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September 30, 2002
Last Year's...
They (Burger King) don't seem to have a similar website "launched" yet, but my boss & I will be heading out tomorrow with dollars in hand, THIS IS MY VOW TO YOU ALL.
Posted by Lang Squal at 09:53 AM | Comments (3)
Huh? WHAAT?!
I won't be able to hear y'all too well this morning. I went to see And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, and Queens of the Stone Age last night. Both bands were great, both were LOUD, and QOTSA were SUPER LOUD. So my ears are ranging.
What?
Posted by Lang Squal at 08:57 AM | Comments (5)
September 28, 2002
Help
I found this page by accident, and I'm immediately obsessed: actress, singer, poet? The problem is, I don't read Polish. Can someone help me out?
Thanks
Posted by Lang Squal at 05:51 PM | Comments (13)
September 27, 2002
This man is starting a war
Posted by Mike at 06:09 PM | Comments (2)
Meet You Under Big Tex!
We always go to the Fair on the first night, have some corn dawgs, ride some rides, see the new cars in the car show, etc. Last year was real nice cuz we saw Lucinda Williams and she was great! This year the big act is LEE GREENWOOD, and no matter where in the fairgrounds we are, I know we're gonna hear that f*ck*ng awful song which i won't even mention!
Posted by Lang Squal at 12:22 PM | Comments (8)
September 26, 2002
Pothole
That's a hell of a pothole.
Posted by Mike at 05:27 PM | Comments (3)
Site Additions
So I rearranged the front page a little tonight. “Recent Comments” is now on the left, and I added two other things over there as well.
The black box has links to little things that I’ll write about how to make web pages work. My family started asking me a bunch of questions, and I thought some of you might be interested, too. If you have any specific questions, please ask me and I’ll write something up. The black box will always show the most recent two, but the rest are always there, too.
The third thing will be any important new about this site itself, like the comment error thing (which I still haven’t figured out). And stuff like this will go there in the future, too.
Posted by mccreath at 01:29 AM | Comments (2)
September 25, 2002
so sayeth baudrillard
... crassness has triumphed in art whose mounds of trivia may be reduced to a single pronouncement of the type: "What we want from you is stupidity and bad taste."
discuss.
Posted by tom at 05:40 PM | Comments (8)
Two Stroke Lovin'
Lookie. It's mine now. Sweet little hill climbin' machine. Henry fits nicely between me and the metal box.
Posted by Mike at 04:33 PM | Comments (9)
Everybody Makes Me Barf
Just one of the stunning masterpieces on this record. I just got a new copy (as my old one was a dying cassette tape), and it's giving me a whole new lease on life. If you haven't listened to it in a while, dig it out and feel good about the world again.
Posted by Krayon Scribbel at 01:53 PM | Comments (11)
words i'm liking right about now
supercilious
twee
hork
dickweed
greenhorn
arrogate
gibbet
jehosephat (as in 'jumpin'')
seawrack (from ulysses, goes with 'seaspawn' )
barnstormer
jibberish
inconsolable
lickpenny
plagiarist
combustible
insolence
confabulation
heathen
creaky
feeble
stained
hardhearted
gibbon
pinchgut
fallguy
inserted
avuncular
avidity
cupidity
benignity
blame
flameout
ministerial
godwottery
fraught
geranium
moronic
ferret
jumbled
vexed
venal (and 'venality')
base (as in 'low and...')
noxious
decamp
hobgoblin
cobnobbler
seedling
fawning
sycophant
daredevil
dastardly
scrotumtightening (also from ulysses)
squealing
muscled
dipsomania
subterranean
hoopla
odyssean
freighted
superelastic
cramp
killwater (meaningless)
hanged
hornswaggled
septugenarian
etiology
crude
hyperbaric
creeper
gymnasium
dross
landlubber
hellion
snack (as a verb only)
metastastic
snotgreen (also from ulysses)
martinet
harpie
dreck
...
Posted by tom at 11:26 AM | Comments (7)
September 24, 2002
drivin around with a body in the trunk
Posted by Lang Squal at 03:53 PM | Comments (3)
dylar.com is #....
Posted by tom at 03:51 PM | Comments (0)
o ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
For example:
Churchill was known to drain a glass or two and, after one particularly convivial evening, he chanced to encounter Miss Bessie Braddock, a Socialist member of the House of Commons, who, upon seeing his condition, said, "Winston, you're drunk." Mustering all his dignity, Churchill drew himself up to his full height, cocked an eyebrow and rejoined, "Shove it up your ass, you ugly cunt."
Posted by tom at 01:54 PM | Comments (2)
September 23, 2002
well.
here i go again. laid off as of this coming friday.
say a prayer for me, sure.
but if you can think what i should be doing for a living (and where, and who exactly to talk to so i can begin as quickly as possible), let me know. that would be really helpful, too.
Posted by tom at 12:59 PM | Comments (12)
oh la
bump
bump
bump
down the funny stairs.
Posted by tom at 08:08 AM | Comments (7)
September 20, 2002
Fashion forward family freaks
This photo gallery of last night's father and son attack on a Royals' first base coach seems reminiscent of a Calvin Klein ad campaign to me.
Maybe it is. Here's hoping that the CK brand is taking their marketing of ironic white trash chic to an all new performance art level.
Posted by King at 03:11 PM | Comments (2)
got word from amazon
totoro will be released on DVD on dec. 4th.
that's all.
Posted by tom at 09:35 AM | Comments (1)
Vince Neil or John Lovitz?
Posted by Krayon Scribbel at 09:17 AM | Comments (2)
Attn King, have you seen this?
"The Scroggins sisters are back with their first new album in 10 years. Joined by two of their daughters, ESG still sound fresh with their sparse yet brilliant hybrid of art funk and post-punk which made them one of the most sampled groups ever."
-from https://www.othermusic.com/
Posted by Lang Squal at 08:58 AM | Comments (7)
September 19, 2002
A Couple of Interesting/Great Things from the Much Ballyhoo'd {by me} Epitonic.com
I just discovered
https://www.epitonic.com less than a month ago, and I can't remember how my life was before it, it's that good.
Because it seems to be so vast in its coolness, allow me to share a couple of starting points for yall...
Their jazz section is incredible, with special attention going to the
Atavistic pages, look for any of the Unheard Music Series releases Atavistic has done for 2 years now, some AMAZING and often quite sqonky free jazz there.
Also, check out the
Elders of Zion, one of the more interesting of their "field recordings" section, for some heady/funny noise.
Posted by Lang Squal at 09:40 AM | Comments (3)
Pure Genius!
Posted by Krayon Scribbel at 09:18 AM | Comments (1)
September 18, 2002
Happy Belated Birthday
Hank! I'm kicking my own ass for not posting this yesterday and then taking the day off to drink.
Posted by Krayon Scribbel at 10:10 AM | Comments (4)
Taco Patty
and other fine delicacies can be found here.
Posted by Krayon Scribbel at 09:44 AM | Comments (7)
Marsellus Here...
Which Pulp Fiction character are you?
Posted by Krayon Scribbel at 07:56 AM | Comments (5)
September 17, 2002
Pour a little...
Posted by King at 11:27 AM | Comments (3)
QUICK!
I'm alone in the office, somebody post something nasty!
Posted by Lang Squal at 09:47 AM | Comments (9)
September 16, 2002
Party!
Posted by Mike at 02:10 PM | Comments (1)
Speaking Of Tired.....
"Saturday's show saw the Sex Pistols top a bill that included other British punk veterans such as the Damned and the Buzzcocks as well as young U.S. upstarts such as Blink 182 and Unwritten Law."
Posted by Krayon Scribbel at 01:52 PM | Comments (5)
September 15, 2002
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
If you get a chance, go see this movie. It's three hours long, has an all-Inuit cast, and it's in Inuktitut with English subtitles. And it's great.
The production company, Lot 47, also has a site.
Posted by mccreath at 06:33 PM | Comments (2)
September 13, 2002
More free music downloads
With a dorky name: MP3 4U
The site is a bit of a clusterfuck, but there's a lot of good music, at least in the Public Domain section.
Posted by mccreath at 09:37 PM | Comments (2)
Kiss My Ass
...cause it's minty fresh!
Posted by Mike at 04:53 PM | Comments (1)
Nolte!
Posted by Lang Squal at 11:09 AM | Comments (2)
September 12, 2002
A Good Read
With good pictures, too. Takes about 10 minutes to ge through the whole thing if you linger on some of the pictures.
Posted by mccreath at 05:18 PM | Comments (1)
I Like This Record!
Posted by Krayon Scribbel at 05:03 PM | Comments (9)
Duck and Cover
The Prelinger Archives are now online. This is one of the biggest blows to corporate productivity since someone asked "Hey, Bob. Can we scan this girl's hoochie?"
"Prelinger Archives is a collection of over 45,000 "ephemeral" (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) films. Since its beginning in 1983, its goal has been to collect, preserve, and facilitate access to films of historic significance that haven't been collected elsewhere. Included are films produced by and for many hundreds of important US corporations, nonprofit organizations, trade associations, community and interest groups, and educational institutions."
By the way Tom; there is NO British version of this from the BBfuckingC with a cuter host.
Posted by Mike at 12:36 PM | Comments (1)
Hey, I've rewritten the Pledge of Allegiance, and taken out all the offensive parts:
"I pledge allegiance, to liberty and justice for all."
Is that ok?
Posted by Lang Squal at 11:10 AM | Comments (3)
September 11, 2002
america remembers?
what a totally weak slogan.
it was only a year ago that one of the top three or four major defining moments in our country's history savagely took the lives of 3000 plus people and totally altered the course of events for the last twelve months.
what kind of fucking moron could forget?
Posted by tom at 05:08 PM | Comments (8)
Bowie meets the Legendary Stardust Cowboy
Posted by mccreath at 02:20 PM | Comments (4)
Posted by Lang Squal at 12:36 PM | Comments (1)
'blogs' are the new 'portals'.
Discuss.
Posted by Mike at 12:35 PM | Comments (11)
Hey you bunch a wussies...
anybody up for some noodling?
aaaarh!
Posted by David L at 10:31 AM | Comments (3)
WARNING: song bomb
this is on a seemingly endless loop in my head for hours now.
Posted by tom at 10:10 AM | Comments (7)
Record of the Week:
Philip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi
I know alot of people dislike Philip Glass, perhaps some of those people are here today. I really DO like him, and this record is one of my favorites of his. In fact, believe it or not, it would be a so-called "desert island" record for me. I won't bore yall by describing it, I'm sure you all know what Philip Glass sounds like.
The movie for which this is the soundtrack, like the music, is also an acquired taste; some people call it a masterwork, others find it quite annoying. I recommend seeing it at least once. Here's some press from it:
Ko.yaa.nis.qatsi (from the Hopi language), n. 1. Crazy life. 2. Life in turmoil. 3. Life
disintegrating. 4. Life out of balance. 5. A state of life that calls for another way of living.
THE HOPI PROPHECIES
If we dig precious things from the land,We will invite disaster.
Near the day of Purification, there will be cobwebs Spun back and forth in the sky.
A container of ashes might one day be thrown From the sky, which could burn the land And boil the oceans.
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Posted by mccreath at 09:22 AM | Comments (6)
September 09, 2002
Arrr ... mark yer calendars
September 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day! Yarr!
Posted by mccreath at 09:36 PM | Comments (3)
daaave! tobe rictus is breaking the blog!
trying to comment is generating this:
An error occurred:
Index rebuild failed: Build error in template 'Author Archive - Rictus': Error in
Posted by tom at 02:48 PM | Comments (1)
trading spaces: 2nd rate knock off
mike got it wrong. the halfhour show 'changing rooms' on bbc america has a cuter host. also, the designers - while they're comically bad and annoying - don't make you involuntarily throw missles at the tv the whole time. plus, a halfanhour is sufficient.
and the host is cuter.
Posted by tom at 02:45 PM | Comments (4)
I have a new name!
feel free to use it!
My old name, Rictus something, got quite tiresome, and who knows what my name was before that!
Posted by Lang Squal at 02:41 PM | Comments (4)
Trading Spaces
Since Phil is letting out his dirty Bjork secret I feel compelled to come clean on my dirty obsession.
I'm thoroughly addicted to Trading Spaces on The Learning Channel. If you haven't seen it you really should. People making over a room in each others' houses with the help of a questionable designer and a carpenter on crank.
The episode destined to become an urban legend someday was when the designer covered someone's living room walls in hay. She was going for that funky wallpaper you see at bad tiki theme bars, but it was out of budget. So, hey, why not just use hay?
Hi-LAR-ious!
I can't believe Phil likes Bjork. What a pussy.
Posted by Mike at 12:40 PM | Comments (3)
I Like Bjork!
There, I said it.
https://www.bjork.com
Posted by Lang Squal at 11:49 AM | Comments (2)
September 07, 2002
Hey Phil
will you buy this for me?
Thank you.
Posted by David L at 06:42 PM | Comments (5)
September 06, 2002
heh
"Clinton made a point of surrounding himself with people who might be 90% as intelligent as himself, but never his equal. Bush is smart enough to know that he couldn't possibly do the same, or the country would be run by morons."
chalk one up for a true american patriot. go read this whole thing. he's awesome.
Posted by tom at 04:13 PM | Comments (1)
Let's All Just Bask
in the glory of God.
Posted by Krayon Scribbel at 02:05 PM | Comments (1)
September 05, 2002
The Upcoming Orgy of Grief and Self-Congratulation
I think I’m going to impose a media blackout on myself next Wednesday. Hell, I might start on Sunday. Katie’s been talking about trying a week without TV. Maybe next week would be a good one. Is anyone else dreading it?
Posted by mccreath at 07:47 PM | Comments (5)
ILOVETHEWHOLEFUCKINWORLD
Posted by mccreath at 12:11 AM | Comments (3)
September 04, 2002
hey...
I dislocated my shoulder last night. That hurts! Try not to let it happen to you.
(wearing a sling for god knows how long)
Posted by David L at 10:44 AM | Comments (2)
things were better...
...i'm on a vinyl replacement binge. just got 'more fun in the new world.' god DAMN what a record.
things were better before we voted for whassisname
this is supposed to be the new world.
heh.
what a band.
Posted by tom at 10:00 AM | Comments (5)
September 03, 2002
Katie and I are going to San Francisco
We need suggestions on where to stay and a fancy place to have our fifth anniversary dinner.
Go to our site (https://www.kadmium.net/kadmium/) to make them. And keep it clean. My grandmother reads that site.
Posted by mccreath at 03:53 PM | Comments (4)
So...
...did any one go to Burning Man?
Posted by David L at 12:58 PM | Comments (2)
September 02, 2002
Mommy, gimme back my toy!
Apparently, a replica toy broom from "Harry Potter" is causing quite a buzz. Scroll down to the customer comments.
Posted by mccreath at 01:28 PM | Comments (1)