31 May 2007
Three one hit wonder love songs from the 70's.
Gentlemen, we can rebuild her. We have the technology. So this is not quite the Six Million Dollar Woman, but it's at least good news for those unlucky 1 in 5000 women who suffer from
Mayer-von Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome. That's quite the mouthfull... the name of the syndrome, not---
stop while you're ahead.
Come out, come out, wherever you are. Everyone put on your "shocked" face. (Seriously, couldn't be happier for him.)
This is the homework update thread I got a paper back last night - 5 pages, 20/20. Professor also wrote Bravo - Excellent! on the back page. Very pleased with myself.
Before that I took my Sociology of Gender midterm. I think I did well, maybe a high B or a low A. We'll see on Monday.
For this weekend I have two chapters of Culture Builders and some of the book for Sociology of Gender.
Two other undergrads in my department told me they hate the whole department and wish they didn't have to be at our school. I felt sad.
Photoshop won't run! Hope me? →Read more...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Sitting on my porch, bent but unbroken (along with birthday boy Hugh Janus) , is none other than the mighty Joe Famous, who says hello and thank you for the cards and gifts. He'd have posted this himself but he cant recall his password, but we're having a good time drinking beer and hanging out.
More wrong numbers than right numbers... My cell phone number is laid out like this: ABC-XABC... that is, the last three numbers repeat the first three numbers, with X being an unrelated digit.
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Mrs. Pants? →Read more...
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Bond theme, etc) covers Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" Actually a pretty interesting version and nothing like as hideous as I was expecting. Alien Ant Farm's version of "Smooth Criminal", it ain't.
Paul needs a roommate And he has some very high standards.
Hope me with my lifeplan Bunnies! Since you all are such a wise lot I wish to ask your advice about what I should after my PhD.
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Rodent Stories! A humongous rat just damn near ran over my foot as I was returning to my workplace.
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gaspode in SF I mentioned before that I'm going to be in San Francisco June 19th (tue)-21st. Wanna hang out?
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Cool cat but $22,000? Plus shipping? Of course if you don't want to wait a year you can cough up a
hairball extra $6,000.
Hey Mecha ladies. Just so you know.
Bad pickup line #1 (or pickup situation) - "Gimme all your money - and your number baby!"
This is a wedding thread My boss is getting married and I have no idea what to get her....
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Vacuum Pwns Kitty! Good thing the cat is deaf.
My nephew is retiring from his job as a newspaper publisher.
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Themes for tomorrow's Photo Friday?
Do any of you bunnies listen to Sirius radio via web? If so, I have a technical question:
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30 May 2007
Everything that is wrong. Video link. $1300 tanning salon treatment for an 11 year-old child's school photo. Gotta look like Lindsey Lohan!
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If you'd like, would you read a story of mine?
Even if you find the beginning terribly dull, I'd like to hear that.
I'm not looking for feedback for a class, I'm genuinely curious how people react to this story.
Cliche. 1832, borrowing of a technical word from Fr. cliché, printer's jargon for "stereotype," supposedly echoic of mould dropping into molten metal, thus pp. of clicher "to click." Figurative extension is first attested 1888, following the course of stereotype.
(From the awesome things I learnt today file)
In-depth(ish) critiques of No Child Left Behind? I'm doing a lot of reading on NCLB for work, and I'm only getting one side, which is making it hard for me to actually understand the arguments (pro or con); the stuff I'm reading is demonizing the opposition to the point where I'm a little suspicious of any of its claims. I know there were bunches of articles about it when the legislation first passed, but does anyone have a favorite critique? Or thoughts about where I might find one?
Fried food: why is it so delicious?
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Sausage and Broccoli Rabe and Ricotta Calzones! I didn't make these -
Not Martha did. The recipe's not online, but I'm purchasing Baking Illustrated this weekend, and will share if anyone wants it. They look pretty orgasmic, don't they?
I've got less than 24 hours to write a good story... →Read more...
TECHNOLOGY GRR SHOUTING THREAD! DOES ANYBODY KNOW IF THE K800I PHONE WILL ACCEPT VOICE CONTROL COMMANDS FROM *ANY* BLUETOOTH HEADSET, OR DOES IT NEED TO BE AN SE ONE? BECAUSE MY BOSS'S ISN'T WORKING AND BOY IS SHE PISSED!
jonmc did you pass the baton to me? I've felt loserish and fuck-uppy all day.
Brokeback Mountain Clip -- a deleted scene from the soon-to-open Judd Apatow comedy "Knocked Up." [NSFW]
I can be elected president now.
Hyper Hyper Hyper It's a Tigger day. All I want to do is jump!
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Pulp Pix: The Bizarre Case of Photography Noir.
Do you like your coffee like you like your women (or men)?
Man arrested, cuffed after using $2 bills Commenting on the incident, Baltimore County police spokesman Bill Toohey told the Sun: "It's a sign that we're all a little nervous in the post-9/11 world."
Pippy the begging cat. Pippy sees something and wants it. It doesn't matter what it is. If Pippy sees it, he just
has to have it.
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Assrace. SFW, google video. Pretty fun.
I just had a terrible nightmare about a duck... →Read more...
Last night, I was tired and had had a few beers, and I got thirsty, and according to Pips, I went to the fridge and drank all the Half & Half. I feel very creamy.
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29 May 2007
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South Coast Uk July Meet-up →Read more...
Anyone use facebook? Can you think of a neat app to make? I was going to do a secret crush one (so if you hit the button on someone who'd done it to you it'd notify you both) but that's way too Junior High and now it's already taken.
It needn't be interesting or meaningful as long as a lot of 'general' people are likely to add it (yes, I'm a code whore). Halp?
Free cell phone to good home. →Read more...
I look like an Oompa-Loompa. →Read more...
Photoshopping 100 pounds away You really can't believe your eyes these days.
Happy Birthday to the often lurking wens.
Interactivity revisited. I've been trying to remember all the recent sites I've seen that allow people to interact in unusual and awesome ways on the internet.
Swarmsketch is a prime example. Help me remember some others...
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Meow! --
The BIG cat who likes getting wet and wild. [Be sure to watch the video at the link.]
Lunchtime lifesaving drama! →Read more...
Three Thank Yous Thank you, boss, for actually emailing me a thank you after i spent hours fixing your damn phone.
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I can't tell you how excited I am about... →Read more...
This AskMe post asks about tv shows and movies which are especially accurate in their depiction of police work. I'd like to broaden it a little bit, because I'm wondering which movies and shows accurately depict other kinds of work. What's the most realistic lawyer show? Medical show? Journalist show? Teacher show? Et cetera show?
Joan Rhodes, strongwoman. Born
ca. 1920 in England, as
Josie Terena, ‘Joan Rhodes became
famous in the 1950s and 60s as a
strong woman,’ sometimes billed as
The Mighty Mannequin.
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Some hangover-friendly music by Scottish dream-pop group
Cocteau Twins:
Carolyn's Fingers
Blue Bell Knoll
(from the 1988 album, Blue Bell Knoll)
Hrmph. Who else is grumpy? →Read more...
28 May 2007
Jay Chou's Fearless? Does anyone have Jay Chou's Fearless they can YouSendIt for me?
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Anyone else following On The Lot? I'm really enjoying seeing so many new films from unknown talents.
Reading the Charles Nelson Reilly obit threads made me think... There are few places these days where you'll find the kind of wit and camaraderie they had on Match Game. Except sometimes here and MeFi. So, I propose...
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In re. octopi I had a dream last night about Homer Simpson turning into an octopus.
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Followup to Googlenope HA! I have Googlebombed the Washington Post! By cross-posting here, on VOX and my own domain, I now outrank the original story on many of his 'original' queries: See
“Moishe Goebbels”.
Radio TheDonF A couple of hours of stuff
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Attention gentlemen between the ages of 25 and 40 There was exactly one point in the space-time continium when you could dress up as Jabba the Hut and get with the hot ladies,
and you missed it.
Overqualified. Amusing (if not slightly scary) cover letters.
An Inconsolable Octopus There's some
interesting stuff on the rest of the author's site.
And she has
bunnies, also some very cute
Boston Terriers.
R.I.P. Charles Nelson Reilly I remember my brother and I watching him on
Match Game in the 70s (and in retrospect, I can't believe my mom let us watch that show).
(via)
Bicycle eating trees. Don't ever
turn your back on a tree and stand around for 80 years or so.
I want to make my drunk friends SING. That national anthem post a bit down made me remember how great it is to sing it when lightly smashed. It's really the only time I can feel patriotic.
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I don't 'get' Disneyworld. Am I the only one? →Read more...
ugh. i really will have to go to a doctor about this one of these days. →Read more...
OMG! Bunny! [ytmnd] [bunny pwned by cow] [embedded sound] Alright, I think you've been sufficiently warned, k?
27 May 2007
A short story Anybody wants to read a short story of mine and tell me what you think of it?
What I did this weekend, two words... Kidney Stones →Read more...
Googlenope A Main-Stream-Media writer wasted some space in the Washington Post with a collection of phrases for which Googling brings NO results (except the column he just published): "Varsity pinochle." "Jesus loves you for your money." "Plush Osama doll." "Moishe Goebbels." "Hot cheese sundae." "The yodeling librarian." "George W. Bush's subtlety." "My grandchildren are so ugly."
That's an easy game to play...
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Business time... You've probably heard of Flight of the Conchords, a NZ comedy team (they're done show on HBO, so there's been quite a bit of advertising going on). This is one of my favorite songs of theirs. And for a bonus:
The most beautiful girl in the room.
FEATURE REQUEST: Can it be made so that links open in new windows? Please?
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Cavemen! This very well could be the redemption of broadcast network TV.
What's worse than flubbing the words to the national anthem during your gig at the big game?
See for yourself.
Now that I'm "internet" famous , how long do I have to wait before the bitches and blow kick in? Addendum: should I leave my wife and kids now or wait until Angelina Jolie eventually breaks up our happy home?
The official fabric of Metachat! I am thinking sundresses are in order.
Happy mothers day: Bluegrass & Gin & Juice - It's mothers day in Sweden. For that I wish me some fun covers! Here's one! Hugs to all moms and the boys that made them that!
Something for scody Couldn't find your email, my dear, so I'm sharing PW's sartorial secrets with everyone.
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Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Happy Birthday to the Capn.
26 May 2007
I went to see Once tonight. It was the perfect little film. The date was not.
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I would rather deal with the pain from my surgery than with the Percocet side effects. What do people see in using this shit?
Tonight's Workout I did two circuits of the
Central Park Reservoir tonight at around six.
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So what band did you turn your back on? →Read more...
This is one of those movie trailers that reminds me of why I love movies. (It's for the movie
Regular Lovers, which I got on DVD today.)
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And just as i got inside the sky broke open. New shoes, groceries and getting cruised in the stores
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Tired, cold, wet, hungry ... and sad.
What qualifies a mental health therapist? →Read more...
Miso-glazed black cod. I made this recipe last night and it was super, super wonderful so I felt the need to share it with you.
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Wax paper help, please I failed to get a dried flower to iron between two pieces of wax paper.
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We are all falling woefully behind in our clicking. Canada and USA, I'm talking to you. Greece, Italy and Australia, too. I'm thinking of moving to Japan, where people take their clicking seriously.
Good with coffee. 2 hours of (mostly) jazz guitar on Radio Mecha, for a smooth start to your Memorial Day weekend.
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Forgotten New York. and
Bridge And Tunnel Club. Both sites have been around forever, but I could still spend all day roaming through their pages. Both have
nice sections on Astoria and loads of great photos and facts.
Movies you show your parents, or plan to...what are they? (sorry for Yoda-esque phrasing there)→Read more...
I should go to bed. But is anyone up for eye arse cee?
Hellbientropy radio. You've been warned.
25 May 2007
1967: Summer of Love. 2007: Summer of Meh →Read more...
I've only seen two perfect movies in my lifetime... →Read more...
Radio Mecha - Music Box It'sa me, on the Radio Mecha. Mostly hip-hop, some of it all over the place. Please listen, if you're so inclined.
Kitten! OMG! A Scottish wildcat kitten - one of Britain's rarest mammals - shelters under his mother, Flora.
Photo Friday: Guess the Theme . . . You post the photos, we guess the theme. Or if you want, just post photos about and/or tell us about your long weekend (if you're in Memorial Day territory.)
This is stupid, but please help me eat. →Read more...
I'm back from 'holiday' If you call a long stressful week with family a holiday. Pros: I got some ducats!
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The 86 Rules Of Boozing. (via the illustrious richat)
Linux gamers? What games do you play? I'm looking for something that I can play offline, and is lots of fun. Otherwise, anything goes (I think). Any suggestions?
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What makes a great potato salad? It's Memorial Day weekend BBQ time and I want your best potato salad recipes! What is essential? What transforms it from just ok to superb?
If you're not into potatoes what is your favorite BBQ side dish?
In short, today I am only going to work for the money.
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A life without pants Most crimes have been committed by people wearing pants.
*waving from SF* Just popping in to say 'how-do!' on my bi-monthly day off. How's things?
In which I post, because someone has to. →Read more...
Help a brother out. My brother's weblog,
Isoglossia, has been nominated for
Best Expatriate Weblog at Fistful of Euros!
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24 May 2007
My landlady wants me to bleach the grout between the kitchen tiles. Before I move out, of course.
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Barbell Squat, meet J_P. J_P, meet Barbell Squat I think I'm finally getting the hang of
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I think I'm really quitting - pep talk me? →Read more...
SurveyFilter: To what magazines (ones you pick up and turn pages to in real life) do you subscribe? Trade publications included. Here: Business 2.0, Mother Jones.
Nethack. I may play other games for a while, but I always come back.
Mary Cheney Births Human Boy -- Gotta love that headline!
i just got offered a chihuahua? Yesterday i was telling my mom about the
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Forget the Monkeys and Typewriters. There's CAPTCHA. "A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered
a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy things online."
Dear Mecha-Bunnies I'm sorry I have to write this note rather than talk to you about this in person...
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Cross Post Request for Help In case this flies off the AskMe front page and someone here may be able to hope me. I need help finding a real estate agent in Port Charlotte, Florida.
A little something from Flannery O' Connor →Read more...
play. (Flash video, has sound after you hit "play.)
F for Fake trailer (slightly NSFW - contains some nudity) At almost nine minutes long, this is actually more mini-movie than trailer. It was directed and edited by Orson Welles himself, largely from footage that never made it into the actual film.
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\m/ Maybe this is old news, but I just discovered it, and I am really tempted to leave work early so I can download it and play it!
What is it, you ask?
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Would you please recommend some music box sets for me to buy? →Read more...
Heartwarming WoW story. Feed Kyle Tender Strider Meat and return to Ahab Wheathoof.
Free photo gallery site? I'm looking for a place to host pictures from my Slow Food group. Somewhere other than Flickr, somewhere free, and somewhere easy to use. Does anyone have any ideas?
Birds Swim, Fish Fly. But very few birds
walk. Which ones? What's your favorite bird?
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Walkin' Out Yo Girlfriend is a crazy mashup of Unk's "Walk It Out"
(I think that's the title) with Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend", built over the clap-stomp-cheer of Toni Basil's "Mickey." Fun!
It's a beautiful day in New York. ...and the livin' is eeeasy. (sorry).
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Always. Be. Commenting. fandango_matt's comment is a gem, but not the only one. It also reminded me to wish Flo a speedy recovery (and not just so he can work on the script).
The Lost Season Finale [SPOILERS] Come inside, open a Dharma beverage, and let's discuss the island-shaking ramifications of the latest episode of a series that will last longer than many of our relationships...
23 May 2007
Dot Combos by Brunching Shuttlecock Emeritus and MetaFilter's Own Lore Fitzgerald Sĵöberg. His standard funny stuff, but NO Meta- mashups?
We can fix that...
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Fat rant This doesn't seem to have been posted here before.
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And your 2007 American Idol is... (Spoilers inside - don't look if you don't want to know!)
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Galiano meetup? As mentioned in
these threads, there seems to be some interest in a meetup on my beloved island this summer.
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Radio Mecha - Music Box Not for very long, I'm on the Radio Mecha. Jazz. Please listen, if you're so inclined.
Think of you all while spending this gorgeous week on the Cape (Cod) Thought you might enjoy some of the scenery [mi].
So I took some things in to be sharpened... There's a very nice couple who come over from another island once a year and set up their sharpening van by the market for a week or two. They do an excellent job, and I had several knives and an axe that needed attention. I had a day off last week, so I spent the morning doing various chores, including treating my hair with coconut oil to counteract the nastiness that drywall dust and paint wreak on it (thanks, taz & ico!) I washed my hair, threw my tools into my backpack, and set off for the walk down to the market.
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Derren Brown: Trick or Treat. I was watching this, and suddenly realised how Derren Brown chooses who gets the tricks and who gets the treats. Look at the card at about 2:44. It says treat, right...
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I got a package! →Read more...
Women carrying babies So it's often remarked that a man looking over/carrying/etc. a baby increases his adorability. Is it just me, or does inverting the sexes in question work too? (I wonder if there's variation according to likelihood that the baby is actually the person's own kid?) Or am I just totally wrong on both counts?
The de-evolution of the NYC cockroach. Anyone else noticed...
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I just got back from pre-school graduation. *sniff* →Read more...
Anyone have any experience with travel insurance? Several months ago, I bought two plane tickets to Kona, internet tickets, non refundable. Well, I have had a health thing crop up,
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Hey IRC people: Thanks for the help last night.
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It's Birthday day for Dhruva!
Sanjaya Claims "Idol" Persona Was Really Just A Human Art Project -- in a videotape sent to TMZ.com, Sanjaya claims to actually be Bill Vendall, a graduate art student at the Rhode Island School of Design. He "created" Sanjaya as part of his thesis, explaining, "The character was part of a larger art installation."
W00T! Mrs. tr33 bought us Tool tickets! →Read more...
Bunny tongue! OMG! It's been a busy week so far ...
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The Pre-Taped Call-In Show, possibly the funniest comedy sketch ever (from Mr. Show).
[Youtube, 4min]
NOLA Meet-up? Cross-posted for your convenience.
22 May 2007
Umm, who uses their real name when signing up for myspace? I'm just wonderin'.
It's the last week of American Idol! Let's discuss the performances inside.
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Workin' late... I've been spending all day making tables and charts out of spreadsheets, and just when I thought I was finished,
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Like Last.Fm but for books . Anobii it's a social network to share the books you are reading, get recommendation. How about creating a Metafilter and/or Metachat group?
365 Portaits. Lovely work.
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Tell me three things I should do on my day off Thursday.
Note to South Park. THIS is how to do truly subversive humor, complete with one of the better conspiracy theories I've heard this decade (5 minute YouTube, final joke payoff is cut off, probably will soon be yanked down by FOX)
Why Bush hasn't been impeached To impeach Bush would force us to directly confront our national core of violent self-righteousness -- come to terms with it, understand it and reject it. And we're not ready to do that.
Bill Maher's tribute to Jerry Falwell. In honor of Falwell's funeral today. Also because when Maher's funny, he's
really funny.
The Salvation Army has a long tradition of using music as an outreach method. In the early seventies they decided to take it a step further and put together a rock and roll band. Their album is available for download
here. It's surprisingly pretty listenable.
We found a loophole ... say the Internet radio stations.
No you haven't ... counter the RIAA.
Nintendo DS thread. →Read more...
Smoke! Ugh! We woke up this morning to find the house, and in fact the whole neighborhood, blanketed with smoke from the wildfires in south Georgia.
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Life Stories... ...psychologists explore how the stories we tell ourselves can contribute to or detract from mental health.
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Weekend at my sister's →Read more...
Free album! The Crimea are giving their, apparently very good, new album away for free! More about them on
Wikipedia
Happy Birthday to my Gemini sisters....essexjan and JanetLand!
Mommy, what's that? Animal adventures at the Bristol Zoo.
21 May 2007
Garden check It's that time of year again. So, bunnies, what are you growing this year?
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Zeroes. Could that possibly have been any stupider? What an awful, awful show. (possible spoilers inside)
Ernst the man This is the story of an.. incident... that happened one year at my company Christmas dinner dance.
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Gaaaaah! Puter problems. My iMac disk seems to have died before backup. →Read more...
Metafiltr: Metafilter 2.0 (shameless Projects crosspost)
Hope me bunnies! I got a speeding ticket...
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Cameraphones. I know that
it's possible to take good pictures, but how? Any
tips?
The Symptoms Worst. Simpsons. Parody. Ever.
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In a few hours I will be on a plane to Europe. It's my first ever trip overseas! (Canada doesn't really count.) I probably won't be checking in here much for the next 3 weeks, but if you're interested in my progress, I will be posting to
Vox and
Flickr. I'll miss you guys!
My handwriting looks like my father's! Despite my attempt at an early age to develop a unique handwriting style, I noticed today that an envelope I addressed looks like it could have come from my father. Hmmm...
OMG OMG I CAN'T FIND MY GLASSES!! Got home rather drunk on Saturday night, don't remember what I did with them before falling asleep, and now they're totally MIA. I thought they'd show up at some point during the day yesterday, but no such luck.
Where did I leave them, bunnies? Please send some good find-your-glasses mojo my way! At this point, I'm totally flippin' out!
Radio TheDon{pick-a-letter} 1.5 hours of stuff picked from albums released this year. 2007 has, so far, been a good year for music. These are some of my favourite tracks so far.
I just found out (via an email from a friend) that DumbCo is selling off furniture from their 'corporate apartments,' (provided free of charge to the millionaire muckety-mucks) in an attempt to stay afloat. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of guys.
Hmmm, I wonder if this is what I have. If so, it's been going strong for 27 years. Nice to be able to give it a name.
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Happy belated for hellbient (Saturday) and Happy birthday Wolfdaddy!
Mindless Monday question So, among well known people who are considered likeable and non-offensive by most reasonable people, who do you nevertheless dislike?
FlickerVision This is rather nice. Near real-time google-map flickr "mash-up."
Text Messaging. You know - I send about 200 texts a month. I consider that a lot. So, how can somebody physically have enough time to send nearly 7000 texts in a monthly period. That's pretty much equivalent to sending one message every 4 minutes. Every day, every waking minute.
German Inflationary Notgeld: A Geocities page with some information about, and images of the crazy banknotes produced during the 1922-3 hyperinflation in Germany,
Notgeld being emergency currency.
Have you ever made lemon curd? Is it difficult? What have you made with it afterwards? I have a bag of lemons from a friend's lemon tree, and I owe some ladies in the neighborhood something nice (since they've been giving us yummy stuff and treats regularly - nice ladies!)
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20 May 2007
TeeVee: It's all being streamed! I just realized that all of the major networks are streaming their shows. Other than Heroes, Lost and Ugly Betty, is there anything worth watching? (I've been in a netflix cocoon for a while)
Some music for Hugh Janus or whoever the hell I was talking to last night.
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The Cartoon Dog in the Animated Anti-Marijuana Spot Makes Me Sad →Read more...
Two party executive system in 2008 -- Gore - Rice -- Rice - Gore? The Pentagon has failed to adopt a 'wartime footing' for promotions (
cf. 'war-czar'). Can the political elite and the voting public compromise on a split, two -party ticket? Would Rice and Gore cooperate in the executive office? Would Gore accept a chance at a second vice presidenceship? Precedence?
OMG! HEFNER'S BUNNIES [NOT PLAYBOYIST] Another news story designed to overload the irony meter.
Y-M-C-A Boston YMCA that is...
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flying, stinging insect algorithm →Read more...
Radio b - Psychedelic Psunday It's raining, Science Girl is napping, and I've got a snoring dog on my lap. What better time for some psych, prog, fusion, and other assorted odd bits of music. It all begins at half-past the hour.
Party Report. Last night included visitors from Boston, drunken whiteboy singalongs, a strange man hitting on my wife and two separate encounters with law enforcement. Hopefully pictures are forthcoming.
LinuxOnOldThinkpadFilter: SimplyMEPIS rocks →Read more...
I saw jonmc this afternoon. →Read more...
What do you do with old checkbooks? →Read more...
What’s your greatest fear? →Read more...
19 May 2007
Valley Girl Boy Leaving Las Vegas Nicolas Cage Finally Loses His Mind (via Digg)
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I'm sort of double-posting my own post, but... UWS has given this some thought, and come up with a wonderful story. I also have really enjoyed the other takes on this picture too. I'd just like to invite everyone, once again, to tell me what you see...
LT is in the IRC thingy if you want to say hi. →Read more...
Movie Game! →Read more...
Any Neil Diamond fans out there? Honestly, maybe because my parents were big fans and listened to him alongside some really godawful stuff that I've blocked out, I used to think Neil Diamond was all schmaltz. But recently I've heard a few earlier songs (I can't tell you what they are, unfortunately) that I really, well, liked. A lot. Any recommendations on albums to start with for a Neil Diamond n00b?
PDX Bunnies!
This might be diverting. If I can talk Daughter or Wife into it, we might make the drive.
What's in a (genre) name? →Read more...
How’s your week-end been going so far? →Read more...
There's a pigeon sitting on my deck. He won't leave and isn't scared of me. What do I do? I'm worried that he's hurt or sick.
18 May 2007
Dear Indians: You can have your land back. Sure, we, the White Devil, raped your land and your women..
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Come to irc. And add some life. It is very dead now.
Radio_Replica 9:00pm Pacific.
Gothic Hell. Early stuff to EBM. bats in the belfry...
kitty! kitty!It's
animal appreciation day, night two of
Metachaunakkah, so here's some crappy celly shots of Beatrix, who is smaller than a Hostess fruit pie.
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Meaningless but irksome question On TV shows, in movies, etc. -- when a character is drinking coffee in a "to go" cup, it is clear that they are carrying around an empty cup. Why don't they give the actors cups filled with liquid or given some weight so that it looks real?
I Packed the Spatulas So I just flipped a hamburger over with a floppy disk and a paper plate.
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Something you folks might find interesting Sophie was asking me to spell a few words tonight...I didn't want to bug her to see what she was up to. When I came down from bedtime, I found this. I liked it. I thought some of you might too.
WackyWadio on the Hour (9PM ET, 6PM PT) Via Cyst Valley Radio... Answering the musical question "Who?" and offending EVERYONE in the Middle East... Don't miss it!
What form of discrimination, if any, have you been exposed to? →Read more...
I am indeed going to go to gaspode's party. And I make no secret that I am excited to meet several of you, including YCCMA!
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If it's Friday, then Wendell must be having another identity crisis! →Read more...
Google's new layout. Anyone else find it a little... counter productive?
Let's play Hypernymania, but with band names.
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I don't get twitter. It's repeatedly mentioned as the greatest thing since URLs, but I don't really see the point. Do you?
The Return of Joe Famous is nigh... →Read more...
Three Point Status Report: Weekend Plans So what's everyone looking forward to doing as we (well, on the East coast of the US) get near that "oh boy almost time to go!" hour?
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Old Glory Robot Insurance (SNL sketch starring Sam Waterston)
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Poster Blogs....are there any? I've come across a few that don't update anymore but I can't find any current ones. I loves me some posters. Are there any blogs that feature and review posters, and only posters?
Woo! Yay! Whoa! Errgh! →Read more...
A few weeks ago, my nephew was at the National Gallery of Art in Washington with my parents.
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This is a pining thread... My sweetie left for Japan today.
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What's for dinner? →Read more...
I just got fired. →Read more...
WOOT! I'm posting from my new linux laptop! →Read more...
Web design/layout help? I have (electronic) print-resolution photos. I am trying to put them online, using Dreamweaver. How do I compress (is that even the right word?) the photos to make this possible?
Layover and connecting to an international flight at IAD →Read more...
mystery phone call Just now I got an... intriguing.... phone message. I'm at work, and coming back from the bathroom I found I had a message that consisted of a sample of Seals and Croft's "Get Closer". I've looked up the extension number it came from and it is not listed on our directory. Hmmm. I'd rather like to know to whom I am supposed to be getting closer.
One Sentence. Anyone want to write stories that are only one sentence long?
Askmecha: Baseball for the baseball clueless? →Read more...
This is a pity thread. →Read more...
Photo Friday: Free For All ...which may be the theme, a title to which you can match a photo, or an invitation to post pics of anything you like.
If I may, here is a youtube
(4:36) link to our experiment in classical music concert format.
THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD →Read more...
Paging chrismear, chrismear to the blue, please.
17 May 2007
Apathetic people irritate me a lot. This is not so much a rant as a disappointed thread.
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BP Radio: a little night music. Starting at 11:30 PM EDT. Four minutes from now. Historical tunes favored.
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Anyone playing Halo 3 beta? I have mixed feelings about it. Not that is crappy, but feels old in many ways.
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game, game, and again game Surreal "visual poetry"-slash-video game art thing. Kind of like playing the illustrations in a Radiohead CD booklet. Very cool, if you enjoy this kind of thing.
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Wax on, wax off... →Read more...
Any of you guys is a fan of Singapore Sling? I'm watching it right now,
it's on TV.
Meanwhile, in IRC... 18:37 <@cortex> HEY TERRAPIN CHRISMEAR'S A FURRY
18:38 < terrapin> i just read that.
18:38 <@chrismear> goddamit
18:38 < terrapin> explains a lot
Dallas/Ft. Worth Memorial Day MeCha/MeFi meetup? Hey Dallas/Ft. Worth bunnies, wanna hang out?
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Metachat party planning: we get to plan metachat day, so weekend or weekday? DJ rotation? NYC party check. Secret messages?
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Metachat memory lane. →Read more...
Sheboygan! ...Wisconsin, or otherwise. I just like to say that: Sheboygan! Try it, it's fun. What do you like to say?
Here's a cute picture.
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Possibly the best band name ever →Read more...
LET'S PLAY MECHAFI HYPERNYMANIA! →Read more...
What's your alternate-path fantasy home life? I asked about the
fantasy job last time. This time I'm curious about where and how you'd live if you didn't live where you do live.
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Party! Hi all, I emailed a bunch of you and now I'm paranoid that I missed people out. Party, my place, New York City, this Saturday. Email me for details. Please come. Doesn't matter if we haven't met yet, still come!
I've been rereading this tome of the Great One's for the past couple days and seeing how it's our second birthday, I think somebody needs to design us some biker colors. Then we need to get in a rumble.
The Random Occurrences of the Day Thread This morning when I came to work I discovered that the building was full of beauty queens.
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I got married! Last Saturday, that is...I'm currently on my honeymoon in Montreal, but I thought I'd let everyone know. Link goes to a Flickr set of photos from the wedding, which was pretty much perfect.
I will indeed be in AZ the week of June 11 (Sunday-Friday). Unfortunately, that's all I know!
What does MetaChat mean to you? Since it's our second birthday and all, let's do some navel-gazing.
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Happy Birthday MetaChat!!! You are 2 years old!!! WooHoo!!!!
16 May 2007
'Cooter! Cooter!' Tinky Winky says bye-bye.
So, I'm trying to write a new song. And I need a word or phrase that in some way rhymes with "vehicle".
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WTF is wrong with friendly convenience store worker? →Read more...
THIS IS A SCREAMING THREAD [warning: american idol spoiler ahead] →Read more...
I found this bug today. I think it might be a
brown dog tick. What do you think?
Would there be any point to a MovieFilter?
Battlefield 2: Special Forces. This ia a videogame related query, and I don't really expect it to be successful...
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In which I brag about the cool shit I just got in the mail →Read more...
Does anyone have a good vegan cheese recipe? →Read more...
Guilty pleasure reality show thread. Ah, another cycle of America's Next Top Model has passed by. Spoiler inside.
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Ask Mecha: Do I have a deviated septum too? Like Wendell, only one of my nostrils works at a time. Also I snore. Plus I have this
squeaky nose. Previously I assumed everyone could do it, but everyone says no. They can't. So now I'm wondering... Could it be that I am not (as I suspected) a freak, but instead I have a deviated septum?
Serendipitalicious Ok guys, I know it's been forever since I've posted and half of you probably don't know me but this was too good not to share. Just over two years ago I posted t
his AskMe question about bluegrass...
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More computer questions. This time about hard drives. →Read more...
w00t !!!! This is a thread for celebration!
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Help a nerd out. (google maps API + fbk=madness.) →Read more...
Holy crap. A really intense 9 minute Tina & Ike Turner TV performance from 1966.
cheap laptop for linux? dumb linux n00b questions inside . . . →Read more...
Sandal advice, please! Summertime, and the chafin’ is easy....
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How do you smell? →Read more...
I have been sick for three days and want sympathy →Read more...
"ask mecha" - a stupid computer question i'm looking to get a bigger hard drive for my laptop (an asus a3ac), and i'm finding myself overwhelmed...
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How do you give directions? Do you use road names or landmarks?
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Do you pick all of that annoying white edge sticker off from your CDs? Or just say screw it and let the little fragments dangle?
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Hmmm... Seems like maybe the Attorneys General might need to start thinking about banning
law enforcement from MySpace?
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The Future of Nanotechnology Oh, noez, nanotech will eat us all! (Seriously, this stuff wigs me out . . . )
15 May 2007
a Welcome Back It's Raining Florence Henderson thread ...because Flo deserves more attention and less hurties. And lots of Wessonality.
I think I have appendicitis. How can I know for sure? And what can I do about it?
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My cabal provider just gave me an automated phone call →Read more...
Can't find black silk cord. Any ideas? →Read more...
Who's out of whack? Roll call.
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So, I thought I was having a bad day... then .. an acquaintance stops by with ice-cream and kid in tow....
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I killt askme. :-( I posted a qquestion and I broke it.
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Can you help me figure out what I need in a laptop? →Read more...
AUGH! Pricing and probability please! I need to drum up some cash (for bills and a potential mini-trip) do you think this
painting would sell? And how much should I sell it for? HALP?
I call group nap! →Read more...
Train wreck TV sinks to new depths And yes, of course I will watch it.
5 day weekend. These guys just had a rally downtown here.
I just tried to light a cigarette with my iPod remote. and I haven't even started drinking yet. That's still not as bad as the time I came home from a night of carousing and spent several minutes trying to open my bbuilding door with my Metrocard.
Can you help me figure out what I need in a cellphone? So I think I need to get a cellphone, mostly as a business phone.
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This Onion AV Club bit about Jeff Tweedy is pretty good. But for me, the most interesting bit is where Noel Murray talks about the first-track shivers, that awesome experience where you put a disc on and the first track hits you with so much unexpected awesome that it almost hurts you.
What's given you the first-track shivers?
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Madeover On the subway this morning I happened to notice an article in Metro (a freebie tabloid newspaper) that piqued my interest. As soon as the woman over whose shoulder I was reading put down her paper I pounced on it, and sure enough the “Style By Jury” article on page 29 featured someone I have met.
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MS v. open source. What do you guys think of this?
Bijou the Bunny! OMG! Yuckily sentimental, but what a sweet bunny.
Cheap, not icky hotel near airport in Nice, France. just need a place to stay over for an early -6:30 a- flight out Saturday. V. limited internet acces, but I,ll try to check again tomorrow or the next day. Prefer not to spend over 75euro, but realize that could be unrealistic. Thanks for being my Internet travel agent bunnies.. I have a gmail account if email is useful. Grazie.
"Girth and Nudity, a Pictorial Mission." See those words as a NYT headline, and who
isn't going to click?
But upon clicking through, who expects to see
the guy in the picture?
An update: I just got an email from the sister of the girl whose diary I told you about.
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14 May 2007
What do your dog or cat id tags say? →Read more...
Eep! I just pulled something in my back. There was a noise involved. Back muscles aren't supposed to make noise. Am I correct?
BP Radio! An impromptu set, starting now. Some old stuff, some new stuff, some stuff you've never heard before.
Also not exactly the same set that nobody listened to a few hours before!
Buttafuoco, Buttafuoco, Buttafuoco. The walking punchline is getting together with his old flame. gaaaa!
and I like the page name
Defaced Art Fun with Flickr and Photoshop. A few reimagined icons.
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I Have Been to the Mountain, People.... →Read more...
occhiblu, bilabial: Homweork check!
Bees ... This is freaking me out hugely.
BP Radio! An impromptu set, starting now. Some old stuff, some new stuff, some stuff you've never heard before.
No, it was only cool when it was "Free James Brown!" Ghaah.
This is better but should have said "OH NOES!", no?
It's a Pepsi Blue day from me.
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Three point update, stat! I'm baaaack! I missed you, bunnies!
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Hey y'all, Philly rocks. Who knew? Thanks everyone for your recommendations.
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Brooklyn Meetup this Friday? I occurred to me that I didn't call this out earlier
in my Babe the Blue Ox post. Stay for the show, don't stay for the show, doesn't matter... just wanted to throw this out as any idea for an impromptu meetup.
The security guard at the front desk did not recognize me this morning. It's added a weird sense of unreality to my day, like maybe I don't actually work here.
Online auctionhouses like Lauritz.com SUCK - I bid when there's still time left, and loose the big because "time's up" (screendumps taken after the fact by using the back-button. Still 8 seconds left. Sucky!)
What's for dinner? →Read more...
THIS IS THE EPONYSTERICAL THREAD.
We haven't had an office bathroom post in a while. →Read more...
NPR did a story on online musical collaboration this morning. Very cool piece. Unfortunately I zoned out thinking about
cortex and mexican's ditty and now I have that stuck in my head. This is not a bad thing.
My new notepad. And my new job.
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This rocks. From
here,
a tiny art robotic object made with real electric parts designed by Koichi Miyajima. Not to go all Pepsi Blue on your asses. What other homemade robots and stuff have you come across? Wasn't there a really rockin' scrap-metal/found objects/robot post on MeFi a while back?
Advice on a crazy scheme, plz. →Read more...
What are your favorite author websites ? (not necessarily the websites of your favorite authors)
Married Mechazens - did you change your name on marriage? →Read more...
Bad ideas in emergency preparation: School tells kids there's a gunman on the premises. Kids promptly freak out.
100 Reasons to Get Rid of It A list to help you with your spring cleaning.
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I can haz chestburster? lolcats + Aliens = lolaliens
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MeCha Wikipedia Challenge #1 This week's topic is "Treaty of Canandaigua." Rules inside.
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13 May 2007
procrastination Heh. I tried to enroll for an overcoming procrastination workshop, but I waited too long and now it's full.
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I had espresso after dinner! Now liquor is my only hope of rest tonight! What booze has the highest somneficence?
(Also, Tigers and Pistons losing with the Wings in OT trouble doesn't help)
I'm back from Texas. What did I miss?
LA Times critics banter about this season of The Sopranos. No spoilers, unless you haven't seen the episodes that have already aired.
So who mailed all that anthrax around? - am I the only one who wonders this every so often? This 'loose end'/unfinished story really bugs me.
Happy Mothers Day [YouTube] What did you do for your mother today?
I bought some artichokes while shopping for Mother's Day dinner tonight. But I'm not quite sure what to do with them. Anyone have a simple and easy way of preparing them?
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So, how was your weekend? →Read more...
A chequered career The twists and turns of people's lives fascinate me. I am a biography addict and love exhaustive 400 page tomes, the A&E bios, and the "quick fix" of the biographical info on IMDB pages. I also like hearing about how former schoolmates, co-workers and neighbours have spent their lives since I last saw them. Here's the story of what one former schoolmate of mine did with the ten years following high school. Among people I know, it's definitely the most remarkable thumbnail bio I have heard so far.
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Eurovision - a voting scandal says the swedish press as this year was evidently characterised by voting for neighbouring countries. But that's the whole idea, no? Who would you have voted for?
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Metafilter got my back, right? That's my question. What's the question you've always wanted to ask but been afraid to waste?
12 May 2007
Thesis: The Pursuit of Happyness IS The Bicycle Thief, updated in a small way with an American spin. Discuss.
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Radio Mecha - Music Box: Twelve Minutes Here I am, on the Radio Mecha, playing songs that are at least twelve minutes long. Some will be longer. Mostly jazz, but I'll probably mix it up a little--turntablism, Afrobeat, who knows what else. Please listen, if you're so inclined.
Soundclash Tune in. Relax. Reggae radio. My favorite show is 7 Dec. 2005.
Ask Mecha: scanner help! My scanner has started adding a black line to my scanned film pics. Aaagh.
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Okay, like here's what went down.... →Read more...
I have pictures! My 1940s bomber girl kitchen, and bonus shot of my shoes. (more inside)
Mefi Music needs a change in color.
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Eurovision recap →Read more...
The people who decide these things for the internet have announced new top-level domains for next year, including .CAT
Can you imagine the battle over a domain named LOL.CAT?
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Geocaching Does anyone do this? Does anyone want to? I never have - but I saw it on Law and Order once a long time ago. What about meetups that turn into geocache searches?
Ann Arbor meetup First off, on Monday— Ann Arbor/Ypsi meetup at Arbor Brewing.
It's one of my last chances to get drunk on the cheap.
Early eveningish.
THIS IS A DONUT. You have been warned.
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Milkomeda - When the Milky Way and Andromeda collide. Coming soon to your local cluster!
Hello to the Metachatter I met at yesterday's Fridaycities London meetup
So, I drove over to my ex-husband's this morning ... →Read more...
Caption this. Traced drawing by CitrusFreak.
11 May 2007
Radio_Replica: Techno: Ibiza Style Dance for a warm spring night. Starts at 8:30pm Pacific, or when edgeways finishes his very cool set.
provided my connection holds up. damned rebuffering.
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MorEee radio Eeee Ok, as I am just poking around on the computer AND listening to music I'll broadcast, it's going to be random so beware, and if you want on yell at me and I'll stop.
Damn, damn, Damn, DAMN! Pandora now US only. Anyone know of a similar service available to Canadians?
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Idea for an upcoming Photo Friday: Photo booths!
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AskMecha: Question about a summary of the Argentinian national character Once upon a time, I heard Argentinians described as "Italians who speak Spanish, act like they're French and wish they were English." Does anyone know came up with this?
2007 Eurovision Song Contest The finals for the annual Eurovision Song Contest are tomorrow night. Ukranian drag queen
Verka Serduchka is
the current favorite to win the
Eurovision Song Contest.
Do cats get food poisoning? This question is borne out of a) genuine curiosity and b) concern about what kind of mess I'm going to have to clean up later.
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I was reading the LA Times this morning, and. . . I came upon this article about a town in Southern Argentina, supposedly
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Funk, blues, soul etc.. Radio Eeeeeee Following Sir TheDonF, ~4:30 Central, 5:30 Eastern. One hour long
Bunny claws. The two major SF alt-weeklies always seem to be scratching at each other. Is this normal in other places?
So, Martin Bashir, that hack who did that Michael Jackson documentary, is on
Nightline now? I guess this happened after Koppel left? Is it still the best reporting on network teevee? Is that still not saying much?
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Radio TDH/F The polar-opposite of yesterday's set. Two hours of much quieter music
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Summer projects So, I usually get more crafty and nesting over the summer, and always make these grand plans once the temperature creeps closer to 80.
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Belarusian Movie Posters. I love these. Local theaters in Minsk paint billboards for Hollywood blockbusters. Look inside if you want to see a couple and try to guess what movie is portrayed before you visit the link.
A blue-crowned parrot amongst a flock of cherry-heads... Whoa, can I identify! (a found phrase from netflix)
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MeCha Time Capsule. →Read more...
Askmecha: Healthy Food for a picky eater (me) →Read more...
Which Weird Way Would You Prefer To Slough Off This Mortal Coil? Assuming all things equal, like pain is not a factor here, in what bizarre way would you prefer to die so that your friends and acquaintances can say in hushed tones "Did you hear what happened?"
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It's Friday, and you have photos, so it must be PHOTO FRIDAY! No, I have no idea what the theme is, or if there even is one.
psmealey is on something of a 60's rock kick. And in an AskMe coversation we discussed the concept of artists of limited talent have one or two transcendent moments.
This song speaks to both topics. A moderately good band overall, but on this particular night on this particular number, they brought he damned house down.
Lately, I've been obsessed with the album
Metal Box (released in the States under the name
Second Edition) by John Lydon's post-Sex Pistols band, Public Image Ltd.
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I can has cheezburger? More LOLCATS... tagged for your convenience.
Me and my iPod I can no longer walk any lengthy distance or do any sort of onerous house chore without my iPod on. Right now it's a lengthy series of This American Life episodes, in training for my Awesome Podcast.
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occhiblu came back from the fancy party! And she had too much to drink!
10 May 2007
Cymbalta - Has anyone here used it?
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Ever find yourself channelling your own funeral? Soon I have to convert some of my house's basement apartment light fixtures to recessed light fixtures because of the low ceiling. Whenever I think about doing this, I seem to hear the conversation at my funeral...
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I am all dressed up with no place to go. Oh, why won't the cab company answer my call?
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Wendell's Off the Wall and On the Radio Starting at 6:30 Pacific, 9:30 Eastern. May be subject to technical difficulties for various reasons, for example, was the last time mudpuppie changed the password April 7th? (If it is, I'm OK)
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"Molly's Got A Crush On Us" This song, from Tullycraft's recent album
Disenchanted Hearts Unite, makes me smile and sing along every time.
Esp. after a beer or two.
I was on the porch drinking beer. I knocked over my favorite ashtray. It shattered and I cut my foot open on one of the shards. Smoking can be hazardous.
statisfy - where's looking at you I thought this was a neat javascript/google maps tool to show where readers to your site come from.
MeFi/MeCha Meetup NYC Saturday, Dakota Roadhouse, tentatively at 8 p.m. Who's up for it?
Metachat, I have three completely random questions for you... →Read more...
How you been, it's been a while? Two hours of radio with fat riffage. Not a fan of rock? Stand back!
Good day three point status update As a counter to
this. Since things can't be all bad.
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"You may not think you're a thief, but most comics know otherwise ... Get cancer." Heated 2002 e-mail exchange between Mark Brazill (creator of
That 70s Show) and Judd Apatow (producer of
The Ben Stiller Show) in which Brazill accuses Apatow of stealing a comedy idea. (
via)
Sort of ranty exasperated post about drive 'n' dialers Is there anything that can be done to try to convince people not to use their fucking cell phones when driving? As an avid motorcyclist/bicyclist, I'm a little more vulnerable to the stupid shit I see people pull in HUGE cars WHILE yammering on the goddamn cell phones, but it's dangerous for everyone out there.
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What's your favourite chocolate? →Read more...
Sounds like a hoax, but actually it's the Hoaks.
(Registration possibly required.)
Sucky day 3-point status report. →Read more...
Presigned After Dark by Haruki Murakami at The Strand! Hey I remember a few threads where I noticed people were fans of Murakami. The American printing of After Dark came out a few days ago and The Strand bookstore has signed copies!
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4 or 5 of my 15 Yesterday, the Oregon Governor signed 2 bills, one granting civil union status to gays and lesbians,
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So let's say a deranged movie director contacts you. He's doing a film adaptation of your senior year of high school. He wants you to assemble an album's worth of songs for the soundtrack. What've you got? What've you got?
Philly We just decided to go to Philadelphia for Saturday night (and a Phillies game on Sunday) and I have a question!
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Silly rabbit! It's a cursor, not a carrot!
Letter to the editor in which a landscaper defends his wearing of a silk skirt and red panties while doing yardwork. This ran in my local paper this week.
Photo Friday theme tomorrow? Something easy like "Spring" or "Harmony"? Do we have a "Tree" post coming soon?
My MeFi Swapset I enjoyed my mix so much, I want to share it with you! Whee!
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A miserable long bitching thread - apologies.. Overly intense boss being incresibly hard on me yesterday. I smiled and listened and didn't show stress.. it just made me sick inside. Does the world want me to be sick?
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Shocking! Teen gets 16 life sentences for grisly Mortal Kombat killing spree. Victims include 8 friends and 2 younger brothers.
Technically it's Thursday And here is my update for Pax and Occhiblu.
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St. Paul MN Bunnies? I know this is a long shot as we are in the land of introverts but:
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09 May 2007
Tell me what your yard looks like and what you've planted. →Read more...
New England Bunnies, report! I'm a-coming. For a large chunk of the month of june.
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I'm going to be in Scottsdale for a week. →Read more...
Please kick my ass into gear. That "only two pages" that I have left for my final paper of the semester WILL NOT WRITE. I try, I erase, I try again... I'm totally incoherent, and the paper's due tomorrow (and I have to run around most of tomorrow for various reasons, and need to finish this soon). Tips for breaking writer's block or general "STOP GOOFING OFF, YOU BUNNY-KICKING EVILDOER!" admonishments appreciated.
Got Karma? A timesuck devised by the U.S. Ad Council and the Federal Voting Assistance Program, for the 18-24 demographic.
Help me solve a mystery. Or, at the very least,
resolve it to some sense of satisfaction.
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Let us write some brilliant dialog... →Read more...
Tell us about your week so far... without using any words that contain the letter 'e'.
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New yard arrivals! We are planting four trees tomorrow
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Thank you Scotty! →Read more...
YAY! There was no mail theft! →Read more...
I'm going to Texas tomorrow. Dallas. What's the weather going to be like?
How did you know that the person you’ve fallen in love with was the _right_ person?
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HONK! HONK! HONNNNNKKKKKKK! There are a bunch of trucks and horse trailers driving round and round the State House, honking their horns in protest of proposed changes to the racino laws. I have a headache. SHUT UP!!!!!!!!
Anybody ever go backpacking with a dog? Because I am next month, and I have a few questions, which I will post inside shortly and would dearly love to get some thoughts about if you are so inclined.
It's noon. I'm going to the laundromat. During the dry cycle I shall repair to the local tavern for beverages and musical entertainment. When I return, I expect that a fantastic thread will be waiting for me here. I want brilliant wordplay, deep insight, laugh-out-loud hilarity and possibly public nudity and light artillery fire. Don't let me down, you magnificent bastards.
Why do so many people have a little crescent-shaped scar next to their left eye?
Reasons your life rocks Do it to it like this is AskMeta. No whining, only bragging disguised as a question.
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An excellent essay (with paintings) about American painter
Edward Hopper, whose fascination with cities, empty space, and isolation led to some of my
favorite paintings.
Autumn and the Plot Against Me. A Vanity Fair article by Nick Tosches about his lengthy search for ‘the mysterious origins of a Windows desktop
image.’
Fire in L.A.'s Griffith Park. I'm heartsick to find out that, contrary to earlier reports that the blaze was close to being contained, we've actually lost at least 600 acres of parkland -- and there's currently "no end in sight." God, I used to live right over there in Los Feliz -- the area being evacuated is just a few blocks up the hill from my old apt.
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08 May 2007
Everyone puke & cry! We almost missed puke & cry's birthday!
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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! NOW! Skwerl! OMG! The paws! The paws!
Step 37 42 4F 69 86 96 A0 BC 667 789 AD0 B52 1995: PROFIT! My latest idea to make money on the Web! Copyrighting a large number!
Picture yourself standing on the globe. Which direction are you facing? I'm always looking northward. East is to the right. West is to the left. Unless I'm driving, in which case I picture myself looking in the direction I'm driving. How bizarre. Another question: Does a "daylight lamp" really do anything to produce better light for photos and for S.A.D., or is it all in the bulb?
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DC meetup potluck picnic extraordinaire! May 19, northeast corner of Lincoln Park, 1 pm.
Three Point Status Update - Work Edition 1) Symantec was helpful and cooperative this morning!
2) So was the tech support guy!
3) The tech support guy is cute!
Students use school laptops for nonschool things! Yeah, I know, more laptops-for-the-students junque, are they necessary, blah blah blah. But I love what the middle kid in the picture is wearing.
The Motherlode. Because I dig you guys, I'm going to let you in on one of
musical hunting grounds.
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Fireflies* Cool, mellow animation of fireflies *(or as we call them here in Georgia, "lightning bugs") on a summer night.
Embedded video w/sound.
07 May 2007
ACK! My apartment's mailbox has been broken into! HOPE ME! →Read more...
San Fran mini-meetup, Friday June 15th? →Read more...
Ask Mecha: Looking a gift laptop in the mouth Someone just gave me an IBM Thinkpad 380-XD. I haven’t had a chance to inspect it too closely, but I do know that it works. Yay!
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Hope me with buying a laptop? (sorry if this is lame) Long story short, I need a cheap laptop (somewhat) quickly.
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Waiting for the man The adventures of a heroin dealer at NYU.
Radio Mecha - Music Box I'm on the Radio Mecha, playing jazz and hip-hop, mostly, probably. Please listen, if you're so inclined.
This is a run-on sentence thread like those times your blood sugar gets low and you get shakey and all jabbery,
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punk scene history Anyone have any first person stories/history/information about FSU? (and I'm not talking about the university)
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I'm bored. Tell me a story. Make it a good story. Full of pink princesses and cute little dogs and handsome pricesses and celebrities. Or, you know, you could just tell me what you had for lunch. I'm easy.
Reno calling! I live in Pittsburgh, PA and I wouldn't mind moving to Reno, though I have never been there (I have done research on it though.)
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Song ideas Can you help me come up with songs related to motorcycles? I'm putting together a list to draw from for a mix cd any ideas are welcome.
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THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD!!!! I FOUND A MOUSE IN THE MASTER CLOSET, WHERE THERE HADN'T BEEN ANY BEFORE! WHAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING WHEN I PICKED A GRAY CARPET!
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I recommend OSX editing/mySQL tools. After a few months struggling with various tools for editing & updating websites from OSX, I've finally found a toolset that agrees with me:
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Am I wrong in being annoyed that my professors are making the students organize and bring in food for our final classes? I mean, it's nice to be social and whatever, but these are also days when final papers are due for these classes, which makes "Bake something" seem like
another assignment.
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How about a new HELLO! de-lurking thread? We have a lot of new folks around with 1 or 2 posts or comments. If you are one of them why not come say hi to the group? Also if you used to be active and have been lurking come in and let us know you're still around.
New blogs! In an effort to get off my ass and start doing some real writing again, I started two new blogs*.
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Whoa. The archives have become really hard to use!
Can anyone identify this houseplant? →Read more...
The Mainstream-O-Meter ... will show you how mainstream (uncool) you are. I am 48.7% mainstream, sadly. If it weren't for those Beatles, and Led Zeppelin, grr.
Where are the rest of ya at? (Last.fm profile with listening history required to play)
Sigh: Reality Show incest →Read more...
Sopranos Last Night MGL's comments in the Zyban thread got me thinkinng of last nights Sopranos episode. (Minor spoilers inside).
Has anyone taken Zyban (Wellbutrin) ... ...for the specific purpose of helping you to quit smoking?What did you think?
Why Not the Worst? Joe Queenan writes, in the NYT Book Review, about the pleasures of bad books.
Askmecha: How do I get the bar back at the bottom of my firefox browser? →Read more...
How often do you type up a big post here, then just close the window when you realize it's really not that interesting to others, and that typing it all up was satisfying enough?
Kid has earache, hears "crackling" noise in one ear. Mom takes him to the doctor.
Doctor finds spiders living in kid's ear canal.
(With video.)
Who's afraid of quarters? Apparently the U.S. Defense Department.
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Hollywood makes the movie of your life story. In your worst nightmare who plays you? →Read more...
LCD Soundsystem remixed. A free remix album
(download via Web or Bittorrent) of songs from LCD Soundsystem's excellent
Sound Of Silver album.
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Monkey Music 1 hour 19 minutes starting... 3-2-1.. now.
What do you call the significant other when you're not married? →Read more...
Click this link but be prepared to die of teh kyootness.
06 May 2007
Lets play an online game of Mafia If I get enough people responding to this thread with interest we can start a game.
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If you had to eat the same thing everyday for a month... →Read more...
The Epilogue Thread. Whatever happened with...
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occhiblu, bilabial: Homweork check! Report to my line and sound off!
Radio goodnewsfortheinsane. On a whim, for the lost and found.
Name Your Immortals! →Read more...
George Thorogood? Genuine Real Deal Bluesman or Painful Hack? →Read more...
Tarot of the Magical Forest I love the artwork on this tarot deck! More cards are visible by clicking at the bottom of the page.
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Rock & Roll cover of a classic showtune* done by the only male singer on Earth who could carry it off.
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George Tenet Is it just me or is George Tenet a huge tool (literally and figuratively)?
NEVER let me hear you say "It's only a game" As the legendary Bill Shankly said:
'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.'
It's better this way The Grauniad does well with a bio on The Associates, a Bowie-meets-Sparks post-punk band with operatic vocals.
I'd have slapped this on big brother MeFi if the meat weren't
here, with a quasi-dodgy sharity site for rarities and live tracks— I'm afraid too much traffic might kill it.
05 May 2007
BP Radio! Starting at about half past midnight, Eastern time.
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THIS IS A HAPPY SHOUTING THREAD! Yay, I got editing work!
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Have you ever had a dream that was so good, you thought it could be made into a movie... or book... or TV show?
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Do you own or have used a Roland SH-201? →Read more...
Homework update for PaxDigita. And also because I got a shitload done this week and demand whuffles from the rest of you!
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REMINDER: Northern New England Meetup at Jessamyn's Place on Sunday, May 6! In case the Meta thread missed some folks, Jessamyn is having a meetup tomorrow,
Sunday, May 6. Details are in the linked Meta thread.
Turtlegirl and I will be there, and hope to see some bunnies there as well!
Saturday perfection. It's cool & overcast so we went to pick strawberries.
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Radio b - Psaturday Psych Psych, prog, fusion, and what ever else seems to fit. You know, the usual suspects. Come along if you care / come along if you dare. Starting right about now.
This is a quiet, almost silent, whining thread for brina.
FilterFilter My Brita filter pitcher -- on the top there is a button that you can push and it lists percentages. I think it is supposed to tell me when to replace the filter. Anyone know how it works?
Oh my GOD this makes me laugh and laugh and laugh. It helps to have been watching this season's
Survivor (so you know who "Dreamz" is, and why he's vaguely like Bjork), but I suspect even the non-
Survivor-initiated will have a giggle.
How was your relationship with your siblings when you were growing up? →Read more...
THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD! →Read more...
LOLBRARIANZ This better be a double!
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things i miss about the spot i used to live at 1) loud racetrack, ohio, with japanese looking pro motorcycles raced by girls
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kitty! kitty! kitty! Help me think of names for a kitten.
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Yay! The room I painted yesterday is dry and it's looking great. That is all.
04 May 2007
I hope kellydamnit is enjoying the game →Read more...
OMG the love that dares not speak its name! This isn't new, but it involves a persistent bunny and a reluctant kitty and is very cute.
The good, the bad, and the weird. →Read more...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MYGOTHLAUNDRY So nice we posted it thrice.
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Religion of Beer by Antonin Kratochvil.
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It just occurred to me, it's only a matter of time before they've got a Twitter for Second Life.
Tommy Thompson apologizes This cheered me up -- a Republican candidate for president apologizing for failing to oppose employment discrimination against gay workers.
Happy Birthday mygothlaundry!
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A little Friday Fun for you Miss Kentucky's talent performance in the 1993 Miss America pageant. Bang bang bang!
It's Raining Florence Henderson is apparently in the hospital. Does anyone live near him who can go check on him or something?
three point status update was at count last night, late. (election count.)
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For some reason this morning I woke up thinking about educational films. What do you remember about films and filmstrips from your school days? Can you find them online?
I love this table that's also a chair, even though it looks a little uncomfortable, and definitely not safe to sit in after a few drinks.
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I remember the second cassette I ever bought at Sam Goody when I was 11. I bought it for another song, but once I got it home and played it,
this song became my favorite.
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This is what I did tonight. I am on the far left.
Once a year there is a big music festival in Duluth of all local talent, over a 100 bands this year, packed mainly in two nights.
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03 May 2007
Chalk up another one on the list of "things I have crashed"
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Radio Mecha - Music Box: Jazz Here I am, following up paulsc with some more jazz. I'm picking things as I go along, so if you've got a suggestion, please just say the word.
First, John McLaughlin again, this time playing guitar on Miles Davis' 'Thinkin One Thing and Doin' Another,' from 1972's
On The Corner.
Help me not care about who reads (or doesn't read) my blog. →Read more...
Déjà vu -- Bush opined again, yesterday, about "
the Internets."
Make it stiff: does anyone know how to make icing thicker?
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Super boring question. Still, hope me.
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Alarm++ 7.05 for those who desire programmed abuse every 5 or 10 minutes. [I couldn't find the original thread.]
What are your TV discussion thoughts? I grew up in a house where we weren't allowed to watch tv. We watched plenty on the sly, but it was always vaguely illicit.
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The jeans I used to pay $9.99 for at stores like Bargain City, Savings Bazaar, and TruVal now sell for $150.00.
Happy July 4th... here's some Pimms and Champagne! The local art museum is having a fiesta to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and is serving Sangria and offering salsa dancing lessons.
This seems a bit funny, given that Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday and that sangria is a Spanish libation, and salsa dancing is afro-carribean. I don't know if this sort of thing is generally offensive to Mexicans or Mexican-Americans, just kind of seems thoughtless and stupid. Or, am I plate of beansing again?
Happy birthday, stynxno!!
Joost Invites I guess Joost is pretty much open; I have 998 invites. Drop me a line if you want one, and hurry! The 999th person will be left out in the cold!
"Quand même" -- The Drama of Sarah Bernhardt from the New York Review of Books; a review of Sarah Bernhardt in literature, both biographies and fiction, as well as a concise life story that hits the high points.
homepage
"A touch of the Tommy-two-ways about Ted" In today's Telegraph gossip column ("
Spy") Gyles Brandreth uses "walked with a squeak" as a euphemism for being gay.
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This is what we face here Oh man. This school has so many deep, deep problems.
Wow! Seven-foot long stretchy worm/snake thing discovered in the sea. Cool.
02 May 2007
Ruck Sack! Ruck Sack! (youtube) Lumberjacks, mountains, little people, bodacious tatas, alpenhorns, beer, ommpaa bands, slap dancing, Casio keyboards, pink cows, hot tongue action, and bull whips led my buddy and I
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Let's talk Top Model And yes, this post is mainly for occhiblu
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Another Anxiety Post - How Disaster Prepared are you? →Read more...
Down with peepee and coochie! I'm feeling ... crotchety. →Read more...
Bow chicka wow wow: →Read more...
Meetup Monday in NYC? I know there's going to be a meetup on Friday, but I won't be in the country yet. Would anyone want to do a double on Monday?
election day tomorrow i got a very positive feedback today at first workmeeting. yey :)
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Hey. What's not up? →Read more...
Ratatouille --
9-minute preview of Pixar's summer film release --
Ratatouille. [
YouTube version of preview -- for those outide the U.S.]
Three point update. →Read more...
He thinks they're waaaaaaaaay too liberal. As an avid Fox "News" watcher, I welcome this initiative.
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Blatant Self-Promotion: I'm goin' out on the ray-dee-oh!
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THIS IS A RANDOM ECHIDNA PANTS SHOUTING GROWLIX FANDANGO NON SEQUITOR MONKEYBUNNY BANANA SHOUTING GRAARGH BRAINS THREAD!!
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Ew fucking ew. Goddamned skeevy dude was rubbing himself against me in the fucking subway and I didn't fucking notice for at least 10 fucking minutes. Now *I* feel dirty and I'm sure he's having a lovely fucking day. For an asshole. Fucker.
The point of this thread is to chat about the current (or past, why not?) season of The Amazing Race. Anybody watching? Anybody have any money at stake? Anybody care at all? (edit: possible spoilers, proceed at your own risk)
I hate stomach bugs. They make me wanna puke.
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Eat Pray Love Has anyone else read this? What'd you think?
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I know it's obnoxious to post about dreams, but I'm still really bummed out about last night's one.
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Photo Friday this week? "Strangers" is GREAT, but I haven't had time to prepare, and the flash on my camera is stuck on (making it tough for me to sneak in candid shots.) Are we going with "Strangers" or does that require some more prep time? Suggestions?
The Shield might be a good show, I've only watched it once, but constant, ubiquitous promos I've seen lately force me to say: (In a stereotypical dramatic TV announcers voice building to crescendo): "Vic Mackey is a tough, pissed-off cop. VIC MACKEY DEMANDS LOYALTY. VIC MACKEY OFTEN RESEMBLES A SMALL, FLACCID, ANGRY PENIS, PISSED OFF BECAUSE IT CAN'T GET BIG AND ERECT." I guess he's just a good actor that way. (Apologies to Michael Chiklis. Please don't make drink urine out of a toilet or anything else you might do to a "bad guy" on the show.)
The Nauvoo Expositors! My new favorite band name. Anyone else watching the
Mormon documentary? I watched the first two hours (out of four) tonight.
Sounds like Rod Stewart in drag. In 1983 quirky-hot blond Bonnie Tyler's raspy, whiskey and cigarettes voice launches one of
MTV's most memorable videos.
(youtube link)
With public school imagery, gothic overtones, and images of greasers, American footballers, young boy's skin, épée, 60's Brit horror films, young boys in underwear, Catholic redemption, secular rejection of sensuality, and suggestions of older woman and younger boy sex,
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We are bad bunnies!!!! Happy belated to richat!
I have just spent three hours looking for my iPod. In the process, I found the charger for the BF's bluetooth headset, four lighters and our tape measure.
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01 May 2007
Beltane is for pansies... Real oppressed minority sects ring in the spring by slaughtering lots and lots of
sheep.
NSFTheSqueamish
I was a Windows Live Hotmail beta tester. Microsoft has offered me a badge to use as my email signature, but the setup didn't work.
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List Everything You Know About...
1. Flesh
2. Color
3. Speech
4. Walking
here, please.
Alright, what is wrong with this? So, my
terrible roommate has decided to move out at the end of the month.
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Because I'm an idiot. →Read more...
Beltane Forecast: A beautiful if warm spring day crowned in thundershowers--
holy fuck, there are golf balls hurling from the sky--
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I am slacking off! Better Half got a new laptop from work and I am sitting here posting on it and watching snooker and drinking Tennents, all very relaxing activities. And guess what I'm NOT doing?
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Have you erected your May bush? →Read more...
Stickynips. For a more beautiful you. (SFW.)
Doh! Google! : ( →Read more...
Party food ideas! So my roommate is turning 28 tomorrow, and we figured that compiled with the fifth falling on a Saturday[1] means we simply must have a party.
But I need food suggestions!
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AskMecha Anyone here been in on the founding of an NPO?
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Today's decorating update →Read more...
Happy May Day and Happy Birthday to richat!
OMG hand-holding otters! The best part is near the end after they're floated apart and then catch up with each other again.
My nephew pulls off a pretty good Les Savy Fav impression. His band,
Like the TV Show, isn't to my regular tastes but these songs have kinda invaded my head and I'm pretty proud of the boy.
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Songs by Women Only →Read more...
Rice noodle recipe ideas? Hello bunnies. I have some rice noodles and I would like some ideas as to what to do with them.
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Protesting Children →Read more...
A song to greet the day. This song always uplifts me, even though I don't subscribe to the message. It's a great song, flawlessly performed.
Won't you be my neighbour? 3 un-messed with rooms for sale in my building
SJ huset, Malmö, great floor and 50s kitchen+bath. Can't someone with good taste buy it please?
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