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10 April 2008
proving the existence of god
whew!
i'm leaving for california tomorrow morning and things have been crazy here! it definitely didn't help that i lost all the work i did yesterday afternoon. i was working on a photoshop piece and took out all the layers that separate all the objects (logos, text boxes etc) to turn it into a pdf and i could have sworn i didn't save it that way. but i did. so i had to do it all over again from scratch. boooo for making mistakes.
working under the gun to prepare press packets for a meeting is difficult with this unbelievably slow inkjet printer i have.
my big accomplishment today: a friend of mine works for 20 minutos, a spanish daily in the a.m./metro vein. for those of you who speak spanish, here's his blog: http://blogs.20minutos.es/entradagratuita/
he's working on a story about the olympic torch protests in san francisco and was trying to get in touch with someone involved. i still have a strand or two of connection to my days as an erstwhile political activist in the bay, and they are still just strong enough. thanks to a friend, i was able to track down the email of one of the climbers from the golden gate banner hang.
and there is my contribution to international journalism for the day.
[pats self on back]
working under the gun to prepare press packets for a meeting is difficult with this unbelievably slow inkjet printer i have.
my big accomplishment today: a friend of mine works for 20 minutos, a spanish daily in the a.m./metro vein. for those of you who speak spanish, here's his blog: http://blogs.20minutos.es/entradagratuita/
he's working on a story about the olympic torch protests in san francisco and was trying to get in touch with someone involved. i still have a strand or two of connection to my days as an erstwhile political activist in the bay, and they are still just strong enough. thanks to a friend, i was able to track down the email of one of the climbers from the golden gate banner hang.
and there is my contribution to international journalism for the day.
[pats self on back]
09 April 2008
hoooo boy!
my friend * is providing me with all my material today. good thing, since i'm busy! check out the video she sent me. thanks *! you're a true friend, even if you slapped me once.
ghosts...
is not only a play by ibsen. i've had enough ghostly experiences in my life to have developed my own theories about their existence. i once spent a night in my friend's haunted michigan lake house - years later during renovations it turned out the bed i slept in was immediately above an unmarked grave...
but i've never gotten postcards from the dead. check out this email from a friend:
I am NOT open-minded about talking to the dead, but I have gotten two actual communications from Matt posthumously. One was a postcard that didn't arrive until after he died that he sent from Boston and it had a picture of a sheep dressed as a prostitute on it, and all matt had written was "enough said." I wonder what he was exactly thinking....but the thought of the slutty sheep is always something that makes me chuckle.
The other was a voicemail that somehow didn't show up on my phone until after he died. And it is a message of him singing (which may not come across in email) "I am hungry and I want some dinner." I think it is the perfect message from him because it is such a typical example of how something that was so mundane, with Matt became exciting, fun, and interesting.
but i've never gotten postcards from the dead. check out this email from a friend:
I am NOT open-minded about talking to the dead, but I have gotten two actual communications from Matt posthumously. One was a postcard that didn't arrive until after he died that he sent from Boston and it had a picture of a sheep dressed as a prostitute on it, and all matt had written was "enough said." I wonder what he was exactly thinking....but the thought of the slutty sheep is always something that makes me chuckle.
The other was a voicemail that somehow didn't show up on my phone until after he died. And it is a message of him singing (which may not come across in email) "I am hungry and I want some dinner." I think it is the perfect message from him because it is such a typical example of how something that was so mundane, with Matt became exciting, fun, and interesting.
yay mets! boo mets bullpen.
i took yesterday off for the final opening day ever at shea stadium. they've made incredible progress on the absolutely gorgeous new park next door - can't wait for 2009. think the mets will have hired a bullpen that can get first pitch strikes and not walk number nine hitters? cause that would be really nice.
pictures!
pictures!
07 April 2008
the importance of internet video
so the company that takes care of our office internet came in to do some repairs a couple weeks ago and discovered that they had accidentally given us unlimited bandwidth. so they scaled back our internet speed to the lowest level.
and our lives changed forever. or until the t1 line is installed.
now a 2 minute video clip takes 10 minutes to load. 10 minutes! what am i supposed to do with that time? actual work? who do these people think i am?
so people, if you have funny videos of babies laughing or people singing strange songs about chocolate rain, save them for late april when our internet is upgraded.
thanks!
and our lives changed forever. or until the t1 line is installed.
now a 2 minute video clip takes 10 minutes to load. 10 minutes! what am i supposed to do with that time? actual work? who do these people think i am?
so people, if you have funny videos of babies laughing or people singing strange songs about chocolate rain, save them for late april when our internet is upgraded.
thanks!
oh well, whatever, never mind.
i was worried about diddy. it looked like he had tried to kill 2pac. but it's all lies!
The Times retracts Tupac Shakur story
The Times retracts Tupac Shakur story
busy monday!
ok i am busy today. no messin around. minimal posting. one thought though:
how freaking ridiculously beautiful was it on saturday? i walked all over brooklyn and manhattan with my dad, from the heights to the empire ferry, from koreatown to the west village and all points in between. my god, this city can sparkle.
SO WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO SPRING???!?!?!
this grayness and 40 degree temperatures is so not ok. good thing i'm going to california on friday morning!
ok now i have to write things about zootopia. the lineup won't be released until tonight, but i know you'll all be knocking down my door to get tickets!
how freaking ridiculously beautiful was it on saturday? i walked all over brooklyn and manhattan with my dad, from the heights to the empire ferry, from koreatown to the west village and all points in between. my god, this city can sparkle.
SO WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO SPRING???!?!?!
this grayness and 40 degree temperatures is so not ok. good thing i'm going to california on friday morning!
ok now i have to write things about zootopia. the lineup won't be released until tonight, but i know you'll all be knocking down my door to get tickets!
04 April 2008
red tail hawks are awesome
i've always been a big fan of the red tail hawk. they're ubiquitous out west, and i've wanted to get one tattooed on me for a long time.
but now, i've got to say, my respect for them is on a whole new level...
but now, i've got to say, my respect for them is on a whole new level...
An omen? Hawk attacks girl with a familiar-sounding name at Fenway
(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff
A certain New York Yankee slugger should beware: A student taking a tour of Fenway Park today was attacked by a red-tailed hawk that swooped off its nest, drawing blood from the girl’s scalp.
Her name: Alexa Rodriguez. Her age: 13, the same jersey number the Yankee third baseman wears.
“She’s fine, a little shaken, but OK,” said Vince Jennetta, a teacher who chaperoned Rodriguez's class trip from Memorial Boulevard Middle School in Bristol, Conn.
The eighth-grader was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and treated for the small scratch on her scalp.
The 3 1/2-pound hawk has been building nests at Fenway since 2002, but has always been chased out before opening day so she and her mate could find a new home, said Tom French, assistant director of MassWildlife.
This spring the raptor used a brown-knit cap and twigs from trees on Yawkey Way to build a nest on a green overhang near the press booth above home plate. She laid a brown-speckled egg last week, but it rolled off the nest, wasn’t properly incubated, and was no longer viable, French said.
Wildlife officials removed the egg and the nest after the hawk's attack, which was captured by veteran Globe photographer John Tlumacki.
Could it be an omen for Yankee Alex Rodriguez, who once got in a glove-in-the-face scuffle with Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek at Fenway in 2004?
“I deal in science, not mythology,” French said, refusing to make any baseball predictions based on the feisty hawk. “Although you could say she has done a good job protecting her home plate.”
03 April 2008
the band
ok my band is playing at southpaw tomorrow night and it will be fun.
i think i look silly in this picture. agreed?
life tracking by feltron
this is seriously amazing you guys.
this guy tracks his life minutae to an incomprehensible level.
he's just published his annual report.
wow. this is mind-blowing.
this guy tracks his life minutae to an incomprehensible level.
he's just published his annual report.
wow. this is mind-blowing.
cats.
i'm amazed that tempy hasn't put this up yet. i'm happy to share with you all a wonderful site:
http://www.catsinsinks.com/ - "for all your cat and bathroom needs"
http://www.catsinsinks.com/ - "for all your cat and bathroom needs"
02 April 2008
sloooow
in case you can't tell, it's a slow day at work. post number seven!
who are the people in this picture? and why are they having a reunion? is this an april fools joke?
who are the people in this picture? and why are they having a reunion? is this an april fools joke?
talk about 420 friendly!!!!
have you read the touching eulogy for magnetic field in the village voice? it's awesome. read it!
while reading the article, an ad for this site popped up.
while reading the article, an ad for this site popped up.
"Welcome to Potpartner.com, we know how hard it is for people that smoke marijuana to be accepted by people who do not. You meet a new person, but bringing up that you like to smoke is often a deal break with someone that does not smoke. So here we are Potpartner.com is a place for people to find others that enjoy smoking marijuana or are tolerant to it. Potpartner.com is not a place to come score marijuana, this is a dating site pure and simple, and for people who like to smoke marijuana. We hope you enjoy our site."
more magical instant messaging
from my buddy living on a farm in texas.
skiznap the misadventures of 18:01
so, a raccoon came up to the front door yesterday afternoon, which is weird because they usually dont come out during the day. he then casually walked into the shed. we thought he might of had rabies, so i go the gun out. he was hiding under a sheet of metal, but i could see his eyes. i shot him right between the eyes. when we went to get him later i saw that the bullet had went through his eye and came out his ass. wow
skiznap the misadventures of 18:01
so, a raccoon came up to the front door yesterday afternoon, which is weird because they usually dont come out during the day. he then casually walked into the shed. we thought he might of had rabies, so i go the gun out. he was hiding under a sheet of metal, but i could see his eyes. i shot him right between the eyes. when we went to get him later i saw that the bullet had went through his eye and came out his ass. wow
the best karaoke performance ever
i know we've had some seriously good karaoke times together.
but can anything beat this? not even abigail singing all right now.
but can anything beat this? not even abigail singing all right now.
what is this thing?
as i laid my head on my pillow last night, there was something wrong. it was quiet. TOO quiet. no dull thump of punk rock bass vibrating under me. no drunken screams. no brawling.
what is this thing called sleep? did i really just get seven completely uninterrupted hours? i honestly can't remember the last time i managed that.
last night after work i walked to union square and it was warm and beautiful and a metalhead totally smashed himself up on his skateboard and couples kissed and all was right with the world. and then i did yoga at jivamukti and ate my favorite salad ever at the gray dog cafe and then i called my grandparents and told them i loved them and then i went to sleep.
it was weird.
what is this thing called sleep? did i really just get seven completely uninterrupted hours? i honestly can't remember the last time i managed that.
last night after work i walked to union square and it was warm and beautiful and a metalhead totally smashed himself up on his skateboard and couples kissed and all was right with the world. and then i did yoga at jivamukti and ate my favorite salad ever at the gray dog cafe and then i called my grandparents and told them i loved them and then i went to sleep.
it was weird.
saturday survey
my pops is coming into town this weekend. i thought that i would see him for like two minutes, y'know, give him a high five, tell him everything's ok now that the bar has closed and i'm no longer an alcoholic.*
but now it turns out that we'll have a saturday night to go out on the town. and i'm looking for some help!
what should i do? so far things that appeal to me are patrick stewart's macbeth, paul simon at BAM or the ukulele festival in the LES. but i'm open to anything cool that's not too late, expensive or loud.
thanks!
*not necessarily true
but now it turns out that we'll have a saturday night to go out on the town. and i'm looking for some help!
what should i do? so far things that appeal to me are patrick stewart's macbeth, paul simon at BAM or the ukulele festival in the LES. but i'm open to anything cool that's not too late, expensive or loud.
thanks!
*not necessarily true
01 April 2008
is this real?
ok i know it's april fools day and that the press likes to make up stories.
what do you think -- is this real?
Undersea ironing record draws press
what do you think -- is this real?
Undersea ironing record draws press
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A group of 72 Australian scuba divers has flattened the world record for ironing under water, taking the plunge off a pier near the southern city of Melbourne with ironing boards and irons, and their linen.
So-called "extreme ironing" has spawned a cult following in recent years. The Web site extremeironing.com espouses it as being the "latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt."
The Australian group, who pipped the previous mark of 70, are seeking entry to the Guinness book of world records after taking their linen into murky, 3-metre-deep (9.8 foot) ocean on Saturday.
"It was cold and I think they were bloody crazy," local councilor Tom O'Connor, who with police helped authenticate the new record, told Reuters on Tuesday.
Event organizer Debbie Azzopardi said the group eclipsed a 2005 record set in a swimming pool at nearby Geelong, which in turn beat a world mark set in New Zealand.
The irons all had their electrical cords removed for the attempt, which took place in chilly pre-winter seas.
"I was having a chardonnay (wine) a few years ago with a girlfriend and I thought I'm going to beat that. We had a few fish going by and a sting ray. It was great," Azzopardi said.
wait, for reals? extremeironing.com. wow.
a handy tool
so google pretty much runs my life. my email. my blog. my source for maps. shopping. information. calendar. pictures. etc etc etc.
check out their newest development...
check out their newest development...
yay for internet! boo for bars closing.
it feels a little strange to actually be at work right now. i was only 45 minutes late! and then discovered that the internet for the entire building was down. awesome.
so yeah, you all know that fun died last night. magnetic field has officially closed its doors. i don't think i could put it any better than this.
it was an incredible experience, looking around last night and seeing endless faces of people i have come to care for so deeply, people that care for each other (even if "caring" sometimes means "let's drink all night"). what an amazing family that was, is, and will continue to be, in some form or another.
i am feeling awesome today. april = detox!
so yeah, you all know that fun died last night. magnetic field has officially closed its doors. i don't think i could put it any better than this.
it was an incredible experience, looking around last night and seeing endless faces of people i have come to care for so deeply, people that care for each other (even if "caring" sometimes means "let's drink all night"). what an amazing family that was, is, and will continue to be, in some form or another.
i am feeling awesome today. april = detox!
31 March 2008
my new best friend, or, why i should always check craigslist
hadn't checked missed connections today. wow.
i don't think this counts as a missed connection. more like an activity partner... for some strange-ass activities.
i have a huge dvd collection, love to find a bud to get naked and watch movies with (real movies, independent, etc) chat, have a drink, etc, all totally naked. I had naked friends in the past and it's great to hang out, watched, be watched, and bond as buddies that way. I am a creative dude, a writer, good looking, so just looking for friends to get nude and chill, you must host.
i don't think this counts as a missed connection. more like an activity partner... for some strange-ass activities.
laid back guy looking for buds to hang naked - m4m
i have a huge dvd collection, love to find a bud to get naked and watch movies with (real movies, independent, etc) chat, have a drink, etc, all totally naked. I had naked friends in the past and it's great to hang out, watched, be watched, and bond as buddies that way. I am a creative dude, a writer, good looking, so just looking for friends to get nude and chill, you must host.
why i love instant messaging
my friend is a 5th grade teacher. a holocaust survivor came to visit her class last week.
here's the chat transcript.
11:35:13 AM x@gmail.com: guess what i heard a 95 year old holocaust survivor say on friday
11:35:26 AM x@gmail.com: if you think being in a nazi concentration camp is hard, try being in a nazi concentration camp with your wife AND your girlfriend
11:35:56 AM x@gmail.com: the best part was he was speaking to a class of 5th graders
as if they would say "man thats rough, ive been there"
here's the chat transcript.
11:35:13 AM x@gmail.com: guess what i heard a 95 year old holocaust survivor say on friday
11:35:26 AM x@gmail.com: if you think being in a nazi concentration camp is hard, try being in a nazi concentration camp with your wife AND your girlfriend
11:35:56 AM x@gmail.com: the best part was he was speaking to a class of 5th graders
as if they would say "man thats rough, ive been there"
powerpoint revisited
as i explained earlier, i wrote a song about powerpoint.
as usual, the comic genius of toothpastefordinner is right there with me.
as usual, the comic genius of toothpastefordinner is right there with me.
more reasons not to drink
ok, one last night people. tonight is the last night of magnetic field's life. after being sick all week and only going out friday, i think i need to get some of those so-called "rocks" off tonight.
but i just wanted to remind you not to have sex with tables.
do you think he's pen pals with this guy?
but i just wanted to remind you not to have sex with tables.
Man Faces Charges for Having Sex With Picnic Table
Ohio police have arrested a man who was caught on tape allegedly having sex with a picnic table.
Art Price Jr., 40, of Bellevue, Ohio, was arrested after a neighbor videotaped him engaged sexually with the metal table, according to a report on FOX19.com.
Price was seen on four separate occasions, always between 10:30 a.m. and noon, having sex with the picnic table, Bellevue Police Capt. Matt Johnson told the TV station.
"The first video we had, he was completely nude," Johnson said, noting the table in question had a hole in the middle intended to hold an umbrella.
Price, a married father of three school-age kids, faces felony counts of public indecency because his house is near an elementary school, according to the report.
do you think he's pen pals with this guy?
28 March 2008
evil
i'm still sick and have made it through a half day but i'm done.
here's one last horrible, horrible thing before the weekend. i'm sorry. but i can't resist.
here's one last horrible, horrible thing before the weekend. i'm sorry. but i can't resist.
why not to drink
this is the last weekend of debauchery!* the bar closes its doors tuesday morning. i've informed my boss that i may be a bit late that tuesday. and by a bit i mean a lot. and by late i mean massively hungover and reeking of whiskey.
so for all of us, i thought it would be nice to have a reminder of a good reason to stay sober. thanks neil!
Man Claims to Speak 'Australian' After Allegedly Being Raped by Wombat
*at magnetic field. what, like i'm stopping?!?
so for all of us, i thought it would be nice to have a reminder of a good reason to stay sober. thanks neil!
Man Claims to Speak 'Australian' After Allegedly Being Raped by Wombat
SYDNEY — A New Zealand man has been sentenced to community service after telling police he was raped by a wombat and the experience had made him speak "Australian".
Arthur Ross Cradock, 48, from the South Island town of Motueka, called police on February 11 and told them he was being raped at his home by the wombat and he needed help, The Nelson Mail newspaper reported.
The orchard worker later called back and said: "Apart from speaking Australian now, I'm pretty all right, you know."
Cradock pleaded guilty in the local court to using a phone for a fictitious purpose. He was sentenced to 75 hours' community work.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Chris Stringer told the court alcohol played a large role in Cradock's life.
"alcohol played a large role" - HMMM YA THINK?*at magnetic field. what, like i'm stopping?!?
sicko
i took my first sick day yesterday. y'know what's awesome? i still get paid! suckers.
i have some work to do since i was out yesterday.
did you hear it might snow tonight? is anyone else totally over it?
i have some work to do since i was out yesterday.
did you hear it might snow tonight? is anyone else totally over it?
26 March 2008
pitchfork = cool... right?
my band luff is mentioned in pitchfork. i think that means we are cool.
Blonde Redhead, Jesu, Black Francis Cover the Cure
As do CocoRosie, Tanya Donelly, Raveonettes, Bat for Lashes, Rosebuds, Brunettes, Ariel Pink
The sheer number of Cure cover/tribute albums already in existence is pretty goddamned absurd, so does the world really need two more of these things? Well, if you're willing to wager on a bunch of bands who have done us good in the past, the answer is yes.
Both Just Like Heaven: A Tribute to the Cure and Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to the Cure (henceforth known in this news piece as Heaven and Cats, respectively) boast fairly formidable rosters of indie rockers trying their hands at Robert Smith and company's best mope-alongs.
Heaven comes at us courtesy of American Laundromat Records and will feature the Raveonettes, the Rosebuds, the Brunettes, Tanya Donelly with Dylan in the Movies (not to be confused with Stars of Track and Field), Elk City, Joy Zipper, and Grand Duchy (aka Black Francis and Violet Clark), among others, tackling pretty much all the hits: "Close to Me", "Just Like Heaven", "Lovesong", "In Between Days", "Pictures of You", and so on. If American Laundromat sounds familiar, they also did that (almost) all-lady Neil Young tribute.
The Raveonettes: "A Forest"
Grand Duchy: "A Strange Day"
The Submarines: "Boys Don't Cry"
Elk City: "Close to Me"
Kitty Karlyle: "In Between Days"
Luff: "Jumping Someone Else's Train"
Joy Zipper: "Just Like Heaven"
The Rosebuds: "Killing an Arab"
Cassettes Won't Listen: "Let's Go to Bed"
The Brunettes: "Lovesong"
Elizabeth Harper & the Matinee: "Pictures of You"
Tanya Donelly with Dylan in the Movies: "The Lovecats"
Blonde Redhead, Jesu, Black Francis Cover the Cure
As do CocoRosie, Tanya Donelly, Raveonettes, Bat for Lashes, Rosebuds, Brunettes, Ariel Pink
The sheer number of Cure cover/tribute albums already in existence is pretty goddamned absurd, so does the world really need two more of these things? Well, if you're willing to wager on a bunch of bands who have done us good in the past, the answer is yes.
Both Just Like Heaven: A Tribute to the Cure and Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to the Cure (henceforth known in this news piece as Heaven and Cats, respectively) boast fairly formidable rosters of indie rockers trying their hands at Robert Smith and company's best mope-alongs.
Heaven comes at us courtesy of American Laundromat Records and will feature the Raveonettes, the Rosebuds, the Brunettes, Tanya Donelly with Dylan in the Movies (not to be confused with Stars of Track and Field), Elk City, Joy Zipper, and Grand Duchy (aka Black Francis and Violet Clark), among others, tackling pretty much all the hits: "Close to Me", "Just Like Heaven", "Lovesong", "In Between Days", "Pictures of You", and so on. If American Laundromat sounds familiar, they also did that (almost) all-lady Neil Young tribute.
The Raveonettes: "A Forest"
Grand Duchy: "A Strange Day"
The Submarines: "Boys Don't Cry"
Elk City: "Close to Me"
Kitty Karlyle: "In Between Days"
Luff: "Jumping Someone Else's Train"
Joy Zipper: "Just Like Heaven"
The Rosebuds: "Killing an Arab"
Cassettes Won't Listen: "Let's Go to Bed"
The Brunettes: "Lovesong"
Elizabeth Harper & the Matinee: "Pictures of You"
Tanya Donelly with Dylan in the Movies: "The Lovecats"
get charlie off the MTA
coming to work early this morning, i realized the utter importance of working a job in this town that starts at 10 am. the crush of people was suffocating - i can't wait until i get to do that all summer long!
but here's the problem - tomorrow i'll have to buy my first monthly pass since the fare increase. $81 a month, no small change on my meager (to say the least) nonprofit salary.
hey, at least the system has a monthly pass - i have friends who commute in san francisco on BART that pay $150 a month, and that doesn't covert the buses/streetcars/cable cars. thank goodness the auto industry bankrupted effective public transit systems in the bay and all over the country....
but as i shuffled gingerly in my tiny space on the train, it didn't make me any happier that the MTA has postponed that all of the proposed developments that were the supposed reason behind the fare increase. awww, did the poor little MTA lose some money?? join the freakin' club!
i was all excited that the G train was slated for serious improvement - as the bastard child of the subway system, it could definitely use some work. and since i've just joined a kickball team called "booze on first" that plays in mccarren park, it would really be awesome if the g train was even a little more usable.
i guess it still is the train to nowhere.
but here's the problem - tomorrow i'll have to buy my first monthly pass since the fare increase. $81 a month, no small change on my meager (to say the least) nonprofit salary.
hey, at least the system has a monthly pass - i have friends who commute in san francisco on BART that pay $150 a month, and that doesn't covert the buses/streetcars/cable cars. thank goodness the auto industry bankrupted effective public transit systems in the bay and all over the country....
but as i shuffled gingerly in my tiny space on the train, it didn't make me any happier that the MTA has postponed that all of the proposed developments that were the supposed reason behind the fare increase. awww, did the poor little MTA lose some money?? join the freakin' club!
i was all excited that the G train was slated for serious improvement - as the bastard child of the subway system, it could definitely use some work. and since i've just joined a kickball team called "booze on first" that plays in mccarren park, it would really be awesome if the g train was even a little more usable.
i guess it still is the train to nowhere.
25 March 2008
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww NOT WATER
reach into the fridge. pull out a nice, cold bottle of water. take a big swig. ahhhh, refreshing, isn't it?
AAAAAHHH IT'S NOT WATER!!!!
WHAT IS THIS HORRIBLE TASTE?!?!?
look at the bottle. it says "Nestle Pure Life Kiwi-Strawberry Splash."
dump bottle out of window and fill with tap water.
DAMN IT NOW MY WATER TASTES LIKE STRAWBERRY YOGURT.
AAAAAHHH IT'S NOT WATER!!!!
WHAT IS THIS HORRIBLE TASTE?!?!?
look at the bottle. it says "Nestle Pure Life Kiwi-Strawberry Splash."
dump bottle out of window and fill with tap water.
DAMN IT NOW MY WATER TASTES LIKE STRAWBERRY YOGURT.
hospital visits
i work for a nonprofit that organizes musicians to play in hospitals.
too bad we don't work with animals...
Hospital bridles at horse in lift
A Hawaiian hospital has restated its rules on pets after a man took a horse up in a lift in a bid to cheer up a sick relative with his favourite steed.
Man and beast were stopped by security guards only after reaching the third floor, after apparently passing through the lobby unchallenged.
too bad we don't work with animals...
Hospital bridles at horse in lift
 The hospital's policy is to inspect all animals brought by visitors |
Man and beast were stopped by security guards only after reaching the third floor, after apparently passing through the lobby unchallenged.
The patient was allowed to see them but it turned out to be the wrong horse.
A hospital spokeswoman said there was a visitation policy for dogs and cats, but not for horses.
"We just hope people understand this is not a place for a horse," said Lani Yukimura at Wilcox Memorial Hospital.
"It's a very dangerous thing. Our greatest concern is patient care."
Security managed to remove the visitor and the horse with "just a few scuff marks", she added.
According to the Star Bulletin newspaper, the man had arrived after staff at the front desk went home, and called from the lobby to announce his arrival.
After he and the horse were escorted out, he put the animal in a trailer in the car park and left, the paper adds.
In case you missed it:
The patient was allowed to see them but it turned out to be the wrong horse.
a letter to the internet
dear internet,
i want to watch youtube clips and listen to streaming audio.
why are you preventing me? how can i entertain myself?
and now my internet company won't answer their phone. booooooooooo!
i want to watch youtube clips and listen to streaming audio.
why are you preventing me? how can i entertain myself?
and now my internet company won't answer their phone. booooooooooo!
24 March 2008
my eyes hurt
i've spent the last five hours designing a CD label. thanks, avery, for making your labels mac-unfriendly.
my hands are covered in ink. my mouse and keyboard are covered in ink. my desk is covered in ruined labels.
boooooooooooooooo for monday.
my hands are covered in ink. my mouse and keyboard are covered in ink. my desk is covered in ruined labels.
boooooooooooooooo for monday.
easter excess
hello folks. i am tired. did you go to church yesterday? i was going to catch an afternoon service but someone lied about the schedule. so my church consisted of eating fantastic food and watching basketball.
jesus hates me. for the second year in a row.
but even jesus would have been jealous of our easter spread. grass-fed roasted lamb, peach-bourbon glazed ham, pork-fried collards, quiches, sweet potato gratin etc etc etc.
the buddhist grace from thich nhat hanh i said before the meal asked that "we take only that which nourishes." i'm afraid that was a little tough to follow.
also i met this guy named christopher who is an awesome photographer.
going in reverse, saturday night was the last night i will ever bartend at magnetic field.
:(::::::
that's supposed to be a crying emoticon but i think it looks more like a penis. it's not. it's me crying. stop laughing at my tears.
one more week left! it's really the end of an era. there are huge shows all this week so i have a feeling that my current tired state will last for quite some time.
friday night was the last MF show by my friends klimpter. they are awesome and it was sad to see them one last time on their home turf. :(:::::
maybe last exit should just build a stage. that would solve a lot of these emotional issues around the field closing.
enjoy your monday!
jesus hates me. for the second year in a row.
but even jesus would have been jealous of our easter spread. grass-fed roasted lamb, peach-bourbon glazed ham, pork-fried collards, quiches, sweet potato gratin etc etc etc.
the buddhist grace from thich nhat hanh i said before the meal asked that "we take only that which nourishes." i'm afraid that was a little tough to follow.
also i met this guy named christopher who is an awesome photographer.
going in reverse, saturday night was the last night i will ever bartend at magnetic field.
:(::::::
that's supposed to be a crying emoticon but i think it looks more like a penis. it's not. it's me crying. stop laughing at my tears.
one more week left! it's really the end of an era. there are huge shows all this week so i have a feeling that my current tired state will last for quite some time.
friday night was the last MF show by my friends klimpter. they are awesome and it was sad to see them one last time on their home turf. :(:::::
maybe last exit should just build a stage. that would solve a lot of these emotional issues around the field closing.
enjoy your monday!
21 March 2008
shopping!
i am done with the press kits and they look awesome!
i am going shopping. i love staples. i love going to staples with a corporate card even more!
who needs a new printer?
i am going shopping. i love staples. i love going to staples with a corporate card even more!
who needs a new printer?
400th post!
averaging 200 posts a year. not too bad! having a full time desk job has definitely helped.
i said it yesterday, but i am SO TIRED of it being so cold. i just got the day off to go to the mets' opening day and it better be warm by then! go mets!
i have a lot of work to do today! i hope you can entertain yourselves. look at my friends' blogs if you're bored.
i said it yesterday, but i am SO TIRED of it being so cold. i just got the day off to go to the mets' opening day and it better be warm by then! go mets!
i have a lot of work to do today! i hope you can entertain yourselves. look at my friends' blogs if you're bored.
20 March 2008
this is it
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
ok that's better. sometimes i just need to scream. whew!
ok that's better. sometimes i just need to scream. whew!
honest r&b
thanks lynne for this marvelous video. it won't embed for some weird reason, so you'll have to just go here.
anniversaries
turns out yesterday wasn't just my blog's two year birthday. it was also five years in iraq! five years. vanity fair & joseph stiglitz & linda rimes say the true cost of the war is 3 trillion dollars. way to spend, us! that's just terrifying isn't it? not as terrifying as accidental anal replacement. thanks tempy!
and today, appropriately, is the 50th anniversary of the peace symbol. have you ever wondered where that symbol came from? bbc, thank you for TOTALLY BLOWING MY MIND.
semaphore?!?!?!
and today, appropriately, is the 50th anniversary of the peace symbol. have you ever wondered where that symbol came from? bbc, thank you for TOTALLY BLOWING MY MIND.
semaphore?!?!?!
the slog of march
i don't know how y'all are feelin but if it doesn't get warm soon i'm going to start going crazy. it's close, so very very close. but days in the high 30s are only ok without wind gusts of 25-30 miles per hour. it's bad enough down by the harbor, but in the deep chrome canyons of loudest manhattan, jeez it can get pretty intense. it just takes so much out of me, surviving this cold, forcing my way through the bitter breezes.
i guess i should count my blessings that i don't live in minnesota any more!
three degrees above zero with the wind chill right now in international falls. that is rough.
i guess i should count my blessings that i don't live in minnesota any more!
three degrees above zero with the wind chill right now in international falls. that is rough.
19 March 2008
favorite videos
ok i obviously don't expect you to have time to watch all of these, but here are my favorite videos from the last two years. what a perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon!
tokyo wave pool
adorable baby
AFSCME
star wars beauty queen
how not to make bread
frozen grand central
nasal irrigation
earl weaver
she's the one
filipinos forced to dance
90210 twins
tokyo wave pool
adorable baby
AFSCME
star wars beauty queen
how not to make bread
frozen grand central
my favorites
after a quick scan of two years of entries, i think these are my favorites. enjoy! let me know if i missed any of your favorites.
the one that started it all
the flying cat of columbia street
how to get kicked out of carnegie hall
biking to the mermaid parade
it's life and life only
stealing from the neighbors
i am the hunter
lesson: always check your elevation
a story of disaster
creepy conversation
reluctant prophesy
drinking with oedipus
halloween
life after people
how to smoke in bars
still to come: favorite pictures and videos. but i should probably get some work done!
the one that started it all
the flying cat of columbia street
how to get kicked out of carnegie hall
biking to the mermaid parade
it's life and life only
stealing from the neighbors
i am the hunter
lesson: always check your elevation
a story of disaster
creepy conversation
reluctant prophesy
drinking with oedipus
halloween
life after people
how to smoke in bars
still to come: favorite pictures and videos. but i should probably get some work done!
two years!
today marks two years that i have been sending my words/pictures/videos into your eyes via the series of tubes we call internet. that means it's been two years since i moved to new york!
that is just crazy and makes me feel old. but when i think about it, well, i moved to new york with a goal.
believe it or not, it was not to be a bartender and stay up til dawn every night. although that was pretty fun for a while.
and neither was my goal to nanny, although i had some great times with those nutty kids.
no, my actual declared goal was to move to new york and work at the intersection of music and health care. and that's actually what i'm doing!
so even if i feel old, i also feel pretty awesome about that.
i have some work to do this morning but check in later - i have a special recap of the past two years that i'm putting together.
thanks for reading!
xo j
that is just crazy and makes me feel old. but when i think about it, well, i moved to new york with a goal.
believe it or not, it was not to be a bartender and stay up til dawn every night. although that was pretty fun for a while.
and neither was my goal to nanny, although i had some great times with those nutty kids.
no, my actual declared goal was to move to new york and work at the intersection of music and health care. and that's actually what i'm doing!
so even if i feel old, i also feel pretty awesome about that.
i have some work to do this morning but check in later - i have a special recap of the past two years that i'm putting together.
thanks for reading!
xo j
18 March 2008
really?! really?!?
so madonna has directed a movie.
"Described as a romantic musical comedy, "Filth and Wisdom" tells the story of a Ukrainian immigrant who finances his dreams of becoming a rock star by moonlighting as a cross-dressing dominatrix."
MADONNA. HOW DARE YOU. STOP STEALING MY LIFE STORY.
some perspective
it's one thing to call someone gay as an insult. here's what we call "taking it to the next level." (thanks lynne)
insults
when i was a kid, my friend went to the u.k. and came back explaining that the playground taunting was 1000 times worse than here in the states.
he'd even seen a poor little fat kid crying surrounded by a circle of dancing, chanting children singing "you're a terrible person, you're a terrible person" over and over again.
that's even funnier when you imagine it in a british accent...
a new survey of u.k. teachers reveals this generation's most used insults:
he'd even seen a poor little fat kid crying surrounded by a circle of dancing, chanting children singing "you're a terrible person, you're a terrible person" over and over again.
that's even funnier when you imagine it in a british accent...
a new survey of u.k. teachers reveals this generation's most used insults:
Gay (83%)
Bitch (59%)
Slag (45%)
Poof (29%)
Batty boy (29%)
Slut (26%)
Queer (26%)
Lezzie (24.8%)
Homo (22%)
Faggot (11%)
Sissy (5%)
we are talking about some seriously homophobic kids here!
new shit has come to light
now, those of us originally from oakland know that tupac is obviously still alive. have you listened to don killuminati? the proof is all there.
before he was supposedly killed, he was attacked by a number of unknown gunmen.
according to the LA times, those gunmen may have been hired by
SEAN PUFFY/PUFF DADDY/P.DIDDY COMBS.
p.diddy denies all allegations.
also an interesting part of the story - in the 1994 shootout, tupac accidentally shot himself in the groin. oops!
before he was supposedly killed, he was attacked by a number of unknown gunmen.
according to the LA times, those gunmen may have been hired by
SEAN PUFFY/PUFF DADDY/P.DIDDY COMBS.
p.diddy denies all allegations.
also an interesting part of the story - in the 1994 shootout, tupac accidentally shot himself in the groin. oops!
17 March 2008
powerpoint
so i wrote this funny little song about how awesome an office administrator i am and i played it last night.
people seemed to like it and i've had some requests for the lyrics. here they are! maybe some day i'll get off my lazy ass and record it.
people seemed to like it and i've had some requests for the lyrics. here they are! maybe some day i'll get off my lazy ass and record it.
my powerpoint is better than your powerpoint
the transitions are so smooth and clear and right
my powerpoint is better than your powerpoint
you couldn't do better if you stayed up all night
my document is better than your document
do you notice how the tabs line up so well?
my document is so much better than your document
seeing my perfect document must be hell
because i am the microsoft master
i get it all done faster
i make the office suite my bitch
you're working dusk til dawn
five minutes and i'm gone
my skills are gonna make me rich
my email is better than your email
i know to bcc my friend
my email is better than your email
you might as well just not hit send
my spreadsheet is better than your spreadsheet
the cells are linked in such a thoughtful way
my spreadsheet is so much better than your spreadseet
in fact, your spreadsheet is totally gay
i am the microsoft master (master)
i get it all done faster (faster)
i make the office suite my bitch
photoshop is next
i'm way past editing text
my skills are gonna make me
my skills are gonna make me
my skills are gonna make me rich
the transitions are so smooth and clear and right
my powerpoint is better than your powerpoint
you couldn't do better if you stayed up all night
my document is better than your document
do you notice how the tabs line up so well?
my document is so much better than your document
seeing my perfect document must be hell
because i am the microsoft master
i get it all done faster
i make the office suite my bitch
you're working dusk til dawn
five minutes and i'm gone
my skills are gonna make me rich
my email is better than your email
i know to bcc my friend
my email is better than your email
you might as well just not hit send
my spreadsheet is better than your spreadsheet
the cells are linked in such a thoughtful way
my spreadsheet is so much better than your spreadseet
in fact, your spreadsheet is totally gay
i am the microsoft master (master)
i get it all done faster (faster)
i make the office suite my bitch
photoshop is next
i'm way past editing text
my skills are gonna make me
my skills are gonna make me
my skills are gonna make me rich
picture time!
this is me singing "feel like makin love" by bad company.
oh live band karaoke, how i will miss you.
thanks for the pics jay!
oh live band karaoke, how i will miss you.
thanks for the pics jay!
rock star weekend
talk about going out with a bang!
friday was the last live band karaoke ever and man oh man, did we do it right.
i seem to remember winning the award for most shirtless... before i even took my clothes off. just one of those nights.
for some reason i can't download jay's pictures at flickr but if you feel like sorting through 500 pictures of drunken mayhem, follow the link above. they're priceless.
thank you so much to those of you who made it to the show last night. it was like a life reunion - three people from my high school in california, friends from college, fellow musicians... i can't believe that's the last time i'll take the stage at the field. i couldn't have felt better about how it went and i'm totally motivated to play more shows. i'll keep y'all posted on that front.
anyways, it's monday and i should probably get some work done!
don't let a crane fall on you today.
friday was the last live band karaoke ever and man oh man, did we do it right.
i seem to remember winning the award for most shirtless... before i even took my clothes off. just one of those nights.
for some reason i can't download jay's pictures at flickr but if you feel like sorting through 500 pictures of drunken mayhem, follow the link above. they're priceless.
thank you so much to those of you who made it to the show last night. it was like a life reunion - three people from my high school in california, friends from college, fellow musicians... i can't believe that's the last time i'll take the stage at the field. i couldn't have felt better about how it went and i'm totally motivated to play more shows. i'll keep y'all posted on that front.
anyways, it's monday and i should probably get some work done!
don't let a crane fall on you today.
14 March 2008
felonies of moral turpitude
some time last year i got into a late night conversation with my friend "rob" about crime. he's a bear of a man, a gigantic puppy with a heart of gold.
turns out he's a convicted felon.
ha! the things you don't know about your friends!
he was busted driving through alabama and the cops found a single seed of pot on the floor of his car. i'm shocked that one seed was enough for a felony conviction, but i guess they're a bit harsh in alabama.
last week i saw this article in the times:
In Alabama, a Fight to Regain Voting Rights Some Felons Never Lost
it turns out that in alabama only felons convicted of crimes of "moral turpitude" - breaking and entering, rape, crimes against society - lose their right to vote.
i thought back to our conversation from many months ago. i called a mutual friend and told him about the story - he said he'd remembered that it was in tennessee. i forgot about it.
then last night i went downstairs for a nightcap.
my friends were at the bar and this big bear of a man wraps his arms around me.
man, i owe you a hug, he says. i'm close to crying, he says. i talked to my lawyer yesterday, and i can vote again!
hooray for voting!
btw, check out the article above. legislation to ease the process to return voting rights to felons was opposed by republicans. i wonder why....
there's a shocker.
congratulations "rob"! vote early and vote often.
turns out he's a convicted felon.
ha! the things you don't know about your friends!
he was busted driving through alabama and the cops found a single seed of pot on the floor of his car. i'm shocked that one seed was enough for a felony conviction, but i guess they're a bit harsh in alabama.
last week i saw this article in the times:
In Alabama, a Fight to Regain Voting Rights Some Felons Never Lost
it turns out that in alabama only felons convicted of crimes of "moral turpitude" - breaking and entering, rape, crimes against society - lose their right to vote.
i thought back to our conversation from many months ago. i called a mutual friend and told him about the story - he said he'd remembered that it was in tennessee. i forgot about it.
then last night i went downstairs for a nightcap.
my friends were at the bar and this big bear of a man wraps his arms around me.
man, i owe you a hug, he says. i'm close to crying, he says. i talked to my lawyer yesterday, and i can vote again!
hooray for voting!
btw, check out the article above. legislation to ease the process to return voting rights to felons was opposed by republicans. i wonder why....
Marty Connors, the chairman of the state Republican Party: "As frank as I can be, we’re opposed to it because felons don’t tend to vote Republican."
there's a shocker.
congratulations "rob"! vote early and vote often.
13 March 2008
what we want
have you seen "her" myspace page?
and by her i mean "kristen!"
FIVE DIAMONDS!!!!
her music, um, not so much.
http://www.myspace.com/ninavenetta
and by her i mean "kristen!"
FIVE DIAMONDS!!!!
her music, um, not so much.
http://www.myspace.com/ninavenetta
12 March 2008
the big news
yeah, spitzer has resigned. lieutenant governor david paterson will take office on monday. talk about the blind leading the blind! sorry, that might be a little offensive.
in all seriousness though, my friend the secretary of state in minnesota thinks that paterson is brilliant and will be an amazing governor. so that's cool.
but here's the big news!
are you ready for it?
i hope you're ready!
a dolphin rescued two beached whales in new zealand!
how awesome is that?
the original story (with video) is here.
A dolphin has come to the rescue of two whales which had become stranded on a beach in New Zealand.
Mr Smith said that just when his team was flagging, the dolphin showed up and made straight for them.
in all seriousness though, my friend the secretary of state in minnesota thinks that paterson is brilliant and will be an amazing governor. so that's cool.
but here's the big news!
are you ready for it?
i hope you're ready!
a dolphin rescued two beached whales in new zealand!
how awesome is that?
the original story (with video) is here.
A dolphin has come to the rescue of two whales which had become stranded on a beach in New Zealand.
Conservation officer Malcolm Smith told the BBC that he and a group of other people had tried in vain for an hour and a half to get the whales to sea.
The pygmy sperm whales had repeatedly beached, and both they and the humans were tired and set to give up, he said.
But then the dolphin appeared, communicated with the whales, and led them to safety.
The bottlenose dolphin, called Moko by local residents, is well known for playing with swimmers off Mahia beach on the east coast of the North Island.
 Mr Smith said he gave the dolphin a pat to say thank you |
"I don't speak whale and I don't speak dolphin," Mr Smith told the BBC, "but there was obviously something that went on because the two whales changed their attitude from being quite distressed to following the dolphin quite willingly and directly along the beach and straight out to sea."
He added: "The dolphin did what we had failed to do. It was all over in a matter of minutes."
Back at play
Mr Smith said he felt fortunate to have witnessed the extraordinary event, and was delighted for the whales, as in the past he has had to put down animals which have become beached.
He said that the whales have not been seen since, but that the dolphin had returned to its usual practice of playing with swimmers in the bay.
"I shouldn't do this I know, we are meant to remain scientific," Mr Smith said, "but I actually went into the water with the dolphin and gave it a pat afterwards because she really did save the day."
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