December 2007
44 posts
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SWEENEY TODD Now Playing at Lamar with Meat Pies! Yum. I don’t know. Something about the meat pies idea just got me. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Austin:
Holiday Gift References are Fun
Jeff's Mom to me: Jeff's playing with his tool.
Jeff to me: Well, she gave it to me.
Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic -... →
Quite interesting little graphic they have.
what kind of rancid jackass sends an empty postage-paid (more expensive than first class) envelope back to a charity?
Popgadget : Mr. Pogue, Mr. Mossberg, where are... →
I’d say “how surprising!” but I’d be lying. It’s not surprising at all.
I think Pandora is trying to suck up...
I asked Pandora radio why it played a certain song, and it told me: Based on what you’ve told us so far, we’re playing this track because it features great lyrics, a subtle use of vocal harmony, demanding instrumental part writing and intricate melodic phrasing. Interesting … all I really asked for was Prince.
Pour La Victoire - Holiday 2007 Collection →
These guys get the Win for the Klassiest Internet-reference. Pour La Victoire vs. FTW! Wow. We’ll never win against the French.
Fabrica Vase Collection : Design Milk →
This sorta hurts my eyes and I can’t figure out if I like it.
Gothamist: Video of an adult being beaten up by a... →
Um, huh? Seriously? I mean, I know NYC subways are nuts, and I agree with the Gothamist that the first rules of subway riding are “do not talk to anyone” and “don’t look anyone in the eye.” But this seems to go too far. Then again, 2 weeks after I moved away from Manhattan someone used a chainsaw on unsuspecting folks one stop south of my home subway stop.
Just what we need: more New York psychosis ... →
From the article: “There is currently a billboard on Prince St (I say that like I know exactly where that is…) which uses hypersonic sound beams. These use whatever they hit as an amplifier, so when they hit your head, hey presto! A voice in your head, without any need for psychosis-inducing drugs.”
“Despite their unprecedented power, fundamentalists still see themselves as a...”
– Yipes! This is the Dominonists: Rolling Stone
So much weird news...
So I’ll just leave you with these.. who says an epeliptic seizure isnt sexy? - m4w To the APD officer who caught me streaking naked through my house This guy is running for president:?!Huckabee 1992: “Homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk.” Shiny.
Scientists desperate for a clever idea and funding... →
… settle on “vertical breast displacement” theories.
I like bacon too... →
… but I’m very sure that I don’t want that translated into a Bacon of the Month Gift Club membership.
nothin’ like a little steampunk to cheer you right up on those crappy days!
I wonder what's going on in Guantanamo...
… but I suspect we won’t ever know. White House: Measures afforded Gitmo detainees ‘remarkable’ - CNN.com Hayden Says CIA Videotapes Destroyed
Overheard (Austinist)
Female customer holding a DVD case: Is Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle any good?
Dreadlocked Male Employee: Uh, that depends. Do you smoke weed?
Female customer: I guess I could make a stop on the way home.
DME: There's a Holy Trinity of pot-smoking movies. The first is Half Baked, then Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle... uh, I can't remember what the third one is.
Female Employee: That's a joke.
DME: No, seriously. I really can't remember what it is.
Microsoft pulls plug on Santa after he starts... →
In other words, Microsoft can’t even get the holidays right. No matter what they do, it has bugs.
I won't win...
… but I entered ThinkGeek’s $1000 shopping spree contest anyway. Surely I, too, need a Giant Plush Microbe, a Wi-Fi Detector Shirt, some LED candles for my office (mood lighting at work!), a WTF? shirt (my favorite swear phrase) … … and of course my exhilarating, inspiring Despair, Inc. 2008 calendar!
“it’s like if the chronicles of narnia had a baby with harry potter and...”
– Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Austin: PoshDeluxe on The Golden Compass (now i really have to see it)
Both Sides in Writers’ Strike See New-Media Future... →
We’re just beginning to see the changes that new media will bring.