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so I can give them a digeridoo CD.
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27 June 2009 @ 12:17 pm
Naked ex-mayor arrested at campsite
"A former mayor found sitting naked and holding a beer at a Rabun County campsite told police he wasn't the same naked man seen walking around earlier."
I can just picture him doing his best channeling of Obi Wan, with a wave of the beer in his hand - "these aren't the buns you're looking for".
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/me
"Musselwhite, a Republican, was elected to the City Council in 2000. He served on the council for six years, including as mayor of the town. In 2006, he lost a bid for a state Senate seat. Musselwhite previously served as deacon of First Baptist Church in Gainesville"
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amused22 June 2009 @ 01:06 pm
WOMEN WETS STAGE
MASS PROTEST HERE;
DRY ACT REVOLT SEEN;
Headline from an old NYT article:
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstr
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amused22 June 2009 @ 12:41 pm
So we were waiting in line for the bumper cars. Only there weren't any cars. Just dance-step patterns painted on the floor around the bumper car track. Everyone moved to the feet marked '1', and then the ride attendant announced that we should begin - stepping to any feet connected to ours with a dotted line.
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dreamy19 June 2009 @ 07:31 am
16 June 2009 @ 10:50 pm
Saw a couple of Sturges films recently. Good stuff:
Sullivan's Travels (1941) - rich film director sets out to learn what it's like to be poor - hilarity ensues. At least in part inspired Coen brothers' O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000)
And The Great McGinty (1940) - an honest man loses it all from one minute of dishonesty, and a corrupt politician loses it all from one minute of honesty:
Sullivan's Travels (1941) - rich film director sets out to learn what it's like to be poor - hilarity ensues. At least in part inspired Coen brothers' O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000)
And The Great McGinty (1940) - an honest man loses it all from one minute of dishonesty, and a corrupt politician loses it all from one minute of honesty:
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pleased14 June 2009 @ 08:44 pm
I spent the morning doing yardwork. Noticed I was getting very thirsty. Drank a lot of water. Got childcare for the afternoon so went out to lunch with malafrena. Had brunch at an Irish pub I've been meaning to stop in at. Ate a "scotch egg" - hardboiled egg, wrapped in sausage, breaded, and deep fried. And a mimosa. Then got to work cleaning out the basement. Noticed I was very thirsty. Drank a lot of water. Was feeling great. Then not so great. Went out to wendy's for dinner. By then I was feeling bloated and nauseous. If it weren't for my vasectomy, I'd think I was pregnant. I ate the lettuce from a side salad, with some salt. Oiliness and greasiness - don't even think of it.
I feel better now.
Ohboy True Blood!
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better13 June 2009 @ 02:01 pm
sympathetic11 June 2009 @ 03:38 pm
(a page from Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius (1610), showing the geometry of his telescope)
Shipping started on May 21st and we continue to ship container loads every few days. They are on the water for about 20 days or so. Norway and Denmark units will land June 18th and 19th to the port. USA Galileoscopes will land June 21th and June 23rd (then to local carriers to your door). And other shipments will be landing around the world within the same time frame. We will keep shipping until around the end of June at that time all orders will be completed. We are still in the need of a large donation to keep production going and to allow us to give scopes to less fortunate areas so any help would be appreciated. Great job thus far by Rick Fienberg, Stephen Pompea and Doug Arion. Hope we can reach our goal of helping children that would other wise never have the chance to look to the sky.
Tom Smith,
Merit Models Inc.
Racine Wi.
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pleased04 June 2009 @ 05:45 pm
Ohboy. It looks good. And it has one of malafrena's old friends in it. Scarecrow doesn't have it, though. Hmmm... where to find it?
04 June 2009 @ 08:59 am
I've been busy with work and other things, but thought I'd give a multimedia update:
Movie: Watched Solyaris (1972) - sort of a Russian cross between 2001 and Pet Cemetery. There's a whole misogynist adam/eve thing, which, if you can stomache, makes you think about some things I don't think the director wanted you to think about.
Live: Saw anarchist burlesque at a fundraiser for $pread magazine. A recent issue had a great article on human trafficking - so sensible and insightful that it's no surprise you'll never see that viewpoint in the mainstream, conservative, liberal, libertarian, or socialist press.
TV: TrueBlood season 2 is coming back June 9th.
WebTV: Been watching Family. A local Seattle poly sitcom. They're up to about a dozen short (8 minute) episodes, two per month. Good fun.
Book: Got a cool kids book on Salvador Dali - Salvador Dali (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) by Mike Venezia. And oh boy - I found some fun stuff at the Salvador Dali museum: http://salvadordalimuseum.org/store/hom
Karaoke: Got a neat Disco / Rocky Horror Picture Show karaoke DVD. My PAL DVD player has mic inputs for karaoke, and I haven't tried it out until now. Fun fun.
Movie: Watched Solyaris (1972) - sort of a Russian cross between 2001 and Pet Cemetery. There's a whole misogynist adam/eve thing, which, if you can stomache, makes you think about some things I don't think the director wanted you to think about.
Live: Saw anarchist burlesque at a fundraiser for $pread magazine. A recent issue had a great article on human trafficking - so sensible and insightful that it's no surprise you'll never see that viewpoint in the mainstream, conservative, liberal, libertarian, or socialist press.
TV: TrueBlood season 2 is coming back June 9th.
WebTV: Been watching Family. A local Seattle poly sitcom. They're up to about a dozen short (8 minute) episodes, two per month. Good fun.
Book: Got a cool kids book on Salvador Dali - Salvador Dali (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) by Mike Venezia. And oh boy - I found some fun stuff at the Salvador Dali museum: http://salvadordalimuseum.org/store/hom
Karaoke: Got a neat Disco / Rocky Horror Picture Show karaoke DVD. My PAL DVD player has mic inputs for karaoke, and I haven't tried it out until now. Fun fun.
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pleased29 May 2009 @ 09:50 am
Waffle Bike is a fully weaponized waffle making device complete with call to prayer public address system. Film by Tom Sachs & Neistat Brothers. Editing by Brett Jutkiewicz.
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pleased27 May 2009 @ 05:59 pm
My computer at work went all splodey on me yesterday, complete with a shower of blue sparks and smoke. Does this mean I'm going to turn blue, walk around naked everywhere, and control time and matter with my mind?
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irritated27 May 2009 @ 04:33 pm
$pread The Wealth
a benefit for $pread
Sex workers' rights are human rights!
Burlesque
DJs
Raffle
Go-go
Speakers
$5-$10 requested donation
May 30th, 7pm
Midnight Sun
113 Columbia St
Olympia, WA
23 May 2009 @ 08:19 am
So it was some big WTO-style protest. For weeks, the local media had been hyping the threat of "Anarchists from the Village", much like the threat of violent "Eugene Anarchists" was hyped before the WTO. On the day of the protest, thousands filled the streets, and police in riot gear fought with clubs, pepper spray and lots of tear gas to clear the streets. Just as everyone was losing all hope, and as the police line advanced quickly pushing people behind a barrage of flash bangs, rubber bullets and volley after volley of tear gas grenades, a soft disco beat could be heard in the distance. Visibility was limited, as tear gas was everywhere, and the music seemed to be coming from every direction, gradually building up in intensity.
Then, as the gas cleared briefly, a banner emerged, carried high by a crew clad in black, their faces obscured with red and black bandanas. The black banner stretched across the street, with "Yes, Millions of Communist Anarchists" printed in bold red letters. As the police started falling back, it became clear that behind the banner there many thousands of reinforcements, at least 50 across, stretching down the road as far as the eye could see. And they were all dancing to the beat.
Then, as the gas cleared briefly, a banner emerged, carried high by a crew clad in black, their faces obscured with red and black bandanas. The black banner stretched across the street, with "Yes, Millions of Communist Anarchists" printed in bold red letters. As the police started falling back, it became clear that behind the banner there many thousands of reinforcements, at least 50 across, stretching down the road as far as the eye could see. And they were all dancing to the beat.
Current Mood: dreamy
dreamy16 May 2009 @ 01:08 am
...sexual equality is sexy. - a poetry/music art piece from Young Hae-Chang Heavy Industries. (probably not safe for work)
Yeah, it's a repost, but it's late and I just had to watch it again, and why not share?
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tired30 April 2009 @ 09:33 am
LOL!
Spoken word piece taking comments from fundmentalist christian internet forums. Some bad language, but otherwise safe for work (naughty christians and their nasty potty mouths).
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amused29 April 2009 @ 10:58 am
Now that they released the dates, it's time to start planning family/friends bike picnics.
More info from the site: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/bicyclesun
Sundays • May 3 – Sept 27* (*except July 5, 26, Aug 2)
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Bicycle Sunday Route
Bicycle or walk along Lake Washington Boulevard south of
Mount Baker Beach to Seward Park’s entrance.
This program is brought to you by Seattle Parks and
Recreation and Cascade Bicycle Club, in cooperation with
the Seattle Police Department. Mt. Baker Beach, Mt. Baker
Rowing and Sailing Center at Stan Sayres Memorial Park,
and Seward Park remain open to all users.
23 April 2009 @ 06:23 pm
https://www.galileoscope.org/gs/con
"The Galileoscope Is in Production!
April 23, 2009
We are pleased to report that after two years of development and many months of tooling, testing, and fine-tuning, the Galileoscope is now in production! Here's a photo of one of the first complete kits manufactured:
[...]
Delivery Begins in Mid-June
At this point, we just have to wait for the initial manufacturing run of 60,000 units to be produced, packaged, loaded on a ship, and transported to our distribution nodes around the world. Our best estimate of when Galileoscopes will begin arriving in customers' hands is mid-June.
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