The above is Manolo’s favorite Ben Folds song. I don’t remember meeting the guy but I know this is his favorite Ben Folds song. How gay is it that I know that? Super gay!
Further gayness: true story, back at University the only CD Manolo had was Inxs’ Kick. Crazy! I know! And gayer than me knowing that is that he owned it! And now back to our regularly scheduled gayness….
You will never go broke appealing to people's vanity and insecurity
On January 6, And posted this request:
“I want an investigative report on GNC- there are two good sized stores costing I’m guessing a lot of money in at least 2 square miles of Back Bay, Boston. I never see anyone in those stores. I want to know what they are, really.”
Great question, and one that crosses the minds of millions of Americans every time we walk past one of those horrible stores. The answer is below the jump.
According to the most reputable news organization on the internet, TMZ, Demi Moore was rushed to the hospital after inhaling a whippet. Good gravy! Poor dog!
I’ve noticed a very disturbing trend lately as it relates to our dear friend xTian. Perhaps you’ve noticed it too? I think we’ve all likely been biting our tongues hoping this disturbing behavior would eventually wane, but it hasn’t. So I’ll say it.
xTian is not being faithful to The Hose!
To wit:
xTian posts Tree of Life critique on The Hose……and again on Facebook
xTian posts Nada Surf on The Hose…..and again as a link on his gchat handle
xTian posts about SOPA on The Hose…. and again on Facebook
I hate to re-introduce the ugly topic of “real friends” (please don’t protest Mr. Shoulders), but are we xTian’s real friends? Sparks didn’t put the Manhattan Project on his Facebook page. Evil (thankfully) separates the inanity of his Facebook page from the somewhat inanity of his Hose posts. I didn’t ask the rest of the world to help me solve the ‘how can I better order my coffee puzzle.’ So why can’t xTian be exclusive with us?
The Oscar nominations came out today. I don’t know much about any of the nominated movies, but there is one category I know very well indeed: Music (Original Song). Back in November, Catjjy and I took the Cha to see The Muppets. He loved the music and got us to buy the soundtrack. Since then, we’ve heard it roughly every day. Thankfully, there are a number of terrific songs on the album, all written by Bret McKenzie, whom you will remember as half of the New Zealand musicomedy duo Flight of the Conchords.
Today Bret was nominated for an Oscar for his song “Man or Muppet.” It’s a terrific song and definitely deserves the nomination. My only complaint is that there are 1-2 more original songs from the same movie that are even better but did not get nominations. “Life’s a Happy Song” is, I think , unquestionably better. “Me Party” is also pretty fun, depending on your tolerance for disco (mine is quite high).
In a strange move meant to speed up the awards show, The Academy only nominated two songs for the category this year. The other contender is some fake-Basso Nova Will.I.Am abomination from the already-forgotten animated movie Rio. Should be a slam-dunk Oscar for our favorite Kiwi Hipster. Wooo!
While I was watching Tree Of Life, I realized that it was clearly going to be one of these “important” movies…and it was probably going to be nominated for something.
That did not keep me from thinking the whole thing was a bit incoherent. Further, tt did not keep me from laughing when life emerged from primordial ooze or when we got an extreme close up of a dinosaur carcass.
If you watch the trailer above I’m sure you think I am using hyperbole, tragically…I’m not…these things actually happened and were shown over the course of this rather brutal character study of a man (Sean Pann) who reflect on his youth in Texas by his strict father and his mother who he’s idealized…
(1) How is it that Vernon Davis is the fastest player on his team (the 49ers)? That guy must weight 265 pounds. Doesn’t the team have a 180 pound wide receiver / kick returner / or scat back that can beat him in a footrace?
(2) How can Vince Wilfork have such a humungous belly and still run around the football field like that?
(3) Should Peyton Manning retire and become the new offensive coordinator of the NY Giants?
(4) Do reverse jinxes ever work?
(5) Was Jim Harbaugh ungracious in defeat yesterday?
So the question is – Why was the Hose up yesterday and why were people posting new content? Why did the Hose not stand with Wikipedia and others who “went dark”? Is the Hose Editorial Board making a broad decision to stand with GoDaddy and “corporatist” interests (like super Ogre Disney/ABC/ESPN)?
Posted on January 19th, 2012Filed in: LifeTags: SOPA
What do you do when your four year old is begging to do a science experiment, your wife is in desperate need of a cocktail, and you are in charge of both duties? Answer: Cocktail Science Experiment! Above are Cha’s findings on the rate of cooling observed when ice was added to a cocktail pitcher of Manhattans. I was a bit surprised by how cold it got, and how quickly it did so. Hat’s off to science!
When you order a steak, burger, or most any meat, what is the first thing a waiter asks you?
(waiting while you think, but it should be pretty stinkin obvious)
“How would you like it done?” This is great because it eliminates the need to find the right words to describe how you want it to look, and feel and taste! Bravo person who invented this system (if Wikipedia were working today I’d tell you their name).
What about when you order a coffee? What is the shorthand for how much milk / sugar you want?
(waiting while you think, but this could take awhile…)
Because there is no system! Come on civilization. Get your act together. Fix this! A binary yes / no doesn’t cut it. Aren’t these the kinds of things The MacArthur Foundation is supposed to throw money at? Can we have a just, verdant and peaceful world when this problem still hasn’t been solved?
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