December 2008
America the Gift Shop →
now that everything is about to CHANGE they’ll hopefully soon be out of business. remembered this, when lil’ sis told me about how she posed as Lynndie England on a photo during a Halloween party – which apparently nobody thought was funny. I saw the photo and thought it was hilarious.
Watchhow did I not know that sons & daughter have a new album out since january?! back in 2005 “the repulsion box” was my favourite soundtrack for hasty walks through town. from what I hear the follow-up provides some equally driving songs – with the always great voice of adele bethel. how on earth could I miss that?!
going to bed still hung over
went on a pub crawl with my little sister last night. got home around 6 this morning fairly intoxicated after having… …gone out for dinner …looked at a new flat …had christmas punch at the christmas market …missed a band play and not giving a shit …taught a bartender to make gimlets …”danced” my arse off in one of the worst clubs in town...
She really loves you...
…if she makes you a pancake in the shape of a shark, if she calls you drunkenly at four in the morning “to talk,” if she laughs at your jokes when they’re funny and makes fun of you when they’re not.
…if she knows what song is coming next on the mix CD you made her.
…if one night you go out drinking and end up back at her place, pass out together on the bed with your shoes on,...
hrrrthrrr:
[ move you….anya marina ]
I’ve been...
interviewing charlie kaufman →
love the guy, love his stuff, love the interview
“Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt (via hrrrthrrr)
Watchhrrrthrrr:
Cool new video for “A Thing For Me” by Metronomy
“….you goat maya art uno”
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Creepiest Interview Ever →
(via rjmorris)
I saw the trailer for JCVD earlier this month. thought that could actually be a good film…and I honestly did not think Jean-Claude would be such an dickhead in an interview.
Civic Literacy Test →
rjmorris:
caitlinoppermann:
joshmohrer:
jackzerby:
Take the test and reblog your score. NO GOOGLING!
I answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 78.79 % (The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%.)
I got a 60.61%.
I got 28/33 (84.85%).
I got 25/33 (75,76%) and I’m not American and live in Europe. Thanks Jon Stewart!...
“Was for aboutyears.
Work is already underway for him?
I am his grandmother,...”
– – spam I got today. I’m memorising it to use it on the next poetry slam.
“Everything is a self-portrait. A diary. Your whole drug history in a strand of...”
– – Chuck Palahniuk via andrew collins again (nsfw)
the way we were →
I promise to join this once I get home for christmas and find a picture of me from back in the days. I hereby order you all to do the same!!! by the power vested in me by…by…by the power of Grayskull?!
Are YOU clever enough for THE NEW YORKER? →
I sort of got the rationale of 4 out of 5…but I guess you’d have to find them at least amusing to actually qualify.
“Success in the free-copy world is not derived from the skills of distribution...”
– — kevin kelly, former executive editor for wired and maker of the indeed cool “cool tools”, wrote a compelling essay about what becomes and stays valuable in a world where digital copies are abundant. must-read for anyone involved with intellectual property issues or a general interest...
just when you thought...
best flat yet just texted telling me to go f%&k myself because some friend of a friend is moving in…had my hopes set on that one…again…so in the spirit of mondays I give you a classic bill hicks…remember: don’t get bitter!
“Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.”
– Voltaire
obviously had a more fulfilling work day
Watchprobably old, but I haven’t seen the simpsons in ages
Watchvia andrea allen > pile: FREE BEATS from ulteriorproductions.com
more uplifting stuff.
gotta get working on an interview that’s due tomorrow. damn.
the good thing...
…about a blog is that you can delete the embarrassing nightly posts you sent from your phone – something you couldn’t do if you’d texted actual friends.
Sneaked out without anybody noticing. Wouldn’t have gotten any better anyway. Still…all feels way too familiar.
Still no exit strategy. Just handed over my present. Could piss off now, but don’t feel like I’ve eaten and drunken the value of the gift…
Standing in the corner…desperately txting…sad clichee…f¥©k!
Bored to tears. Not a dozen people here. All law graduates. The usual bowl of chili. Looking for an exit strategy.
Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me
going to a...
WatchChristopher Michael Little proving that filming yourself doing tricks can turn out truly awesome even if your tricks aren’t
Watch Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
epic…love it
314. If your art is bad, make it bigger.
rulesformyunbornson:
If it’s still bad, paint it red.
Watchbroadcast 2000 via julia heffernan
“Watermarks prove you care enough about your work to ruin it on your own oddly...”
– Merlin Mann via Andrew Collins
