December 2011
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RT @junkyardmessiah: The Wire Monopoly Board Game. “Omar’s coming! lose $10,000.” http://t.co/P36Xoi90
“Sullivan is being held on $250K bail in the jail that bears his name, the Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility.” http://t.co/EKmPmePk
November 2011
4 posts
Your honey is fucked: I read this a couple weeks ago and keep thinking about it. Devious food industry practices: http://t.co/uCDfBxlf
Was going to be wrapping up vocals for the new album this week, but still hacking up a lung. Sickness = suckyness.
You know those online ads that supposedly are location-specific? This glitch revealed the bullshit behind those: http://t.co/HDASQQ11
October 2011
13 posts
Geek revelation: Image Capture has been sitting under my nose all this time. iPhoto’s good for organizing, but when you want raw photo data…
They call it a “personhood” argument, but they use that term totally backwards. “Genetically human” ≠ personhood! http://t.co/kdVF15NQ
RT @butterylords: JUST RELEASED: “Monsters & Madness” now available online on Bandcamp!!! http://t.co/glaVdBg3
RT @butterylords: Mark it on your calendar: Buttery Lords release show this Thurs at Star Theater! Video preview of our new EP: http://t …
What kind of company neglects to mention a 4-week shipping delay, when placing an order with them over the phone? @att @attcustomercare
It’s gonna be OK, though - I’ve got my familiar working on this #ATT problem. http://t.co/nCqjBjOq
Tom Waits & The Indie Rock Nation (edited) http://t.co/wfn437FA
Waits and Indie Rockers
Now indie-rockers study him, emulating not only his rasp-and-growl vocals and spiky arrangements, but also his self-guided career path.
- Jon Pareles @NYTimes piece on Tom Waits
I find this a curious and self-validating turn of events. I distinctly remember an indie-rock bandmate in the 90’s berating me for liking “that cheeseball” Waits. I was like, what the hell are you...
A qualified yeah…, @KaseyAnderson But, there are CEOs who came from business schools, and then there are CEOs who came from garages.
Dear Internets, Desperation makes a stinky cologne. Everyone wants to be liked, but yr obsession with it is tiring. #fb http://t.co/H6VtpqZc
Whoa. RIP to a man who understood, and prioritized, Quality. Even when it was bad for business. #Jobs
Looks like apple.com got hacked. Ouch, hacker dudes. http://t.co/1n7eCOki
Just passed a Jiffy Lube. Marquee says “Everyday 19.99”. Man holds sign reading “Crazy Day 19.99”. Ergo, every day is crazy day @ Jiffy Lube
September 2011
6 posts
It’s really starting to get dark early here… now where are those Galaxie 500 tapes stashed away??
PBS just did a “Haunted RI” show, about vampires of Rhode Island. Featured is one Mercy Brown. Hope to find it online… http://t.co/4cULKbc
Apparently this ghoul doesn’t like being called an opportunist warmonger. Boo-hoo. http://t.co/eAqfNNs
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot — Wilco’s Accidental... →
This album has been on the brain today. The above-linked piece is a good read - so is this shorter one from the Denver Post.
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My 9/11 Story
Ten years ago today, I awoke in New York to an answering machine’s beep. I was visiting the city, staying with a friend, and I was still sleeping off the previous evening’s drinks while she had gone to work. Then the answering machine started talking, and it was talking to me: it was my friend calling, saying there’s been some kind of terrorist event, don’t go out without...
Scott Pilgrim DVD from #Netflix lists special features in menus, but when you select them you only get this - weak! http://t.co/BDxrcX2
August 2011
4 posts
Just got a new Nigerian scam email. Brilliant! The new bait they’re offering: a $3,000,00 “Scam victim compensation payment”. Whoa. #meta
Republican economists to zero-tax-increase Republicans in Congress: “You are idiots.” (paraphrasing) http://t.co/UR6ROfu
Your daily home & garden tip from The Oregonian: “Severely degraded decks might require a stripper.” http://t.co/OHqCHnE
DB’s hijack note is funny if you omit last line: “I HAVE A BOMB IN MY BRIEFCASE. I WILL USE IT IF NECESSARY. I WANT YOU TO SIT NEXT TO ME.”
July 2011
7 posts
I’m playing in Rachel Taylor Brown’s band this Friday for her CD release at @MississippiStud. Here’s a great review:
http://t.co/DGUQjlv
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Tumblr Support Fail re:Twitter Imports
After 11 emails back and forth with Tumblr support, I discovered the bullshit reason my Twitter feed hasn’t been showing up here:
You must log into Tumblr frequently or directly post to Tumblr frequently in order for feed imports to remain active.
(from http://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/feeds)
I found this little tidbit myself by Googling, and when I asked Tumblr support about it (in email...
Oh, Ms. Winehouse.
Wugazi faves so far: “Sweet Release”, “Forensic Shimmy”, “Last Chance For The Clientele Kid” http://wugazi.com/
RT @sticksdowney: New Weekly Waste is up. I watched a movie called ‘Lady Avenger’ and enjoyed the shit out of it. http://t.co/oDFfWbq
See my friend @jrceramics tonight (Wed) at the opening for his Museum of Contemporary Craft exhibition. Congrats, Jason! http://t.co/hnuxtVW
June 2011
8 posts
RT @gabrielroth: Happy Pride Weekend, everybody. It’s a great time to be alive.
Forcing Portland to dump 7.8 million gallons of drinking water?!? That’s a LOT of community service hours, Mr Pee Pants. http://t.co/I3YWJcj
Hoorah! @GatlingPictures made their fundraising goal for “Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story”. http://kck.st/iicFHi
Sexist and stupid. “@artofmanliness: The Need for Manly Men Who Are Gentlemen: Betsy Hart at The Chicago Tribune wrote http://t.co/El0mtVf”
For the record, it’s a terrible idea to name your dog “Balzac”. #truedogparkstories
“What would be the point of [Paul Revere’s] secret midnight ride if he was...”
– http://wonkette.com/446806/sarah-palin-has-no-idea-who-paul-revere-was-or-what-he-did
A great night reamping snare drums, cooking steak, and drinking wine. Feel blessed.
No kidding!! “@theangryorts: Portland, get yr shit together and get on with summer already. we wanna go swimming and play beer catch.”
May 2011
12 posts
Harold Camping’s Apocalyse was like the “War of the Worlds” radio show, for fringe Christians. Sorry guys, the reptile brain loses again.
RT @MJMcKean: Fed funds to NPR in 2010? $2.7M. Fed funds to Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University? $446M. You make the call.
Support the “Cure for Pain” documentary about Mark Sandman of #Morphine! They’re over halfway there, only 20 days left! http://kck.st/gzJvx7
RT @junkyardmessiah: I would *love* to see a supporter of torture debate John McCain on this. http://is.gd/PeGyKs via @Glinner
RT @joshgroth: In case you missed it: Facebook Applications Accidentally Leaking Access to Third Parties http://bit.ly/jqc4GL
RT @alexeyklyukin: Dear @linkedin, my network activity email setting is set to ‘No Email’. Why are you still spamming me with weekly ‘ne …
Well, did you know Austin isn’t a state? “@O4KTV: #didyouknow Austin is larger than San Francisco? 13th largest state in the Nation…Wow”