http://customize.org/blogs/colossus72 colossus72's blog at Customize.org Copyright 1998-2009 Customize.org. All rights reserved. en-us colossus72 tab c72 downlow A. Creative state: lumbering B. Eating habits: smoothies and cashews C. Clothing: heather gray and green. D. Testicle: still normal. Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:24:34 -0500 http://customize.org/blogs/view/208 http://customize.org/blogs/view/208 colossus72 A. Creative state: bubbling B. Eating habits: Diet Coke, Fake meat sammiches, pretzel sticks C. Clothing: The underside of shoe insoles are moldy. Wish I was kidding. D. Testicle: Normal. Mostly. Lotions were applied. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:30:37 -0500 http://customize.org/blogs/view/80 http://customize.org/blogs/view/80 colossus72 A. Creative state: rutted B. Eating habits: Kashi cereal, soy milk, pistachios C. Haircut: god oh please god help me D. NEW! Left testicle: medium large Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:03:40 -0500 http://customize.org/blogs/view/68 http://customize.org/blogs/view/68 colossus72 community love respect I can't ever recall being involved in community website where everyone has gotten along so well, worked so well together and just generally been good to each other. I can't take any credit for it, other than after launching the site I did...nothing. GSM is a close to anarchy as a community website could possibly be, no one is in control, no one tells anyone how to behave. Besides the the rigidity of the topics, there's very little in the way of rules, but respect for others seems natural and people have fun. There is zero moderation. Now the guys are making ready to release what might be the largest suite of work I've ever seen, all of it very well done. No one directed the effort, although people stood up to organize it. Everyone positively supported the effort. There's nothing but pure positive energy behind it. I think we are witnessing the birth of the anti-group, the rise of true community cooperation. Why can't everyone contribute and have fun with large, community wide suites? You may have issues in regards to quality, but you also foster a spirit of helpfulness and community that just improves things in every way for everybody. It's cool. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:39:51 -0600 http://customize.org/blogs/view/58 http://customize.org/blogs/view/58 colossus72 A, Creative state currently: festering B. Eating habits: hummus, mineral water, lightly fried eggs C. Clothing: BUSINESS CASUAL D. Haircut: terrible E. Beard: category no longer needed. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:00:11 -0600 http://customize.org/blogs/view/50 http://customize.org/blogs/view/50 colossus72 Let's discuss commercial products in general. Let's take a hamburger. What's a good example of a commercial hamburger? The Big Mac. It's designed to look pretty good and taste pretty good. It's designed to be easy and fast to eat. It's designed to be as widely appealing to as many people as possible. When you make something as widely appealling to as many people as possible though, there's going to be some people who's tastes are left out. You can't order a Big Mac rare, for example. And it'd probably be kind of disgusting if you were able to get one rare. What's a good example of a noncommercial burger? That'd be the burger my Dad makes on the weekends on the BBQ. He's pretty serious about it. He buys the best hamburger he can, he works minced garlic into the meat. He serves it on a potato roll with a side of slaw. Is it a hamburger? Yes, and it's delicious. Does it taste better than a Big Mac? I don't know, maybe, they both taste pretty good. If given a choice I'd take my Dad's, because he's my Dad and I know he loves to grill out, while the President of McDonald's, I don't really care how he feels and I don't think he much cares about me, once my money has been spent. Would everyone love my Dad's burgers? If you don't love very rare, seared meat and garlic, probably not. But he knows I personally like them that way, so that's how he makes 'em. What would I do if one day my Dad asked me to give him $2.99 for one of his hamburgers? I'd probably laugh at him. Because that's what it'd be, a joke. There's a difference between commercial products and things made for the joy of making them. Which one is better? Doesn't matter because in the end they have almost nothing in common except that they're both called "hamburgers" and work on the same base idea of placing meat between bread. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:13:40 -0600 http://customize.org/blogs/view/47 http://customize.org/blogs/view/47 colossus72 grapefruit nuts I'll leave out the specifics or the causes, but I'll let you know this: One of my testes is the size of a grapefruit. It isn't really painful and it's due to (hopefully!) go down on it's own, but suddenly I have massive sympathy for women who have been favored with large breasts. When I'm running, I greatly desire support. When I roll over, I am sometimes compelled to roll the other way, and quickly. I have become very aware of my enlarged muchacho. My gait recognizes his stature. I walk as though I have taken up herding cows. I won't miss the Hulk testicle when he calms down, but I will never forget him. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:31:44 -0600 http://customize.org/blogs/view/46 http://customize.org/blogs/view/46 colossus72 A. Creative state currently: blocked B. Eating habits: whole wheat pasta, 85% cocoa dark chocolate, radishes C. Clothing: 10 years old D. Haircut: needed E. Beard: gone Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:56:14 -0600 http://customize.org/blogs/view/35 http://customize.org/blogs/view/35