January 2008
35 posts
And hopefully, citizen, you'll think twice before... →
‘The AP obtained classified government documents detailing mock disasters in the Homeland Security Department’s “Cyber Storm” wargame.’ ‘The scenarios all sound like rejected plots to potential Die Hard sequels—what if everyone on the No Fly List showed up to airports across the nation all at once!’ ‘With time and training, the government may soon...
“The Starbucks aesthetic - garish, Fascistic murals combined with Futurist...”
– The Psychic Soviet: Ian F. Svenonius
Robotman banned from My Little Pony Forum →
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo →
My aunt took me to see them last night and it was one of the most stunning performances I’ve ever seen. Campy and fabulous. They were so beautiful.
3:30 Tuesday
Me: OMG! Heath Ledger died! [txt]
[email]
Kara: i just got your text...that's so intense! crazy!
Me: I know! I had to tell you immediately.
Kara: it proves the old adage: "people DIE, brandi"
Me: People do die, mkay.
Kara: how was your weekend? we need to play catch up.
Me: My weekend was like trying to get off crack cold turkey. How was yers?
Kara: well...i "accidentally" joined facebook. which is now sucking my soul out of my face, alive. much like the kiss of death administered by the dementors. why were you trying to get off crack? cold turkey? inform me, immediately.
Me: oh no! facebook! did you reactivate your old account? i wasnt "really" trying to get off crack cold turkey. My weekend just felt like that. Mostly because of lack of sleep due to steam radiator conundrum. Fucking bullshit man. I am so losing the battle to my not so gracious self. But more on that later. Going to go try and catch yoga class and realign my hippie ass chi.
“Help us Star Burrito, you’re our only hope.”
– After disasterous attempt to find breakfast on Sunday
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Hail Mary Mother of God, got the whole host of...
Overheard in New York - Hipster girl: You really need to hear his podcast about how technology is raping our souls.
BBC - Robot suit 'hurt TV show actor' →
“He said the animatronic suit he had to work in was part robot and part puppet.” “In another incident he said he suffered a pelvic injury after being asked to bend over while wearing the suit.” “He also told the hearing that a colleague called him a “bitch” and a “faggot”, but was ignored when he complained.”
Urban Outfitters, fashion, cultural appropriation →
Advice Columnist Hadley Freeman of the The Guardian UK answers: ”Why is my teenage daughter dressing like Yasser Arafat?” “Iassume that you mean she has taken to wearing a keffiyeh as opposed to, I don’t know, a military uniform or carefully cultivated, if multicolour, facial hair. And the reason I presumptuously assume this is because keffiyehs have become what the young...
“Listen to your destiny, and when it calls, release your plans.”
– quote from NPR which inspired the painting Release Your Plans by Daniel Sprick
The Primary, Upon Further Dissection →
Cheers to Stephanie J. James and Caroline Abels for their letters to the Editor here. I quite agree.
“The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping...”
– leonard cohen
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“Blogging Kills Your Heart And Mind and All Of You”
– The Gawker