I wish I had one of those blood glucose meters that diabetics use because I bet my blood glucose is pretty damn low right now.

I'm gonna hit this can of Coke here hard and then go look for some more food.

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Well, you knew that I would have to comment on the news release about the mutant baby that was born in Germany.

The little boy, is normal in all respects, except that his body blocks the production of a protein that limits muscle growth. The result? Abnormally large development of muscles for a human being of his size and age.

Testing has revealed that the cause of this super muscle growth is a mutation in his DNA. Of course, when I read this, me and millions of other comic books geeks thought one thing, "Holy crap, this is the X-Men come to life!"

The X-Men are the wildly popular comic book and now movie franchise. In it, the heroes possess fantastical powers and they are referred to as mutants. The powers are revealed to have come about from mutations in their DNA. Which is exactly how the little boy's super strength is explained!

So, do I think this little German boy will grow up, don a body-hugging costume, and fight crime? Probably not. First, most mutant superheroes fight crime in a team, and as far as I know, he's the only certified mutant with a useful mutation on the planet. Second, the way society is these days, I doubt he could hold down a steady job and fight crime. There's just not enough hours in the day. It might work if the German government sponsored him as some sorta federal superhero. That just sounds scary though.

The likely scenario? He'll probably have it rough throughout his teenage years, but in his twenties, he'll find his true calling as an insurance salesman.

On that note, let me put up a picture of Wolverine, one of the X-Men.

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As seen on imdb.com:

Irish heart-throb Colin Farrell's first full frontal movie scene has been cut by worried film bosses - after test audiences were transfixed by the size of his manhood. The Phone Booth hunk disrobed for scenes in upcoming drama A Home at the End of the World, but after seeing the stunned reaction of viewers at a recent screening, chiefs decided to chop the naughty images. And the news has been greeted with fury by self-confessed Romeo Farrell, who has demanded the scenes must be included in the DVD release of the film. A source tells British newspaper the Sun, "All you could hear were gasps when Colin appeared in his full frontal pose. The women were over-excited and the men looked really uncomfortable. It was such a sight it made it difficult to concentrate on the plot, so the decision was made to get rid of it." Even director Michael Mayer admits, "It was distracting." In the film, Farrell plays a bisexual man caught in a love triangle.

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Today marked the second week of work for the summer. I think I'm getting the hang of it. I woke up at 8am and I decided I had to go eat breakfast. This meant I was 15 minutes late for work, but who cares. Maybe I'd take one less break during the day.

During my lunch hour, I took the first half to eat and the second half to nap. This is the key to success in my books. I didn't feel the need to nap all day. I felt quite refreshed even during the usually sleepy hour between 2 and 3pm.

In the evening, I went down to Wreck Beach with a whole bunch of people from SJC. We were celebrating Dana's successful Master's thesis defense. I'm still amazed that I live five minutes away from Wreck. As usual, it was a beautiful sunset.

There were at least twenty people from the College down there. We even managed to get a nice fire going. We had our fair share of laughs but I had to leave around 10:30pm to get some stuff done.

On my way back up, there were still people from SJC coming down. I bet as I write this, there's quite the party going on at the beach. Why do I say this? Because someone brought Count Chocula cereal down there.

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Last week, a few of us were down at the beach one evening. My friend Bryan and I were discussing his impending trip to Las Vegas for his brother's wedding.

He was mentioning how the show outside of the Treasure Island hotel had changed. When I went to Vegas, they had this huge production several times a night outside the hotel. It was a basically a choreographed fight between two ships. While it was very impressive with explosions and such, it was also very family-friendly.

Bryan told me that's changed however. The show has been re-vamped and it's called The Sirens of TI. As you may have guessed, it been sexed up considerably. Apparently, gone is the old-fashioned battle between good and evil, now replaced with the struggle between sexy and sexier. Bryan also informed me that the whole show can be viewed on webcam.

That got me thinking about another web cam that I know about in Las Vegas. This one is located at the Hard Rock Hotel Resort. This is an awesome place to stay. The Hard Rock contains a large artifical beach complete with palm trees. The hotel is itself is very trendy. It also has a concert venue that books big name acts. Short of staying there, the best thing about it is its collection of web cams. The Hard Rock uses probably the most sophisticated set of web cams on the market today.

Most web cams are static, streaming a single set image in real-time. The ones at the Hard Rock, however, are completely interactive. You can zoom and pan based on your input. See something that catches your eye? You can move the cam and zoom in on your target. There are four main areas that you can see: the pool, the bar, the restaurant, and the hotel store. The pool area itself is covered by two cameras.

The pool cams are, um, the most interesting by far. Though, there are some suprises to be found at the other places as well. Here's a sample of what you might see on one of the pool cams.



There's an archive of user-chosen pictures to look through if you happen to visit during the night. Click here to have a look for yourself!

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