Garrett Kelley » Random Tidbits

Star Trek vs. Star Wars

garrett — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:45:37 +0000

Did the new Star Trek (2009) movie rip off Star Wars? You be the judge.

First Snow 2008!

garrett — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:18:08 +0000

The Detroit area has been graced with its first snow fall of the 2008-09 Winter season! Of course it wasn’t much. Just a dusting that did not stick on the roads or sidewalks. Although I did hear of a few reports from folk at work that the highways had become icy in spots. I snapped this picture with the BlackBerry at work for your enjoyment!

Kid Rock’s New Video – “Roll On”

garrett — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:31:02 +0000

Kid Rock’s newest music video “Roll On” was filmed in and around Detroit in late August. It features many Detroit landmarks such as Tiger Stadium, Comerica Park, Lafayette Coney Island, and the Uniroyal tire. This is Rock’s first music video filmed in Detroit in five years. The video also features Rock driving around Detroit in an early 60′s Lincoln Continental.

Ring-back Tone

garrett — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:58:11 +0000

Regarding my previous xkcd.com post.. While phones that play songs instead of ring tones are annoying, far more annoying are ring-back tones. While most of the population enjoys today’s crappy “trendy” music, I do not. I don’t enjoy talking on the phone. Should I deem it necessary to call you, I REALLY don’t want to hear what your favorite crappy song of the week is. If I do, I’m not very likely to call you again. Don’t use ring-back tones. They anger me.

Detroit Traffic

garrett — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:31:20 +0000

Here is a nifty tool for Detroit area residents: MyFox Mobile Traffic. “MyFox Mobile Traffic is a free cell phone application that gives you direct access to over 600 live, roadside traffic cameras in and around the Detroit metro area.”

Shady Wiring Repair

garrett — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:22:52 +0000

Someone at work today returned a VCR to the A/V department with the shadiest wiring repair I’ve seen. I’m not even sure how the person managed to break it in the first place! An image of the repair job is below, exposed wire and all. I took this with my camera phone so it isn’t the best of quality.