August 2009
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Fannnnnnnnntastic. I’ve been excited for this one ever since I first heard Jon Ronson’s stories on This American Life. Meant to pick up the book, but never got around to it. Might have to before this one comes out.
Commute Mix.
Sometimes, the ol’ iPod scares the crap out of me. Gloomy, rainy day = dark, sad songs. How does it know!??!!?
1.) “Rock N Roll” - Ryan Adams 2.) “In The Backseat” - Arcade Fire 3.) “The Blower’s Daughter” - Damien Rice 4.) “Small Change” - Tom Waits 5.) “Transatlanticism” - Death Cab 6.) “Losing Lisa” - Folds
“As recently as a few days ago, Mr. Kennedy was still digging into big bowls of...”
– Ted, going out strong (NY Times)
Why can’t my pool be more like this one?
My Name Is Roger... →
An article by Roger Ebert, released this week, where he describes his life as an alcoholic — and how A.A. saved him. Wonderful read.
At first, the visuals freaked me out a little bit, but by the end, I was right impressed.
TIE Fighter: A Post 9/11 Parable →
A very intersting read, dissecting the story of the PC game “Tie Fighter”. It, along with “X-Wing” are two of the best games ever made, hands down. Even with all the addicting titles that have come my way since (I’m looking at you, SOCOM), nothing compares to the obsessive amount of time I (along with my wingman, Keith) spent on those two.
I taught myself to...
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Song for the Moment
“Summertime In...
Mere weeks away from the release of “The Beatles: Rock Band”, I couldn’t help but look up the video of this performance — after the new trailer came out this week…
Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle →
I tend to avoid bottled water these days, but I will definitely be avoiding Fiji Water from now on. Eeep.
“In Britain, the government itself runs the hospitals and employs the doctors. We’ve all heard scare stories about how that works in practice; these stories are false. Like every system, the National Health Service has problems, but over all it appears to provide quite good care while spending only about 40 percent as much per person as we do. By the way, our own Veterans Health...
Groundhog Day and Unexplained Magic. →
After a two-week break, it’s a little surreal falling back into the workaday routine. Thus, a little discussion on the magic of “Groundhog Day” seemed appropriate.
Biking Nerdgetry.
You know you’ve become hooked on riding when you get giddy from finally picking up one of these babies.
And a bag to go along with it, of course.
"Weird Science", 1985
Garry: How about Lisa?
Lisa: Why Lisa?
Garry: Why not?
Wyatt: He used to like a girl named Lisa.
Lisa: [smiles] Oh yeah? Old girlfriend?
Wyatt: She kicked him in the nuts.
Garry: Will you shut the hell up?
Wyatt: Look Gary, it wasn't your fault... All you said was hello to her.
Garry: Look Wyatt, shut up!
R. I. P.
frants:
John Hughes
Fun fun, fun in the sun.
Great day reunioning with the Stonehill gang. Playing in the beach and ocean. Watching the boys dig a hole about four and a half feet town (they hit the water line, and a guy asked them: “Have you seen any chinamen?”). Then, Jodi and Kev hosted yet another fantastic gathering, with more food than I could shake a stick at (or eat). The herb cheese thingy, salsa and sausages were my...
