January 2009
Dishes are done, man.
Just like i did in college, i waited till the last minute to finish my 33 1/3 proposal. But i did actually finish it and after a few editorial suggestions from Rawb, i can say i’m pleased with it. So now we wait, which if Tom Petty is to be believed, is the hardest part. Whatevs, i’m just glad to have submitted it.
December 2008
Quiz: Did Andy Rooney Really Say That? →
Possibly the hardest quiz i’ve ever taken, even though i ended up with 11 out of 15. It’s not hard to imagine him saying every one of those things.
Last.fm Eclectic Test: How Eclectic is your Music... →
butterflyeffects:
768 for me. Apparently that gives me bragging rights.
698. So close.
Top 20 LittleBigPlanet Level Kit Predictions →
A Mr. T Sackboy would be so awesome.
My wieners!
nudawn:
To paraphrase Langer, fuck that shit. Here are my awards. If i left you out and i follow you i’m sorry. I’m lazy, got tired, and have all around poor follow through skills.
Best Emo Tumblr
There are more “wieners” but why bother? This is by far the best award.
postpunk:
David Bowie - Breaking Glass
(via...
And so it begins
Of course by “it” i mean “catching up on all the things i missed out on by spending the past six days almost completely away from the interwebs”. Hope there’s some good stuff out there.
Temporarily back in the real world
Whit and I are up in the Valley for the holidays, which means no cell phone or internet access for the most part. Hence the no posting the past few days. But I did want to take this quick opportunity the say I hope everyone had a happy Yule. Things should be back to normal around here on tuesday.
My year in music - 2008
For whatever reason, 2008 seemed to be the year a lot of people (myself included) decided to trash the idea of year end lists. Because of this hostile environment, and that i just don’t have the time, i’ve decided to forgo the process i used last year and instead take a page from piercethenight’s book. So here are 20 favorites from 2008, with the best of the best in bold: Air...
WatchViral Video Film School - 2008 Final Exam
What better way to celebrate the years close than with strict quantitative assessment? Prof. Brett Erlich administers the Viral Video Film School End of the Year Examination!
Awesome.
Arrested Development Stills →
For as many split second jokes as this series had, a site like this is essential. Don’t know what took so long. (via onemoretimewithfeeling)
The Stone Roses - “She Bangs The...
Dear Current Tv,
madeinthedark:
We have been seriously involved for about 3 years. I just wanted to tell that I think you are awesome and I love what you are doing. You never cease to amazing with your wonderful pods and shows like Infomania and Vanguard. Where do you think I discovered one of my favorites artist of the year, Lykke Li ?
I think of you often and I hope that one day we can meet in person and...
dangermania:
1. Why does the Kroger have a player piano?
2. Why is that player piano playing the “Animaniacs” song?
Both legitimate questions.
Achewood's Holiday Ideas for these Straitened... →
For all you last minute shoppers out there.
“The more we thought about it, the more we realized the connections between the...”
– Darren Aronofsky, talking about his new film, The Wrestler, with the AV Club. (ht Kottke)
WatchMan, the Metal Gear Solid Level Pack coming out next week for LittleBigPlanet looks so awesome. Quite a Christmas present from Media Molecules.
Fugazi - ‘Waiting Room”
Pitchfork names Fleet Foxes the #1 album of 2008 →
Maura is going to be so happy.
maura:
the sparks runs on the city’s bodegas are going to be awesome
That’s what i plan on doing right after work. This whole tragedy solves my whole New Year’s Eve Party theme issues, too, so i guess it’s not all bad.
WatchTarget Women: Jewelry
The 2000s: Officially Over. →
maura:
MillerCoors agreed to stop selling Sparks, a caffeinated alcohol drink, as part of an agreement Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Thursday.
A part of me has died today.
Mixwit is shutting down →
We regret to announce that Mixwit will cease to exist at the end of the year.The website and profiles will be turned off around Dec 27th and all embedded widgets will stop playing before the end of December.
Well, shit. Who will fill the Muxtape void now?
WatchThis is a video of game play footage from Noby Noby Boy, the new game from Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi. I don’t know what’s going on or what the purpose is, but i have to say i do like it’s style.
A desperate plea from the Bob's Big Boy statues of... →
People don’t think about us Bob’s Big Boy statues much anymore, and that’s fine. We understand that. We’re corporate icons of a bygone era. All we wanted was to fade away gracefully— maybe enjoy the occasional pop cultural nod from the Simpsons or David Lynch. We’ll happily endure the bleaching of the brutal dessert sun, the cracking and peeling of our aging...
The Knux - “Bang Bang”
Fuck, why am i...
All 3 Seasons of Arrested Development on sale for... →
Just in case any of you don’t have these already. (via jaredm)
The Best/Worst of SkyMall 2008 →
I have to disagree with the inclusion of The Slanket. Everything else is pretty much right on, though.
Thanks, Santa
So as of this past Saturday, i’m now the proud owner of a Playstation 3. I had been seriously considering getting a Blu-Ray player and once i did a little shopping i realized i might as well spend the extra money and get a game system that can really take advantage of that fancy new TV we got for our wedding. So far, i love it. I’m really glad i get so much time off from work for the...
Film Addict: How many of IMDB's Top 250 have you... →
I’ve seen 63.2%. I suppose i have some work to do.
WatchThe Sinatra Group
One of the greatest tragedies of Phil Hartman’s death was never getting to see him do Sinatra again.
The School →
On the first day of school in 2004, a Chechen terrorist group struck the Russian town of Beslan. Targeting children, they took more than eleven hundred hostages. The attack represented a horrifying innovation in human brutality. Here, an extraordinary accounting of the experience of terror in the age of terrorism.
If you find yourself overcome with Chirstmas spirit and joy, this should help...
Jack Black to guest-star on the Post-Super Bowl... →
Is he guest staring as Jack Black? I didn’t think he could play anything else at this point. (via danhacker)