2008

Jul

Louis Armstrong vs Radiohead - What a Wonderful Surprise (via The World Forgot)

This would be a good weekend to read Common Sense.

A sign you need to go to bed and call it a day: You come...

“In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your...”
— What Happens To Your Body If...

“All the boys with jeans slung impossibly, stupidly low, the...”
— meish dot org: Being a list of...

I caught this clip on Bravo while I was channel surfing last night. Can I keep Bald Guy in my pocket...

Nutrient in watermelon yields Viagra-like...

“Google Reader Trends “From your 63 subscriptions,...”
— via Heather Anne: Google...

Honestly, it’s pretty pointless for my site analysis...

CQ Politics | Gen. Clark Comes From Behind to...

“I forgot to ask for her name, but the next time I’m...”
— Pamie on her Thai massage...

Jun

“I don’t think getting in a fighter plane and getting...”
— — Wesley Clark Clark...

The CHS Big Red Machine in NYC, 2005

aja: Ben Gibbard, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun via thebronzemedal I needed a quick reminder of how...

““Though left-handers comprise just 10% of the...”
— One Election Outcome Certain:...

Vertigo Theme by Matthew Buchanan

Do you know what's going on in...

dihard: I’ve been following the situation in Zimbabwe since March, and am surprised by a. how...

The Zombie Meme

kfan: I love this meme. You are in a mall when the zombies attack. You have:1. One weapon.2. One...

Ozma - Korobeiniki (Traditional Russian Folk Song) Ozma can do no wrong for this very reason.

AP: George Carlin dies at 71

emilyposts: (via lfarm) I’ve been on the verge of an emotional outburst for the past few days and...

The Stills - Rooibos/Palm Wine Drinkard I look at you and I think, “How much awesome can one...

“Almost a year after the goat decapitations began,...”
— News: No clues uncovered in...

Canon AE-1 Program 35mm; 50mm f/1.4 lens You may be able to...

Ben Sollee - A Change is Gonna Come Your life can always use a little more cello. Trust me. I wonder...

Canon AE-1 Program 35mm; 50mm f/1.4 lens My room is on the...

Cool Tool: Books That Changed My Life

“In an article that aims to assess how similar John McCain’s...”
— Columbia Journalism Review:...

Walter Meego - Girls There is something about this song that reminds me of the song in the famous...

Might be one of those "You had to be...

Either the worst or the best name for a dictionary/publishing company: Funk & Wagnalls. Spoken...

Top Chef

It’s 1am and I can’t sleep. Bravo’s replaying the Top Chef finale. Here’s an...

If I manage to make it through the summer without contracting the West Nile virus it’ll be a...

Daughters of Satan Hulu’s summary of the movie (could be a spoiler, if the movie weren’t...

Blue Barnhouse Store This would be my humble suggestion of a...

Hulu - Heigl Haters Come Out: E! News Now

Bishop Allen - The Monitor Today is the day of people reminding me of things from Internet...

Sunday afternoon nap (via heather) This picture came to mind...

“I did not feel that I was given the material this season to...”
— Katherine Heigl: Don’t...

Spiderman (via inky)

Hulu Says: “Angelina Jolie’s new movie WANTED features James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and...

C'mon. Do we honestly need to wait for...

Full Disclosure: We Floridians are getting a little pissed off to find out, thanks to global...

The wife John McCain callously left behind:...

Flickr: chrisglass' Photostream

“Nine hours behind schedule, but we made it to Destin, FL....”
— Twitter / Dooce Holy crap....

Amos Lee — Street Corner Preacher

meish dot org » The Polite Amount

Do they make aloe-infused bedsheets? Cuz my sunburn is screaming that if they invented the little...

‘Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head - “Hush Hush”(as seen on the Tumblr front...

May

Incredible pictures of one of Earth’s last uncontacted...

Don’t care: how sausages are made. Will care: when tofu comes 2 for $4. Because: grocery...

Use Twitter to make Bush speak.

Emily Posts: The Golden Rule (x9)

topherchris: On the whole 60 Minutes vs....

Spending quality time with the family

Yesterday afternoon my parents, sister, brother-in-law, two nephews and I went for a canoe and kayak...

Breaking News: Sir Elton John makes Barack Obama’s...

seriouslythough: ashers: saraliz: squashed: 75,000...

September 19th

People who were born on my birthday:Leon Jaworski, James Lipton, Mama Cass, Twiggy, Joan Lunden,...

U.S. to ban slaughter of cattle too sick to...

The audio is great but the video is disturbing. I’m a fan of Amy Poehler but there’s...

—————- For me, there are a...

13 Rule-Breaking Films

“What’s with the bullshit language thing? Just say it in...”
— “YouTube comments are...

“They’re trying to scare you and trying to keep you...”
— Obama lashes out at Bush,...

My sister hates when I do this. She...

Setting: Crowded Restaurant, Evening
Nephew: [loudly] Aunt Gunny? Guess what?
Me: Hmmmmm.. chicken butt?
Nephew: [louder] GUESS WHAT.
Me: Umm.. you want peace in the Middle East? Brad and Jennifer to get back together? OH! I know.. you're rooting for Archuleta.
Nephew: [louder yet] NO, AUNT GUNNY. GUESS. WHAT.
Me: Oh fine. What?
Nephew: [nearly screaming] Boys have NUTS.
Me: Is that so? I'm intrigued! Tell me more...
Sister: [speaking in that clenched jaw sort of way that mothers know so well] Don't. Say. Another. Word.

Make no mistake about it, if I sit patiently and help you look through iTunes for songs in this...

When did my Dad become Archie Bunker?

Unless the topic of conversation is something either matter of fact and completely obvious, my...

“This is the internet. No one gives a fuck. Get over...”
— i hate tumblr on the subject...

@ topherchris I think the world needs more Internet...

“I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong...”
— Bush: I quit golf over Iraq...

Heather Powazek Champ, photographer extraordinaire, captured this amazing video. I think it should...

“Take with plenty of water” seems to be medical shorthand for “Your throat is...

Dear Florida,

Would you look at yourself? Seriously.. look around. What do you have going for you anymore?...

He's still slipping this guy into every...

Yesterday evening, after watching eight YouTube videos and losing about an hour and a half of my...

“Godhopping” – Dogs Die in Hot Cars Just found this cd while trying to push myself...

Apartment Therapy Chicago | Mini Pug + Mini Eames Lounge You...

Military hospitals used to shun technology, but no longer! There’s a computer to give you a...

Transparent Post-Its It’s sad to get this excited...

Great tits cope well with warming

Wondering how much longer my lungs are planning on letting Uncle Phlegm and Aunt Mucus visit. (Gwyn...

poppytalk: life’s little helpers

Lalalalalala I'm not...

I’m the only member of my family without child. Therefore, I’m the only member of my...

Did you know they have soccer leagues for four-year-olds? It’s true. My sister and...

“A Lifetime” — Better Than Ezra Just for the record, if I die in a fiery car...

Apr

Have I mentioned that I love Hulu?

A Progress Report

Over the last two weeks of my academic life I’ve spent twenty pages with a woman born two...

Historical Quote of the Day -- Political...

Alright, listen Internet. I’ve got two papers to turn...

“Sent to the Pentagon’s general counsel on March 14,...”
— Memo: Laws Didn’t Apply...

Amber and Ian (my brother*) are now the proud parents of Lane Michael. So I’m an Aunt again!...

Mar

dooeypig.muxtape.com

“It’s a great clusterfuck for the American mind’s...”
— Anti-Emo Riots Break Out...

My Current First World Problem.

I got a haircut today* and the stylist finished it up by putting this “curl activator”...

What I wouldn’t give to peruse a bookstore like...

So I’m not sure if you may have heard by, I don’t know, turning on the television or...

We bleeding hearts sometimes justly but often times unjustly receive the title of traitor or the...

“Even elected and caucus delegates are not required to stay...”
— — Senator Hillary...

Amateur Surgeon @ adult swim

I'm the Grinch. I'm Scrooge. I shoot...

I really am not feeling all of these female traditions before each big “life event.” ...

“This is the real “Where’s the beef?” about...”
— David Ignatius - Obama: A Thin...

Obama's "Ringing" TV Ad

Feb

Clinton ad cites 'dangerous world' - Los...

He obviously isn’t doing a very good job, but...

“As a Jew and perhaps more importantly simply as a sentient...”
— — Joshua...

“Oh What a World” - Rufus Wainwright I’d love to hang out with Rufus...

Google Reader is failing me.

Has it been a slow, boring couple of weeks or what ? There’s no shows to watch. Nothing...

“Feelings, mistakes, and butts.. these are things we dare not...”
— Clemens Kogler - Le Grand...

Bartlet's Third State of the Union...

Sam Seaborn: Where'd you get the bathrobe?
Carol Fitzpatrick: The gym.
Sam Seaborn: There are bathrobes at the gym?
C.J. Cregg: In the women's locker room.
Sam Seaborn: But not the men's.
C.J. Cregg: Yeah.
Sam Seaborn: Well, that's outrageous. There's a thousand men working here and 50 women.
C.J. Cregg: And it's the BATHROBES that's outrageous?
[Have I mentioned I love The West Wing? Because I really love The West Wing. I miss it.]

“We need to come out with something new for vending...

Dear Green Giant,

When you go shopping for champagne flutes, do you buy them with only a bottom and a stem but no...

This frustrates me on so many levels.

“Fucking Boyfriend” by The Bird and The Bee D’oh! I’m sorry, Blog. I forgot...

Seen at Hobby Lobby:

One small and otherwise simple wooden box with the words “WOODEN BOX” stenciled across...

Hamilton wouldn't have forseen the Great...

Besides this advantage of occasional employment to classes having different occupations, there is...

(via Amir) I have a feeling this is going to be the basis...

“Well, in this country all Americans deserve equal rights....”
— onegoodmove: Better Know A...

“Cake Parade” by Georgie James (My hippie message for the week) This song reminds me...

He's not too great with details.

Dad, I’m not quite sure how to tell you this so I’m just going to come right out and...

Campaigns use of “change.”

ohnotheydidnt: Vanity Fair. The Hollywood...

Waterboarding is legal, White House says -...

What my family and I eloquently call a...

I don’t know what it is about the academic environment but it just makes me so… slow....

Super Tuesday

If you can, go vote!

The bushes let the heathen pass

Last Tuesday afternoon I was walking to class on one of the university’s steeper paths. This...

John McCain

When John McCain is talking with someone he doesn’t agree with, he insists on talking over...

The Edwards Effect - New York Times

Staff at Woolworths baffled by fuss - Times...

Let me tell you about my inner demons...

I have a big problem with overanalyzing any of my conversations, debates, speeches, etc. I’m...

They worship a mermaid and speak in...

Starbucks. It’s where our independent study meets every Friday and I always feel a need to buy...

Jan

“An application for the best job you may ever have.”
— Sold! (Burger King...