit her with a piece of metal. The man was arrested for partner assault.

An officer gave two intoxicated men a ride home.

A man on North Seventh Avenue told police an unknown man stabbed him in the leg with a kitchen knife. He was treated at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.

People were lighting fireworks in yards and dorms at Montana State University.

The Gallatin County sheriff's reports for Sunday included the following:

A woman's former boyfriend had taken her kids and put them on a bus to Reno, Nev. She wanted to know how to find them.

A cow escaped from a pasture on Churchill Road. The owner of the cow retrieved the animal.

A woman on Gallatin Road told deputies she thought she saw a man from the wanted list. She had seen him on a television show.

The latest crimes against humanity from the Bozeman Chronicle...

2006-02-15T08:42:00.000-08:00

A caller was making sexually explicit comments over the telephone.

A man was about to shoot gophers in the city limits along Catron Street. He was warned.

A man was panhandling in the road and stopping cars on North Seventh Avenue.

Five juveniles were lighting fireworks and playing with a pellet gun on Moe Street.

A woman told police a man on Catron Street screamed at his son and possibly hit him.

A business on Cottonwood Canyon Road had its sign thrown across the road.

A man had some diamond rings stolen from his home on Thorpe Road.

Two dogs were hit and killed by a vehicle on Thorpe Road.

A man on Gallatin Field Road was arrested after giving deputies the middle finger.

Your daily fix of wrong-doings...

2006-02-10T08:27:00.000-08:00

A person had a question about his or her son being in protective custody.

A Bozeman High School student was stopped and told to go back to class.
The student was cutting class.

A man placed his suitcase in the wrong vehicle when he left his hotel on Commerce Way. The vehicle was gone when the man realized his mistake.

A Chief Joseph Middle School student tackled another student, punched him and threatened to hit him with a wallet chain. The student was cited for disorderly conduct.

An officer mediated an argument between two angry drivers on West Main Street. At the end of the conversation, the drivers shook hands and went separate ways.

An officer told a juvenile boy to stop mooning people. He had been flashing his butt to passing cars while riding in the back of a vehicle on North 11th Avenue.

Three men threw a cup of pop at a woman's vehicle on West Koch Street.

A car was egged on West Garfield Street.

A man was outside of Gallatin County's jail yelling at female inmates.

More Crime in Bozeman

2006-02-08T08:48:00.000-08:00

And here are some more items from the Police Blotter section of the Bozeman Chronicle... (my commentary is in CAPS)

Deputies responded to a call of people playing loud music on Frank road. A deputy found a person holding several marijuana pipes. (SEVERAL? YOU ONLY NEED ONE GOOD ONE!)

A man told deputies he was assaulted at home by a plumber.

A man on west Koch street told police someone planted cameras in his home. He thought people had been posting the footage on the Internet.

Officers contacted a man who was seen attempting to enter a Main Street church. The man stated that he wanted to pray.

Officers assisted MSU police with a man on Julia Martin Drive who claimed someone was shooting at him. The man was hallucinating. (AWESOME!)

A vehicle was covered with trash on East Kagy Blvd.

A man asked officers how long a knife blade could be on a concealed weapon.
An officer told him it had to be less than 4 inches.

And finally:
Several women on So. Tracy Avenue were concerned about a man parked in front of their home for hours at a time. An officer found the man and asked him what he was doing there for so long. He told the officer he was reading his mail and listening to gospel programs on the radio. The officer cited him with a parking ticket. (REASON # 2547 WHY YOU SHOULDN'T LISTEN TO GOSPEL)

Introducing the Bozeman Chronicle Police Blotter!

2006-02-07T11:08:00.000-08:00

Today is your lucky day! My father, who lives in Bozeman, has started emailing me the items from the Bozeman Chronicle's Police Blotter section. Believe it or not, these are for real (and probably one of the best sources of hilarity I have seen in a while!). My Commentary is in CAPS.
Enjoy!

An intoxicated woman on West Oak Street was having personal problems with a neighbor. She was told to leave her neighbor alone.

A house on East Granite Avenue was hit with paintballs.

A house on Ravalli Street was also struck with paintballs. (I WONDER IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE EAST GRANITE AVE. INCIDENT...)

The Gallatin County sheriff's reports for Sunday included the following:

Men were fighting in downtown Belgrade. The fight began in a card room.

A man's "soon to be ex-wife" stole the hubcaps off his vehicle parked on Border Lane. (AT LEAST SHE DIDN'T MESS WITH HIS TRAILER HOME HUBCAPS)

The Montana State University Police reports from Feb. 3 to Feb. 5 included the following:

Several men were wrestling. They were cited for underage drinking.

A student tossed a tray of food against the wall and ceiling at a dining hall. (TEEN ANGST AT ITS FINEST)

A woman might have been poked with a needle while she was at a party. (MIGHT HAVE BEEN "POKED"? I THINK I WOULD KNOW IF I HAD BEEN "POKED" - ESPECIALLY BY A NEEDLE...)

waitin' for a flood?

2005-12-20T21:35:00.000-08:00

so today I left the house around 3 to run errands. returned home around 5 to find my basement flooded. looks like someone forgot to blow out their sprinkler system... anyway, i think i got the problem under control and grandpa's foot locker from ww2 is not completely destroyed. i am such a loser.

I Really Want The Job

2005-12-19T12:54:00.000-08:00

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The first blog

2005-12-19T12:31:00.000-08:00

hi kids - here I am trying out my new blog. Stay tuned for lots of dramatic, play-by-play accounts of the whacked out shit that goes on in my life.

Eating Too Much Cheesecake

2005-11-30T20:13:00.000-08:00

It's here, The SJ Report!!!

It may be a bit until Sarah posts here, right now she is having trouble getting off the couch due to the amount of lingering cheesecake left over in her intestinal system from the Thanksgiving feast.

We love ya SJ. Let's get on it.