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Monday, August 29
poker and men: "jokers are wild in poker, but they're fucking debilitating in solitaire."
The Revolution
Thursday, August 25
"You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out.
You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip,
Skip out for beer during commercials,
Because the revolution will not be televised." ...
"The revolution will not be brought to you by the
Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star Natalie
Woods and Steve McQueen or Bullwinkle and Julia."
Have a listen
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out.
You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip,
Skip out for beer during commercials,
Because the revolution will not be televised." ...
"The revolution will not be brought to you by the
Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star Natalie
Woods and Steve McQueen or Bullwinkle and Julia."
Have a listen
post-radio: a podcast of underground music... if you like like the kind of music I do you'll find some gems here...
Wednesday, August 24
Jared Leto is in a band, I guess
booze
Really excellent article about why lowering the legal drinking age would save lives, "How Bingeing Became the New College Sport: And why it would stop if we lowered the drinking age"
When students are hospitalized--or worse yet, die from alcohol poisoning, which happens about 300 times each year--college presidents tend to react by declaring their campuses dry or shutting down fraternity houses. But tighter enforcement of the minimum drinking age of 21 is not the solution. It's part of the problem.Really, even if you aren't political, you should read this article and send it to your state representative. The drinking laws in the U.S. are just absurd.
Tuesday, August 23
Coffee. Tea. Wireless internet. I am catching up on neglected research. So much is packaging, typing. Uncreative. Repetitive. I am dizzy, a sickness making my head feel heavy. My eyes droop.
It is so important to take breaks from work, especially when the work does not fulfill you. My eyes need rest, to focus on the horizon instead of a high-resolution LCD screen 18 inches from my face. It’s tunnel vision, the way the mind narrows and narrows, shrinking my perceptions, focusing in on my work.
I’d rather be breathlessly listening. Waiting for someone to speak, waiting for the sun to set or for grass to grow. Waiting for a flower to open after a spell of rain. I’d rather be connected to coincidence and raw emotion and silence.
It is so important to take breaks from work, especially when the work does not fulfill you. My eyes need rest, to focus on the horizon instead of a high-resolution LCD screen 18 inches from my face. It’s tunnel vision, the way the mind narrows and narrows, shrinking my perceptions, focusing in on my work.
I’d rather be breathlessly listening. Waiting for someone to speak, waiting for the sun to set or for grass to grow. Waiting for a flower to open after a spell of rain. I’d rather be connected to coincidence and raw emotion and silence.
I am not often one for celebrity stuff, but...
Monday, August 22
Joaquin Phoenix denies tabloid reports that he had a breakdown regarding his late brother Rover, while filming the upcoming Johnny Cash biopic:
"I don't need to pull from my experience for a character, and I've never understood why actors would, except for lack of ability, imagination or research"
Jessica Alba on being fly and the art of lassoing:
Q: Do you have any beach houses?
No, I don’t. I’m not that fly yet, but maybe one day.
Q: Did you practice [lassoing] on people?
Yes. Basically, on anybody who was walking by me on the set. I kind of was like, "Could you just stand still for a second?" And they were like, "Who are you?" And I’m like, "I’m in the movie, don’t worry." I’d just lasso people and trash cans. I think I did lasso Bruce Willis. And I lassoed all of his—he has like a trainer and an assistant—and I think I lassoed Frank and Robert
"I don't need to pull from my experience for a character, and I've never understood why actors would, except for lack of ability, imagination or research"
Jessica Alba on being fly and the art of lassoing:
Q: Do you have any beach houses?
No, I don’t. I’m not that fly yet, but maybe one day.
Q: Did you practice [lassoing] on people?
Yes. Basically, on anybody who was walking by me on the set. I kind of was like, "Could you just stand still for a second?" And they were like, "Who are you?" And I’m like, "I’m in the movie, don’t worry." I’d just lasso people and trash cans. I think I did lasso Bruce Willis. And I lassoed all of his—he has like a trainer and an assistant—and I think I lassoed Frank and Robert
this is why I ask people not to drive so close to other cars
Saturday, August 20
I was rear-ended yesterday. My mother and I sat in my Chevrolet, waiting for a car in front of us to turn left; then a slow motion moment filled with sounds of squealing tires and large metal vehicles being crumpling up into smaller metal vehicles. After 3 to 5 seconds of a daze, I decided to take my foot off the brake, though for some reason it was now under the brake pedal. The impact was adequate to remove my flip-flops from my feet.
No one was hurt badly. It was a four car accident. My car was #2 of 4.
[Car turning left] -- [MY CAR] -- [6 month old Pontiac Grand Prix] -- [SUV going 50- mph]
My mother is fine; I hurt, mostly in my neck. It hurts to swallow, a bit. Mostly, I am sleepy from the medicine I am trying not to take.
Today I took my car in for the repair estimate. The 5 year old car does not look too bad outwardly:
UPDATE: I feel much better. Rest done me good.
No one was hurt badly. It was a four car accident. My car was #2 of 4.
[Car turning left] -- [MY CAR] -- [6 month old Pontiac Grand Prix] -- [SUV going 50- mph]
My mother is fine; I hurt, mostly in my neck. It hurts to swallow, a bit. Mostly, I am sleepy from the medicine I am trying not to take.
Today I took my car in for the repair estimate. The 5 year old car does not look too bad outwardly:
dealer trade in bluebook value of my car: 2500$Please, drive safe tonight.
guestimate from repair guy who will take my car apart Monday to estimate true cost of repair: 2500$
UPDATE: I feel much better. Rest done me good.
Hunter S ashes to be shot into the atmosphere as fireworks
Thursday, August 18
Rocky Mountain News: "Actor Johnny Depp, a friend of Thompson's who portrayed the writer in a film, is footing the estimated $2 million cost of the send-off."
BATMAN YEAR ONE By Frank Miller
Thanks to Jeff for this find: BATMAN YEAR ONE script by Frank Miller (of Sin City)
Okkervil River, Black Sheep Boy...
for if you get tired of too much silence while you paint your life the colors you want it
Alberto - I
Balancing between hell and heaven.
Friday, August 5
Open letter regarding Flying Spaghetti Monster theory, which is fighting to be taught in Kansas schools along with evolution and intelligent design.
Be sure to read at least to this digression:
Be sure to read at least to this digression:
Global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of Pirates since the 1800sOr, read the wikipedia page here
Tuesday, August 2
bittorrent albums + reviews on this guy's blog... he has decent taste is music too
