Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Make it stop: Dear Greedy Genius
Dear Greedy Genius,
Please stop. Your are the Ed Hardy of footwear and the fact that velour FUBU sweatsuits are about the only thing you could rock with these should sent up a flare that the game is over. These should be sold at 7-11 next to the slurpee bar. Take your money and run.
Yo, chill.
I love winter.. The crisp air, the weather, the clothes.. I wait all year for it. A break from the constant perfect postcard california sunshine. I'm sure people stuck in north dakota would like to punch me but I'm over it.. Gimme some hail, I wanna scrape my windshield in the morning, I wanna wear a bubble jacket and some timberland boots. I wanna rock flannels everyday and grow my beard rick rubin style. And not the cool Supreme flannels but some real Sears brand flannels that you wear to cut wood. Fuck it I wanna be too cold. California is amazing in so many ways- the ocean, the weed, the lack of republicans, etc but we don't have any damn seasons. I'm actually excited its gonna be 65 today- that's hardcore for us. We over react out here. A rain sprinkle is a category 5 hurricane and a 65 degree day is grounds for school closings. Ill take it.
New Malcolm Gladwell: Outliers
Im halfway throught this book and its amazing.. Malcolm is the guy who wrote Blink and The Tipping Point. If your into that type of thing I highly recommend this one. Its an interesting look at the paths to success.
The Bench is warmer
The Eagles have officially entered what is referred to as a "dark period." After a first half equivalent of chris clancy at QB, andy reid benched mcnabb.. Fucking benched him in the middle of what was a season defining game against one of the best defenses in the nfl... In their house.. I was immediately torn between a loyalty to the guy who's become a punchin bag for the city of Philadelphia and the need for a shakeup, better yet a gut check for a team playing with "blue balls."-
The end result was a disaster. Haltime 10-7 end of 4th 36-7.. Ouch. Kevin Kolb sucked bigtime. I was looking for a reason to buy into the move but never got one. He played how I would imagine carrie underwood would play if she was in the nfl. What exactly went into the decision to sit the face of the Eagles in the middle of such a pivitol game? Did Donavon make a move on his wife? Make a fat joke? Shit I hope there was something more than a bad half of football. And now that there's proof that the issues run deeper than QB will he be back on thurs against the cards? Maybe he'll bench the offensive coordinator instead.. That all said I'm an eagles fan thru thick and thin and ill be back in front of the tv thursday night (hopefully rooting for Mcnabb)I get the fact that outside of a miracle this season is done and it might be a minute until the Eagles are back in contention. I have a feeling Mcnabb and Reid won't be here next year.. dawkins will most likely be gone as well. For now I go into week to week mode with each game being my own mini superbowl.. If that doesn't work there's always madden 09 where I can always win.
Now this is hot.
Simplify your entertainment setup with the GenevaSound Home Theater ($4,000). This all-in-one electronic-furniture hybrid features a sleek piano-lacquered wooden cabinet that houses a 700-watt amplifier, 7 speakers, a 12-inch subwoofer, CD player, FM radio, and an integrated iPod/iPhone dock. TV sadly not included.
BUY ME
Deppshit: a gem from shanepowers.com
You are NOT JOHNNY DEPP!!!!!!!!!!!! Not even if you squint really really hard in a mirror. You are a clown.
You are not as interesting, cool, original, or as good looking as Johnny Depp. I would imagine Johnny Depp has to be somewhat annoyed at you for trying to fuckin BE JOHNNY DEPP.
Please man, get off Johnny Depp's nutsack.
As nutsacks go, it's a quality nutsack to be hangin off of. But fuck dude. CMON.
for another example of a johnny depp "nutsack leech" go HERE.
Now go get your rubber nose and your unicycle from valet and pedal the fuck outta here.
Love,
Shane
THIS JUST IN: SPENCER AND HEIDI GOT MARRIED!!!
SPENCER AND HEIDI JUST GOT MARRIED!!
SPENCER AND HEIDI JUST GOT MARRIED!!
SPENCER AND HEIDI JUST GOT MARRIED!!
SPENCER AND HEIDI JUST GOT MARRIED!!
SPENCER AND HEIDI JUST GOT MARRIED!!
Upgrade your home phone.. (if u still have one)
Hot cordless home phones come out like once every 7 years.. i assume all the designers left for cell companies.. im not mad at this one
SEE ME
Friday, November 21, 2008
Sarah does interview in front of turkeys getting slaughtered.
WOW. I mean seriously, we all know this is a fact of life but to use as a backdrop for an interview with someone who was almost our VP. Classy.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Dear Rappers, Time to take the cape off
Dear Rappers,
How about taking off the Superman cape for a minute. Over the last 5 years its been rammed into our brains that you are super rich, get the baddest chics and clearly dont give a fuck. Not sure if you noticed lately but its not working that well anymore. Sure the Internet and the fact that the CD is about as cool as a PT Cruiser doesnt help but lost somewhere in the translation is the fact that kids have left. You no longer represent their voice. We are in a recession, half of America is on anti-depressants and by evidence of President Obama people clearly DO give a fuck. Maybe its time to be human for an album. Humility could do you some good because look lets be honest.. outside of a few of you, your broke. You spent your advance on a leased car, bad diamonds, great weed and traveling cost for 10 of your closet friends. The magic trick doesnt work and the cape has become see-through. It just might be time to take it back to what the genre is supposed to be about: Keeping it "real." If you do, you just might get kids to pay attention again. If you dont, UPS is hiring.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
White People Love Black Music That Black People Dont Listen To Anymore
All music genres go through a very similar life cycle: birth, growth, mainstream acceptance, decline, and finally obscurity. With black music, however, the final stage is never reached because white people are work tirelessly to keep it alive. Apparently, once a music has lost its relevance with its intended audience, it becomes MORE relevant to white people...
From BULLETSANDBRIE
Marijuana Could Be Good for Memory
From Wired Mag: Everybody knows a forgetful stoner, but research suggests that low doses of marijuana could be good for memory, and even help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
When given a compound similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, rat brains displayed reduced levels of inflammation associated with Alzheimer's disease. The drug also stimulated the production of proteins associated with memory formation and brain cell growth.
is there any valid reason this stuff isnt legal yet.. i mean seriously. Not even on the same planet as alcohol
The Present Is The Present.
I saw that saying on a piece of art the other day and it pretty much sums up the most profound thing Ive ever learned.
(Thats my buddy Bodhi by the way.)
Stuff White People Like #112: Hummus
All white people like hummus. In fact, if you find a white person who does not like hummus then they probably just haven’t tasted it or they are the wrong kind of white person. In either case, they are probably not someone that you want to know.
Putting out a plate of hummus and pita makes white people very comfortable. It reminds them of home since at any given time a white person has hummus in their fridge. Even the most barren white refrigerator will have a package of the stuff next to an empty Brita filter.
Other Stuff White People Like HERE
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Just because its that good.
Billy Joel- Captain Jack
Maybe its because music lately, or at least commercial music, seems to be stuck in the middle. Music that may "sound" like hits but sure dont "feel" that way. Music that makes you think or have a moment of introspection is becoming a lost art. Sure I like to lose myself in a mindless escape as long as i can change the station once in a while and listen to something that resonates. Something that doesnt feel contrived.. Ive been looking backwards lately to find it and theres a whole bunch there just gathering dust.. Whether its Zeppelin or NWA.. Its great to remember just how good it was and is
Monday, November 17, 2008
Feelin Civil (shanepowers.com) : this is great.
From SHANEPOWERS.COM
I took to the streets yesterday and practiced my right as a citizen of California to march and show my resistance to this ridiculous, and more importantly UNJUST Prop. 8 ruling.
For those of you that have just returned from a voyage to Mars and aren't familiar with Californoa Proposition 8, it was a measure to ban same-sex marriage. And it passed. By a decent margin. Which is a drag for a lotta reasons. And none of them are personal to my life, but affect me deeply when I see close, personal, Gasp! GAY friends, that have been denied basic civil rights, because, evidently a fair number of Californians still see homosexuality as a behavioral disorder, or personal conduct CHOICE. This is ridiculous.
I have news for you. Living in LA, I have met some of the GAYEST people imaginable. AND I mean fuckin GAY. Half-shirt, jean short, full ass strutting, flambuoyant super freaks, that are happier than a 3 yr old at Xmas, all the time. REAL MEN ISO MEN types, that have spent a lifetime starin at a girl the way that I would stare at a lawn mower when I was 15 and hadn't mowed the yard in a month.
I have been nestled near these "types of Gays" for years in clubs, on the streets, and have been routinely "swooped" on by them in the desperate hope that I can be "had". From what I understand, this is a fun "challenge" for some "sects of gays". I have shared water glasses, pounded shots, eatin from the evil forks of gays, and guess what..... NOTHING!!! Not a gay germ to be found. No desire after spending time with homosexuals to wanna swallow cock. JUST FUCKIN NOTHIN MAN!!
Now, in defense of all the "Evangelical Righties", what you don't know or don't have experience with can be scary. I come from a VEHEMENTLY anti-gay state, Nebraska. When I was a kid, I actually, in my "Ignoramus Period", would drive down with my childhood friends to the "Gay Area" of Omaha, which was all of a whole entire small town block, and throw eggs and shit. Which, I would imagine, be considered "gay-bashing" which absolutely sucks that I was apart of. But to make my point, IT WAS ALL I HAD BEEN INFORMED OF. MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION, COUPLED WITH NO REAL CLEAR, PROGRESSIVE ROLE MODELS. It's the human condition to be afraid of what you don't understand. And it even furthers the point, that racism and ignorance are learned, sometimes from a lack of learning. No one is born with these social precepts ingrained, and luckily enough for me, I was able to re-learn from experience, that being gay has nothing to do with a choice. And even if it would be a "choice" it's a personal choice that has no bearing on whether people should have inalineable rights. I believe there are three that every American gets. The right to life, liberty, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. California is in FULL BREACH of right 3from my fuckin scorecard.
Lemme finish.....
If you are afraid of gay people, purely because they are gay, do yourself a favor and go hug a gay. I mean really fuckin get in there and bearstyle it. Then buy a cup of coffee and ask a trillion questions about what bein gay is all about. LEARN from each other's differences, have a communicative dialogue about your fears, and maybe open your ears to their struggle...... I think it's called....
bein CIVIL.
Prince apparently isnt feeling gay marriage.. his outfit however, is
When the New Yorker asked Prince about his thoughts on gay marriage and adoption, Prince "tapped his bible" and said, “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, ‘Enough.’
He seems to be at odds with his outfit which is currently protesting outside the Mormon temple in LA..
Eagles 13- Bengals 13
A f@ckin tie? what is that!? I'd rather flip a damn coin at the end, shoot darts, arm wrestle, anything as long as someone wins.. Im not even sure what to feel. We currently sit at the bottom of the NFC East with a not so bad in any other division
5-4-1 but the light at the end of the tunnel looks a little dim right about now.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Joes writing a book. Should be AWESOME
In a somewhat predictable move, Joe The Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, has signed a book deal. Joe told Fox News that he was "broke," but still took time in considering his publishing house because he wanted to spread the wealth around. Out Dec 1.
Im really looking forward to his insight.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Kiva
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INFO HERE
Dear Red States,
(relax its all in good fun)
Dear Red States,
We, the Blue States, have decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us.
In case you aren't aware, that includes Hawaii, Colorado, Virginia, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California.
To sum up briefly:
You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches.
We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood.
We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.
We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss.
We get 85 percent of America's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama.
We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to attempt to make the Red States pay their fair share.
Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families (including many with same-sex parents). You get a bunch of single moms.
Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire.
With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of the country's fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and lettuce, 92 percent of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 percent of America's quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners), 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools, plus Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT (and Mira Costa- whoo whoo).
With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90 percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia.
We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you.
Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say that evolution is only a theory, and 53 percent that Saddam was involved in 9/11.
By the way, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico.
Peace out,
Blue States
(thanks Greg)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Yes I'll take one. Thank you
Now that my home is worth about 60% of what i paid i like to daydream about homes that are quickly becoming well out of my reach. Unless of course I move to Iowa.
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