The Overnight Camp Days (from left to right): Scott, Vadim, Dan, Evan, and Mike. Yes, you are correct, that is a hemp necklace around my neck. My shame is greater than your shame.
You’ve read my screed about how horrible NBC’s The Event is, but you probably finished the article and thought to yourself, “Yeah, but how does that effect me, asshole!” Well, here’s your chance to get up off your lazy ass and do something about it, shithead. Sign this petition to help get The Event canceled. Each signature will raise $0.01 for charity (or so it said at some point while I was creating the petition), and once we reach 100,000 signatures (which shouldn’t be hard considering the show has lost 5.65 million viewers between episodes one and seven) we’ll forward it on to NBC. Sounds awesome, right? Right? Well, what are you waiting for? sign the petition already!
Just because there is a month and a half left in 2010 doesn’t mean journalists are going to wait to start their “Year End” lists. WIRED has already run its “The Year’s Best Fossil Finds” list — and boy is a it a thrill ride. I think my favorite find — the one that really increased my heart-rate the most — was either the squashed Jurassic spider (that’s it’s scientific name, i think) shark bitten crocodile poop. Who knew science was so…exciting! [story]
Did you know that implanting buprenorphine under the skin (time-released over 24 weeks) can decrease cravings for heroin? Sounds great! Let’s all get gay little IUDs implanted in us because we can’t handle our drugs. In the words of the immortal Artie Lange, “Wah.” [story]
Last week I thought I got ripped off because I spent $20 on a Nintendo GameCube game. Then I saw this list of the 12 most expensive videogames in Tokyo. That eased my nerves a bit. The cheapest title on the list, Timegal costs $833. Never heard of it. Looks stupid. The most expensive game is All-Star Power League a baseball game featuring the most popular late ’80s Japanese baseball players. Between you and me, I think spending $6.99 on MVP Baseball 2005 is a way better deal, but I’m not Japanese. Those people are crazy about the weirdest, dumbest shit ever. How much will All-Star Power League set you back? A cool $2,174, which is still about $500 more than a mint original copy of the holy grail of Krautrock records, Necronomicon’s Tips Zum Selbstmord. [story]
By now I’m sure you’ve read about this, but in case you haven’t: a Twinkie diet has helped a professor of nutrition lose 27 pounds. I guess the point of his experiment was to show that it’s the amount of food you consume that dictates your weight gain/loss, not the quality of the calories. Fascinating, right? Nope. Does that mean I can continue to eat only carbs and remain relatively skinny? I sure hope so. [story]
I don’t often say this, but I had a good time last night on the west side. Two of my oldest childhood friends (from overnight camp) happened to be getting together, and I was asked to join in the fun. One of them was Dan, from the picture above. The other was David, who is not in the picture because he was probably hustling some younger kids for all their money when the photo was taken. I was instructed to show up at some posh boutique hotel bar, which is an opportunity I would decline 99% of the time, but we hung out until closing and drank and caught up with one another. There was a nice central outdoor atrium where the smokers could smoke freely, and Ken and KT showed up totally wasted with some other friends to make things hilariously uncomfortable for a few minutes when no one knew who they were. LA, sometimes you’re juuuuust right.
Nisennenmondai – Sonic Youth
Link Wray – The Black Widow
Moby Grape – Hey Grandma
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