• Bullet Point Ballet

Nap Trap

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:30:49 -0400

My couch is extremely comfortable, and there is a specific configuration of pillows, limbs and head which is easily assumed and will instantly and irrevocably make you fall asleep. For instance, I found it today when I got home from work and just woke up, eradicating any chance I have of accomplishing the things I wanted to accomplish today after work.

Hence, nap trap.

Dog Barks at Self Barking at Self

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:26:49 -0400

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1916584

Dog Barks at Self Barking at Self

LotR: Return of the King has the most on-screen deaths of any movie ever made.

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:25:23 -0400

growingup:

Entire Film: 836

Hobbits: 2
Humans: 147
Uruk-hai and Orcs: 524
Trolls: 2
Rohirim: 123
Sauthrons: 32
Nazguls: 6

Misc: Animals: 166 (not included in tally)

[audio] Netflix Doesn't Think Area Man Is Ready For Blue Velvet

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:32:54 -0400

[audio] Netflix Doesn't Think Area Man Is Ready For Blue Velvet

I've been planning on writing something in praise of marriage

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:39:37 -0400

But I don’t think I’m the best man for that particular job. I was only married for six months, and it was a very rough bunch of years that followed.

But I’m still not convinced that marriage is a negative experience. Despite the bad feelings I have about it, I actually LIKED being married. I liked the certainty that in all the world, no matter what happened, I knew that at least one person would be there with me. Marriage was something I could plant my feet on and get some leverage against the cold, careless universe.

But then again, it turned out that this certainty wasn’t actually certain at all. The right pressure at the right spot made the whole thing crumble, and I never saw it coming.

Like anybody who’s been through a traumatic experience, I’m deeply afriad that it will happen again. I’m like a guy who lost a lot of money the first time he played with stocks - I’m wary of investing that much in something that’s just as likely to bite me in the ass. I’ve BEEN bitten before, and it’s not something I want to repeat.

So my post-marriage relationships suffer. I’m not sure when I’ll feel like extending myself again, or investing a lot of myself again, if ever. But I do know that marriage is a distinct possibility. I haven’t ruled it out.

But maybe I’ll think thrice before doing it.

And hope I don’t get hurt.

[audio] Netflix Doesn't Think Area Man Is Ready For Blue Velvet

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:19:00 -0400

[audio] Netflix Doesn't Think Area Man Is Ready For Blue Velvet

Wrestling midgets killed by fake hookers

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:42:55 -0400

Wrestling midgets killed by fake hookers : If one could eat headlines, this would taste like the finest Swiss chocolate.

"Burn the wagon and chain the mule. The past is all denied. There’s no time for everything."

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:39:45 -0400

“Burn the wagon and chain the mule.
The past is all denied.
There’s no time for everything.”

- Jethro Tull - “A Time For Everything”

On The Origin of Douchebags

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:26:07 -0400

On The Origin of Douchebags

World’s strongest vagina breaks own record lifting 14 kilos

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:17:18 -0400

World’s strongest vagina breaks own record lifting 14 kilos

The Fallacy of the Depressive

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:44:48 -0400

That somewhere within the worst, deepest, blackest mood hides the means to feel better, and leads to a spiralling deconstruction of every influence, no matter how minor.

"Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you But in your..."

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:38:33 -0400

“Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me”

danmeth: Futuristic Movie Timeline#6 In A Series Of...

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:32:01 -0400

danmeth:

Futuristic Movie Timeline
#6 In A Series Of Pop-Cultural Charts

(click here for a larger version)

No one really pays much attention to what year sci-fi movies take place. I thought it would be interesting to arrange some classic films about the future into chronological order and see what we’d find. I’ve also charted the years in which they were released as well as the current year. This is by far the geekiest thing I’ve ever done.

* I only included movies in which Wikipedia knew the exact year.

"and who the hell can remember which way the east wind blows when you’re lying on the..."

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:45:20 -0400

“and who the hell can remember
which way the east wind blows
when you’re lying on the ground
staring up at an inverted compass
I mean Christ who knows?”

- Andrew Bird - “Masterfade”

Babez, c. 1921, via Shorpy Photo Archive

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:31:18 -0400

Babez, c. 1921, via Shorpy Photo Archive

Hamster Dreaming In His Sleep

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:03:53 -0400

Hamster Dreaming In His Sleep

"Are you prepared for the atom bomb? Are you prepared for my aching arms?"

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:19:14 -0400

“Are you prepared for the atom bomb?
Are you prepared for my aching arms?”

- The Bird and the Bee - “Preparedness”

Threadless tees in cake form

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:13:39 -0400

Threadless tees in cake form : All you need are some steampunk squids eating them and you have the internet hipster holy grail.

House Spoilers: Will House Recover?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:43:00 -0400

House Spoilers: Will House Recover?

The Ledge - Sears Tower, Chicago

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:47:19 -0400

The Ledge - Sears Tower, Chicago