August 2009
113 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
Crystal Castles (22)
The Concretes (11)
Lily Allen (11)
Death From Above 1979 (5)
The Prodigy (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Bacon Avocado Tree →
Sadly, the name is a lie.
My personal finance class did not prepare me to figure whether to cash out my savings bonds or not.
I have a job interview on Sunday to work at a...
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tyznik:
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I’m so giddy to get this job. I make amazing coffee-type drinks. Best believe, yo.
Work at a coffee shop where?
Where even are you right now? I just realized I have no idea.
I coffee shop in Dubuque, Iowa. (le sigh….) I’m working here to save up money so I can afford to move back to NYC in November. I don’t want a repeat of my living situation in England...
I have a job interview on Sunday to work at a...
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I’m so giddy to get this job. I make amazing coffee-type drinks. Best believe, yo.
Work at a coffee shop where?
Where even are you right now? I just realized I have no idea.
“If I hadn’t been involved in this process as long as I have and to the...”
– Mike Enzi, Gang Of Six Republican, Admits He’s Simply Blocking Health Care Reform
Son of a bitch.
“It’s a daunting task, but we’ve got to improve transportation both in and...”
– Streetsblog.net » Fighting Ourselves Over Funding for Intracity Versus Intercity Transportation
faucet:
I made a reference to Honky Grandma Be Trippin’ earlier today, which made me want to look up the rest of Tracy Jordan’s movies. Presented via Wikipedia:
Who Dat Ninja (also marketed as Who Dat Ninga)
Black Cop/White Cop (“One does the duty; the other gets the booty!”)
Black Cavemen (“So simply, a Black Caveman could do it!”)
President Homeboy
Fat Bitch (“She’s off the leash!”
...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Maria Bamford (20)
Digitalism (15)
Cut Copy (11)
The Presets (8)
Simian Mobile Disco (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Just Delete It: Dollar Redesign | WNCT →
LOL.
My currency redesign was the subject of a local news station’s regular “just delete it” segment.
“Mexico has decriminalized the possession of drugs—pretty much all of them”
– And It Is Done | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper
Holy crap! Also:
‘In Portugal, which decriminalized drugs in 2001, “illegal drug use among teens in Portugal declined and rates of new HIV infections caused by sharing of dirty needles dropped, while the number of...
BUTT #27 →
crayoneater:
SUPER STRAIGHT Issue No. 27 is BUTT’s first ever ‘Straight’ issue, and it’s packed with all kinds of incredible heterosexualists and the amazing lives they lead. There is Miss Laci, a straight…
“Video games today have too many dimensions.”
– My sister Katie.
She should love the new Mario Bros.
“For generations, people argued that women could not serve in combat roles not...”
– DADT and Women in the Military | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper
The Recession: A Particularly Stupid Time To Cut... →
“Population per route mile tabulations provide numbers that are very competitive...”
– The Phony Coney: Cincinnati > Chicago bullet train more viable than France’s TGV
I <3 Rachel Maddow. She just spent 60 seconds correcting the fact that they accidentally labeled a Republican as a Democrat in the caption at the bottom of the screen. Yay accountability.
“Today, eight advertisers, including Wal-Mart, announced that they were pulling...”
– Glenn Beckwatch: Oh Shit | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
Cut Copy (22)
Death From Above 1979 (12)
New Young Pony Club (10)
Matt & Kim (7)
Passion Pit (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
APOCALYPSE: TGI Friday's Coming to Union Square →
>.<
faucet:
I saw District 9 last night and I already want to see it again.
Me too on both counts.
“Yeah, I’m running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalisation and taxation of...”
– Brad Pitt on not running for mayor of New Orleans [Today Show via Female First] (via peterwknox) (via vannehlu) (via cameronchristopher)
So the movie Taking Woodstock coming out is one of the first movies I know of where the main character is gay and that fact doesn’t hijack the entire story. In fact, none of the advertising even hints at the fact that he’s gay.
I’m looking forward to seeing this movie.
There's Just No Way Sarah Palin's Writing Her... →
“Religion is a crime perpetrated by smart people against stupid people,...”
– Me