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NOT!!

Picture of the Week

I didn't take very many pictures this week making my options to choose from scarce. Well, that's not entirely true. I took a decent amount of pictures it's just that most of them didn't turn out so well. Earlier in the week I was trying to take some night time pictures of Boise but they were mostly blurry. You never realize how shaky your hands are until you attempt to take pictures of lights in the dark. I've had minimal success before but nothing I'm really satisfied with until I get a tripod. Okay, I'm rambling. Hang on a sec while I regroup and get back to the POTW.....


....okay I'm back. This week's picture is of the street Harrison Boulevard in Boise. *Even though Harrison Boulevard is in the North End neighborhood of Boise it's probably my most favorite road in the entire valley. Trees drape over the road for about a one mile stretch with pretty historic homes along the sides. With Boise being known as the "city of trees" you would think there would be more roads like this one.


Unfortunately these pictures don't really do this road justice. I tried several different angles and couldn't get the image I really wanted. It's much prettier to see in person.


*Editors Note: Most of Idaho, including the Treasure Valley is decidedly Republican with the exceptions being Sun Valley and Boise. Sun Valley is mostly democratic while Boise is about 50/50 between Republican and Democratic voting. It just so happens that the North End neighborhood in Boise is known as being quite liberal. It's becomes obvious when you reach the North End when you start spotting hippies and hybrids at a higher frequency. The North End also happens to be the most scenic neighborhood (other than Table Rock road where you can view the entire valley) due to the landscaping and historic look. I take this place with a grain of salt.

Danger Zone

Yeah, I like fighter jets and there's a lot of them flying around here at the Boise airport and blah blah blah. But am I the only one who hears the song Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins whenever you see a fighter jet?

"Aerobic Sleepin"

Personally, when searching for a place to sleep or rest, lying down on a chain never crossed my mind. In fact, I typically avoid sleeping on uneven metal. I guess it worked for this guy.
This picture was the winner of a best sleep photo contest submitted by readers from Wired.com.

The Burninator

If you've never heard of Strong Bad before then in you're in for a treat. Strong Bad has been a popular Internet cartoon since the early 2000's. My friend, Justin and I would wait eagerly for every Monday to roll around so we could watch the newest episode. Unfortunately, after a while both of us got burned out on Strong Bad. Now I check the website every once in a while to see if new episodes are being made. They don't seem to be on a weekly pace anymore but there's new episodes nonetheless. Before today I hadn't checked the website in more than a year so I don't know how regular it is now days. Strong Bad and the rest of the homestar runner crew is arbitrary humor at it's finest. Either you get it or you don't. If you want to watch more Strong Bad emails click here.