December 2008
lomo crow
zoebowie:
“You’re so fucking ugly. You’ve really turned yourself into a hideous person.”
— mother
It’s tough to know people have mothers like this. My mom was the opposite. Always encouraging, always helpful, always telling my sister and I we could do and be whatever we wanted. And while there were some rocky months during middle school years, I never got the impression my mom thought...
Neither civil nor equal
merlin:
“…opposition to gay marriage has no logical foundation in a civil society that is premised on equality.”
— John Hodgman
This supposing ours is a civil society that is premised on equality, which is false. The fight for gay marriage, once won, will help in moving us toward civility and equality. Until that time, I would suggest proponents of equality get a little uncivil from time to...
Knocking off dust
I got out of the habit of taking pictures. This morning I decided to change that.
Shitty camera, busted-ass LCD, and I have no idea what any of the controls do. It’s my knock-around camera now, and will be with me everywhere.
“Hot Rod,” we called him
My favorite episodes from Merlin’s show. Of all time. Anywhere.
merlin:
The Long Winters Live at the Showbox DVD Preview
The Long Winters Live at the Showbox DVD Preview from Adam Pranica on Vimeo.
Gorgeous-looking new DVD of the El-Dubs, live in Seattle. I ordered mine. Get yours.
Related: Here’s Roderick on Twitter.
Also related: Here’s me interviewing John in my back yard.
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Watch“Boyz in the Hood” by Dynamite Hack
“Alice Munro
As a young author taking care of three small children, Munro...”
– The Atlantic via Daily Routines
“Evolution involves holding onto your winnings and investing them wisely. You...”
– Roger Ebert
The ultimate personality test
lonelysandwich:
bullshit:
It’s not strange to disagree about movies that are wildly different, and there are surely a few random movies that are very polarizing. What I find most interesting is which movie people consider the best movie from a particular director, as it is usually very telling and polarizing in a different way, so to this point I will propose a new personality test where you...
