March 2008
38 posts
“I came to be a Chuck Taylor person through the gateway of Kurt Cobain and...”
– Jezebel’s Moe, from the article Yup, My Nasty Chuck Taylors Can Pretty Much Sum Up The Human Condition
One Person's Vandalism Is Another Person's Art →
Where do people draw the line between vandalism and art? Or between graffiti and street art? - From the Gotham Gazette
It's So Easy
Loren: Hi Stress, I'm Loren. Nice to meet you.
me: Aw no
Loren: uh yea
me: Well stop it.
Loren: ok. phew. glad i stopped stressing. that's way easier.
me: See? Don't you feel better already?
Loren: it's amazing.
Stimulus Reminder Was Anything But Stimulating →
The US IRS spent $41.8 million this month to remind you that you’re probably getting that measly $600 economic stimulus check as long as you filed your federal taxes and met the short list of requirements. Maybe they’ll spend another $41.8 million on Earth Day to send notes reminding you to recycle the first wave of reminders. Is anyone putting bets on how much they’re going to...
100 Best Last Lines From Novels →
-From AmericanBookReview.org
Lazy Sister
Keira: i wish i had wireless because i need to go potty.
me: step away from the computer!
Keira: i know, but thats silly, i dont wanna right now, i dont wanna stand up either
me: just get a potty chair and put it in the office.
Keira: yea, i was thinking the other day that i am glad girls pee sitting down because when i am really tired in the morning i get really dizzy and cant see well and i could never aim.
me: I don't blame them for being slobby about peeing.
Keira: I blame them, my white rug is all yellow! how did that happen?
me: ew ew it's full of evil!
Keira: i dont think so... evil is black not yellow.
(short pause)
Keira: I am having a party this summer, wanna come?
“Racism is so stupid. There’s more than enough reasons to dislike people on an...”
– Will Durst, political satirist
My Sister the Olive Saleswoman
Keira: i figure if i move to italy i can sell vegetables on the weekend and write a book or something. i can be an olive sales person.
Me: you selling olives?
Keira: yea, i would give free samples with the big orders. i put one on each finger to show the versatility.
Me: you're good at that. you've been doing that shit since you were in diapers.
Keira: thats what i mean... i was born to sell olives.
Me: totally.
“Rich people don’t know about Tupperware ‘cause they don’t eat...”
– Ice T on Conan O’Brian last night
Us Placers by CRS →
CRS (a.k.a. Child Rebel Soldiers or Chicago Runs Shit, depending on who you ask) is, to the small group of people out there who already know about it, already labeled as the next rap supergroup. With Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell involved, I don’t know what else you could call it. It sounds like the album is fully in the works. The link above will take you to HypeMachine where you...
Flickriver →
Anyone who enjoys spending minutes, hours or entire days browsing through the seemingly unlimited supply of incredible art on Flickr will really enjoy Flickriver, which is one of the best Flickr image aggregators I’ve ever seen. You can sort by user, group, tags or just flip through the ones chosen for the elite “most interesting” category each day.
“Art is either plagiarism or revolution.”
– Paul Gauguin
WatchPseudo baby sister is a little Ray of sunshine, isn’t she?
[3.5.08] Song of the Day Fiona Apple - Use Me...
Abstinence & Curtis are both gross
Chaely: Hey Curtis, did you know that when people tell teenagers not to have sex, they don't!?
Curtis: That's not even true, I have sex with teenagers a couple times a week!
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it...”
– Mark Twain 