November 2009
76 posts
“There are 686,515 registered sex offenders in the United States.”
– Happy Halloween from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
October 2009
110 posts
12379.) I wish Lee knew I existed..
(via blogsecret)
_M_I_A_ →
M.I.A.’s twitter is so fiesty. It makes me love her even more, even when she writes in ALL CAPS.
Rise Up by Zeph and Azeem
Zeph and Azeem outta...
Halloween
In general I think it is kinda stupid. But now I work in a school (again, K-8 this time as an administrator), and it is the absolute bane of my existence. Not just the inappropriate costumes, the weapons, the gang garments being passed off as innocent costumes, but for me it is the kids whose parents couldn’t afford to make or buy a costume or were too checked out to do such.* That is why I...
“Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely...”
– Charles Swindoll
Stressful jobs that pay badly. →
#1: Social Worker:
Social workers step in when everyone else steps aside to help people and families in vulnerable situations. They provide patients with education and counseling, advise care givers and make referrals for other services. And with social workers in short supply and programs underfunded, few must juggle the work of many, while reaping little reward.
Yup, that sounds about right....
“To me, making a tape is like writing a letter. There’s a lot of erasing...”
– Rob from High Fidelity
Boston 95, Cleveland 89 →
Cleveland’s offense never looked comfortable, and the C’s just like acting a bit ornery on both ends. Paul Pierce was sharp, on either end, finishing with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Garnett looked exactly as he should, provided Utah never happened last season, Rasheed Wallace looked inspired after lazing through 2008-09, and the C’s looked every bit a champion. (Ball...
playinghouseofcards:
You and I - Wilco feat...
Scenario by A Tribe Called Quest
Matt Cibula of...
The NBA is back.
Celtics vs. Cavaliers, 4:30 p.m. PST. WORD!
“I’m bout to go all Alexander Supertramp on this motherfucker.”
– Sometimes We Mean It
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Yet Another Secession From Red Sox Nation.
I used to love you guys, I really did. I used to think I was one of you.
I remember ‘86. I grew up around a grip of Mets fans, believe me, I fucking remember that year. I remember Spike Owen, Mike Greenwell and Mo Vaughn. I know that Bill Mueller wasn’t “the best 3rd basemen in Red Sox history.” I remember the late 80s and pre-Nomar 90s when you could get tickets at face....
Tom Waits Recording w/ NOLA´s Preservation Hall...
twentyfourbit:
“Why wouldn’t Preservation Hall do a project with Tom Waits?” mused Ben Jaffe, musical director and son of Preservation Hall founders Allan and Sandra Jaffe, in a 2006 piece on the post-Katrina New Orleans music scene in the NY Times.
U2’s the Edge had just performed “Vertigo” with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at a benefit to replace instruments destroyed by the hurricane,...
“Sometimes when you’re really lonely, you really feel alive and you feel...”
– Stephan Jenkins
sweetwolfshirt:
Biggie and Miley - Party in NYC
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Everett Ruess →
Ruess traveled by horse and burro in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado during 1931, 1932, and 1934. He rode broncos, branded calves, explored cliff dwellings, trading his prints and watercolors. In 1934 he worked with University of California archaeologists excavating near Kayenta, took part in a Hopi ceremony, and spoke Navajo. Ruess trekked Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks and the...
Scapegoat by Atmosphere
“It’s...
Keep It R.A.W. by Da Babylonianz (from Odd...
Slate's Why Creed Is Good Article →
bobbybigwheel:
Trash like this is why I hate reading most of what’s written about music. Say what you will about sports journalism, nobody’s writing “The 2008 Lions Were Better Than You Think!” columns.
“With out art, without communicating, we wouldn’t live beyond 30 because...”
– Wayne Coyne
Republicans For Rape →
Thirty legislators were brave enough to stand up in defense of rape and vote against Senator Al Franken’s anti-rape amendment to the 2009 Defense Appropriations bill.
Wilco to Start Recording Next Album Early Next...
twentyfourbit:
Now that Wilco has taken all the proper album release steps (touring, late night television, internet interview invasion, etc.) and the well of Wilco [The Album] puns has finally run dry, Jeff Tweedy and company are ready to bang out Wilco [The Follow-Up]. That’s not the title, sorry. I just couldn’t resist one more.
“We have a big session in January and [sic] start on the new...
Watchlmntal:
Mos Def LIVE @ The Independent S.F. STREAMING RIGHT NOW PERFROMING: “Black On Both Sides” (via: www.hip-hop.com)
I was there. It was pretty rad. Except for Mos deciding it would be a good idea to lip sync over 4 tracks from his new LP. That was weird. I thought something was wrong.
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“They’ve got their little categories, like ‘conscious’ and...”
– Mos Def
Fannin Street (Live) by Tom Waits.
Very few...