September 2009
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11:11-Rodrigo y Gabriela
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11:11 is the newest studio album from Rodrigo y Gabriela.
Comprising 11 new self-written compositions, “11:11” is Rod & Gab’s personal “Gracias” to a first XI of musicians, both past and present, who have inspired them along the way.:
Album tracklisting: 1 – ‘Hanuman’ – inspired by Carlos Santana 2 – ‘Buster Voodoo’ – inspired by Jimi Hendrix 3 – ‘Triveni’ –...
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Tiny, Easy-to-Build Weapons Annihilate Office...
Over at wired they’ve got the cure for those pesky co-workers. Check it out.
I couldn’t raid the supply closet in my department and come up with some of these items, but they still are fun. I especially like the Mousetrap claymore (below):
“He also relayed how Boris Yeltsin’s late-night drinking during a visit to...”
– USA Today article on secret interviews of Bill Clinton during his presidency (via USATODAY.com) (via skidder)
Oh yeltsin, you drunken bastard.
Good looks on Hecho en Dumbo Schwartzy! I totally had Taim as my designated falafelification stop!
Manhattan!
The lady and I have booked our BoltBus tickets for NYC on Columbus Day weekend. We get in around noon on friday october 9th and leave around noon on monday october 12th.
We are staying in an apt. on E 50th & 1st and have a random hodgepodge of activities:
A stop at midtown comics. Taking my photo infront of the firehouse from Ghostbusters. Dafnis Prieto @ Jazz Standard. Flea Marketing....
25 books to read before age 25 →
schwartzy:
frekky:
I’m 26, I read 19 of these by the time I was 25. Yes I am proud of my nerdery!
raymondconlon:
andrewtsks:
omgjellybeans:
uhohitskates:
(via ohthegrace)
i’ve legitimately only read three of these…
Nine! Perks of being an English major?
I read 15 of them before I was 25, have read at least two since, and counted two that weren’t yet released back when I was...
25 books to read before age 25 →
I’m 26, I read 19 of these by the time I was 25. Yes I am proud of my nerdery!
raymondconlon:
andrewtsks:
omgjellybeans:
uhohitskates:
(via ohthegrace)
i’ve legitimately only read three of these…
Nine! Perks of being an English major?
I read 15 of them before I was 25, have read at least two since, and counted two that weren’t yet released back when I was 25.
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Who you gonna call?
Went to one of my local comic shops to pick up this week’s books. Excited for some of my titles but this is just awesome:
The Retailer Incentive cover for Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression #1
Nice card paper stock. It kicks ass. Props to Comicopia for this one. You can also follow them on twitter @comicopia!
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The Other Bathroom Numbers.
By David Wechsler
3. Shower 4. Shave 5. Talk to mirror 6. Vomit 7. Moisturize 8. Brush teeth 9. Masturbate 10. Clean (a. tub; b. toilet; c. sink; d. floor) 11. First aid 12. Both 1 and 2 13. Take drugs (a. legal; b. illegal) 14. Just want to be alone
via McSweeney’s.
Internal E-mail.
This is an Emergency Message from the Big Unnamed Finance Corp. Notify System.
At approximately 4 p.m. today, it is expected that 300 to 400 members of the Hotel Workers Union will gather for a staged labor rally outside of the Hyatt Regency Hotel adjacent to (frekky’s office building). The City of Boston has granted organizers permission for the rally which is expected to begin at 5 p.m....
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Badass indeed: Hulu coming to iPhone. →
forbetaorworse:
foreignplanet:
According to sources, a Hulu app will come to the phone within months. Pretty much, this is awesome and will do wonders for iPhone sales (not that they need ‘em) and AT&T (who sucks and so needs ‘em.) While mobile tv watching hasn’t taken off in the past, this could be the key.
Seriously, I don’t think iPhones are the blackberry killers. I think they’re...
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Umphrey’s McGee- A Fifth of Beethoven. Live:...
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Morning listening
Blue Note 50th Anniversary Collection, Vol. 2 - 1956-1965 - the Jazz Message
1. Blue Train - John Coltrane 2. Appointment in Ghana - Jackie McLean 3. Autumn Leaves - Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis 4. Cheese Cake - Dexter Gordon 5. Mosaic - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers 6. Speak No Evil - Wayne Shorter 7. Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock 8. Little B’s Poem...
listening to "oxbow-the_geometry_of_business" →
glad you are enjoying it. certainly takes a little while to get your brain wrapped around it, but once you do it’s some good stuff.
cjwhite:
Really digging Oxbow. Thanks to Frekky for the hookup.
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